Alabama Birmingham Football Team History 
Alabama Birmingham Blazers  
 
	
		
		
		 
		University of Alabama at Birmingham  
 
  Birmingham, AL   
Founded: 1969 Stadium: Legion Field Capacity: 83,391 Colors: Green & White Coach: Watson Brown Conference: Conference USA- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
2002 Season Highlights  
 Watson Brown enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Alabama Birmingham.  
    
		
		
2002 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Sat., Aug. 31   @
Florida 
  
    
   	 3  
   	 51  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 7   vs.
Troy 
  
    
   	 27  
   	 26  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 14   vs.
Pittsburgh 
  
    
   	 20  
   	 26  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 21   @ Louisiana Lafayette  
    
   	 0  
   	 34  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Sep. 28   vs.
Memphis 
  
    
   	 31  
   	 17  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 12   vs.
Houston 
  
    
   	 51  
   	 34  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 19   @
Tulane 
  
    
   	 14  
   	 35  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 26   @
Army 
  
    
   	 29  
   	 26  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 9   vs.
Southern Mississippi 
  
    
   	 13  
   	 20  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 16   vs.
East Carolina 
  
    
   	 36  
   	 29  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 23   @
Louisville 
  
    
   	 21  
   	 41  
     L   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 30   @
Cincinnati 
  
    
   	 23  
   	 31  
     L   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
2002 Season Totals  
  Record 5-7
  
  Points Scored 268  
  Scoring Average 22.3  
  Points Allowed 370  
  Defense Average 30.8  
  Opponents Record 63-76
  
  Conference Record 4-4  
  Home Record 4-2
  
  Away Record 1-5
     
  
 
		
2002 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
2002 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
2002 All Conference USA Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.