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

  1. 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 kick 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.
  2. September 9: Won against East Carolina 17-12 at Legion Field: UAB's defense made forced a critical fumble at the end of what could have been a game-winning drive for the Pirates late in the game. Sam Hunt started the game at quarterback, but Chris Williams led the offense most of the way, going 12-16 for 144 yards and both UAB touchdowns. Parker Mullins made a 31 yard field goal at the end of the first half to give the Blazers a 10-3 lead. The announced crowf for the 6:05 PM game was 23,116.
  3. September 16: Lost at Georgia 34-0: The Bulldogs dominated the entire game between the hedges, handing the Blazers their first shut-out since September 2002. UAB managed only 163 yards of offense, against a swarming defense. Dan Burks averaged 4.6 yards on 10 carries to lead the UAB offense. Starter Sam Hunt, a Georgia native, completed 7 of 11 passes for 48 yards and Chris Williams came in, making 5 of 10 throws for 46 yards. Both QB's were sacked twice, losing 50 yards on sacks.
  4. September 23: lost 16-10 in overtime against Mississippi State at Legion Field: Each team only scored twice in regulation in the defensive battle at Legion Field. An announced crowd of 36,104 saw the Blazers nearly pull out a win when Parker Mullins made a 37 yard field goal at the end of regulation to force overtime. State's Adron Chambers intercepted Chris Williams pass at the goal line in the Blazers opening overtime possession, and then Omar Connors broke free for a 21 yard touchdown run to give MSU the win. In 11 games against SEC opponents, this was the first home game for UAB.
  5. September 30: Won against Troy University 21-3 at Legion Field. Sam Hunt led the offense, passing for 145 yards and rushing for another 69 while UABs pass rush stymied Troy's blockers, sacking quarterback Omar Haughabook 6 times in front of a crowd of 32,818.
  6. October 7: Won against Memphis 35-29 at Legion Field in the Battle for the Bones. UAB's offensive line took charge, opening up room for the Blazers to rack up 288 yards of rushing offense. It almost went for naught, though, as Memphis' quarterback Martin Hankins completed a number of critical long passes to put the Tigers in scoring position. His first play from scrimmage was an 82 yard completion to Ryan Scott to give Memphis a touchdown advantage before the crowd of 20,644 got a chance to find their seats. UAB marched methodically back up the field on their first drive, tying it up with a 1 yard Corey White run. White finished with 129 yards on 28 carries. Marcus Elliott added 109 on 11 carries, including a 62 yard sprint where he ran out of gas and was brought down just short of the end zone. The UAB defense made a critical stop on the Tigers' last drive, sealing their 7th straight victory in the rivalry and claiming the 100-pound trophy.
  7. October 14: at Rice University
  8. October 21: vs Marshall
  9. October 31: at Southern Methodist University
  10. November 10: vs University of Texas - El Paso
  11. November 18: at Southern Miss
  12. November 25: at Central Florida

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