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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).
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 31 | 5:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Auburn | | L 0–29 | 80,645 | [1] |
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Maryland | | L 15–39 | 30,057 | [2] |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas State | | W 42–17 | 18,236 | [3] |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| W 24–17 | 19,567 | [4] |
October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 (I-AA) Western Kentucky | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| W 24–0 | 14,107 | [5] |
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Southwestern Louisiana![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| W 39–29 | 16,327 | [6] |
October 26 | 6:00 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | | L 31–35 | 11,320 | [7] |
November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt | | L 15–31 | 30,153 | [8] |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | UCF | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| L 13–35 | 12,500 | [9] |
November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Cincinnati | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| L 14–34 | 15,000 | [10] |
| 6:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern | - Legion Field
- Birmingham, AL
| W 49–13 | 6,500 | [11] |
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1996 UAB Blazers football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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FB
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2
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Keith Roland
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Sr
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WR
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3
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Marcel Rachel
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Jr
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RB
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5
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Robert Davis
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Sr
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WR
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6
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Ernest Ross
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Fr
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RB
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7
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Mark Lynch
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So
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QB
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8
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Rodney Hudson
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Sr
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WR
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9
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Omar Parker
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So
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QB
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10
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Kevin Drake
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Jr
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QB
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11
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Lee Carter
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So
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QB
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12
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Lee Jolly
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Fr
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TE
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92
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Brandon E Lloyd
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Fr
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
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P
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13
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Kevin Tatarek
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Sr
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K
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87
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Jake Arians
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Fr
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K
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92
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Lee Miller
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Jr
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 1996-12-25
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- ^ "Holmes' 5 field goals carry Auburn past stubborn UAB". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 1, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland roughs up UAB, 39–15". The Baltimore Sun. September 8, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UAB topples Indians in error-filled game". The Commercial Appeal. September 15, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blazers hand JSU 3rd straight loss". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UAB runs roughshod over W. Kentucky 24–0". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cajuns burned by UAB blaze". The Daily Advertiser. October 20, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Louisiana Tech 35, Ala.–Birmingham 31". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 27, 1996. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "VU offense clicks just like in the days of Brown". The Tennessean. November 3, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Knights prove they can be winners in Division I-A". The Orlando Sentinel. November 10, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Winning season in sight for Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 17, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sanders runs through Charleston Southern 49–13". The State. November 22, 1996. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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