2024 Liberty Flames football team

2024 Liberty Flames football
Bahamas Bowl, L 7–26 vs. Buffalo
Conference	Conference USA
Record	8–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Willy Korn (2nd season) Newland Isaac (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Up-tempo spread
Co-defensive coordinators	Kyle Krantz (2nd season) Skylor Magee (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple 4–2–5
Home stadium	Williams Stadium
Seasons ←  2023 2025  →

2024 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Jacksonville State y$		7	–	1					9	–	5
Western Kentucky y		6	–	2					8	–	6
Sam Houston		6	–	2					10	–	3
Liberty		5	–	3					8	–	4
Louisiana Tech		4	–	4					5	–	8
UTEP		3	–	5					3	–	9
FIU		3	–	5					4	–	8
New Mexico State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Middle Tennessee		2	–	6					3	–	9
Kennesaw State*		2	–	6					2	–	10
Championship: Jacksonville State 52, Western Kentucky 12
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2024 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Flames played their home games at Williams Stadium located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and competed as a second-year member of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Jamey Chadwell.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Flames were predicted to finish first in the conference. ^[1]

Schedule

The September 28 game against Appalachian State was canceled due to Hurricane Helene.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31, 2024	6:00 p.m.	Campbell *	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 41–24	21,573
September 7	10:15 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	ESPN2	W 30–24	16,562
September 14	6:00 p.m.	UTEP	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 28–10	21,805
September 21	6:00 p.m.	East Carolina *	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 35–24	24,076
September 28	3:30 p.m.	at Appalachian State *	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN+	Canceled [2]
October 8	7:00 p.m.	FIU	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CBSSN	W 31–24 OT	16,343
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	CBSSN	L 24–27	8,209
October 30	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CBSSN	L 21–31	18,069
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN	W 37–17	13,500
November 16	12:00 p.m.	at Massachusetts *	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	ESPN+	W 35–34 OT	9,115
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 38–21	17,930
November 29	3:30 p.m.	at Sam Houston	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	CBSSN	L 18–20	8,651
January 4, 2025	11:00 a.m.	vs. Buffalo	Thomas Robinson Stadium Nassau, The Bahamas (Bahamas Bowl)	ESPN2	L 7–26	4,610
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Campbell (FCS)

See also: 2024 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Game One – Campbell Fighting Camels (FCS) (0–0) at Liberty Flames (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Camels (FCS)	3	7	7	7	24
Flames	7	10	10	14	41

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: August 31, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 21,573
• Referee: Douglas Mercer
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (11:22) LIB – Quinton Cooley 6-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:28; Liberty 7–0) (8:54) CAMP – Connor Lytton 27-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28; Liberty 7–3) Second quarter (11:33) CAMP – Sincere Brown 36-yard pass from Chad Mascoe, Connor Lytton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:37; Campbell 10–7) (4:14) LIB – Colin Karhu 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:10; Tied 10–10) (1:04) LIB – Treon Sibley 70-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:29; Liberty 17–10) Third quarter (8:54) LIB – Bentley Hanshaw 2-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:00; Liberty 24–10) (4:37) LIB – Colin Karhu 34-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:58; Liberty 27–10) (3:04) CAMP – Mark Biggins 1-yard run, Connor Lytton kick (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:32; Liberty 27–17) Fourth quarter (8:22) LIB – Billy Lucas 5-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 6:23; Liberty 34–17) (4:10) LIB – Ryan Burger 6-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:00; Liberty 41–17) (1:56) CAMP – Allen Mitchell 2-yard run, Connor Lytton kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:14; Liberty 41–24)

Statistics	CAMP	LIB
First downs	13	28
Total yards	310	533
Rushing yards	116	279
Passing yards	194	254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	11–18–0	18–26–0
Time of possession	23:58	36:02

