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
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2002 record	5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Watson Brown (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Sullivan (4th season)
Home stadium	Legion 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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL	PPV	L 3–51	85,575
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Troy State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 27–26	22,203
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 20–26	15,027
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA		L 0–34	19,616
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Memphis	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		W 31–17	14,179
October 12	2:00 p.m.	Houston	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 51–34	13,897
October 19	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 14–35	19,343
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 29–26	35,804
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	L 13–20	19,698
November 16	2:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 36–29	13,678
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 21–41	35,261
November 30	2:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		L 23–31	9,606
*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. # Name Class 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. # Name Class DE 96 Hassan McKeithan Sr DT 97 Marvin Nickson Sr DE 98 James Malone 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: 2002-11-07

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.