2012 UAB Blazers football team

The 2012 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by first year head coach Garrick McGee and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. The 2012 squad finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9 overall, 2–6 in the C-USA).[1]

2012 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2012 record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Garrick McGee (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Brohm (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Johnson (1st season)
Home stadium	Legion Field (Capacity: 71,594)

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 a.m.	Troy*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	L 29–39	28,612
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at No. 9 South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECRN	L 6–49	77,963
September 22	11:00 a.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 15–29	105,019
September 29	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 42–49	13,196
October 6	2:00 p.m.	SE Louisiana*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 52–3	16,212
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	L 17–39	25,242
October 20	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	L 35–42	12,403
October 27	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 45–55	12,531
November 3	6:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS/CSNH	W 27–19	22,874
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Marshall	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS/CSNH	W 38–31	11,981
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Memphis	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		L 9–46	9,219
November 24	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	FSN	L 24–49	28,602
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	7	15	7	39
Blazers	0	7	16	6	29

See also: 2012 Troy Trojans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2011	TROY, 24–23

@ South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	3	0	0	6
#9 Gamecocks	7	14	14	14	49

See also: 2012 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2008	SOCAR, 26–13

@ Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	6	6	0	3	15
Buckeyes	0	21	0	8	29

See also: 2012 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	14	7	7	49
Blazers	14	7	7	14	42

See also: 2012 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2011	TULSA, 37–20

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	0	0	3
Blazers	21	10	7	14	52

See also: 2012 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	3	0	7	17
Cougars	10	6	20	3	39

See also: 2012 Houston Cougars football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2011	HOU, 56–13

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	14	15	42
Blazers	0	14	7	14	35

See also: 2012 East Carolina Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2011	ECU, 28–23

@ Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	10	14	14	45
Green Wave	14	17	7	17	55

See also: 2012 Tulane Green Wave football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2011	TUL, 49–10

@ Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	14	13	27
Golden Eagles	0	16	3	0	19

See also: 2012 UAB Blazers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–9	2011	UAB, 34–31

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	7	17	31
Blazers	14	10	7	7	38

See also: 2012 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2011	MARSH, 59–14

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	21	7	3	15	46
Blazers	0	3	0	6	9

See also: 2012 Memphis Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–4	2011	UAB, 41–35

@ UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	10	7	7	24
Knights	14	21	7	7	49

See also: 2012 UCF Knights football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	2011	UAB, 26–24

References

1. Champlin, Drew (November 24, 2012). "Perry provides spark, but UAB falls to UCF". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama: AL.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.