From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
The 2020 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Blazers played their final home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama , and competed in the West Division of Conference USA (C-USA). They were led by fifth-year head coach Bill Clark .
After compiling a 6–3 record (3–1 in conference play), the team accepted a bid to the Gasparilla Bowl . However, on December 22, the Blazers' bowl opponent, South Carolina , had to withdraw from the bowl due to COVID-19 issues within their program.[1] [1]
Preseason [ edit ] Death of Jamari Smith [ edit ] On May 28, 2020, it was announced that incoming freshman Jamari Smith, from Robert E. Lee High School in Montgomery, Alabama , had drowned while swimming with friends.[2]
Award watch lists [ edit ] Listed in the order that they were released
Award
Player
Position
Year
TBD
CUSA media days [ edit ] The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[3]
Media poll (West Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Louisiana Tech
2
North Texas
3
Rice
4
Southern Miss
5
UAB
6
UTEP
7
UTSA
Media poll (CUSA Championship)
Rank
Team
Votes
TBD
Preseason All-CUSA teams [ edit ] To be released
Schedule [ edit ] UAB announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[4]
The Blazers had games scheduled against Alabama A&M , New Mexico State , Old Dominion , UTEP , and Middle Tennessee but were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[5] [6] [7]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Central Arkansas * ESPN3 W 45–35 12,716
8:00 p.m. at Miami (FL) * ACCN L 14–31 8,153
6:30 p.m. at South Alabama * ESPN W 42–10 5,766
October 3 11:30 a.m. UTSA Legion Field Birmingham, AL Stadium W 21–13 12,547
October 17 12:30 p.m. Western Kentucky Legion Field Birmingham, AL Stadium W 37–14 11,098
7:00 p.m. Louisiana * Legion Field Birmingham, AL CBSSN L 20–24 11,610
October 31 2:30 p.m. at Louisiana Tech Stadium L 34–37 2OT 7,140
December 12 11:00 a.m. at Rice ESPN3 W 21–16 2,000
December 18 6:00 p.m. at Marshall CBSSN W 22–13 8,324
December 26 11:00 a.m. vs. South Carolina* ABC CANCELLED
[8]
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV* RV Coaches — —* — CFP Not released Not released
Game summaries [ edit ] Central Arkansas [ edit ]
Game One – Central Arkansas Bears (0-1) at No. 24 UAB Blazers (1-0)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Bears
7
14
0 14 35
#24 Blazers 14
14
3 14 45
at Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama
Date : Thursday, September 3, 2020Game time : 7:00 p.m. CDT Game weather : Clear • Temperature : 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind : SSW 5 mphTV announcers (ESPN3 ) : Curt Bloom (play-by-play), Chad Pilcher (analyst)Pregame line : UAB –21.5 • Odds to win : UAB 93.1% • Game summary : ESPN NCAA
Game information
First quarter (7:03) UAB – Gerrit Prince 6 yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Matthew Quinn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:15; UAB 7–0 )
(2:46) UAB – Spencer Brown 5 yard rush, Matthew Quinn kick (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 3:24; UAB 14–0 )
(0:03) UCA – Cameron Myers 4 yard rush, Hayden Ray kick (Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:13; UAB 14–7 ) Second quarter (10:50) UAB – Myron Mitchell 18 yard pass from Bryson Lucero, Matthew Quinn kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:03; UAB 21–7 )
(5:31) UAB – Gerrit Prince 10 yard pass from Tyler Johnson III, Matthew Quinn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 2:56; UAB 28–7 )
(2:33) UCA – Lujuan Winningham 15 yard pass from Breylin Smith, Chandler Caughron kick (Drive: 1 play, 15 yards, 0:05; UAB 28–14 )
(1:21) UCA – Robert Rochell 35 yard fumble return, Chandler Caughron kick (UAB 28–21 Third quarter (3:07) UAB – Matthew Quinn 23 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 6:51; UAB 31–21 ) Fourth quarter (12:41) UAB – Lucious Stanley 8 yard rush, Matthew Quinn kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:10; UAB 38–21 )
(8:12) UAB – Jermaine Brown Jr. 30 yard rush, Matthew Quinn kick (Drive: 4 plays, 43 yards, 2:00; UAB 45–21 )
(5:43) UCA – LuJuan Winningham 8 yard pass from Breylin Smith, Chandler Caughron kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:29; UAB 45–28 )
(0:32) UCA – Sam Camargo 6 yard pass from Breylin Smith, Chandler Caughron kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 2:40; UAB 45–35 )
Statistics
UCA
UAB
First downs
20
29
Plays–yards
66–293
83–459
Rushes–yards
21–100
49–233
Passing yards
193
226
Passing: comp–att–int
25–46–1
24–34–1
Time of possession
22:55
37:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Central Arkansas
Passing
Breylin Smith
25/46, 193 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Kierre Crossley
10 carries, 59 yards
Receiving
Lujuan Winningham
6 receptions, 53 yards, 2 TD
UAB
Passing
Tyler Johnston III
17/25, 143 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Spencer Brown 24 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Austin Watkins 7 receptions, 72 yards
At Miami [ edit ]
Game information
