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2001 UAB Blazers football
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record6–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pat Sullivan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Christophel (1st as DC, 6th overall season)
Home stadium Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons
←  2000
2002 →
2001 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Louisville $   6 – 1     11 – 2  
Cincinnati   5 – 2     7 – 5  
UAB   5 – 2     6 – 5  
East Carolina   5 – 2     6 – 6  
Southern Miss   4 – 3     6 – 5  
TCU   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Memphis   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Army   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Tulane   1 – 6     3 – 9  
Houston   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2001, and was the eleventh team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his seventh 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 sixth season at the I-A level, and their third affiliated with a conference with a record of 6–5 (5–2 C-USA). [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:05 p.m. Montana State*
 CSSW 41–1320,000 [2]
September 85:30 p.m.at Florida State*
 ESPN2L 7–2979,388 [3]
September 224:00 p.m. Army
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 55–325,000 [4]
September 296:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
CSSL 0–329,782 [5]
October 65:00 p.m.at UCF*
CSSL 7–2430,820 [6]
October 134:00 p.m. Cincinnati
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 17–3114,417 [7]
October 204:00 p.m. Tulanedagger
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 34–2716,291 [8]
October 271:00 p.m.at Memphis
 WABMW 17–1425,462 [9]
November 104:00 p.m. TCU
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 38–1716,972 [10]
November 177:00 p.m.at Houston
W 43–2111,647 [11]
December 11:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
L 6–2440,855 [12]

Roster

2001 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Maurice Gallery Sr
QB 2 Jeff Aaron  Sr
WR 3 Travis Johnson  Sr
QB 4 Darrell Hackney Fr
WR 5 Willie Quinnie Jr
WR 6 Charles Griffin So
WR 7 Kenny Borders  Jr
WR 9 T. J. Simmons Jr
QB 13 Tommy Babakitis So
QB 14 Thomas Cox  Jr
WR 22 Roddy White Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 10 Rod Taylor Sr
SS 15 Andrew Kopecky Sr
DE 46 Bryan Thomas Sr
DT 89 Eddie Freeman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-11-07

References

  1. ^ "2001 UAB football schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "UAB blazes past Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. August 31, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FSU wears out UAB". News-Press. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lopsided loss for Army". The Journal News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "USM defense goes distance for 3–0 shutout of salty UAB". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Defense rules in UCF win". The Orlando Sentinel. October 7, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UC 3–0 in Conference USA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UAB turns back Tulane's rally". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UAB shuts down Memphis in fourth quarter". The Jackson Sun. October 28, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TCU bowl hopes fading". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Blazers bowl eligible after beating Houston". The Anniston Star. November 18, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Surging Panthers land Tangerine Bowl bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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2001 UAB Blazers football
Conference Conference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record6–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Pat Sullivan (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Rick Christophel (1st as DC, 6th overall season)
Home stadium Legion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
Seasons
←  2000
2002 →
2001 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Louisville $   6 – 1     11 – 2  
Cincinnati   5 – 2     7 – 5  
UAB   5 – 2     6 – 5  
East Carolina   5 – 2     6 – 6  
Southern Miss   4 – 3     6 – 5  
TCU   4 – 3     6 – 6  
Memphis   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Army   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Tulane   1 – 6     3 – 9  
Houston   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2001, and was the eleventh team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his seventh 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 sixth season at the I-A level, and their third affiliated with a conference with a record of 6–5 (5–2 C-USA). [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:05 p.m. Montana State*
 CSSW 41–1320,000 [2]
September 85:30 p.m.at Florida State*
 ESPN2L 7–2979,388 [3]
September 224:00 p.m. Army
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 55–325,000 [4]
September 296:00 p.m.at Southern Miss
CSSL 0–329,782 [5]
October 65:00 p.m.at UCF*
CSSL 7–2430,820 [6]
October 134:00 p.m. Cincinnati
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 17–3114,417 [7]
October 204:00 p.m. Tulanedagger
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 34–2716,291 [8]
October 271:00 p.m.at Memphis
 WABMW 17–1425,462 [9]
November 104:00 p.m. TCU
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 38–1716,972 [10]
November 177:00 p.m.at Houston
W 43–2111,647 [11]
December 11:30 p.m.at Pittsburgh*
L 6–2440,855 [12]

Roster

2001 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Maurice Gallery Sr
QB 2 Jeff Aaron  Sr
WR 3 Travis Johnson  Sr
QB 4 Darrell Hackney Fr
WR 5 Willie Quinnie Jr
WR 6 Charles Griffin So
WR 7 Kenny Borders  Jr
WR 9 T. J. Simmons Jr
QB 13 Tommy Babakitis So
QB 14 Thomas Cox  Jr
WR 22 Roddy White Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 10 Rod Taylor Sr
SS 15 Andrew Kopecky Sr
DE 46 Bryan Thomas Sr
DT 89 Eddie Freeman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-11-07

References

  1. ^ "2001 UAB football schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "UAB blazes past Bobcats". Great Falls Tribune. August 31, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "FSU wears out UAB". News-Press. September 9, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lopsided loss for Army". The Journal News. September 23, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "USM defense goes distance for 3–0 shutout of salty UAB". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Defense rules in UCF win". The Orlando Sentinel. October 7, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UC 3–0 in Conference USA". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 14, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "UAB turns back Tulane's rally". The Courier-Journal. October 21, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UAB shuts down Memphis in fourth quarter". The Jackson Sun. October 28, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TCU bowl hopes fading". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 11, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Blazers bowl eligible after beating Houston". The Anniston Star. November 18, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Surging Panthers land Tangerine Bowl bid". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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