2024 Liberty Flames football team

2024 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	4–0 (2–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Willy Korn (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Newland Isaac (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Up-tempo spread
Co-defensive coordinator	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
Liberty		2	–	0					4	–	0
Sam Houston		1	–	0					3	–	1
Western Kentucky		1	–	0					3	–	1
Louisiana Tech		0	–	0					1	–	2
FIU		0	–	0					1	–	3
Jacksonville State		0	–	0					1	–	3
Kennesaw State*		0	–	0					0	–	3
Middle Tennessee		0	–	1					1	–	3
UTEP		0	–	1					0	–	4
New Mexico State		0	–	2					1	–	3
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules As of September 25, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Liberty Flames football team will represent Liberty University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Flames play their home games at Williams Stadium located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and compete as a second-year member of Conference USA. They are 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]

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	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+
October 8	7:00 p.m.	FIU	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CBSSN
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	CBSSN
October 30	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville State	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CBSSN
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	CBSSN
November 16		at UMass *	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Western Kentucky	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN Networks
November 29	3:30 p.m.	at Sam Houston	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	CBSSN
*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
Campbell (FCS)	3	7	7	7	24
Liberty	7	10	10	14	41

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: August 31, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAMP	LIB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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
Liberty	3	6	0	21	30
New Mexico State	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
UTEP	0	0	0	0	0
Liberty	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTEP	LIB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: September 21, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• TV: ESPN+

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ECU	LIB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

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	0	0	0	0
Mountaineers	0	0	0	0	0

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, NC

• Date: September 28, 2024
• Game time: TBD

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter

Statistics	LIB	APP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Appalachian State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Rankings

Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

References

1. "FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish". conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
2. "2024 Liberty Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
3. "Liberty Flames 2024 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 22, 2024.