2020 North Alabama Lions football team

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.

2020 North Alabama Lions football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record0–4 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorZach Lisko (1st as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinatorTyler Rice (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorSteadman Campbell (3rd as coordinator, 15th overall season)
Home stadiumBraly Municipal Stadium
(Capacity: 14,215)
2020 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 10 Monmouth $^  3 –0   3 –1  
No. 17 Kennesaw State  2 –1   4 –1  
Charleston Southern  2 –2   2 –2  
Gardner–Webb  0 –2   2 –2  
Robert Morris  0 –2   0 –3  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Hampton opted out of the spring schedule. Campbell and North Alabama played only in the fall.
Rankings from STATS Poll
2020 NCAA Division I FCS independents football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Stephen F. Austin   –   6 –4  
Tarleton State†   –   5 –3  
Central Arkansas   –   5 –4  
Presbyterian†   –   4 –3  
Eastern Kentucky   –   3 –6  
Dixie State†   –   2 –3  
Houston Baptist   –   1 –3  
Abilene Christian   –   1 –5  
Campbell   –   0 –4  
North Alabama   –   0 –4  
  • Note: † – Dixie State, Presbyterian, and Tarleton State played only in the spring. All other teams listed played only in the fall. Presbyterian was in a scheduling agreement with the Pioneer Football League, which it fully joined in July 2021.

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]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 312:00 p.m.at Liberty*
ESPN3L 7–281,000
October 171:00 p.m.Jacksonville State*
ESPN+L 17–244,632
November 72:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*
ESPN+L 13–240
November 21at No. 8 (FBS) BYU*
BYUtv/ESPN3L 14–66936
Schedule Source:[4][5]

Game summaries

At Liberty
North Alabama at Liberty
1 234Total
Lions 0 007 7
• Flames 0 7147 28
  • Date: October 3, 2020
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutes
  • Game attendance: 1,000
  • Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 7 E MPH
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter)
  
Scoring summary
206:12LIBDemario Douglas 7-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick)
(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:09)		LIB 7–0
313:16LIBDJ Stubbs 12-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick)
(6 plays, 72 yards, 1:44)		LIB 14–0
05:37LIBBrody Brumm 2-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick)
(13 plays, 51 yards, 5:49)		LIB 21–0
414:23LIBChris Barrett 5-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett (Alex Barbir kick)
(8 plays, 69 yards, 2:43)		LIB 28–0
05:49UNAParker Driggers 5-yard rush (Sam Contorno kick)
(3 plays, 12 yards, 1:30)		LIB 28–7
See also: 2020 Liberty Flames football team
Pregame lineOver/under
LIB –3365[6]
StatisticsNorth AlabamaLiberty
First downs1422
Total yards247357
Rushing yards63250
Passing yards184107
Turnovers31
Time of possession32:1027:50
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
North AlabamaPassingRett Files15/24, 156 yards, 2 INTs
RushingParker Driggers7 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingAndre Little1 reception, 47 yards
LibertyPassingChris Ferguson12/21, 64 yards, 3 TDs
RushingJoshua Mack16 carries, 130 yards
ReceivingCJ Yarbrough2 receptions, 43 yards

Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State at North Alabama
1 234Total
• Gamecocks 0 7143 24
Lions 3 770 17
Scoring summary
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See also: 2020 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
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At Southern Miss
North Alabama vs. Southern Mississippi
1 234Total
Lions 7 330 13
• Golden Eagles 0 7017 24
Scoring summary
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See also: 2020 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
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At BYU
North Alabama at BYU
1 234Total
Lions 0 707 14
• #8/8 Cougars 14 281410 66
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See also: 2020 BYU Cougars football team
Pregame lineOver/under
  
StatisticsNorth AlabamaBYU
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Turnovers  
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TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
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References
  1. Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
  2. Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  4. "2020 Football Schedule". University of North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  5. "2020 North Alabama Lions Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
  6. "North Alabama Lions vs Liberty Flames". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 8, 2020.


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