Question: The 2013 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of which collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States?
Context: The 1996 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the sixth team fielded by the school.  The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his second season as the UAB's head coach.  They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent.  The Blazers would finish their inaugural season at the I-A level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6). 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. The 1994 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the fourth team fielded by the school.  The Blazers were led by head coach Jim Hilyer, who entered his fourth season as the UAB's head coach.  They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-AA Independent.  The Blazers finished their second season at the I-AA level with a record of seven wins and four losses (7–4). The 2013 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season as a member of the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA).  They were led by second year head coach Garrick McGee and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.  Not only was it another losing season, but it proved to be McGee's last as head coach, and the penultimate season for the team overall. The 2006 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the sixteenth team fielded by the school.  The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his twelfth season, and subsequently final as UAB's head coach.  They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA.  The Blazers finished their eleventh season at the I-A level, and eighth affiliated with a conference with a record of 3–9 (2–6 C-USA). The 2007 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the 17th team fielded by the school.  The Blazers were led by first-year head coach Neil Callaway and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA.  The Blazers finished their twelfth season at the NCAA I-A/FBS level and their ninth affiliated with a conference with a record of 2–10 (1–7 C-USA). The 1995 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season, and was the fifth team fielded by the school.  The Blazers were led by head coach was Watson Brown, in his first season as the UAB's head coach.  They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-AA Independent.  The Blazers finished their third and final season at the I-AA level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6). The 2012 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2012 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 Garrick McGee and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.  The 2012 squad finished the season with a record of three wins and nine losses (3–9 overall, 2–6 in the C-USA). The 2008 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season.  The Blazers' head coach was Neil Callaway, who entered his second year at UAB.  They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA).  They improved upon a 2–10 record from the 2007 season and finished the 2008 campaign with an overall record of 4–8 (3–5 C-USA). Conference USA (C-USA or CUSA) is a collegiate athletic conference whose member institutions are located within the Southern United States.  The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I in all sports.  C-USA's offices are located in the Las Colinas business district of the Dallas suburb of Irving, Texas.
Answer: Conference USA