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2021 UAB Blazers football team
2021 UAB Blazers football team
The 2021 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 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Bill Clark in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in C-USA's West Division. UAB was invited to the Independence Bowl, where the Blazers defeated BYU. The team played home games at the newly-opened Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
| vte | Conf. | Overall | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky xy | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||
| Marshall | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Old Dominion | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Florida Atlantic | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
| Charlotte | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||
| FIU | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||
| UTSA xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||
| UAB | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||
| North Texas | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||
| UTEP | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||
| Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||
| Southern Miss | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||
| Championship: UTSA 49, Western Kentucky 41 | ||||||||||||
| $ – Conference championx – Division champion/co-championsy – Championship game participant |
The 2021 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 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Bill Clark in his sixth and final season as head coach, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in C-USA's West Division. UAB was invited to the Independence Bowl, where the Blazers defeated BYU. The team played home games at the newly-opened Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
UAB announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021. The 2021 schedule consisted of five home, six away, and one neutral site game in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. No. 10 (FCS) Jacksonville State* | Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL (Montgomery Kickoff) | ESPN | W 31–0 | 9,122 |
| September 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 2 Georgia* | Sanford StadiumAthens, GA | ESPN2 | L 7–56 | 92,746 |
| September 18 | 6:30 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | Stadium | W 40–6 | 17,731 |
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Tulane* | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPN+ | W 28–21 | 16,023 |
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | Liberty* | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | CBSSN | L 12–36 | 37,167 |
| October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | Stadium | W 31–14 | 25,191 |
| October 16 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | Stadium | W 34–0 | 21,514 |
| October 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Rice | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | L 24–30 | 24,845 |
| November 6 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana Tech | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | CBSSN | W 52–38 | 21,261 |
| November 13 | 2:30 p.m. | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV | CBSSN | W 21–14 | 19,329 |
| November 20 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 22 UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | L 31–34 | 35,147 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | UTEP | Protective StadiumBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 42–25 | 19,683 |
| December 18 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. No. 13 BYU* | Independence StadiumShreveport, LA (Independence Bowl) | ABC | W 31–28 | 26,276 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |
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