2015 Liberty Flames football team

The 2015 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Turner Gill, they finished the season 6–5. In the Big South Conference, they finished 3–3 and tied for third place. They played their home games at Williams Stadium.

2015 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–5 (3–3 Big South)
Head coach	Turner Gill (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Stamn (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Robert Wimberly (4th season) Vantz Singletary (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Williams Stadium

2015 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
Liberty		3	–	3					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	3					5	–	6
Kennesaw State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb *		2	–	4					4	–	7
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	Delaware State*	No. 15	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	W 32–13	18,803
September 12	3:00 pm	at West Virginia*	No. 15	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	RT PITT	L 17–41	52,899
September 19	7:00 pm	No. 8 Montana*	No. 15	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 31–21	22,551
September 26	7:00 pm	at Southern Illinois*	No. 10	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 13–34	11,886
October 3	3:30 pm	at Georgia State*	No. 18	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 41–33	11,512
October 10	7:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	No. 15	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ASN	L 20–34	3,545
October 17	1:00 pm	at Monmouth	No. 22	Kessler Field West Long Beach, NJ	ESPN3	L 17–20 OT	1,734
October 24	7:00 pm	Kennesaw State		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	W 45–35	20,393
November 7	3:30 pm	Presbyterian		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 21–13	14,248
November 14	2:00 pm	at No. 11 Charleston Southern		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 24–31	4,718
November 19	7:00 pm	No. 4 Coastal Carolina		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPNews	W 24–21	18,955
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Delaware State

Delaware State @ Liberty

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	0	6	7	0	13
• #15 Flames	14	5	6	7	32

• Date: September 5
• Location: Williams Stadium
  Lynchburg, VA
• Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 18,803

See also: 2015 Delaware State Hornets football team

@ West Virginia

Liberty @ West Virginia

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Flames	0	0	7	10	17
• Mountaineers	6	14	14	7	41

• Date: September 12
• Location: Mountaineer Field
  Morgantown, WV
• Game start: 3:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 52,899

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Montana

Montana @ Liberty

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Grizzlies	0	12	7	2	21
• #15 Flames	14	3	7	7	31

• Date: September 19
• Location: Williams Stadium
  Lynchburg, VA
• Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 22,551

See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team

@ Southern Illinois

Liberty @ Southern Illinois

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Flames	3	3	0	7	13
• Salukis	3	17	7	7	34

• Date: September 26
• Location: Saluki Stadium
  Carbondale, IL
• Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 11,886

See also: 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

@ Georgia State

Liberty @ Georgia State

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• #18 Flames	7	14	7	13	41
Panthers	14	0	10	9	33

• Date: October 3
• Location: Georgia Dome
  Atlanta, GA
• Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 11,512

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team

@ Gardner–Webb

Liberty @ Gardner–Webb

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Flames	0	10	10	0	20
• Runnin' Bulldogs	14	13	0	7	34

• Date: October 10
• Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  Boiling Springs, NC
• Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 3,545

See also: 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

@ Monmouth

Liberty @ Monmouth

Team	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#22 Flames	0	0	0	17	0	17
• Hawks	0	7	0	10	3	20

• Date: October 17
• Location: Kessler Field
  West Long Beach, NJ
• Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 8,300

See also: 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State @ Liberty

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	7	21	35
• Flames	7	17	7	14	45

• Date: October 24
• Location: Williams Stadium
  Lynchburg, VA
• Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
• Game attendance: 20,393

See also: 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Presbyterian

Presbyterian @ Liberty

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	3	0	7	3	13
• Flames	0	7	0	14	21

• Date: November 7
• Location: Williams Stadium
  Lynchburg, VA
• Game start: 3:30 PM EST
• Game attendance: 14,248

See also: 2015 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

@ Charleston Southern

Liberty @ Charleston Southern

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	7	7	3	24
• #11 Buccaneers	7	3	14	7	31

• Date: November 14
• Location: Buccaneer Field
  Charleston, SC
• Game start: 2:00 PM EST
• Game attendance: 4,781

See also: 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina @ Liberty

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
#4 Chanticleers	0	7	0	14	21
• Flames	7	0	7	10	24

• Date: November 21
• Location: Williams Stadium
  Lynchburg, VA
• Game start: 7:00 PM EST
• Game attendance: 18,955

See also: 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	15	15	15	10	18	15	22	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV
Coaches	14	13	14	10	18	15	22	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—