2016 North Alabama Lions football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2016 North Alabama Lions football North Alabama Lions wordmark.svg Gulf South Conference GSC 11–2 7–0 Bobby Wallace 15th Steadman Campbell 1st Chris Willis 5th Braly Municipal Stadium NCAA Division II Championship finalistGSC champion NCAA Division II Championship Game L 3–29 vs. Northwest Missouri State The 2016 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Bobby Wallace in 15th and final season as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 11–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the GCS title. North Alabama advanced to the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs, where, after the first-round bye, the Lions defeated 2016 UNC Pembroke Braves UNC Pembroke in the second round, 2016 North Greenville Crusaders North Greenville in the quarterfinals, and Shepherd in the semifinals before losing to Northwest Missouri State in the NCAA Division II Championship Game. The team played home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama. Schedule North Alabama announced its 2016 football schedule on February 9, 2016. The schedule consists of five home games and five away games in the regular season.http://www.roarlions.com/news/2016/2/9/FB_0209164709.aspx?path=football UNA To Open 2016 Football Schedule At JSU University of North Alabama Department of Athletics February 9, 2016 September 26, 2016 2016 NCAA Division II AFCA Central September 1 6:00 p.m l y y 15 Jacksonville State 3 (FCS) JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 12–31 22,116 September 17 6:00 p.m. w 20 Valdosta State 22 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 44–19 8,216 September 24 6:00 p.m. w y 19 West Alabama Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL rivalry ESPN3 45–7 6,863 October 1 6:00 p.m. w 18 West Georgia 3 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL ESPN3 24–23 7,726 October 8 7:00 p.m. CanceledCanceled [a] 11 Florida Tech 23 Florida Tech Panther Stadium Melbourne, FL October 15 7:00 p.m. w 10 Shorter Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 45–0 9,958 October 22 6:00 p.m. w y 10 2016 North Greenville Crusaders North Greenville Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 52–21 7,933 October 29 2:00 p.m. w 7 Delta State McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS 49–19 2,863 November 5 1:30 p.m. w 7 West Florida Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL 51–3 10,489 November 12 2:00 p.m. w 7 Mississippi College Robinson-Hale Stadium Clinton, MS 42–7 6,232 November 26 12:00 p.m. w y 7 2016 UNC Pembroke Braves UNC Pembroke 12 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL NCAA Division II Second Round 41–17 4,258 December 3 12:00 p.m. w y 7 North Greenville Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL NCAA Division II Quarterfinal 38–0 5,113 December 10 12:00 p.m. w y 7 Shepherd 3 Ram Stadium Shepherdstown, WV NCAA Division II Semifinal ESPN3 23–13 7,017 UNA advances to Division II final Pensacola News-Journal December 11, 2016 C4 John Lowe Associated Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89112875/una-advances/ Newspapers.com December 17 3:00 p.m. l y 7 Northwest Missouri State 1 Children's Mercy Park Kansas City, KS NCAA Division II Championship Game ESPN2 3–29 9,576 North Alabama Lions Schedule 2016 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2453/season/2016 ESPN June 5, 2026 2016 Football Schedule https://roarlions.com/sports/football/schedule/2016 University of North Alabama Athletics June 5, 2026 Canceled [a]The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew.http://floridatechsports.com/news/2016/10/5/florida-tech-vs-north-alabama-football-game-cancelled.aspx Florida Tech vs. North Alabama Football Game Canceled October 5, 2016 www.floridatechsports.com Florida Institute of Technology Athletics October 5, 2016 References North Alabama Category:North Alabama Lions football seasons Category:Gulf South Conference football champion seasons North Alabama Lions football