2011 North Alabama Lions football team
| 2011 North Alabama Lions football | |
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NCAA Division II Second Round, L 14–42 at Delta State | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (2–2 Gulf South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Alan Arrington (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Braly Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Delta State $^ | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 ^ | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 West Alabama ^ | 2 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2011 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division II football season.
The Lions went 8-2 in the regular season and made the Division II playoffs. In the first round, they faced conference foe West Alabama and won, avenging a 31-26 loss earlier in the season. In the next round, they faced another conference foe, Delta State. Delta State won 42-14, eliminating the Lions from the playoffs.[1][2] It was their seventh straight season in the playoffs.[3]
This was Terry Bowden's third and final season at UNA; he was named the head coach of the University of Akron football team in December 2011.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | Central Oklahoma* | No. 6 | CSS | W 31–10 | 11,072 | |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Glenville State* | No. 5 |
| W 48–21 | 9,711 | |
| September 17 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 Abilene Christian* | No. 4 | WHDF | W 23–17 | 24,837 | |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | Harding* | No. 2 |
| W 28–20 | 9,327 | |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | at Southern Arkansas* | No. 2 | W 42–14 | 1,402 | ||
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | at Arkansas Tech* | No. 1 |
| W 44–10 | 5,750 | |
| October 13 | 7:00 pm | No. 2 Delta State | No. 1 |
| CSS/ESPN3 | L 24–30 OT | 11,101 |
| October 27 | 7:00 pm | at No. 23 West Alabama | No. 5 | CSS/ESPN3 | L 26–31 | 7,827 | |
| November 5 | 4:00 pm | West Georgia | No. 17 |
| W 28–3 | 7,958 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Valdosta State | No. 13 | W 30–23 | 4,227 | ||
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | at No. 22 West Alabama | No. 12 | W 43–27 | 6,925 | ||
| November 26 | 1:00 pm | at No. 8 Delta State | No. 12 | L 14–42 | 5,125 | ||
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References
- ^ "2011 Football" (PDF). Roar Lions. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "2011 Playoff Bracket". D2Football.com. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "UNA Football History". Roar Lions. Retrieved June 30, 2025.
- ^ "Terry Bowden takes over at Akron". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 28, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2025.