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing	Chad Mascoe	10/17, 180 yards, TD
	Rushing	Mark Biggins	8 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Sincere Brown	5 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	16/23, 242 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	16 carries, 110 yards, TD
	Receiving	Treon Sibley	5 receptions, 109 yards, TD

at New Mexico State

See also: 2024 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Game Two – Liberty Flames (1–0) at New Mexico State Aggies (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	3	6	0	21	30
Aggies	10	7	0	7	24

at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico

• Date: September 7, 2024
• Game time: 10:15 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 16,562
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (7:23) NMSU – Abraham Montano 29 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:16; NMSU 3–0) (5:39) NMSU – Monte Watkins 64 yard pass from Parker Awad, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 1 plays, 64 yards, 0:12; NMSU 10–0) (2:53) LIB – Colin Karhu 39 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:21; NMSU 10–3) Second quarter (13:15) NMSU – Seth McGowan 5 yard pass from Parker Awad, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:38; NMSU 17–3) (5:55) LIB – Colin Karhu 31 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:31; NMSU 17–6) (0:37) LIB – Colin Karhu 29 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 2:56; NMSU 17–9) Third quarter Fourth quarter (9:45) LIB – CJ Bazile Jr. 22 Yd fumble return, Kaidon Salter run for two-point conversion (Drive: 6 plays, 4 yards, 3:22; NMSU 17–15) (7:42) NMSU – Parker Awad 2 yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:55; NMSU 24–15) (5:12) LIB – Quinton Cooley 27 yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:26; NMSU 24–22) (1:05) LIB – Quinton Cooley 44 yard run, Kaidon Salter pass to Reese Smith for two-point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 1:54; LIB 30–24)

Statistics	LIB	NMSU
First downs	18	18
Total yards	473	275
Rushing yards	217	117
Passing yards	256	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	16–29–0	9–22–0
Time of possession	28:56	31:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	16/29, 256 yards
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	12 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Treon Sibley	5 receptions, 155 yards
New Mexico State	Passing	Parker Awad	9/22, 158 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Seth McGowan	15 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Monte Watkins	1 reception, 64 yards, TD

UTEP

See also: 2024 UTEP Miners football team

Game Three – UTEP Miners (0–2) at Liberty Flames (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	3	0	7	0	10
Flames	7	7	7	7	28

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 21,805
• Referee: Garrett Dickerson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:40) UTEP – Buzz Flabiano 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:26; UTEP 3–0) (4:34) LIB – Billy Lucas 12-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:00; Liberty 7–3) Second quarter (14:35) LIB – Billy Lucas 1-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:13; Liberty 14–3) Third quarter (12:26) UTEP – Kenny Odom 60-yard pass from Skyler Locklear, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:11; Liberty 14–10) (2:07) LIB – Billy Lucas 2-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:11; Liberty 21–10) Fourth quarter (6:51) LIB – Tyson Mobley 13-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:47; Liberty 28–10)

Statistics	UTEP	LIB
First downs	18	19
Total yards	335	415
Rushing yards	91	187
Passing yards	244	228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–43–2	15–19–0
Time of possession	29:14	30:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Skyler Locklear	26/43, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Jevon Jackson	15 carries, 67 yards
	Receiving	Kam Thomas	8 receptions, 68 yards
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	15/19, 228 yards, TD
	Rushing	Billy Lucas	21 carries, 104 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Treon Sibley	4 receptions, 77 yards

East Carolina

See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team

Game Four – East Carolina Pirates (2–1) at Liberty Flames (3–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	14	3	7	0	24
Flames	0	7	14	14	35

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: September 21, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Rain
• Game attendance: 24,076
• Referee: Ron Hudson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (9:52) ECU – Jake Garcia 6 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:35; East Carolina 7–0) (3:18) ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr. 1 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; East Carolina 14–0) Second quarter (11:52) ECU – Andrew Conrad 35 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 4:31; East Carolina 17–0) (2:53) LIB – Elijah Canion 14 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:32; East Carolina 17–7) Third quarter (9:16) LIB – Reese Smith 17 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:44; East Carolina 17–14) (2:52) LIB – Reese Smith 14 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:27; Liberty 21–17) (0:41) ECU – Rahjai Harris 44 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:03; East Carolina 24–21) Fourth quarter (8:10) LIB – Reese Smith 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:31; Liberty 28–24) (2:00) LIB – Quinton Cooley 21 yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:05; Liberty 35–24)

Statistics	ECU	LIB
First downs	21	26
Total yards	331	414
Rushing yards	127	191
Passing yards	204	223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–36–1	19–32–1
Time of possession	23:17	36:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Jake Garcia	20/36, 204 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rahjai Harris	13 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Chase Sowell	5 receptions, 72 yards
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	19/32, 223 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	19 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Reese Smith	6 receptions, 80 yards, 3 TD

at Appalachian State

See also: 2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

Game Five – Liberty Flames (4–0) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–2)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	-	-	-	-	0
Mountaineers	-	-	-	-	0

