2016 Liberty Flames Football Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV Series Note Sept. 3 at Virginia Tech L/13-36 ACCN/ESPN3 VT leads, 1-0 Liberty led 13-10 before yielding 26 unanswered points Sept. 10 Jacksonville W/55-7 LFSN/ESPN3 LU leads, 1-0 Flames rushed for 319 yards, 4 TDs in home-opening victory Sept. 17 at SMU L/14-29 ESPN3 SMU leads, 2-0 SMU scored 10 points in final :47 to hold off Liberty comeback Sept. 24 No. 3/4 Jacksonville State (Hall of Fame) 7 p.m. LFSN/ESPN3 JSU leads, 2-0 2015 FCS runners-up will make 1st visit to Williams Stadium Oct. 1 Robert Morris 7 p.m. LFSN/ESPN3 Tied, 1-1 Liberty is 4-1 vs. NEC opponents, including 4-0 in Lynchburg Oct. 15 at Kennesaw State * 7 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 1-0 Flames open Big South slate with 1st-ever trip to Kennesaw State Oct. 22 Monmouth * (Homecoming) 3:30 p.m. LFSN/ESPN3 LU leads, 2-1 Flames are 29-13 all-me on Homecoming Oct. 29 Gardner-Webb * 3:30 p.m. BSN LU leads, 12-9-1 Liberty has won 4 straight home meengs with Gardner-Webb Nov. 5 at Presbyterian * 2 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 9-4 Liberty has won 7 straight matchups against Presbyterian Nov. 12 No. 12/11 Charleston Southern * 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 19-4 Flames will seek 1st win over Charleston Southern since 2013 Nov. 17 at No. 17/NR Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. TBA LU leads, 7-6 Liberty has won last 2 meengs with former Big South rival * - Big South Conference game Rankings listed are AP/USA Today for FBS opponents and STATS/FCS Coaches Poll for FCS opponents ACCN - ACC Network BSN-Big South Network LFSN - Liberty Flames Sports Network All mes listed are Eastern Game 4 - September 24, 2016 Liberty Flames vs. No. 3/4 Jacksonville St. Gamecocks (1-2, 0-0 Big South) (2-1, 0-0 OVC) Lynchburg, Va. (Williams Stadium - 19,200) - 7:06 p.m. - LFSN/ESPN3 First and 10 - Today’s Top Storylines 1) For the first me in program history, Liberty (1-2) will play host to a team which played in the pre- vious year’s FCS naonal championship game, as 2015 naonal runner-up No. 3/4 Jacksonville State (2-1) invades Williams Stadium, Saturday night. 2) The Gamecocks are ed for the highest-ranked FCS team ever to play at Williams Stadium, along with Appalachian State, which was ranked No. 3 for the 1999 regular-season finale in Lynchburg. 3) Liberty is 6-3 in its last nine games against FCS Top 25 opponents and has defeated four Top 10 teams under Head Coach Turner Gill. See page 3 for more on the Flames’ success vs. Top 25 foes. 4) The Flames are 0-2 all-me against the Gamecocks, but the two teams have not met on the gridiron since 1982. See page 3 for more informaon on the teams’ most recent head-to-head meeng. 5) Liberty owns a six-game home winning streak and is 50-10 at Williams Stadium since the start of the 2006 season. See page 4 for more notes on the Flames’ success in recent seasons. 6) Liberty’s eighth Athlecs Hall of Fame class, including football player Steve Kearns, will be inducted on Friday. Jacksonville State will be the sixth ranked opponent the Flames have hosted in their eight Hall of Fame Weekend matchups all-me. See pages 3 and 5 for more info on Hall of Fame Weekend. 7) Aſter tallying a season-high 12 tackles and his first career intercepon at SMU, LB Nick Newman is just nine stops shy of 200 for his career. See page 4 for more milestones within reach on Saturday. 8) For the second straight week, Liberty won two Big South weekly awards, as QB Stephen Calvert (Freshman) and P Trey Turner (Special Teams) were honored. See page 6 for the Flames’ 2016 honors. 9) The ability to run the ball will be key on Saturday. Liberty is 22-3 under Turner Gill (1-0 in 2016) when outrushing its opponent but only 8-18 under Gill (0-2 in 2016) when losing the rushing bale. 10) This Saturday, Turner Gill and other American Football Coaches Associaon (AFCA) members will wear a Coach to Cure MD logo patch on the sidelines, drawing awareness to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD). See page 9 for more informaon about this AFCA effort. Table of Contents Turner Gill Bio ............. 2 Weekly Schedule ........ 2 Quick Facts ................. 3 Matchup Info .............. 3 Big South Conference .4 Milestone Watch ........ 4 A LU Win Would ......... 4 Quick Hiers ............... 4 Uniform Tracker .......... 4 On This Date ............... 4 Top 25 Polls................. 5 Team Notes................. 5 Off. Player Notes ......... 6 Individual Honors ....... 6 Def./ST Player Notes ...7 Flames’ Record When .. 7 Aendance Records ... 8 Player Career Highs .... 8 Team Captains ............ 9 Injury Update ............ 9 Big Games................... 9 NCAA/BSC Stats ........ 10 Depth Chart ............. 11 Start Chart ................ 12 Radio/TV Info............ 13 Numerical Roster ..... 14 Pronunciaon Guide 15 Coaching Staff ......... 16 Opp. Sched./Results .17 Series History............ 18 Overme History ...... 18 The Last Time ........... 19 Flames in the Pros .... 20 2016 Stats ................. 21
