2022 UAB Blazers football
Bahamas Bowl champion
Bahamas Bowl, W 24–20 vs. Miami (OH)
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–6 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDarin Hinshaw (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDavid Reeves (6th season)
Home stadiumProtective Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UTSA y$   8 – 0     11 – 3  
North Texas y   6 – 2     7 – 7  
Western Kentucky   6 – 2     9 – 5  
Middle Tennessee   4 – 4     8 – 5  
UAB   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     5 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     5 – 7  
FIU   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Charlotte   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UTSA 48, North Texas 27
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by interim head coach Bryant Vincent, who was coaching his first season with the team. The Blazers played their home games at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.

During the last season, on October 21, 2021, UAB accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC) and will become a full member on July 1, 2023.[1][2] The 2022 season is expected to be the program's last season as a member of Conference USA. On November 30, 2022 former NFL quarterback Trent Dilfer was announced as the new head coach of UAB football.[3]

Schedule

UAB and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[4][5]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Alabama A&M*
CBSSNW 59–032,542
September 105:00 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPN+L 14–2118,892
September 172:30 p.m.Georgia Southern*
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
StadiumW 35–2124,302
October 16:30 p.m.at Rice
ESPN+L 24–2821,926
October 82:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
StadiumW 41–1423,694
October 152:30 p.m.Charlotte
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
StadiumW 34–2022,101
October 217:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
CBSSNL 17–2016,334
October 296:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
CBSSNL 17–2416,138
November 52:30 p.m.UTSA
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
StadiumL 38–44 2OT17,205
November 122:30 p.m.North Texas
  • Protective Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL
StadiumW 41–2118,504
November 198:00 p.m.at No. 6 LSU*
ESPN2L 10–4197,367
November 262:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
CBSSNW 37–2710,342
December 1610:30 a.m.vs. Miami (OH)*
ESPNW 24–2012,172

Game summaries

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
A&M Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Blazers 28 10 21 0 59

See also: 2022 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

At Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 0 0 7 14
Flames 0 7 7 7 21

See also: 2022 Liberty Flames football team

Georgia Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Eagles 0 7 7 7 21
Blazers 7 14 0 14 35

See also: 2022 Georgia Southern Eagles football team

At Rice

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 10 7 0 24
Owls 7 0 14 7 28

See also: 2022 Rice Owls football team

Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Raiders 7 0 7 0 14
Blazers 21 17 3 0 41

See also: 2022 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 14 0 0 6 20
Blazers 7 3 9 15 34

See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team

At Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 10 0 0 17
Hilltoppers 0 10 10 0 20

See also: 2022 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

At Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 14 3 0 17
FAU Owls 10 0 14 0 24

See also: 2022 Florida Atlantic Owls football team

UTSA

1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Roadrunners 7 9 7 876 44
Blazers 0 10 7 1470 38

See also: 2022 UTSA Roadrunners football team

North Texas

1 2 3 4 Total
Mean Green 0 21 0 0 21
Blazers 14 3 10 14 41

See also: 2022 North Texas Mean Green football team

At LSU

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 7 3 0 0 10
Tigers 14 14 6 7 41

See also: 2022 LSU Tigers football team

At Louisiana Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 17 20 0 37
LT Bulldogs 3 3 14 7 27

See also: 2022 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Miami (OH) (Bahamas Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 0 6 7 7 20
Blazers 10 0 0 14 24

See also: 2022 Miami RedHawks football team and 2022 Bahamas Bowl

References

  1. ^ "UAB, 5 other C-USA schools apply for membership to AAC". WVTM-TV. October 20, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Pat Byington (October 21, 2021). "...UAB accepts invitation to join American Athletic Conference". bhamnow.com. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
  3. ^ WGFX radio, November 30, 2022
  4. ^ Nick Bromberg (March 30, 2022). "Conference USA releases revised 2022 football schedule without teams leaving for Sun Belt". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  5. ^ Evan Dudley (March 30, 2022). "C-USA announces 11-member league schedule for UAB, other C-USA teams". The Birmingham News. Retrieved May 9, 2022.


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