Troy–UAB football rivalry
Sport | Football |
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Teams | |
First meeting | September 6, 1993 Troy 37, UAB 3 |
Latest meeting | August 30, 2014 UAB 48, Troy 10 |
Next meeting | Dormant Rivalry |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 12 |
All-time series | Troy leads, 7-5 |
Largest victory | Troy, 60-7 (1995) |
Longest win streak | Troy, 3 (2011-2013) UAB, 2 (2005-2006) |
Current win streak | UAB, 1 (2014-Present) |
The Troy–UAB football rivalry is a college football rivalry game between two public universities in the U.S. State of Alabama, Troy University Trojans and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Blazers (UAB).[1] The two schools are only a 140 mile drive (2 hrs and 20 mins)[2] apart with Troy University being located in Troy, Alabama[3] and UAB located in Birmingham, Alabama.[4] The two schools first faced each other on September 6, 1993 with Troy emerging victorious 37-3 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.[5] The two have met a total of 12 times between 1993 and 2014 with Troy leading the series 7-5. The last matchup between the two rivals was on August 30, 2014 at historic Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama with UAB winning 48-10.[6] The 2014 game was the last for the foreseeable future. After the 2014 season the UAB Blazers shutdown the football program.[7] Though the UAB Blazers football program would later return two years later for the 2017 season[8] the damage had already been done when it came to scheduling certain non-conference games. When UAB Blazers shut down Troy quickly scheduled a new non-conference opponent in their place and completed their non-conference schedule through 2021.[9] No games between the two schools have been scheduled since the shutdown and revival of the UAB football program.[10][11]
Game Results[12][edit]
Troy victories | UAB victories |
No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score | ||||
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1 | September 6, 1993 | Birmingham, AL | Troy | 37–3 | ||||
2 | October 28, 1995 | Troy, AL | Troy | 60–7 | ||||
3 | September 7, 2002 | Birmingham, AL | UAB | 27–26 | ||||
4 | September 13, 2003 | Birmingham, AL | Troy | 20–9 | ||||
5 | September 10, 2005 | Troy, AL | UAB | 27–7 | ||||
6 | September 30, 2006 | Birmingham, AL | UAB | 21–3 | ||||
7 | September 19, 2009 | Troy, AL | Troy | 27–14 | ||||
8 | September 18, 2010 | Birmingham, AL | UAB | 34–33 | ||||
9 | October 1, 2011 | Troy, AL | Troy | 24–23 | ||||
10 | September 1, 2012 | Birmingham, AL | Troy | 39–29 | ||||
11 | August 31, 2013 | Troy, AL | Troy | 34–31 | ||||
12 | August 30, 2014 | Birmingham, AL | UAB | 48–10 | ||||
Series: Troy leads 7–5 |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Troy coach 'really happy' for Bill Clark, UAB football; expects rivalry to be rekindled". AL.com.
Obviously, it was a rivalry, Troy and UAB, for a number of years and I'm sure that's a rivalry that will be rekindled here in the future.
- ↑ "Distance between Troy, AL to Birmingham, AL". distance-cities.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Where Is Troy University?". collegefactual.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "University of Alabama--Birmingham-Profile,Rankings and Data". usnews.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "UAB Blazers vs. Troy Trojans football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "UAB Blazers vs. Troy Trojans football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "UAB Blazers shut down football program". ESPN.com.
- ↑ Alex Kirshner. "UAB football is back from the dead. Why it went away, explained in a 2-minute read". sbnation.com.
- ↑ Sheldon Haygood. "Troy vs UAB in Football? Not Any Time Soon". wbrc.com.
A Troy versus UAB football game sounds like a no brainer and an instant rivalry. It was before the Blazers' football program shutdown. The problem is before UAB rebooted the football program, Troy has moved into a different direction without that in-state rivalry.
- ↑ "Future UAB Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "Future Troy Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- ↑ "UAB Blazers vs. Troy Trojans football series history games list". winsipedia.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
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