2014 UAB Blazers football team
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.
| 2014 UAB Blazers football | |
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| Conference | Conference USA |
| East Division | |
| Record | 6–6 (4–4 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Bryant Vincent (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Duwan Walker (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4-2-5 Multiple |
| Home stadium | Legion Field (Capacity: 71,594) |
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| No. 23 Marshall x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 the program was reinstated for the 2017 season.[2][3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Troy* | FCS | W 48–10 | 27,133 | |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Mississippi State* | SECRN | L 34–47 | 57,704 | |
| September 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M* |
| ASN | W 41–14 | 29,604 |
| September 27 | 2:30 p.m. | FIU |
| ASN | L 20–34 | 16,133 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | W 42–39 | 14,923 | ||
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | North Texas |
| ASN | W 56–21 | 20,365 |
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | FCS | L 22–34 | 18,717 | |
| October 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at Arkansas* | SECN | L 17–45 | 61,800 | |
| November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | ASN | W 31–28 | 17,724 | |
| November 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| ASN | L 24–40 | 9,457 |
| November 22 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 18 Marshall |
| ASN | L 18–23 | 28,355 |
| November 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | ASN | W 45–24 | 17,103 | |
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Game summaries
Troy
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Trojans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Blazers | 17 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 48 |
Mississippi State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 13 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 47 |
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Blazers | 0 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 41 |
FIU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| Blazers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
WKU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 14 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| Hilltoppers | 20 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 39 |
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Blazers | 14 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 56 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |
Arkansas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Razorbacks | 14 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |
Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 |
| Blazers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Marshall
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #18 Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Blazers | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Southern Miss
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
References
- Wolken, Dan (December 2, 2014). "UAB Shuts Down Its Football Program". USA Today. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- "UAB Blazers to Reinstate Football Program". fbschedules.com. June 1, 2015.
- "UAB Football to Return for 2017 Season". fbschedules.com. July 21, 2015.
- "2014 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 5, 2014.