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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: Trent Dilfer
Conference: American Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Alabama Birmingham 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1991  
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  2018, 2020
Division Championships
  2018, 2019, 2020
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 174-193-2
 Winning Pct. 47%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 174-193-2
 Winning Pct. 47%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 2
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 86-90-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 111-62-1
 Away Record 59-127-1
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 34
 Winning Seasons (#1) 14
 Losing Seasons (#1)18
 Most Wins in A Season 11 (2018)
 Most Loses in A Season 10 (2013)
 10 Win Seasons 1
 Most Points Scored in a Game 61 (11/11/1995)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 418 (2018)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 72 (9/24/1994)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 525 (2013)
 Largest Margin of Victory 59 (9/1/2022)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 72 (9/24/1994)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 114 (10/23/2004)
 Last Shutout 9/1/2022
 Last Time Shutout 9/10/2011
 Shutouts All-Time 12
 Been Shutout All-Time 10
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 8 (9/15/2018-11/10/2018)
 Longest Losing  9 (10/20/2007-9/13/2008)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 3-3-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  28-27
 2010-19  46-55
 2000-09  49-68
 1990-99 51-43
 1980-89 0-0
 1970-79 0-0
 1960-69 0-0
 1950-59 0-0
 1940-49 0-0
 1930-39 0-0
 1920-29 0-0
Next Game
 11/9/2024 (Sat)  
 Connecticut in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Alabama Birmingham and Connecticut have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Thu., Aug. 29  vs. Alcorn State  41-3 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Louisiana Monroe  6-32 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Arkansas  27-37 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Navy  18-41 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Tulane  20-71 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Army  10-44 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  @ South Florida  25-35 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Tulsa  59-21 W
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Connecticut  
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Memphis  
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Rice  
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Charlotte  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record2-6
  Scoring206-284
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-4
 
2024 American Athletic  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Army 8-04-0
Memphis 8-13-1
Navy 6-23-0
Tulane 7-23-0
East Carolina 4-42-0
Rice 3-62-2
Alabama Birmingham 2-61-2
Charlotte 3-61-1
North Texas 5-31-1
South Florida 4-41-1
Temple 2-61-1
Texas San Antonio 3-61-1
Tulsa 3-61-1
Florida Atlantic 2-60-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Alabama Birmingham & Southern Mississippi have played 19 games.
Alabama Birmingham has won 8 games.
Southern Mississippi has won 11 games.
with 0 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-30
 10 or more 123-120
 20 or more  115-78
 30 or more 77-27
 40 or more 36-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 28-1
 10 or more 95-149
 20 or more 57-143
 30 or more 12-108
 40 or more 2-56
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.