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

• Date: September 28, 2024
• Game time: Canceled, due to Hurricane Helene

FIU

See also: 2024 FIU Panthers football team

Game Six – FIU Panthers (2–3) at Liberty Flames (4–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Panthers	3	7	0	14	0	24
Flames	3	14	0	7	7	31

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: October 8, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 16,343
• Referee: Garrett Dickerson
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Donte Whitner (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (8:34) LIB – Colin Karhu 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:43; Liberty 3–0) (4:16) FIU – Alejandro Prado 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:10; Tied 3–3) Second quarter (14:50) FIU – Dean Patterson 17-yard run, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:02; FIU 10–3) (8:15) LIB – Quinton Cooley 4-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:27; Tied 10–10) (0:20) LIB – Kaidon Salter 20-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 2:26; Liberty 17–10) Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter (10:43) LIB – Quinton Cooley 9-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:12; Liberty 24–10) (6:23) FIU – Kejon Owens 3-yard run, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:13; Liberty 24–17) (1:42) FIU – Keyone Jenkins 1-yard run, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:44; Tied 24–24) Overtime (0:00) LIB – Kaidon Salter 9-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 15:00; Liberty 31–24)

Statistics	FIU	LIB
First downs	18	21
Total yards	344	406
Rushing yards	99	281
Passing yards	245	125
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–29–0	9–16–1
Time of possession	29:18	30:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
FIU	Passing	Keyone Jenkins	19/29, 245 yards, INT
	Rushing	Kejon Owens	15 carries, 52 yards, TD
	Receiving	Dean Patterson	6 receptions, 90 yards
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	9/16, 125 yards
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	29 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Reese Smith	4 receptions, 68 yards

at Kennesaw State

See also: 2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Game Seven – Liberty Flames (5–0) at Kennesaw State Owls (0–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	7	3	7	24
Owls	7	7	7	6	27

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia

• Date: October 23, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 8,209
• Referee: Reed Brotherton
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) and Brock Vereen (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (5:43) LIB – Treon Sibley 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:22; LIB 7–0) (2:49) KENN – Christian Moss 41 yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; TIE 7–7) Second quarter (10:21) KENN – Michael Benefield 1 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:04; KENN 14–7) (0:48) LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:12; TIE 14–14) Third quarter (8:02) KENN – Qua Ashley 6 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:31; KENN 21–14) (5:05) LIB – Colin Karhu 47 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:57; KENN 21–17) Fourth quarter (11:43) KENN – Austin Welch 31 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 0:00; KENN 24–17) (4:13) KENN – Austin Welch 41 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 0:00; KENN 27–17) (1:49) LIB – Elijah Canion 0 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:18; KENN 27–24)

Statistics	LIB	KENN
First downs	22	18
Total yards	386	323
Rushing yards	180	134
Passing yards	206	189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	22–40–1	16–20–0
Time of possession	27:41	32:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	22/40, 206 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kaidon Salter	9 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Elijah Canion	5 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
Kennesaw State	Passing	Davis Bryson	16/20, 189 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Michael Benefield	16 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaden Robinson	3 receptions, 72 yards

Jacksonville State

See also: 2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Game Eight – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4–3) at Liberty Flames (5–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	7	10	7	31
Flames	7	7	0	7	21

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: October 30, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
• Game attendance: 18,069
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Luke Kuechly (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:43) LIB – Vaughn Blue 25-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:32; Liberty 7–0) (10:30) JVST – Tre Stewart 75-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Tied 7–7) Second quarter (10:53) JVST – Tre Stewart 28-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; Jacksonville State 14–7) (4:16) LIB – Quinton Cooley 2-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:37; Tied 14–14) Third quarter (9:22) JVST – Garrison Rippa 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:20; Jacksonville State 17–14) (2:35) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 4:20; Jacksonville State 24–14) Fourth quarter (12:29) LIB – Jacob Jenkins 4-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:05; Jacksonville State 24–21) (1:57) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:37; Jacksonville State 31–21)

Statistics	JVST	LIB
First downs	21	27
Total yards	458	420
Rushing yards	363	273
Passing yards	95	147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	6–10–0	12–25–1
Time of possession	23:46	36:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jacksonville State	Passing	Tyler Huff	6/10, 95 yards
	Rushing	Tre Stewart	27 carries, 232 yards, 4 TD
	Receiving	Cam Vaughn	1 reception, 39 yards
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	12/25, 147 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	27 carries, 133 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijah Canion	5 receptions, 63 yards

at Middle Tennessee

See also: 2024 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Game Nine – Liberty Flames (5–2) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3–6) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	20	3	7	37
Blue Raiders	7	0	0	10	17

