2014 UAB Blazers football team

2014 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
2014 record	6–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Clark (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Bryant Vincent (1st year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Duwan Walker (1st year)
Base defense	4-2-5 Multiple
Home stadium	Legion Field (Capacity: 71,594)

2014 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
#23 Marshall x$		7	–	1					13	–	1
Middle Tennessee		5	–	3					6	–	6
WKU		4	–	4					8	–	5
UAB		4	–	4					6	–	6
Old Dominion*		4	–	4					6	–	6
FIU		3	–	5					4	–	8
Florida Atlantic		2	–	6					3	–	9
West Division
Louisiana Tech x		7	–	1					9	–	5
Rice		5	–	3					8	–	5
UTEP		5	–	3					7	–	6
UTSA		3	–	5					4	–	8
North Texas		2	–	6					4	–	8
Southern Miss		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Marshall 26, Louisiana Tech 23
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Ineligible for post season bowl due to transition from FCS. As of 22:24, 20 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by first year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

After defeating Southern Miss in the final regular season game on November 29, 2014, UAB became bowl eligible for the first time since 2004. Three days later, UAB president Ray Watts announced that the Southern Miss victory would be the last for the program; the university would not field a team after 2014. Despite the troubles following the year, the season itself was viewed as a success. The Blazers boasted one of the best Special Teams units in the country (led by Special Teams Coordinator Daric Riley), became bowl eligible for the first time in years, and Bill Clark won the Conference USA Coach of the Year award. Nonetheless, they became the first FBS team to stop sponsoring football since the Pacific Tigers.^[1]

Despite being bowl eligible, UAB was not invited to a bowl game.

On June 1, 2015, Watts announced they were beginning the process to reinstate football, and would begin play as early as the 2016 season.^[2] It will be reinstated in 2017.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	11:00 AM	Troy*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	FCS	W 48–10	27,133
September 6	1:00 PM	at Mississippi State*	Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS	SECRN	L 34–47	57,704
September 13	2:30 PM	Alabama A&M*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ASN	W 41–14	29,604
September 27	2:30 PM	FIU	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ASN	L 20–34	16,133
October 4	6:00 PM	at WKU	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY		W 42–39	14,923
October 11	2:30 PM	North Texas	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ASN	W 56–21	20,365
October 18	2:30 PM	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, TN	FCS	L 22–34	18,717
October 25	11:00 AM	at Arkansas*	Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium • Fayetteville, AR	SECN	L 17–45	61,800
November 1	6:00 PM	at Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	ASN	W 31–28	17,724
November 8	11:00 AM	Louisiana Tech	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ASN	L 24–40	9,457
November 22	11:00 AM	No. 18 Marshall	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ASN	L 18–23	28,355
November 29	2:30 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry)	ASN	W 45–24	17,103
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source:^[4]

Game notes

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	3	0	0	10
Blazers	17	7	14	10	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2013	Troy, 34–31

Mississippi State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	17	7	7	34
Bulldogs	13	13	21	0	47

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2011	Mississippi State, 21–3

Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14
Blazers	0	21	20	0	41

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	10	10	34
Blazers	7	6	0	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2013	UAB, 27–24

WKU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	14	0	21	7	42
Hilltoppers	20	7	12	0	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	1997	UAB, 20–16

North Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	14	0	7	21
Blazers	14	21	21	0	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	1995	UAB, 19–14

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	6	9	7	0	22
Blue Raiders	14	7	0	13	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	2013	Middle Tennessee, 24–21

Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	10	7	17
Razorbacks	14	21	10	0	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Florida Atlantic

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	14	7	3	31
Owls	0	7	0	21	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–4	2013	Florida Atlantic, 37–23

Louisiana Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	10	6	10	40
Blazers	3	7	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	1999	Louisiana Tech, 41–20

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Thundering Herd	7	10	0	6	23
Blazers	3	3	6	6	18

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	2013	Marshall, 56–14

Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	14	7	14	10	45
Golden Eagles	0	7	10	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–10	2013	Southern Miss, 62–27

References

1. Wolken, Dan (December 2, 2014). "UAB Shuts Down Its Football Program". USA Today. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
2. "UAB Blazers to Reinstate Football Program". fbschedules.com. June 1, 2015.
3. "UAB Football to Return for 2017 Season". fbschedules.com. July 21, 2015.
4. "2014 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 5, 2014.