2024 Liberty Flames football | |
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Conference | Conference USA |
Record | 8–4 (5–3 C-USA) |
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Offensive scheme | Up-tempo spread |
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Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Williams Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Flames were predicted to finish first in the conference. [1]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Liberty | 197 (18) |
2 | Western Kentucky | 173 (2) |
3 | Jacksonville State | 166 |
4 | Middle Tennessee | 98 |
5 | New Mexico State | 97 |
Sam Houston | ||
7 | Louisiana Tech | 88 |
8 | FIU | 81 |
9 | UTEP | 76 |
10 | Kennesaw State | 27 |
The September 28 game against Appalachian State was canceled due to Hurricane Helene.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31, 2024 | 6:00 p.m. | Campbell * | ESPN+ | W 41–24 | 21,573 | |
September 7 | 10:15 p.m. | at New Mexico State | ESPN2 | W 30–24 | 16,562 | |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | UTEP ![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 28–10 | 21,805 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | East Carolina * |
| ESPN+ | W 35–24 | 24,076 |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State * | ESPN+ | Canceled [2] | ||
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | FIU |
| CBSSN | W 31–24 OT | 16,343 |
October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State | CBSSN | L 24–27 | 8,209 | |
October 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville State |
| CBSSN | L 21–31 | 18,069 |
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Middle Tennessee | CBSSN | W 37–17 | 13,500 | |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Massachusetts * | ESPN+ | W 35–34 OT | 9,115 | |
November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky |
| ESPN+ | W 38–21 | 17,930 |
November 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Sam Houston | CBSSN | L 18–20 | 8,651 | |
January 4, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Buffalo | ESPN2 | L 7–26 | 4,610 | |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Camels (FCS) | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Flames | 7 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 41 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia
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Statistics | CAMP | LIB |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Flames | 3 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 30 |
Aggies | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico
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Statistics | LIB | NMSU |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Miners | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Flames | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia
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Statistics | UTEP | LIB |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pirates | 14 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Flames | 0 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia
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Statistics | ECU | LIB |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Flames | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Mountaineers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Panthers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Flames | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia
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Statistics | FIU | LIB |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Flames | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
Owls | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia
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Statistics | LIB | KENN |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
Flames | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia
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Statistics | JVST | LIB |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Flames | 7 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
Blue Raiders | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Statistics | LIB | MTSU |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Flames | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
Minutemen | 7 | 13 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 34 |
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts
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Statistics | LIB | MASS |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hilltoppers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
Flames | 0 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia
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Statistics | WKU | LIB |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Flames | 2 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
Bearkats | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas
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Statistics | LIB | SHSU |
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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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bulls | 6 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
at Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas
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Statistics | UB | LIB |
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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 |
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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 |