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University of North Alabama Football Notes October 17, 2020 vs. Jacksonville State Braly Stadium - Florence, Ala. 1:00 PM Kickoff LIONS IN 72nd SEASON OF FOOTBALL • North Alabama is in its 72nd season of football, following the reviving of the sport at the school in 1949. UNA has an overall 476-277-16 record.The school’s .615 winning percentage during its years in Division II ranked 12th best in the Division’s history. ONLY 17 FCS TEAMS PLAYING THIS FALL * North Alabama and Jacksonville State are among just 17 FCS schools competing in football this fall. Only nine of those teams, including UNA and JSU, are playing four games or more. NORTH ALABAMA 2020 SCHEDULE * The 17 schools are playing a combined 57 games. Just 15 of Oct. 3 at Liberty 7-28 those are FCS vs. FCS matchups. Oct. 17 JACKSONVILLE STATE 1:00 PM * Seven of the 57 matchups are FCS vs. Division II or NAIA. Oct. 24 OPEN * The remaining 35 games are FCS vs. FBS. The FCS schools Oct. 31 OPEN are 0-26 so far vs. the FBS in 2020. Nov. 7 at Southern Mississippi 2:00 PM Nov. 14 OPEN NORTH ALABAMA IN THIRD SEASON IN FCS Nov. 21 at Brigham Young • A charter member of the Gulf South Conference and the NCAA Division II, North Alabama is in its third season of a four-year * The four-game fall schedule will be the smallest number of transition to the NCAA Division I Football Cham- games ever played by a Lion football team. pionship Subdivision (FCS). * UNA produced one of the most successful JACKSONVILLE STATE 2020 SCHEDULE football programs in the history of the GSC and Oct. 3 at Florida State 24-41 Division II, advancing to the Division II Playoffs Oct. 10 MERCER 34-28 12 times in its final 15 seasons in the division Oct. 17 at North Alabama and making 21 total playoff appearances, win- Oct. 23 at Florida International ning 35 post-season games and three national championships. The 21 post-season trips and 35 playoff wins rank second in DII history. * The Lions officially moved to Division I status on July 1, 2018. * UNA went 7-3 in 2018 and then 4-7 last season for an 11-11 FCS record in its third season. UNA FACES ITS OLDEST RIVAL * Although UNA and Jacksonville State have have only played four times in the last 28 years, this series is the oldest in Lions’ football history - dating back to the first game in UNA’s modern football history on September 29, 1949. The Lions travelled to Jackson- ville for their initial game in 1949 after more than 20 years without a football program. Jax State won the game 12-7. UNA got its first win in the series the fol- lowing year in Florence, 6-0. SECOND MEETING AS FCS PEERS * This will be the second meeting between North Alabama and Jacksonville State in football with both Following the Lions schools as members of the FCS. JSU made the move to the FCS following the 1992 season, when the UNA’s football broadcast will be carried over WBCF 97.1 FM. Gamecocks won the Division II National Champion- Kevin Johnson will handle play-by-play duties for the Lions’, ship. with UNA Ath;etic Hall of Famer Hamp Moore providing * There were three meetings between the Lions and color commentary. Audio streaming of the broadcasts will be Gamecocks with UNA still in Division II and JSU in available at www.wbcf.com. the FCS. UNA won the 2003 meeting 28-16. Jackson- You can also download the WBCF App to your android or ville State won in double-overtime in 2013, 24-21, iphone to listen to the Lions wherever you are. and the Gamecocks won 31-12 in 2016. The UNA vs. Jacksonville game will be broadcast on ESPN3 with the broadcast team of Benjamin Ray and Bryan Neece. 2019 North Alabama Notes UNA SERIES VS. JSU UNA’S LAST WIN OVER JSU AT BRALY * This will be the first meeting between UNA and Jack- * The Lions last win over JSU at Braly was back in 1985, sonville State in Florence since 1992. 23-10. The two teams then tied in 1987 (10-10) and the * The Gamecocks lead the all-time series 26-18-3 and Gamecocks won the next three low scoring games at are 11-1-1 in the last 13 meetings. UNA held a 17- Braly, 12-3 in 1989 and the two two-point wins in 1992. 15-2 advantage after a third straight win over JSU in 1985. UNA VS. JSU GAME BY GAME * UNA’s last win in the series came on September 13, 1949 JSU................. 7-12 @Jacksonville 2003 with Mark Hudspeth as head coach. The Lions 1950 UNA.................. 6-0 Florence won that game 28-16 in Jacksonville and went on to a 1951 JSU................. 6-13 @Jacksonville 13-1 season that ended with a loss in the semifinals of the Division II playoffs. JSU went on to win the 1952 UNA.............. 41-14 Florence Ohio Valley Conference Championship that season. 