1998 UAB Blazers football team

1998 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Independent
1998 record	4–7
Head coach	Watson Brown
Home stadium	Legion Field (main) Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (one game)

1998 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
UCF			–						9	–	2
#22 Notre Dame			–						9	–	3
Louisiana Tech			–						6	–	6
Northeast Louisiana			–						5	–	6
UAB			–						4	–	7
Arkansas State			–						4	–	8
Navy			–						3	–	8
Southwestern Louisiana			–						2	–	9
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 1998, and was the eighth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his fourth season as UAB's head coach. They played five of their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and one home game at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers finished their third season at the I-A level with a record of 4–7.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 PM	at #3 Nebraska		Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE		L 7–38	75,921
September 19	6:00 PM	Tennessee Tech		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 38–6	18,500
September 26	6:00 PM	Kansas		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 37–39 ^4OT	30,543
October 3	6:00 PM	Southwestern Louisiana		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 24–13	14,217
October 10	2:30 PM	at East Carolina		Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	FSN	L 7–26	31,002
October 17	6:00 PM	at Louisiana Tech		Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA		L 23–54	13,876
October 24	6:00 PM	#21 Virginia Tech		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 0–41	31,897
October 31	7:00 PM	at Northeast Louisiana		Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA		L 14–20	11,886
November 7	3:00 PM	at #2 Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	PPV	L 13–37	106,508
November 14	1:00 PM	Middle Tennessee State		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 26–17	10,263
November 21	1:00 PM	UT Martin		Hoover Metropolitan Stadium • Hoover, AL		W 48–17	3,571
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

Schedule Source: 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I

References

1. "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-19.