The 2004 UAB Blazers football team represented the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as a member of the Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Watson Brown, the Blazers compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing in a four-way tie for second in C-USA. UAB was invited to the program's first bowl game, the Hawaii Bowl, where the Blazers lost to Hawaii. The team played home games at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama.