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Blazer Football Almanac – Game Six

By the Numbers:
1 - UAB is 1-3 in games played on October 23rd
• UAB 48, Charleston Southern 20 (1993)
• Wake Forest 47, UAB 3 (1999)
• Tulane 59, UAB 55 (2004)
• #24 Mississippi State 29, UAB 24 (2010)
1 - UAB is 1-2 (.333) in Friday games played at Legion Field. The Blazers are 1-4 overall in Friday games.
• UAB 41, TCU 25 (2003)
• Southern Miss 37, UAB 28 (2004)
• UTEP 36, UAB 17 (2005)
2 - Spencer Brown needs 2 more total Touchdowns to eclipse Pat Green's All-time Total Touchdowns record at UAB.
2 - UAB has allowed only 3 sacks this season, that ranks as the 6th best in the nation.
2 - Spencer Brown with 3,594 yards is the 2nd career active rusher.
3 - The Blazers rank 3rd in pass defense, allowing only 154.2 yards per game.
4 - UAB leads the all-time series against the Ragin Cajuns with a record of 4-2 (.667). UAB has never lost to Louisiana at Legion Field (3-0)
4 - Austin Watkins, Jr's 1,092 receiving yards in 2020 ranks 4th all-time for single season receiving yards. He needs 366 yards to break Derrick Ingram's record of 1,457 yards for the season.
6 - UAB has recovered 6 fumbles this season, the 4th most in FBS.
8 - Austin Watkins, Jr. has moved into 8th place on UAB's Career Receiving Yards list. He needs 67 yards to pass Darrius Malone for 7th place.
8 - Spencer Brown's 6 Rushing Touchdowns is tied for the 8th most rushing touchdowns this season and the 14th most total touchdowns scored by any player this year.
10 - UAB ranks 10th in Red Zone offense. The Blazers have scored 21 times (18 TD/3FG) in 22 trips to the Red Zone.
10 - The Blazers rank #10 nationally in 3rd Down Defense. Allowing opponents to convert only 28.4% of the time.
10 - Spencer Brown's 472 Rushing Yards is 10th most this season.
13 - Spencer Brown's 3594 career rushing yards currently ranks as the 13th highest in C-USA history. He needs 42 yards to pass Ketric Sanford of Houston for 12th place.
15 - UAB's 15 sacks in 2020 is good for 9th most in the FBS this season.
16 - UAB is 16-14 (.533) all-time against opponents from the state of Louisiana
17 - UAB is 17-12 (.586) all-time members of the Sun Belt Conference
17 - After a slow start to the season defensively, the Blazers now rank 17th in Total Defense, allowing just 326.6 yards per game.
18 - UAB ranks 18th nationally in Scoring Defense, allowing 20.6 points per contest.
21 - UAB's 21-game home winning streak is currently the 3rd longest in the nation behind Clemson (23) and Notre Dame (22).
21 - Hayden Pittman has caught at least one pass in 21 straight games dating back to the 2018 season.
23 - Austin Watkins Jr. has caught at least one pass in 23 straight games dating back to the 2018 season.
24 - UAB's home record under Bill Clark (24-3 (.889))
25 - UAB is 26-10 (.722) in Conference USA games under Bill Clark
30 - UAB received 30 points in the current AP Poll, good for 35th.
32 - UAB has a record of 32-14 (.696) since the Return, Most wins of any Conference USA team since 2017
35 - UAB is 35-14-1 (.710) all-time in home games (all at Legion Field) during the month of October
38 - Victories under Bill Clark (38-20 (.655))
42 - UAB received 42 points in the current Coaches Poll, good for 35th.
42 - CBS Sports currently rates UAB as the 42nd best team in FBS
56 - UAB is 57-48-1 (.542) all-time during the month of October.
63 - UAB is currently the 63rd highest rated team of FBS teams playing this fall according to ESPN's FPI
63 - UAB is currently rated at #63 in the Sagarin Ratings
96 - UAB has won 96 games at Legion Field (96-54-1 (.639))
98 - UAB has won 98 home games all-time (Legion Field-95;Lawson Field-1;Hoover Metropolitan Stadium-1) (98-54-1 (.644))
100 - UAB has won 100 games played within the State of Alabama (100-61-1(.620))
151 - UAB's record is 151-167-2 (.475) all-time
2169 - At game time it will have been 2,169 days (310 weeks) since UAB last lost a game at Legion Field

20 , we need # 20, Prince, back on the field at TE for this game. Not sure what happened with him last week, but his receiving prowess adds a lot to our offense, along with Pittman.