2019 Liberty Flames football team

The 2019 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Hugh Freeze and played their home games at Williams Stadium.

2019 Liberty Flames football
Cure Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinators
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorScott Symons (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons
 2018
2020 
2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Notre Dame   112 
Liberty   85 
BYU   76 
Army   58 
New Mexico State   210 
UMass   111 
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.No. 22 SyracuseESPN+L 0–2421,671
September 77:30 p.m.at LouisianaESPN+L 14–3516,231
September 146:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 35–1714,584
September 216:00 p.m.Hampton
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 62–2718,944
September 286:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 17–1017,101
October 58:00 p.m.at New Mexico StateFloSportsW 20–1323,140
October 196:00 p.m.Mainedagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 59–4418,657
October 2612:00 p.m.at RutgersBTNL 34–4423,854
November 212:00 p.m.at UMassNESN, FloSportsW 63–2110,184
November 97:30 p.m.at BYUESPNUL 24–3154,683
November 2312:00 p.m.at VirginiaACCRSNL 27–5537,329
November 302:00 p.m.New Mexico State
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 49–2818,674
December 212:30 p.m.vs. Georgia SouthernCBSSNW 23–1618,158

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Personnel

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Game summaries

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Syracuse

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Orange 3 7 7 7 24
Flames 0 0 0 0 0

At Louisiana

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 7 0 0 14
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 14 0 35

Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 3 7 17
Flames 7 21 7 0 35

Hampton

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1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 12 0 8 7 27
Flames 27 14 7 14 62

New Mexico

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 3 0 7 10
Flames 7 7 3 0 17

At New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 3 7 3 7 20
Aggies 0 0 6 7 13

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 3 14 7 20 44
Flames 17 28 7 7 59

At Rutgers

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 14 7 3 10 34
Scarlet Knights 7 14 17 6 44

At UMass

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 28 21 14 0 63
Minutemen 7 7 7 0 21

At BYU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 0 10 7 24
Cougars 7 10 7 7 31

At Virginia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 7 7 6 27
Cavaliers 10 14 14 17 55

New Mexico State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 7 7 28
Flames 10 10 15 14 49

Vs. Georgia Southern (Cure Bowl)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 9 7 0 23
Eagles 0 7 6 3 16
Liberty defeated Georgia Southern at the first American football game played at Exploria Stadium

Players drafted into the NFL

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Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4142Antonio Gandy-GoldenWRWashington Redskins

References

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