2008 North Alabama Lions football team

2008 North Alabama Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record12–2 (7–1 Gulf South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlan Arrington (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorKarl Morgan (4th season)
Home stadiumBraly Stadium
2008 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 Delta State $^   8 – 0     10 – 2  
No. 3 ^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 12 Valdosta State ^   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Ouachita Baptist   5 – 3     7 – 3  
Arkansas–Monticello   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Henderson State   4 – 4     5 – 5  
Arkansas Tech   4 – 4     5 – 5  
West Alabama   2 – 6     4 – 7  
Southern Arkansas   2 – 6     2 – 8  
Harding   1 – 7     2 – 9  
West Georgia   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2008 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2008 NCAA Division II football season.

UNA qualified to the Division II playoffs as a two-seed and earned a bye. They beat conference rivals Valdosta State and Delta State before losing in the semifinals to the Northwest Missouri State Bearcats.[1]

Head coach Mark Hudspeth left the program after the season and joined the Mississippi State Bulldogs as their passing game coordinator. UNA replaced him with Terry Bowden ahead of the 2009 season.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287.00Southern Arkansas*No. 4
W 57-1411,024
September 47.00at No. 4 Carson-Newman*No. 3
CBS College SportsW 20-135,007
September 136:00Henderson StateNo. 3
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 45-209,572
September 206.00at West GeorgiaNo. 3
W 53-03,709
September 257.00HardingNo. 3
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
CSSW 52-09,017
October 46.00at Arkansas TechNo. 3
W 45-246,475
October 96.00at North Greenville*No. 2
W 52-71,821
October 167.00at No. 7 Delta StateNo. 2
CSSL 28-345,575
October 256.00No. 9 Valdosta StateNo. 8
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 41-1711,102
November 16.00No. 23 Arkansas-MonticelloNo. 6
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 45-1410,082
November 86.00at West AlabamaNo. 5
W 41-95,238
November 2212.00No. 13 Valdosta StateNo. 5
W 37-107,035
November 2911.00at No. 4 Delta StateNo. 5
CSSW 55-344,175
December 63.00at No. 3 NW MissouriNo. 5
ESPN2L 41-76,042

Game summaries

Southern Arkansas

1 2 3 4 Total
Muleriders 0 14 0 0 14
No. 4 Lions 13 17 14 13 57

At No. 4 Carson-Newman

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Lions 0 3 7 10 20
No. 4 Eagles 7 0 0 6 13

Henderson State

1 2 3 4 Total
Reddies 10 3 7 0 20
No. 3 Lions 14 17 7 7 45

At West Georgia

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Wolves 0 0 0 0 0

Harding

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 0 0 0 0
Lions 0 0 0 0 0

Arkansas Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Wonderboys 0 0 0 0 0

North Greenville

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 28 7 10 52
Crusaders 0 0 0 7 7

Delta State

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Statesmen 0 0 0 0 0

Valdosta State

1 2 3 4 Total
Blazers 0 0 0 0 0
Lions 0 0 0 0 0

Arkansas-Monticello

1 2 3 4 Total
Boll Weevil 0 0 0 0 0
Lions 0 0 0 0 0

West Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 0 0 0
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "2008 Division II Playoff Bracket". D2Football.com. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
  2. ^ McIntyre, Jeff (December 31, 2008). "Terry Bowden Named Coach at N. Alabama". The Ledger. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
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