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American college football season
The 2018 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by third-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama . They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the C-USA Championship Game where they defeated Middle Tennessee to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois to claim their first bowl win in program history.
On November 11, 2018, the Blazers made their first appearance in the Coaches' Poll at No. 25, marking the first time since 2004 they had been ranked in any of the major three polls.
Preseason [ edit ] Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Preseason All-CUSA team [ edit ] Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blazers having one player selected.[9]
Offense
Spencer Brown – RB
Preseason media poll [ edit ] Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blazers predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[10]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
1
North Texas
2
Louisiana Tech
3
UAB
4
Southern Miss
5
UTSA
T–6
Rice
T–6
UTEP
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Savannah State * ESPN+ W 52–027,124 September 8 6:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina * ESPN+ L 24–479,776 September 15 12:00 p.m. Tulane * Legion Field Birmingham, AL Stadium W 31–2421,991 September 29 6:00 p.m. Charlotte Legion Field Birmingham, AL ESPN3 W 28–725,395 October 6 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech Stadium W 28–718,983 October 13 12:00 p.m. at Rice ESPN+ W 42–018,916 October 20 6:30 p.m. North Texas Legion Field Birmingham, AL beIN W 29–2128,014 October 27 6:30 p.m. at UTEP ESPN+ W 19–010,787 November 3 6:30 p.m. UTSA Legion Field Birmingham, AL beIN W 52–317,605 November 10 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss Legion Field Birmingham, AL beIN W 26–23 OT 25,618 November 17 6:00 p.m. at Texas A&M * ESPN2 L 20–4197,584 November 24 2:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee ESPN3 L 3–2714,411 December 1 1:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee CBSSN W 27–2515,806 6:00 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois * ESPN W 37–1322,614
[11]
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV — RV Coaches — — — — — — RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV RV CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
Game summaries [ edit ] Savannah State [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
0
0
0
Blazers
7
21
10
14
52
At Coastal Carolina [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
14
10
0
0
24
Chanticleers
7
13
7
20
47
1
2
3
4
Total
Green Wave
0
7
14
3
24
Blazers
7
14
3
7
31
Charlotte [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
0
0
0
7
7
Blazers
14
7
0
7
28
At Louisiana Tech [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
7
7
14
28
Bulldogs
7
0
0
0
7
At Rice [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
14
14
14
0
42
Owls
0
0
0
0
0
North Texas [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mean Green
7
14
0
0
21
Blazers
3
7
9
10
29
At UTEP [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
10
0
2
7
19
Miners
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
3
0
0
0
3
Blazers
21
17
7
7
52
Southern Miss [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Golden Eagles
7
6
0
7 3
23
Blazers
0
7
13
0 6
26
At Texas A&M [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
7
0
0
13
20
Aggies
14
10
10
7
41
At Middle Tennessee [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
3
0
0
0
3
Blue Raiders
0
13
7
7
27
At Middle Tennessee (C-USA Championship game) [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
3
21
0
3
27
Blue Raiders
13
3
6
3
25
Vs. Northern Illinois (Boca Raton Bowl) [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Huskies
7
3
3
0
13
Blazers
10
17
10
0
37
References [ edit ]
^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release" . May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018 .^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List" . July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018 .^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates" . July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018 .^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018 .^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List" . July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018 .^ Carbone, Al (July 27, 2018). "Walter Camp Football Foundation Announces 2018 Player of the Year Preseason "Watch List" . Retrieved July 30, 2018 . ^ "Watch List for 2018 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® Presented by A. O. Smith Announced" . August 14, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ "Manning Award: See which quarterbacks made the preseason watch list for 2018" . August 16, 2018. Retrieved August 17, 2018 .^ "FB: 2018 Preseason Awards" . July 16, 2018.^ "FB: Preseason Media Poll" . July 17, 2018.^ "2018 UAB Football Schedule | Blazers | FBSchedules.com" . FB Schedules. Retrieved April 6, 2018 .
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