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.
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| 2019 record | 4–7 (0–0 Big South) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ryan Alpin |
| Defensive coordinator | Steadman Campbell |
| Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 14,215) |
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| 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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Previous season
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) |
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| 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]
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Offense Jakobi Byrd – WR |
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* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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Game summaries
Western Illinois
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leathernecks | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Lions | 6 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
at Montana
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Grizzlies | 10 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 61 |
Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 21 | 10 | 31 |
| Lions | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 24 |
at Jacksonville State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| No. 10 Gamecocks | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Hose | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| Lions | 7 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 41 |
at Hampton
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 2 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 34 |
| Pirates | 6 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 40 |
Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 10 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 25 |
| Lions | 11 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
at Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| No. 6 Owls | 6 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 41 |
Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Camels | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Lions | 0 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 25 |
at Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 38 |
| No. 19 Hawks | 7 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 49 |
at Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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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