Bruce Jones was a four-year letterman in football and a three-year starter who became a 1985 All-American. He played strong safety three seasons and then moved to cornerback as a senior and was selected first-team All-American as a senior by the American Football Coaches Association, Kodak and the Football News. He set a school record for kick-blocking as a senior with five blocked punts and one blocked field goal and scored five touchdowns in his career as a defensive back. UNA compiled a 37-7-4 record in Jones' four seasons with the Lions and he was a leader on UNA's 1985 squad that finished 12-2 and reached the NCAA Division II semifinals in 1983 with an 11-1-1 record. He was a member of Gulf South Conference championship teams in 1983 and 1985 and was a first-team All-GSC pick in 1985. During Jones senior season, UNA finished second nationally in pass defense, second nationally in scoring defense and fourth nationally in total defense.