2008 UAB Blazers football team

2008 UAB Blazers football
2008 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
Record	4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach	Neil Callaway (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schumann (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field; (Capacity:71,594)
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$	6	–	2	9	–	5
Memphis	4	–	4	6	–	7
Southern Miss	4	–	4	7	–	6
UAB	3	–	5	4	–	8
UCF	3	–	5	4	–	8
Marshall	3	–	5	4	–	8
West Division
Tulsa xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
Rice x	7	–	1	10	–	3
Houston	6	–	2	8	–	5
UTEP	4	–	4	5	–	7
Tulane	1	–	7	2	–	10
SMU	0	–	8	1	–	11
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers' head coach was Neil Callaway, who entered his second year at UAB. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They improved upon a 2–10 record from the 2007 season and finished the 2008 campaign with an overall record of 4–8 (3–5 C-USA).

All games were broadcast live on the UAB-ISP Sports radio network. The flagship was WWMM 100.5 FM in Birmingham, and this marked the first season for it serving as the flagship. The games were called by David Crane (play-by-play) and Jake Arians (color commentary), with Pat Green and Dan Burks as field reporters. Other UAB radio programming was carried on WJOX 94.5 FM.^[1] The team did not have a local TV contract, but their games appeared nationally on cable television five times—one on Raycom Sports, two on CSS, and two on CBS College Sports (formerly CSTV).

Preseason[edit]

Recruiting[edit]

In what was the second recruiting class for head coach Neil Callaway, UAB signed 25 recruits.^[2]

US college sports recruiting information for 2008 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Chris Assily SAF	Honolulu, HI	Costa Mesa (CA) Orange Coast CC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A
Chris Assily SAF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Anthony Barnes DE	Hazlehurst, MS	Copiah-Lincoln (MS) CC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	N/A
Anthony Barnes DE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Josh Brinson WR	Homestead, FL	South Dade Senior HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Josh Brinson WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Rodell Carter WR	Mount Pleasant, SC	Georgia Military College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.48	Feb 6, 2008
Rodell Carter WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Chase Daniel SAF	Birmingham, AL	Hoover HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.52	Feb 6, 2008
Chase Daniel SAF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Nick Davidson DT	Calhoun, GA	Calhoun HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Nick Davidson DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
David Decordova DT	Manhattan Beach, CA	El Camino College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	5.10	Dec 16, 2007
David Decordova DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Mark Ferrell WR	South Boston, VA	Mississippi Delta JC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Dec 17, 2007
Mark Ferrell WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Tyler Fowler OL	Carnesville, GA	Franklin County HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Tyler Fowler OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Elliott Henigan DL	Atlanta, GA	The Lovett School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Elliott Henigan DL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Andre Hicks DB	Atlanta, GA	The Lovett School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	N/A	Aug 9, 2007
Andre Hicks DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
David Isabelle QB	Huntsville, AL	Johnson HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Jan 25, 2008
David Isabelle QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Aaron Johns RB	Thomasville, AL	Copiah-Lincoln (MS) CC	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Jan 17, 2008
Aaron Johns RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jared Koechner OL	Louisburg, KS	Fort Scott JC	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Jared Koechner OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Drew Luker LB	Sweet Water, AL	Sweet Water HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	N/A	Jan 22, 2008
Drew Luker LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Patrick Reynolds DB	Dothan, AL	Northview HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Patrick Reynolds DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Kyle Roget LB	Arlington, TX	Tyler JC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	N/A	Dec 2, 2007
Kyle Roget LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Ryan Roget OL	Arlington, TX	Tyler JC	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	N/A	Dec 2, 2007
Ryan Roget OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Dominique Roulach LB	Alexandria, VA	Coffeyville, Kan. CC	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Dominique Roulach LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Daniel Seahorn OL	Houston, TX	Tyler JC	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Dec 2, 2007
Daniel Seahorn OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Terrell Springs DB	Chester, SC	Chester HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.52	Jul 20, 2007
Terrell Springs DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Lamanski Ware LB	Lanett, AL	Lanett HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.45	Jan 23, 2008
Lamanski Ware LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Jarrell Watters LB	Thomasville, AL	Thomasville HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	4.6	Sep 28, 2008
Jarrell Watters LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Kattrell Watters LB	Thomasville, AL	Thomasville HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.7	Sep 28, 2008
Kattrell Watters LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Daniel White LB	Apopka, FL	Apopka HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Jan 21, 2008
Daniel White LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 105 Rivals: 105
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2008.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 22–45	19,672
September 6	4:00 p.m.	at Florida Atlantic*	Lockhart Stadium Fort Lauderdale, FL		L 34–49	15,143
September 13	12:30 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	Raycom	L 3–35	98,205
September 20	3:00 p.m.	Alabama State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 45–10	26,414
September 27	7:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	PPV	L 13–26	78,286
October 2	7:00 p.m.	Memphis	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CBSCS	L 30–33	19,901
October 9	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	CBSCS	L 20–45	18,526
October 18	3:00 p.m.	Marshall	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 23–21	17,868
November 1	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	L 14–70	29,281
November 15	2:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 41–24	18,614
November 22	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	L 13–17	11,453
November 29	1:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL		W 15–0	23,644
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Personnel[edit]

