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Alabama Birmingham Football Team History

Alabama Birmingham Blazers

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Founded: 1969
Stadium: Legion Field
Capacity: 83,391
Colors: Green & White
Coach: Watson Brown
Conference: Conference USA-

1991 <-- 1998 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024

1999 Season Highlights

Watson Brown enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Alabama Birmingham.

1999 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 4	@ Missouri	28	31	L
Sat., Sep. 11	@ Virginia Tech	10	31	L
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Houston	29	10	W
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Louisiana Monroe	47	0	W
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Memphis	14	38	L
Sat., Oct. 16	@ Cincinnati	24	21	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Wake Forest	3	47	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Louisville	14	23	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. East Carolina	36	17	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Louisiana Tech	20	41	L
Sat., Nov. 20	@ Tulane	23	20	W

1999 Season Totals
Record	5-6
Points Scored	248
Scoring Average	22.5
Points Allowed	279
Defense Average	25.4
Opponents Record	69-56
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-4

1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1999 Conference USA- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern Mississippi	9-3	333	189	Won 23-17	6-0	189	88	Jeff Bower
East Carolina	9-3	333	225	Lost 14-28	4-2	191	133	Steve Logan
Louisville	7-5	443	365	Lost 31-34	4-2	196	180	John L. Smith
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	248	279		4-2	140	129	Watson Brown
Memphis	5-6	232	182		4-2	158	96	Rip Scherer
Houston	7-4	254	211		3-3	131	152	Kim Helton
Tulane	3-8	279	399		1-5	127	236	Chris Scelfo
Army	3-8	225	317					Bob Sutton
Cincinnati	3-8	275	289		0-6	121	167	Rick Minter

1999 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1999 All Conference USA Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.