2006 UAB Blazers football team

The 2006 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season, and was the sixteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his twelfth season, and subsequently final as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their eleventh season at the I-A level, and eighth affiliated with a conference with a record of 3–9 (2–6 C-USA).

2006 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
	East Division
2006 record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Watson Brown (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Sullivan (8th season)
Defensive coordinator	Rick Christophel (2nd as DC, 9th overall season)
Home stadium	Legion Field (Capacity: 71,594)

2006 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Southern Miss x		6	–	2					9	–	5
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
UCF		3	–	5					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston x$		7	–	1					10	–	4
Rice		6	–	2					7	–	6
Tulsa		5	–	3					8	–	5
SMU		4	–	4					6	–	6
UTEP		3	–	5					5	–	7
Tulane		2	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Houston 34, Southern Miss 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	TBS	L 17–24	84,555
September 9	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 17–12	23,116
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 0–34	92,746
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 10–16 ^OT	36,104
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Troy*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 21–3	32,818
October 7	6:00 p.m.	Memphis	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		W 35–29	20,644
October 14	6:30 p.m.	at Rice	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	CSTV	L 33–34	10,153
October 21	6:00 p.m.	Marshall	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 24–31	12,344
October 31	6:30 p.m.	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium Highland Park, TX	ESPN2	L 9–22	13,125
November 10	7:00 p.m.	UTEP	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 17–36	13,809
November 18	7:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSTV	L 20–25	27,749
November 25	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 22–31	23,755
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	7	10	0	17
Oklahoma	7	0	14	3	24

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East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
East Carolina	3	0	3	6	12
UAB	0	10	0	7	17

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Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	0	0
Georgia	7	3	10	14	34

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Mississippi State

UAB and Mississippi State during the game at Legion Field.

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Mississippi State	0	3	0	7	6	16
UAB	0	7	0	3	0	10

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Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Troy	0	3	0	0	3
UAB	14	0	7	0	21

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Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Memphis	10	7	9	3	29
UAB	7	14	14	0	35

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Rice

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	0	0
Rice	0	0	0	0	0

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Marshall	0	0	0	0	0
UAB	0	0	0	0	0

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	6	0	3	9
SMU	0	7	0	15	22

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UTEP

	1	2	3	4	Total
UTEP	3	13	6	14	36
UAB	7	3	0	7	17

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Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	0	0	20	20
Southern Miss	0	16	7	2	25

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UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	0	3	10	9	22
UCF	14	3	0	7	24

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References

1. "2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.
2. "2007 UAB Blazers Football Media Guide: 2006 Season Review". University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information. Archived from the original on January 17, 2008. Retrieved September 21, 2008.