2009 North Alabama Lions football team

2009 North Alabama Lions football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	11–2 (7–1 Gulf South)
Head coach	Terry Bowden (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Alan Arrington (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Karl Morgan (5th season)
Home stadium	Braly Stadium
Seasons ←  2008 2010  →

2009 Gulf South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 North Alabama $^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 18 Arkansas Tech ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 21 West Alabama ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
Valdosta State		5	–	3					6	–	4
Ouachita Baptist		4	–	4					6	–	4
Delta State		4	–	4					5	–	5
Arkansas–Monticello		4	–	4					5	–	6
Harding		3	–	5					5	–	6
Henderson State		3	–	5					3	–	7
Southern Arkansas		2	–	6					3	–	7
West Georgia		1	–	7					1	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2009 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2009 NCAA Division II football season.

The 2009 season was the team's first with Terry Bowden as the head coach. They won the Gulf South conference championship and entered the Division II football playoffs as the sixth-ranked team in Division II. They received a bye into the second round of the playoffs. They lost in the quarterfinals of the playoffs to the Carson-Newman Eagles, who they had beaten during the regular season. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00	at Southern Arkansas *	No. 6	Wilkins Stadium Magnolia, AR		W 41-9	5,201
September 5	6:00	No. 22 Carson-Newman *	No. 4	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 31-14	11,543
September 12	6:00	at Henderson State	No. 3	Carpenter-Haygood Stadium Arkadelphia, AR		W 43-26	3,978
September 19	6:00	West Georgia	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 55-7	9,548
September 26	7:00	at Harding	No. 3	First Security Stadium Searcy, AR		W 38-0	2,836
October 3	6:00	Arkansas Tech	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 42-17	12,054
October 8	7:00	North Greenville *	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 50-3	7,465
October 15	7:00	Delta State	No. 2	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	CSS	W 34-24	9,210
October 22	7:00	at Valdosta State	No. 1	Bazemore-Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	CBS College Sports	W 62-27	5,132
October 31	6:00	at Arkansas-Monticello	No. 1	Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium Monticello, AR		W 27-13	2,495
November 7	6:00	West Alabama	No. 1	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (Rivalry)		L 28-31 4OT	10,652
November 21	12:00	No. 21 Arkansas Tech	No. 5	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (2nd Rd Playoffs)		W 41-28	6,432
November 28	12:00	No. 10 Carson-Newman	No. 5	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (Quarterfinals)		L 21-24
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

References

1. "UNA Football History". Roar Lions. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
2. "Carson-Newman 24-21 North Alabama (Nov 28, 2009) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
3. "2009 Division II Football Bracket". D2Football.com. Retrieved June 30, 2025.