The 2008 North Alabama Lions football team represented the University of North Alabama as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 2008 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Mark Hudspeth in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Lions compiled an overall record of 12–2 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, placing second in the GSC. For the fourth straight season, North Alabama advanced to the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs, where, after a first round by, the Lions defeated conference foe in the second round and in the quarterfinals before losing to the eventual national runner-up, , in the semifinals. The team played home games at Braly Municipal Stadium in Florence, Alabama.
Hudspeth left the program after the season to go to the Mississippi State University as passing game coordinator. North Alabama replaced him with Terry Bowden.
Schedule
Game summaries Southern Arkansas
At Carson–Newman
Henderson State
At West Georgia
Harding
Arkansas Tech
North Greenville
Delta State
Valdosta State
Arkansas–Monticello
West Alabama
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