2016_North_Alabama_Lions_football_team
2016 North Alabama Lions football team
American college football season
The 2016 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. They were led by head coach Bobby Wallace, who was in his 15th season at North Alabama. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference.
| 2016 North Alabama Lions football | |
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NCAA Division II Championship finalist GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 11–2 (7–0 GSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steadman Campbell (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Chris Willis (5th season) |
| Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium |
Seasons ← 2015 | |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 North Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Valdosta State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tech ^ | 5 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State † | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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North Alabama announced its 2016 football schedule on February 9, 2016. The schedule consists of both five home and away games in the regular season. The Lions will host GSC foes Shorter, Valdosta State, West Florida, and West Georgia, and will travel to Delta State, Florida Tech, Mississippi College, and West Alabama.[1]
The Lions hosted both non-conference games against Jacksonville State of the Ohio Valley Conference and North Greenville which is independent from a conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m | at No. 3 (FCS) Jacksonville State* | No. 15 | WEAC TV-24 | L 12–31 | 22,116 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 Valdosta State | No. 20 | W 44–19 | 8,216 | |||
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | No. 19 | ESPN3 | W 45–7 | 6,863 | ||
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 West Georgia | No. 18 |
| ESPN3 | W 24–23 | 7,726 | |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 23 Florida Tech | No. 11 | Canceled[a] | ||||
| October 15 | 7:00 p.m. | Shorter | No. 10 |
| W 45–0 | 9,958 | ||
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | North Greenville* | No. 10 |
| W 52–21 | 7,933 | ||
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | Delta State | No. 7 | W 49–19 | 2,863 | |||
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | West Florida | No. 7 |
| W 51–3 | 10,489 | ||
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi College | No. 7 | W 42–7 | 6,232 | |||
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 UNC Pembroke* | No. 7 |
| W 41–17 | 4,258 | ||
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | North Greenville* | No. 7 |
| W 38–0 | 5,113 | ||
| December 10 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 3 Shepherd* | No. 7 | ESPN3 | W 23–13 | 7,017 | [2] | |
| December 17 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 1 Northwest Missouri State* | No. 7 | ESPN2 | L 3–29 | 9,576 | ||
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- ^[a] The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[3]
- "UNA TO OPEN 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AT JSU" (Press release). University of North Alabama Department of Athletics. February 9, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- John Lowe (December 11, 2016). "UNA advances to Division II final". Pensacola News-Journal. Associcated Press. p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida Tech vs. North Alabama Football Game Canceled". www.floridatechsports.com. Florida Institute of Technology Athletics. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.