2025 Liberty Flames football team

2025 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Conference USA
Record	1–2 (0–1 CUSA)
Head coach	Jamey Chadwell (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Willy Korn (3rd season) Newland Isaac (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinators	Kyle Krantz (3rd season) Skylor Magee (3rd season)
Home stadium	Williams Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Conference USA football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Louisiana Tech		1	–	0					2	–	1
Western Kentucky		1	–	0					2	–	1
Jacksonville State		1	–	0					1	–	2
Delaware*		0	–	0					2	–	1
FIU		0	–	0					2	–	1
Kennesaw State		0	–	0					1	–	2
Middle Tennessee		0	–	0					1	–	2
Missouri State*		0	–	0					1	–	2
UTEP		0	–	0					1	–	2
New Mexico State		0	–	1					2	–	1
Liberty		0	–	1					1	–	2
Sam Houston		0	–	1					0	–	3
Championship: December 5, 2025
* – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules As of September 18, 2025

The 2025 Liberty Flames football team will represent Liberty University in Conference USA (CUSA) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Flames play their home games at Williams Stadium located in Lynchburg, Virginia. They are expected to be led by third-year head coach Jamey Chadwell.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Kylen Austin	WR	Albany
Chris Boti	DL	Arkansas State
Jay Hardy	DL	Auburn
Cesar Carrasco	WR	Bucknell
TJ Bush	DE	California
Kaidon Salter	QB	Colorado
Jason Duclona	DB	East Tennessee State
Joshua Wiggins	DB	East Texas A&M
James Jointer Jr.	RB	Eastern Michigan
Jayden Sweeney	S	Florida Atlantic
Markel Fortenberry	WR	Gardner–Webb
Nate Hampton	QB	Gardner–Webb
Izaiah Taylor	OL	Georgia Military College
Roderick Daniels	DE	Kennesaw State
Marius Landsfeld	DL	Mercer
Larry Jones III	DE	New Mexico State
Xavior Gray	OL	Northwestern
Barrett Newman	LB	Northwestern State
Jabin Ford	S	South Carolina State
Dominick Hill	DB	Southern Miss
Eliyt Nairne	DL	Tulane
Jordan Hall	OL	Tulane
Marquis Bell	DB	UC Davis
Jamauri Knox	WR	UNC Pembroke
Jordan White	OL	Vanderbilt
Miles McEachin Jr.	QB	VUL
Rex Lahr	OL	Youngstown State
Victor Venn	RB	Unknown
Nick Brown	K	Unknown
Teagen Lenderink	P	Unknown
Kristyane Gregory	DL	Unknown
Victor Jones Jr.	WR	Unknown
Bryce Dixon	DL	Withdrawn

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Markus Clark	DT	Appalachian State
Derrell Farrar	LB	Appalachian State
Ethan Vasko	QB	Coastal Carolina
Jamari Person	WR	Colorado State
Deuce Spurlock II	LB	Florida
Christian Williams	OL	Florida
Aaron Hester	DE	Florida State
Evan Dickens	RB	Georgia Tech
Jayden Whaley	S	Hampton
Joep Engbers	OL	Illinois
Jiquavious Marshall	DB	Kentucky
Micah Pollard	LB	Michigan
DJ Jackson	DL	NC State
Michael Merdinger	QB	North Carolina
Joe Strickland	DL	Purdue
Tyrell Greene Jr.	RB	Towson
Trey Bedosky	OL	UAB
Casey Cain	WR	UNLV
Tyler Black	K	Wake Forest
Jalon Rock	DB	Weber State
Erwil Anthony Jr.	OL	Wingate

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	4:00 p.m.	Maine *	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 28–7	20,337
September 6	12:00 p.m.	at Jacksonville State	AmFirst Stadium Jacksonville, AL	CBSSN	L 24–34	20,755
September 13	5:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green *	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	L 13–23	23,159
September 20	3:30 p.m.	James Madison *	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA (Battle of the Blue Ridge)	ESPNU
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Old Dominion *	S.B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA	ESPN+
October 8	8:00 p.m.	at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	CBSSN
October 14	7:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CBSSN
November 1	3:30 p.m.	Delaware	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CBSSN
November 8	1:00 p.m.	Missouri State	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN Networks
November 15	5:00 p.m.	at FIU	Pitbull Stadium Miami, FL	ESPN Networks
November 22	3:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN Networks
November 29	3:30 p.m.	Kennesaw State	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CBSSN
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs. Maine (FCS)

See also: 2025 Maine Black Bears football team

Game One – Maine Black Bears (FCS) (0–0) at Liberty Flames (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears (FCS)	0	7	0	0	7
Flames	0	7	0	21	28

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
• Game time: 4:00 PM EST
• Game attendance: 20,337
• Referee: David Burge
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Annie Cory (sideline)

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays. Second quarter ME – Sincere Baines 77-yard run (Samuel Trembley kick), 13:58. Black Bears 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 77 yards, 0:13. LIB – Reese Smith 9-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 0:07. Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:17. Third quarter No scoring plays. Fourth quarter LIB – Evan Dickens 24-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 10:24. Flames 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 1:39. LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 16-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 4:33. Flames 21–7. Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 5:03. LIB – Ethan Vasko 13-yard run (Jay Billingsley kick), 2:38. Flames 28–7. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:02.

