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
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
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
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
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
At BYU
North Alabama at BYU
1
2 3 4 Total
Lions
0
7 0 7
14
• #8/8 Cougars
14
28 14 10
66
Date: November 21Location: LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UtahGame start: 1:07 p.m. MST Elapsed time: 2:59Game attendance: 936Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C), Winds S 3 mph; SunnyReferee: Tuta SalaamTV announcers (BYUtv ): Dave McCann , Blaine Fowler , and Jarom Jordan (BYUtv/ESPN3) Spencer Linton, David Nixon , and Mitch Mathews (byutv.org)
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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
^ 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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