1998 UAB Blazers football team
| 1998 UAB Blazers football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–7 |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Clay (2nd season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Legion Field Hoover Metropolitan Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Notre Dame | – | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | – | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Louisiana | – | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | 4 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy | – | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southwestern Louisiana | – | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the eighth team fielded by the school. Led by fourth-year head coach Watson Brown, the Blazers compiled a record of 4–7 in their third season at the NCAA Division I-A level. UAB played five home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and one home game at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Nebraska | L 7–38 | 75,921 | [1] | ||
| September 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee Tech | W 38–6 | 18,500 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | 6:00 p.m. | Kansas |
| L 37–39 4OT | 30,543 | [3] | |
| October 3 | 6:00 p.m. | Southwestern Louisiana |
| W 24–13 | 14,217 | [4] | |
| October 10 | 2:30 p.m. | at East Carolina | FSN | L 7–26 | 31,002 | [5] | |
| October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | L 23–54 | 13,876 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 Virginia Tech |
| L 0–41 | 31,897 | [7] | |
| October 31 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northeast Louisiana | L 14–20 | 11,886 | [8] | ||
| November 7 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 2 Tennessee | PPV | L 13–37 | 106,508 | [9] | |
| November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee State |
| W 26–17 | 10,263 | [10] | |
| November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee–Martin | W 48–17 | 3,571 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ Hambleton, Ken (September 6, 1998). "Rough start turns into rout". Lincoln Journal Star. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UAB beats Tenn. Tech". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hill, Jayhawks outlast UAB in four overtimes". The Wichita Eagle. September 27, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blazers edge Cajuns". Daily World. October 4, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith leaves UAB in his dust". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 11, 1998. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech 54, Ala.–Birmingham 23". The Selma Times-Journal. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hokies blank Blazers, 41–0". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Indians get past Blazers". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Scenario may suit 8–0 Vols". Johnson City Press. November 8, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MTSU falls short in finale". The Daily News-Journal. November 15, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UAB storms back in 2nd half for win". The Anniston Star. November 22, 1998. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.