# 2020 North Alabama Lions football team

The 2020 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium as second-year members of the Big South Conference.

## Schedule

North Alabama originally had games scheduled against Monmouth, Hampton and Virginia Tech, but they were canceled due to each school's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Liberty* | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 1,000 |
| October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State* | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 4,632 |
| November 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | L 13–24 | 0 |
| November 21 | | at No. 8 (FBS) BYU* | LaVell Edwards StadiumProvo, UT | BYUtv/ESPN3 | L 14–66 | 936 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
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## Game Summaries
### At Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Flames | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| LIB –33 | 65 |
| Statistics | North Alabama | Liberty |
| First downs | 14 | 22 |
| Total yards | 247 | 357 |
| Rushing yards | 63 | 250 |
| Passing yards | 184 | 107 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 32:10 | 27:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Alabama | Passing | Rett Files | 15/24, 156 yards, 2 INTs |
| North Alabama | Rushing | Parker Driggers | 7 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD |
| North Alabama | Receiving | Andre Little | 1 reception, 47 yards |
| Liberty | Passing | Chris Ferguson | 12/21, 64 yards, 3 TDs |
| Liberty | Rushing | Joshua Mack | 16 carries, 130 yards |
| Liberty | Receiving | CJ Yarbrough | 2 receptions, 43 yards |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Jacksonville State | Passing |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving |
| North Alabama | Passing |
| North Alabama | Rushing |
| North Alabama | Receiving |

### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| • Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 24 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Turnovers
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| North Alabama | Passing |
| North Alabama | Rushing |
| North Alabama | Receiving |
| Southern Miss | Passing |
| Southern Miss | Rushing |
| Southern Miss | Receiving |

### At BYU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • #8/8 Cougars | 14 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 66 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| BYU –50 | 63 |
| Statistics | North Alabama | BYU |
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 354 | 555 |
| Rushing yards | 49 | 278 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 277 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 33:23 | 26:37 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Alabama | Passing | Rett Files | 15/21, 198 yards, TD, INT |
| North Alabama | Rushing | Tyler Prince | 5 carries, 24 yards |
| North Alabama | Receiving | Dexter Boykin | 3 receptions, 64 yards |
| BYU | Passing | Zach Wilson | 10/16, 212 yards, 4 TD |
| BYU | Rushing | Tyler Allgeier | 13 carries, 141 yards, 2 TD |
| BYU | Receiving | Dax Milne | 4 receptions, 101 yards |