The 2018 UAB Blazers football team represented the

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(UAB) in the

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as a member of the West Division of

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(C-USA). They were led by third-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at

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. They finished the season 11–3, 7–1 in C-USA play to be champions of the West Division. They represented the West Division in the C-USA Championship Game where they defeated

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to win their first ever C-USA championship. They were invited to the

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where they defeated

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to claim their first bowl win in program history. On November 11, 2018, the Blazers made their first appearance in the Coaches' Poll at No. 25, marking the first time since 2004 they had been ranked in any of the major three polls.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018, with the Blazers having one player selected. Offense Spencer Brown – RB

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the Blazers predicted to finish in third place in the West Division.

Schedule

Rankings

Game summaries

Savannah State

At Coastal Carolina

Tulane

Charlotte

At Louisiana Tech

At Rice

North Texas

At UTEP

UTSA

Southern Miss

At Texas A&M

At Middle Tennessee

At Middle Tennessee (C-USA Championship game)

Vs. Northern Illinois (Boca Raton Bowl)

References

UAB UAB Blazers football seasons Conference USA football champion seasons Boca Raton Bowl champion seasons

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2010s in Birmingham, Alabama Long stubs with short prose {{Collegefootball-2018-season-stub