FRONT COVER MEDIA 2 2017 UAB FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE MEDIA TEAM STAFF PLAYERS HISTORY GREATER BHAM 3 UABSports.com // @UAB_FB MEDIA TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION HISTORY TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 TEAM RECORDS 68-70 GENERAL INFO 5 ATTENDANCE RECORDS 70 QUICK FACTS 5 INDIVIDUAL RECORDS 71-96 ALL-TIME COACHES RECORDS 97 MEDIA YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS 97-100 MEDIA SERVICES 6 RECORD VS. RANKED OPPONENTS 100 TRIBUTE TO NORM REILLY 7 ALL-TIME SERIES 101-104 OPPONENT INFO 8-9 RECORD BY CONFERENCE 104 LEGION FIELD 10 ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS 105-113 C-USA COMPOSITE SCHEDULE 11 ACCOLADES 113-114 BOWL SCHEDULE 12 TEAMMATES NOW & THEN 13 GREATER BHAM FOOTBALL FACILITY TIMELINE 116-117 TEAM THE GANG OF SEVEN 118-120 ROSTER (ALPHABETICAL) 14-15 PRESIDENT DR. RAY L. WATTS 121 ROSTER (NUMERICAL) 16-17 DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS MARK INGRAM 122 ROSTER BREAKDOWN 18-19 SENIOR STAFF 123 RODDY WHITE 124-125 STAFF BILL CLARK 21-22 LES KOENNING 23-24 DAVID REEVES 25 HINDLEY BRIGHAM 26 TREY CLARK 27 CASEY WOODS 28 LARRY SMITH 29 KYLE TATUM 30 BRIAN WILLIAMS 31 BLAKE SHRADER 32 SUPPORT STAFF 33-34 PLAYERS NUMERICAL ROSTER 36-66 4 2017 UAB FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE QUICK FACTS MEDIA GENERAL INFORMATION 2017 SCHEDULE School ....... University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Sept. 2 Alabama A&M (Stadium) 2:30BHAM p.m. GREATER HISTORY TEAM PLAYERS STAFF Location ..............................................Birmingham, Ala. Sept. 9 at Ball State (ESPN3) 2 p.m. Founded ..................................................................1969 Sept. 16 Coastal Carolina TBA Enrollment ...........................................................19,535 Sept. 23 at North Texas* (beIN) 5:30 p.m. Affiliation ................................................NCAA Division I Oct. 7 Louisiana Tech* (HC) TBA Conference .............................................Conference USA Oct. 14 Middle Tennessee* (beIN) 5:30 p.m. Nickname .............................................................Blazers Oct. 21 at Charlotte* (beIN) 5:30 p.m. Colors ................................... Forrest Green and Old Gold Oct. 28 at Southern Miss* 6 p.m. President .................................. Dr. Ray Watts, UAB, 1976 Nov. 4 Rice* TBA Director of Athletics..........Mark Ingram, Tennessee, 1996 Nov. 11 at UTSA* TBA Athletics Faculty Rep ..Dr. Frank Messina, West Alabama, Nov. 18 at Florida TBA 1986 Nov. 25 UTEP* TBA Dec. 2 C-USA Championship (ESPN or ESPN2) TBA FOOTBALL INFORMATION * Conference USA game // HC = Homecoming Head Coach .................Bill Clark, Jacksonville State, 1990 Overall Record ................................17-10 (Two Seasons) 2014 RESULTS (6-6) Record at UAB ......................................6-6 (One Season) DATE OPPONENT RESULTS 2014 Record .............................................................. 6-6 Aug. 30 Troy W, 48-10 Sept. 6 at Mississippi State L, 34-47 FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Sept. 13 Alabama A&M W, 41-14 Head Coach .......................................................Bill Clark Sept. 27 FIU * L, 20-34 Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks ..........Les Koenning Oct. 4 at Western Kentucky * W, 42-39 Defensive Coordinator ................................David Reeves Oct. 11 North Texas * W, 56-21 Running Backs ..................................... Hindley Brigham Oct. 18 at Middle Tennessee L, 22-34 Offensive Line ..................................................Trey Clark Oct. 25 at Arkansas L, 17-45 Inside Wide Receivers/Tight Ends ................Casey Woods Nov. 1 at FAU * W, 31-28 Outside Wide Receivers ................................ Larry Smith Nov. 8 Louisiana Tech * L, 24-40 Defensive Line ................................................Kyle Tatum Nov. 22 Marshall * L, 18-23 Linebackers ..............................................Brian Williams Nov. 29 at Southern Miss * W, 45-24 Defensive Backs ........................................Blake Shrader ABOUT OUR NAME ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has Phone ....................................................(205) 934-0722 been an autonomous member of the University of Alabama system since 1969, and has had an Website .................................................. UABSports.com intercollegiate athletic program since 1977. 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