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American college football season
The 2002 UAB Blazers football team represented the
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the
college football
season of 2002, and was the twelfth team fielded by the school. The Blazers'
head coach was
Watson Brown, who entered his eighth 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 seventh season at the I-A level, and fourth affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–7 (4–4 C-USA).
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 6
Florida* | |
PPV | L 3–51 | 85,575 |
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September 7 | 6:00 p.m. |
Troy State* | | | W 27–26 | 22,203 |
[3] |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. |
Pittsburgh* | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| | L 20–26 | 15,027 |
[4] |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at
Louisiana–Lafayette* | | | L 0–34 | 19,616 |
[5] |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. |
Memphis | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)
| | W 31–17 | 14,179 |
[6] |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. |
Houston | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| | W 51–34 | 13,897 |
[7] |
October 19 | 2:30 p.m. | at
Tulane | | | L 14–35 | 19,343 |
[8] |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Army | | | W 29–26 | 35,804 |
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November 9 | 2:00 p.m. |
Southern Miss | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
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CSS | L 13–20 | 19,698 |
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November 16 | 2:00 p.m. |
East Carolina | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| | W 36–29 | 13,678 |
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November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at
Louisville | | | L 21–41 | 35,261 |
[12] |
November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Cincinnati | | | L 23–31 | 9,606 |
[13] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in
Central time
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Roster
2002 UAB Blazers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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DE
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96
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Hassan McKeithan
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Sr
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DT
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97
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Marvin Nickson
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Sr
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DE
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98
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James Malone
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Sr
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
-
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2002-11-07
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References
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"2002 UAB football schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
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"Same old Gators, Zook's debut has a Spurrier look". The Tampa Tribune. September 1, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Trojans can't overcome errors". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Make good, Panthers overcome special-teams blunder to avoid upset". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 15, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Singing in the rain, Cajuns allow Bustle to enjoy winning note". The Daily Advertiser. September 22, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Blazers blister lifeless Tigers". The Commercial Appeal. September 29, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UAB outscores Houston 51–34". Victoria Advocate. October 13, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tulane uses big plays to upend Blazers". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Army blows late lead". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 27, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"USM wins third straight against UAB". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 10, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"UAB defeats East Carolina". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 17, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"U of L rushes back into title picture". The Courier-Journal. November 24, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Bearcats one win from bowl". The Cincinnati Enquirer. December 1, 2002. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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