2012 UAB Blazers football team

The 2012 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the East Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach Garrick McGee, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing fifth in C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.

2012 UAB Blazers football
Conference	Conference USA
Division	East Division
Record	3–9 (2–6 C-USA)
Head coach	Garrick McGee (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Brohm (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Reggie Johnson (1st season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Legion Field
Seasons ← 2011 2013 →

2012 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
UCF xy		7	–	1					10	–	4
East Carolina x		7	–	1					8	–	5
Marshall		4	–	4					5	–	7
Memphis		4	–	4					4	–	8
UAB		2	–	6					3	–	9
Southern Miss		0	–	8					0	–	12
West Division
Tulsa xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Rice		4	–	4					7	–	6
Houston		4	–	4					5	–	7
UTEP		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulane		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Tulsa 33, UCF 27
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	11:00 a.m.	Troy*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	L 29–39	28,612
September 15	6:00 p.m.	at No. 8 South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	SECRN	L 6–49	77,963
September 22	11:00 a.m.	at Ohio State*	Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	BTN	L 15–29	105,019
September 29	2:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 42–49	13,196
October 6	2:00 p.m.	Southeastern Louisiana*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 52–3	16,212
October 13	11:00 a.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	FSN	L 17–39	25,242
October 20	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	FCS	L 35–42	12,403
October 27	2:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 45–55	12,531
November 3	6:30 p.m.	at Southern Miss	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	CSS, CSNH	W 27–19	22,874
November 10	3:30 p.m.	Marshall	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS, CSNH	W 38–31	11,981
November 17	1:00 p.m.	Memphis	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Battle for the Bones)		L 9–46	9,219
November 24	11:00 a.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	FSN	L 24–49	28,602
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Troy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	10	7	15	7	39
Blazers	0	7	16	6	29

@ South Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	3	3	0	0	6
#9 Gamecocks	7	14	14	14	49

@ Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	6	6	0	3	15
Buckeyes	0	21	0	8	29

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	21	14	7	7	49
Blazers	14	7	7	14	42

Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	3	0	0	3
Blazers	21	10	7	14	52

@ Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	3	0	7	17
Cougars	10	6	20	3	39

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	6	14	15	42
Blazers	0	14	7	14	35

@ Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	7	10	14	14	45
Green Wave	14	17	7	17	55

@ Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	14	13	27
Golden Eagles	0	16	3	0	19

Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thundering Herd	7	0	7	17	31
Blazers	14	10	7	7	38

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	21	7	3	15	46
Blazers	0	3	0	6	9

@ UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	10	7	7	24
Knights	14	21	7	7	49