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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: Neil Callaway
Conference: Conference USA-West

1991 <-- 2008 <- 2009 -> 2010 --> 2024

2009 Season Highlights

Neil Callaway enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Alabama Birmingham.

2009 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. Rice	44	24	W
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Southern Methodist	33	35	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Troy	14	27	L
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Texas A&M	19	56	L
Thu., Oct. 1	vs. Southern Mississippi	30	17	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Mississippi	13	48	L
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Marshall	7	27	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Texas El Paso	38	33	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Florida Atlantic	56	29	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Memphis	31	21	W
Sat., Nov. 21	@ East Carolina	21	37	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. Central Florida	27	34	L

2009 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	333
Scoring Average	27.8
Points Allowed	388
Defense Average	32.3
Opponents Record	76-77
Conference Record	4-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	2-5

2009 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2009 Conference USA-West Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Houston	10-4	591	421	Lost 20-47	6-3	411	280	Kevin Sumlin
Southern Methodist	8-5	380	359	Won 45-10	6-2	228	219	June Jones
Alabama Birmingham	5-7	333	388		4-4	231	228	Neil Callaway
Tulsa	5-7	351	328		3-5	230	242	Todd Graham
Texas El Paso	4-8	358	402		3-5	289	269	Mike Price
Rice	2-10	219	517		2-6	154	322	David Bailiff

2009 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2009 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 forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.