THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

The late Demarcus Blount set school and conference records for rushing touchdowns and he ranks as the fourth leading rusher in UNA history with 3,116 yards on 661 carries from 2002-05. A four-year starter, Blount was the Gulf South Conference Freshman of the Year after rushing for 705 yards and a school-record 20 touchdowns as a freshman in 2002. He tied his own TD mark with another 20 in 2003 to go with 866 rushing yards. 

He earned first team All-GSC and first-team All-Super Region 2 honors as a sophomore. He rushed for 706 yards in 2004 and was a second-team All-GSC pick. With 835 yards as a senior in 2005, he led the Lions in rushing for a fourth straight season. 

Blount had 12 career 100-yard rushing games, with a career-best 165 yards against Arkansas-Monticello in 2003.

His 57 career rushing touchdowns set UNA and GSC records and his 63 total touchdowns is the most in Lion football history. He helped lead UNA to a combined 33-16 record over his four-year career that included a 13-1 record, GSC Championship and NCAA Playoff Semifinal appearance in 2003, and an 11-3 record and NCAA Playoff semifinal run in 2005.  The Pensacola, Fla., native, Blount was named to the UNA Team of the Decade for 1999-08 and was a first-team selection on the GSC Team of the Decade for the 2000s.

Most of his post-collegiate career was spent as a coach, including a stint as offensive coordinator at his alma mater, Pine Forest High School. 

He passed away earlier this year.

Blount becomes the fifth former Lion of the Mark Hudspeth coaching era to be inducted, joining Evan Oglesby (2015), Blake Farris (2017), Lance Ancar (2020) and Will Hall (2022).