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2005 UAB Blazers football team

2005 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record5–6 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Sullivan (7th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorWayne Bolt (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
UCF x   7 – 1     8 – 5  
Southern Miss   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Memphis   5 – 3     7 – 5  
East Carolina   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Marshall   3 – 5     4 – 7  
UAB   3 – 5     5 – 6  
West Division
Tulsa x$   6 – 2     9 – 4  
UTEP   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Houston   4 – 4     6 – 6  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Tulane   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Rice   1 – 7     1 – 10  
Championship: Tulsa 44, UCF 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 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 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Watson Brown, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fifth place at the bottom of the standings in C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 311:30 a.m.at No. 3 Tennessee*
JP SportsL 10–17107,529
September 107:00 p.m.at Troy*
W 27–722,299
September 176:00 p.m.Jacksonville State*
W 35–2823,109
October 16:00 p.m.Rice
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
W 45–2610,580
October 86:00 p.m.SMUdagger
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
L 27–2823,255
October 154:00 p.m.at Marshall
L 19–2027,182[1][2]
October 217:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
ESPNL 28–3731,363
November 16:30 p.m.at Memphis
ESPN2W 37–2047,669
November 123:00 p.m.UCF
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CSTVL 21–2712,199
November 195:05 p.m.at No. 24 UTEP
W 35–2347,967
November 2611:00 a.m.at East Carolina
L 23–3126,990[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

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  1. ^ Irvine, Steve (October 16, 2005). "Kicking game mistakes lead to another tough loss". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 6C. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "Blazers kick away win against Thundering Herd". The Mobile Register. Mobile, Alabama. October 16, 2005. p. 4C. Retrieved August 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  3. ^ "Pirates upend Blazers in season finale". The Selma Times-Journal. November 27, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UAB Blazers Schedule 2005". ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  5. ^ "2005 UAB Blazers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  6. ^ "2005 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
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