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2026 North Alabama

4–⁠3 (1–⁠1 United Athletic Conference). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠2, over six games to the seven on file here.

Schedule and results

North Alabama in 2026, game by game: won vs. Samford 22–10; lost at Arkansas 14–31; lost at SE Louisiana 25–30; won vs. Alcorn State 38–20; won vs. Western Illinois 23–20; won at Eastern Kentucky 20–16; lost vs. Abilene Christian 28–31+18−17Won 22–10 vs. Samford+12SamfordLost 14–31 at Arkansas-17ArkansasLost 25–30 at SE Louisiana-5SE LouisianaWon 38–20 vs. Alcorn State+18Alcorn StateWon 23–20 vs. Western Illinois+3Western IllinoisWon 20–16 at Eastern Kentucky+4Eastern KentuckyLost 28–31 vs. Abilene Christian-3Abilene Christi…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsSamfordW 22–⁠1056%
Sep 5atArkansasL 14–⁠3116%
Sep 12atSE LouisianaL 25–⁠3029%
Sep 19vsAlcorn StateW 38–⁠2046%
Sep 26vsWestern IllinoisW 23–⁠2055%
Oct 3atEastern KentuckyW 20–⁠1640%
Oct 17vsAbilene ChristianL 28–⁠3147%
Oct 24vsAustin PeayPreview34%
Oct 31atCentral ArkansasPreview47%
Nov 7vsWest FloridaPreview49%
Nov 14atWest GeorgiaPreview47%
Nov 21vsTarleton StatePreview22%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

Record
4–⁠3
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 4th in United Athletic Conference
AP now
Unranked
Points
170–⁠158
Coach
—
Elo
1261 +56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−27.6 No. 35 of 128 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 200
Offensive coordinator
Travis Partridge
Defensive coordinator
Clint Bowen

Leaders

Passing yardsDestin Wade QB1,402 yds
Passing touchdownsDestin Wade QB6 TD
Rushing yardsRoderick Taylor Jr. RB250 yds
Rushing touchdownsDestin Wade QB9 TD
Receiving yardsXavier Johnson WR679 yds
Receiving touchdownsXavier Johnson WR2 TD
TacklesLeo Glover DB46 tkl
SacksAvery Howard DL7 sacks
InterceptionsAnthony Young DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2026 class

Isaiah Owens WR★★★No. 3115
Keith Donald WR★★★No. 3115

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2026 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers23.00.820

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 119

The 2026 roster

119 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2026 line; 54 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2026 portal
Banks Bowen QB★★★from Oklahoma State
Cayden Adkins LB★★★from Georgia State
Jaylon Calhoun RB★★★from App State
Dominique Dixon Sfrom Tennessee State
Leavy Johnson OLfrom South Alabama

Transfers out 5

Ari Patu QB★★★to Duke
Raykwon Goldthwaite OT★★★to Old Dominion
B.J. Diakite DE★★★to Utah State
Nathan Curry LSto Wyoming
Ryan Walker OLto Jacksonville State

2026 United Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Abilene Christian3–⁠04–⁠4
Tarleton State2–⁠07–⁠0
Austin Peay2–⁠16–⁠2
North Alabama1–⁠14–⁠3
Eastern Kentucky1–⁠12–⁠5
West Florida1–⁠24–⁠2–⁠1
Central Arkansas0–⁠32–⁠5
West Georgia0–⁠21–⁠6

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.