2006 UAB Blazers football team
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The 2006 UAB Blazers are playing the 16th season of football for UAB, the 11th in Division I-A, and the 7th as a member of Conference USA. The team is coached by Watson Brown, who stepped down from the Athletic Director's job to focus on coaching in this, his 11th season. His assistants are Pat Sullivan, officensive coordinator and assistant head coach and Rick Christophel, defensive coordinator.
Games
- Sepember 2: Lost at Oklahoma, 17-24: The Blazers opened the season with a loss at No. 10 Oklahoma, who came into the game as 24-point favorites. Sooners running back Adrian Peterson gained 139 yards and a touchdown in 24 carries to help overcome inconsistency from quarterback Paul Thompson. Junior Sam Hunt spelled UAB starting quarterback Chris Williams early, leading an 80 yard drive for the Blazers first touchdown, a 5 yard Corey White rush up the middle. A second touchdown drive, capped by a 24 yard pass to White was followed by a recovered fumble. The ensuing Swayze Waters gave UAB a 17-14 lead. The Sooners countered with a 69-yard Peterson reception on a screen pass. Waters missed a 43-yard attempt late and Oklahoma was able to run out the final 2 minutes on the clock. The Blazers defense held Oklahoma to 15 first downs. They intercepted Thompson twice, sacked him once, and forced two fumbles. UAB attempted 40 rushing plays to Oklahoma's 29. Team doctor Brenda Baumann was injured when receiver Willie Edwards collided with her on the sideline.
- September 9: vs East Carolina at Legion Field
- September 16: at Georgia
- September 23: vs Mississippi State
- September 30: vs Troy University
- October 7: vs Memphis
- October 14: at Rice University
- October 21: vs Marshall
- October 31: at Southern Methodist University
- November 10: vs University of Texas - El Paso
- November 18: at Southern Miss
- November 25: at Central Florida
External links
- UAB Sports website
- UAB football coverage at Al.com