Roster[edit]

2008 UAB Blazers roster

UAB Official Athletic Site: 2008 Roster

Quarterbacks

5 Joe Webb – Junior
10 Bryan Ellis – Freshman
12 Cameron Cowart – Senior
14 Rodney Bivens Jr. – Senior
17 David Isabelle – Freshman

Running backs

2 Jae Fitzgerald – Freshman
20 Jimmie Blair – Freshman
28 Aaron Johns – Senior
30 Justin Brooks – Sophomore
38 Dexter Barnett – Sophomore
40 Jim Mitchell – Junior
44 Caleb Dyck – Sophomore

Wide receivers

1 Rashaud Slaughter – Junior
7 Frantrell Forrest – Sophomore
11 Mario Wright – Sophomore
15 Sylvester Mencer – Senior
22 Mike Jones – Sophomore
24 Cameron Thompson – Sophomore
36 Paul Schoolar – Junior
80 Mark Ferrell – Junior
82 Justin Johnson – Sophomore
83 Brandon Heath – Senior
85 Rodell Carter – Sophomore
89 Darryl Harris – Junior

Tight ends

81 Joseph Waller – Sophomore
84 Zach Lankford – Junior
86 Jeffery Anderson – Sophomore

Offensive line

53 Jake Seitz – Junior
55 Terence Edge – Sophomore
59 Sean Dailey – Freshman
63 Willie Thompson – Junior
64 Greg Calhoun – Freshman
68 Adam Hollifield – Sophomore
71 Matt McCants – Sophomore
72 Logan Creel – Sophomore
73 Caleb Thomas – Freshman
75 Daniel Seahorn – Junior
77 Jared Koechner – Junior

Defensive line

50 David Decordova – Junior
76 Todd Howanitz – Junior
87 Bryant Turner – Sophomore
90 Joe Happe – Junior
91 Tim Davis – Sophomore
92 Anthony Barnes – Junior
93 Nick Davison – Freshman
95 Richard Carter – Senior
96 Elliott Henigan – Freshman
97 D.J. Reese – Sophomore
98 Adam Arthur – Freshman

Linebackers

13 Keon Harris – Sophomore
33 Mike Tashman – Sophomore
35 Lamanski Ware – Freshman
38 Garrett Armstrong – Freshman
44 Kyle Roget – Junior
45 B.J. Steed – Junior
46 Terry Thomas – Senior
48 Drew Luker – Freshman
49 Brad Dukes – Junior
51 Joe Henderson – Senior
57 Jarrell Watters – Freshman
58 Katrell Watters – Freshman

