2025 North Alabama Lions football | |
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Conference | United Athletic Conference |
Record | 0–1 (0–0 UAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Morgan Cruce (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Brock Caraboa (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium |
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No. 5 Tarleton State | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Southern Utah | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Georgia* | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Abilene Christian | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from STATS Poll |
The 2025 North Alabama Lions football team will represent North Alabama University as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions will be coached by third-year head coach Brent Dearmon and play their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.
The Lions lost six players to the transfer portal. [1] [2]
Player | Position | New school |
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Christopher Burnett | DB | Alcorn State |
Shaun Myers | LB | Colorado |
Edwin White Schultz | S | Keiser |
Mickel Clay | OL | West Virginia |
La'Charles Taylor | OL | Western Carolina |
Ashaad Williams | CB | Wake Forest |
The Lions added nine players from the transfer portal. [1] [3]
Player | Position | Previous school |
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Lance Bassett | DT | Kansas |
Noah Bolticoff | OL | Indiana |
Christian Burkhalter | TE | Georgia Tech |
Boubacar Diakate | DL | Vanderbilt |
Brian Dilworth | DB | Kansas |
Jamari Payne | EDGE | Purdue |
LT Sanders | RB | Western Kentucky |
Ian Vachon | PK | Auburn |
Destin Wade | QB | Colorado |
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North Alabama's 2025 schedule features twelve games, five at home and seven away. The season starts with the Lions' first ever meeting against Western Kentucky on August 30. The schedule also sees UNA's first matchup against Northeastern State on September 13. Other notable games include conference matchups against Utah Tech and West Georgia. On November 1st, UNA will play their first ever away game against Utah Tech as both the 2023 and 2024 games were played in Florence, Alabama. The next week, on November 8th, the Lions will host the West Georgia Wolves at Braly Municipal Stadium for the first time since 2016, when both were still NCAA Division II programs and members of the Gulf South Conference. [4]
The November 22 matchup against Tarleton State is slated to be the Lions' last game at Braly Stadium before moving to Bobby Wallace Field at Bank Independent Stadium in 2026. [5]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky * | ESPN+ | L 6–55 | 12,226 | |
September 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southeast Missouri State * | ESPN+ | |||
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Northeastern State * | ESPN+ | |||
September 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Illinois State * | ESPN+ | |||
October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at Abilene Christian | ESPN+ | |||
October 11 | 3:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas |
| ESPN+ | ||
October 18 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky |
| ESPN+ | ||
October 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | ESPN+ | |||
November 1 | 3:00 p.m. | at Utah Tech | ESPN+ | |||
November 8 | 3:00 p.m. | West Georgia |
| ESPN+ | ||
November 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tarleton State | ESPN+ | |||
November 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Southern Utah |
| ESPN+ | ||
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Hilltoppers (FBS) | 14 | 28 | 3 | 10 | 55 |
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
Game information |
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Statistics | UNA | WKU |
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First downs | 17 | 26 |
Total yards | 258 | 563 |
Rushing yards | 153 | 164 |
Passing yards | 105 | 399 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–37–0 | 30–39–0 |
Time of possession | 32:21 | 27:39 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Alabama | Passing | Ari Patu | 11/20, 86 yards |
Rushing | Destin Wade | 5 carries, 34 yards | |
Receiving | Justin Pegues | 5 receptions, 52 yards | |
Western Kentucky | Passing | Maverick McIvor | 24/31, 305 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Jaden McGill | 9 carries, 46 yards | |
Receiving | K.D. Hutchinson | 5 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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WKU -27.5 | 60.5 |
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
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0–1 | August 24, 2024 | Southeast Missouri State | 15–37 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Redhawks | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO
Statistics | UNA | SEMO |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Southeast Missouri State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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RiverHawks (DII) | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL
Statistics | NEST | UNA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northeastern State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
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0–1 | September 7, 2024 | Illinois State | 17–24 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Redbirds | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL
Statistics | UNA | ILST |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Illinois State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Overall record | Previous meeting | Previous winner | Score |
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2–1 | October 7, 2024 | North Alabama | 47–34 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Wildcats | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Wildcat Stadium • Abilene, TX
Statistics | UNA | ACU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Abilene Christian | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL
Statistics | UCA | UNA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Central Arkansas | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Colonels | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL
Statistics | EKU | UNA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Eastern Kentucky | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Governors | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN
Statistics | UNA | APSU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Austin Peay | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Trailblazers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Greater Zion Stadium • St. George, UT
Statistics | UNA | UTU |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Utah Tech | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolves | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL
Statistics | UWG | UNA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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West Georgia | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Texans | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Memorial Stadium • Stephenville, TX
Statistics | UNA | TAR |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Tarleton State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Thunderbirds | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Lions | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL
Statistics | SUU | UNA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Southern Utah | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
North Alabama | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |