The 2017 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Bill Clark, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 8–5 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, tying for second place in C-USA's West Division. was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where the Blazers lost to Ohio. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.
The 2017 season marked the return of UAB football after a two-year hiatus following the elimination of the program in December 2014 and its subsequent reinstatement in July 2015.
Schedule
Spring Game The 2017 Spring Game took place at Legion Field, on April 1, at 1:00 p.m., and the Green team, composed of starters, defeated the Gold team 49–7 before 7,822 fans.
Date Time Spring Game Site TV Result Attendance April 1 1:00 p.m. Green vs. Gold Legion Field • Birmingham, AL WABM MY68 Green 49–7 7,822
Game summaries Alabama A&M
At Ball State
Coastal Carolina
At North Texas
Louisiana Tech
Middle Tennessee
At Charlotte
At Southern Miss
Rice
At UTSA
At Florida
UTEP
Vs. Ohio—Bahamas Bowl
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