It was not so long ago that the UAB football program was seemingly shut down for good, but the Blazers have sure taken advantage of life after death. With their 29-21 victory over North Texas on Saturday, clinched bowl-eligibility for a second straight season after being brought back from their abbreviated hiatus.
Going further, UAB head coach Bill Clark is now three-for-three in putting together a bowl-eligible season at UAB. UAB went 6-6 in Clark’s first season on the job in 2014. UAB did not play in a bowl game, however, as the school announced the program was shutting down at the end of the regular season and no bowl trip would be taken by the program. Clark stuck with the university as it decided to bring the football program back beginning in 2017, and Clark coached the program to a record of 8-5 last season, ending with a loss in the Bahamas Bowl.
UAB is also 10-0 at home since being revived as a program. The 6-1 start is also the best start for the Blazers in program history.
UAB is now 6-1 for the first time in school history and it’s five straight wins are also a program record 👀 pic.twitter.com/nkWcGcjzvD
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) October 21, 2018
And don’t forget, we’re going bowling again‼️🎳🎳🎳 pic.twitter.com/KNKy4FE32n
— UAB Football (@UAB_FB) October 21, 2018
UAB has never played in back-to-back bowl games in program history. The Blazers have only played in two bowl games since 1996, but they are primed to be playing in their third this bowl season.
UAB is now in first place in the Conference USA’s West Division and looking to lock down a division championship next for a chance to capture the Conference USA title for the first time in program history. Not too shabby for a program that was left on the curb just a few years ago.
