1998 UAB Blazers football team

1998 UAB Blazers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorBill Clay (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLegion Field
Hoover Metropolitan Stadium
1998 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
UCF     9 2  
No. 22 Notre Dame     9 3  
Louisiana Tech     6 6  
Northeast Louisiana     5 6  
UAB     4 7  
Arkansas State     4 8  
Navy     3 8  
Southwestern Louisiana     2 9  
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season, and was the eighth team fielded by the school. Led by fourth-year head coach Watson Brown, the Blazers compiled a record of 4–7 in their third season at the NCAA Division I-A level. UAB played five home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama and one home game at the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium in Hoover, Alabama.