1997 UAB Blazers football team
1997 UAB Blazers football | |
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Conference | Independent |
1997 record | 5–6 |
Head coach | Watson Brown |
Home stadium |
Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091) |
1997 Division I-A independents football records | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | – | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeast Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas State | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwestern Louisiana | – | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1997 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 1997, and was the seventh team fielded by the school. The team's head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his third season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers finished their second season at the I-A level with a record of 5–6.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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August 28 | 7:00 PM | at Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | L 0–24 | 32,100 | ||||
September 6 | 7:00 PM | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones) | L 7–28 | 24,108 | ||||
September 13 | 9:00 PM | at Arizona | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | L 10–24 | 36,309 | ||||
September 20 | 7:00 PM | Jacksonville State | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 34–16 | 23,775 | ||||
September 27 | 7:00 PM | at Southwestern Louisiana | Cajun Field • Lafayette, LA | W 42–7 | 15,024 | ||||
October 4 | 7:00 PM | Western Kentucky | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 20–16 | 17,385 | ||||
October 11 | 6:00 PM | at Cincinnati | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | L 29–33 | 20,924 | ||||
November 1 | 1:00 PM | at No. 22 Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | L 0–37 | 37,411 | ||||
November 8 | 1:00 PM | Louisiana Tech | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | L 29–32 | 17,225 | ||||
November 15 | 1:00 PM | Tennessee Tech | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 38–14 | 8,765 | ||||
November 22 | 2:00 PM | at Arkansas State | Indian Stadium • Jonesboro, AR | W 13–7 | 7,318 | ||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source: 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I
References
- ↑ "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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