2019 Liberty Flames football team

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2019 Liberty Flames football
Liberty Flames wordmark.svg
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 23–16 vs. Georgia Southern
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinator Kent Austin (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMaurice Harris (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorScott Symons (1st season)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Williams Stadium
Seasons
  2018
2020  
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

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.No. 22 Syracuse ESPN+ L 0–2421,671
September 77:30 p.m.at Louisiana ESPN+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 State FloSports W 20–1323,140
October 196:00 p.m. Maine Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 59–4418,657
October 2612:00 p.m.at Rutgers BTN L 34–4423,854
November 212:00 p.m.at UMass NESN, FloSportsW 63–2110,184
November 97:30 p.m.at BYU ESPNU L 24–3154,683
November 2312:00 p.m.at Virginia ACCRSN L 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 Southern CBSSN W 23–1618,158

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Personnel

Coaching staff

NameTitleCoach
Hugh Freeze Head coach Head coach
Kent Austin Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks
Scott Symons Defensive coordinator Safety
Vantz Singletary Co-defensive coordinator Defensive line
Scott Downing Special Teams Coordinator Tight ends and Fullbacks
Mike Brown Assistant Coach Running backs
Aaron Stamn Assistant Coach offensive line
Kyle DeArmon Assistant Coach Wide receivers
Marshall Roberts Assistant Coach Cornerbacks
Josh Bookbinder Assistant Coach Linebackers
Bryant Lewellyn Assistant Coach Defensive tackles

Game summaries

Syracuse

1234Total
No. 22 Orange377724
Flames00000

At Louisiana

1234Total
Flames770014
Ragin' Cajuns71414035

Buffalo

1234Total
Bulls073717
Flames7217035

Hampton

1234Total
Pirates1208727
Flames271471462

New Mexico

1234Total
Lobos030710
Flames773017

At New Mexico State

1234Total
Flames373720
Aggies006713

Maine

1234Total
Black Bears31472044
Flames17287759

At Rutgers

1234Total
Flames14731034
Scarlet Knights71417644

At UMass

1234Total
Flames282114063
Minutemen777021

At BYU

1234Total
Flames7010724
Cougars7107731

At Virginia

1234Total
Flames777627
Cavaliers1014141755

New Mexico State

1234Total
Aggies777728
Flames1010151449

Vs. Georgia Southern (Cure Bowl)

1234Total
Flames797023
Eagles076316
Liberty defeated Georgia Southern at the first American football game played at Exploria Stadium 2019CureBowlPanorama.jpg
Liberty defeated Georgia Southern at the first American football game played at Exploria Stadium

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL club
4142 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR Washington Redskins

References

  1. "2019 Season Football Schedule". Liberty University.