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1996 UAB

5–⁠6, coached by Watson Brown.

Schedule and results

UAB in 1996, game by game: lost at No. 16 Auburn 0–29; lost at Maryland 15–39; won vs. Arkansas State 42–17; won vs. Jacksonville State 24–17; won vs. Western Kentucky 24–0; won vs. Louisiana 39–29; lost at Louisiana Tech 31–35; lost at Vanderbilt 15–31; lost vs. UCF 13–35; lost vs. Cincinnati 14–34; won vs. Charleston Southern 49–13+36−29Lost 0–29 at No. 16 Auburn-29No. 16 AuburnLost 15–39 at Maryland-24MarylandWon 42–17 vs. Arkansas State+25Arkansas StateWon 24–17 vs. Jacksonville State+7Jacksonville St…Won 24–0 vs. Western Kentucky+24Western KentuckyWon 39–29 vs. Louisiana+10LouisianaLost 31–35 at Louisiana Tech-4Louisiana TechLost 15–31 at Vanderbilt-16VanderbiltLost 13–35 vs. UCF-22UCFLost 14–34 vs. Cincinnati-20CincinnatiWon 49–13 vs. Charleston Southern+36Charleston Sout…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at16AuburnL 0–⁠2911%
Sep 7atMarylandL 15–⁠3918%
Sep 14vsArkansas StateW 42–⁠1740%
Sep 21vsJacksonville StateW 24–⁠1779%
Oct 5vsWestern KentuckyW 24–⁠065%
Oct 19vsLouisianaW 39–⁠2939%
Oct 26atLouisiana TechL 31–⁠3533%
Nov 2atVanderbiltL 15–⁠3144%
Nov 9vsUCFL 13–⁠3561%
Nov 16vsCincinnatiL 14–⁠3434%
Nov 21vsCharleston SouthernW 49–⁠1356%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Charleston Southern 49–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 26th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
266–⁠279
Coach
Watson Brown
Elo
1318 +21 this season
SP+ rating
-23.0 No. 103 of 111; offense No. 93, defense No. 100
SRS
−17.4 No. 98 of 111 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Rick Christophel
Defensive coordinator
Robert Henry
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3