2002 UAB Blazers football team

The 2002 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2002, and was the twelfth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his eighth 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 seventh season at the I-A level, and fourth affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–7 (4–4 C-USA).[1]

2002 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Sullivan (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Neal (1st as DC, 8th overall season)
Home stadiumLegion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
2002 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Cincinnati +  6 –2   7 –7  
No. 23 TCU +  6 –2   10 –2  
Louisville  5 –3   7 –6  
Southern Miss  5 –3   7 –6  
Tulane  4 –4   8 –5  
UAB  4 –4   5 –7  
East Carolina  4 –4   4 –8  
Houston  3 –5   5 –7  
Memphis  2 –6   3 –9  
Army  1 –7   1 –11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 6 Florida*
PPVL 3–5185,575[2]
September 76:00 p.m.Troy State*
W 27–2622,203[3]
September 146:00 p.m.Pittsburgh*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 20–2615,027[4]
September 216:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette*
L 0–3419,616[5]
September 286:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)
W 31–1714,179[6]
October 122:00 p.m.Houstondagger
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 51–3413,897[7]
October 192:30 p.m.at Tulane
L 14–3519,343[8]
October 2612:00 p.m.at Army
W 29–2635,804[9]
November 92:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CSSL 13–2019,698[10]
November 162:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 36–2913,678[11]
November 2312:00 p.m.at Louisville
L 21–4135,261[12]
November 302:00 p.m.at Cincinnati
L 23–319,606[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Roster
2002 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 4 Darrell Hackney  Fr
WR 5 Willie Quinnie Sr
WR 7 Kenny Borders  Sr
WR 9 T. J. Simmons Sr
WR 10 Roddy White So
QB 13 Matt Johnson  Fr
QB 14 Thomas Cox  Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 96 Hassan McKeithan Sr
DT 97 Marvin Nickson Sr
DE 98 James Malone Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-11-07

References
  1. "2002 UAB football schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. "Same old Gators, Zook's debut has a Spurrier look". The Tampa Tribune. September 1, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Trojans can't overcome errors". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Make good, Panthers overcome special-teams blunder to avoid upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 15, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Singing in the rain, Cajuns allow Bustle to enjoy winning note". The Daily Advertiser. September 22, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Blazers blister lifeless Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UAB outscores Houston 51–34". Victoria Advocate. October 13, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tulane uses big plays to upend Blazers". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Army blows late lead". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 27, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "USM wins third straight against UAB". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UAB defeats East Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "U of L rushes back into title picture". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Bearcats one win from bowl". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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