2002 UAB Blazers football team

The 2002 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2002, and was the twelfth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his eighth 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 seventh season at the I-A level, and fourth affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–7 (4–4 C-USA).

2002 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2002 record5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coachWatson Brown (8th season)
Offensive coordinatorPat Sullivan (4th season)
Home stadiumLegion Field
(Capacity: 83,091)
2002 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 23 TCU +  6 2     10 2  
Cincinnati +  6 2     7 7  
Louisville  5 3     7 6  
Southern Miss  5 3     7 6  
Tulane  4 4     8 5  
UAB  4 4     5 7  
East Carolina  4 4     4 8  
Houston  3 5     5 7  
Memphis  2 6     3 9  
Army  1 7     1 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.at No. 6 Florida*PPVL 3–5185,575
September 76:00 p.m.Troy State*W 27–2622,203
September 146:00 p.m.Pittsburgh*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 20–2615,027
September 216:00 p.m.at Louisiana–Lafayette*L 0–3419,616
September 286:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)
W 31–1714,179
October 122:00 p.m.Houston
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 51–3413,897
October 192:30 p.m.at TulaneL 14–3519,343
October 2612:00 p.m.at ArmyW 29–2635,804
November 92:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CSSL 13–2019,698
November 162:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 36–2913,678
November 2312:00 p.m.at Louisville
L 21–4135,261
November 302:00 p.m.at CincinnatiL 23–319,606
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Roster

2002 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 4 Darrell Hackney  Fr
WR 5 Willie Quinnie Sr
WR 7 Kenny Borders  Sr
WR 9 T. J. Simmons Sr
WR 10 Roddy White So
QB 13 Matt Johnson  Fr
QB 14 Thomas Cox  Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 96 Hassan McKeithan Sr
DT 97 Marvin Nickson Sr
DE 98 James Malone Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-11-07

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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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