2025 North Alabama Lions football team

2025 North Alabama Lions football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 UAC)
Head coach	Brent Dearmon (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wewers (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Brock Caraboa (3rd season)
Home stadium	Braly Municipal Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 United Athletic Conference standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Abilene Christian		0	–	0					0	–	0
Austin Peay		0	–	0					0	–	0
Central Arkansas		0	–	0					0	–	0
Eastern Kentucky		0	–	0					0	–	0
North Alabama		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southern Utah		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tarleton State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Utah Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
West Georgia*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Note: West Georgia is ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. As of March 3, 2025 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.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

The Lions lost two players to the transfer portal. ^{[1] [2]}

Player	Position	New school
Christopher Burnett	DB	Alcorn State
La'Charles Taylor	OL	Western Carolina

Incoming

The Lions added seven players from the transfer portal. ^{[1] [3]}

Player	Position	Previous school
Lance Bassett	DT	Kansas
Noah Bolticoff	OL	Indiana
Christian Burkhalter	TE	Georgia Tech
Boubacar Diakate	DL	Vanderbilt
Brian Dilworth	DB	Kansas
LT Sanders	RB	Western Kentucky
Destin Wade	QB	Colorado

Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2025)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Rivals commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025. "2025 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025. "247Sports commits". 247sports.com. Retrieved March 3, 2025.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 30	at Western Kentucky *	Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium Bowling Green, KY
September 6	at Southeast Missouri State *	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN+
September 13	Northeastern State *	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+
September 20	at Illinois State *	Hancock Stadium Normal, IL	ESPN+
October 4	at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+
October 11	Central Arkansas	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+
October 18	Eastern Kentucky	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+
October 25	at Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+
November 1	at Utah Tech	Greater Zion Stadium St. George, UT	ESPN+
November 8	West Georgia	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+
November 15	at Tarleton State	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+
November 22	Southern Utah	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+
*Non-conference game

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References

1. Herder, Sam (January 11, 2025). "2025 FCS-to-FCS Transfers" . Retrieved March 3, 2025.
2. Herder, Sam (January 11, 2025). "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers" . Retrieved March 3, 2025.
3. Herder, Sam (January 11, 2025). "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers" . Retrieved March 3, 2025.
4. Kelley, Kevin (December 2, 2024). "North Alabama announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
5. Kelley, Kevin (December 2, 2024). "2025 UAC football schedule announced". FBSchedules. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
6. "UNA Releases 2025 Football". Courier Journal. January 7, 2025. Retrieved March 3, 2025.