2022 UAB Blazers football team
The 2022 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by interim head coach Bryan Vincent, who was coaching his first season with the team. The Blazers played their home games at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
| 2022 UAB Blazers football | |
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Bahamas Bowl champion | |
Bahamas Bowl, W 24–20 vs. Miami (OH) | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Record | 7–6 (4–4 C-USA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Darin Hinshaw (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | David Reeves (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Protective Stadium (capacity: 47,100) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTSA y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas y | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| FIU | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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During the last season, on October 21, 2021, UAB accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and will become a full member on July 1, 2023.[1][2] The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA. On November 30, 2022 former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer was announced as the new head coach of UAB football.[3]
Schedule
UAB and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[4][5]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | CBSSN | W 59–0 | 32,542 | |
| September 10 | 5:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | ESPN+ | L 14–21 | 18,892 | |
| September 17 | 2:30 p.m. | Georgia Southern* |
| Stadium | W 35–21 | 24,302 |
| October 1 | 6:30 p.m. | at Rice | ESPN+ | L 24–28 | 21,926 | |
| October 8 | 2:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| Stadium | W 41–14 | 23,694 |
| October 15 | 2:30 p.m. | Charlotte |
| Stadium | W 34–20 | 22,101 |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | CBSSN | L 17–20 | 16,334 | |
| October 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | CBSSN | L 17–24 | 16,138 | |
| November 5 | 2:30 p.m. | UTSA |
| Stadium | L 38–44 2OT | 17,205 |
| November 12 | 2:30 p.m. | North Texas |
| Stadium | W 41–21 | 18,504 |
| November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 6 LSU* | ESPN2 | L 10–41 | 97,367 | |
| November 26 | 2:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | CBSSN | W 37–27 | 10,342 | |
| December 16 | 10:30 a.m. | vs. Miami (OH)* | ESPN | W 24–20 | 12,172 | |
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Game summaries
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| A&M Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blazers | 28 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 59 |
At Liberty
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Flames | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Georgia Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Blazers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
At Rice
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
Middle Tennessee
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Raiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Blazers | 21 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 41 |
Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 49ers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Blazers | 7 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 34 |
At Western Kentucky
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
At Florida Atlantic
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| FAU Owls | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
UTSA
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadrunners | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 44 |
| Blazers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
North Texas
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mean Green | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Blazers | 14 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
At LSU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Tigers | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 41 |
At Louisiana Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blazers | 0 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
| LT Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
Miami (OH) (Bahamas Bowl)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| RedHawks | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| Blazers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
References
- "UAB, 5 other C-USA schools apply for membership to AAC". WVTM-TV. October 20, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- Pat Byington (October 21, 2021). "...UAB accepts invitation to join American Athletic Conference". bhamnow.com. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
- WGFX radio, November 30, 2022
- Nick Bromberg (March 30, 2022). "Conference USA releases revised 2022 football schedule without teams leaving for Sun Belt". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
- Evan Dudley (March 30, 2022). "C-USA announces 11-member league schedule for UAB, other C-USA teams". The Birmingham News. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
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