2018 North Alabama Lions football team
American college football season
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The 2018 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as an independent during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Chris Willis, the Lions compiled a record of 7–3. North Alabama played home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Headcoach
- Chris Willis (2nd season)
OffensivecoordinatorRyan Aplin (1st season)
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–3 |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ryan Aplin (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Steadman Campbell (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hampton | – | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | – | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | Pluto TV | W 34–30 | 8,912 | |||
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | W 25–20 | 15,100 | ||||
| September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 18,557 | |||
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Azusa Pacific | Lion Vision | W 37–35 | 5,314 | |||
| September 29 | 5:00 p.m. | at Campbell | ESPN+ | L 7–30 | 6,352 | |||
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | West Florida |
| Lion Vision | L 19–24 | 6,811 | ||
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College |
| Lion Vision | W 34–17 | 9,230 | ||
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | Livestream | W 24–7 | 19,750 | |||
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Shorter |
| Lion Vision | W 41–14 | 6,289 | ||
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | North Greenville |
| Lion Vision | W 31–28 | 6,130 | ||
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Rankings
Game summaries
At Southern Utah
North Alabama Lions (0-0) vs. Southern Utah Thunderbirds (0-0) – Game summary
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Lions | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
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At Alabama A&M
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
At North Dakota State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 1 Bison | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Azusa Pacific
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Cougars | 6 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| Lions | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 |
At Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fighting Camels | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
West Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Argonauts | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Mississippi College
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Choctaws | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Lions | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
At Jackson State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Shorter
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
North Greenville
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Crusaders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Lions | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
