2008 North Alabama Lions football team

2008 North Alabama Lions football
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Record	12–2 (7–1 Gulf South)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Alan Arrington (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Karl Morgan (4th season)
Home stadium	Braly Stadium

2008 Gulf South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Delta State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 3 North Alabama ^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 12 Valdosta State ^		6	–	2					9	–	3
Ouachita Baptist		5	–	3					7	–	3
Arkansas–Monticello		5	–	3					7	–	4
Henderson State		4	–	4					5	–	5
Arkansas Tech		4	–	4					5	–	5
West Alabama		2	–	6					4	–	7
Southern Arkansas		2	–	6					2	–	8
Harding		1	–	7					2	–	9
West Georgia		0	–	8					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2008 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama in the 2008 NCAA Division II football season.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7.00	Southern Arkansas*	No. 4	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 57-14	11,024
September 4	7.00	at No. 4 Carson-Newman*	No. 3	Burke-Tarr Stadium Jefferson City, TN	CBS College Sports	W 20-13	5,007
September 13	6:00	Henderson State	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 45-20	9,572
September 20	6.00	at West Georgia	No. 3	Grisham Stadium Carrollton, GA		W 53-0	3,709
September 25	7.00	Harding	No. 3	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	CSS	W 52-0	9,017
October 4	6.00	at Arkansas Tech	No. 3	Thone Stadium Russellville, AR		W 45-24	6,475
October 9	6.00	at North Greenville*	No. 2	Younts Stadium Tigerville, SC		W 52-7	1,821
October 16	7.00	at No. 7 Delta State	No. 2	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS	CSS	L 28-34	5,575
October 25	6.00	No. 9 Valdosta State	No. 8	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 41-17	11,102
November 1	6.00	No. 23 Arkansas-Monticello	No. 6	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL		W 45-14	10,082
November 8	6.00	at West Alabama	No. 5	Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL (Rivalry)		W 41-9	5,238
November 22	12.00	No. 13 Valdosta State	No. 5	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 37-10	7,035
November 29	11.00	at No. 4 Delta State	No. 5	McCool Stadium Cleveland, MS (NCAA Division II Quarterfinals)	CSS	W 55-34	4,175
December 6	3.00	at No. 3 NW Missouri	No. 5	Bearcat Stadium Maryville, MO (NCAA Division II Semifinals)	ESPN2	L 41-7	6,042
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Southern Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
Muleriders	0	14	0	0	14
No. 4 Lions	13	17	14	13	57

At No. 4 Carson-Newman

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Lions	0	3	7	10	20
No. 4 Eagles	7	0	0	6	13

Henderson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Reddies	10	3	7	0	20
No. 3 Lions	14	17	7	7	45

At West Georgia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Wolves	0	0	0	0	0

Harding

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Arkansas Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Wonderboys	0	0	0	0	0

North Greenville

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	28	7	10	52
Crusaders	0	0	0	7	7

Delta State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Statesmen	0	0	0	0	0

Valdosta State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blazers	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

Arkansas-Monticello

	1	2	3	4	Total
Boll Weevil	0	0	0	0	0
Lions	0	0	0	0	0

West Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0