2020 North Alabama Lions football team explained
| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | North Alabama Lions |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big South |
| Record: | 0–4 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Chris Willis |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Cooff Coach1: | Zach Lisko |
| Cooc1 Year: | 1st as coordinator, 4th overall |
| Cooff Coach2: | Tyler Rice |
| Cooc2 Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Steadman Campbell |
| Dc Year: | 3rd as coordinator, 15th overall |
| Stadium: | Braly Municipal Stadium |
The 2020 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium as second-year members of the Big South Conference.
Schedule
North Alabama originally had games scheduled against Monmouth, Hampton and Virginia Tech, but they were canceled due to each school's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] [2] [3]
Schedule Source:[4] [5]
Game Summaries
At Liberty
See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| LIB –33 | 65[6] | |
| Statistics | North Alabama | Liberty |
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| First downs | 14 | 22 |
| Total yards | 247 | 357 |
| Rushing yards | 63 | 250 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 107 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:10 | 27:50 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| North Alabama | Passing | Rett Files | 15/24, 156 yards, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | Parker Driggers | 7 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Andre Little | 1 reception, 47 yards |
| Liberty | Passing | Chris Ferguson | 12/21, 64 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Joshua Mack | 16 carries, 130 yards |
| Receiving | CJ Yarbrough | 2 receptions, 43 yards | |
Jacksonville State
See also: 2020 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team.
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| Statistics | Jacksonville State | North Alabama |
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At Southern Miss
See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team.
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| Statistics | North Alabama | Southern Miss |
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At BYU
Sources:
See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
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| BYU –50 | 63[7] | |
| Statistics | North Alabama | BYU |
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| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 354 | 555 |
| Rushing yards | 49 | 278 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 277 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:23 | 26:37 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| North Alabama | Passing | Rett Files | 15/21, 198 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Tyler Prince | 5 carries, 24 yards |
| Receiving | Dexter Boykin | 3 receptions, 64 yards |
| BYU | Passing | | 10/16, 212 yards, 4 TD |
| Rushing | | 13 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD |
| Receiving | | 4 receptions, 101 yards | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Hebert . Michael . BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall . TimesDaily . 16 July 2020 . en.
- Web site: Kelley . Kevin . Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19 . FBSchedules.com . 30 July 2020 . 27 July 2020.
- Web site: ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports . TheACC.com . July 29, 2020 . en . July 29, 2020.
- Web site: 2020 Football Schedule . University of North Alabama Athletics . 9 October 2020 . en.
- Web site: 2020 North Alabama Lions Schedule . ESPN . 9 October 2020 . en.
- Web site: North Alabama Lions vs Liberty Flames . Odds Shark . 8 October 2020 . en.
- Web site: North Alabama Lions vs BYU Cougars . Odds Shark . 21 November 2020 . en.
