2007 North Alabama Lions football team

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2007 North Alabama Lions football
NCAA Division II Quarterfinal, L 23–37 at Valdosta State
Conference	Gulf South Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 6
Record	10–2 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach	Mark Hudspeth (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kenny Edenfield (6th season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Karl Morgan (3rd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Braly Stadium
Seasons← 2006 2008 →

2007 Gulf South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 10 Delta State $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
No. 1 Valdosta State ^	7	–	1	13	–	1
No. 6 North Alabama ^	7	–	1	10	–	2
Henderson State	6	–	2	7	–	3
Harding	5	–	3	6	–	4
Arkansas Tech	3	–	5	5	–	5
Arkansas–Monticello	3	–	5	4	–	7
Ouachita Baptist	2	–	6	4	–	6
Southern Arkansas	2	–	6	3	–	7
West Georgia	1	–	7	2	–	9
West Alabama	0	–	8	1	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2007 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2007 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Mark Hudspeth in his sixth and final year as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a conference mark of 7–1, tying for second place in the GSC. North Alabama qualified for the NCAA Division II Football Championship playoffs, where the Lions beat GSC champion Delta State in the second round before falling to conference foe and eventual national champion Valdosta State in the quarterfinals.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Tusculum*	No. 4	Braly Stadium Florence, AL	CSTV Online	W 43–24	9,315
September 13	7:00 p.m.	at Harding*	No. 3	First Security Stadium Searcy, AR	CSS	W 57–17	3,100
September 22	6:00 p.m.	Southern Arkansas	No. 3	Braly Stadium Florence, AL		W 27–8	7,725
September 29	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas Tech	No. 3	Buerkle Field Russellville, AR		W 27–20	6,081
October 6	6:00 p.m.	Ouachita Baptist	No. 3	Braly Stadium Florence, AL		W 40–7	7,235
October 13	3:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Monticello	No. 3	Convoy Leslie-Cotton Boll Stadium Monticello, AR		W 46–27	3,186
October 18	7:00 p.m.	Delta State*	No. 2	Braly Stadium Florence, AL	CSS	W 28–17	8,700
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Valdosta State	No. 2	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA	CSTV Online	L 24–27	4,127
November 3	6:00 p.m.	West Georgia	No. 10	Braly Stadium Florence, AL		W 65–17	8,024
November 10	6:00 p.m.	West Alabama	No. 10	Braly Stadium Florence, AL (rivalry)		W 49–20	10,206
November 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Delta State*	No. 10	Braly Stadium Florence, AL (NCAA Division II Second Round)		W 20–17	5,575
December 1	12:00 p.m	at No. 8 Valdosta State*	No. 10	Bazemore–Hyder Stadium Valdosta, GA (NCAA Division II Quarterfinal)		L 23–37	4,591
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pioneers	7	10	0	7	24
Lions	14	20	9	0	43

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	28	13	14	58
Bison	3	7	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Muleriders	0	0	0	8	8
Lions	7	7	6	7	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	3	14	3	27
Wonderboys	7	6	0	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	0	0	7
Lions	7	19	14	0	40

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	14	23	0	9	46
Boll Weevils	7	0	7	13	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Statesmen	3	7	7	0	17
Lions	14	0	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	3	7	14	0	24
Blazers	7	5	7	7	26

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolves	0	10	7	0	17
Lions	10	13	14	28	65

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	13	7	0	20
Lions	21	14	14	0	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Statesmen	0	10	0	7	17
Lions	3	7	3	7	20

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	9	7	7	0	23
Blazers	13	3	0	21	37

v t e North Alabama Lions football
Venues	Braly Municipal Stadium (1949–present) Bank Independent Stadium (set to open in 2026)
Rivalries	West Alabama
Culture & lore	Leo III "Go! Fight! U-N-A" Marching Pride of North Alabama
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928–1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold