2006 UAB Blazers football team

2006 UAB Blazers football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2006 record 3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach Watson Brown
Offensive coordinator Pat Sullivan (8th year)
Defensive coordinator Rick Christophel (2nd stint as DC 11th overall)
Home stadium Legion Field
(Capacity: 71,594)
2006 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
Southern Miss x   6 2         9 5  
East Carolina   5 3         7 6  
Marshall   4 4         5 7  
UCF   3 5         4 8  
UAB   2 6         3 9  
Memphis   1 7         2 10  
West Division
Houston x$   7 1         10 4  
Rice   6 2         7 6  
Tulsa   5 3         8 5  
SMU   4 4         6 6  
UTEP   3 5         5 7  
Tulane   2 6         4 8  
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2006 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the sixteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his twelfth season, and subsequently final as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their eleventh season at the I-A level, and eighth affiliated with a conference with a record of 3–9 (2–6 C-USA).[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 6:00 PM at No. 10 Oklahoma* Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK TBS L 17–24   84,555
September 9 6:00 PM East Carolina Legion FieldBirmingham, AL W 17–12   23,116
September 16 12:00 PM at No. 10 Georgia* Sanford StadiumAthens, GA L 0–34   92,746
September 23 6:00 PM Mississippi State* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 10–16 OT  36,104
September 30 6:00 PM Troy*dagger Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W 21–3   32,818
October 7 6:00 PM Memphis Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones) W 35–29   20,644
October 14 6:30 PM at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX CSTV L 33–34   10,153
October 21 6:00 PM Marshall Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 24–31   12,344
October 31 6:30 PM at SMU Gerald J. Ford StadiumHighland Park, TX ESPN2 L 9–22   13,125
November 10 7:00 PM UTEP Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN2 L 17–36   13,809
November 18 7:00 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS CSTV L 20–25   27,749
November 25 11:00 AM at UCF Citrus BowlOrlando, FL L 22–31   23,755
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source: 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I

Game summaries

Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 7 10 0 17
Oklahoma 7 0 14 3 24

[2]

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
East Carolina 3 0 3 6 12
UAB 0 10 0 7 17

[2]

Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 0 0 0 0
Georgia 7 3 10 14 34

[2]

Mississippi State

1 2 3 4OT Total
Mississippi State 0 3 0 76 16
UAB 0 7 0 30 10

[2]

Troy

1 2 3 4 Total
Troy 0 3 0 0 3
UAB 14 0 7 0 21

[2]

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Memphis 10 7 9 3 29
UAB 7 14 14 0 35

[2]

Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 0 0 0 0
Rice 0 0 0 0 0

Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
Marshall 0 0 0 0 0
UAB 0 0 0 0 0

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 6 0 3 9
SMU 0 7 0 15 22

[2]

UTEP

1 2 3 4 Total
UTEP 3 13 6 14 36
UAB 7 3 0 7 17

[2]

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 0 0 20 20
Southern Miss 0 16 7 2 25

[2]


UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
UAB 0 3 10 9 22
UCF 14 3 0 7 24

[2]

References

  1. "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 21, 2008.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "2007 UAB Blazers Football Media Guide: 2006 Season Review". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
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