2002 Liberty Flames football team

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2002 Liberty Flames football
Conference Big South Conference
Record2–9 (1–2 Big South)
Head coach
Home stadium Williams Stadium
(capacity: 12,000)
Seasons
 2001
2003  
2002 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Gardner–Webb $  3 0   9 1  
Elon  2 1   4 7  
Liberty  1 2   2 9  
Charleston Southern  0 3   4 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 313:30 p.m. Western Carolina *L 3–238,375
September 7 West Liberty State *
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 35–6
September 213:30 p.m.No. 5 Appalachian State *
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 22–298,173 [1]
September 286:00 p.m.at UCF *L 17–4820,416
October 5 Gardner–Webb
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 21–31
October 122:00 p.m.at Akron *L 21–497,132
October 19 Charleston Southern
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 31–17
October 26at VMI *L 14–386,165
November 2No. 17 Eastern Kentucky *
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 28–35 OT
November 9at Elon L 35–56
November 23at Hofstra *L 3–32

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References

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