2022 North Alabama Lions football team

American college football season

2022 North Alabama Lions football

Conference| ASUN Conference
Record| 1–10 (0–5 ASUN)
Head coach|

* Chris Willis (6th season; Games 1–8)
* Ryan Held (Games 9–11)

Offensive coordinator| Ryan Held (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Steadman Campbell (5th season)
Home stadium| Braly Municipal Stadium

Seasons

<- 2021

2023 ->

2022 ASUN Conference football standings

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Jacksonville State*  |  | 5  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 2  |
Austin Peay \+  |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Eastern Kentucky +^  |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Central Arkansas \+  |  | 3  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Kennesaw State |  | 1  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
North Alabama |  | 0  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - FCS playoff participant
* Note: Jacksonville State ineligible for postseason play and ASUN title due to start of transition to FBS.

Rankings from STATS Poll
2022 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
Eastern Kentucky $^  |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Central Arkansas |  | 4  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Austin Peay |  | 3  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Stephen F. Austin |  | 2  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 5  |
Abilene Christian |  | 1  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 4  |
Kennesaw State |  | 1  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Southern Utah |  | 0  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
North Alabama |  | 0  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - FCS playoff participant

Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Lions played their home games at the Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama. The team was coached by sixth-year head coach Chris Willis.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 1| 5:00 p.m.| at Indiana State*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Terre Haute, IN

| ESPN+| L 14–17 OT| 4,851
September 10| 6:00 p.m.| Virginia–Wise*|

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL

| ESPN+| W 49–17| 9,421
September 17| 5:00 p.m.| at No. 10 Chattanooga*|

* Finley Stadium
* Chattanooga, TN

| | L 14–41| 10,254
September 24| 6:00 p.m.| Tarleton State*|

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL

| ESPN+| L 28–43| 10,039
October 8| 5:00 p.m.| at Kennesaw State|

* Fifth Third Bank Stadium
* Kennesaw, GA

| ESPN+| L 34–40 2OT| 4,505
October 15| 6:00 p.m.| vs. Jacksonville State|

* Toyota Field
* Madison, AL

| ESPN+| L 31–47| 10,124
October 22| 2:00 p.m.| at Eastern Kentucky|

* Roy Kidd Stadium
* Richmond, KY

| ESPN+| L 53–56| 15,244
October 29| 4:00 p.m.| at Central Arkansas|

* Estes Stadium
* Conway, AR

| ESPN+| L 29–64| 4,253
November 5| 4:00 p.m.| Austin Peay|

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL

| ESPN+| L 35–38| 5,235
November 12| 4:00 p.m.| Tennessee Tech*|

* Braly Municipal Stadium
* Florence, AL

| ESPN+| L 27–35| 6,132
November 19| 1:00 p.m.| at Memphis*|

* Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| ESPN+| L 0–59| 24,154

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## Game summaries

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### at Indiana State

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See also: 2022 Indiana State Sycamores football team

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| OT| Total

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North Alabama | 7 | 0| 7| 0| 0 | 14
• Indiana State | 3 | 3| 0| 8| 3 | 17

* Date: September 1
* Location: Memorial Stadium
* Game start: 6:02 p.m.
* Game attendance: 4,851
* Game weather: Sunny
* Referee: Rick Warne
* Television network: ESPN+

* Sources:[2]

Statistics | INS | UNA

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First downs | 11 | 17
Total yards | 276 | 156
Rushing yards | 135 | 8
Passing yards | 141 | 148
Turnovers | 1 | 2
Time of possession | 24:25 | 35:35
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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INS | Passing | Gavin Screws | 16/30, 141 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT's
Rushing | Tee Hodge | 20 carries, 78 yards
Receiving | Kevin Barnett | 5 receptions, 38 yards
UNA | Passing | Noah Walters | 6/13, 64 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | ShunDerrick Powell | 20 carries, 80 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Kobe Warden | 2 receptions, 32 yards

### Virginia-Wise

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See also: Virginia–Wise Cavaliers

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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Virginia-Wise | 14 | 3| 0| 0 | 17
• North Alabama | 0 | 21| 14| 14 | 49

