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June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

North Alabama

2-10 2025 final

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

The Lions rest in the shade.

Record
2-10
win% .166
FCS Top 25
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Conf Standing
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Playoff Path
Building résumé
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning
The Long Wait·Offseason

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 sui…

North Alabama finished 2–10 (1–7 UAC) in 2025, its worst record since moving to Division I FCS in 2022. Coach Brent Dearmon enters his third season facing institutional pressure to improve after the historic lows. The Lions are al…

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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on North Alabama

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
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The Lions rest in the shade.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go North Alabama" — North Alabama fanbase · recurring line
3 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · North Alabama

Winning record—

The baseline expectation.

Conference title—

The annual recruiting proof point.

Playoff bid (24-team bracket)—

Conference qualifier or at-large.

Championship gameLocked—

Championship weekend. Top-4 in the country.

North Alabama · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

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.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

FCS Program Prestige · North Alabama

Mid-Major Contender

FCS Playoff Contender — consistent bracket participant, regional force.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · North Alabama · medium confidence

Stable (39)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 2-10 (17% win rate)39
Volume — 3 effective signal-N40

Home-Field Advantage · North Alabama · 2018-present

Elite

33% home win rate vs 9% on the road. margin runs +17.0 better at home.

Home9-18Away3-28
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Hibernating

Zero of five. Reset territory.

Streak L5Last 5 · 0-5Last 10 · 2-8

UAC Standing · 2025

8th in the UAC

North Alabama is 8th of 9 in the UAC at 2-10. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on playoff positioning and rivalry wins.

#ProgramRecord
1Tarleton State12-2
2Abilene Christian9-5
3West Georgia8-3
4Austin Peay7-5
5Southern Utah7-5
6Eastern Kentucky5-7
7Central Arkansas3-9
8North Alabama2-10
9Utah Tech2-10

Schedule Strength · North Alabama · 2025

Hard

Average opponent win rate 55% across 12 finalized games. No top-25 opponents, but mid-tier slate kept the schedule honest.

Opp Win %0.555
Top-250
Top-100

Moment of the Year · North Alabama · 2025

Won 49-21 vs Northeastern State

Week 3 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — North Alabama

2021: Lost 34-38 at North Carolina A&T

In 2021, the program lost 34-38 at North Carolina A&T — a close road result, 4 points either way.

The Lions roar.