2007 UAB Blazers football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2007
Team=UAB Blazers


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Conference=Conference USA
Division=East Division
ShortConference=C-USA
CoachRank=
APRank=
BCSRank=
Record= 2-10
ConfRecord= 1-7
HeadCoach=Neil Callaway
OffCoach=Kim Helton
DefCoach=Eric Schumann
OScheme=
DScheme=
StadiumArena= Legion Field
Champion=
BowlTourney=
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The 2007 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the college football season of 2007, and was the seventeenth team fielded by the school. The team's head coach was Neil Callaway, who was entering his first season as the program's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers would finish their twelfth season at the I-A level, and ninth affiliated with a conference with a record of 2-10 (1-7 C-USA).cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/albr/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/RecordsHistoryI-08
title= 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

chedule

CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 1
time =
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
away = y
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Michigan State
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site_stadium = Spartan Stadium
site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
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score = 18-55
overtime =
attend = 67,796CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 8
time =
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
away = y
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Florida State
opprank =
site_stadium = Doak Campbell Stadium
site_cityst = Tallahassee, FL
gamename =
tv =
score = 24-34
overtime =
attend = 78,673CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 15
time =
w/l = w
nonconf = yes
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Alcorn State
opprank =
site_stadium = Legion Field
site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
gamename =
tv =
score = 22-0
overtime =
attend = 21,828CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 29
time =
w/l = l
nonconf =
away = y
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Tulsa
opprank =
site_stadium = Chapman Stadium
site_cityst = Tulsa, OK
gamename =
tv =
score = 30-38
overtime =
attend = 22,710CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 6
time =
w/l = l
nonconf = yes
away = y
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Mississippi State
opprank =
site_stadium = Davis Wade Stadium
site_cityst = Starkville, MS
gamename =
tv =
score = 13-30
overtime =
attend = 45,259CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 13
time =
w/l = w
nonconf =
homecoming = yes
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Tulane
opprank =
site_stadium = Legion Field
site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
gamename =
tv =
score = 26-21
overtime =
attend = 24,144CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 20
time =
w/l = l
nonconf =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Houston
opprank =
site_stadium = Legion Field
site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
gamename =
tv =
score = 10-49
overtime =
attend = 11,588CFB Schedule Entry
date = October 27
time =
w/l = l
nonconf =
away = y
neutral =
rank =
opponent = East Carolina
opprank =
site_stadium = Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
site_cityst = Greenville, NC
gamename =
tv =
score = 6-41
overtime =
attend = 41,125CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 3
time =
w/l = l
nonconf =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Southern Miss
opprank =
site_stadium = Legion Field
site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
gamename =
tv =
score = 7-37
overtime =
attend = 13,348CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 10
time =
w/l = l
nonconf =
away =
neutral =
rank =
opponent = UCF
opprank =
site_stadium = Legion Field
site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
gamename =
tv =
score = 31-45
overtime =
attend = 12,621CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 17
time =
w/l = l
nonconf =
away = y
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Memphis
opprank =
site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
site_cityst = Memphis, TN
gamename = Battle for the Bones
tv =
score = 9-25
overtime =
attend = 31,138CFB Schedule Entry
date = November 24
time =
w/l = l
nonconf =
away = y
neutral =
rank =
opponent = Marshall
opprank =
site_stadium = Joan C. Edwards Stadium
site_cityst = Huntington, WV
gamename =
tv =
score = 39-46
overtime =
attend = 26,762:Schedule Source: [http://uabsports.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/albr/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/RecordsHistoryI-08 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I]

