# 2014 UAB Blazers football team

The 2014 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by first year head coach Bill Clark and played their 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 Watts announced that the Southern Miss victory would be the last for the program; the university would not field a 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), became bowl eligible for the first time in 10 years, and Bill Clark won the Conference USA Coach of the Year award. Nonetheless, they became the first FBS team to stop sponsoring football since the Pacific Tigers stopped in 1995
Despite being bowl eligible, UAB was not invited to a bowl game.
On June 1, 2015, Watts announced they were beginning the process to reinstate football, and the program was reinstated for the 2017 season.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 11:00 a.m. | Troy* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | FCS | W 48–10 | 27,133 |
| September 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Mississippi State* | Davis Wade StadiumStarkville, MS | SECRN | L 34–47 | 57,704 |
| September 13 | 2:30 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ASN | W 41–14 | 29,604 |
| September 27 | 2:30 p.m. | FIU | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ASN | L 20–34 | 16,133 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | | W 42–39 | 14,923 |
| October 11 | 2:30 p.m. | North Texas | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ASN | W 56–21 | 20,365 |
| October 18 | 2:30 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | Johnny "Red" Floyd StadiumMurfreesboro, TN | FCS | L 22–34 | 18,717 |
| October 25 | 11:00 a.m. | at Arkansas* | Donald W. Reynolds Razorback StadiumFayetteville, AR | SECN | L 17–45 | 61,800 |
| November 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Florida Atlantic | FAU StadiumBoca Raton, FL | ASN | W 31–28 | 17,724 |
| November 8 | 11:00 a.m. | Louisiana Tech | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ASN | L 24–40 | 9,457 |
| November 22 | 11:00 a.m. | No. 18 Marshall | Legion FieldBirmingham, AL | ASN | L 18–23 | 28,355 |
| November 29 | 2:30 p.m. | at Southern Miss | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ASN | W 45–24 | 17,103 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Troy

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Blazers | 17 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 48 |

### Mississippi State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Bulldogs | 13 | 13 | 21 | 0 | 47 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Blazers | 0 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 41 |

### FIU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
| Blazers | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### WKU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 14 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
| Hilltoppers | 20 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 39 |

### North Texas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Blazers | 14 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 56 |

### Middle Tennessee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 6 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 22 |
| Blue Raiders | 14 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 34 |

### Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 17 |
| Razorbacks | 14 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 45 |

### Florida Atlantic

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 28 |

### Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 40 |
| Blazers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### Marshall

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Thundering Herd | 7 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 23 |
| Blazers | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 18 |

### Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blazers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 24 |