American college football season
2019 North Alabama Lions football |
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Conference | Big South Conference |
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Record | 4–7 (0–0 Big South) |
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Head coach | - Chris Willis (3rd season)
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Offensive coordinator | Ryan Alpin (2nd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Steadman Campbell (2nd season) |
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Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium |
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Seasons |
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 | |
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- $ – Conference champion
- ^ – FCS playoff participant
- * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
Rankings from STATS Poll |
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.
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) |
1 | Kennesaw State | 134 (14) |
2 | Monmouth | 122 (5) |
3 | Charleston Southern | 79 (1) |
4 | Campbell | 73 |
5 | Gardner–Webb | 67 |
6 | Hampton | 64 |
7 | Presbyterian | 21 |
— | North Alabama | n/a |
Preseason All–Big South team
The Lions had one player selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Western Illinois* | | ESPN+ | W 26–17 | 10,576 |
September 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Montana* | | Pluto TV | L 17–61 | 24,023 |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M* | - Braly Municipal Stadium
- Florence, AL
| ESPN+ | L 24–31 | 12,767 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 10 Jacksonville State* | | ESPN+ | L 12–30 | 21,976 |
September 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Presbyterian![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | - Braly Municipal Stadium
- Florence, AL
| ESPN+ | W 41–21 | 8,573 |
October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Hampton | | ESPN+ | L 34–40 | 4,213 |
October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | - Braly Municipal Stadium
- Florence, AL
| ESPN+ | L 20–25 | 6,878 |
October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Kennesaw State | | ESPN3 | L 17–41 | 4,546 |
November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Campbell | - Braly Municipal Stadium
- Florence, AL
| ESPN+ | W 25–24 | 8,953 |
November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 19 Monmouth | | ESPN+ | L 38–49 | 3,132 |
November 16 | 12:30 p.m. | at Gardner–Webb | | ESPN+ | W 34–30 | 1,486 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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[3][4]
Game summaries
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Leathernecks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Lions | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
At Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Grizzlies | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 61 |
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
Lions | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
At Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
No. 10 Gamecocks | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Hose | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
Lions | 7 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 41 |
At Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 2 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 34 |
Pirates | 6 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 40 |
Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
Lions | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
At Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
No. 6 Owls | 6 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Fighting Camels | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Lions | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
At Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
No. 19 Hawks | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
At Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Lions | 0 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 34 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
References
- ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
- ^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
- ^ "2019 North Alabama Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
- ^ "University of North Alabama - 2019 Football Schedule". roarlions.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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