FLORENCE, Ala. (Interstat) — Abilene Christian defeated North Alabama 31-28 in an NCAA Football Championship Division game Saturday at Braly Municipal Stadium. Attendance was 9,186. Abilene Christian improved to 4-4, while North Alabama fell to 4-3. Tucker Parks paced the Wildcats, completing 21 of 25 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns and rushing 14 times for 58 yards. Cristian Driver caught five passes for 120 yards and a score, and Jayden York added five receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown. North Alabama quarterback Destin Wade completed 15 of 25 passes for 203 yards and three touchdowns and ran 14 times for 76 yards. Snap Reed caught eight passes for 105 yards, Xavier Johnson had three receptions for 73 yards, and Roderick Taylor Jr. ran 13 times for 59 yards and a touchdown. MJ Harrell recorded 11 tackles for Abilene Christian, while Kanijal Thomas had nine tackles for North Alabama and Nolan Forsha added three tackles and two sacks.