| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | UAB Blazers |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 11–3 |
| Conf Record: | 7–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Clark |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Off Coach: | Bryant Vincent |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Off Scheme: | Spread option |
| Def Coach: | David Reeves |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Scheme: | 3–3–5 |
| Stadium: | Legion Field |
| Champion: | C-USA Champion C-USA West Division champion Boca Raton Bowl champion |
| Conf Champ: | C-USA Championship Game, W 27–25 vs. Middle Tennessee |
| Bowl: | Boca Raton Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 37–13 vs. Northern Illinois |
The 2018 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by third-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the C-USA Championship Game where they defeated Middle Tennessee to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they defeated Northern Illinois to claim their first bowl win in program history.
On November 11, 2018, the Blazers made their first appearance in the Coaches' Poll at No. 25, marking the first time since 2004 they had been ranked in any of the major three polls.
Listed in the order that they were released
| Rimington Trophy[1] | Lee Dufour | C | JR | |
| Maxwell Award[2] | Spencer Brown | RB | SO | |
| Doak Walker Award[3] | Spencer Brown | RB | SO | |
| John Mackey Award[4] | Logan Scott | TE | SR | |
| Wuerffel Trophy[5] | Craig Kanyangarara | LB | SR | |
| Walter Camp Award[6] | Spencer Brown | RB | SO | |
| Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[7] | A.J. Erdely | QB | SR | |
| Manning Award[8] | A.J. Erdely | QB | SR |
Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blazers having one player selected.[9]
Offense
Spencer Brown – RB
Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blazers predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.[10]
| West Division | ||
| 1 | North Texas | |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | |
| 3 | UAB | |
| 4 | Southern Miss | |
| 5 | UTSA | |
| T–6 | Rice | |
| T–6 | UTEP | |
See also: 2018 Savannah State Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team.
See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team.
See also: 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team.
See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team.
See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team.
See also: 2018 UTEP Miners football team.
See also: 2018 UTSA Roadrunners football team.
See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team.
See also: 2018 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team and 2018 Conference USA Football Championship Game.
See also: 2018 Northern Illinois Huskies football team and 2018 Boca Raton Bowl.