2008 North Alabama Lions football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2008 North Alabama Lions football Gulf South Conference GSC 12–2 7–1 Mark Hudspeth 7th Alan Arrington 1st Karl Morgan 4th Braly Municipal Stadium NCAA Division II Semifinal L 7–41 at 2008 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State The 2008 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Mark Hudspeth in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the GSC. For the fourth straight season, North Alabama advanced to the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs, where, after a first round by, the Lions defeated conference foe 2008 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State in the second round and 2008 Delta State Statesmen Delta State in the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual national runner-up, 2008 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State, in the semifinals.2008 Division II Playoff Bracket https://www.d2football.com/2008-playoff-bracket/ D2Football.com 30 June 2025 The team played home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama. Hudspeth left the program after the season to go to the Mississippi State University as passing game coordinator. North Alabama replaced him with Terry Bowden.McIntyre Jeff Terry Bowden Named Coach at N. Alabama https://www.theledger.com/story/news/2009/01/01/terry-bowden-named-coach-at-n-alabama/25980519007/ The Ledger 30 June 2025 31 December 2008 Schedule 2008 NCAA Division II AFCA Central August 28 7:00 p.m. w y 4 2008 Southern Arkansas Muleriders Southern Arkansas Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 57–14 11,024 September 4 7:00 p.m. w y y 3 2008 Carson–Newman Eagles Carson–Newman 4 Burke–Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN CBS College Sports 20–13 5,007 September 13 6:00 p.m. w 3 2008 Henderson State Reddies Henderson State Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 45–20 9,572 September 20 6:00 p.m. w y 3 2008 West Georgia Wolves West Georgia Grisham Stadium Carrollton, GA 53–0 3,709 September 25 7:00 p.m. w 3 2008 Harding Bisons Harding Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL CSS 52–0 9,017 October 4 6:00 p.m. w y 3 2008 Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys Arkansas Tech Thone Stadium Russellville, AR 45–24 6,475 October 9 6:00 p.m. w y y 2 2008 North Greenville Trailblazers North Greenville Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC 52–7 1,821 October 16 7:00 p.m. l y 2 2008 Delta State Statesmen Delta State 7 McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS CSS 28-34 5,575 October 25 6:00 p.m. w y 8 2008 Valdosta State Blazers Valdosta State 9 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 41–17 11,102 November 1 7:00 p.m. w 6 2008 Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevils Arkansas–Monticello 23 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 45–14 10,082 November 8 7:00 p.m. w y 5 2008 West Alabama Tigers West Alabama Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL rivalry 41–9 5,238 November 22 12:00 p.m. w y 5 Valdosta State 13 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL NCAA Division II Second Round 37–10 7,035 November 29 11:00 a.m. w y y 5 Delta State 4 McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS NCAA Division II Quarterfinal CSS 55–34 4,175 December 6 3:00 p.m. l y y 5 2008 Northwest Missouri State Bearcats Northwest Missouri State 3 Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO NCAA Division II Semifinal ESPN2 41–7 6,042 North Alabama Lions Schedule 2008 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2453/season/2008 ESPN June 5, 2026 Game summaries Southern Arkansas Muleriders 0 14 0 0 No. 4 Lions 13 17 14 13 At Carson–Newman No. 3 Lions 0 3 7 10 No. 4 Eagles 7 0 0 6 Henderson State Reddies 10 3 7 0 No. 3 Lions 14 17 7 7 At West Georgia No. 3 Lions 0 0 0 0 Wolves 0 0 0 0 Harding Bison 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 Arkansas Tech Lions 0 0 0 0 Wonderboys 0 0 0 0 North Greenville Lions 7 28 7 10 Crusaders 0 0 0 7 Delta State Lions 0 0 0 0 Statesmen 0 0 0 0 Valdosta State Blazers 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 Arkansas–Monticello Boll Weevil 0 0 0 0 Lions 0 0 0 0 West Alabama Lions 0 0 0 0 Tigers 0 0 0 0 References North Alabama Category:North Alabama Lions football seasons North Alabama Lions football