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2019 North Alabama Lions football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record4–7 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRyan Alpin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorSteadman Campbell (2nd season)
Home stadiumBraly Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Monmouth $^   6 – 0     11 – 3  
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^   5 – 1     11 – 3  
Charleston Southern   4 – 2     6 – 6  
Campbell   3 – 3     6 – 5  
Hampton   1 – 5     5 – 7  
Gardner–Webb   1 – 5     3 – 9  
Presbyterian   1 – 5     2 – 10  
North Alabama *   0 – 0     4 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium as a first-year member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–4 in Big South play, however due to their transition to NCAA Division I, their official conference record is 0–0.

Preseason

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Big South poll

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The Big South preseason poll was released on July 21, 2019. Due to their transition to NCAA Division I, North Alabama was not ranked.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kennesaw State 134 (14)
2 Monmouth 122 (5)
3 Charleston Southern 79 (1)
4 Campbell 73
5 Gardner–Webb 67
6 Hampton 64
7 Presbyterian 21
— North Alabama n/a

Preseason All–Big South team

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The Lions had one player selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Western Illinois*
ESPN+W 26–1710,576
September 78:00 p.m.at No. 22 Montana*
Pluto TVL 17–6124,023
September 146:00 p.m.Alabama A&M*
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+L 24–3112,767
September 216:00 p.m.at No. 10 Jacksonville State*
ESPN+L 12–3021,976
September 283:00 p.m.Presbyteriandagger
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+W 41–218,573
October 51:00 p.m.at Hampton
ESPN+L 34–404,213
October 196:00 p.m.Charleston Southern
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+L 20–256,878
October 262:00 p.m.at No. 6 Kennesaw State
ESPN3L 17–414,546
November 21:30 p.m.Campbell
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
ESPN+W 25–248,953
November 911:00 a.m.at No. 19 Monmouth
ESPN+L 38–493,132
November 1612:30 p.m.at Gardner–Webb
ESPN+W 34–301,486
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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Western Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
Leathernecks 0 14 3 0 17
Lions 6 13 7 0 26
See also: 2019 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team

At Montana

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 10 0 0 17
Grizzlies 10 6 24 21 61
See also: 2019 Montana Grizzlies football team

Alabama A&M

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 0 21 10 31
Lions 9 9 3 3 24
See also: 2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

At Jacksonville State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 6 6 0 12
No. 10 Gamecocks 7 16 0 7 30
See also: 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Presbyterian

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1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 2 7 6 6 21
Lions 7 14 17 3 41
See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

At Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 2 0 13 19 34
Pirates 6 14 3 17 40
See also: 2019 Hampton Pirates football team

Charleston Southern

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1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 10 3 3 9 25
Lions 11 0 6 3 20
See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

At Kennesaw State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 10 0 0 17
No. 6 Owls 6 21 7 7 41
See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Campbell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 0 14 7 3 24
Lions 0 15 7 3 25
See also: 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Monmouth

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 7 10 21 38
No. 19 Hawks 7 7 21 14 49
See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

At Gardner–Webb

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 14 7 13 34
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 13 3 7 30
See also: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

References

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  1. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 North Alabama Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
  4. ^ "University of North Alabama - 2019 Football Schedule". roarlions.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
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