| North Alabama Lions football | |||
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| First season | 1912[a] | ||
| Athletic director | Josh Looney | ||
| Head coach | Brent Dearmon 2nd season, 6–17 (.261) | ||
| Stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium (capacity: 14,215) | ||
| Field surface | ProGrass | ||
| Location | Florence, Alabama | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | United Athletic Conference | ||
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| All-time record | 486–315–16 (.605) | ||
| Playoff appearances | 21 | ||
| Playoff record | 35–18 | ||
| Claimed national titles | 3 (NCAA Division II: 1993, 1994, 1995) | ||
| Conference titles | 17 | ||
| Rivalries | West Alabama (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 63 | ||
| Colors | Purple and gold[1] | ||
| Fight song | Go! Fight! U-N-A! | ||
| Mascot | Leo and Una | ||
| Marching band | Marching Pride of North Alabama | ||
| Outfitter | Adidas | ||
| Website | roarlions.com | ||
The North Alabama Lions football program represents the University of North Alabama (UNA) in college football as the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the United Athletic Conference (UAC). The conference, which played its first season in 2023, is a merger of the football leagues of UNA's primary home of the ASUN Conference and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC).[2][3][4] UNA had played the 2022 season in the ASUN, and before that had played football in the Big South Conference for three seasons.[5] UNA plays its home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama. The team's head coach is Brent Dearmon. UNA was an NCAA Division II member from 1972 to 2017.
The Lions are distinguished as the only team to win three consecutive football national championships in NCAA Division II. UNA's 27 consecutive weeks at No. 1 in the Division II polls also comprise the longest stretch of consecutive No. 1 rankings in football in NCAA history on any level. UNA was the last Division II team to beat a Division I-A (FBS) team, defeating Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana) on October 11, 1997.[6] In 2016, UNA won their fourth consecutive Gulf South Conference championship — a conference record.
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- ^ "University of North Alabama Branding Guide" (PDF). February 1, 2023. Retrieved May 11, 2023.
- ^ "@ASUN_Football and WAC Release 2023 Schedule" (Press release). ASUN Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN And WAC Unveil 2023 Football Schedule" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. December 20, 2022. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "ASUN-WAC Football Partnership Formally Rebrands as the United Athletic Conference" (Press release). Western Athletic Conference. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "North Alabama to join Big South football in 2019". Stats FCS Football.
- ^ McKillop, Andrew (May 31, 2013). "History of FBS (I-A) vs. NCAA Division II/III & NAIA". FootballGeography. Archived from the original on February 19, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2015.