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Braly Municipal Stadium
Tom Braly Municipal Stadium is a 14,215-seat stadium in Florence, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Florence High School Falcons. From 1949 to 2025, it was the home of the North Alabama Lions. It also hosted the NCAA Division II Football Championship games from 1986 to 2013, which were broadcast on ESPN.
UNA holds a 281–135–8 record at Braly Stadium. It has also hosted 30 of UNA's 47 Division II Playoff games.
On September 26, 1940, J.W. Powell, Florence Schools superintendent, announced that the WPA had approved a project to build a new football stadium in Florence. The stadium, along with other athletic facilities such as a baseball diamond, would be built on a section of a 25-acre lot owned by the Board of Education between Cherry Street, Jackson Highway, and Royal Avenue.
The project was given a cost of $80,125, a majority of which would come from the WPA. Local architects Ben F. Riley, III and Howard Griffith designed the plans for the stadium and surrounding area. The stadium was designed to seat 5,000 and employ up to 60 people.
It was originally slated to be finished in time for the Coffee High Yellow Jackets to play their 1941 season at the venue. But, despite attempts to speed up construction, the stadium was not ready and would not host its first football game until 1942. The first game saw the Coffee High Yellow Jackets defeat Guin High School 57-0 with second-year head coach, Tom Braly Jr.
In early 2025, renovations to Braly Stadium were announced and began. Florence City Schools Board of Education approved a 8.5 million dollar project to build brand new locker rooms on the south endzone. The locker rooms will be connected to a weight room for the middle school and a brand new entrance to the stadium.
On November 22, 2025, the North Alabama Lions played their 424th and last game at the stadium versus the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, in a 36-34 overtime loss. The Lions will move to Bank Independent Stadium in 2026.
The stadium is a block east of the university campus and adjacent to the Florence Middle School. The middle school was formerly Coffee High School, but was transformed in 2004 when Florence's two public high schools merged. Braly is named for Thomas Braly, Jr., a Coffee High School coach who was principal of the school from 1945 until his death in 1963.
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Braly Municipal Stadium
Tom Braly Municipal Stadium is a 14,215-seat stadium in Florence, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field of the Florence High School Falcons. From 1949 to 2025, it was the home of the North Alabama Lions. It also hosted the NCAA Division II Football Championship games from 1986 to 2013, which were broadcast on ESPN.
UNA holds a 281–135–8 record at Braly Stadium. It has also hosted 30 of UNA's 47 Division II Playoff games.
On September 26, 1940, J.W. Powell, Florence Schools superintendent, announced that the WPA had approved a project to build a new football stadium in Florence. The stadium, along with other athletic facilities such as a baseball diamond, would be built on a section of a 25-acre lot owned by the Board of Education between Cherry Street, Jackson Highway, and Royal Avenue.
The project was given a cost of $80,125, a majority of which would come from the WPA. Local architects Ben F. Riley, III and Howard Griffith designed the plans for the stadium and surrounding area. The stadium was designed to seat 5,000 and employ up to 60 people.
It was originally slated to be finished in time for the Coffee High Yellow Jackets to play their 1941 season at the venue. But, despite attempts to speed up construction, the stadium was not ready and would not host its first football game until 1942. The first game saw the Coffee High Yellow Jackets defeat Guin High School 57-0 with second-year head coach, Tom Braly Jr.
In early 2025, renovations to Braly Stadium were announced and began. Florence City Schools Board of Education approved a 8.5 million dollar project to build brand new locker rooms on the south endzone. The locker rooms will be connected to a weight room for the middle school and a brand new entrance to the stadium.
On November 22, 2025, the North Alabama Lions played their 424th and last game at the stadium versus the Southern Utah Thunderbirds, in a 36-34 overtime loss. The Lions will move to Bank Independent Stadium in 2026.
The stadium is a block east of the university campus and adjacent to the Florence Middle School. The middle school was formerly Coffee High School, but was transformed in 2004 when Florence's two public high schools merged. Braly is named for Thomas Braly, Jr., a Coffee High School coach who was principal of the school from 1945 until his death in 1963.