2004 UAB Blazers football team

2004 UAB Blazers football
2004 Hawaii Bowl vs. Hawaii, L, 40-59
Conference Conference USA East Division
2004 record 7-5 (5-3 C-USA)
Head coach Watson Brown
Home stadium Legion Field
Seasons
« 2003 2005 »
2004 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Louisville †   8 – 0         11 – 1  
Memphis   5 – 3         8 – 4  
Southern Miss   5 – 3         7 – 5  
Cincinnati   5 – 3         7 – 5  
UAB   5 – 3         7 – 5  
TCU   3 – 5         5 – 6  
Tulane   3 – 5         5 – 6  
South Florida   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Houston   3 – 5         3 – 8  
East Carolina   2 – 6         2 – 9  
Army   2 – 6         2 – 9  
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the college football season of 2004, and was the fourteenth team fielded by the school. The team's head coach was Watson Brown, who was entering his tenth season as the program's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers would finish their ninth season at the I-A level, and sixth affiliated with a conference with a record of 7-5 (5-3 C-USA). The Blazers would also make their first ever bowl appearance at the 2004 Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated 40-59 by Hawaii.[1]

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Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 6:00 PM Baylor* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W 56-14   21,080
September 18 5:30 PM at Florida State* Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL L 7-34   81,825
September 25 6:00 PM Memphis Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones) W 35-28   27,192
October 2 6:00 PM at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH W 30-27   21,053
October 9 1:30 PM at Mississippi State* Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS W 27-13   32,310
October 15 7:00 PM TCU Legion Field • Birmingham, AL ESPN W 41-25   33,280
October 23 2:30 PM at Tulane #24 Tad Gormley Stadium • New Orleans, LA L 55-59   22,541
November 3 6:30 PM South Florida Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 20-45   9,220
November 13 3:00 PM Houston Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W 20-7   13,240
November 20 12:00 PM at Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY W 20-14   27,706
November 27 2:00 PM at Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS L 21-26   25,604
December 24 6:00 PM vs. Hawaii* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Sheraton Hawaii Bowl) ESPN L 40-59   39,754
*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

  1. ^ "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. http://uabsports.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/albr/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/RecordsHistoryI-08. Retrieved 2008-09-19. 
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