2009 UAB Blazers football team

The 2009 UAB Blazers played the 19th season of football for UAB, their 14th in Division I-A, and their 11th as a member of Conference USA. The team was coached by Neil Callaway, in his third year as head coach. The 2009 season saw Callaway's Blazers improve to 5-7, just one loss from reaching bowl eligibility. His 2008 squad went 4-8, after going 2-10 in 2007.

Quarterback Joe Webb finished the season with 1,427 rushing yards, which puts him in third place in NCAA history in single season rushing yards by a quarterback. His 2,774 rushing yards for his college career, putting him at 12th on the NCAA list for career rushing yards by a quarterback. He finished his UAB career with 8,545 yards of total offense, and 65 touchdowns.

Results (5-7)

• September 5: Defeated Rice 44-24 at Legion Field.
• September 12: Lost to SMU 35-33 at Legion Field.
• September 19: Lost to Troy 27-14 in Troy.
• September 26: Lost 56-19 to Texas A&M in College Station, Texas.
• October 1: Defeated Southern Mississippi 30-17 at Legion Field.
• October 17: Lost 48-13 to Ole Miss in Oxford, Mississippi.
• October 24: Lost 27-7 to Marshall in Huntington, West Virginia.
• October 31: Defeated UTEP 38-33 in El Paso, Texas. Senior quarterback Joe Webb threw for 2 and caught one for a total of 3 Blazer touchdowns.
• November 7: Defeated Florida Atlantic 56-29 at Legion Field.
• November 14: Defeated Memphis 31-21 in Memphis, Tennessee (Battle for the Bones).
• November 21: Lost to East Carolina 37-21 in Greenville, North Carolina.
• November 28: Lost to Central Florida 34-27 at Legion Field.

Preceded by: 2008

UAB Blazers football 2009

Succeeded by: 2010

References

• Irvine, Steve (October 31, 2009) "Joe Webb leads Blazers past UTEP." Birmingham News
• Irvine, Steve, (November 29, 2009) "One more look at UAB's 34-27 loss to UCF." Birmingham News

External links

• UAB Sports website
• UAB football coverage at Al.com