2019 North Alabama Lions football team

The 2019 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium as a first-year member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–4 in Big South play, however due to their transition to NCAA Division I, their official conference record is 0–0.

2019 North Alabama Lions football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2019 record4–7 (0–0 Big South)
Head coachChris Willis (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan Alpin
Defensive coordinatorSteadman Campbell
Home stadiumBraly Municipal Stadium
(Capacity: 14,215)
2019 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Monmouth $^  6 –0     11 –3  
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^  5 –1     11 –3  
Charleston Southern  4 –2     6 –6  
Campbell  3 –3     6 –5  
Hampton  1 –5     5 –7  
Gardner–Webb  1 –5     3 –9  
Presbyterian  1 –5     2 –10  
North Alabama *  0 –0     4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2018 North Alabama Lions football team

The Lions finished the 2018 season with a record of 7–3, competing as an FCS independent.

Preseason

Big South poll

The Big South preseason poll was released on July 21, 2019. Due to their transition to NCAA Division I, North Alabama was not ranked.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Kennesaw State134 (14)
2Monmouth122 (5)
3Charleston Southern79 (1)
4Campbell73
5Gardner–Webb67
6Hampton64
7Presbyterian21
—North Alabaman/a

Preseason All–Big South team

The Lions had one player selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Western Illinois*
ESPN+W 26–1710,576
September 78:00 p.m.at No. 22 Montana*
KTMFL 17–6124,023
September 146:00 p.m.Alabama A&M*
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+L 24–3112,767
September 216:00 p.m.at No. 10 Jacksonville State*
ESPN+L 12–3021,976
September 283:00 p.m.Presbyterian
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+W 41–218,573
October 51:00 p.m.at Hampton
ESPN+L 34–404,213
October 196:00 p.m.Charleston Southern
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+L 20–256,878
October 262:00 p.m.at No. 6 Kennesaw State
ESPN3L 17–414,546
November 21:30 p.m.Campbell
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+W 25–248,953
November 911:00 a.m.at No. 19 Monmouth
ESPN+L 38–493,132
November 1612:30 p.m.at Gardner–Webb
ESPN+W 34–301,486
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4]

Game summaries

Western Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 14 3 0 17
Lions 6 13 7 0 26
See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Montana
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 10 0 0 17
Grizzlies 10 6 24 21 61
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Alabama A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 21 10 31
Lions 9 9 3 3 24
See also: 2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
19–3–1 2018 W, 25–20

at Jacksonville State
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 6 6 0 12
No. 10 Gamecocks 7 16 0 7 30
See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–25–3 2016 L, 12–31

Presbyterian
1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 2 7 6 6 21
Lions 7 14 17 3 41
See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Hampton
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 2 0 13 19 34
Pirates 6 14 3 17 40
See also: 2019 Hampton Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 1993 W, 45–20

Charleston Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 10 3 3 9 25
Lions 11 0 6 3 20
See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Kennesaw State
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 10 0 0 17
No. 6 Owls 6 21 7 7 41
See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Campbell
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 0 14 7 3 24
Lions 0 15 7 3 25
See also: 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2018 L, 7–30

at Monmouth
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 7 10 21 38
No. 19 Hawks 7 7 21 14 49
See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Gardner–Webb
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 14 7 13 34
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 13 3 7 30
See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting
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References
  1. "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. "2019 North Alabama Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. "University of North Alabama - 2019 Football Schedule". roarlions.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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