2018 North Alabama Lions football team
The 2018 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium and were competing as an FCS Independent. They finished the season 7–3.
| 2018 North Alabama Lions football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| 2018 record | 7–3 |
| Head coach | Chris Willis (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ryan Aplin (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Steadman Campbell (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 14,215) |
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| North Alabama | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Lions finished the season 5–5, 5–3 in Gulf South Conference (GSC) play to finish in a five-way tie for second place.
This was their final season as a member of the GSC and NCAA Division II as they will begin a transition to NCAA Division I and the Football Championship Subdivision where they will be a member of the Big South Conference in 2019 after playing 2018 as an FCS independent.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | Pluto TV | W 34–30 | 8,912 | |||
| September 8 | 6:00 .m. | at Alabama A&M | W 25–20 | 15,100 | ||||
| September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 18,557 | |||
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Azusa Pacific | Lion Vision | W 37–35 | 5,314 | |||
| September 29 | 5:00 p.m. | at Campbell | ESPN+ | L 7–30 | 6,352 | |||
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | West Florida |
| Lion Vision | L 19–24 | 6,811 | ||
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College |
| Lion Vision | W 34–17 | 9,230 | ||
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Livestream | W 24–7 | 19,750 | |||
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Shorter |
| Lion Vision | W 41–14 | 6,289 | ||
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | North Greenville |
| Lion Vision | W 31–28 | 6,130 | ||
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Game summaries
at Southern Utah
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–3–1 | 1997 | UNA, 49–20 |
at North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 1 Bison | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–1 | 1985 D-II Playoffs | NDSU, 35–7 |
Azusa Pacific
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cougars | 6 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| Lions | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fighting Camels | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
West Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argonauts | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1–1 | 2017 | UWF, 30–7 |
Mississippi College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choctaws | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Lions | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–14–2 | 2017 | UNA, 16–7 |
at Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lions | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
Shorter
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 6–0 | 2017 | UNA, 48–0 |
North Greenville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crusaders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Lions | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 4–0 | 2016 | UNA, 38–0 |
Rankings
| Week | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
| STATS FCS | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
| Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||||||||
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References
- "2018 Football Schedule". roarlions.com. University of North Alabama. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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