2012 UAB Blazers football team

The 2012 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by first year head coach Garrick McGee and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2012 squad finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9 overall, 2–6 in the C-USA).^[1]

2012 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Garrick McGee (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Brohm (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Johnson (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field
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2012 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 a.m.	Troy*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	L 29–39	28,612
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECRN	L 6–49	77,963
September 22	11:00 a.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 15–29	105,019
September 29	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 42–49	13,196
October 6	2:00 p.m.	SE Louisiana*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 52–3	16,212
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	L 17–39	25,242
October 20	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	L 35–42	12,403
October 27	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 45–55	12,531
November 3	6:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS/CSNH	W 27–19	22,874
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Marshall	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS/CSNH	W 38–31	11,981
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Memphis	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		L 9–46	9,219
November 24	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	FSN	L 24–49	28,602
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	7	15	7	39
Blazers	0	7	16	6	29

See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team

@ South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	3	0	0	6
#9 Gamecocks	7	14	14	14	49

See also: 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

@ Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	6	6	0	3	15
Buckeyes	0	21	0	8	29

See also: 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	14	7	7	49
Blazers	14	7	7	14	42

See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	0	0	3
Blazers	21	10	7	14	52

See also: 2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

@ Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	3	0	7	17
Cougars	10	6	20	3	39

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	14	15	42
Blazers	0	14	7	14	35

See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

@ Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	10	14	14	45
Green Wave	14	17	7	17	55

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

@ Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	14	13	27
Golden Eagles	0	16	3	0	19

See also: 2012 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	7	17	31
Blazers	14	10	7	7	38

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	21	7	3	15	46
Blazers	0	3	0	6	9

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team

@ UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	10	7	7	24
Knights	14	21	7	7	49

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

References

1. Champlin, Drew (November 24, 2012). "Perry provides spark, but UAB falls to UCF". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama: AL.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.