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The 1996 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season , and was the sixth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown , who entered his second season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham , Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent . The Blazers would finish their inaugural season at the I-A level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).
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Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source August 31 5:30 p.m. at No. 16 Auburn L 0–2980,645 [1]
September 7 6:00 p.m. at Maryland L 15–3930,057 [2]
September 14 6:00 p.m. Arkansas State W 42–1718,236 [3]
September 21 6:00 p.m. Jacksonville State Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 24–1719,567 [4]
October 5 6:00 p.m. No. 16 (I-AA ) Western Kentucky Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 24–014,107 [5]
October 19 1:00 p.m. Southwestern Louisiana Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 39–2916,327 [6]
October 26 6:00 p.m. at Louisiana Tech L 31–3511,320 [7]
November 2 1:00 p.m. at Vanderbilt L 15–3130,153 [8]
November 9 1:00 p.m. UCF Legion Field Birmingham, AL L 13–3512,500 [9]
November 16 1:00 p.m. Cincinnati Legion Field Birmingham, AL L 14–3415,000 [10]
November 21 6:30 p.m. Charleston Southern Legion Field Birmingham, AL W 49–136,500 [11]
Roster
1996 UAB Blazers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
FB
2
Keith Roland
Sr
WR
3
Marcel Rachel
Jr
RB
5
Robert Davis
Sr
WR
6
Ernest Ross
Fr
RB
7
Mark Lynch
So
QB
8
Rodney Hudson
Sr
WR
9
Omar Parker
So
QB
10
Kevin Drake
Jr
QB
11
Lee Carter
So
QB
12
Lee Jolly
Fr
TE
92
Brandon E Lloyd
Fr
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
P
13
Kevin Tatarek
Sr
K
87
Jake Arians
Fr
K
92
Lee Miller
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1996-12-25
References
^ "Holmes' 5 field goals carry Auburn past stubborn UAB" . The Montgomery Advertiser . September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Maryland roughs up UAB, 39–15" . The Baltimore Sun . September 8, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UAB topples Indians in error-filled game" . The Commercial Appeal . September 15, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Blazers hand JSU 3rd straight loss" . The Anniston Star . September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "UAB runs roughshod over W. Kentucky 24–0" . The Courier-Journal . October 6, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cajuns burned by UAB blaze" . The Daily Advertiser . October 20, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Louisiana Tech 35, Ala.–Birmingham 31" . The Montgomery Advertiser . October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "VU offense clicks just like in the days of Brown" . The Tennessean . November 3, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Knights prove they can be winners in Division I-A" . The Orlando Sentinel . November 10, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Winning season in sight for Bearcats" . The Cincinnati Enquirer . November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Sanders runs through Charleston Southern 49–13" . The State . November 22, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
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