2017 North Alabama Lions football team
| 2017 North Alabama Lions football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| 2017 record | 0–0 (0–0 GSC) |
| Head coach | Chris Willis (1st season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Steadman Campbell (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Brett Borden (1st season) |
| Home stadium |
Braly Municipal Stadium (Capacity: 14,215) |
| 2017 Gulf South Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Tech | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shorter | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from AFCA Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2017 North Alabama Lions football team will represent the University of North Alabama during the 2017 NCAA Division II football season. They will be led by head coach Chris Willis, who will be in his 1st season at North Alabama. The Lions will play their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium and are members of the Gulf South Conference.
Schedule
North Alabama announced its 2017 football schedule on April 12, 2017. The schedule consists of five home and away games in the regular season. The Lions will host GSC foes Delta State, Florida Tech, Mississippi College, and West Alabama, and will travel to Shorter, Valdosta State, West Florida, and West Georgia.[1]
The Lions will host one of the two non-conference games against Texas A&M–Commerce from the Lone Star Conference and travel to Central Washington from the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m | Texas A&M–Commerce* | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | ||||||
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Valdosta State | Bazemore–Hyder Stadium • Valdosta, GA | ESPN3 | |||||
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL (Rivalry) | ||||||
| September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Georgia | University Stadium • Carrollton, GA | ||||||
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Florida Tech |
Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | ||||||
| October 14 | at Shorter | Barron Stadium • Rome, GA | |||||||
| October 21 | 3:00 p.m. | at Central Washington* | Tomlinson Stadium • Ellensburg, WA | ||||||
| October 28 | 6:00 p.m. | Delta State | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | ||||||
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at West Florida | Blue Wahoos Stadium • Pensacola, FL | ESPN3 | |||||
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | Mississippi College | Braly Municipal Stadium • Florence, AL | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central. | |||||||||
References
- ↑ "LIONS RELEASE 2017 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE" (Press release). University of North Alabama Department of Athletics. April 12, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.