2003 UAB Blazers football team

2003 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2003 record	5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Watson Brown
Offensive coordinator	Pat Sullivan(5th year)
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (1st year)
Home stadium	Legion Field (Capacity: 83,091)

2003 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Southern Miss $		8	–	0					9	–	4
#24 TCU		7	–	1					11	–	2
Louisville		5	–	3					9	–	4
Memphis		5	–	3					9	–	4
South Florida		5	–	3					7	–	4
Houston		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	7
Cincinnati		2	–	6					5	–	7
East Carolina		1	–	7					1	–	11
Army		0	–	8					0	–	13
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2003, and was the thirteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his ninth season 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 eighth season at the I-A level, and fifth affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–7 (4–4 C-USA).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 PM	at Baylor*		Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX		W 24–19	28,732
September 4	6:00 PM	Southern Miss		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 12–17	44,669
September 13	6:00 PM	Troy State*		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 9–20	18,216
September 20	6:00 PM	at South Carolina*		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC		L 10–42	80,523
October 4	1:00 PM	at Memphis		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)		W 24–10	37,354
October 11	3:00 PM	Cincinnati		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 31–14	17,072
October 18	6:05 PM	at #16 TCU		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	CSS	L 24–27	28,927
October 25	12:00 PM	at #4 Georgia*		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA		L 13–16	92,058
November 1	3:00 PM	Army		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 24–9	22,020
November 8	3:00 PM	Tulane		Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	CSS	L 24–38	14,213
November 22	6:00 PM	at South Florida		Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	CSS	W 22–19	30,216
November 29	4:00 PM	at Houston		Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX		L 28–56	15,120
*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.