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: Independent-
1996 Season Highlights
Watson Brown enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Alabama Birmingham.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 31 @
Auburn
0
29
L
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Maryland
15
39
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs.
Arkansas State
42
17
W
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Jacksonville State
24
17
W
Sat., Oct. 5 vs.
Western Kentucky
24
0
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
39
29
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Louisiana Tech
31
35
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @
Vanderbilt
15
31
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Central Florida
13
35
L
Sat., Nov. 16 vs.
Cincinnati
14
34
L
Thu., Nov. 21 vs. Charleston Southern
49
13
W
1996 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 266
Scoring Average 24.2
Points Allowed 279
Defense Average 25.4
Opponents Record 44-55
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-2
Away Record 0-4
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.