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2020 UAB Blazers football team

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.

2020 UAB Blazers football
C-USA champion
C-USA West Division champion
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionWest Division
Record6–3 (3–1 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBryant Vincent (4th season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorDavid Reeves (4th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumLegion Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Marshall xy   4 – 1     7 – 3  
Florida Atlantic   4 – 2     5 – 4  
Western Kentucky   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Charlotte   2 – 2     2 – 4  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 4     3 – 6  
FIU   0 – 3     0 – 5  
West Division
UAB xy$   3 – 1     6 – 3  
UTSA   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 2     5 – 5  
North Texas   3 – 4     4 – 6  
Rice   2 – 3     2 – 3  
Southern Miss   2 – 4     3 – 7  
UTEP   0 – 4     3 – 5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion opted out of the season.

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] As no replacement team was available, the bowl was subsequently canceled.[1]

Preseason

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Death of Jamari Smith

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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

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
TBD

CUSA media days

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The CUSA Media Days will be held virtually for the first time in conference history.[3]

Preseason All-CUSA teams

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To be released

Schedule

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UAB announced its 2020 football schedule on January 8, 2020.[4] The 2020 schedule was originally planned to consist of 6 home and 6 away games in the regular season.

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 3 7:00 p.m. Central Arkansas*
ESPN3 W 45–35 12,716
September 10 8:00 p.m. at Miami (FL)*
ACCN L 14–31 8,153
September 24 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
October 23 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

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Rankings

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Further information: 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: — = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRVRV*RV
Coaches——*—
CFPNot releasedNot released

Game summaries

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Central Arkansas

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See also: 2020 Central Arkansas Bears football team
Game One – Central Arkansas Bears (0-1) at No. 24 UAB Blazers (1-0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 14 01435
#24 Blazers 14 14 31445

at Legion Field • Birmingham, Alabama

  • Date: Thursday, September 3, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: SSW 5 mph
  • TV 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

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See also: 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team
Game Two – UAB Blazers (1–0) at Miami Hurricanes (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers 7 0 7014
Hurricanes 7 7 17031

at Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, Florida

  • Date: Thursday, September 10, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: ENE 5 mph
  • TV announcers (ACC Network): Dave O'Brien (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), Katie George (sideline)
  • Pregame line: Miami –14
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 14 14 0 14 42
Jaguars 0 10 0 0 10
See also: 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team
Pregame line Over/under
UAB −6.5 47.5[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

UTSA

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1 2 3 4 Total
Roadrunners 3 3 0 7 13
Blazers 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team
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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 7 7 0 0 14
Blazers 10 14 10 3 37
See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Pregame line Over/under
UAB –11.5 44[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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Ragin' Cajuns 0 10 7 7 24
Blazers 3 10 7 0 20
See also: 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team
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

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1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
Blazers 0 14 17 030 34
Bulldogs 3 14 0 1433 37
See also: 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Pregame line Over/under
UAB –13 47.5[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

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 7 14 0 21
Owls 3 10 0 3 16
See also: 2020 Rice Owls football team
Pregame line Over/under
UAB –7 42.5[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)

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See also: 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team and 2020 Conference USA Football Championship Game
Game Nine – UAB Blazers at Marshall Thundering Herd (Conference USA Championship)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blazers 3 6 01322
Thundering Herd 0 0 7613

at Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, December 18, 2020
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 34 °F (1 °C) • Wind: W 3 MPH
  • Game attendance: 8,324
  • Referee: Jon Noli
  • TV 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

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See also: 2021 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
4 121 Jordan Smith DE Jacksonville Jaguars

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tampa's Gasparilla Bowl canceled after South Carolina bails". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Scarborough, Alex (May 28, 2020). "UAB incoming freshman Smith drowns at age 18". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Conference USA to hold virtual football media days due to COVID-19". ktsm.com. May 5, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  4. ^ "UAB Football Releases Complete 2020 Schedule". University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Athletics. January 8, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  5. ^ Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Old Dominion postponing football and fall sports". The Virginian Pilot. August 10, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  8. ^ "2020 UAB Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  9. ^ "UAB Blazers vs South Alabama Jaguars". Odds Shark. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  10. ^ "UTSA Roadrunners vs UAB Blazers". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
  11. ^ "WKU Hilltoppers vs UAB Blazers". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  12. ^ "Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns vs UAB Blazers". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  13. ^ "UAB Blazers vs LA Tech Bulldogs". Odds Shark. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
  14. ^ "UAB Blazers vs Rice Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
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