1996 UAB Blazers football team

The 1996 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the sixth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his second season as the UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and competed as a Division I-A Independent. The Blazers would finish their inaugural season at the I-A level with a record of five wins and six losses (5–6).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	5:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Auburn	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–29	80,645	^[1]
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 15–39	30,057	^[2]
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 42–17	18,236	^[3]
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 24–17	19,567	^[4]
October 5	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 (I-AA) Western Kentucky	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 24–0	14,107	^[5]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Southwestern Louisiana	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 39–29	16,327	^[6]
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	L 31–35	11,320	^[7]
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 15–31	30,153	^[8]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	UCF	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 13–35	12,500	^[9]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 14–34	15,000	^[10]
November 21	6:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 49–13	6,500	^[11]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

1996 UAB Blazers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
FB	`2`	Keith Roland	Sr
WR	`3`	Marcel Rachel	Jr
RB	`5`	Robert Davis	Sr
WR	`6`	Ernest Ross	Fr
RB	`7`	Mark Lynch	So
QB	`8`	Rodney Hudson	Sr
WR	`9`	Omar Parker	So
QB	`10`	Kevin Drake	Jr
QB	`11`	Lee Carter	So
QB	`12`	Lee Jolly	Fr
TE	`92`	Brandon E Lloyd	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`1`	Sean Alexander	Sr
CB	`18`	Dennis Stokes	Jr
CB	`21`	Johnny Flowers	Sr
CB	`22`	Dainon Sidney	Jr
DB	`33`	James Godfrey	Fr
LB	`34`	Faruq Burns	Sr
DB	`35`	Rodregis Brooks	Fr
LB	`36`	Bart Battles	Fr
LB	`37`	Joey Roberto	Sr
LB	`38`	Brent Turner	So
DB	`39`	Pete Smith	Fr
CB	`41`	Anthony Blevins	Jr
SS	`43`	Izell Reese	Jr
LB	`44`	Glenn Coleman	Jr
DE	`91`	Terrance Winborn	Fr
DE	`93`	Reginald King	So
DT	`94`	Terry Smith	Jr
DE	`95`	Wallace Rutledge	Fr
DE	`96`	James Bristow	Jr
LB	`97`	Clint Jones	Fr
DE	`98`	Bryan Guy	Sr
DT	`99`	Pernell Davis	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`13`	Kevin Tatarek	Sr
K	`87`	Jake Arians	Fr
K	`92`	Lee Miller	Jr

Roster
Last update: 1996-12-25