2020 North Alabama Lions football team

The 2020 North Alabama Lions football team will represent the University of North Alabama during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions will play their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium as second-year members of the Big South Conference.

2020 North Alabama Lions football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2020 record0–4 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorZach Lisko (1st as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTyler Rice (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteadman Campbell (3rd as coordinator, 15th overall season)
Home stadiumBraly Municipal Stadium
(Capacity: 14,215)
2020 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Charleston Southern   –      –  
Gardner–Webb   –      –  
Kennesaw State   –      –  
Monmouth   –      –  
Robert Morris   –      –  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the 2020 football season.
    * – Hampton not playing 2020-21 FCS schedule
As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team

The Lions finished the 2019 season with a record of 4–7, 3–4 in Big South play, however due to their transition to NCAA Division I, their official conference record was 0–0.

Schedule

North Alabama originally had games scheduled against Monmouth, Hampton and Virginia Tech, but they were canceled due to each school's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2][3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 3Noonat Liberty*
ESPN3L 7–281,000
October 171:00 p.m.Jacksonville State*
ESPN+L 17–24
November 72:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*
ESPN+L 13–24
November 21at No. 8 (FBS) BYU*
BYUtv/ESPN3L 14–66936
Schedule Source:[4][5]

Game summaries

at Liberty
North Alabama at Liberty
1 234Total
Lions 0 007 7
• Flames 0 7147 28
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 1,000
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 7 E MPH
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter)
  
See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team
Pregame lineOver/under
LIB –3365[6]
StatisticsNorth AlabamaLiberty
First downs1422
Total yards247357
Rushing yards63250
Passing yards184107
Turnovers31
Time of possession32:1027:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North AlabamaPassingRett Files15/24, 156 yards, 2 INTs
RushingParker Driggers7 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAndre Little1 reception, 47 yards
LibertyPassingChris Ferguson12/21, 64 yards, 3 TDs
RushingJoshua Mack16 carries, 130 yards
ReceivingCJ Yarbrough2 receptions, 43 yards

Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State at North Alabama
1 2Total
Gamecocks 0
Lions 0
See also: 2020 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsJacksonville StateNorth Alabama
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Jacksonville StatePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
North AlabamaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

at Southern Miss
North Alabama vs. Southern Mississippi
1 2Total
Lions 0
Golden Eagles 0
See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsNorth AlabamaSouthern Miss
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North AlabamaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Southern MissPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

at BYU
North Alabama at BYU
1 234Total
Lions 0 707 14
• #8/8 Cougars 14 281410 66
Sources:
See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsNorth AlabamaBYU
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North AlabamaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
BYUPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

References
  1. Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  2. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. "2020 Football Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  5. "2020 North Alabama Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
  6. "North Alabama Lions vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved 8 October 2020.


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