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2023 North Alabama Lions football
2023 North Alabama Lions football
Conference	United Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 UAC)
Head coach	Brent Dearmon (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Wewers (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Brock Caraboa (1st season)
Home stadium	Braly Municipal Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 North Alabama Lions football team

American college football season

The 2023 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the United Athletic Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Brent Dearmon, the Lions played home games at the Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.

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Personnel

Roster

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Quarterbacks

2 – TJ Smith – Junior (6'2, 200)
6 – Noah Walters – Sophomore (6'0, 190)
7 – Ben Harris – Sophomore (6'1, 203)
17 – Isaiah Tate – Freshman (6'0, 165)
Carson Creehan – Freshman (6'4, 210)
Brayson Edwards – Freshman (6'1, 183)
Cade Golden – Freshman (6'0, 175)
Colton Shaffer – Freshman (6'5, 220)

Running backs

1 – Demarcus Lacey – Sophomore (6'0, 181)
4 – Parker Driggers – Junior (6'0, 198)
11 – Jalyn Daniels – Sophomore (5'9, 168)
28 – Myles Murphy – Freshman (5'8, 193)
34 – Dennis Moody – Freshman (5'11, 180)
38 – Nic Strong – Freshman (5'10, 190)
Maleek Pope – Freshman (5'9, 197)

Wide receivers

0 – Dakota Warfield – Senior (6'1, 197)
3 – JJ Evans – Junior (6'3, 203)
5 – Takairee Kenebrew – Senior (6'2, 190)
8 – Justin Luke – Sophomore (5'11, 180)
9 – David Florence – Grad Student (5'10, 185)
14 – Kobe Warden – Junior (5'9, 155)
18 – KJ Fields – Freshman (6'0, 186)
23 – Kaden Cooper – Freshman (6'0, 180)
26 – Winston Sweeting – Senior (6'0, 190)
80 – Sawyer Heptinstall – Sophomore (6'2, 197)
81 – Ollie Finch Jr. – Sophomore (6'1, 182)
82 – Ryan Shoop – Freshman (6'3, 178)
83 – Nikki Taylor – Freshman (5'9, 159)
84 – Omareon Finch – Freshman (6'2, 179)
85 – Izayah Flecther – Freshman (6'2, 170)
Daniel Cooper – Freshman (6'0, 170)

Tight ends

19 – Kenny Rawls – Junior (6'3, 228)
30 – Jakob Cummings – Senior (6'0, 218)
36 – Erin Outley – Sophomore (6'4, 255)
86 – Amarie Rogers – Freshman (6'5, 254)
87 – Nathan Brockway – Freshman (6'4, 215)
88 – Kaleb Heatherly – Sophomore (6'6, 255)

Kicker/Punter

35 – Adam Watford – Freshman (5'11, 175) (P)
37 – Sam Contorno – Junior (5'9, 177) (K)
42 – Thomas Dowis – Sophomore (6'1, 205) (K)
92 – Nathan Ogletree – Freshman (6'2, 170) (P/K)
96 – Jack RIce – Freshman (6'1, 165) (K/P)
Zach Aird – Freshman (5'10, 170) (K)

Long snappers

47 – Nathan Curry – Freshman (6'0, 198)
53 – Evan Godwin – Freshman (5'11, 200)

Offensive Lineman

51 – Ryan Walker – Freshman (6'3, 260)
55 – Edgar Amaya – Freshman (6'3, 315)
57 – Amir Graham – Freshman (5'11, 275)
63 – Brody Stewart – Freshman (6'2, 310)
65 – Collin Wright – Freshman (6'3, 308)
67 – Logan McInnish – Sophomore (6'4, 340)
68 – Stevie Young – Senior (6'4, 293)
72 – Witt Mitchum – Sophomore (6'6, 295)
73 – Edgerrin Watson – Freshman (6'2, 270)
74 – Gage Saint – Junior (6'4, 289)
75 – Will Derico – Senior (6'4, 312)
76 – Fau Tai’Vai – Junior (6'2, 340)
77 – Mickel Clay – Junior (6'5, 278)
79 – Raykwon Goldthwaite – Freshman (6'8, 310)
La’Charles Taylor – Junior (6'4, 320)

Defensive Lineman

0 – Kam’ron Green – Junior (6'4, 230)
15 – Makenly Newbill – Grad Student (6'1, 255)
16 – Javen Augustus – Sophomore (6'4, 206)
33 – E.J. Colbert – Sophomore (6'0, 252)
44 – Philip Ossai – Senior (6'0, 258)
45 – Tyrik Daniels – Sophomore (5'11, 228)
50 – Grant Wisdom – Junior (5'11, 278)
54 – Jyheam Ingram – Freshman (6'1, 280)
56 – Trenton Townsend – Junior (6'4, 295)
58 – Elijah Elmore – Sophomore (6'0, 300)
99 – Kaleb Brown – Sophomore (6'0, 280)
Chauncey Myers – Grad Student (6'1, 270)

Defensive Tackles

91 – Jake McCluskey – Freshman (6'0, 267)

Linebackers

4 – Rush Landell – Junior (6'3, 215)
6 – Gallil Guillaume – Senior (6'1, 227)
8 – Shaun Myers – Junior (6'1, 208)
10 – Amauri Floyd – Junior (6'1, 210)
21 – Ashaad Williams – Sophomore (6'2, 178)
22 – A.J. Phillips – Junior (6'0, 225)
31 – Andrew Leak – Sophomore (6'0, 215)
38 – Garrick Ponder – Freshman (6'2, 229)
40 – Aidan Robinson – Sophomore (6'2, 216)
46 – Phil McDuff – Sophomore (6'0, 221)
48 – Seth Hampton – Freshman (5'11, 210)
52 – Kendrick Davis – Freshman (6'0, 218)
94 – Jamarion Augustus – Sophomore (6'3, 205)
98 – Chris Cotton – Freshman (6'0, 200)
Boone Swinney – Freshman (5'10, 200)

Defensive Ends

41 – Tyler Antkowaik – Junior (6'5, 238)
90 – Avery Johnson – Freshman (6'3, 240)
97 – Elijah Hartnett – Freshman (6'1, 247)
Zacchaeus Dixon – Freshman (6'2, 240)

Defensive Backs

1 – Edwin White Schultz – Junior (6'1, 205)
3 – K.J. Trujillo – Junior (6'0, 180)
5 – Ryan Madison – Sophomore (5'11, 187)
7 – Philjae Bien-Amie – Freshman (5'11, 185)
9 – Gregory Reddick – Junior (5'11, 195)
12 – Jaquan Woods – Sophomore (5'8, 164)
13 – Barry Womack – Senior (6'2, 187)
20 – A.J. Seay – Sophomore (6'0, 185)
24 – Cameron Jamar – Sophomore (5'8, 178)
25 – Keenan Hill – Freshman (5'11, 173)
27 – Camden Allison – Freshman (6'0, 185)
29 – Jaylen Powell – Sophomore (5'11, 190)
39 – Josiah Hixon – Freshman (5'8, 188)
43 – Kyler Murks – Sophomore (6'1, 185)
49 – Kenan Jones – Sophomore (6'2, 178)
Cody Collinsworth – Sophomore (6'0, 190)
Allen Smith – Junior (5'9, 170)
John Taylor – Freshman (6'0, 160)

Legend

Redshirt

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Game Summaries

Statistics

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Name	Pos.	Hometown
Camden Allison	DB	McKenzie, Tennessee
Kaden Cooper	ATH	Opelika, Alabama
Chris Cotton	LB	Tallahassee, Florida
Kendrick Davis	LB	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Omareon Finch	WR	Attalla, Alabama
Izayah Fletcher	WR	Hartselle, Alabama
Seth Hampton	LB	Alabaster, Alabama
Avery Howard	DL	Tallahassee, Florida
Jyheam Ingram	DL	Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Dennis Moody	RB	Frisco, Texas
Amaire Rogers	TE	Maumelle, Arkansas
Brody Stewart	OL	Andalusia, Alabama
Isaiah Tate	QB	Germantown, Tennessee
John Taylor	DB	Fort Deposit, Alabama
Michael Towner	DL	Prichard, Alabama
Ryan Walker	OL	Alabaster, Alabama

Name	Pos.	New school
ShunDerrick Powell	RB	Central Arkansas
Christon Taylor	LB	Tennessee State
Denzel Holder	OL	Tennessee State
Micah Bland	DL	Arkansas State

