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.

2007 North Alabama Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 6
Record10–2 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKenny Edenfield (6th season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorKarl Morgan (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumBraly Stadium
Seasons
← 2006
2008 →
2007 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Delta State $^   8 0     10 2  
No. 1 Valdosta State ^   7 1     13 1  
No. 6 North Alabama ^   7 1     10 2  
Henderson State   6 2     7 3  
Harding   5 3     6 4  
Arkansas Tech   3 5     5 5  
Arkansas–Monticello   3 5     4 7  
Ouachita Baptist   2 6     4 6  
Southern Arkansas   2 6     3 7  
West Georgia   1 7     2 9  
West Alabama   0 8     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 86:00 p.m.Tusculum*No. 4CSTV OnlineW 43–249,315
September 137:00 p.m.at Harding*No. 3CSSW 57–173,100
September 226:00 p.m.Southern ArkansasNo. 3
  • Braly Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 27–87,725
September 296:00 p.m.at Arkansas TechNo. 3W 27–206,081
October 66:00 p.m.Ouachita BaptistNo. 3
  • Braly Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 40–77,235
October 133:00 p.m.at Arkansas–MonticelloNo. 3W 46–273,186
October 187:00 p.m.Delta State*No. 2
  • Braly Stadium
  • Florence, AL
CSSW 28–178,700
October 2712:00 p.m.at Valdosta StateNo. 2CSTV OnlineL 24–274,127
November 36:00 p.m.West Georgia No. 10
  • Braly Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 65–178,024
November 106:00 p.m.West AlabamaNo. 10
  • Braly Stadium
  • Florence, AL (rivalry)
W 49–2010,206
November 2412:00 p.m.No. 9 Delta State*No. 10
W 20–175,575
December 112:00 p.mat No. 8 Valdosta State*No. 10
L 23–374,591
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Game summaries

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Tusculum

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

Harding

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

Southern Arkansas

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

Arkansas Tech

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

Ouachita Baptist

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

Arkansas-Monticello

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

Delta State

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

Valdosta State

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

West Georgia

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

West Alabama

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

Delta State

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

Valdosta State

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

References

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