2011 UAB Blazers football team

2011 UAB Blazers football
Conference Conference USA East Division
2011 record 3–9 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach Neil Callaway(5th year)
Offensive coordinator Kim Helton(5th year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Tommy West(1st year)
Home stadium Legion Field
(Capacity: 71,594)
2011 Conference USA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
#20 Southern Miss x$   6 – 2         12 – 2  
Marshall   5 – 3         7 – 6  
East Carolina   4 – 4         5 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5         3 – 9  
UCF   3 – 5         5 – 7  
Memphis   1 – 7         2 – 10  
West Division
#18 Houston x   8 – 0         13 – 1  
Tulsa   7 – 1         8 – 5  
SMU   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Rice   3 – 5         4 – 8  
UTEP   2 – 6         5 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers, led by fifth year head coach Neil Callaway, played their home games at Legion Field and competed in the East Division of Conference USA. They finished the season 3–9, 3–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division.

Head coach Neil Callaway was fired at the end of the season after a five-year record of 18–42.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 10 7:00 PM at #18 Florida* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL FSN L 0–39   87,473
September 17 3:00 PM Tulane Legion Field • Birmingham, AL L 10–49   17,658
September 24 3:30 PM at East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC L 23–28   50,023
October 1 6:00 PM at Troy* Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (Rivalry) SportSouth L 23–24   18,044
October 8 11:00 AM Mississippi State* Legion Field • Birmingham, AL FSN L 3–21   28,351
October 15 7:00 PM at Tulsa Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK CBSSN L 20–37   21,494
October 20 7:00 PM UCF Legion Field • Birmingham, AL CSS W 26–24   8,872
October 29 11:00 AM at Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV CSS L 14–59   20,735
November 5 6:00 PM #14 Houston Legion Field • Birmingham, AL CBSSN L 13–56   13,909
November 12 3:15 PM at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones) W 41–35   17,848
November 17 7:00 PM #22 Southern Mississippi Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry) CBSSN W 34–31   14,103
November 26 6:00 PM at Florida Atlantic* FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL L 35–38   12,044
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.
Schedule Source: "UAB Announces 2011 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics Media Relations - UABSports.com. Retrieved March 16, 2011. 

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