2018 North Alabama Lions football team

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2018 North Alabama Lions football
North Alabama Lions wordmark.svg
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ryan Aplin (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteadman Campbell (1st season)
Home stadium Braly Municipal Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Alabama    7 3  
Hampton    7 3  
North Dakota    6 5  

The 2018 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium and were competing as an FCS Independent. They finished the season 7–3.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 6:00 p.m. at Southern Utah Pluto TV W 34–30 8,912
September 8 6:00 .m. at Alabama A&M W 25–20 15,100
September 15 2:30 p.m. at No. 1 North Dakota State ESPN+ L 7–38 18,557
September 22 6:00 p.m. Azusa Pacific Lion Vision W 37–35 5,314
September 29 5:00 p.m. at Campbell ESPN+ L 7–30 6,352
October 6 6:00 p.m. West Florida
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
Lion Vision L 19–24 6,811
October 13 6:00 p.m. Mississippi College Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
Lion Vision W 34–17 9,230
October 20 2:00 p.m. at Jackson State Livestream W 24–7 19,750
November 3 1:30 p.m. Shorter
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
Lion Vision W 41–14 6,289
November 10 1:30 p.m. North Greenville
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
Lion Vision W 31–28 6,130

Game summaries

At Southern Utah

North Alabama Lions (0-0) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Lions31071434
Thunderbirds0167730

at Eccles ColiseumCedar City, UT

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game weather: Wind: WSW at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h) •Weather: Clear • Temp: 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 8,912
  • Referee: Bruce Bondi
  • TV announcers (PlutoTV): Dr. Art Challis (play-by-play) and Devin Dixon (analyst)
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter

At Alabama A&M

1234Total
Lions8100725
Bulldogs7103020

At North Dakota State

1234Total
Lions00077
No. 1 Bison71071438

Azusa Pacific

1234Total
Cougars60141535
Lions36101837

At Campbell

1234Total
Lions00707
Fighting Camels2307030

West Florida

1234Total
Argonauts377724
Lions733619

Mississippi College

1234Total
Choctaws773017
Lions21100334

At Jackson State

1234Total
Lions7710024
Tigers00077

Shorter

1234Total
Hawks007714
Lions141410341

North Greenville

1234Total
Crusaders7701428
Lions5791031

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RVRVRV
Coaches

References

  1. "2018 Football Schedule". roarlions.com. University of North Alabama. Retrieved April 18, 2018.