# 2006 North Alabama Lions football team

The 2006 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2006 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Mark Hudspeth, the Lions compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the GSC title.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tusculum* | No. 3 | Pioneer FieldGreeneville, TN | | W 22–10 | 2,897 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | Harding | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | CSS | W 41–14 | 11,051 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas Tech | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | | W 27–20 | 9,755 |
| September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Arkansas | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | | W 27–8 | 7,725 |
| October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Ouachita Baptist | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | | W 47–10 | 2,750 |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Monticello | No. 3 | Convoy Leslie–Cotton Boll StadiumMonticello, AR | | W 47–7 | 10,174 |
| October 21 | 4:00 p.m. | Delta State* | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | CSS | W 17–10 | 7,098 |
| October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 12 Valdosta State | No. 3 | Bazemore-Hyder StadiumValdosta, GA | CSTV Online | W 31–24 $^{OT}$ | 12,347 |
| November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | West Georgia | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | | W 26–16 | 4,404 |
| November 11 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL (rivalry) | | W 45–3 | 6,815 |
| November 25 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 12 Newberry* | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL (NCAA Division II second round) | | W 38–20 | 9,142 |
| December 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 11 Delta State* | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL (NCAA Division II quarterfinal) | | L 10–27 | 8,079 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Tusculum

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 22 |
| Pioneers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### Harding

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | 14 | 20 | 0 | 7 | 41 |

### Arkansas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wonderboys | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 38 |

### Southern Arkansas

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Muleriders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Lions | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |

### Ouachita Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | | | | | 0 |
| Lions | | | | | 0 |

### Arkansas-Monticello

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | | | | | 0 |
| Boll Weevils | | | | | 0 |

### Delta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Statesmen | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Lions | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Valdosta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | | | | | 0 |
| Blazers | | | | | 0 |

### West Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolves | | | | | 0 |
| Lions | | | | | 0 |

### West Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 3 Lions | 21 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 45 |

### Newberry

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 12 Wolves | 7 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 3 Lions | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 38 |

### at Delta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 3 Lions | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| No. 12 Statesmen | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 27 |