2024 North Alabama Lions football
ConferenceUnited Athletic Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 UAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Wewers (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrock Caraboa (2nd season)
Home stadiumBraly Municipal Stadium

The 2024 North Alabama Lions football team will represent North Alabama University in the United Athletic Conference (UAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions will be led by second-year head coach Brent Dearmon. The team will play its home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.

Offseason

Recruits

As of January 5, 2024

NamePos.Hometown
Josh AnglinLBBuford, Georgia
Jalen FletcherRBTrinity, Alabama
Kingston LoweDLGulf Shores, Alabama
Jackson WardDLPace, Florida
Fred ViliDLEnterprise, Alabama
Leo GloverSFlorence, Alabama
Carson WheelerOLKillen, Alabama
Kemon FolseDBThibodaux, Louisiana
Roderick TaylorRBMobile, Alabama
Jon LawrenceOLGreenville, Alabama
Myron DunklinTESaraland, Alabama
Anthony YoungATHBirmingham, Alabama
Clint HouserWRMontgomery, Alabama
Jalin EdwardsDEHuntsville, Alabama
Ri FletcherWRHartselle, Alabama

Transfer Portal

Incoming Transfers

NamePos.Previous school
Jayvian AllenRBTennessee Tech
Jahbari HillDBFlorida Atlantic
Scott PayneKMTSU
Jackson BrattonLBUAB
Jermaine Ray Jr.DBNortheast Mississippi Community College
Christopher BurnettDBCopiah-Lincoln Community College
Logan CollierWRLindsey Wilson College

Sources:[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

Schedule

North Alabama will begin its' 2024 campaign with a slate of 4 non-conference games. The Lions' first game will be an away game against the Division I FBS-level Memphis Tigers on August 31st. This will be their first game against one another since 2022 and the second all-time meeting of the 2 schools.[7] The Lions will stay on the road as they travel to Cape Girardeau, Missouri to face off against the Southeast Missouri Redhawks on September 7th. This will be the first match of a home and home series between the Lions and the Redhawks. This game will also mark their first matchup since 1956. [8] The Lions' home opener will be on September 21th as North Alabama welcomes Illinois State Redbirds to Braly Stadium. This will start a home and home series between the schools and it will also be the first ever meeting of the 2 teams.[9] North Alabama was originally slated to face UT Martin on October 5th in Martin, Tennessee.[10] However, a new date is now to be announced at a later date after the 2024 United Athletic Conference football schedule listed October 5th as the date for the Lions to face Utah Tech, a conference opponent.

North Alabama and the UAC announced the 2024 football schedule on November 14, 2023.[11] The 2024 Lions' schedule consists of 5 home games and 7 away games for the regular season. North Alabama will host four UAC conference opponents West Georgia, Abilene Christian, Austin Peay and Southern Utah at home and will travel to four UAC opponents Utah Tech, Central Arkansas, Eastern Kentucky and Stephen F. Austin to close out the UAC regular season on the road.[12]

West Georgia is the newest member of the United Athletic Conference and will join in July 2024 as a part of their transition to Division I athletics.[13] This will revive a former Gulf South Conference rivalry as West Georgia and North Alabama played each other for 35 consecutive years from 1983 until the Lions made the jump to Division I after 2017.[14] Their meeting on September 28th will open conference play for the Lions and will mark their first meeting since 2017. It will also mark West Georgia's first time at Braly Stadium since 2016.[15]

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31at Memphis*
September 7at Southeast Missouri*
September 21Illinois State*
September 28West Georgia
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
October 5at Utah Tech
October 12Abilene Christian
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
October 26at Central Arkansas
November 2Austin Peay
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
November 9at Eastern Kentucky
November 16Southern Utah
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
November 23at Stephen F. Austin
TBAat UT Martin*
  • *Non-conference game

[16]

References

  1. ↑ "National Signing Day Central: North Alabama Football". UNA Athletics. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "2024 FCS-to-FCS Transfers". Hero Sports. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2024 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". Hero Sports. Retrieved January 4, 2024.
  4. ↑ @UNAFootball (January 5, 2024). "𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭 ✍️ Jalin Edwards is ready to #RestoreTheRoar24" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ @UNAFootball (January 6, 2024). "𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭 ✍️ Ri Flecther is ready to #RestoreTheRoar24" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ @UNAFootball (January 5, 2024). "𝓢𝓲𝓰𝓷𝓮𝓭 ✍️ Jackson Bratton is ready to #RestoreTheRoar24" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (March 4, 2022). "Memphis adds North Alabama to 2024 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  8. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (October 4, 2019). "Southeast Missouri adds future series with Dayton, Southern Illinois, North Alabama". FBSchedules. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  9. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (September 20, 2021). "Illinois State, North Alabama schedule football series for 2024, 2025". FBSchedules. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  10. ↑ Kelley, Kevin (August 22, 2023). "UT Martin to host North Alabama in 2024, play at UTEP in 2025". FBSchedules. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  11. ↑ "UAC Football Announces Eight-Game League Schedule for 2024". United Athletic Conference. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  12. ↑ "UAC Football announces 2024 conference schedule". UNA Athletics. November 14, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  13. ↑ Chavkin, Daniel (September 8, 2023). "University of West Georgia Announces Move to NCAA Division I". Sports Illustrated Network. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  14. ↑ "West Georgia to join ASUN, UAC in 2024". UNA Athletics. September 9, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  15. ↑ "2023 North Alabama Football Record Book" (PDF). UNA Athletics. August 16, 2023. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
  16. ↑ "2024 North Alabama Lions Football Schedule". FB Schedules.com. Retrieved January 2, 2024.
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