The 2018 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Chris Willis. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium and were competing as an FCS Independent. They finished the season 7–3.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Utah | | Pluto TV | W 34–30 | 8,912 |
| September 8 | 6:00 .m. | at Alabama A&M | | | W 25–20 | 15,100 |
| September 15 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 1 North Dakota State | | ESPN+ | L 7–38 | 18,557 |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Azusa Pacific | | Lion Vision | W 37–35 | 5,314 |
| September 29 | 5:00 p.m. | at Campbell | | ESPN+ | L 7–30 | 6,352 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | West Florida | - Braly Municipal Stadium
- Florence, AL
| Lion Vision | L 19–24 | 6,811 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Mississippi College | - Braly Municipal Stadium
- Florence, AL
| Lion Vision | W 34–17 | 9,230 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | at Jackson State | | Livestream | W 24–7 | 19,750 |
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Shorter | - Braly Municipal Stadium
- Florence, AL
| Lion Vision | W 41–14 | 6,289 |
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | North Greenville | - Braly Municipal Stadium
- Florence, AL
| Lion Vision | W 31–28 | 6,130 |
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Game summaries
At Southern Utah
| | | | | | Total |
| Lions | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Thunderbirds | 0 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 30 |
At Alabama A&M
| | | | | | Total |
| Lions | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
At North Dakota State
| | | | | | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| No. 1 Bison | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
Azusa Pacific
| | | | | | Total |
| Cougars | 6 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 35 |
| Lions | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 37 |
At Campbell
| | | | | | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fighting Camels | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
West Florida
| | | | | | Total |
| Argonauts | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Lions | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
Mississippi College
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| Choctaws | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Lions | 21 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
At Jackson State
| | | | | | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Shorter
| | | | | | Total |
| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | 14 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 41 |
North Greenville
| | | | | | Total |
| Crusaders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 28 |
| Lions | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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| STATS FCS | — | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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| Coaches | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
