2007 UAB Blazers football team

2007 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2007 record	2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Neil Callaway
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schumann
Home stadium	Legion Field

2007 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Eastern Division
UCF x†		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					8	–	5
Memphis		6	–	2					7	–	6
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		3	–	5					3	–	9
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
Western Division
Tulsa xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Houston x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulane		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		3	–	5					3	–	9
UTEP		2	–	6					4	–	8
SMU		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25
† – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2007, and was the seventeenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Neil Callaway, who entered his first season 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 twelfth season at the I-A level, and ninth affiliated with a conference with a record of 2–10 (1–7 C-USA).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 AM	at Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	ESPN2	L 18–55	67,796
September 8	4:00 PM	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 24–34	78,673
September 15	6:00 PM	Alcorn State*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 22–0	21,828
September 29	6:00 PM	at Tulsa		Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK		L 30–38	22,710
October 6	1:30 PM	at Mississippi State*		Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS		L 13–30	45,259
October 13	6:00 PM	Tulane		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 26–21	24,144
October 20	6:00 PM	Houston		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 10–49	11,588
October 27	2:30 PM	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC		L 6–41	41,125
November 3	6:00 PM	Southern Miss		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	CSS	L 7–37	13,348
November 10	6:30 PM	UCF		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	CSTV	L 31–45	12,621
November 17	2:30 PM	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)	CSS	L 9–25	31,138
November 24	3:30 PM	at Marshall		Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV		L 39–46	26,762
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source: 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I

Game Summaries

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	3	2	13	18
Michigan State	21	24	3	7	55

In the first game of the Neil Callaway era, the Blazers would make their first-ever trip to the state of Michigan in this 55-18 defeat by the Spartans. The Blazers would fall behind 42-0 before Swayze Waters hit a 35-yard field goal before the half. After a safety early in the third, Waters would hit a pair of long field goals (50 and 47 yards) and score the seasons' first touchdown on a 15-yard Joseph Webb reception from Sam Hunt in the fourth. For the game, the Blazers were outgained on offense 593 to 226 total yards.^[2]

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	10	7	7	0	24
Florida State	3	7	21	3	34

On the road, the Blazers would take a 17-10 lead at the half only to give up 21 points in the third in this 34-24 fefeat to the Seminoles. UAB would take the early lead on a 27-yard Swayze Waters field goal, and extend it to 10-0 on FSU's ensuing possession with Will Dunbar returning an interception 21-yards for the score. In the second, Sam Hunt would score on a 4-yard run to extend the lead to 17-3, before the Seminoles responded with a touchdown of their own in narrowing the lead to 17-10 at the half. Florida State would open the third with a pair of touchdowns to take a 24-17 lead, before UAB responded with a 16-yard Joseph Webb touchdown reception from Hunt to knot the game at 24. However, the Seminoles would close the game with 10 unanswered points to seal the 34-24 win. ^[3]

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alcorn State	0	0	0	0	0
UAB	6	10	6	0	22

The first win of the Callaway era would come in the seasons first home game with a 22-0 victory over the FCS Braves of Alcorn State. Swayze Waters would star in hitting 5 field goals from 42, 32, 52, 22 and 38 yards respectively. The Blazers would visit the end zone only once on a 4-yard David Sigler touchdown reception from Sam Hunt in the second quarter. For the game, Waters set a team record for most field goals in a game, tied the team record for longest Blazer field goal (52 yards) and tied the conference record for most field goals in a game.^[4]

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	10	6	14	30
Tulsa	3	14	14	7	38

^[5]

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	10	3	0	13
Mississippi State	0	3	6	21	30

^[6]

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	14	0	7	21
UAB	0	13	7	6	26

^[7]

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Houston	14	21	7	7	49
UAB	3	7	0	0	10

^[8]

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	3	3	0	0	6
East Carolina	10	10	21	0	41

^[9]

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern Miss	3	27	7	0	37
UAB	0	0	7	0	7

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCF	10	7	14	14	45
UAB	14	3	7	7	31

^[10]

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	3	0	6	9
Memphis	0	13	3	9	25

^[11]

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	7	0	18	14	39
Marshall	14	14	7	11	46

^[12]

Personnel

Roster

Template:2007 UAB Blazers football roster

Coaching staff

• Neil Callaway – Head Coach
• Kim Helton – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
• Eric Schumann – Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
• Corey Barlow – Cornerbacks
• Tim Bowens – Receivers
• Lorenzo Costantini – Defensive Line
• Steve Davenport – Running Backs
• Will Friend – Offensive Line
• Tyson Helton – Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator
• Tyson Summers – Linebackers
• Steve Martin – Strength and Conditioning/Football & Baseball
• Ervin Lewis – Director of Football Operations

References

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