2014 UAB Blazers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2014 UAB Blazers football Conference USA East Division C-USA 6–6 4–4 Bill Clark 1st Bryant Vincent 1st Spread option Duwan Walker 1st Multiple 4–2–5 Legion Field 2017 The 2014 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 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Bill Clark, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, placing in three-way tie for third in C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. After defeating Southern Miss in the final regular season game on November 29, 2014, UAB became bowl eligible for the first time since 2004. Three days later, UAB president Ray L. Watts announced that the Southern Miss victory would be the last for the program as the university would not field a football team after 2014. Despite the troubles following the year, the season itself was viewed as a success. The Blazers boasted one of the best special teams units in the country, led by special teams coordinator Daric Riley. Clark won the Conference USA Coach of the Year award. Nonetheless, they became the first NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) school to stop sponsoring football since the Pacific Tigers football was discontinued in 1995.UAB Shuts Down Its Football Program Dan Wolken https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/cusa/2014/12/02/uab-blazers-football-shutdown-program-dropped/19781387/ USA Today December 2, 2014 December 2, 2014 On June 1, 2015, Watts announced that UAB beginning the process to reinstate football, and the program was reinstated for the 2017 season.http://www.fbschedules.com/2015/06/uab-blazers-reinstate-football-program UAB Blazers to Reinstate Football Program fbschedules.com June 1, 2015http://www.fbschedules.com/2015/07/uab-football-return-2017-season UAB Football to Return for 2017 Season fbschedules.com July 21, 2015 Schedule 2014 AP Central August 30 11:00 a.m. w y Troy Legion Field Birmingham, AL FCS 48–10 27,133 September 6 1:00 p.m. l y y Mississippi State Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS SECRN 34–47 57,704 September 13 2:30 p.m. w y Alabama A&M Legion Field Birmingham, AL ASN 41–14 29,604 September 27 2:30 p.m. l FIU Legion Field Birmingham, AL ASN 20–34 16,133 October 4 6:00 p.m. w y Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY 42–39 14,923 October 11 2:30 p.m. w North Texas Legion Field Birmingham, AL ASN 56–21 20,365 October 18 2:30 p.m. l y Middle Tennessee Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN FCS 22–34 18,717 October 25 11:00 a.m. l y y Arkansas Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium Fayetteville, AR SECN 17–45 61,800 November 1 6:00 p.m. w y Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL ASN 31–28 17,724 November 8 11:00 a.m. l Louisiana Tech Legion Field Birmingham, AL ASN 24–40 9,457 November 22 11:00 a.m. l Marshall 18 Legion Field Birmingham, AL ASN 18–23 28,355 November 29 2:30 p.m. w y Southern Miss M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS ASN 45–24 17,103 UAB Blazers Schedule 2014 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/5/season/2014 ESPN August 9, 2025 2014 UAB Blazers Schedule and Results https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/alabama-birmingham/2014-schedule.html College Football at Sports-Reference.com Sports Reference August 9, 2025 2014 Football Schedule https://uabsports.com/sports/football/schedule/2014 University of Alabama at Birmingham August 9, 2025 Game summaries Troy Trojans 7 3 0 0 10 Blazers 17 7 14 10 48 Mississippi State Blazers 3 17 7 7 34 Bulldogs 13 13 21 0 47 Alabama A&M Bulldogs 7 7 0 0 Blazers 0 21 20 0 FIU Panthers 0 14 10 10 34 Blazers 7 6 0 7 20 WKU Blazers 14 0 21 7 42 Hilltoppers 20 7 12 0 39 North Texas Mean Green 0 14 0 7 21 Blazers 14 21 21 0 56 Middle Tennessee Blazers 6 9 7 0 22 Blue Raiders 14 7 0 13 34 Arkansas Blazers 0 0 10 7 17 Razorbacks 14 21 10 0 45 Florida Atlantic Blazers 7 14 7 3 31 Owls 0 7 0 21 28 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs 14 10 6 10 40 Blazers 3 7 7 7 24 Marshall #18 Thundering Herd 7 10 0 6 23 Blazers 3 3 6 6 18 Southern Miss Blazers 14 7 14 10 45 Golden Eagles 0 7 10 7 24 References UAB Category:UAB Blazers football seasons UAB Blazers football Category:2010s in Birmingham, Alabama