Defensive backs

3 Andre Hicks – Freshman
4 Brandon Carlisle – Junior
8 Marquis Coleman – Freshman
17 Jeff Witt – Sophomore
18 Will Dunbar – Senior
19 Ugonna Amarikwa – Freshman
21 Kevin Sanders – Senior
23 Antoine Powers – Senior
25 Brock Ferguson – Sophomore
26 Justin Smartt – Junior
27 Michael McRae – Sophomore
29 Terrell Springs – Freshman
31 Chase Daniel – Freshman
36 Daniel Clements – Freshman
42 Ferson Stafford – Freshman
43 Matt Taylor – Senior

Punters

94 Swayze Waters – Senior

Kickers

24 Trey Ragland – Freshman
94 Swayze Waters – Senior

Long snappers

60 Nick Haddad – Senior
62 Jeff Hamby – Senior

Coaching staff[edit]

Neil Callaway – head coach
Kim Helton – Offensive coordinator/tight ends
Eric Schumann – Defensive coordinator/safeties
Corey Barlow – Cornerbacks
Tim Bowens – Receivers
Lorenzo Costantini – Defensive line
Steve Davenport – Running backs
Will Friend – Offensive line
Tyson Helton – Quarterbacks/recruiting coordinator
Tyson Summers – Linebackers
Steve martin – Strength and Conditioning/Football & Baseball
Ervin lewis – Director of Football Operations

Game summaries[edit]

Tulsa[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulsa	7	14	14	10	45
UAB	13	9	0	0	22

The Blazers began their season at home against Golden Hurricane of Tulsa, but after taking a 13–7 lead after the first would fall by a final score of 45–22. UAB would score first on a 32-yard touchdown pass from Joe Webb to Frantell Forrest. Tulsa would respond with a 10-yard David Johnson pass to Jacob Collums, only to have UAB take a 13–7 lead on a 9-yard Jeffery Anderson touchdown reception. Tulsa would respond with a pair of consecutive touchdowns in the second to take a 21–13 lead before Forrest returned a kickoff 90-yards for a touchdown to bring the score to 21–19. A late 32-yard Swayze Waters field goal would give the Blazers a 22–21 halftime lead. However, UAB would not score again for the afternoon and lose by a final score of 45–22.^[4]

Florida Atlantic[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	3	14	9	8	34
Florida Atlantic	14	14	7	14	49

The Blazers first road game of the 2008 season took UAB to Ft. Lauderdale, where they would lose too the FAU Owls in a 49–34 shootout. After going down 14–0 on a pair of FAU touchdown passes, UAB would score its first points on a 27-yard Swayze Waters field goal. The Owls would answer with a touchdown run early in the second in taking a 21–3 lead only to see the blazers respond with a pair of Joe Webb touchdown passes, 20-yards to Zach Lankford and 19-yards to Frantell Forrest, in closing the gap to 21–17. However, FAU would score once more before the half in taking a 28–17 halftime lead.^[5]

The Blazers would open the third by scoring on a 2-yard Aaron Johns run only to see the Owls once again respond with another touchdown. After a late 43-yard Waters field goal in the third, UAB's final points would come in the fourth on a 10-yard Justin Brooks touchdown run.^[5]

Tennessee[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	3	0	3
Tennessee	14	0	14	7	35

Traveling to Knoxville to face the Volunteers, all the Blazers could manage was a single 47-yard Swayze Waters field goal in the third to avoid the shutout in this 35–3 defeat. For the game, UAB was outgained on offense 275 to 548 total yards.^[6]

Alabama State[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama State	7	0	0	3	10
UAB	14	14	14	3	45

The Blazers would amass 486 yards of total offense in winning their first game of the 2008 season with a 44–10 victory over the Hornets of Alabama State. UAB would strike first on a 41-yard Joe Web run with the Hornets responding in kind on a 39-yard Rei Herchenbach touchdown pass to Darius Mathis in tying the game at 7–7 midway through the first quarter. The Blazers would regain the lead late in the first quarter, and never relinquish it again on a 24-yard Webb touchdown pass to Jeffery Anderson. In the second, the Blazers would add another pair of touchdowns on an 11-yard Rashaud Slaughter run and a 36-yard Webb pass to Anderson in taking a 28–7 halftime lead.^[7]

