2004 UAB Blazers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|year=2004
|team=UAB Blazers
|image=
|image_size=
|conference=Conference USA
|division=East Division
|short_conf=C-USA
|record=7–5
|conf_record=5–3
|head_coach=Watson Brown
|hc_year=10th
|off_coach=Pat Sullivan
|oc_year=6th
|off_scheme=Multiple
|def_coach=Wayne Bolt
|dc_year=2nd
|def_scheme=4–3
|stadium=Legion Field
|bowl=Hawaii Bowl
|bowl_result=L 40–59 vs. Hawaii
}}
{{2004 Conference USA football standings}}
The 2004 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2004, and was the fourteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his tenth 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 ninth season at the I-A level, and sixth affiliated with a conference with a record of 7–5 (5–3 C-USA). The Blazers also made their first ever bowl appearance at the 2004 Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated 40–59 by Hawaii.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2004
| poll = BCS
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 4
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Baylor
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv =
| score = 56–14
| attend = 21,080
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| time = 5:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Florida State
| site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
| site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 7–34
| attend = 81,825
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 25
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Memphis
| gamename = Battle for the Bones
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPNGP
| score = 35–28
| attend = 27,192
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 2
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Nippert Stadium
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv =
| score = 30–27
| attend = 21,053
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 9
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Mississippi State
| site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
| site_cityst = Starkville, MS
| tv =
| score = 27–13
| attend = 32,310
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = TCU
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN
| score = 41–25
| attend = 33,280
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 23
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| rank = 24
| opponent = Tulane
| site_stadium = Tad Gormley Stadium
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| tv =
| score = 55–59
| attend = 22,541
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 6:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = South Florida
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 20–45
| attend = 9,220
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 13
| time = 3:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Houston
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| tv =
| score = 20–7
| attend = 13,240
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 20
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| tv =
| score = 20–14
| attend = 27,706
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 27
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Southern Miss
| site_stadium = M. M. Roberts Stadium
| site_cityst = Hattiesburg, MS
| tv =
| score = 21–26
| attend = 25,604
| source = {{cite news |title=Ailing Almond leaves Blazers sore, sullen|date=November 28, 2004|newspaper=Hattiesburg American|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109349566/ailing-almond-leaves-blazers-sore-sulle/|accessdate=September 11, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 24
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Hawaii
| site_stadium = Aloha Stadium
| site_cityst = Halawa, HI
| gamename = Hawaii Bowl
| tv = ESPN
| score = 40–59
| attend = 39,754
}}
}}
References
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{{UAB Blazers football navbox}}
Category:UAB Blazers football seasons
Category:2000s in Birmingham, Alabama
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