Name	Pos.	Previous school
Witt Mitchum	OL	Kansas State
Edwin White-Schultz	DB	Kansas
Andrew Leak	LB	MTSU
A.J. Seay	DB	Presbyterian
Amauri Floyd	LB	Robert Morris
Gregory Reddick	DB	Saint Francis
Erin Outley	TE	Arkansas
J.J. Evans	WR	Auburn
Edgar Amaya	OL	Colorado
T.J. Smith	QB	Florida Atlantic
Rush Landell	DB	Memphis
Philjae Bien-Aime	DB	Central Florida
Kaleb Brown	DL	Coahoma Community College
Elijah Elmore	DL	Iowa Western Community College
Makenly Newbill	DL	Savannah State University
Jaylen Powell	DB	Northwest Mississippi Community College

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	2:30 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Mercer*	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	L 7–17	5,566
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Chattanooga*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 41–27	9,361
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Tarleton State	Memorial Stadium Stephenville, TX	ESPN+	L 31–52	20,127
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	W 20–7	7,676
September 23	6:00 p.m.	UT Martin*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 21–37	8,836
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 22–32	11,430
October 14	3:00 p.m.	at Abilene Christian	Wildcat Stadium Abilene, TX	ESPN+	L 13–30	10,383
October 21	6:00 p.m.	Utah Tech	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 31–30	8,840
October 28	3:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Austin Peay	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 39–49	8,698
November 4	4:00 p.m.	Central Arkansas	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 14–27	9,003
November 18	5:30 p.m.	at No. 4 (FBS) Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	The CW	L 13–58	79,560
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Statistics	Mercer	UNA
First downs	21	12
Total yards	286	248
Rushing yards	170	156
Passing yards	92	115
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:35	27:25

2023_North_Alabama_Lions_football_team

2023 North Alabama Lions football team

Offseason

Recruits

Transfer Portal

Outgoing Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Personnel

Roster

Coaching Staff

Schedule

Game Summaries

at No. 20 Mercer

Chattanooga

at Tarleton State

at Tennessee Tech

UT Martin

Eastern Kentucky

at Abilene Christian

Utah Tech

at No. 20 Austin Peay

No. 25 Central Arkansas

at No. 4 (FBS) Florida State

Statistics

Team

Individual leaders

Media Affiliates

Radio

TV

TV ratings

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 18 Austin Peay $^	6	–	0	9	–	3
Central Arkansas	4	–	2	7	–	4
Southern Utah	4	–	2	6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	2	5	–	6
Tarleton State*	4	–	2	8	–	3
Abilene Christian	3	–	3	5	–	6
North Alabama	1	–	5	3	–	8
Utah Tech*	1	–	5	2	–	9
Stephen F. Austin	0	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion Note: Tarleton State and Utah Tech are ineligible for the UAC title and FCS postseason play due to transitions from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mercer	Passing	Carter Peevy	12/17, 115 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Micah Bell	20 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Ty James	4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	10/17, 65 yards
	Rushing	Jalyn Daniels	3 carries, 49 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Warren	6 receptions, 37 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTC	Passing	Chase Artopoeus	22/46, 311 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT
	Rushing	Ailym Ford	24 carries, 90 yards
	Receiving	Javin Whatley	6 receptions, 106 yards
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	16/28, 271 yards, 4 TD's
	Rushing	Jalyn Daniels	8 carries, 147 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Takairee Kenebrew	5 receptions, 172 yards, 3 TD's

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tarleton State	Passing	Victor Gabalis	13/22, 299 yards, 4 TD's, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kayvon Britton	14 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Keylan Johnson	6 receptions, 219 yards, 4 TD's
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	36/63, 343 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Demarcus Lacey	16 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	David Florence	8 receptions, 82 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
TTU	Passing	Hayes Gibson	9/18, 133 yards
	Rushing	Marcus Knight	11 carries, 39 yards
	Receiving	Brad Clark	6 receptions, 108 yards
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	7/13, 55 yards, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Demarcus Lacey	23 carries, 139 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Warden	2 receptions, 28 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTM	Passing	Kinkead Dent	13/30, 172 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Sam Franklin	32 carries, 221 yards, 2 TD's
	Receiving	Trevonte Rucker	4 receptions, 60 yards
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	30/52, 286 yards, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Parker Driggers	6 carries, 33 yards
	Receiving	Kobe Warden	11 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
EKU	Passing	Parker McKinney	14/21, 256 yards, 2 TD's, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Joshua Carter	20 carries, 138 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Smith	4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	21/32, 348 yards, 2 TD's, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Noah Walters	7 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Takairee Kenebrew	5 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
ACU	Passing	Maverick McIvor	12/24, 206 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	Rovaughn Banks Jr.	10 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tristan Golightly	3 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	28/43, 232 yards, 2 TD's, 4 INT's
	Rushing	Demarcus Lacey	18 carries, 72 yards
	Receiving	Takairee Kenebrew	4 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah Tech	Passing	Kobe Tracy	26/40, 397 yards, 3 TD's
	Rushing	Ronnie Walker Jr.	13 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaivian Lofton	4 receptions, 105 yards
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	13/19, 118 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Noah Walters	12 carries, 105 yards
	Receiving	Dakota Warfield	2 receptions, 35 yards, 1 TD