UAB would continue to amass points in the third on another pair of touchdowns coming on a 6-yard Slaughter run and 15-yard Justin Brooks run in extending their lead to 42–7 entering the fourth. In the fourth, each team would exchange a pair of field goals in bringing the final score to 45–10. For the game, Joe Webb would rush for 121 yards and a touchdown and pass for 238 yards and a pair of touchdowns.^[7]

South Carolina[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	3	3	0	7	13
South Carolina	10	10	3	3	26

Traveling to face their second SEC opponent on the 2008 season, the Blazers were defeated 26–13 by the home Gamecocks in Columbia. After only connecting on a pair of Swayze Waters field goals in the first half, the Blazers lone touchdown came late in the fourth on a 1-yard Joe Webb run.^[8]

Memphis[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	0	20	7	6	33
UAB	10	6	7	7	30

In the annual Battle for the Bones, Memphis defeated UAB 30–33 on a Thursday night in Birmingham. The Blazers would get on the board in the first after Joe Webb connected with Mike Jones for a 16-yard touchdown reception, followed with an 18-yard Swayze Waters field goal to give the Blazers a 10–0 lead entering the second quarter. After Memphis scored early in the second, UAB would respond with a 9-yard Webb run to take a 16–7 lead. However this would be UAB's final lead of the evening as Memphis would score another pair of touchdowns in taking a 20–16 lead at the half. In the second half, Webb would score on runs of 12 and 10-yards in the third and fourth quarters respectively, but were unable to take the lead in falling by a final score of 30–33. For the game, Webb rushed for 93 yards and three touchdowns in addition to passing for 235 yards and another touchdown for the evening.^[9]

Houston[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	3	17	0	0	20
Houston	0	3	21	21	45

In the first conference road game of the 2008 season, the Blazers would fall 20–45 at Houston. UAB would dominate the first half in taking a 20–3 lead going into the half. The Blazer would score on a pair of Swayze Waters field goals (50 and 23 yards respectively) and on a 3-yard Joe Webb touchdown run and a 21-yard, Zach Lankford touchdown reception. However, 42 unanswered Cougar points in the second half would provide Houston the 45–20 victory.^[10]

Marshall[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marshall	7	7	0	7	21
UAB	2	15	0	6	23

Southern Miss[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	7	7	0	14
Southern Miss	28	21	21	0	70

The Blazers were out-rushed 96 to 463 total yards in this 70–14 blowout loss on the road to the Golden Eagles. After going down 28–0 after the first, UAB would score their first points on a 14-yard Joe Webb touchdown pass to Rashaud Slaughter early in the second. The Blazers only other points would come in the third on a 12-yard Mario Wright touchdown reception. For the game, the Golden Eagles out-gained the Blazers in total offense by a final margin of 610 to 223 yards, with both USM's Tory Harrison and V.J. Floyd each gaining over 100 yards on the ground.^[11]

Tulane[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	7	10	14	10	41
Tulane	7	7	7	3	24

Following a bye week, the Blazers would make the trip to the Superdome and emerge with a 41–24 victory over the home Green Wave.^[12]

East Carolina[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	7	0	3	7	17
UAB	7	0	3	3	13

This 17–13 Pirates victory marked the first all-time win for East Carolina in Legion Field against the Blazers.^[13]

UCF[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	3	6	3	3	15
UCF	0	0	0	0	0

Statistics[edit]

Team[edit]

Statistics^[14]	UAB	Opponents
Scoring	273	375
Points per game	22.8	31.2
First downs	222	240
Rushing	101	95
Passing	104	125
Penalties	17	20
Total offensive yards	4,394	5,159
Rushing	2,027	2,004
Passing	2,367	3,155
Fumbles–Lost	17–9	15–8
Penalties–Yards	83–783	61–567
Average per game	65.2	47.2

Statistics	UAB	Opponents
Punts–Yards	59–2,555	42–1,799
Average per punt	43.3	42.8
Average ToP/game	31:16	28:44
3rd down conversions	64/165	68/151
3rd down percentage	39	45
4th down conversions	5/11	6/15
4th down percentage	45	40
Touchdowns scored	31	49
Field goals–Att	19–24	11–18
PAT–Att	24–27	48–48
Attendance	190,616	563,398
Average	19,062	40,243

Scores by quarter[edit]

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	65	101	60	47	273
Opponents	101	96	97	81	375

Offense[edit]

Rushing[edit]

Name	GP	Att	Yds	Avg	Long	TD	Avg/G
Joe Webb	12	198	1,021	5.2	41	11	85.1
Rashaud Slaughter	12	113	514	4.5	38	4	42.8
Justin Brooks	11	53	218	4.1	19	3	19.8
Aaron Johns	8	23	115	5.0	37	1	14.4
Jim Mitchell	12	19	78	4.1	14	0	6.5
Frantrell Forrest	10	8	43	5.4	12	0	4.3
Rodney Bivens	4	6	20	3.3	17	0	5.0
Caleb Dyck	12	4	14	3.5	9	0	1.2
Terence Edge	12	0	12	0	0	0	1.0
Mark Ferrell	12	2	11	5.5	11	0	0.9
Justin Johnson	11	2	4	2.0	7	0	0.4
Darryl Harris	12	1	−4	−4.0	0	0	−0.3
Swayze Waters	12	2	−12	−6.0	7	0	−1.0

Total	12	435	2,027	4.7	41	19	168.9

Opponents	12	420	2,004	4.8	78	25	167.0

Passing[edit]

Name	GP	Effic	Cmp-Att	Pct	Yds	TD	Int	Lng	Avg/G
Joe Webb	12	115.53	208–353	58.9	2,367	10	16	43	197.2
Rodney Bivens	4	0	0–0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Total	12	115.53	208–353	58.9	2,367	10	16	43	197.2

Opponents	12	147.67	226–360	62.8	3,155	22	16	73	262.9

Receiving[edit]

Name	GP	No.	Yards	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Frantrell Forrest	10	44	536	12.8	2	38	53.6
Rashaud Slaughter	12	29	176	6.1	1	21	14.7
Jeffery Anderson	12	23	368	16.0	3	43	30.7
Mario Wright	12	20	243	12.1	1	38	20.2
Rodell Carter	12	16	206	12.9	0	38	17.2
Zach Lankford	12	16	190	11.9	2	33	15.8
Mark Ferrell	12	13	177	13.6	0	35	14.8
Mike Jones	12	11	109	9.9	1	28	9.1
Justin Brooks	11	11	101	9.2	0	23	9.2
Darryl Harris	12	9	136	15.1	0	28	11.3
Jim Mitchell	12	8	38	4.8	0	11	3.2
Justin Johnson	11	7	82	11.7	0	43	7.5
Aaron Johns	8	3	5	1.7	0	9	0.6

Total	12	208	2,367	11.4	10	43	197.2

Opponents	12	226	3,155	14.0	22	73	262.9

Defense[edit]

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense				Fumbles		Blkd	Safety
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	Loss–Yds	No.–Yds	Int–Yds	BU	PD	Qbh	Rcv–Yds	FF	Kick	Safety
Joe Henderson	12	55	32	87	12.5–29	1.5–6		1		1
Will Dunbar	11	33	35	68	2.5–12	1.0–6	2–34	5		1
Matt Taylor	12	29	18	47	1.5–5		1–36	3			1–0
Keon Harris	11	22	25	47	3.0–4					1	1–0	1
Chase Daniel	12	34	13	47	3.5–18	1.0–12	2–28	5		1
Brandon Carlisle	10	35	11	46	2.0–5		2–16	3				1
Kevin Sanders	12	23	15	38			7–55	3
Terrel Springs	10	20	12	32			0–18	4
D.J. Reese	12	17	14	31	2.5–18						1–0	1
Anthony Barnes	12	20	7	27	6.5–23	1.0–10		2		2				1
Elliott Henigan	10	14	12	26	0.5–2	0.5–2		1
Drew Luker	12	9	15	24	1.5–5
Lamanski Ware	11	14	9	23	1.0–1		1–27	1
Richard Carter	12	13	8	21	2.0–8	0.5–0					1–0
Bryant Turner	12	15	5	20	7.0–31	4.0–25				1		2
Nick Davison	12	7	10	17	3.5–23	2.0–18		1			1–0
Joe Happe	12	11	4	15	4.0–17	1.0–9						1
Katrell Watters	5	7	8	15	0.5–1	0.5–1
B.J. Steed	10	8	7	15				1
Marquis Coleman	12	9	5	14			1–0	1
Tony Leggett	5	6	8	14	2.0–4
Andre Hicks	8	10	2	12	1.0–13	1.0–13		1
Antoine Powers	12	7	4	11
Tim Davis	9	7	2	9	1.0–3
Justin Smartt	11	7	2	9
Terry Thomas	7	6	3	9	2.0–3
Ugonna Amarikwa	12	4	4	8							3–12
Swayze Waters	12	6	2	8
Jarrell Watters	3	7	1	8	1.0–1			1
Jim Mitchell	12	3	2	5
David Decordova	3	3	1	4						1
Caleb Dyck	12	3	1	4
Michael McRae	9	2	2	4
Zach Lankford	12	1	2	3
Daniel Clements	10	2	1	3
Mario Wright	12	2		2
Jeffery Anderson	12	2		2
Brock Ferguson	5	2		2	1.0–14	1.0–14
Frantrell Forrest	10	2		2
Ada Hollifield	8		1	1
Greg Bulls	11		1	1
Rashaud Slaughter	12		1	1
Brandon Heath	11	1		1
Adam Arthur	6	1		1
Jeff Hamby	11		1	1
Mark Ferrell	12	1		1

Total	12	480	306	786	62–240	15–116	16–214	33		9	8–12	6	0	1

Opponents	12	482	368	850	58–282	23–172	16–154	47		14	9–62	10	2	0

Special teams[edit]

Kicking[edit]

Name	PATs			Field Goals
Name	Made	Att	%	Made	Att	Long	%
Swayze Waters	24	27	88.9	19	24	50	79.2

Total	24	27	88.9		19	24	50	79.2

Punting[edit]

Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	In20
Swayze Waters	55	2,396	43.6	67	6	12	13
Joe Webb	2	89	44.5	52	1	0	0
Trey Ragland	1	48	48.0	48	0	0	1

Total	58	2,533	43.7	67	7	12	14

References[edit]

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^ "2008 UAB Football Signees". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
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^ ^a ^b "UAB vs FAU (September 6, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
^ "UAB vs Tennessee (September 13, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 18, 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Alabama State vs UAB (September 20, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008.
^ "UAB vs South Carolina (September 27, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 27, 2008.
^ "Memphis vs UAB (October 2, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved October 4, 2008.
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[Media-1] "Blazers ISP Sports Network Gearing Up For 2008–09 Season". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 20, 2008.

[Recruits-2] "2008 UAB Football Signees". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008.

[MediaGuide-3] "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.

[2008Tulsa-4] "Tulsa vs UAB (August 30, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 18, 2008.

[2008FAU-5] "UAB vs FAU (September 6, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 18, 2008.

[2008Tennessee-6] "UAB vs Tennessee (September 13, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 18, 2008.

[2008AlabamaState-7] "Alabama State vs UAB (September 20, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved September 20, 2008.

[2008SouthCarolina-8] "UAB vs South Carolina (September 27, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 27, 2008.

[2008Memphis-9] "Memphis vs UAB (October 2, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved October 4, 2008.

[2008Houston-10] "Houston vs UAB (October 7, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved October 8, 2008.

[2008USM-11] "UAB vs Southern Miss (November 1, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved November 1, 2008.

[2008Tulane-12] "UAB vs Tulane (November 15, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved November 17, 2008.

[2008ECU-13] "ECU vs UAB (November 22, 2008)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on August 7, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2008.

[14] "UAB Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. November 29, 2008. Archived from the original on December 19, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2008.

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