2020 North Alabama Lions football team

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

2020 North Alabama Lions football
Conference	Big South Conference
2020 record	0–4 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Chris Willis (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Zach Lisko (1st as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Tyler Rice (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Steadman Campbell (3rd as coordinator, 15th overall season)
Home stadium	Braly Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 14,215)

2020 Big South Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Charleston Southern			–							–
Gardner–Webb			–							–
Kennesaw State			–							–
Monmouth			–							–
Robert Morris			–							–
$ – Conference champion Note: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the 2020 football season. * – Hampton not playing 2020-21 FCS schedule As of February 7, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Lions finished the 2019 season with a record of 4–7, 3–4 in Big South play, however due to their transition to NCAA Division I, their official conference record was 0–0.

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	Noon	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
November 7	2:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 13–24
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

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)

Scoring summary 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 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 05:49 UNA Parker Driggers 5-yard rush (Sam Contorno kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 1:30) LIB 28–7

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

1 2 Total Gamecocks 0 Lions 0 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+

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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

1 2 Total Lions 0 Golden Eagles 0 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+

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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

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:

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Pregame line	Over/under

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
BYU	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
2. Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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 9 October 2020.
5. "2020 North Alabama Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
6. "North Alabama Lions vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved 8 October 2020.