2020 UAB FOOTBALL GAME NOTES 2018 & 2019 C-USA WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS | 2018 C-USA CHAMPIONS Contact: Ted Feeley - Associate AD for Communications | 205-704-4147 | [email protected] 2020 UAB SCHEDULE (2-1, 0-0 C-USA) UAB vs. UTSA Sept. 3 Central Arkansas (ESPN+) W, 45-35 Date: Oct. 3, 2020 Sept. 10 at Miami (ACC Network) L, 14-31 Time: 11:30 a.m. CST Sept. 24 at South Alabama (ESPN) W, 42-10 Stadium: Legion Field Oct. 3 UTSA* (Stadium) (HC) 11:30 a.m. TV: Stadium Radio: WJOX 94.5 FM Oct. 10 at Rice* Postponed Series: UAB leads, 3-1 Oct. 17 WKU* (Stadium) 12:30 p.m. Oct. 23 Louisiana (CBSSN) 7 p.m. RV/RV UAB HOSTS UTSA ON 4TH ANNUAL CHILDREN’S HARBOR HOMECOMING GAME: Oct. 31 at Louisiana Tech* (Stadium) 2:30 p.m. Playing its fourth annual Children’s Harbor game, the UAB football team is set to host undefeated Nov. 14 North Texas* (Stadium) 2 p.m. and fi rst-place UTSA at Legion Field for Homecoming. It has been a series dominated by the Nov. 21 at UTEP* (ESPN3/+) 3 p.m. Blazers since their return in 2017, but the Roadrunners come to Birmingham at 3-0 overall and 1-0 Nov. 27 Southern Miss* (CBSSN) 2:30 p.m. in C-USA action. Both teams are coming off wins as UAB defeated South Alabama 42-10 and UTSA Dec. 5 C-USA Championship (CBSSN) TBA topped Middle Tennessee 37-35. For the fi rst time this year, UAB is receiving votes in both the AP Home Games in Bold | *C-USA Game | HC = Homecoming Top 25 and the Coaches Poll. 2020 UTSA SCHEDULE (3-0, 1-0 C-USA) BROWN SETS TOUCHDOWN RECORD AT SOUTH ALABAMA: Sept. 12 at Texas State W, 51-48 (OT) Spencer Brown rushed into the UAB record book again last week at South Alabama with a Sept. 19 Stephen F. Austin W, 24-10 dominating performance. Brown had 20 carries for 105 yards and scored his 34th, 35th and 36th Sept. 25 Middle Tennessee* W, 37-35 career rushing touchdowns as a Blazer. Brown’s fi nal TD run of 20 yards made him the career leader in rushing touchdowns scored at UAB, passing Pat Green who played from 1991-94. Brown had 93 Oct. 3 at UAB 11:30 a.m. of his 105 yards in the fi rst half, along with all three of his touchdowns. Oct. 10 at BYU TBA Oct. 17 Army 12:30 p.m. LUCERO SHINES IN FIRST START: Oct. 24 Louisiana Tech* 2:30 p.m. Redshirt freshman quarterback Bryson Lucero was lights out in his fi rst career start, connecting on Oct. 31 at Florida Atlantic* 11 a.m. 18-of-28 passes for 319 yards and two touchdowns. Lucero found nine diff erent targets, but his Nov. 7 at Rice* 2:30 p.m. go-to pass catcher was Austin Watkins Jr. who reeled in seven catches for a career-high 183 yards Nov. 14 UTEP* 2 p.m. and a touchdown. Most impressively for Lucero, it was just his fi fth overall start since junior high as Nov. 21 at Southern Miss* 2 p.m. the IMG product waited his turn behind names such as Kellen Mond and Shea Patterson. Nov. 28 North Texas* 2 p.m. Home Games in Bold | *C-USA Game WILDER LEADING THE DEFENSE: Noah Wilder is averaging 10.5 tackles in his last two games and comes into the contest against BY THE NUMBERS UTSA as the team’s leading tackler. Wilder tallied a career-high 15 stops at Miami, and followed that up with six tackles, 1.5 TFL, 1.0 sack and his fi rst career interception in leading UAB’s defense during a dominant performance at South Alabama. Wilder has 21 tackles on the season, two sacks 319 30 20 16 and 2.5 TFL. Bryson Lucero threw UAB collected its 30th UAB looks to extend The Blazers are 16-2 for 319 yards in his win since The Return its home winning against C-USA West fi rst career start last at South Alabama. streak to 20 straight Division opponents WIN 30: week. UAB is 30-14 since 17. on Saturday. since 2017. UAB’s win at South Alabama marked the program’s 30th victory since returning to action in 2017. UAB vs. UTSA SERIES The Blazers are now 30-14 overall dating back to the 2017 season, which is the most wins of any C-USA team during that span. The Blazers now jump into conference play and look to three-peat as Series Began: Oct. 26, 2013 C-USA West Division champs. UAB has been dominant against league action, compiling an overall Series Lead: UAB leads, 3-1 record of 20-6 vs. Conference USA and a mark of 16-2 against West divisional opponents. at UAB: UAB leads, 1-0 at UTSA: UAB leads, 2-1 Last Meeting: Oct. 12, 2019 - UAB, 33-14 STAY CONNECTED UTSA GAME INFORMATION Watch: Stadium Play-by-Play: Chris Vosters Color Analyst: Max Starks @UAB_FB @UAB_FB UAB Athletics UAB