The 2022 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the West Division in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by interim head coach Bryant Vincent, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 7âÂÂ6 with a mark of 4âÂÂ4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fourth in C-USA. UAB was invited to the Bahamas Bowl, where the Blazers defeated the Miami Redhawks. The team played home games at Protective Stadium in Birmingham, Alabama.
During the previous season, on October 21, 2021, UAB accepted the invitation to join the American Athletic Conference (AAC), of which they became a full member on July 1, 2023. On November 30, 2022, Trent Dilfer, former quarterback in the National Football League (NFL), was announced as UAB's new head football coach.
UAB and Conference USA announced the 2022 football schedule on March 30, 2022.
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