* Lion football teams have played in front of the television cameras of ABC, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, SportSouth and SportsChannel.
* The Lions have been nationally ranked in the Top 10 of the final Division II poll six times since 1980.
* UNA's 27 consecutive No. 1 rankings in the Division II polls is the longest stretch of consecutive No. 1 rankings in football in NCAA history on any level.
* UNA's win over Southwestern Louisiana in 1997 marked just the fifth win ever by an NCAA Division II school over a Division I opponent since the NCAA restructuring in 1973.
* Two Lions were chosen in the 1999 National Football League Draft, and 13 Lions have been drafted into the NFL since 1979 - including three each in 1980, 1986 and 1996.
* Five former Lions have played in the Super Bowl, and former Lion Harlon Hill was named the NFL Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his professional career.
* The Lions have been nationally ranked in the Top 10 of the final Division II poll six times since 1980.
* UNA's 27 consecutive No. 1 rankings in the Division II polls is the longest stretch of consecutive No. 1 rankings in football in NCAA history on any level.
* UNA's win over Southwestern Louisiana in 1997 marked just the fifth win ever by an NCAA Division II school over a Division I opponent since the NCAA restructuring in 1973.
* Two Lions were chosen in the 1999 National Football League Draft, and 13 Lions have been drafted into the NFL since 1979 - including three each in 1980, 1986 and 1996.
* Five former Lions have played in the Super Bowl, and former Lion Harlon Hill was named the NFL Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Player during his professional career.