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

• Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• TV announcers: Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (9:16) MTSU – Hayes Sutton 6 yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:56; Middle Tennessee 7–0) (5:53) LIB – Kaidon Salter 41 yard run (Colin Karhu kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:14; Tied 7–7) Second Quarter (9:00) LIB – Quinton Cooley 4 yard run (Colin Karhu kick) (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 6:07; Liberty 14–7) (3:09) LIB – Julian Gray 41 yard run (PAT failed) (Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 3:31; Liberty 20–7) (0:32) LIB – Jacob Jenkins 4 yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Colin Karhu) (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:18; Liberty 27–7) Third Quarter (1:49) LIB – Colin Karhu 35 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:16; Liberty 30–7) Fourth Quarter (12:53) MTSU – Terry Wilkins 17 yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; Liberty 30–14) (9:42) LIB – Julian Gray 34 yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Colin Karhu kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:05; Liberty 37–14) (4:47) MTSU – Zeke Rankin 48 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:55; Liberty 37–17)

Statistics	LIB	MTSU
First downs	30	19
Total yards	500	351
Rushing yards	339	88
Passing yards	161	263
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	30:23	29:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	11/15, 154 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	24 carries, 136 yards, TD
	Receiving	Elijah Canion	3 receptions, 54 yards
Middle Tennessee	Passing	Nicholas Vattiato	22/33, 263 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaiden Credle	10 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Holden Willis	5 receptions, 81 yards

at UMass

See also: 2024 UMass Minutemen football team

Game Ten – Liberty Flames (6–2) at UMass Minutemen (2–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Flames	0	7	7	14	7	35
Minutemen	7	13	0	8	6	34

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

• Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
• Game attendance: 9,115
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham (play-by-play) and Andy Gresh (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (9:20) UMASS – Jalen John 9-yard run, Jacob Lurie kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:35; UMass 7–0) (7:20) UMASS – Jacob Lurie 22-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:50; UMass 10–0) Second quarter (5:01) LIB – Quinton Cooley 11-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:11; UMass 10–7) (1:33) UMASS – Jacob Lurie 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:28; UMass 13–7) (0:10) UMASS – AJ Hairston 2-yard run, Jacob Lurie kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 0:58; UMass 20–7) Third quarter (10:01) LIB – Kaidon Salter 8-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:51; UMass 20–14) Fourth quarter (13:09) LIB – Quinton Cooley 11-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 5:40; Liberty 21–20) (7:08) UMASS – Ahmad Haston 2-yard run, Dominick Mazotti pass (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:01; UMass 28–21) (3:49) LIB – Kaidon Salter 1-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:19; Tied 28–28) Overtime (0:00) UMASS – Jalen John 2-yard run (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; UMass 34–28) (0:00) LIB – Quinton Cooley 11-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Liberty 35–34)

Statistics	LIB	MASS
First downs	27	26
Total yards	423	426
Rushing yards	309	263
Passing yards	114	163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–16–1	13–25–0
Time of possession	27:50	32:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	9/16, 114 yards, INT
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	20 carries, 147 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Treon Sibley	1 reception, 34 yards
UMass	Passing	AJ Hairston	13/25, 163 yards
	Rushing	Jalen John	15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jakobie Keeney-James	6 receptions, 75 yards

Western Kentucky

See also: 2024 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team

Game Eleven – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7–3) at Liberty Flames (7–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hilltoppers	0	7	14	0	21
Flames	0	21	7	10	38

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024
• Game time: 1:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter (13:17) WKU – Dalvin Smith 9-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:37; Western Kentucky 7–0) (9:30) LIB – Billy Lucas 2-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 8 plays, 92 yards, 3:44; Tied 7–7) (2:05) LIB – Quinton Cooley 22-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:49; Liberty 14–7) (0:10) LIB – Julian Gray 11-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 0:45; Liberty 21–7) Third quarter (10:33) WKU – George Hart III 2-yard run, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; Liberty 21–14) (9:44) LIB – Quinton Cooley 2-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:39; Liberty 28–14) (3:44) WKU – Kisean Johnson 16-yard pass from Caden Veltkamp, Lucas Carneiro kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:00; Liberty 28–21) Fourth quarter (11:27) LIB – Colin Karhu 29-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 61 yards, 7:24; Liberty 31–21) (2:59) LIB – Kaidon Salter 3-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:35; Liberty 38–21)

