2012 UAB Blazers football team

2012 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2012 record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Garrick McGee (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Brohm (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Johnson (1st year)
Home stadium	Legion Field (Capacity: 71,594)

2012 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					10	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 AM	Troy*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry)	FCS	L 29–39	28,612
September 15	6:00 PM	at #9 South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	SECRN	L 6–49	77,963
September 22	11:00 AM	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH	BTN	L 15–29	105,019
September 29	2:00 PM	Tulsa	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 42–49	13,196
October 6	2:00 PM	SE Louisiana*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 52–3	16,212
October 13	11:00 AM	at Houston	Robertson Stadium • Houston, TX	FSN	L 17–39	25,242
October 20	6:00 PM	East Carolina	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	FCS	L 35–42	12,403
October 27	2:30 PM	at Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA		L 45–55	12,531
November 3	6:30 PM	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS (Rivalry)	CSS/CSNH	W 27–19	22,874
November 10	3:30 PM	Marshall	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	CSS/CSNH	W 38–31	11,981
November 17	1:00 PM	Memphis	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		L 9–46	9,219
November 24	11:00 AM	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	FSN	L 24–49	28,602
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	7	15	7	39
Blazers	0	7	16	6	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–5	2011	TROY, 24–23

@ South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	3	0	0	6
#9 Gamecocks	7	14	14	14	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2008	SOCAR, 26–13

@ Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	6	6	0	3	15
Buckeyes	0	21	0	8	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	14	7	7	49
Blazers	14	7	7	14	42

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–3	2011	TULSA, 37–20

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	0	0	3
Blazers	21	10	7	14	52

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

@ Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	3	0	7	17
Cougars	10	6	20	3	39

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2011	HOU, 56–13

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	14	15	42
Blazers	0	14	7	14	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–7	2011	ECU, 28–23

@ Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	10	14	14	45
Green Wave	14	17	7	17	55

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–4	2011	TUL, 49–10

@ Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	14	13	27
Golden Eagles	0	16	3	0	19

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–9	2011	UAB, 34–31

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	7	17	31
Blazers	14	10	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–6	2011	MARSH, 59–14

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	21	7	3	15	46
Blazers	0	3	0	6	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–4	2011	UAB, 41–35

@ UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	10	7	7	24
Knights	14	21	7	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	2011	UAB, 26–24

References

1. Champlin, Drew (November 24, 2012). "Perry provides spark, but UAB falls to UCF". The Birmingham News (Birmingham, Alabama: AL.com). Retrieved November 25, 2012.