Athletics uabsports.com Sideline: N/A For additional gameday information, visit www.blazergameday.com, follow @BlazerGameday Listen: WJOX 94.5 FM - David Crane, Steve Irvine, Trey Ragland on Twitter and Instagram, and like Blazer Gameday on Facebook UABSPORTS.COM 1 @UAB_FB In Clark’s first season as head coach of the Blazers in 2014, he turned around a BILL CLARK program that was 2-10 the year before into a team that finished 6-6 and earned bowl eligibility for the first time since 2004. J.J. Nelson was also named the school’s HEAD COACH first Walter Camp First Team All-American. FIFTH SEASON AT UAB Prior to UAB, Clark was the head coach at Jacksonville State in 2013 and led the JACKSONVILLE STATE ‘90 Bill Clark is a native of Anniston, Alabama. He graduated from Jacksonville State Gamecocks to an 11-4 record, their most victories since the 1992 campaign when University in 1990 with a degree in physical education and began his football OVERALL RECORD: 47-24 JSU won the NCAA Division II National Championship. That number set an Ohio coaching career that year. His head coaching record at UAB is 36-20 and he is 47-24 Valley Conference record and was also the most wins by a first-year head coach. AT UAB: 36-20 as a Division I head coach. Jacksonville State earned an at-large berth in the FCS Playoffs and captured two Clark has guided the Blazers to unprecedented success in four years as head coach, victories -- including a second-round win over No. 6 McNeese State to reach the including winning the program’s first ever Conference USA Championship in 2018 quarterfinals. The wins were the Gamecocks’ first-ever in the NCAA Division I and claiming back-to-back C-USA West Division titles in 2018 and 2019. » THE CLARK FILE playoffs. Born: June 28, 1968 Not only has Clark led the program to new heights, but it has all been crafted JSU concluded the 2013 season ranked No. 10 in the final FCS poll. The Gamecocks, through the most unique situation in recent college football history. Following who ranked sixth in the nation in FCS attendance, set 49 school records in 2013 Wife: Jennifer his first year at UAB in 2014, Clark stayed as head coach through the program’s Children: Katie and Jacob and broke 13 OVC marks, as well as three NCAA records. JSU had two players earn shutdown and two year hiatus. All-America honors and nine selected for All-Ohio Valley Conference accolades. Education: Jacksonville State, 1990 Hometown: Anniston, Ala. In 2015 and 2016, Clark reconstructed a team from scratch, and when UAB returned Clark became Jacksonville State’s head coach after five outstanding seasons at to FBS competition in 2017 after two years away, he guided the Blazers to an 8-5 South Alabama as the Jaguars’ defensive coordinator. » 2018 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES overall record and the team’s first bowl appearance since 2004. • Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year (FWAA) Clark’s defense at USA finished second in the Sun Belt Conference in total defense Clark was named the CBS Sports National Coach of the Year, as well as the in 2012 as the Jaguars completed their first full season of competition in the • CBS Sports National Coach of the Year Conference USA Coach of the Year. He was also presented the Thomas Brookshier • Sporting News National Coach of the Year league. South Alabama posted the best record of any Division I FCS Independent in Spirit Award by the Maxwell Football Club. 2011 after winning the first 17 games in the program’s history in 2009 and 2010. • Paul “Bear” Bryant National Coach of the Year Finalist The eight wins in 2017 established a new school record, until that mark was During the 2010 season, South Alabama allowed only 13 points and 254.6 yards • George Munger Coach of the Year Semifinalist shattered just a year later. per game en route to a 10-0 record. In 2009, the Jags allowed only 5.9 points and (Maxwell Club) 234 yards per game when the defense forced 25 sacks and forced 23 turnovers in UAB finished 2018 with a school record 11 wins. On December 1, 2018, the Blazers • Conference USA Champions only seven games. won their first Conference USA Championship by traveling to Murfreesboro, Tenn., and defeating Middle Tennessee 27-25 in dramatic fashion on the Blue Raiders’ Clark joined South Alabama in 2008 after spending nine years as head coach at » 2017 AWARDS AND ACCOLADES home field to claim the league title.