2007 UAB Blazers football team
The 2007 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the 17th team fielded by the school. The Blazers were led by first-year head coach Neil Callaway and played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their twelfth season at the NCAA I-A/FBS level and their ninth affiliated with a conference with a record of 2–10 (1–7 C-USA).[1]
Schedule
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
|---|
| September 1 |
11:00 AM |
at Michigan State* |
|
Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI |
ESPN2 |
L 18–55 |
67,796 |
| September 8 |
4:00 PM |
at Florida State* |
|
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL |
ESPNU |
L 24–34 |
78,673 |
| September 15 |
6:00 PM |
Alcorn State* |
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |
|
W 22–0 |
21,828 |
| September 29 |
6:00 PM |
at Tulsa |
|
Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK |
|
L 30–38 |
22,710 |
| October 6 |
1:30 PM |
at Mississippi State* |
|
Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS |
|
L 13–30 |
45,259 |
| October 13 |
6:00 PM |
Tulane |
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |
|
W 26–21 |
24,144 |
| October 20 |
6:00 PM |
Houston |
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |
|
L 10–49 |
11,588 |
| October 27 |
2:30 PM |
at East Carolina |
|
Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC |
|
L 6–41 |
41,125 |
| November 3 |
6:00 PM |
Southern Miss |
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |
CSS |
L 7–37 |
13,348 |
| November 10 |
6:30 PM |
UCF |
|
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL |
CSTV |
L 31–45 |
12,621 |
| November 17 |
2:30 PM |
at Memphis |
|
Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones) |
CSS |
L 9–25 |
31,138 |
| November 24 |
3:30 PM |
at Marshall |
|
Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV |
|
L 39–46 |
26,762 |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Central Time. |
- Schedule Source: 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I
Game summaries
Michigan State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UAB |
0 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
18 |
| Michigan State |
21 |
24 |
3 |
7 |
55 |
In the first game of the Neil Callaway era, the Blazers would make their first-ever trip to the state of Michigan in this 55-18 defeat by the Spartans. The Blazers would fall behind 42-0 before Swayze Waters hit a 35-yard field goal before the half. After a safety early in the third, Waters would hit a pair of long field goals (50 and 47 yards) and score the seasons' first touchdown on a 15-yard Joseph Webb reception from Sam Hunt in the fourth. For the game, the Blazers were outgained on offense 593 to 226 total yards.[2]
Florida State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UAB |
10 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
24 |
| Florida State |
3 |
7 |
21 |
3 |
34 |
On the road, the Blazers would take a 17-10 lead at the half only to give up 21 points in the third in this 34-24 fefeat to the Seminoles. UAB would take the early lead on a 27-yard Swayze Waters field goal, and extend it to 10-0 on FSU's ensuing possession with Will Dunbar returning an interception 21-yards for the score. In the second, Sam Hunt would score on a 4-yard run to extend the lead to 17-3, before the Seminoles responded with a touchdown of their own in narrowing the lead to 17-10 at the half. Florida State would open the third with a pair of touchdowns to take a 24-17 lead, before UAB responded with a 16-yard Joseph Webb touchdown reception from Hunt to knot the game at 24. However, the Seminoles would close the game with 10 unanswered points to seal the 34-24 win. [3]
Alcorn State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Alcorn State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| UAB |
6 |
10 |
6 |
0 |
22 |
The first win of the Callaway era would come in the seasons first home game with a 22-0 victory over the FCS Braves of Alcorn State. Swayze Waters would star in hitting 5 field goals from 42, 32, 52, 22 and 38 yards respectively. The Blazers would visit the end zone only once on a 4-yard David Sigler touchdown reception from Sam Hunt in the second quarter. For the game, Waters set a team record for most field goals in a game, tied the team record for longest Blazer field goal (52 yards) and tied the conference record for most field goals in a game.[4]
Tulsa
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UAB |
0 |
10 |
6 |
14 |
30 |
| Tulsa |
3 |
14 |
14 |
7 |
38 |
[5]
Mississippi State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UAB |
0 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
| Mississippi State |
0 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
30 |
[6]
Tulane
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Tulane |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
| UAB |
0 |
13 |
7 |
6 |
26 |
[7]
Houston
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Houston |
14 |
21 |
7 |
7 |
49 |
| UAB |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
[8]
East Carolina
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UAB |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| East Carolina |
10 |
10 |
21 |
0 |
41 |
[9]
Southern Miss
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Southern Miss |
3 |
27 |
7 |
0 |
37 |
| UAB |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
UCF
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UCF |
10 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
45 |
| UAB |
14 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
[10]
Memphis
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UAB |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
| Memphis |
0 |
13 |
3 |
9 |
25 |
[11]
Marshall
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UAB |
7 |
0 |
18 |
14 |
39 |
| Marshall |
14 |
14 |
7 |
11 |
46 |
[12]
Personnel
Coaching staff
- Neil Callaway – Head Coach
- Kim Helton – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
- Eric Schumann – Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
- Corey Barlow – Cornerbacks
- Tim Bowens – Receivers
- Lorenzo Costantini – Defensive Line
- Steve Davenport – Running Backs
- Will Friend – Offensive Line
- Tyson Helton – Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator
- Tyson Summers – Linebackers
- Steve Martin – Strength and Conditioning/Football & Baseball
- Ervin Lewis – Director of Football Operations
References
- ↑ "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "UAB vs Michigan State (Sep 01, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "UAB vs Florida State (Sep 08, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "Alcorn State vs UAB (Sep 15, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "UAB vs Tulsa (Sep 29, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "UAB vs Mississippi State (Oct 06, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on 8 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "Tulane vs UAB (Oct 13, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "Houston vs UAB (Oct 20, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "UAB vs East Carolina (Oct 27, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "UCF vs UAB (Nov 10, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "UAB vs Memphis (Nov 17, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
- ↑ "UAB vs Marshall (Nov 24, 2007)". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
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