2000 UAB Blazers football team
The 2000 UAB Blazers played their 10th season of football for UAB, the 5th in Division I-A, and their 2nd as a member of Conference USA. The team was coached by Watson Brown, in his 6th season. He was assisted by offensive coordinator Pat Sullivan and defensive coordinator Bill Clay.
The 2000 Blazers were the first Division I-A UAB team to post a winning record, with a notable road victory over Nick Saban's LSU Tigers. With four league losses, though, the Blazers finished 5th in Conference USA and did not secure a bowl invitation.
In 2001 UAB was named in a Title IX civil lawsuit alleging that its officials and employees failed to protect 15-year-old student Brittany Benefield from sexual assault and statutory rape allegedly committed repeatedly by as many as 20 members of the 2000 football team, who also exposed her to alcohol and drugs. The case was settled in 2003.
Schedule (7-4, 3-4)
- September 7: Defeated Tennessee-Chattanooga Moccasins, 20-15 at Legion Field.
- September 16: Lost to Kansas Jayhawks, 20–23 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas
- September 23: Defeated the LSU Bengal Tigers 13-10 at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- September 30: Defeated the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns 47-2 at Legion Field.
- October 7: Lost to the Louisville Cardinals, 17-38 at Legion Field
- October 14: Defeated the Memphis Tigers, 13-9 at Legion Field in the "Battle of the Bones"
- October 21: Defeated the Middle Tennessee State Blue Raiders, 14-9 at Legion Field.
- October 28: Defeated the East Carolina Pirates, 16–13 at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina
- November 4: Lost to the Cincinnati Bearcats, 21–33 at Nippert Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
- November 11: Lost to Southern Miss, 30–33 in overtime at Legion Field.
- November 18: Defeated the Army Golden Knights 27-7 at Michie Stadium in West Point, New York.
Roster
- Quarterbacks: Jeff Aaron, Daniel Dixon, Thomas Cox
- Running backs: Jegil Dugger, Percy Coleman, Carl Fair, Cedric Thatch, Cory Conley, Bernard Anderson, Dedrick Hardrick
- Receivers: Willie Quinnie, Travis Johnson, Royd Williams, Kenny Borders, Charles Griffin, Leron Little
- Tight Ends: Undrae Crosby, Johnni Arrington
- Defensive line: Rodney Jones, Bryan Thomas, Marlon Bush, Eddie Freeman
- Linebackers: Adrian Abrams, Nick Stewart
- Defensive backs: Maurice Gallery, T. J. Simmons, Chris Brown, Patrick Burchfield, Wes Foss, Adrian Singleton, Avery Warner
- Special teams: Rhett Gallego, Ross Stewart, Torrey Hale, Mario Stanley
| Preceded by: 1999 |
UAB Blazers football 2000 |
Succeeded by: 2001 |
References
- Feldman, Bruce (June 10, 2002) "Out of Control" ESPN The Magazine
- "2000 UAB Blazers football team" (December 14, 2021) Wikipedia - accessed August 3, 2022
External links
- UAB Sports website