American college football season
The 2022 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by interim head coach Bryant Vincent , who was coaching his first season with the team. The Blazers played their home games at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama .
During the last season, on October 21, 2021, UAB accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and will become a full member on July 1, 2023.[1] [2] The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA. On November 30, 2022 former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer was announced as the new head coach of UAB football.[3]
Schedule [ edit ] UAB and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[4] [5]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Alabama A&M * CBSSN W 59–032,542 September 10 5:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPN+ L 14–2118,892 September 17 2:30 p.m. Georgia Southern * Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 35–2124,302 October 1 6:30 p.m. at Rice ESPN+ L 24–2821,926 October 8 2:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 41–1423,694 October 15 2:30 p.m. Charlotte Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 34–2022,101 7:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky CBSSN L 17–2016,334 October 29 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN L 17–2416,138 November 5 2:30 p.m. UTSA Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium L 38–44 2OT 17,205 November 12 2:30 p.m. North Texas Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 41–2118,504 November 19 8:00 p.m. at No. 6 LSU * ESPN2 L 10–4197,367 November 26 2:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech CBSSN W 37–2710,342 10:30 a.m. vs. Miami (OH) * ESPN W 24–2012,172
Game summaries [ edit ] Alabama A&M [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total A&M Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Blazers 28 10 21 0 59
At Liberty [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 0 0 7 14 Flames 0 7 7 7 21
Georgia Southern [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 0 7 7 7 21 Blazers 7 14 0 14 35
At Rice [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 10 7 0 24 Owls 7 0 14 7 28
Middle Tennessee [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blue Raiders 7 0 7 0 14 Blazers 21 17 3 0 41
Charlotte [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 14 0 0 6 20 Blazers 7 3 9 15 34
At Western Kentucky [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 10 0 0 17 Hilltoppers 0 10 10 0 20
At Florida Atlantic [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 0 14 3 0 17 FAU Owls 10 0 14 0 24
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Roadrunners 7 9 7 8 7 6 44 Blazers 0 10 7 14 7 0 38
North Texas [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Mean Green 0 21 0 0 21 Blazers 14 3 10 14 41
1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 7 3 0 0 10 Tigers 14 14 6 7 41
At Louisiana Tech [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 0 17 20 0 37 LT Bulldogs 3 3 14 7 27
Miami (OH) (Bahamas Bowl) [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total RedHawks 0 6 7 7 20 Blazers 10 0 0 14 24
References [ edit ] ^ "UAB, 5 other C-USA schools apply for membership to AAC" . WVTM-TV . October 20, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022 . ^ Pat Byington (October 21, 2021). "...UAB accepts invitation to join American Athletic Conference" . bhamnow.com . Retrieved May 9, 2022 . ^ WGFX radio, November 30, 2022 ^ Nick Bromberg (March 30, 2022). "Conference USA releases revised 2022 football schedule without teams leaving for Sun Belt" . Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved May 4, 2022 . ^ Evan Dudley (March 30, 2022). "C-USA announces 11-member league schedule for UAB, other C-USA teams" . The Birmingham News . Retrieved May 9, 2022 .
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