2001 UAB Blazers football team

The 2001 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2001, and was the eleventh team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his seventh 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 sixth season at the I-A level, and their third affiliated with a conference with a record of 6–5 (5–2 C-USA).

2001 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2001 record	6–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach	Watson Brown (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Sullivan (3rd season)
Home stadium	Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

2001 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 17 Louisville $		6	–	1					11	–	2
Cincinnati		5	–	2					7	–	5
UAB		5	–	2					6	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	2					6	–	6
Southern Miss		4	–	3					6	–	5
TCU		4	–	3					6	–	6
Memphis		3	–	4					5	–	6
Army		2	–	5					3	–	8
Tulane		1	–	6					3	–	9
Houston		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:05 p.m.	Montana State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	W 41–13	20,000
September 8	5:30 p.m.	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 7–29	79,388
September 22	4:00 p.m.	Army	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 55–3	25,000
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS	L 0–3	29,782
October 6	5:00 p.m.	at UCF*	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	CSS	L 7–24	30,820
October 13	4:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 17–31	14,417
October 20	4:00 p.m.	Tulane	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 34–27	16,291
October 27	1:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)	WABM	W 17–14	25,462
November 10	4:00 p.m.	TCU	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 38–17	16,972
November 17	7:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		W 43–21	11,647
December 1	1:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA		L 6–24	40,855
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Game Summaries

Montana State

See also: Montana State Bobcats football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Montana State	0	10	3	0	13
UAB	7	10	17	7	41

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Florida State

See also: 2001 Florida State Seminoles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	7	0	7
Florida State	3	10	13	3	29

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Army

See also: Army Black Knights football

	1	2	3	4	Total
Army	3	0	0	0	3
UAB	14	20	14	7	55

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Southern Miss

See also: 2001 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	0	0
Southern Miss	0	3	0	0	3

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UCF

See also: 2001 UCF Golden Knights football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	3	0	3
UCF	0	3	14	7	24

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Cincinnati

See also: 2001 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cincinnati	0	14	14	3	31
UAB	10	0	7	0	17

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Tulane

See also: 2001 Tulane Green Wave football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tulane	0	10	14	3	27
UAB	10	7	7	10	34

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Memphis

See also: 2001 Memphis Tigers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	10	7	0	17
Memphis	7	0	0	7	14

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TCU

See also: 2001 TCU Horned Frogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
TCU	0	3	0	14	17
UAB	0	14	10	14	38

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Houston

See also: 2001 Houston Cougars football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	14	6	7	16	43
Houston	7	0	14	0	21

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Pittsburgh

See also: 2001 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	3	3	0	6
Pittsburgh	14	10	0	0	24

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Roster

2001 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Maurice Gallery Sr QB 2 Jeff Aaron  Sr WR 3 Travis Johnson  Sr QB 4 Darrell Hackney Fr WR 5 Willie Quinnie Jr WR 6 Charles Griffin So WR 7 Kenny Borders  Jr WR 9 T. J. Simmons Jr QB 13 Tommy Babakitis So QB 14 Thomas Cox  Jr WR 22 Roddy White Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 10 Rod Taylor Sr SS 15 Andrew Kopecky Sr DE 46 Bryan Thomas Sr DT 89 Eddie Freeman Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Watson Brown Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2001-11-07

References

1. "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 19, 2008.
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4. "UAB Football Game Report: Army vs UAB (Sep 22, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
5. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Southern Miss (Sep 29, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
6. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs UCF (Oct 6, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
7. "UAB Football Game Report: Cincinnati vs UAB (Oct 13, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
8. "UAB Football Game Report: Tulane vs UAB (Oct 20, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
9. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Memphis (Oct 27, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
10. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs TCU (Nov 10, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
11. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Houston (Nov 18, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.
12. "UAB Football Game Report: UAB vs Pittsburgh (Dec 1, 2001)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved September 22, 2008.