2017 UAB Blazers football team

2017 UAB Blazers football
2017 UAB Blazers football
Bahamas Bowl, L 6–41 vs. Ohio
Conference	Conference USA
	West Division
Record	8–5 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Clark (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Les Koenning (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	David Reeves (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Legion Field
	Seasons ← 2014 2018 →

The 2017 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Clark, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in C-USA's West Division. was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where the Blazers lost to Ohio. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

ConferenceConference USA

West Division

Record8–5 (6–2 C-USA)

Headcoach

Bill Clark (2nd season)

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2017 Conference USA football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Florida Atlantic x$	8	–	0	11	–	3
FIU	5	–	3	8	–	5
Marshall	4	–	4	8	–	5
Middle Tennessee	4	–	4	7	–	6
Western Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	7
Old Dominion	3	–	5	5	–	7
Charlotte	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
North Texas x	7	–	1	9	–	5
Southern Miss	6	–	2	8	–	5
UAB	6	–	2	8	–	5
Louisiana Tech	4	–	4	7	–	6
UTSA	3	–	5	6	–	5
Rice	1	–	7	1	–	11
UTEP	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Florida Atlantic 41, North Texas 17
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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The 2017 season marked the return of UAB football after a two-year hiatus following the elimination of the program in December 2014 and its subsequent reinstatement in July 2015.^[1]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	2:30 p.m.	Alabama A&M*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	Stadium	W 38–7	45,212
September 9	2:00 p.m.	at Ball State*	Scheumann Stadium Muncie, IN	ESPN3	L 31–51	11,555
September 16	11:00 a.m.	Coastal Carolina*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	WBRC-TV	W 30–23	24,789
September 23	5:30 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	beIN	L 43–46	20,142
October 7	3:00 p.m.	Louisiana Tech	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CUSA.tv	W 23–22	27,213
October 14	5:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	beIN	W 25–23	25,309
October 21	5:30 p.m.	at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	beIN	L 24–25 ^OT	11,889
October 28	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CUSA.TV	W 30–12	19,101
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Rice	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CUSA.TV	W 52–21	21,224
November 11	6:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	CUSA.TV	W 24–19	20,076
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	SECN	L 7–36	84,649
November 25	12:00 p.m.	UTEP	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 28–7	14,505
December 22	11:30 a.m.	vs. Ohio*	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN	L 6–41	13,585
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
ALA&M Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7
Blazers	7	3	14	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	14	7	7	31
Cardinals	7	14	17	13	51

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	2	3	8	10	23
Blazers	13	3	7	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	7	15	14	43
Mean Green	10	20	7	9	46

2017 UAB Blazers football team

Schedule

Spring Game

Game summaries

Alabama A&M

At Ball State

Coastal Carolina

At North Texas

Louisiana Tech

Middle Tennessee

At Charlotte

At Southern Miss

Rice

At UTSA

At Florida

UTEP

Vs. Ohio—Bahamas Bowl

References

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