Statistics	ME	LIB
First downs	15	22
Total yards	316	391
Rushing yards	184	194
Passing yards	132	197
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	13–31–1	19–33–0
Time of possession	26:26	33:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Maine	Passing	Carter Peevy	13/31, 132 yards, INT
	Rushing	Sincere Baines	11 carries, 118 yards, TD
	Receiving	Molayo Irefin	3 receptions, 35 yards
Liberty	Passing	Ethan Vasko	19/33, 197 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Ethan Vasko	13 carries, 63 yards, TD
	Receiving	Reese Smith	6 receptions, 46 yards, TD

at Jacksonville State

See also: 2025 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Game Two – Liberty Flames (1–0) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	3	0	14	24
Gamecocks	7	10	7	10	34

at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL

• Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
• Game time: 11:00 a.m.
• Game attendance: 20,755
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Adam Breneman (analyst)

Game information

First quarter JVST – Andrew Paul 3-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 9:58. Gamecocks 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:43. LIB – Julian Gray 72-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Jay Billingsley kick), 4:09. Tied 7–7. Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:47. Second quarter JVST – Cam Cook 11-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 12:35. Gamecocks 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 2:25. JVST – Garrison Rippa 50-yard field goal, 3:08. Gamecocks 17–7. Drive: 11 plays, 33 yards, 5:12. LIB – Jay Billingsley 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Gamecocks 17–10. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:02. Third quarter JVST – Cam Cook 1-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 7:13. Gamecocks 24–10. Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 3:49. Fourth quarter LIB – Evan Dickens 52-yard run (Jay Billingsley kick), 12:47. Gamecocks 24–17. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 1:28. JVST – Gavin Wimsatt 3-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 8:33. Gamecocks 31–17. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:14. LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 62-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Brayden Beck kick), 7:16. Gamecocks 31–24. Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:11. JVST – Garrison Rippa 24-yard field goal, 4:08. Gamecocks 34–24. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 3:08.

Statistics	LIB	JVST
First downs	20	18
Total yards	534	390
Rushing yards	37–199	50–338
Passing yards	335	52
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	19–29–1	6–12–0
Time of possession	29:36	30:24

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing	Ethan Vasko	19/29, 335 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Evan Dickens	13 carries, 114 yards, TD
	Receiving	Donte Lee Jr.	2 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Jacksonville State	Passing	Gavin Wimsatt	6/12, 52 yards
	Rushing	Cam Cook	29 carries, 195 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Caleb Coombs	2 receptions, 24 yards

at Bowling Green

See also: 2025 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Game Three – Liberty Flames (1–1) at Bowling Green Falcons (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Falcons	0	0	0	0	0

at Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH

• Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
• Game time: 5:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Marcus Ray (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	LIB	BGSU
First downs	16	17
Total yards	332	304
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession	28:51	31:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bowling Green	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. James Madison

See also: 2025 James Madison Dukes football team

Game Four – James Madison Dukes (1–1) at Liberty Flames (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dukes	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
James Madison	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Old Dominion

See also: 2025 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Game Five – Liberty Flames (0–0) at Old Dominion Monarchs (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Monarchs	0	0	0	0	0

at S.B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA

• Date: Saturday September 27, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Old Dominion	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UTEP

See also: 2025 UTEP Miners football team

Game Six – Liberty Flames (0–0) at UTEP Miners (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Miners	0	0	0	0	0

at Sun Bowl • El Paso, TX

• Date: Wednesday October 8, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

vs. New Mexico State

See also: 2025 New Mexico State Aggies football team

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

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: Tuesday October 14, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
New Mexico State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Delaware

See also: 2025 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Game Eight – Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens (0–0) at Liberty Flames (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: Saturday November 1, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

vs. Missouri State

See also: 2025 Missouri State Bears football team

Game Nine – Missouri State Bears (0–0) at Liberty Flames (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at FIU

See also: 2025 FIU Panthers football team

Game Ten – Liberty Flames (0–0) at FIU Panthers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at Pitbull Stadium • Miami, FL

• Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at Louisiana Tech

See also: 2025 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Game Eleven – Liberty Flames (0–0) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	0	0	0	0
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

at Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA

• Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Liberty	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Louisiana Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Kennesaw State

See also: 2025 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Game Twelve – Kennesaw State Owls (0–0) at Liberty Flames (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Flames	0	0	0	0	0

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: Saturday November 29, 2025
• Game time: TBA
• TV announcers (TBA): TBA

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

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4. "2025 Liberty Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 30, 2024.