2016 North Alabama Lions football team
| 2016 North Alabama Lions football | |
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NCAA Division II Championship finalist GSC champion | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| 2016 record | 11–2 (7–0 GSC) |
| Head coach | Bobby Wallace (15th season) |
| Home stadium |
Braly Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 14,215) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #2 North Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
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 | ||
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m | at No. 3 (FCS) Jacksonville State* | No. 15 | JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL | WEAC TV-24 | L 12–31 | 22,116 | ||
| September 17 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 Valdosta State | No. 20 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | W 44–19 | 8,216 | |||
| September 24 | 6:00 p.m. | at West Alabama | No. 19 | Tiger Stadium • Livingston, AL (Rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 45–7 | 6,863 | ||
| October 1 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 3 West Georgia | No. 18 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | ESPN3 | W 24–23 | 7,726 | ||
| October 8 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 23 Florida Tech | No. 11 | Florida Tech Panther Stadium • Melbourne, FL | Canceled[a] | ||||
| October 15 | 6:00 p.m. | Shorter |
No. 10 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | W 45–0 | 9,958 | |||
| October 22 | 6:00 p.m. | North Greenville* | No. 10 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | W 52–21 | 7,933 | |||
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Delta State | No. 7 | McCool Stadium • Cleveland, MS | W 49–19 | 2,863 | |||
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | West Florida | No. 7 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | W 51–3 | 10,489 | |||
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | No. 7 | Robinson–Hale Stadium • Clinton, MS | W 42–7 | 6,232 | |||
| November 26 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 UNC Pembroke* | No. 7 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL (Division II Playoffs Second Round) | W 41–17 | 4,258 | |||
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | North Greenville* | No. 7 | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL (Division II Playoffs Quarterfinals) | W 38–0 | 5,113 | |||
| December 10 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 3 Shepherd* | No. 7 | Ram Stadium • Shepherdstown, WV (Division II Playoffs Semifinals) | ESPN3 | W 23-13 | 7,017 | ||
| December 17 | 3:00 p.m. | vs. No. 1 Northwest Missouri State* | No. 7 | Children's Mercy Park • Kansas City, Kansas (NCAA Division II Championship Game) | ESPN2 | L 3-29 | 9,576 | ||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
- ^[a] The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.[2]
References
- ↑ "UNA TO OPEN 2016 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE AT JSU" (Press release). University of North Alabama Department of Athletics. February 9, 2016. Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Florida Tech vs. North Alabama Football Game Canceled". www.floridatechsports.com. Florida Institute of Technology Athletics. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 5, 2016.