2011 UAB Blazers football team

2011 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKim Helton (5th season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorTommy West (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLegion Field
2011 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 20 Southern Miss x$   6 2     12 2  
Marshall   5 3     7 6  
East Carolina   4 4     5 7  
  3 5     3 9  
UCF   3 5     5 7  
Memphis   1 7     2 10  
West Division
No. 18 Houston x   8 0     13 1  
Tulsa   7 1     8 5  
SMU   5 3     8 5  
Rice   3 5     4 8  
UTEP   2 6     5 7  
Tulane   1 7     2 11  
Championship: Southern Miss 49, Houston 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 10, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the East Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by Neil Callaway in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for fourth place in C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

Callaway was fired at the end of the season. He finished his tenure at UAB with a five-year record of 18–42.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 107:00 p.m.at No. 18 Florida*FSNL 0–3987,473
September 173:00 p.m.TulaneL 10–4917,658
September 243:30 p.m.at East CarolinaL 23–2850,023
October 16:00 p.m.at Troy*SportSouthL 23–2418,044
October 811:00 a.m.Mississippi State*
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
FSNL 3–2128,351
October 157:00 p.m.at TulsaCBSSNL 20–3721,494
October 207:00 p.m.UCF
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CSSW 26–248,872
October 2911:00 a.m.at MarshallCSSL 14–5920,735
November 56:00 p.m.No. 14 Houston
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CBSSNL 13–5613,909
November 123:15 p.m.at MemphisW 41–3517,848
November 177:00 p.m.No. 22 Southern Mississippi
  • Legion Field
  • Birmingham, AL
CBSSNW 34–3114,103
November 266:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic*L 35–3812,044
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "UAB Announces 2011 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Athletics Media Relations - UABSports.com. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
  2. ^ "UAB Blazers Schedule 2011". ESPN. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  3. ^ "2011 UAB Blazers Schedule and Results". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 9, 2025.
  4. ^ "2011 Football Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham. Retrieved August 9, 2025.