2018 UAB Blazers football
Conference USA West Division 11–3 (7–1 C-USA) Bill Clark (3rd season) Bryant Vincent (2nd season) Spread option David Reeves (2nd season) 3–3–5 Legion Field
The 2018 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 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season . Led by third-year head coach Bill Clark , the Blazers compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning C-USA's West Division title. UAB advanced to the C-USA Championship Game , where the Blazers defeated Middle Tennessee to capture the program's first conference championship. They were then invited to the Boca Raton Bowl , defeating Northern Illinois to claim the first bowl game victory in program history. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama .
On November 11, the Blazers made their first appearance in the Coaches Poll at No. 25, marking the first time since 2004 they were ranked in any of the major polls.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}August 30 7:00 p.m. Savannah State* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL ESPN+ W 52–0 27,124 September 8 6:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina* Brooks StadiumConway, SC ESPN+ L 24–47 9,776 September 15 12:00 p.m. Tulane* Legion FieldBirmingham, AL Stadium W 31–24 21,991 September 29 6:00 p.m. Charlotte Legion FieldBirmingham, AL ESPN3 W 28–7 25,395 October 6 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA Stadium W 28–7 18,983 October 13 12:00 p.m. at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX ESPN+ W 42–0 18,916 October 20 6:30 p.m. North Texas Legion FieldBirmingham, AL beIN W 29–21 28,014 October 27 6:30 p.m. at UTEP Sun BowlEl Paso, TX ESPN+ W 19–0 10,787 November 3 6:30 p.m. UTSA Legion FieldBirmingham, AL beIN W 52–3 17,605 November 10 6:30 p.m. Southern Miss Legion FieldBirmingham, AL beIN W 26–23 OT 25,618 November 17 6:00 p.m. at Texas A&M* Kyle FieldCollege Station, TX ESPN2 L 20–41 97,584 November 24 2:00 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN ESPN3 L 3–27 14,411 December 1 1:30 p.m. at Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN (C-USA Championship Game) CBSSN W 27–25 15,806 December 18 6:00 p.m. vs. Northern Illinois* FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl) ESPN W 37–13 22,614 *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time
Listed in the order that they were released
Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy Lee Dufour C JR Maxwell Award Spencer Brown RB SO Doak Walker Award Spencer Brown RB SO John Mackey Award Logan Scott TE SR Wuerffel Trophy Craig Kanyangarara LB SR Walter Camp Award Spencer Brown RB SO Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award A.J. Erdely QB SR Manning Award A.J. Erdely QB SR
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blazers having one player selected.
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blazers predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 Blazers 7 21 10 14 52
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Blazers 14 10 0 0 24 Chanticleers 7 13 7 20 47
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Green Wave 0 7 14 3 24 Blazers 7 14 3 7 31
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49ers 0 0 0 7 7 Blazers 14 7 0 7 28
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Blazers 0 7 7 14 28 Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 7
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Blazers 14 14 14 0 42 Owls 0 0 0 0 0
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Mean Green 7 14 0 0 21 Blazers 3 7 9 10 29
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Blazers 10 0 2 7 19 Miners 0 0 0 0 0
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Roadrunners 3 0 0 0 3 Blazers 21 17 7 7 52
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Golden Eagles 7 6 0 7 3 23 Blazers 0 7 13 0 6 26
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Blazers 7 0 0 13 20 Aggies 14 10 10 7 41
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Blazers 3 0 0 0 3 Blue Raiders 0 13 7 7 27
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Blazers 3 21 0 3 27 Blue Raiders 13 3 6 3 25
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Huskies 7 3 3 0 13 Blazers 10 17 10 0 37
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