# 2019 UAB Blazers football team

The 2019 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Blazers played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Clark.

## Preseason
### CUSA media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 16, 2019, with the Blazers predicted to finish in fourth place in the West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team (# of 1st place votes) |
| 1 | North Texas (20) |
| 2 | Southern Miss (4) |
| 3 | Louisiana Tech |
| 4 | UAB (2) |
| 5 | UTSA |
| 6 | Rice |
| 7 | UTEP |

### Preseason All-Conference USA teams

2019 Preseason All-Conference USA
All-CUSA Offense :
| Position | Player | Class |
| RB | Spencer Brown | Jr. |
All-CUSA Defense :
| Position | Player | Class |
| DL | Garrett Marino | Sr. |
All-CUSA Special Teams :
| Position | Player | Class |
| No players were selected |||

## Schedule

UAB announced its 2019 football schedule on January 10, 2019. The 2019 schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Alabama State* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 24–19 | 39,165 |
| September 7 | 11:00 a.m. | at Akron* | InfoCision StadiumAkron, OH | CBSSN | W 31–20 | 18,972 |
| September 21 | 2:30 p.m. | South Alabama* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | NFLN | W 35–3 | 27,932 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPN+ | L 13–20 | 20,304 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Rice | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 35–20 | 23,526 |
| October 12 | 5:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | W 33–14 | 15,728 |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Old Dominion | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 38–14 | 19,511 |
| November 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | Neyland StadiumKnoxville, TN | ESPNU | L 7–30 | 85,791 |
| November 9 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | NFLN | L 2–37 | 23,819 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | UTEP | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN3 | W 37–10 | 19,875 |
| November 23 | 2:30 p.m. | Louisiana Tech | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ESPN+ | W 20–14 | 18,346 |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at North Texas | Apogee StadiumDenton, TX | Stadium | W 26–21 | 16,406 |
| December 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL (C-USA Championship Game) | CBSSN | L 6–49 | 14,387 |
| December 21 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 20 Appalachian State* | Mercedes-Benz SuperdomeNew Orleans, LA (New Orleans Bowl) | ESPN | L 17–31 | 21,202 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 13 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
| Blazers | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 |

### At Akron

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Zips | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 20 |

### South Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Blazers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 35 |

### At Western Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Hilltoppers | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Rice

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Blazers | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |

### At UTSA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| Roadrunners | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |

### Old Dominion

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Monarchs | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Blazers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 38 |

### At Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Volunteers | 6 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 30 |

### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Golden Eagles | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 37 |

### UTEP

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Blazers | 17 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 37 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Blazers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |

### At North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 3 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 26 |
| Mean Green | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### At Florida Atlantic (C-USA Championship game)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Owls | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |

### Vs. Appalachian State (New Orleans Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 20 Mountaineers | 0 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 31 |