THE OFFICIAL ATHLETICS SITE OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA LIONS

Lawson Fletcher, a Moulton, Ala., native, was a four-year letterman in football at UNA from 1978-81 and was a three-year starter.  During his career he broke UNA's records for the most career carries (490), most yards gained in a career (2,432), most  touchdowns in a season (14) and most points scored in a season (86). 

He was an offensive force on UNA's first Gulf South Conference football championship team in 1980 that went 10-2.  That squad also became the Lions' first football team to advance to the NCAA playoffs.  In 1979  he was first-team All-Gulf South Conference and was twice selected GSC Player of the Week.

He also ranked fourth in the GSC in receiving and fifth in total offense.  In 1980 he was also selected first-team All-GSC after leading the  GSC in scoring and ranking  second in rushing.  He ranked fourth in the GSC in rushing as a senior. 

Fletcher had seven career 100-plus yard rushing games and was UNA's leading rusher for three consecutive years. His top single game was a 208-yard performance against Middle Tennessee State in 1979. He was named to the "First Forty Years" UNA Football Team and the UNA Team of the Decade for 1979-88.