* Date: September 10
* Location: Braly Stadium
* Game start: 6:01 p.m.
* Game attendance: 9,421
* Game weather: 75, Cloudy, Wind W @ 4 mph
* Referee: Shawn Purdy
* Television network: ESPN+

* Sources: [3]

Statistics | UVW | UNA

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First downs | 17 | 17
Total yards | 339 | 465
Rushing yards | 67 | 369
Passing yards | 272 | 96
Turnovers | 3 | 0
Time of possession | 35:09 | 24:51
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UVW | Passing | Lendon Redwine | 25/36, 264 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Jeavon Gillespie | 8 carries, 63 yards
Receiving | Tyler Kirkless | 4 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
UNA | Passing | Noah Walters | 7/21, 96 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | ShunDerrick Powell | 20 carries, 251 yards, 4 TD's
Receiving | E.J. Rogers | 2 receptions, 40 yards

### at No. 10 Chattanooga

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See also: 2022 Chattanooga Mocs football team

|  | 1 | 2| 3| 4| Total

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North Alabama | 0 | 14| 0| 0 | 14
• No. 10 Chattanooga | 7 | 20| 0| 14 | 41

* Date: September 17
* Location: Finley Stadium
* Game start: 6:02 p.m.
* Game attendance: 10,254
* Game weather: 81, Cloudy, Wind SE @ 6 mph
* Referee: Michael Farmer Jr
* Television network: ESPN+

* Sources: [4]

Statistics | UTC | UNA

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First downs | 25 | 15
Total yards | 469 | 310
Rushing yards | 166 | 60
Passing yards | 303 | 250
Turnovers | 1 | 1
Time of possession | 35:11 | 24:49
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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UTC | Passing | Preston Hutchinson | 22/31, 303 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | Aliym Ford | 21 carries, 96 yards
Receiving | Sam Phillips | 5 receptions, 96 yards
UNA | Passing | Noah Walters | 18/27, 250 yards, 2 TD's, 1 INT
Rushing | ShunDerrick Powell | 10 carries, 33 yards
Receiving | Takairee Kenebrew | 3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD

### Tarleton State

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See also: 2022 Tarleton State Texans football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Texans | 6  | 14  | 14  | 9 | 43
Lions  | 14  | 7  | 0  | 7 | 28

### At Kennesaw State

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See also: 2022 Kennesaw State Owls football team

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Lions  | 3  | 3  | 7  | 14| 7| 0 | 34
Owls | 7  | 3  | 7  | 10| 7| 6 | 40

### vs Jacksonville State

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See also: 2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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Gamecocks | 21  | 10  | 10  | 6 | 47
Lions  | 0  | 14  | 14  | 3 | 31

### At Eastern Kentucky

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See also: 2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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Lions  | 14  | 7  | 14  | 18 | 53
Colonels | 7  | 28  | 7  | 14 | 56

### At Central Arkansas

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See also: 2022 Central Arkansas Bears football team

North Alabama Lions (1-6) vs Central Arkansas Bears (3-4)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Lions | 0 | 7 | 7| 15| 29
Bears | 12 | 21 | 21| 10| 64

at Estes Stadium, Conway, AR

* Date: October 29th
* Game time: 4:00 pm
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 4,253
* Referee: Brad Carrell
* TV: ESPN+

Statistics  | North Alabama  | Central Arkansas

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First downs | 17 | 23
Plays–yards | 70-392 | 65-733
Rushes–yards | 278 | 456
Passing yards | 114 | 277
Passing: comp–att–int | 10-28-1 | 15-24-0
Time of possession | 29:39 | 30:21
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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North Alabama  | Passing | Noah Walters | 9/26, 108 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | ShunDerrick Powell | 22 carries, 159 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Cortez Hall | 2 receptions, 34 yards
Central Arkansas  | Passing | Will McElvain | 15/24, 277 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | Darius Hale | 19 carries, 255 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Myles Butler | 2 receptions, 117 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | North Alabama  | Central Arkansas
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0  | 0

