2011 North Alabama Lions football team
American college football season
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The 2011 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2011 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Terry Bowden in his third and final season as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 9–4 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the GSC. For the seventh straight season, North Alabama advanced to the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs, where the Lions defeated conference foe West Alabama in the first round before losing to GSC champion Delta State in the second round.[1][2][3] The team played home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.
- Terry Bowden (3rd season)
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NCAA Division II Second Round, L 14–42 at Delta State | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 9–4 (2–2 GSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Alan Arrington (4th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tony Pecoraro (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium |
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| No. 4 Delta State $^ | 3 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 North Alabama ^ | 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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Bowden was named the head football coach at the university of Akron 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 | vs. 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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