American college football season
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 [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] At Liberty [ edit ] North Alabama at Liberty 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 7 7 • Flames 0 7 14 7 28
Date: October 3, 2020Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 12:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 53 minutesGame attendance: 1,000Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 7 E MPH Referee: Duane HeydtTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Matt Warner (play–by–play), Joe Jauch (analyst), and Emily Austen (sideline reporter) Scoring summary 2 06:12 LIB Demario Douglas 7-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick)(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:09) LIB 7–0 3 13:16 LIB DJ Stubbs 12-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick)(6 plays, 72 yards, 1:44) LIB 14–0 05:37 LIB Brody Brumm 2-yard pass from Chris Ferguson (Alex Barbir kick)(13 plays, 51 yards, 5:49) LIB 21–0 4 14:23 LIB Chris Barrett 5-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett (Alex Barbir kick)(8 plays, 69 yards, 2:43) LIB 28–0 05:49 UNA Parker Driggers 5-yard rush (Sam Contorno kick)(3 plays, 12 yards, 1:30) LIB 28–7
Pregame line Over/under LIB –33 65[6]
Statistics North Alabama Liberty 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
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 [ edit ] Jacksonville State at North Alabama 1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 0 7 14 3 24 Lions 3 7 7 0 17
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Statistics Jacksonville State North Alabama First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Rushing Receiving North Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving
At Southern Miss [ edit ] North Alabama vs. Southern Mississippi 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 7 3 3 0 13 • Golden Eagles 0 7 0 17 24
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Statistics North Alabama Southern Miss First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics North Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving Southern Miss Passing Rushing Receiving
North Alabama at BYU 1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 7 0 7 14 • #8/8 Cougars 14 28 14 10 66
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Statistics North Alabama BYU First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics North Alabama Passing Rushing Receiving BYU Passing Rushing Receiving
References [ edit ] ^ Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall" . TimesDaily . Retrieved July 16, 2020 . ^ Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved July 30, 2020 . ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports" . TheACC.com . July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020 . ^ "2020 Football Schedule" . University of North Alabama Athletics . Retrieved October 9, 2020 . ^ "2020 North Alabama Lions Schedule" . ESPN . Retrieved October 9, 2020 . ^ "North Alabama Lions vs Liberty Flames" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 8, 2020 .
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