### Austin Peay

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See also: 2022 Austin Peay Governors football team

Austin Peay Governors (5-3) vs North Alabama Lions (1-7)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Governors | 7 | 17 | 7| 7| 38
Lions | 14 | 0 | 7| 14| 35

at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, AL

* Date: November 5th
* Game time: 4:00 pm
* Game weather: 66 °F (19 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 2 MPH
* Game attendance: 5,235
* Referee: Doug Mercer
* TV: ESPN+

Statistics  | Austin Peay  | North Alabama

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First downs | 24 | 22
Plays–yards | 73-544 | 80-463
Rushes–yards | 218 | 260
Passing yards | 326 | 203
Passing: comp–att–int | 19-31-0 | 20-35-1
Time of possession | 23:47 | 36:13
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Austin Peay  | Passing | Mike DiLiello | 19/31, 326 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | CJ Evans Jr. | 15 carries, 87 yards, 1 TD
Receiving | Drae McCray | 5 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
North Alabama  | Passing | Noah Walters | 20/35, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing | ShunDerrick Powell | 23 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Takairee Kenebrew | 7 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | Austin Peay  | North Alabama
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0  | 0

### Tennessee Tech

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See also: 2022 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (3-6) vs North Alabama Lions (1-8)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Golden Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14| 0| 35
Lions | 0 | 17 | 7| 3| 27

at Braly Municipal Stadium, Florence, AL

* Date: November 12th
* Game time: 4:00 pm
* Game weather: 38 °F (3 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: SE 11 MPH
* Game attendance: 6,132
* Referee: Brad Carrell
* TV: ESPN+

Statistics  | Tennessee Tech  | North Alabama

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First downs | 24 | 26
Plays–yards | 56-454 | 79-505
Rushes–yards | 268 | 172
Passing yards | 186 | 333
Passing: comp–att–int | 15-22-0 | 21-36-0
Time of possession | 28:56 | 31:04
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Tennessee Tech  | Passing | Jeremiah Oatsvall | 14/21, 183 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | Jayvian Allen | 9 carries, 70 yards
Receiving | Metrius Fleming | 4 receptions, 61 yards
North Alabama  | Passing | Noah Walters | 21/36, 333 yards, 2 TD
Rushing | ShunDerrick Powell | 30 carries, 151 yards, 1 TD, 1 fumble
Receiving | Takairee Kenebrew | 2 receptions, 77 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | Tennessee Tech  | North Alabama
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0  | 0

### At Memphis

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See also: 2022 Memphis Tigers football team

North Alabama Lions (1-9) vs Memphis Tigers (5-5)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Lions | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
Tigers | 14 | 24 | 14| 7| 59

at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN

* Date: November 19th
* Game time: 1:00 pm
* Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 6 MPH
* Game attendance: 24,154
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich, Leger Douzable

Statistics  | North Alabama  | Memphis

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First downs | 9 | 28
Plays–yards | 49–124 | 72–493
Rushes–yards | 30–100 | 43–246
Passing yards | 24 | 247
Passing: comp–att–int | 6–19–2 | 18–29–0
Time of possession | 26:18 | 33:42
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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North Alabama  | Passing | Noah Walters | 6/19, 24 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Noah Walters | 9 carries, 56 yards
Receiving | Takairee Kenebrew | 1 reception, 9 yards
Memphis  | Passing | Seth Henigan | 14/24, 218 yards, 1 TD
Rushing | An'Darius Coffey | 14 carries, 83 yards
Receiving | Eddie Lewis | 3 receptions, 73 yards, 1 TD
Scoring summary

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | North Alabama  | Memphis
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"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0  | 0

## References

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1. ^ "2022 North Alabama Lions Football Schedule". FBSchedule. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
2. ^ "North Alabama vs Indiana State Box Score". UNA Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
3. ^ "North Alabama vs UVA Wise Box Score". UNA Athletics. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
4. ^ "North Alabama vs Chattanooga Box Score". UNA Athletics. Retrieved January 1, 2024.

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* Braly Municipal Stadium (1949–present)
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