The 2000 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2000, and was the tenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his sixth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their fifth season at the I-A level, and their second affiliated with a conference with a record of 7–4 (3–3 C-USA).
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Conference | Conference USA |
East Division | |
Record | 7–4 (3–3 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Pat Sullivan (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Bill Clay (4th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Legion Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville $ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cincinnati | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 4 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 2 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Chattanooga* | CSS | W 20–15 | 18,000 | [1] | |
September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kansas* | L 20–23 | 28,500 | [2] | ||
September 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at LSU* | WABM | W 13–10 | 85,339 | [3] | |
September 30 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette* |
| W 47–2 | 22,000 | [4] | |
October 7 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisville |
| L 17–38 | 18,000 | [5] | |
October 14 | 2:30 p.m. | Memphis |
| W 13–9 | 15,000 | [6] | |
October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee* |
| CSS | W 14–9 | 13,000 | [7] |
October 28 | 2:30 p.m. | at East Carolina | WABM | W 16–13 | 28,537 | [8] | |
November 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Cincinnati | L 21–33 | 19,581 | [9] | ||
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | No. 25 Southern Miss |
| L 30–33 OT | 25,000 | [10] | |
November 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army | W 27–7 | 35,267 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Dugger, Quinnie power Blazer win". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jayhawks gain win, confidence". The Kansas City Star. September 17, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers get booted by UAB". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns blown out in woeful effort". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cards deck UAB with 'D', 38–7". The Courier-Journal. October 8, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U of M has chances in UAB loss". The Commercial Appeal. October 15, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blazers shut down Raiders". The Tennessean. October 22, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UAB upsets Pirates". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 29, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kenner, receivers torch UAB defense". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 5, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USM escapes with 33–30 win". Enterprise-Journal. November 12, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UAB dumps Army". The Journal News. November 19, 2000. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.