2007 UAB Blazers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2007 UAB Blazers football Conference USA East Division C-USA 2–10 1–7 Neil Callaway 1st Kim Helton 1st Pro spread Eric Schumann 1st 4–3 Legion Field The 2007 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the East Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Neil Callaway, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 2–10 with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Schedule 2007 AP Central September 1 11:00 a.m. l y y Michigan State Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI ESPN2 18–55 67,796 September 8 4:00 p.m. l y y Florida State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPNU 24–34 78,673 September 15 6:00 p.m. w y Alcorn State Legion Field Birmingham, AL 22–0 21,828 September 29 6:00 p.m. l y Tulsa Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK 30–38 22,710 October 6 1:30 p.m. l y y Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS 13–30 45,259 October 13 6:00 p.m. w y Tulane Legion Field Birmingham, AL 26–21 24,144 October 20 6:00 p.m. l Houston Legion Field Birmingham, AL 10–49 11,588 October 27 2:30 p.m. l y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC 6–41 41,125 November 3 6:00 p.m. l Southern Miss Legion Field Birmingham, AL CSS 7–37 13,348 November 10 6:30 p.m. l UCF Legion Field Birmingham, AL CSTV 31–45 12,621 November 17 2:30 p.m. l y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN Battle for the Bones CSS 9–25 31,138 November 24 3:30 p.m. l y Marshall Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV 39–46 26,762 UAB Blazers Schedule 2007 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/5/season/2007 ESPN August 9, 2025 2007 UAB Blazers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/alabama-birmingham/2007-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 9, 2025 2007 Football Schedule https://uabsports.com/sports/football/schedule/2007 University of Alabama at Birmingham August 9, 2025 Game summaries Michigan State 2007 Michigan State Spartans football team UAB 0 3 2 13 Michigan State 21 24 3 7 In the first game of the Neil Callaway era, the Blazers would make their first-ever trip to the state of Michigan in this 55–18 defeat by the Spartans. The Blazers would fall behind 42–0 before Swayze Waters hit a 35-yard field goal before the half. After a safety early in the third, Waters would hit a pair of long field goals (50 and 47 yards) and score the seasons' first touchdown on a 15-yard Joseph Webb reception from Sam Hunt in the fourth. For the game, the Blazers were outgained on offense 593 to 226 total yards.http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab01.html UAB vs Michigan State (Sep 01, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080906171100/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab01.html 6 September 2008 live Florida State 2007 Florida State Seminoles football team UAB 10 7 7 0 Florida State 3 7 21 3 On the road, the Blazers would take a 17–10 lead at the half only to give up 21 points in the third in this 34–24 defeat to the Seminoles. UAB would take the early lead on a 27-yard Swayze Waters field goal, and extend it to 10–0 on FSU's ensuing possession with Will Dunbar returning an interception 21-yards for the score. In the second, Sam Hunt would score on a 4-yard run to extend the lead to 17–3, before the Seminoles responded with a touchdown of their own in narrowing the lead to 17–10 at the half. Florida State would open the third with a pair of touchdowns to take a 24–17 lead, before UAB responded with a 16-yard Joseph Webb touchdown reception from Hunt to knot the game at 24. However, the Seminoles would close the game with 10 unanswered points to seal the 34–24 win.http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab0908.html UAB vs Florida State (Sep 08, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212830/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab0908.html dead Alcorn State Alcorn State University Alcorn State 0 0 0 0 UAB 6 10 6 0 The first win of the Callaway era would come in the seasons first home game with a 22–0 victory over the FCS Braves of Alcorn State. Swayze Waters would star in hitting 5 field goals from 42, 32, 52, 22 and 38 yards respectively. The Blazers would visit the end zone only once on a 4-yard David Sigler touchdown reception from Sam Hunt in the second quarter. For the game, Waters set a team record for most field goals in a game, tied the team record for longest Blazer field goal (52 yards) and tied the conference record for most field goals in a game.http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab03.html Alcorn State vs UAB (Sep 15, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 2008-07-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20080723063011/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab03.html dead Tulsa Tulsa Golden Hurricane football UAB 0 10 6 14 Tulsa 3 14 14 7 http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab04.html UAB vs Tulsa (Sep 29, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212842/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab04.html dead Mississippi State 2007 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team UAB 0 10 3 0 Mississippi State 0 3 6 21 http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab05.html UAB vs Mississippi State (Oct 06, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080808150357/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab05.html 8 August 2008 live Tulane Tulane Green Wave football Tulane 0 14 0 7 UAB 0 13 7 6 http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab06.html Tulane vs UAB (Oct 13, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 2011-07-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20110708212851/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab06.html dead Houston Houston Cougars football Houston 14 21 7 7 UAB 3 7 0 0 http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab07.html Houston vs UAB (Oct 20, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080807173152/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab07.html 7 August 2008 live East Carolina 2007 East Carolina Pirates football team UAB 3 3 0 0 East Carolina 10 10 21 0 http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab8.html UAB vs East Carolina (Oct 27, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080821031357/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab8.html 21 August 2008 live Southern Miss Southern Miss Golden Eagles football Southern Miss 3 27 7 0 UAB 0 0 7 0 UCF UCF Knights football UCF 10 7 14 14 UAB 14 3 7 7 http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab10.html UCF vs UAB (Nov 10, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20080807173410/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab10.html 7 August 2008 live Memphis Memphis Tigers football UAB 0 3 0 6 Memphis 0 13 3 9 http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab11.html UAB vs Memphis (Nov 17, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 2008-07-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20080720043949/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab11.html dead Marshall Marshall Thundering Herd football UAB 7 0 18 14 Marshall 14 14 7 11 http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab12.html UAB vs Marshall (Nov 24, 2007) University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information 2008-09-21 2011-07-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722004549/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab12.html dead Personnel Coaching staff Neil Callaway – Head Coach Kim Helton – Offensive coordinator/tight ends Eric Schumann – Defensive coordinator/safeties Corey Barlow – Cornerbacks Tim Bowens – Receivers Lorenzo Costantini – Defensive line Steve Davenport – Running backs Will Friend – Offensive line Tyson Helton – Quarterbacks/recruiting coordinator Tyson Summers – Linebackers Steve Martin – Strength and Conditioning/Football & Baseball Ervin Lewis – Director of Football Operations References UAB Category:UAB Blazers football seasons UAB Blazers football Category:2000s in Birmingham, Alabama