2008 North Alabama Lions football team

2008 North Alabama Lions football
2008 North Alabama Lions football
NCAA Division II Semifinal, L 7–41 at Northwest Missouri State
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	12–2 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Alan Arrington (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Karl Morgan (4th season)
Home stadium	Braly Municipal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Mark Hudspeth in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the GSC. For the fourth straight season, North Alabama advanced to the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs, where, after a first round by, the Lions defeated conference foe Valdosta State in the second round and Delta State in the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual national runner-up, Northwest Missouri State, in the semifinals.^[1] The team played home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.

ConferenceGulf South Conference

Record12–2 (7–1 GSC)

Headcoach

Mark Hudspeth (7th season)

OffensivecoordinatorAlan Arrington (1st season)

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2008 Gulf South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 7 Delta State $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 3 North Alabama ^	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

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Hudspeth left the program after the season to go to the Mississippi State University as passing game coordinator. North Alabama replaced him with Terry Bowden.^[2]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Southern Arkansas*	No. 4	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 57–14	11,024
September 4	7:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Carson–Newman*	No. 3	Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	CBS College Sports	W 20–13	5,007
September 13	6:00 p.m.	Henderson State	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 45–20	9,572
September 20	6:00 p.m.	at West Georgia	No. 3	Grisham Stadium Carrollton, GA		W 53–0	3,709
September 25	7:00 p.m.	Harding	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	CSS	W 52–0	9,017
October 4	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas Tech	No. 3	Thone Stadium Russellville, AR		W 45–24	6,475
October 9	6:00 p.m.	at North Greenville*	No. 2	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC		W 52–7	1,821
October 16	7:00 p.m.	at No. 7 Delta State	No. 2	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	CSS	L 28-34	5,575
October 25	6:00 p.m.	No. 9 Valdosta State	No. 8	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 41–17	11,102
November 1	7:00 p.m.	No. 23 Arkansas–Monticello	No. 6	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 45–14	10,082
November 8	7:00 p.m.	at West Alabama	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL (rivalry)		W 41–9	5,238
November 22	12:00 p.m.	No. 13 Valdosta State*	No. 5	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 37–10	7,035
November 29	11:00 a.m.	at No. 4 Delta State*	No. 5	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)	CSS	W 55–34	4,175
December 6	3:00 p.m.	at No. 3 Northwest Missouri State*	No. 5	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Semifinal)	ESPN2	L 41–7	6,042
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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

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

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

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

2008 North Alabama Lions football team

Schedule

Game summaries

Southern Arkansas

At Carson–Newman

Henderson State

At West Georgia

Harding

Arkansas Tech

North Greenville

Delta State

Valdosta State

Arkansas–Monticello

West Alabama

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