2019 UAB Blazers football team explained

Year:	2019
Team:	UAB Blazers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Conference USA
Short Conf:	C-USA
Division:	West Division
Record:	9–5
Conf Record:	6–2
Hc Year:	4th
Oc Year:	3rd
Def Coach:	David Reeves
Dc Year:	3rd
Champion:	C-USA West Division co-champion
Bowl Result:	L 17–31 vs. Appalachian State

The 2019 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clark.

Preseason

CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blazers predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.^[1]

West Division
1	North Texas (20)
2	Southern Miss (4)
3	Louisiana Tech
4	UAB (2)
5	UTSA
6	Rice
7	UTEP

Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA^[2]

All-CUSA Offense! Position! Player! Class

RB

Spencer Brown

Jr.

All-CUSA Defense! Position! Player! Class

DL

Garrett Marino

Sr.

All-CUSA Special Teams! Position! Player! Class

No players were selected

Schedule

UAB announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019.^[3] The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.^[4]

Game summaries

Alabama State

See also: 2019 Alabama State Hornets football team.

At Akron

See also: 2019 Akron Zips football team.

South Alabama

See also: 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team.

At Western Kentucky

See also: 2019 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team.

Rice

See also: 2019 Rice Owls football team.

At UTSA

See also: 2019 UTSA Roadrunners football team.

Old Dominion

See also: 2019 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.

At Tennessee

See also: 2019 Tennessee Volunteers football team.

At Southern Miss

See also: 2019 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.

UTEP

See also: 2019 UTEP Miners football team.

Louisiana Tech

See also: 2019 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.

At North Texas

See also: 2019 North Texas Mean Green football team.

At Florida Atlantic (C-USA Championship game)

See also: 2019 Florida Atlantic Owls football team and 2019 Conference USA Football Championship Game.

Vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl)

See also: 2019 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team and 2019 New Orleans Bowl.

Notes and References

1. Web site: FB: Preseason Media Poll. 16 July 2019 .
2. Web site: FB: 2019 Coaches Preseason Awards. www.conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. July 15, 2019. July 24, 2019.
3. Web site: UAB Football Announces Complete 2019 Schedule. University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 10, 2019. January 20, 2019.
4. Web site: 2019 UAB Blazers Football Schedule. FB Schedules. January 20, 2019.