American college football season
The 2021 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2021 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 fifth-year head coach Chris Willis .
North Alabama announced its 2021 football schedule on April 21, 2021.[ 1]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 6:00 p.m. No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana * ESPN3 L 28–493,433[ 3] September 11 7:00 p.m. Chattanooga * Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL ESPN+ /WHDF L 0–2010,281 September 18 6:00 p.m. at No. 10 Jacksonville State * ESPN+ L 24–2720,992 September 25 3:00 p.m. at Nicholls * ESPN+ L 14–317,314 October 2 6:00 p.m. Campbell Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL ESPN+ L 31–486,533 October 9 12:00 p.m. at North Carolina A&T ESPN+/Nexstar L 34-386,824 October 16 6:00 p.m. Robert Morris Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL ESPN+ W 42–318,123 October 23 2:00 p.m. Charleston Southern Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL ESPN3 W 45-225,647 November 6 12:00 p.m. at Monmouth ESPN3 L 33-452,231 November 13 2:00 p.m. No. 10 Kennesaw State Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL ESPN+ L 24-287,023 November 20 12:00 p.m. at Hampton ESPN+ W 35-271,500 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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^ North Alabama's game against Southeastern Louisiana was originally scheduled to be played as an away game, in Hammond, Louisiana , but the game was moved to Florence on August 31, 2021, due to safety concerns related to Hurricane Ida .[ 2] No. 15 Southeastern Louisiana [ edit ] Southeastern Louisiana at North Alabama 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 15 SLU Lions 7 7 13 22 49 UNA Lions 0 14 7 7 28
Date: September 4, 2021Location: Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL [ 2] Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutesGame attendance: 3,433Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: Drew MyersTV announcers (ESPN3 ): Scoring summary 1 0:43 SLU Nolan Givan 4-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(7 plays, 67 yards, 3:24) SLU 7–0 2 13:03 UNA Corson Swan 29-yard pass from Jaylen Gipson (Sam Contorno kick)(1 play, 29 yards, 0:13) TIED 7–7 6:12 SLU Cephus Johnson III 13-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick)(17 plays, 68 yards, 6:51) SLU 14–7 1:39 UNA Kennebrew Tak. 40-yard pass from Jaylen Gipson (Easterling Gra. kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:33) TIED 14–14 3 11:40 SLU Austi Mitchell 1-yard pass from Cole Kelley (Mateo Rengifo kick failed)(7 plays, 61 yards, 3:20) SLU 20–14 9:37 UNA Takairee Kennebrew 47-yard pass from Jaylen Gipson (Easterling Gra. kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:03) UNA 21–20 6:37 SLU Taron Jones 3-yard run (Mateo Rengifo kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:00) SLU 27–21 4 13:07 SLU Cole Kelley 9-yard run (Nolan Givan pass)(13 plays, 99 yards, 6:29) SLU 35–21 12:38 SLU Ferland Jordan 41-yard interception (Mateo Rengifo kick) SLU 42–21 10:21 UNA Takairee Kennebrew 24-yard pass from Jaylen Gipson (Easterling Gra. kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17) SLU 42–28 0:44 SLU Cephus Johnson III 15-yard run (Mateo Rengifo kick)(6 plays, 79 yards, 3:38) SLU 49–28
Statistics Southeastern Louisiana North Alabama First downs 30 23 Total yards 495 404 Rushing yards 232 54 Passing yards 263 350 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 36:49 23:11
Team Category Player Statistics Southeastern Louisiana Passing Cole Kelley 30/41, 263 yards, 3 TD Rushing Taron Jones 11 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD Receiving CJ Turner 3 receptions, 52 yards North Alabama Passing Jaylen Gipson 23/46, 350 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jaylen Gipson 7 carries, 22 yards Receiving Takairee Kennebrew 7 receptions, 132 yards, 3 TD
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