1953 UNA................ 26-0 @Jacksonville * UNA’s first football coach Hal Self was 7-0-2 against 1954 UNA................ 21-0 Florence JSU from 1952-63. 1955 UNA................ 21-7 @Jacksonville * The Gamecocks went 8-0-1 against UNA from 1986- 1956 UNA.............. 27-14 Florence 92. 1960 UNA................ 14-7 @Jacksonville * Jax State is also responsible for the worst loss in 1961 UNA................ 17-0 Florence UNA football history, 60-7 in Birmingham in 1971. 1962 TIE.................... 7-7 @Jacksonville 1963 TIE.................... 0-0 Florence LAST MEETING IN 2019 1964 JSU................. 0-28 @Jacksonville * UNA and Jacksonville State met in 2019 in Jackson- 1965 JSU................... 0-6 Florence ville, with the Gamecocks taking a 30-12 win.UNA had 1966 JSU................. 0-20 @Jacksonville a chance to tie the game early in the second quarter 1967 JSU............... 14-23 Florence but a missed PAT left the Lions trailing 7-6. JSU then scored 17 straight to take a 23-6 lead at intermission. 1968 UNA.............. 38-10 @Jacksonville UNA threw an interception in the end zone just before 1969 UNA.............. 23-18 Florence the half and held the Gamecocks scoreless in the third 1970 JSU............... 28-55 @Jacksonville quarter while adding a TD to pull within 11. The Lions 1971 JSU................. 7-60 @ Birmingham could not get any closer 1972 JSU............... 20-39 @Jacksonville 1973 JSU............... 12-42 Florence LAST UNA WIN VS. JSU 1974 UNA.............. 28-24 @Jacksonville * UNA defeated Jacksonville State 28-16 on Septem- 1975 UNA.............. 21-14 Florence ber 13, 2003 in Jacksonville. JSU took a 7-0 lead late 1976 JSU................. 7-28 @Jacksonville in the first quarter and led 10-7 at the half before 1977 JSU............... 20-24 Florence UNA’s Will Hall threw three touchdown passes in the 1978 JSU............... 14-19 @Jacksonville second half. JSU cut the UNA lead to 21-16 with 8:31 1979 UNA.............. 28-14 Florence to play but hall led UNA on a 10-play, 6:14 drive for 1980 UNA.............. 35-28 @Jacksonville the game 1981 JSU............... 14-21 Florence clinching score with 2:12 left. Hall was 18-of-27 for 1982 JSU............... 10-28 @Jacksonville 295 yards and four TDs with no interceptions. 1983 UNA.............. 24-21 Florence * Hall went on to win the Harlon Hill Trophy as Divi- 1984 UNA.............. 34-13 @Jacksonville sion II Player of the Year in 2003. UNA gained 452 1985 UNA.............. 23-10 Florence yards to 310 for JSU. 1986 JSU............... 26-29 @Jacksonville * Current UNA assistant coach Blake Farris started for 1987 TIE................ 10-10 Florence the Lions in the game and had four tackles and two 1988 JSU................. 3-38 @Jacksonville kickoff returns for 38 yards. 1989 JSU................. 3-12 Florence 1990 JSU............... 25-41 @Jacksonville LAST MEETING WITH JSU AT BRALY 1990 JSU............... 14-38 @Jacksonville * The last meeting between UNA and Jacksonville 1991 JSU............... 13-48 @Jacksonville State at Braly was on November 28, 1992 in the 1992 JSU................. 6-10 Florence second round of the NCAA Division II Playoffs. The 1992 JSU............... 12-14 Florence* Gamecocks pulled out a 14-12 win as UNA missed a 2003 UNA.............. 28-16 @Jacksonville - - field goal attempt. 2013 JSU.....21-24(2 OT) @Jacksonville * Earlier in the season, JSU had also downed UNA at 2016 JSU............... 12-31 @Jacksonville Braly in the regular season, 12-10. 2016 JSU............... 12-30 @Jacksonville * The Gamecocks went on to win the Division II Na- tional Championship that season and UNA then won three straight from 1993-95. 2020 North Alabama Notes LIONS HAVE TIME BETWEEN GAMES JUST SIXTH FCS HOME OPPONENT SINCE 1992 * North Alabama has at least one week between each * Jacksonville State will be just the sixth FCS opponent to play at of its 2020 football games, while Jacksonville State is Braly Stadium since 1992, and UNA has gone 3-2 in those previ- playing its fall season on four consecutive Saturdays. ous five games. UNA has had two weeks to prepare for the Gamecocks * Before hosting Western Illinois in the 2019 season-opener, North after playing its opener on Oct. 3 at Liberty. The Lions Alabama had played its last 11 straight games against FCS op- will then have three weeks to prepare for their next op- ponents on the road, dating back to a 1992 game at Braly Stadium ponent, Southern Mississippi, on November 7. against Troy. * Prior to the 26-17 win over Western Illinois, UNA’s last win over UNA’S LAST OUTING AT LIBERTY ON OCT.