Uab Blazers College Football Tickets Available
Alabama is more than sweet homes. This is the home of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers. They are an NCAA Division I Footbal Bowl Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-A). They are competing members of the East Division of Conference USA. Their home games are played in the Legion Field, an off campus stadium with a capacity of 71,594.
The Blazers origins started in 1989, where UAB began with the play of an organized football club. After two years a football club team, then UAB President Charles McCallum and Atheltic director Gene Bartow announced then that the university will be competing as an NCAA Division III team in the fall of 1991, with Kim Hilver as the first head coach.
The 1993 season marked a big difference for the UAB Blazers. During this time, an NCAA ruling has resulted in reclassifying the UAB Blazers under a I-AA team after only a pair of seasons in the Division III level.
The 1995 season, however, marked the Blazers first all time victory over a Division I-A opponent on the road against a North Texas squad with a final score of 19-14. From 93-95, UAB competed as a Division I-AA independent squad. Before their jump to a Division I-A category team in the 1996 season, they complied a 21-12 overall record.
Watson Brown, the ultimate face of the coaching team of the Blazer for over a span of twelve years, resignes on December of 2006. The search for a new head coach came down to former Alabama player and Georgia offensive coordinator Neil Callaway.
Milestones and Achievements
Though lacking in tradition, the University of Alabama in Birmingham has not lacked the skill and the might needed to topple down traditions of football teams. Since their move from up to Division I-A, UAB has made it a point to play many of college footballs traditional powers. They kicked off the new millennium by achieving a momentous victory against LSU in Baton Rouge. Also in 2004, they earned their first bowl trip the Hawaii bowl.
Current Quarterbacks in the Roster
Joe Webb, Joseph Bento, Randal Lewis.
UAB Blazers Recent News
The Blazers have just recently set the Louisiana Stadium after their scorching 41-24 victory over Conference USA foe Tulane just this Sunday afternoon. Quarterback Joe Webb has the hottest streak as he ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns to cement the win. Webb completed 15 of his 21 passes for 154 yards, has scored on runs of 31, three and one yard for the Blazers with a record of 3-7, 2-4 in Conference USA. The Blazers are heating up as well as senior cornerback Kevin Sanders had two interceptions on that day, too.
This is a very important win for the Blazers as this ultimately erased their memories of the loss against South Mississippi two weeks ago. Expect a huge crowd to gather in at Legion Field as the Blazers are set to play their final home game of the season next Saturday as they host East Carolina. Game time is set at 6:00pm and will be televised locally by TV Station CSS.
The Blazers origins started in 1989, where UAB began with the play of an organized football club. After two years a football club team, then UAB President Charles McCallum and Atheltic director Gene Bartow announced then that the university will be competing as an NCAA Division III team in the fall of 1991, with Kim Hilver as the first head coach.
The 1993 season marked a big difference for the UAB Blazers. During this time, an NCAA ruling has resulted in reclassifying the UAB Blazers under a I-AA team after only a pair of seasons in the Division III level.
The 1995 season, however, marked the Blazers first all time victory over a Division I-A opponent on the road against a North Texas squad with a final score of 19-14. From 93-95, UAB competed as a Division I-AA independent squad. Before their jump to a Division I-A category team in the 1996 season, they complied a 21-12 overall record.
Watson Brown, the ultimate face of the coaching team of the Blazer for over a span of twelve years, resignes on December of 2006. The search for a new head coach came down to former Alabama player and Georgia offensive coordinator Neil Callaway.
Milestones and Achievements
Though lacking in tradition, the University of Alabama in Birmingham has not lacked the skill and the might needed to topple down traditions of football teams. Since their move from up to Division I-A, UAB has made it a point to play many of college footballs traditional powers. They kicked off the new millennium by achieving a momentous victory against LSU in Baton Rouge. Also in 2004, they earned their first bowl trip the Hawaii bowl.
Current Quarterbacks in the Roster
Joe Webb, Joseph Bento, Randal Lewis.
UAB Blazers Recent News
The Blazers have just recently set the Louisiana Stadium after their scorching 41-24 victory over Conference USA foe Tulane just this Sunday afternoon. Quarterback Joe Webb has the hottest streak as he ran for 130 yards and three touchdowns to cement the win. Webb completed 15 of his 21 passes for 154 yards, has scored on runs of 31, three and one yard for the Blazers with a record of 3-7, 2-4 in Conference USA. The Blazers are heating up as well as senior cornerback Kevin Sanders had two interceptions on that day, too.
This is a very important win for the Blazers as this ultimately erased their memories of the loss against South Mississippi two weeks ago. Expect a huge crowd to gather in at Legion Field as the Blazers are set to play their final home game of the season next Saturday as they host East Carolina. Game time is set at 6:00pm and will be televised locally by TV Station CSS.
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