1999 UAB Blazers football team

1999 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–6 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Sullivan (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLegion Field
1999 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Miss $   6 – 0     9 – 3  
East Carolina   4 – 2     9 – 3  
Louisville   4 – 2     7 – 5  
  4 – 2     5 – 6  
Memphis   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Houston   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Army   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Tulane   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Cincinnati   0 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the Conference USA (C-USA) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Watson Brown, the Blazers complied an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in C-USA. UAB played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

The 1999 season was UAB's first as a member of a conference.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 42:30 p.m.at Missouri*
FSNL 28–3150,356[1]
September 111:00 p.m.at No. 11 Virginia Tech*
L 10–3151,907[2]
September 256:00 p.m.Houston
W 29–1028,573[3]
October 26:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 47–018,762[4]
October 96:00 p.m.Memphis
L 14–3818,176[5]
October 162:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
W 24–21 OT17,033[6]
October 232:30 p.m.at Wake Forest*
L 3–4720,578[7]
October 301:00 p.m.at Louisville
L 14–2334,786[8]
November 61:00 p.m.No. 17 East Carolina
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 36–1718,062[9]
November 131:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 20–4118,672[10]
November 205:00 p.m.at Tulane
W 23–20 OT18,592[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

  1. ^ "Black helps Missouri withstand scare". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 5, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech defense smothers UAB". Daily Press. September 12, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UAB drops Houston for C-USA win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blazers defeat Indians, 47–0". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tiger FGs, tricks surprise UAB". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UC can't catch a break, falls in OT". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UAB suffers worst loss since joining I-A". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Records take bigger lickin' than Redman". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blazers surprise No. 18 East Carolina at Legion Field". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rattay sizzles, Blazers fizzle in rout". The Anniston Star. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "OT field goal lifts Blazers past Green Wave in finale". The Daily Advertiser. November 21, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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