The 1991 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in the

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, and was the first team fielded by the school. The Blazers'

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was

Jim Hilyer Jim Hilyer (July 1, 1935 – January 26, 2022) was an American football coach. He was the first head football coach at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), serving from 1991 to 1994 and compiling a record of 27–12–2. Hilyer played colleg ...

. They played their home games at Legion Field in

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and competed as an NCAA Division III independent. The Blazers finished their inaugural season with a record of 4–3–2.

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