The 2003 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the college football season of 2003, and was the thirteenth team fielded by the school. The Blazers' head coach was Watson Brown, who entered his ninth season as UAB's head coach. They played their home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, and competed as a member of Conference USA. The Blazers finished their eighth season at the I-A level, and fifth affiliated with a conference with a record of 5–7 (4–4 C-USA).^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	6:00 p.m.	at Baylor*	Floyd Casey Stadium Waco, TX		W 24–19	28,732	[2]
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Southern Miss	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	ESPN2	L 12–17	44,669	[3]
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Troy State*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		L 9–20	18,216	[4]
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC		L 10–42	80,523	[5]
October 4	1:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Battle for the Bones)		W 24–10	37,354	[6]
October 11	3:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 31–14	17,072	[7]
October 18	6:05 p.m.	at No. 16 TCU	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	CSS	L 24–27	28,927	[8]
October 25	12:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA		L 13–16	92,058	[9]
November 1	3:00 p.m.	Army	Legion Field Birmingham, AL		W 24–9	22,020	[10]
November 8	3:00 p.m.	Tulane	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	CSS	L 24–38	14,213	[11]
November 22	6:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	CSS	W 22–19	30,216	[12]
November 29	4:00 p.m.	at Houston	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX		L 28–56	15,120	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time