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]
Previous season [ ] The Blazers last participated in a football season in 2014 .[2] [3] [4]
Spring Game [ ] 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.[5] [6]
Schedule [ ] 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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Game summaries [ ] Alabama A&M [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
ALA&M Bulldogs
0
7
0
0
7
Blazers
7
3
14
14
38
at Ball State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
3
14
7
7
31
Cardinals
7
14
17
13
51
Coastal Carolina [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Chanticleers
2
3
8
10
23
Blazers
13
3
7
7
30
at North Texas [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
7
7
15
14
43
Mean Green
10
20
7
9
46
Louisiana Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
7
3
0
12
22
Blazers
13
3
0
7
23
Middle Tennessee [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
10
10
3
0
23
Blazers
9
13
0
3
25
at Charlotte [ ]
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Blazers
0
14
3
0 7
24
49ers
0
0
7
10 8
25
at Southern Miss [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
7
0
6
17
30
Golden Eagles
9
3
0
0
12
Rice [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
0
7
0
14
21
Blazers
21
21
7
3
52
at UTSA [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
14
7
0
3
24
Roadrunners
3
3
0
13
19
at Florida [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
0
0
7
7
Gators
6
13
14
3
36
UTEP [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Miners
7
0
0
0
7
Blazers
3
11
14
0
28
vs. Ohio–Bahamas Bowl [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
3
3
0
6
Bobcats
13
14
14
0
41
References [ ]
^ "UAB to reinstate football for 2017 season" . ESPN.com. July 21, 2015. Retrieved January 28, 2017 .^ "UAB shuts down its football program" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2017-12-19 .^ "UAB reverses decision to drop football program" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2017-12-19 .^ "Football never really died at UAB, even after it was killed, and now Blazers are back" . USA TODAY . Retrieved 2017-12-19 .^ "UAB's spring football game to air on TV in Birmingham" . AL.com . 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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