# 2007 North Alabama Lions football team

The 2007 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Mark Hudspeth in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a conference mark of 7–1, tying for second place in the GSC. North Alabama qualified for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where the Lions beat GSC champion Delta State in the second round before falling to conference foe and eventual national champion Valdosta State in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Tusculum* | No. 4 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | CSTV Online | W 43–24 | 9,315 |
| September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Harding* | No. 3 | First Security StadiumSearcy, AR | CSS | W 57–17 | 3,100 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern Arkansas | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | | W 27–8 | 7,725 |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | at Arkansas Tech | No. 3 | Buerkle FieldRussellville, AR | | W 27–20 | 6,081 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Ouachita Baptist | No. 3 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | | W 40–7 | 7,235 |
| October 13 | 3:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Monticello | No. 3 | Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll StadiumMonticello, AR | | W 46–27 | 3,186 |
| October 18 | 7:00 p.m. | Delta State* | No. 2 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | CSS | W 28–17 | 8,700 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Valdosta State | No. 2 | Bazemore–Hyder StadiumValdosta, GA | CSTV Online | L 24–27 | 4,127 |
| November 3 | 6:00 p.m. | West Georgia | No. 10 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL | | W 65–17 | 8,024 |
| November 10 | 6:00 p.m. | West Alabama | No. 10 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL (rivalry) | | W 49–20 | 10,206 |
| November 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 9 Delta State* | No. 10 | Braly StadiumFlorence, AL (NCAA Division II Second Round) | | W 20–17 | 5,575 |
| December 1 | 12:00 p.m | at No. 8 Valdosta State* | No. 10 | Bazemore–Hyder StadiumValdosta, GA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal) | | L 23–37 | 4,591 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### Tusculum

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pioneers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 14 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 43 |

### Harding

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 58 |
| Bison | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### Southern Arkansas

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

### Arkansas Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 27 |
| Wonderboys | 7 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 20 |

### Ouachita Baptist

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Lions | 7 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 40 |

### Arkansas-Monticello

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 14 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 46 |
| Boll Weevils | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |

### Delta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Statesmen | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Lions | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### Valdosta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
| Blazers | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 26 |

### West Georgia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolves | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Lions | 10 | 13 | 14 | 28 | 65 |

### West Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| Lions | 21 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 49 |

### Delta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Statesmen | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Lions | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |

### Valdosta State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Blazers | 13 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 37 |