American college football season
The 2017 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by second-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama . They finished the season 8–5, 6–2 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place in the West Division. They received an invitation to the Bahamas Bowl , where they lost to Ohio .
The 2017 season marked the return of UAB football after a two-year hiatus following the elimination of the program in December 2014 and its subsequent reinstatement in July 2015.[ 1]
The 2017 Spring Game took place at Legion Field, on April 1, at 1:00 p.m., and the Green team, composed of starters, defeated the Gold team 49–7 before 7,822 fans.[ 2] [ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 2 2:30 p.m. Alabama A&M * Stadium W 38–745,212 September 9 2:00 p.m. at Ball State * ESPN3 L 31–5111,555 September 16 11:00 a.m. Coastal Carolina * Legion Field Birmingham, AL WBRC-TV W 30–2324,789 September 23 5:30 p.m. at North Texas beIN L 43–4620,142 October 7 3:00 p.m. Louisiana Tech Legion Field Birmingham, AL CUSA.TV W 23–2227,213 October 14 5:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Legion Field Birmingham, AL beIN W 25–2325,309 October 21 5:30 p.m. at Charlotte beIN L 24–25 OT 11,889 October 28 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss CUSA.TV W 30–1219,101 November 4 2:00 p.m. Rice Legion Field Birmingham, AL CUSA.TV W 52–2121,224 November 11 6:00 p.m. at UTSA CUSA.TV W 24–1920,076 November 18 3:00 p.m. at Florida * SECN L 7–3684,649 November 25 12:00 p.m. UTEP Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 28–714,505 December 22 11:30 a.m. vs. Ohio * ESPN L 6–4113,585
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1 2 3 4 Total ALA&M Bulldogs 0 7 0 0 7 Blazers 7 3 14 14 38
1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 3 14 7 7 31 Cardinals 7 14 17 13 51
1 2 3 4 Total Chanticleers 2 3 8 10 23 Blazers 13 3 7 7 30
1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 7 15 14 43 Mean Green 10 20 7 9 46
1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 7 3 0 12 22 Blazers 13 3 0 7 23
1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 10 10 3 0 23 Blazers 9 13 0 3 25
1 2 3 4 OT Total Blazers 0 14 3 0 7 24 49ers 0 0 7 10 8 25
1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 0 6 17 30 Golden Eagles 9 3 0 0 12
1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 7 0 14 21 Blazers 21 21 7 3 52
1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 14 7 0 3 24 Roadrunners 3 3 0 13 19
1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 0 0 0 7 7 Gators 6 13 14 3 36
1 2 3 4 Total Miners 7 0 0 0 7 Blazers 3 11 14 0 28
Vs. Ohio–Bahamas Bowl[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 0 3 3 0 6 Bobcats 13 14 14 0 41
^ "UAB to reinstate football for 2017 season" . ESPN.com . July 21, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2017 . ^ "UAB's spring football game to air on TV in Birmingham" . AL.com . March 10, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017 . ^ "UAB starters dominate in spring football game" . AL.com . April 1, 2017. Retrieved April 4, 2017 . ^ Champlin, Drew (January 26, 2017). "UAB's 2017 football schedule released" . AL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017 . ^ "2017 UAB Blazers Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved August 18, 2017 .
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