American college football season
The 2006 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the sixteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his twelfth season, and subsequently final 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 eleventh season at the I-A level, and eighth affiliated with a conference with a record of 3–9 (2–6 C-USA).
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Oklahoma* | | TBS | L 17–24 | 84,555 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina | | | W 17–12 | 23,116 |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Georgia* | | | L 0–34 | 92,746 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi State* | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| | L 10–16 OT | 36,104 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Troy*![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| | W 21–3 | 32,818 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Memphis | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)
| | W 35–29 | 20,644 |
October 14 | 6:30 p.m. | at Rice | | CSTV | L 33–34 | 10,153 |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Marshall | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| | L 24–31 | 12,344 |
October 31 | 6:30 p.m. | at SMU | | ESPN2 | L 9–22 | 13,125 |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | UTEP | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| ESPN2 | L 17–36 | 13,809 |
November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss | | CSTV | L 20–25 | 27,749 |
November 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at UCF | | | L 22–31 | 23,755 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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[1]
Game summaries[]
Oklahoma[]
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
UAB
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0
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7
|
10
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0 |
17 |
Oklahoma
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7
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0
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14
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3 |
24 |
[2]
East Carolina[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
East Carolina
|
3
|
0
|
3
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6 |
12 |
UAB
|
0
|
10
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
[2]
Georgia[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
UAB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Georgia
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7
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3
|
10
|
14 |
34 |
[2]
Mississippi State[]
UAB and Mississippi State during the game at Legion Field.
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1
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2
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3
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4 | OT |
Total |
Mississippi State
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0
|
3
|
0
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7 | 6 |
16 |
UAB
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
3 | 0 |
10 |
[2]
Troy[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Troy
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0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
UAB
|
14
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
[2]
Memphis[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Memphis
|
10
|
7
|
9
|
3 |
29 |
UAB
|
7
|
14
|
14
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0 |
35 |
[2]
Rice[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
UAB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Rice
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Marshall[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Marshall
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
UAB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
SMU[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
UAB
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
3 |
9 |
SMU
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
15 |
22 |
[2]
UTEP[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
UTEP
|
3
|
13
|
6
|
14 |
36 |
UAB
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
[2]
Southern Miss[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
UAB
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
20 |
20 |
Southern Miss
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0
|
16
|
7
|
2 |
25 |
[2]
UCF[]
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
UAB
|
0
|
3
|
10
|
9 |
22 |
UCF
|
14
|
3
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0
|
7 |
24 |
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References[]
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries |
- Bowl games
- Memphis: Battle for the Bones
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Culture & lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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