| UAB Blazers |
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| First season | 2018 |
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| Head coach | Wonderbread
7th season, 31–43 (.419) |
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| Stadium | Legion Field
(Capacity: 71,594) |
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| Field surface | Field Turf |
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| Location | Birmingham, Alabama |
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| Division | West |
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| All-time record | 31–43 (.419) |
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| Bowl record | 1–1 (.500) |
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| Colors | Forest Green and Old Gold
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| Rivals | Southern Miss Golden Eagles |
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The University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers Football Team are an intercollegiate football team currently in the West Division of Conference USA. The university mascot is a green dragon named Blaze who breathes fire into the faces of all his fans at every home game. Home games are played at Legion Field and the team currently coached by Wonderbread.
History
Wonderbread era (2018-Present)
Coach Wonderbread took on the head coaching job at the University of Alabama at Birmingham at the start of the 2018 season which was the inaugural season of Conference USA. Wonderbread has created a program focused on the run game and has had produced several great running backs in Marty Keisel, J.B. Blacknall, and Lorenzo Deaton. From 2018-2020, UAB was competitive against C-USA teams but was unable to reach a bowl game. In 2021, the Blazers reached a bowl game for the first time which ended in a loss to a 10-2 Nevada Wolfpack team. UAB continued that success into the 2022 season as they returned to a bowl game. In 2023, the Blazers narrowly missed a bowl game going 5-7 after a surprising loss to Louisiana Tech in their final game of the season. Heading into the 2024 season, Wonderbread is the second longest tenured coach in the C-USA behind Bubada of Rice.
All-time record vs. C-USA opponents
This is the Blazers football record against current Conference USA opponents through the 2023 season.
| School |
Total Games |
W |
L |
T |
Pct. |
PF |
PA |
First Year |
Last Year |
Streak
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| Charlotte |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
95 |
58 |
2019 |
2022 |
W3
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| FAU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD
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| FIU |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
– |
0 |
0 |
TBD |
TBD |
TBD
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| Louisiana Tech |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
.667 |
154 |
115 |
2018 |
2023 |
L1
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| Marshall |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
10 |
31 |
2020 |
2020 |
L1
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| MTSU |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
146 |
83 |
2018 |
2022 |
W4
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| North Texas |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
.500 |
121 |
120 |
2018 |
2023 |
W1
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| Old Dominion |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
31 |
27 |
2023 |
2023 |
W1
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| Rice |
6 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
.000 |
82 |
185 |
2018 |
2023 |
L6
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| Southern Miss |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
.500 |
156 |
159 |
2018 |
2023 |
L2
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| UTEP |
6 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
.500 |
113 |
105 |
2018 |
2023 |
W2
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| UTSA |
6 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
.667 |
169 |
166 |
2018 |
2023 |
L1
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| Western Kentucky |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1.000 |
31 |
14 |
2023 |
2023 |
W1
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| 13 Opponents |
46 |
26 |
20 |
0 |
.565 |
1108 |
1063 |
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6 Seasons
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Season-by-Season Records
| National Champions
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Conference Champions
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Bowl game berth
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| Coach(es)
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Year
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Conference
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Overall Record
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Conference Record
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Bowl
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Final CP Ranking
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| Wins
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Losses
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Wins
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Losses
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| UAB Blazers
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| Wonderbread |
C-USA |
2018 |
5 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
- |
-
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| 2019 |
4 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
- |
-
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| 2020 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
- |
-
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| 2021 |
6 |
7 |
6 |
2 |
Lost New Mexico Bowl vs. Nevada (23-26) |
-
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| 2022 |
8 |
5 |
5 |
3 |
Won New Mexico Bowl vs. Northern Illinois (28-24) |
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| 2023 |
5 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
- |
-
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| Total Games: 74
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31
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43
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26
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20
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Bowl games
The Blazers have appeared in 2 bowl games, posting a record of 1-1.
Individual Award Winners
Conference
C-USA Offensive Player of the Year
C-USA Defensive Player of the Year
1st Team All-C-USA Players
2nd Team All-C-USA Players
External links
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- Legion Field (2018–present)
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