2004 UAB Blazers football team

2004 UAB Blazers football
Hawaii Bowl, L 40–59 vs. Hawaii
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Watson Brown (10th season)
Offensive coordinator	Pat Sullivan (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Wayne Bolt (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field

2004 Conference USA football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Louisville $		8	–	0					11	–	1
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	4
Southern Miss		5	–	3					7	–	5
Cincinnati		5	–	3					7	–	5
UAB		5	–	3					7	–	5
TCU		3	–	5					5	–	6
Tulane		3	–	5					5	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5					4	–	7
Houston		3	–	5					3	–	8
East Carolina		2	–	6					2	–	9
Army		2	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2004, and was the fourteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his tenth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their ninth season at the I-A level, and sixth affiliated with a conference with a record of 7–5 (5–3 C-USA). The Blazers also made their first ever bowl appearance at the 2004 Hawaii Bowl where they were defeated 40–59 by Hawaii.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Baylor*		Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 56–14	21,080
September 18	5:30 p.m.	at Florida State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 7–34	81,825
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Memphis		Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)	ESPNGP	W 35–28	27,192
October 2	6:00 p.m.	at Cincinnati		Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH		W 30–27	21,053
October 9	1:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State*		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS		W 27–13	32,310
October 15	7:00 p.m.	TCU		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN	W 41–25	33,280
October 23	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	No. 24	Tad Gormley Stadium New Orleans, LA		L 55–59	22,541
November 3	6:30 p.m.	South Florida		Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 20–45	9,220
November 13	3:00 p.m.	Houston		Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 20–7	13,240
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Army		Michie Stadium West Point, NY		W 20–14	27,706
November 27	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss		M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS		L 21–26	25,604
December 24	6:00 p.m.	vs. Hawaii*		Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI (Hawaii Bowl)	ESPN	L 40–59	39,754
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from BCS All times are in Central time