For the UAB football is one of the major sports; in the fall of 1991 it was announced for the first time in the UAB history; that the school was going to be part of the NCAA Division III of football.
A few years later in 1996 UAB gained its first Division I-A victory by defeating Arkansas State 42-17. In November of the same year the Conference USA Commissioner Mike Silve announced the admission of the team as a member of the conference to begin in 1999 season. In the year 2004 UAB made its first appearance in a Football Bowl after a record-breaking season.
Over the years UAB has placed many student-athletes on Conference USA Honor Roll. |