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1997 UAB

5–⁠6, coached by Watson Brown.

Schedule and results

UAB in 1997, game by game: lost at Kansas 0–24; lost at Memphis 7–28; lost at Arizona 10–24; won vs. Jacksonville State 34–16; won at Louisiana 42–7; won vs. Western Kentucky 20–16; lost at Cincinnati 29–33; lost at No. 23 Virginia Tech 0–37; lost vs. Louisiana Tech 29–32; won vs. Tennessee Tech 38–14; won at Arkansas State 13–7+35−37Lost 0–24 at Kansas-24KansasLost 7–28 at Memphis-21MemphisLost 10–24 at Arizona-14ArizonaWon 34–16 vs. Jacksonville State+18Jacksonville St…Won 42–7 at Louisiana+35LouisianaWon 20–16 vs. Western Kentucky+4Western KentuckyLost 29–33 at Cincinnati-4CincinnatiLost 0–37 at No. 23 Virginia Tech-37No. 23 Virginia TechLost 29–32 vs. Louisiana Tech-3Louisiana TechWon 38–14 vs. Tennessee Tech+24Tennessee TechWon 13–7 at Arkansas State+6Arkansas State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atKansasL 0–⁠2427%
Sep 6atMemphisL 7–⁠2835%
Sep 13atArizonaL 10–⁠2422%
Sep 20vsJacksonville StateW 34–⁠1676%
Sep 27atLouisianaW 42–⁠739%
Oct 4vsWestern KentuckyW 20–⁠1673%
Oct 11atCincinnatiL 29–⁠3323%
Nov 1at23Virginia TechL 0–⁠3714%
Nov 8vsLouisiana TechL 29–⁠3235%
Nov 15vsTennessee TechW 38–⁠1471%
Nov 22atArkansas StateW 13–⁠758%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Arkansas State 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 31 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
222–⁠238
Coach
Watson Brown
Elo
1406 +27 this season
SP+ rating
-18.7 No. 105 of 112; offense No. 111, defense No. 72
SRS
−14.7 No. 93 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Bill Clay
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 3Dainon Sidney DBTennessee Oilers
Rd 6Izell Reese DBDallas Cowboys