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The 1993 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama during the 1993 NCAA Division II football season, and completed the 61st season of Lions football. The Lions played their home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence Alabama. The 1993 team came off an 8–4–1 record and a quarterfinal loss from the previous season.[1] The team was led by coach Bobby Wallace. The team finished the regular season with an undefeated 10–0 record and made the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Lions defeated the IUP Crimson Hawks 41–34 in the National Championship Game en route to the program's first NCAA Division II Football Championship.[2]
| 1993 North Alabama Lions football | |
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NCAA Division II champion GSC champion | |
NCAA Division II Championship Game, W 41–34 vs. IUP | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 14–0 (7–0 GSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Willie J. Slater (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bill Hyde (13th season) |
| Home stadium | Braly Municipal Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 North Alabama $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Valdosta State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Henderson State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College * | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 7:00 p.m. | Fort Valley State* | No. 2 | W 36–14 | 8,247 | [3] | ||
| September 18 | 7:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M* | No. 3 | W 49–7 | 10,927 | [4] | ||
| September 25 | 7:00 p.m. | Delta State | No. 2 |
| W 58–17 | 8,117 | [5] | |
| October 2 | 9:00 p.m. | at No. 3 Portland State* | No. 2 | W 44–32 | 22,136 | [6][7] | ||
| October 9 | 5:00 p.m. | at Mississippi College | No. 1 | W 38–28 | 6,123 | [8] | ||
| October 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Henderson State | No. 1 |
| W 17–0 | 6,423 | [9] | |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at Central Arkansas | No. 1 | W 21–10 | 8,169 | [10] | ||
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | Livingston | No. 1 |
| W 65–15 | 5,149 | [11] | |
| November 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 18 Valdosta State | No. 1 | W 31–21 | 9,148 | [12] | ||
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | West Georgia | No. 1 |
| W 41–14 | 6,948 | [13] | |
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 Carson-Newman* | No. 1 |
| W 38–28 | 4,748 | [14] | |
| November 27 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 3 Hampton* | No. 1 |
| WAAY-TV | W 45–20 | 5,349 | [15] |
| December 4 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 19 Texas A&M–Kingsville* | No. 1 |
| W 27–25 | 4,992 | [16] | |
| December 11 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 4 Indiana-Pennsylvania* | No. 1 |
| ESPN | W 41–34 | 15,631 | [17] |
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