2001 UAB Blazers football team

2001 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record6–5 (5–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPat Sullivan (3rd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRick Christophel (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 17 Louisville $   6 1     11 2  
Cincinnati   5 2     7 5  
UAB   5 2     6 5  
East Carolina   5 2     6 6  
Southern Miss   4 3     6 5  
TCU   4 3     6 6  
Memphis   3 4     5 6  
Army   2 5     3 8  
Tulane   1 6     3 9  
Houston   0 7     0 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2001 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2001, and was the eleventh team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his seventh 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 sixth season at the I-A level, and their third affiliated with a conference with a record of 6–5 (5–2 C-USA).[1]

  1. ^ "2001 UAB football schedule". UAB Athletics. Retrieved December 14, 2021.