First quarter (2:40) UAB – Austin Watkins 16 yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Matthew Quinn kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:44; UAB 7–0 )
(1:04) MIA – Cam'Ron Harris 66 yard rush, José Borregales kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (10:04) MIA – D'Eriq King 12 yard rush, José Borregales kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:16; Miami 14–7 ) Third quarter (10:15) MIA – José Borregales 25 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:45; Miami 17–7 )
(6:19) UAB – Spencer Brown 6 yard rush, Matthew Quinn kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; Miami 17–14 )
(4:02) MIA – Cam'Ron Harris 4 yard rush, José Borregales kick (Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, 2:17; Miami 24–14 )
(0:00) MIA – Brevin Jordan 4 yard pass from D'Eriq King, José Borregales kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Miami 31–14 ) Fourth quarter
No scoring
Statistics
UAB
MIA
First downs
14
25
Plays–yards
61–285
78–495
Rushes–yards
26–80
52–337
Passing yards
205
158
Passing: comp–att–int
19–35–0
18–27–0
Time of possession
29:04
30:56
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB
Passing
Tyler Johnston III
15/23, 150 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Spencer Brown
16 carries, 74 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Myron Mitchell 8 receptions, 117 yards
Miami
Passing
D'Eriq King 16/24, 144 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Cam'Ron Harris
17 carries, 134 yards, 2 TD
Receiving
Brevin Jordan 3 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD
At South Alabama [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
14
14
0
14
42
Jaguars
0
10
0
0
10
Pregame line
Over/under
UAB −6.547.5[9]
Statistics
UAB
South Alabama
First downs
22
18
Total yards
509
315
Rushing yards
190
147
Passing yards
319
168
Turnovers
1
2
Time of possession
35:00
25:00
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB Passing
Bryson Lucero
18/28, 319 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Spencer Brown
20 carries, 105 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving
Austin Watkins
7 receptions, 183 yards, 1 TD
South Alabama Passing
Chance Lovertich
14/29, 168 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Carlos Davis
17 carries, 105 yards
Receiving
Jalen Tolbert 3 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
1
2
3
4
Total
Roadrunners
3
3
0
7
13
Blazers
7
7
7
0
21
Pregame line
Over/under
UAB –21.5
55[10]
Statistics
UTSA
UAB
First downs
17
21
Total yards
280
409
Rushing yards
190
214
Passing yards
90
195
Turnovers
1
4
Time of possession
26:53
33:07
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UTSA Passing
Jordan Weeks
7/19, 57 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Sincere McCormick 22 carries, 150 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Joshua Cephus 3 receptions, 42 yards
UAB Passing
Bryson Lucero
18/29, 195 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing
Spencer Brown
26 carries, 144 yards
Receiving
Myron Mitchell
6 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD
Western Kentucky [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Hilltoppers
7
7
0
0
14
Blazers
10
14
10
3
37
Pregame line
Over/under
UAB –11.544[11]
Statistics
Western Kentucky
UAB
First downs
15
17
Total yards
250
358
Rushing yards
88
217
Passing yards
162
141
Turnovers
4
2
Time of possession
28:33
31:27
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing
Kevaris Thomas
16/35, 162 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Jakairi Moses
6 carries, 41 yards
Receiving
Joshua Simon
6 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
UAB Passing
Bryson Lucero
15/31, 141 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
DeWayne McBride 10 carries, 131 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Austin Watkins
7 receptions, 55 yards, 1 TD
Louisiana [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Ragin' Cajuns
0
10
7
7
24
Blazers
3
10
7
0
20
Pregame line
Over/under
LA −2.5
50.5[12]
Statistics
Louisiana
UAB
First downs
17
17
Total yards
286
285
Rushing yards
134
175
Passing yards
152
110
Turnovers
0
2
Time of possession
30:37
29:23
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Louisiana Passing
Levi Lewis 12/20, 152 yards, 2 TDS
Rushing
Elijah Mitchell 21 carries, 67 yards
Receiving
Kyren Lacy 2 receptions, 43 yards
UAB Passing
Bryson Lucero
10/23, 110 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Spencer Brown
28 carries, 128 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Ryan Davis
2 receptions, 34 yards
At Louisiana Tech [ edit ]
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT
Total
Blazers
0
14
17
0 3 0
34
Bulldogs
3
14
0
14 3 3
37
Pregame line
Over/under
UAB –1347.5[13]
Statistics
UAB
Louisiana Tech
First downs
20
20
Total yards
485
381
Rushing yards
338
49
Passing yards
147
332
Turnovers
3
1
Time of possession
32:44
27:16
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB Passing
Tyler Johnston III
4/9, 81 yards
Rushing
Spencer Brown
29 carries, 140 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
Austin Watkins Jr.
