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American college football season
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 [ edit ]
UAB and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.[4] [5]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Alabama A&M * CBSSN W 59–032,542
September 10 5:00 p.m. at Liberty * ESPN+ L 14–2118,892
September 17 2:30 p.m. Georgia Southern * Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 35–2124,302
October 1 6:30 p.m. at Rice ESPN+ L 24–2821,926
October 8 2:30 p.m. Middle Tennessee Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 41–1423,694
October 15 2:30 p.m. Charlotte Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 34–2022,101
7:00 p.m. at Western Kentucky CBSSN L 17–2016,334
October 29 6:00 p.m. at Florida Atlantic CBSSN L 17–2416,138
November 5 2:30 p.m. UTSA Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium L 38–44 2OT 17,205
November 12 2:30 p.m. North Texas Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL Stadium W 41–2118,504
November 19 8:00 p.m. at No. 6 LSU * ESPN2 L 10–4197,367
November 26 2:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech CBSSN W 37–2710,342
10:30 a.m. vs. Miami (OH) * ESPN W 24–2012,172
Game summaries [ edit ]
Alabama A&M [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
A&M Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
Blazers
28
10
21
0
59
At Liberty [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
7
0
0
7
14
Flames
0
7
7
7
21
Georgia Southern [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Eagles
0
7
7
7
21
Blazers
7
14
0
14
35
At Rice [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
7
10
7
0
24
Owls
7
0
14
7
28
Middle Tennessee [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Raiders
7
0
7
0
14
Blazers
21
17
3
0
41
Charlotte [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
14
0
0
6
20
Blazers
7
3
9
15
34
At Western Kentucky [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
7
10
0
0
17
Hilltoppers
0
10
10
0
20
At Florida Atlantic [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
14
3
0
17
FAU Owls
10
0
14
0
24
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Roadrunners
7
9
7
8 7 6
44
Blazers
0
10
7
14 7 0
38
North Texas [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mean Green
0
21
0
0
21
Blazers
14
3
10
14
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
7
3
0
0
10
Tigers
14
14
6
7
41
At Louisiana Tech [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
17
20
0
37
LT Bulldogs
3
3
14
7
27
Miami (OH) (Bahamas Bowl) [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
RedHawks
0
6
7
7
20
Blazers
10
0
0
14
24
References [ edit ]
^ "UAB, 5 other C-USA schools apply for membership to AAC" . WVTM-TV . October 20, 2021. Retrieved May 9, 2022 .
^ Pat Byington (October 21, 2021). "...UAB accepts invitation to join American Athletic Conference" . bhamnow.com . Retrieved May 9, 2022 .
^ WGFX radio, November 30, 2022
^ Nick Bromberg (March 30, 2022). "Conference USA releases revised 2022 football schedule without teams leaving for Sun Belt" . Yahoo! Sports . Retrieved May 4, 2022 .
^ 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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