1998 UAB Blazers football team

1998 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLegion Field (main)
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium (one game)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
UCF       9 2  
No. 22 Notre Dame       9 3  
Louisiana Tech       6 6  
Northeast Louisiana       5 6  
UAB       4 7  
Arkansas State       4 8  
Navy       3 8  
Southwestern Louisiana       2 9  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 1998, and was the eighth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his fourth season as UAB's head coach. They played five of their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and one home game at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers finished their third season at the I-A level with a record of 4–7.