2020 North Alabama Lions football team

2020 North Alabama Lions football
2020 North Alabama Lions football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	0–4 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Chris Willis (4th season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Zach Lisko (1st as coordinator, 4th overall season); Tyler Rice (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Steadman Campbell (3rd as coordinator, 15th overall season)
Home stadium	Braly Municipal Stadium

2020 Big South Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Monmouth $^	3	–	0	3	–	1
No. 17 Kennesaw State	2	–	1	4	–	1
Charleston Southern	2	–	2	2	–	2
Gardner–Webb	0	–	2	2	–	2
Robert Morris	0	–	2	0	–	3

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the fall 2020 football season. Hampton opted out of the spring schedule. Campbell and played only in the fall. Rankings from STATS Poll

2020 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Stephen F. Austin		–		6	–	4
Tarleton State†		–		5	–	3
Central Arkansas		–		5	–	4
Presbyterian†		–		4	–	3
Eastern Kentucky		–		3	–	6
Dixie State†		–		2	–	3
Houston Baptist		–		1	–	3
Abilene Christian		–		1	–	5
Campbell		–		0	–	4
		–		0	–	4

Note: † – Dixie State, Presbyterian, and Tarleton State played only in the spring. All other teams listed played only in the fall. Presbyterian was in a scheduling agreement with the Pioneer Football League, which it fully joined in July 2021.

The 2020 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium as second-year members of the Big South Conference.

Schedule

North Alabama originally had games scheduled against Monmouth, Hampton and Virginia Tech, but they were canceled due to each school's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 3	12:00 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 7–28	1,000
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State*	Braly Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 17–24	4,632
November 7	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 13–24	0
November 21		at No. 8 (FBS) BYU*	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	BYUtv/ESPN3	L 14–66	936
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Schedule Source:^[4]^[5]

Game Summaries

At Liberty

North Alabama at Liberty

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	7	7
• Flames	0	7	14	7	28

Date: October 3, 2020
Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA
Game start: 12:05 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
Game attendance: 1,000
Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 7 E MPH
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter)

Pregame line	Over/under
LIB –33	65^[6]

Statistics	North Alabama	Liberty
First downs	14	22
Total yards	247	357
Rushing yards	63	250
Passing yards	184	107
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	32:10	27:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing	Rett Files	15/24, 156 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Parker Driggers	7 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Andre Little	1 reception, 47 yards
Liberty	Passing	Chris Ferguson	12/21, 64 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Joshua Mack	16 carries, 130 yards
	Receiving	CJ Yarbrough	2 receptions, 43 yards

Jacksonville State

Jacksonville State at North Alabama

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	0	7	14	3	24
Lions	3	7	7	0	17

Date: October 17, 2020
Location: Braly Municipal Stadium
Florence, AL
Game start: 1:00 p.m. CDT
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
Television network: ESPN+

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Jacksonville State	North Alabama
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jacksonville State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Southern Miss

North Alabama vs. Southern Mississippi

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	3	3	0	13
• Golden Eagles	0	7	0	17	24

Date: November 7, 2020
Location: M. M. Roberts Stadium
Hattiesburg, MS
Game start: 2:00 p.m. CST
Elapsed time:
Game attendance:
Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD MPH
Referee:
Television network: ESPN+

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	North Alabama	Southern Miss
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At BYU

North Alabama at BYU

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	0	7	14
• #8/8 Cougars	14	28	14	10	66

Date: November 21
Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium
Provo, Utah
Game start: 1:07 p.m. MST
Elapsed time: 2:59
Game attendance: 936
Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Winds S 3 mph; Sunny
Referee: Tuta Salaam
TV announcers (BYUtv): Dave McCann, Blaine Fowler, and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv/ESPN3)
Spencer Linton, David Nixon, and Mitch Mathews (byutv.org)

Sources:

Pregame line	Over/under
BYU –50	63^[7]

Statistics	North Alabama	BYU
First downs	21	25
Total yards	354	555
Rushing yards	49	278
Passing yards	305	277
Turnovers	3	0
Time of possession	33:23	26:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing	Rett Files	15/21, 198 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Tyler Prince	5 carries, 24 yards
	Receiving	Dexter Boykin	3 receptions, 64 yards
BYU	Passing	Zach Wilson	10/16, 212 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Tyler Allgeier	13 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Dax Milne	4 receptions, 101 yards

References

^ Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
^ "2020 Football Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "2020 North Alabama Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "North Alabama Lions vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
^ "North Alabama Lions vs BYU Cougars". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

[1] Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved July 16, 2020.

[2] Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.

[aac-3] "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.

[4] "2020 Football Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[5] "2020 North Alabama Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[6] "North Alabama Lions vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 8, 2020.

[7] "North Alabama Lions vs BYU Cougars". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 21, 2020.

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2	06:12	LIB	Demario Douglas 7-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick) (6 plays, 40 yards, 2:09)	LIB 7–0

3	13:16	LIB	DJ Stubbs 12-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick) (6 plays, 72 yards, 1:44)	LIB 14–0
3	05:37	LIB	Brody Brumm 2-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick) (13 plays, 51 yards, 5:49)	LIB 21–0

4	14:23	LIB	Chris Barrett 5-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett (Alex Barbir kick) (8 plays, 69 yards, 2:43)	LIB 28–0
4	05:49	UNA	Parker Driggers 5-yard rush (Sam Contorno kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 1:30)	LIB 28–7


1	9:42	BYU	Isaac Rex 2-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick) (6 plays, 80 yards, 2:26)	BYU 7–0
1	4:32	BYU	Tyler Allgeier 2-yard run (Jake Oldroyd kick) (8 plays, 91 yards, 2:59)	BYU 14–0

2	13:24	BYU	Tyler Allgeier 2-yard run (Jake Oldroyd kick) (11 plays, 86 yards, 3:12)	BYU 21–0
	6:39	BYU	Neil Pau'u 19-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Justen Smith kick) (3 plays, 62 yards, 1:11)	BYU 28–0
	2:59	BYU	Isaac Rex 3-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick) (4 plays, 6 yards, 1:51)	BYU 35–0
	1:37	UNA	Ja'Won Howell 2-yard run (Grayson Easterling kick) (6 plays, 75 yards, 1:22)	BYU 35–7
	0:40	BYU	Kavika Fonua 22-yard pass from Zach Wilson (Jake Oldroyd kick) (3 plays, 75 yards, 0:57)	BYU 42–7

3	10:50	BYU	Kavika Fonua 7-yard pass from Baylor Romney (Jake Oldroyd kick) (5 plays, 39 yards, 2:36)	BYU 49–7
3	0:01	BYU	Miles Davis 6-yard run (Jake Oldroyd kick) (6 plays, 55 yards, 3:33)	BYU 56–7

4	12:09	UNA	Jakobi Byrd 29-yard pass from Rett Files (Grayson Easterling kick) (6 plays, 69 yards, 2:51)	BYU 56–14
	3:36	BYU	Jake Oldroyd 53-yard field goal (8 plays, 36 yards, 4:01)	BYU 59–14
	2:36	BYU	Miles Davis 26-yard run (Jake Oldroyd kick) (1 play, 26 yards, 0:07)	BYU 66–14

North Alabama Lions football
Venues	Braly Municipal Stadium (1949–present) Bank Independent Stadium (set to open in 2026)
Rivalries	West Alabama
Culture & lore	Leo III "Go! Fight! U-N-A" Marching Pride of North Alabama
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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National championship seasons in bold

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