2013 UAB Blazers football team

2013 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA East Division
2013 record	2–10 (1–7 C-USA)
Head coach	Garrick McGee (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Richard Owens (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Johnson (2nd year)
Home stadium	Legion Field (Capacity: 71,594)

2013 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Marshall x		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	3
Middle Tennessee		6	–	2					8	–	5
Florida Atlantic		4	–	4					6	–	6
UAB		1	–	7					2	–	10
Southern Miss		1	–	7					1	–	11
FIU		1	–	7					1	–	11
West Division
Rice x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
UTSA		6	–	2					7	–	5
North Texas		6	–	2					9	–	4
Tulane		5	–	3					7	–	6
Louisiana Tech		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulsa		2	–	6					3	–	9
UTEP		1	–	7					2	–	10
Championship: Rice 41, Marshall 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 PM	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium • Troy, AL (Rivalry)	ESPN3	L 31–34 ^OT	21,398
September 7	6:00 PM	at #9 LSU*	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 17–56	90,037
September 21	2:00 PM	Northwestern State*	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		W 52–28	8,723
September 28	6:30 PM	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	ESPN3	L 24–52	32,467
October 5	2:00 PM	Florida Atlantic	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL		L 23–37	11,319
October 12	6:30 PM	at FIU	FIU Stadium • Miami, FL	CSS	W 27–24	15,696
October 26	4:00 PM	at UTSA	Alamodome • San Antonio, TX	TWCSC	L 31–52	25,391
November 2	12:00 PM	Middle Tennessee	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	FSN	L 21–24	20,483
November 9	11:00 AM	at Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	CSS	L 14–56	22,321
November 16	1:00 PM	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC	WITN	L 14–63	42,603
November 21	6:30 PM	Rice	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL	FS1	L 34–37 ^OT	5,831
November 30	12:00 PM	Southern Miss	Legion Field • Birmingham, AL (Rivalry)		L 27–62	6,383
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time.

• Schedule source:^[1]

Awards

Jamarcus Nelson:

• All-American
• Conference USA special teams player of the year

References

1. "UAB Announces 2013 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics. February 1, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2013.