UAB traveled to El Paso Texas this past weekend to take on Mike Price’s Miners. The Miners had broken into the top 25 for the second year in a row and were favored to win over a struggling UAB football team attempting to salvage something from it’s 10th year as a Div-1A football program.
UTEP dominated the first quarter by controlling the ball for over 11 minutes. However, all of that time on the field only resulted in one field-goal after a gutsy faked field goal attempt late in the quarter resulted in another set of downs, but a missed field-goal in the end.
The Blazers took charge in the 2nd Quarter, scoring 21 unanswered points, two of which came off of UTEP turnovers.
UTEP had an opportunity to turn the game in their favor in the 3rd Quarter, but a spectacular 82 yard punt return was called back due to a clipping penalty.
UAB was able to hold on to their lead, ending the game with a final score of 35-23.
This marks the second time that UAB has beaten a top 25 ranked team after the Blazers took on 17th ranked ECU at Legion Field in 1999 (UAB 36, East Carolina 17).
All in all, it’s par for the course for UAB football. We beat and/or play very very well against teams that we shouldn’t have a chance against (UAB 13, LSU 10 Sept. 23, 2000; #4Georgia 16, UAB 13 Oct. 25, 2003; #16 Undefeated TCU 27, UAB 24 Oct. 18, 2003) and we lose to teams that we should wax the field with (SMU 28, UAB 27 Oct. 8, 2005; Tulane 59, BCS#24 UAB 55 Oct. 23, 2004). A win this weekend against ECU will put us in bowl contention, but there is little chance that we’ll end up anywhere except for the New Orleans Bowl (being played in Shreveport this year).
Oh, and speaking of the Blazers:
Google ranks my website first for the phrase Fire Watson Brown. Despite the fact that I’ve only mentioned that phrase once in the history of my blog (well, twice now 
). The freaking website FireWatsonBrown.com doesn’t even show up in the first 4 pages!
To see other interesting search phrases that bring people to my site click here.
OH SNAP!
How did I make a post about football, living in the state I do, and not mention the IronBowl!
Ok, this should make up for it:
Brodie Croyle is so emo.
November 21st, 2005 at 5:11 pm
Maaaaaaaaaaaaan….
I’d erased that Tulane game from memory until you brought it up.
November 22nd, 2005 at 7:08 am
I think it is fairly obvious that Wayne Bolt shoulders the lion’s share of responsibility for this season going in the crapper. Just a little better 4th quarter defense and UAB would be in the conference championship game. If anyone should be fired it would be him. Watson should resign as football coach and continue as athletic director. Then, he should hire a really dynamic coach that can win games AND get the fans excited about the program. Brown has never been able to do that. Who can get excited about Watson Brown?
November 22nd, 2005 at 8:53 am
Watson is so nice…
I almost feel bad calling for his resignation as Head Coach…
Well, if it means we can win 8 or more games in a season, I’ll get over it
November 22nd, 2005 at 3:58 pm
Maybe Watson can lure Mack over from Texas after this year if he’s looking for a new challenge.
November 22nd, 2005 at 4:00 pm
HA!
If only we could be so lucky!
November 28th, 2005 at 3:48 pm
November 28th, 2005 at 3:50 pm
Say it louder Mere, I can’t hear you!
November 28th, 2005 at 3:59 pm
Ha– I tried to post my little Iron Bowl icon I made, but it won’t show up. Oh well. Go here: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v739/Merelymere/IronBowlIcon.gif
Edited: hotlinking pwnes you:
