2019 North Alabama Lions football team

American college football season

2019 North Alabama Lions football

Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–7 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach	Chris Willis (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Alpin (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Steadman Campbell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Braly Municipal Stadium
Seasons← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^	6	–	0	11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^	5	–	1	11	–	3
Charleston Southern	4	–	2	6	–	6
Campbell	3	–	3	6	–	5
Hampton	1	–	5	5	–	7
Gardner–Webb	1	–	5	3	–	9
Presbyterian	1	–	5	2	–	10
North Alabama *	0	–	0	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium as a first-year member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 4–7, 3–4 in Big South play, however due to their transition to NCAA Division I, their official conference record is 0–0.

Preseason

The Big South preseason poll was released on July 21, 2019. Due to their transition to NCAA Division I, North Alabama was not ranked.

The Lions had one player selected to the preseason all-Big South team.

Offense

Jakobi Byrd – WR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Western Illinois*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 26–17	10,576
September 7	8:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Montana*	Washington–Grizzly Stadium Missoula, MT	Pluto TV	L 17–61	24,023
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M*	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 24–31	12,767
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Jacksonville State*	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	L 12–30	21,976
September 28	3:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 41–21	8,573
October 5	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+	L 34–40	4,213
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 20–25	6,878
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 17–41	4,546
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Campbell	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	W 25–24	8,953
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at No. 19 Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	L 38–49	3,132
November 16	12:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 34–30	1,486
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leathernecks	0	14	3	0	17
Lions	6	13	7	0	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	10	0	0	17
Grizzlies	10	6	24	21	61

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	21	10	31
Lions	9	9	3	3	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	6	6	0	12
No. 10 Gamecocks	7	16	0	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	2	7	6	6	21
Lions	7	14	17	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	2	0	13	19	34
Pirates	6	14	3	17	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	10	3	3	9	25
Lions	11	0	6	3	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	10	0	0	17
No. 6 Owls	6	21	7	7	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	14	7	3	24
Lions	0	15	7	3	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	10	21	38
No. 19 Hawks	7	7	21	14	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	7	13	34
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	13	3	7	30

"Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
"Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
"2019 North Alabama Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.
"University of North Alabama - 2019 Football Schedule". roarlions.com. Retrieved April 13, 2019.

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Venues	Braly Municipal Stadium (1949–present) Bank Independent Stadium (set to open in 2026)
Rivalries	West Alabama
Culture & lore	Leo III "Go! Fight! U-N-A" Marching Pride of North Alabama
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928–1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold