North Alabama

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UAC · Braly Municipal Stadium · 14,215 · 11,830 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetvs Western Illinois · our model 65% North Alabama · a number, not a pick

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

North Alabama · 2026 schedule & results2-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#207#232-7Samford (N)W 22–101-00-0
1Sep 5#207#145+40.5@ArkansasL 14–31 1281-10-0
2Sep 12#207#138+6.5@SE LouisianaL 25–301-20-0
3Sep 19#187#173-13.5Alcorn StateW 38–202-20-0
4Sep 26#174#197Western Illinois
5Oct 3#173#186@Eastern Kentucky
7Oct 17Abilene Christian
8Oct 24Austin Peay
9Oct 31@Central Arkansas
10Nov 8West Florida
11Nov 14@West Georgia
12Nov 21Tarleton State
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 19Alcorn StateW 38–20+0.04336.6%164.6%Most explosive
Sep 12@SE LouisianaL 25–30+0.24156.3%95.2%Season-high EPA/play
Sep 5@ArkansasL 14–31153118:35-0.07526.7%105.4%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 29SamfordW 22–10+0.16336.9%139.7%Best defensive stand
Season average (4 games)1531.0+0.09339.1%126.2%

Game Week

4d 20h

until kickoff · vs Western Illinois · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET

Verdict Begins·Live

North Alabama is the Alabama program that climbed to Division I in 2022 and is learning the difference between reclassification and relevance.

Standard GapA program that was asked to move up but is discovering it was better…

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…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2

Game feel48rock fightscombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 7 in the UAC
Heart rate0-1some dramain one-score games (1 of 4)5th most one-score games of 7 in the UAC
Margin+2.0competitiveavg scoring margin3rd best margin of 7 in the UAC
Big plays1.26some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)5th most explosive of 8 in the UAC
Home crowd11,830avg attendance2nd biggest crowds of 8 in the UAC

✓ 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.

Streak W1Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast

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.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base2-10Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling5-7Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

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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The experience

North Alabama is the Alabama program that climbed to Division I in 2022 and is learning the difference between reclassification and relevance.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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