Game Summaries

Michigan State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=UAB
R1=0
R2=3
R3=2
R4=13
Home=Michigan State
H1=21
H2=24
H3=3
H4=7In the first game of the Neil Callaway era, the Blazers would make their first-ever trip to the state of Michigan in this 22-18 defeat by the Spartans. The Blazers would fall behind 42-0 before Swayze Waters hit a 35-yard field goal before the half. After a safety early in the third, Waters would hit a pair of long field goals (50 and 47 yards) and score the seasons' first touchdown on a 15-yard Joseph Webb reception from Sam Hunt in the fourth. For the game, the Blazers were outgained on offense 593 to 226 total yards.cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab01.html
title= UAB vs Michigan State (Sep 01, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Florida State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=UAB
R1=10
R2=7
R3=7
R4=0
Home=Florida State
H1=3
H2=7
H3=21
H4=3On the road, the Blazers would take a 17-10 lead at the half only to give up 21 points in the third in this 34-24 fefeat to the Seminoles. UAB would take the early lead on a 27-yard Swayze Waters field goal, and extend it to 10-0 on FSU's ensuing possession with Will Dunbar returning an interception 21-yards for the score. In the second, Sam Hunt would score on a 4-yard run to extend the lead to 17-3, before the Seminoles responded with a touchdown of their own in narrowing the lead to 17-10 at the half. Florida State would open the third with a pair of touchdowns to take a 24-17 lead, before UAB responded with a 16-yard Joseph Webb touchdown reception from Sam Hunt to knot the game at 24. However, the Seminoles would close the game with 10 unanswered points to seal the 34-24 win. cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab0908.html
title= UAB vs Florida State (Sep 08, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Alcorn State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Alcorn State
R1=0
R2=0
R3=0
R4=0
Home=UAB
H1=6
H2=10
H3=6
H4=0The first win of the Callaway era would come in the seasons first home game with a 22-0 victory over the FCS Braves of Alcorn State. Swayze Waters would star in hitting 5 field goals from 42, 32, 52, 22 and 38 yards respectively. The Blazers would visit the end zone only once on a 4-yard David Sigler touchdown reception from Sam Hunt in the second quarter. For the game, Waters set a team record for most field goals in a game, tied the team record for longest Blazer field goal (52 yards) and tied the conference record for most field goals in a game.cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab03.html
title= Alcorn State vs UAB (Sep 15, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Tulsa

Linescore Amfootball
Road=UAB
R1=0
R2=10
R3=6
R4=14
Home=Tulsa
H1=3
H2=14
H3=14
H4=7cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab04.html
title= UAB vs Tulsa (Sep 29, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Mississippi State

Linescore Amfootball
Road=UAB
R1=0
R2=10
R3=3
R4=0
Home=Mississippi State
H1=0
H2=3
H3=6
H4=21cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab05.html
title= UAB vs Mississippi State (Oct 06, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Tulane

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Road=Tulane
R1=0
R2=14
R3=0
R4=7
Home=UAB
H1=0
H2=13
H3=7
H4=6cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab06.html
title= Tulane vs UAB (Oct 13, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Houston

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Road=Houston
R1=14
R2=21
R3=7
R4=7
Home=UAB
H1=3
H2=7
H3=0
H4=0cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab07.html
title= Houston vs UAB (Oct 20, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

East Carolina

Linescore Amfootball
Road=UAB
R1=3
R2=3
R3=0
R4=0
Home=East Carolina
H1=10
H2=10
H3=21
H4=0cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab8.html
title= UAB vs East Carolina (Oct 27, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

outhern Miss

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Southern Miss
R1=3
R2=27
R3=7
R4=0
Home=UAB
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=0

UCF

Linescore Amfootball
Road=UCF
R1=10
R2=7
R3=14
R4=14
Home=UAB
H1=14
H2=3
H3=7
H4=7cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab10.html
title= UCF vs UAB (Nov 10, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Memphis

Linescore Amfootball
Road=UAB
R1=0
R2=3
R3=0
R4=6
Home=Memphis
H1=0
H2=13
H3=3
H4=9cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab11.html
title= UAB vs Memphis (Nov 17, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Marshall

Linescore Amfootball
Road=UAB
R1=7
R2=0
R3=18
R4=14
Home=Marshall
H1=14
H2=14
H3=7
H4=11cite web
url=http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2007-2008/uab12.html
title= UAB vs Marshall (Nov 24, 2007)
publisher=University of Alabama at Birmingham Sports Information
accessdate=2008-09-21]

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

* Neil Callaway – Head Coach
* Kim Helton – Offensive Coordinator/Tight Ends
* Eric Schumann – Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
* Corey Barlow – Cornerbacks
* Tim Bowens – Receivers
* Lorenzo Costantini – Defensive Line
* Steve Davenport – Running Backs
* Will Friend – Offensive Line
* Tyson Helton – Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator
* Tyson Summers – Linebackers
* Steve Martin – Strength and Conditioning/Football & Baseball
* Ervin Lewis – Director of Football Operations

References