2018 North Alabama Lions football team

2018 North Alabama Lions football
2018 North Alabama Lions football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Chris Willis (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Aplin (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Steadman Campbell (1st season)
Home stadium	Braly Municipal Stadium

The 2018 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium and were competing as an FCS Independent. They finished the season 7–3.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Utah	Eccles Coliseum Cedar City, UT	Pluto TV	W 34–30	8,912
September 8	6:00 .m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 25–20	15,100
September 15	2:30 p.m.	at No. 1 North Dakota State	Fargodome Fargo, ND	ESPN+	L 7–38	18,557
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Azusa Pacific	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	Lion Vision	W 37–35	5,314
September 29	5:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 7–30	6,352
October 6	6:00 p.m.	West Florida	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	Lion Vision	L 19–24	6,811
October 13	6:00 p.m.	Mississippi College	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	Lion Vision	W 34–17	9,230
October 20	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	Livestream	W 24–7	19,750
November 3	1:30 p.m.	Shorter	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	Lion Vision	W 41–14	6,289
November 10	1:30 p.m.	North Greenville	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	Lion Vision	W 31–28	6,130
Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	10	7	14	34
Thunderbirds	0	16	7	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	8	10	0	7	25
Bulldogs	7	10	3	0	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	7	7
No. 1 Bison	7	10	7	14	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	6	0	14	15	35
Lions	3	6	10	18	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	0	7
Fighting Camels	23	0	7	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Argonauts	3	7	7	7	24
Lions	7	3	3	6	19

	1	2	3	4	Total
Choctaws	7	7	3	0	17
Lions	21	10	0	3	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	7	10	0	24
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	7	7	14
Lions	14	14	10	3	41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	7	7	0	14	28
Lions	5	7	9	10	31

^ "2018 Football Schedule". roarlions.com. University of North Alabama. Retrieved April 18, 2018.

North Alabama Lions football
Venues	Braly Municipal Stadium (1949–present) Bank Independent Stadium (set to open in 2026)
Rivalries	West Alabama
Culture & lore	Leo III "Go! Fight! U-N-A" Marching Pride of North Alabama
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928–1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold