2008 UAB Blazers football team

2008 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
Record4–8 (3–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKim Helton (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorEric Schumann (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLegion Field
2008 Conference USA football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
East Carolina x$   6 2     9 5  
Memphis   4 4     6 7  
Southern Miss   4 4     7 6  
UAB   3 5     4 8  
UCF   3 5     4 8  
Marshall   3 5     4 8  
West Division
Tulsa xy   7 1     11 3  
Rice x   7 1     10 3  
Houston   6 2     8 5  
UTEP   4 4     5 7  
Tulane   1 7     2 10  
SMU   0 8     1 11  
Championship: East Carolina 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the East Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by second-year head coach Neil Callaway, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 4–8 with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, placing a three-way tie for fourth at the bottom of the standings in C-USA's East Division. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.