American college football season
The 2016 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2016 NCAA Division II football season . They were led by head coach Bobby Wallace , who was in his 15th season at North Alabama. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium and were members of the Gulf South Conference .
Schedule
North Alabama announced its 2016 football schedule on February 9, 2016. The schedule consists of both five home and away games in the regular season. The Lions will host GSC foes Shorter , Valdosta State , West Florida , and West Georgia , and will travel to Delta State , Florida Tech , Mississippi College , and West Alabama .[ 1]
The Lions hosted both non-conference games against Jacksonville State of the Ohio Valley Conference and North Greenville which is independent from a conference.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 1 6:00 p.m at No. 3 (FCS ) Jacksonville State * No. 15 WEAC TV-24 L 12–3122,116
September 17 6:00 p.m. No. 22 Valdosta State No. 20 W 44–198,216
September 24 6:00 p.m. at West Alabama No. 19 ESPN3 W 45–76,863
October 1 6:00 p.m. No. 3 West Georgia No. 18 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL ESPN3 W 24–237,726
October 8 7:00 p.m. No. 23 Florida Tech No. 11 Canceled [a]
October 15 7:00 p.m. Shorter No. 10 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL W 45–09,958
October 22 6:00 p.m. North Greenville * No. 10 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL W 52–217,933
October 29 2:00 p.m. Delta State No. 7 W 49–192,863
November 5 1:30 p.m. West Florida No. 7 Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL W 51–310,489
November 12 2:00 p.m. Mississippi College No. 7 W 42–76,232
November 26 12:00 p.m. No. 12 UNC Pembroke * No. 7 W 41–174,258
December 3 12:00 p.m. North Greenville * No. 7 W 38–05,113
December 10 12:00 p.m. No. 3 Shepherd * No. 7 ESPN3 W 23–137,017 [ 2]
December 17 3:00 p.m. No. 1 Northwest Missouri State * No. 7 ESPN2 L 3–299,576
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game
^[a] The game between Florida Tech and North Alabama was cancelled in advance of the arrival of Hurricane Matthew .[ 3]
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