North Alabama
2-2UAC · Braly Municipal Stadium · 14,215 · 11,830 avg in 2026
LastW 38–20 vs Alcorn State · Sat Sep 19 · Destin Wade 296 pass yds, 3 TD, 37 rush yds
Nextvs Western Illinois · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET · Braly Municipal Stadium · series 1-0
Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 29 | #207 | #232 | -7✓ | Samford (N) | W 22–10 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #207 | #145 | +40.5✓ | @Arkansas | L 14–31 128 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #207 | #138 | +6.5✓ | @SE Louisiana | L 25–30 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #187 | #173 | -13.5✓ | Alcorn State | W 38–20 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 26 | #174 | #197 | Western Illinois | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | #173 | #186 | @Eastern Kentucky | ||||
| 7 | Oct 17 | Abilene Christian | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Austin Peay | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Central Arkansas | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 8 | West Florida | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | @West Georgia | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | Tarleton State |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19 | Alcorn State | W 38–20 | — | — | — | +0.043 | 36.6% | 164.6% | Most explosive |
| Sep 12 | @SE Louisiana | L 25–30 | — | — | — | +0.241 | 56.3% | 95.2% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Sep 5 | @Arkansas | L 14–31 | 153 | 1 | 18:35 | -0.075 | 26.7% | 105.4% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 29 | Samford | W 22–10 | — | — | — | +0.163 | 36.9% | 139.7% | Best defensive stand |
| Season average (4 games) | 153 | 1.0 | +0.093 | 39.1% | 126.2% | ||||
Game Week
4d 20h
until kickoff · vs Western Illinois · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET
North Alabama is the Alabama program that climbed to Division I in 2022 and is learning the difference between reclassification and relevance.
Fans here believe the chip is uncertain: North Alabama was told reclassification would make them relevant, that FCS legitimacy was worth the transition. Three years later, a 2–10 season suggests the…
The season in chapters
What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2
✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among UAC teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
North Alabama has won two of its last five.
Cooling. 3-7 over the last 10, and won the last one.
Next Sep 26
vs Western Illinois · at home
Outcome band · North Alabama · 2026
North Alabama's most likely season is 2-10 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 5-7.
No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.
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North Alabama is the Alabama program that climbed to Division I in 2022 and is learning the difference between reclassification and relevance.
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