Statistics	WKU	LIB
First downs	19	29
Total yards	368	556
Rushing yards	106	419
Passing yards	262	137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20-34-3	7-12-0
Time of possession	25:17	34:43

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Western Kentucky	Passing	Caden Veltkamp	20/34, 262 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Elijah Young	9 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Kisean Johnson	7 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	6/11, 108 yards, TD
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	24 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Julian Gray	2 receptions, 47 yards, TD

at Sam Houston

See also: 2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team

Game Twelve – Liberty Flames (8–2) at Sam Houston Bearkats (8–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	2	7	0	9	18
Bearkats	3	14	3	0	20

at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas

• Date: Friday November 29, 2024
• Game time: 3:30 p.m.
• TV: CBSSN

Game information

First quarter (10:39) SHSU – Christian Pavon 39-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:30; Sam Houston 3–0) (2:34) LIB – Team safety (Drive: 2 plays, -1 yard, 0:41; Sam Houston 3–2) Second quarter (10:14) SHSU – Simeon Evans 17-yard pass from Hunter Watson, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 13 plays, 87 yards, 4:50; Sam Houston 10–2) (6:45) SHSU – Simeon Evans 2-yard pass from Hunter Watson, Christian Pavon kick (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 2:29; Sam Houston 17–2) (1:14) LIB – Elijah Canion 10-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 51 yards, 2:10; Sam Houston 17–9) Third quarter (5:13) SHSU – Christian Pavon 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 36 yards, 4:39; Sam Houston 20–9) Fourth quarter (7:20) LIB – Colin Karhu 43-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 2:40; Sam Houston 20–12) (1:10) LIB – Kaidon Salter 33-yard run, 2-point pass conversion failed (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:06; Sam Houston 20–18)

Statistics	LIB	SHSU
First downs	18	18
Total yards	262	333
Rushing yards	179	131
Passing yards	83	202
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12-37-2	19-34-1
Time of possession	24:42	35:18

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Kaidon Salter	12/35, 83 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Quinton Cooley	19 carries, 90 yards
	Receiving	Reese Smith	3 receptions, 26 yards
Sam Houston	Passing	Hunter Watson	19/33, 202 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jay Ducker	24 carries, 96 yards
	Receiving	Simeon Evans	6 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

vs. Buffalo (Bahamas Bowl)

See also: 2024 Buffalo Bulls football team and 2025 Bahamas Bowl

2025 Bahamas Bowl
Buffalo Bulls (8–4) vs. Liberty Flames (8–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	6	3	7	10	26
Flames	0	0	0	7	7

at Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

• Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NNE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
• Game attendance: 4,610
• Referee: Darryl DeBerry
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) and Coley Harvey (sideline)
• Box score

Game information

First Quarter (10:30) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 52 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:00; Buffalo 3–0) (5:37) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 43 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 3:24; Buffalo 6–0) Second Quarter (14:56) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 20 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:46; Buffalo 9–0) Third Quarter (12:01) BUFF – Al-Jay Henderson 45 yard run, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Buffalo 16–0) Fourth Quarter (12:28) BUFF – Upton Bellenfant 45 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:26; Buffalo 19–0) (12:09) BUFF – Red Murdock 31 yard interception return, Upton Bellenfant kick (Drive: 2 plays, 0 yards, 0:19; Buffalo 26–0) (7:00) LIB – Reese Smith 36 yard pass from Nate Hampton, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Buffalo 26–7)

Statistics	UB	LIB
First downs	18	11
Total yards	359	242
Rushing yards	222	162
Passing yards	137	80
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–19–0	6–21–1
Time of possession	37:01	22:59

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Buffalo	Passing	C.J. Ogbonna	9/19, 137 yards
	Rushing	Al-Jay Henderson	21 carries, 199 yards, TD
	Receiving	Victor Snow	4 receptions, 41 yards
Liberty	Passing	Nate Hampton	2/9, 40 yards, TD, INT
	Rushing	Billy Lucas	3 carries, 57 yards
	Receiving	Reese Smith	1 reception, 36 yards, TD

References

1. "FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish". conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
2. "Helene forces App State-Liberty cancelation, hampers Broncos". ESPN. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
3. "2024 Liberty Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
4. "Liberty Flames 2024 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 22, 2024.