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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Team	W		L	W		L
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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	5:00 p.m.	at Indiana State*	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	ESPN+	L 14–17	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	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

Game summaries

at Indiana State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
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:

Statistics	INS	UNA
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
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

Statistics	UVW	UNA
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
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
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:

Statistics	UTC	UNA
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
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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	6	14	14	9	43
Lions	14	7	0	7	28

At Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Lions	3	3	7	14	7	0	34
Owls	7	3	7	10	7	6	40

vs Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	21	10	10	6	47
Lions	0	14	14	3	31

At Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	7	14	18	53
Colonels	7	28	7	14	56

At Central Arkansas

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
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
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
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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	North Alabama	Central Arkansas
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	0

Austin Peay

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
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
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
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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Austin Peay	North Alabama
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	0

Tennessee Tech

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
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
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
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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	Tennessee Tech	North Alabama
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	0

At Memphis

See also: 2022 Memphis Tigers football team North Alabama Lions (1-9) vs Memphis Tigers (5-5)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
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
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
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

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	North Alabama	Memphis
							0	0
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							0	0

References

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

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