6 receptions, 95 yards
Louisiana Tech Passing
Aaron Allen
18/26, 191 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Israel Tucker
17 carries, 54 yards
Receiving
Adrian Hardy
7 receptions, 101 yards, 2 TDs
At Rice [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Blazers
0
7
14
0
21
Owls
3
10
0
3
16
Pregame line
Over/under
UAB –742.5[14]
Statistics
UAB
Rice
First downs
13
20
Total yards
354
232
Rushing yards
137
66
Passing yards
217
166
Turnovers
0
1
Time of possession
22:42
37:18
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB Passing
Tyler Johnson III
9/18, 217 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Tyler Johnson III
7 carries, 41 yards
Receiving
Myron Mitchell
1 reception, 63 yards, 1 TD
Rice Passing
JoVoni Johnson
17/23, 139 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Khalan Griffin
14 carries, 34 yards
Receiving
Jake Bailey
7 receptions, 72 yards
at Marshall (Conference USA Championship) [ edit ]
Game Nine – UAB Blazers at Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA Championship)
Period
1
2
3 4 Total
Blazers 3
6
0 13 22
Thundering Herd
0
0
7 6 13
at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia
Date : Saturday, December 18, 2020Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST Game weather : Cloudy • Temperature : 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind : W 3 MPH Game attendance : 8,324Referee : Jon NoliTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Aaron Taylor (analyst) and Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information
First quarter (1:45) UAB – Matt Quinn 30-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 6:10; UAB 3–0 ) Second quarter (11:55) UAB – Hayden Pittman 19-yard pass from Tyler Johnston III, Matt Quinn kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:54; UAB 9–0 ) Third quarter (6:17) MRSH – Artie Henry 7-yard pass from Grant Wells, Shane Ciucci kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:06; UAB 9–7 ) Fourth quarter (14:55) UAB – Matt Quinn 42-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 6:22; UAB 12–7 )
(5:55) UAB – Matt Quinn 48-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 40 yards, 6:47; UAB 15–7 )
(5:38) MRSH – Xavier Gaines 70-yard pass from Grant Wells, Grant Wells pass failed (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:17; UAB 15–13 )
(4:02) UAB – Trea Shropshire 71-yard pass from T Johnston III, Matt Quinn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:36; UAB 22–13 )
Statistics
UAB
MRSH
First downs
21
10
Plays–yards
74–468
51–268
Rushes–yards
52–216
27–130
Passing yards
252
138
Passing: comp–att–int
12–22–0
8–24–1
Time of possession
41:26
18:34
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
UAB
Passing
Tyler Johnston III
12/22, 252 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Spencer Brown
30 carries, 149 yards
Receiving
Trea Shropshire
5 receptions, 180 yards, TD
Marshall
Passing
Grant Wells 8/23, 138 yards, 2 TD
Rushing
Brenden Knox
17 carries, 67 yards
Receiving
Xavier Gaines
1 reception, 70 yards, TD
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ]
^ a b "Tampa's Gasparilla Bowl canceled after South Carolina bails" . Tampa Bay Times . Retrieved December 22, 2020 .^ Scarborough, Alex (May 28, 2020). "UAB incoming freshman Smith drowns at age 18" . ESPN.com . Retrieved May 28, 2020 . ^ "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19" . ktsm.com . May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .^ "UAB Football Releases Complete 2020 Schedule" . University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020 .^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved July 20, 2020 . ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports" . TheACC.com . July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .^ "Old Dominion postponing football and fall sports" . The Virginian Pilot . August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020 .^ "2020 UAB Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved March 12, 2020 .^ "UAB Blazers vs South Alabama Jaguars" . Odds Shark . Retrieved September 23, 2020 .^ "UTSA Roadrunners vs UAB Blazers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 8, 2020 .^ "WKU Hilltoppers vs UAB Blazers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 19, 2020 .^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs UAB Blazers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 24, 2020 .^ "UAB Blazers vs LA Tech Bulldogs" . Odds Shark . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .^ "UAB Blazers vs Rice Owls" . Odds Shark . Retrieved January 2, 2021 .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons