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
AP	Passing	Mike DiLiello	20/25, 353 yards, 6 TD's
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	30 carries, 160 yards
	Receiving	Trey Goodman	5 receptions, 129 yards, 1 TD
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	29/52, 351 yards, 5 TD's
	Rushing	Noah Walters	9 carries, 31 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Dakota Warfield	7 receptions, 88 yards

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCA	Passing	Will McElvain	22/33, 248 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Darius Hale	16 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jarrod Barnes	9 receptions, 113 yards, 1 TD
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	21/36, 212 yards, 2 TD's, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Noah Walters	14 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Takairee Kenebrew	7 receptions, 107 yards, 2 TD's

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FSU	Passing	Tate Rodemaker	13/23, 217 yards, 2 TD's
	Rushing	C.J. Campbell Jr.	3 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaheim Bell	2 receptions, 59 yards
UNA	Passing	Noah Walters	13/26, 65 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT
	Rushing	J.J. Evans	1 carry, 49 yards
	Receiving	Dennis Moody	3 receptions, 30 yards

Passing Statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	AVG/G	CMP%	TD	INT	LONG
6	Noah Walters	QB	121.56	224	382	2346	213.27	58.64	21	13	59
2	TJ Smith	QB	124.46	14	26	140	28	53.85	2	0	26
7	Ben Harris	QB	87.80	2	4	18	9	50	0	0	11
	TOTALS		121.12	240	413	2504	227.64	58.11%	23	13	59

Rushing Statistics
#	NAME	POS	ATT	GAIN	AVG	TD	LONG	AVG/G
1	Demarcus Lacey	RB	121	620 yrds	4.9	3 TDs	45	53.55
6	Noah Walters	QB	104	532 yrds	3.7	2 TDs	37	35.18
11	Jayln Daniels	RB	16	223 yrds	13.9	3 TDs	81	74.33
4	Parker Driggers	RB	65	236 yrds	3.4	0 TDs	20	27.38
34	Dennis Moody	RB	40	119 yrds	2.7	1 TD	45	53.55
23	Kaden Cooper	WR	16	76 yrds	4.3	0 TDs	27	6.27
30	Jakob Cummings	TE	14	69 yrds	4.9	1 TD	20	6.27
3	JJ Evans	WR	1	64 yrds	64.0	0 TDs	64	5.82
14	Kobe Warden	WR	9	60 yrds	4.9	0 TDs	28	4.00
2	TJ Smith	QB	20	69 yrds	0.7	1 TD	15	2.80
9	David Florence	WR	1	4 yrds	4.0	0 TDs	4	0.36
28	Myles Murphy	RB	3	3 yrds	1.0	0 TDs	2	0.75
18	KJ Fields	WR	1	2 yrds	2.0	0 TDs	2	0.18
7	Ben Harris	QB	3	13 yrds	-0.7	0 TDs	8	-1.00
	TOTALS		415	2090 yrds	4.3	11 TDs	81	162.36

Opponent	Outlet	Viewers	Rating
No. 20 Mercer	ESPN	457,000	0.27
Chattanooga	ESPN+	†	†
at Tarleton State	ESPN+	†	†
at Tennessee Tech	ESPN+	†	†
UT Martin	ESPN+	†	†
Eastern Kentucky	ESPN+	†	†
at Abilene Christian	ESPN+	†	†
Utah Tech	ESPN+	†	†
at No. 20 Austin Peay	ESPN+	†	†
Central Arkansas	ESPN+	†	†
at No. 4 Florida State	The CW	1,330,000	0.7