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1999 UAB Blazers football team represented the
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season of 1999The 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season saw Florida State named national champions, defeating Virginia Tech in the BCS Sugar Bowl.Florida State became the first team in history to start out preseason #1 and remain there through the entire season. Their 12-0 season gave them 109 victories in the...
, and was the ninth team fielded by the school. The team's
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was
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, who was entering his fifth season as the program's head coach. They played their home games at
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,
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, and competed as a member of
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. The Blazers would finish their fourth season at the I-A level, and their first affiliated with a conference with a record of 5-6 (4-2 C-USA).
Schedule
- Schedule Source: 2008 UAB Football Media Guide: Records & History I