UAC North Alabama

Record5-4through 9 games
Nextvs West FloridaSat Nov 7 · 7 pm ET

The rest of the season

Two real tests left: Tarleton State 20%, West Florida 69%

Win out 12% · expect 1.8 of 3 more wins

North Alabama's chance to win each game left, from our model: West Florida 69%, West Georgia 87%, Tarleton State 20%

Bar height is our model’s chance in each game left. Dashed line: 50%.

LeadersPassing Destin Wade 1,765 · Rushing Roderick Taylor Jr. 346 · Receiving Xavier Johnson 880 All player stats

The model#44 among FCS teams

Updated Wed Nov 4 · through week 9

Schedule and results

North Alabama · 2026 schedule and results5-4Balanced slateAverage opponent win rate 46% · 0 opponents played so far are in the AP top 25 now.
WkDateOpponentResultRecordConfTop performers
1Aug 29Samford (N)W 22-10North Alabama won 22-10 vs Samford. Chance to win started at 85%, low 56%, high better than 99%.1-00-0Pass Wade 229 · Rush Fletcher 79 · Rec Johnson 129
1Sep 5@ArkansasL 14-31 128North Alabama lost 14-31 at Arkansas. Chance to win started at 1%, low under 1%, high 2%.1-10-0Pass Wade 113 · Rush Fletcher 24 · Rec Johnson 82
2Sep 12@SE LouisianaL 25-30North Alabama lost 25-30 at SE Louisiana. Chance to win started at 26%, low under 1%, high 68%.1-20-0Pass Wade 265 · Rush Taylor Jr. 56 · Rec Johnson 175
3Sep 19Alcorn StateW 38-20North Alabama won 38-20 vs Alcorn State. Chance to win started at 87%, low 82%, high better than 99%.2-20-0Pass Wade 296 · Rush Johnson 75 · Rec Johnson 86
4Sep 26Western IllinoisW 23-20North Alabama won 23-20 vs Western Illinois. Chance to win started at 83%, low 27%, high better than 99%.3-20-0Pass Wade 219 · Rush McMillian 27 · Rec Johnson 121
5Oct 3@Eastern KentuckyW 20-16North Alabama won 20-16 at Eastern Kentucky. Chance to win started at 45%, low 15%, high 79%.4-21-0Pass Wade 77 · Rush Taylor Jr. 63 · Rec Reed 37
6Bye week
7Oct 17Abilene ChristianL 28-31North Alabama lost 28-31 vs Abilene Christian. Chance to win started at 50%, low under 1%, high 75%.4-31-1Pass Wade 203 · Rush Wade 76 · Rec Reed 105
8Oct 24Austin PeayL 21-27North Alabama lost 21-27 vs Austin Peay. Chance to win started at 30%, low 2%, high 62%.4-41-2Pass Wade 247 · Rush Wade 68 · Rec Johnson 135
9Oct 31@Central ArkansasW 14-9North Alabama won 14-9 at Central Arkansas. Chance to win started at 45%, low 37%, high 93%.5-42-2Pass Wade 116 · Rush Taylor Jr. 58 · Rec Johnson 66
10Nov 7West Florida7 pm ET69% to win
11Nov 14@West Georgia2 pm ET87% to win
12Nov 21Tarleton State4 pm ET20% to win
How to read this table

Win chances are our model for North Alabama, through 9 games. This week's game comes from the playoff simulation, later games from the rating model. They are estimates and move every week.

The small line beside each score is the team's win chance through the game, drawn on one scale for every game. The small number is total plays.

Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, big plays)▼
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Big plays (IsoPPP)Note
Oct 31@Central ArkansasW 14-9———−0.19937.3%0.96Season-low EPA/play
Oct 24Austin PeayL 21-27———+0.13840.6%1.33One-score loss
Oct 17Abilene ChristianL 28-31———+0.29946.2%1.27Season-high EPA/play
Oct 3@Eastern KentuckyW 20-16———+0.04232.2%1.10Best defensive stand
Sep 26Western IllinoisW 23-20———−0.14635.9%0.98One-score win
Sep 19Alcorn StateW 38-20———+0.04336.6%1.65Most explosive
Sep 12@SE LouisianaL 25-30———+0.24156.3%0.95Best success rate
Sep 5@ArkansasL 14-31153118:35−0.07526.7%1.05
Aug 29SamfordW 22-10———+0.16336.9%1.40
Season average (9 games)1531.0+0.05638.7%1.19

Ahead

The forecast

The games that decide the season

The games that decide the season

Sat Nov 7Next: West Floridavs West Florida · at home

Recent form · last 10 games

North Alabama has won three of its last five.

5-5 over the last 10, and won the last one.

Streak W1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 5-5

Range of outcomes · North Alabama · 2026

North Alabama’s most common regular-season record in our model is 7-5. Most outcomes (97%) land from 6-6 to 8-4.

Regular-season wins: chance of each total, from the game chances above

5 wins 3%; 6 wins 30%; 7 wins 55%; 8 wins 12%
What a title game and a playoff run could add
Floor5-7Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base7-5Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling8-4Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

Bars are the chance of each regular-season win total, from our model's chance in each game left, through 9 games. Paler bars are the outer 10% at each end. The closed row comes from the season-path projection, which also plays out conference title games and the FCS playoff.

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Worth watchingGames average 44 combined points, rock fights

What it is like to watch them2026 · 5-4

Game feel44rock fightscombined pts / game7th highest-scoring of 8 in the UAC
Heart rate3-3white-knucklein one-score games (6 of 9)1st most one-score games of 8 in the UAC
Margin+1.2competitiveavg scoring margin5th best margin of 8 in the UAC
Big plays1.19grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)7th most explosive of 8 in the UAC
Home crowd10,724avg attendance2nd biggest crowds of 8 in the UAC

Measured from 9 games · ranks are among UAC teams the same season

Team storyThe story of this team right now, in one line.
The weekly grind·Written June 2026

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…
Read the full program story ↓
Game dayWhat a Saturday in this stadium actually feels like.
The experience

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

CFB Zeitgeist “Go Lions.”
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