Jump to content

Main menu Navigation ●Main page ●Contents ●Current events ●Random article ●About Wikipedia ●Contact us ●Donate Contribute ●Help ●Learn to edit ●Community portal ●Recent changes ●Upload file

●Create account ●Log in ●Create account ● Log in Pages for logged out editors learn more ●Contributions ●Talk

(Top) 1 Schedule 2 References

2021 UAB Blazers football team

Add links ●Article ●Talk ●Read ●Edit ●View history Tools Actions ●Read ●Edit ●View history General ●What links here ●Related changes ●Upload file ●Special pages ●Permanent link ●Page information ●Cite this page ●Get shortened URL ●Download QR code ●Wikidata item Print/export ●Download as PDF ●Printable version Appearance From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2021 UAB Blazers football

Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 31–28 vs. BYU
Conference	Conference USA
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Bill Clark (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Bryant Vincent (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	David Reeves (5th season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Protective Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

2021 Conference USA football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Western Kentuckyxy	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 champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2021 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers played their home games at the newly opened Protective StadiuminBirmingham, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (CUSA). The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Bill Clark.

Schedule

[edit]

UAB announced its 2021 football schedule on January 27, 2021.^[1]^[2] The 2021 schedule consisted of 5 home and 6 away games in the regular season, as well as 1 neutral site game.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:30 p.m.	vs. No. 10(FCS) Jacksonville State*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (Montgomery Kickoff)	ESPN	W 31–0	9,122
September 11	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	ESPN2	L 7–56	92,746
September 18	6:30 p.m.	atNorth Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	Stadium	W 40–6	17,731
September 25	7:00 p.m.	atTulane*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	W 28–21	16,023
October 2	6:00 p.m.	Liberty*	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	L 12–36	37,167
October 9	2:30 p.m.	Florida Atlantic	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	Stadium	W 31–14	25,191
October 16	2:30 p.m.	atSouthern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	Stadium	W 34–0	21,514
October 23	2:30 p.m.	Rice	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	L 24–30	24,845
November 6	11:00 a.m.	Louisiana Tech	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	W 52–38	21,261
November 13	2:30 p.m.	atMarshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	CBSSN	W 21–14	19,329
November 20	2:30 p.m.	at No. 22UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN+	L 31–34	35,147
November 26	1:00 p.m.	UTEP	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	ESPN+	W 42–25	19,683
December 18	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 13BYU*	Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ABC	W 31–28	26,276
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 2) - Released prior to game All times are in Central time

^[1]^[3]

References

[edit]

^ ^a ^b "UAB Football releases 2021 Schedule". WBRC. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

^ "UAB Football Releases Complete 2021 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

^ "2021 UAB Blazers Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved January 30, 2021.

v t e UAB Blazers football
Venues	Legion Field (1991–2014, 2017–2020) Protective Stadium (2021–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Memphis: Battle for the Bones
Culture & lore	Blaze
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015–2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

This college football 2020s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2021_UAB_Blazers_football_team&oldid=1228506649" Categories: ●2021 Conference USA football season ●UAB Blazers football seasons ●Independence Bowl champion seasons ●2021 in sports in Alabama ●College football 2020s season stubs Hidden categories: ●Articles with short description ●Short description matches Wikidata ●Use mdy dates from August 2023 ●Pages using CFB schedule with an unlinked gamename ●Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters ●All stub articles ●This page was last edited on 11 June 2024, at 16:23 (UTC). ●Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 4.0; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. ●Privacy policy ●About Wikipedia ●Disclaimers ●Contact Wikipedia ●Code of Conduct ●Developers ●Statistics ●Cookie statement ●Mobile view