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1999 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
Record5–6 (4–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Sullivan (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Southern Miss $   6 – 0     9 – 3  
East Carolina   4 – 2     9 – 3  
Louisville   4 – 2     7 – 5  
UAB   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Memphis   4 – 2     5 – 6  
Houston   3 – 3     7 – 4  
Army   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Tulane   1 – 5     3 – 8  
Cincinnati   0 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 1999, and was the ninth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his fifth season 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 fourth season at the I-A level, and their first affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–6 (4–2 C-USA).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 42:30 p.m.at Missouri*
FSNL 28–3150,356[1]
September 111:00 p.m.at No. 11 Virginia Tech*
L 10–3151,907[2]
September 256:00 p.m.Houston
W 29–1028,573[3]
October 26:00 p.m.Louisiana–Monroe*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 47–018,762[4]
October 96:00 p.m.Memphisdagger
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)
L 14–3818,176[5]
October 162:30 p.m.at Cincinnati
W 24–21 OT17,033[6]
October 232:30 p.m.at Wake Forest*
L 3–4720,578[7]
October 301:00 p.m.at Louisville
L 14–2334,786[8]
November 61:00 p.m.No. 17 East Carolina
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 36–1718,062[9]
November 131:00 p.m.Louisiana Tech*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 20–4118,672[10]
November 205:00 p.m.at Tulane
W 23–20 OT18,592[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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  1. ^ "Black helps Missouri withstand scare". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. September 5, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech defense smothers UAB". Daily Press. September 12, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UAB drops Houston for C-USA win". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 26, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Blazers defeat Indians, 47–0". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tiger FGs, tricks surprise UAB". The Commercial Appeal. October 10, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UC can't catch a break, falls in OT". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 17, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UAB suffers worst loss since joining I-A". The Courier-Journal. October 24, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Records take bigger lickin' than Redman". The Courier-Journal. October 31, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Blazers surprise No. 18 East Carolina at Legion Field". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 7, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rattay sizzles, Blazers fizzle in rout". The Anniston Star. November 14, 1999. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "OT field goal lifts Blazers past Green Wave in finale". The Daily Advertiser. November 21, 1999. Retrieved December 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.


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