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-
1997 Season Highlights
Watson Brown enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Alabama Birmingham.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 28 @
Kansas
0
24
L
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Memphis
7
28
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Arizona
10
24
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Jacksonville State
34
16
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @ Louisiana Lafayette
42
7
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Western Kentucky
20
16
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Cincinnati
29
33
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Virginia Tech
0
37
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Louisiana Tech
29
32
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Tennessee Tech
38
14
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Arkansas State
13
7
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 222
Scoring Average 20.2
Points Allowed 238
Defense Average 21.6
Opponents Record 53-50
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-5
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.