2007 UAB Blazers football team
2007 UAB Blazers football | |
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Conference | Conference USA East Division |
2007 record | 2–10 (1–7 C-USA) |
Head coach | Neil Callaway(1st year) |
Offensive coordinator | Kim Helton(1st year) |
Defensive coordinator | Eric Schumann(1st year) |
Home stadium | Legion Field (Capacity:71,594) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UCF x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa xy | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston x | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UCF 44, Tulsa 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2007, and was the seventeenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Neil Callaway, who entered his first season 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 twelfth season at the I-A level, and ninth affiliated with a conference with a record of 2–10 (1–7 C-USA).[1]
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 1 | 11:00 AM | at Michigan State* | Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI | ESPN2 | L 18–55 | 67,796 | |||
September 8 | 4:00 PM | at Florida State* | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPNU | L 24–34 | 78,673 | |||
September 15 | 6:00 PM | Alcorn State* | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 22–0 | 21,828 | ||||
September 29 | 6:00 PM | at Tulsa | Chapman Stadium • Tulsa, OK | L 30–38 | 22,710 | ||||
October 6 | 1:30 PM | at Mississippi State* | Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS | L 13–30 | 45,259 | ||||
October 13 | 6:00 PM | Tulane![]() |
Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 26–21 | 24,144 | ||||
October 20 | 6:00 PM | Houston | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | L 10–49 | 11,588 | ||||
October 27 | 2:30 PM | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 6–41 | 41,125 | ||||
November 3 | 6:00 PM | Southern Miss | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | CSS | L 7–37 | 13,348 | |||
November 10 | 6:30 PM | UCF | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | CSTV | L 31–45 | 12,621 | |||
November 17 | 2:30 PM | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones) | CSS | L 9–25 | 31,138 | |||
November 24 | 3:30 PM | at Marshall | Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV | L 39–46 | 26,762 | ||||
*Non-conference game. ![]() |
- Schedule Source: 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I
Game Summaries
Michigan State
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UAB | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 |
Michigan State | 21 | 24 | 3 | 7 | 55 |
In the first game of the Neil Callaway era, the Blazers would make their first-ever trip to the state of Michigan in this 55-18 defeat by the Spartans. The Blazers would fall behind 42-0 before Swayze Waters hit a 35-yard field goal before the half. After a safety early in the third, Waters would hit a pair of long field goals (50 and 47 yards) and score the seasons' first touchdown on a 15-yard Joseph Webb reception from Sam Hunt in the fourth. For the game, the Blazers were outgained on offense 593 to 226 total yards.[2]
Florida State
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UAB | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Florida State | 3 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 34 |
On the road, the Blazers would take a 17-10 lead at the half only to give up 21 points in the third in this 34-24 fefeat to the Seminoles. UAB would take the early lead on a 27-yard Swayze Waters field goal, and extend it to 10-0 on FSU's ensuing possession with Will Dunbar returning an interception 21-yards for the score. In the second, Sam Hunt would score on a 4-yard run to extend the lead to 17-3, before the Seminoles responded with a touchdown of their own in narrowing the lead to 17-10 at the half. Florida State would open the third with a pair of touchdowns to take a 24-17 lead, before UAB responded with a 16-yard Joseph Webb touchdown reception from Hunt to knot the game at 24. However, the Seminoles would close the game with 10 unanswered points to seal the 34-24 win. [3]
Alcorn State
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Alcorn State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
UAB | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 22 |
The first win of the Callaway era would come in the seasons first home game with a 22-0 victory over the FCS Braves of Alcorn State. Swayze Waters would star in hitting 5 field goals from 42, 32, 52, 22 and 38 yards respectively. The Blazers would visit the end zone only once on a 4-yard David Sigler touchdown reception from Sam Hunt in the second quarter. For the game, Waters set a team record for most field goals in a game, tied the team record for longest Blazer field goal (52 yards) and tied the conference record for most field goals in a game.[4]
Tulsa
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UAB | 0 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 30 |
Tulsa | 3 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Mississippi State
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UAB | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Mississippi State | 0 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 |
Tulane
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tulane | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
UAB | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
Houston
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Houston | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
UAB | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
East Carolina
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UAB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
East Carolina | 10 | 10 | 21 | 0 | 41 |
Southern Miss
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Southern Miss | 3 | 27 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
UAB | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
UCF
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UCF | 10 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
UAB | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Memphis
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UAB | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Memphis | 0 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
Marshall
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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UAB | 7 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 39 |
Marshall | 14 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 46 |
Personnel
Roster
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Coaching staff
- Neil Callaway – Head Coach
- Kim Helton – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
- Eric Schumann – Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
- Corey Barlow – Cornerbacks
- Tim Bowens – Receivers
- Lorenzo Costantini – Defensive Line
- Steve Davenport – Running Backs
- Will Friend – Offensive Line
- Tyson Helton – Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator
- Tyson Summers – Linebackers
- Steve Martin – Strength and Conditioning/Football & Baseball
- Ervin Lewis – Director of Football Operations
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