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1975 North Alabama Lions football team

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1975 North Alabama Lions football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record6–4 (4–4 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRichie Gaskell (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Dean (3rd season)
Captains
  • Barry Koehn
  • Jerry Mizell
  • Roger Ralph
Home stadiumBraly Municipal Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Nicholls State $ 7 2 0 8 2 0
No. 6 Livingston ^ 6 2 0 10 3 0
No. 11 Jacksonville State 5 3 0 7 4 0
Troy State 5 3 0 6 4 0
Delta State 5 4 0 6 4 0
North Alabama 4 4 0 6 4 0
Mississippi College 2 5 0 6 5 0
Southeastern Louisiana 2 6 0 4 7 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Livingston and NAIA Division I poll for Jacksonville State

The 1975 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1974 NAIA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Mickey Andrews, the Lions compiled an overall record of 6–4 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, finishing sixth in the GSC. North Alabama played home game at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13at Southeastern LouisianaL 15–288,300[1]
September 13LivingstonL 7–147,500[2]
October 4Delta Statedagger
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
L 9–217,500[3]
October 11at Alabama A&M*W 48–296,800[4]
October 18Austin Peay*
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 23–63,000[5]
October 25at Troy StateW 49–269,000[6]
November 1Mississippi College
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 41–144,000[7]
November 8at Nicholls StateL 28–277,500[8]
November 15at Tennessee–MartinW 30–205,000[9]
November 22Jacksonville State
  • Braly Municipal Stadium
  • Florence, AL
W 21–145,000[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "SE Louisiana Bounces North Alabama, 28-15". Times Daily. Florence. September 14, 1975. p. 19. Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  2. ^ Stout, Harold (September 21, 1975). "Livingston Holds Off Lions in GSC Battle". Times Daily. Florence. p. 27. Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  3. ^ Stout, Harold (October 5, 1975). "Delta State Spoils Lions' Homecoming". Times Daily. Florence. p. 27. Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  4. ^ Stout, Harold (October 12, 1975). "UNA Decks Alabama A&M". Times Daily. Florence. p. 23. Retrieved September 5, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  5. ^ Carpenter, Gary (October 19, 1975). "Lions Bounce Austin Peay". Times Daily. Florence. p. 25. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  6. ^ "North Alabama Lions Ramble over Troy, 49-26". Times Daily. Florence. October 26, 1975. p. 23. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  7. ^ Stout, Harold (October 26, 1975). "UNA Rolls Over Choctaws, 41-14". Times Daily. Florence. p. 19. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  8. ^ "UNA Falls to Nicholls". Times Daily. Florence. November 9, 1975. p. 21. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  9. ^ "Injuries Dull UNA's Victory". Times Daily. Florence. November 17, 1975. p. 7. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Google News Archive.
  10. ^ "Late Lion score beats Jacksonville". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 23, 1975. Retrieved September 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  12. ^ Thomas, Ronnie (1975). "1975 Football Guide" (PDF). RoarLions.com. North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2024.
  13. ^ Thomas, Ronnie (1976). "1976 Football Guide" (PDF). RoarLions.com. North Alabama Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2024.