2009 UAB Blazers football team

2009 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
2009 record	5–7 (4–4 C-USA)
Head coach	Neil Callaway (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Kim Helton (3rd year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Eric Schumann (3rd year)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field (Capacity: 71,594)
Seasons « 2008 2010 »

2009 Conference USA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
East Carolina x$		7	–	1					9	–	5
UCF		6	–	2					8	–	5
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	6
Marshall		4	–	4					7	–	6
UAB		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Houston xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
SMU x		6	–	2					8	–	5
Tulsa		3	–	5					5	–	7
UTEP		3	–	5					4	–	8
Rice		2	–	6					2	–	10
Tulane		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: East Carolina 38, #18 Houston 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total Rice 0 3 14 7 24 • UAB 7 20 14 3 44 Location: Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama Game start: 3:07 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 14,316 Game weather: 77°F, Cloudy, humid Referee: Bill Athan Television network: CSS

1 2 3 4 Total • SMU 14 14 0 7 35 UAB 0 7 20 6 33 Location: Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama Game start: 3:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:27 Game attendance: 18,082 Game weather: 84°F, Partly sunny, muggy Referee: Claur Gausman

1 2 3 4 Total UAB 0 0 6 8 14 • Troy 3 7 14 3 27 Location: Movie Gallery Stadium, Troy, Alabama Game start: 2:36 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:20 Game attendance: 21,182 Game weather: 84°F, Overcast Referee: Jeff Roberson

1 2 3 4 Total UAB 3 3 6 7 19 • Texas A&M 7 21 14 14 56 Location: Kyle Field, College Station, Texas Game start: 6:05 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:05 Game attendance: 74,656 Game weather: 87°F, Fair Referee: C. Castleberry

1 2 3 4 Total Southern Miss 0 10 0 7 17 • UAB 10 0 7 13 30 Location: Legion Field, Birmingham, Alabama Game start: 7:04 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:07 Game attendance: 26,871 Game weather: 72°F, Clear Referee: R.G. Detillier

The 2009 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C-USA). The Blazers finished the season 5–7 and 4–4 in C-USA play.

To open the 2009 season, UAB quarterback Joe Webb would have a record setting day in leading the Blazers to this 44-24 victory over the Owls. For the game, Webb would set both a school and Conference USA record for rushing yards by a quarterback in a single game with 194. For the game, Webb would also complete 12 of 15 passes for another 221 yards and a pair of touchdowns in gaining 415 yards of total offense on the afternoon. For his efforts, Webb was named Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week.

Following an opening week win, the Blazers would fall by a final score of 33-35 to the Mustangs of SMU. After falling behind by a score of 28-7 at the half, the Blazers would rally to within a point of SMU by the end of the third quarter. The Blazers would fall late in the fourth following a failed two-point conversion that would have tied the game at 35 with 00:13 remaining in the game. For the game Webb would rush for 97 yards and a single touchdown in addition to throwing for 226 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

For the second week in a row, the Blazers would fall, and this time it was by a final score of 14-27 on the road to the Trojans of Troy. For the game, UAB only scored on a pair of Josh Zahn field goals and a single, 17-yard Joe Webb touchdown pass in the fourth.

Traveling to College Station to face the Aggies in the evening, the Blazers would fall by a final score of 56-19. For the game, UAB scored on a pair of Josh Zahn field goals, a 10-yard Joe Webb touchdown run in the third and on a 60-yard David Isabelle run in the fourth.

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