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
2019 record8–5
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKent Austin (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMaurice Harris (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorScott Symons (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
(Capacity: 25,000)
2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Notre Dame       11 2  
Liberty       8 5  
BYU       7 6  
Army       5 8  
New Mexico State       2 10  
UMass       1 11  
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

In 2018, the Flames went 6–6. It was their first season as an FBS team. Head coach Turner Gill retired at the end of the season. The team completed their final year of postseason ineligibility due to the transition from FCS to NCAA Division I FBS.

Schedule

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.Maine
  • 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

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Title Coach
Hugh FreezeHead CoachHead Coach
Kent AustinOffensive CoordinatorQuarterbacks
Scott Symons Defensive CoordinatorSafety
Vantz SingletaryCo-Defensive CoordinatorDefensive Line
Scott DowningSpecial Teams CoordinatorTight Ends and Fullbacks
Mike BrownAssistant CoachRunning Backs
Aaron StamnAssistant CoachOffensive Line
Kyle DeArmonAssistant CoachWide Receivers
Marshall RobertsAssistant CoachCornerbacks
Josh BookbinderAssistant CoachLinebackers
Bryant LewellynAssistant CoachDefensive Tackles

Game summaries

Syracuse

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

at Louisiana

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

Buffalo

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

Hampton

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

New Mexico

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

at New Mexico State

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

Maine

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

at Rutgers

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

at UMass

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

at BYU

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

at Virginia

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

New Mexico State

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

vs. Georgia Southern (Cure Bowl)

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

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4142Antonio Gandy-GoldenWRWashington Redskins

References

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