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2016 Liberty Flames Football Schedule
Date Opponent Time/Result TV Series NoteSept. 3 at Virginia Tech L/13-36 ACCN/ESPN3 VT leads, 1-0 Liberty led 13-10 before yielding 26 unanswered pointsSept. 10 Jacksonville W/55-7 LFSN/ESPN3 LU leads, 1-0 Flames rushed for 319 yards, 4 TDs in home-opening victorySept. 17 at SMU L/14-29 ESPN3 SMU leads, 2-0 SMU scored 10 points in final :47 to hold off Liberty comebackSept. 24 No. 3/4 Jacksonville State (Hall of Fame) 7 p.m. LFSN/ESPN3 JSU leads, 2-0 2015 FCS runners-up will make 1st visit to Williams StadiumOct. 1 Robert Morris 7 p.m. LFSN/ESPN3 Tied, 1-1 Liberty is 4-1 vs. NEC opponents, including 4-0 in LynchburgOct. 15 at Kennesaw State * 7 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 1-0 Flames open Big South slate with 1st-ever trip to Kennesaw StateOct. 22 Monmouth * (Homecoming) 3:30 p.m. LFSN/ESPN3 LU leads, 2-1 Flames are 29-13 all-time on HomecomingOct. 29 Gardner-Webb * 3:30 p.m. BSN LU leads, 12-9-1 Liberty has won 4 straight home meetings with Gardner-WebbNov. 5 at Presbyterian * 2 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 9-4 Liberty has won 7 straight matchups against PresbyterianNov. 12 No. 12/11 Charleston Southern * 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 19-4 Flames will seek 1st win over Charleston Southern since 2013Nov. 17 at No. 17/NR Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. TBA LU leads, 7-6 Liberty has won last 2 meetings with former Big South rival
* - Big South Conference game Rankings listed are AP/USA Today for FBS opponents and STATS/FCS Coaches Poll for FCS opponents ACCN-ACCNetwork BSN-BigSouthNetwork LFSN-LibertyFlamesSportsNetwork AlltimeslistedareEastern
Game 4 - September 24, 2016
Liberty Flames vs. No. 3/4 Jacksonville St. Gamecocks (1-2, 0-0 Big South) (2-1, 0-0 OVC)
First and 10 - Today’s Top Storylines1) For the first time in program history, Liberty (1-2) will play host to a team which played in the pre-
vious year’s FCS national championship game, as 2015 national runner-up No. 3/4 Jacksonville State (2-1) invades Williams Stadium, Saturday night.
2) The Gamecocks are tied for the highest-ranked FCS team ever to play at Williams Stadium, along with Appalachian State, which was ranked No. 3 for the 1999 regular-season finale in Lynchburg.
3) Liberty is 6-3 in its last nine games against FCS Top 25 opponents and has defeated four Top 10 teams under Head Coach Turner Gill. See page 3 for more on the Flames’ success vs. Top 25 foes.
4) The Flames are 0-2 all-time against the Gamecocks, but the two teams have not met on the gridiron since 1982. See page 3 for more information on the teams’ most recent head-to-head meeting.
5) Liberty owns a six-game home winning streak and is 50-10 at Williams Stadium since the start of the 2006 season. See page 4 for more notes on the Flames’ success in recent seasons.
6) Liberty’s eighth Athletics Hall of Fame class, including football player Steve Kearns, will be inducted on Friday. Jacksonville State will be the sixth ranked opponent the Flames have hosted in their eight Hall of Fame Weekend matchups all-time. See pages 3 and 5 for more info on Hall of Fame Weekend.
7) After tallying a season-high 12 tackles and his first career interception at SMU, LB Nick Newman is just nine stops shy of 200 for his career. See page 4 for more milestones within reach on Saturday.
8) For the second straight week, Liberty won two Big South weekly awards, as QB Stephen Calvert (Freshman) and P Trey Turner (Special Teams) were honored. See page 6 for the Flames’ 2016 honors.
9) The ability to run the ball will be key on Saturday. Liberty is 22-3 under Turner Gill (1-0 in 2016) when outrushing its opponent but only 8-18 under Gill (0-2 in 2016) when losing the rushing battle.
10) This Saturday, Turner Gill and other American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) members will wear a Coach to Cure MD logo patch on the sidelines, drawing awareness to Parent Project Muscular Dystrophy (PPMD). See page 9 for more information about this AFCA effort.
Table of ContentsTurner Gill Bio .............2Weekly Schedule ........2Quick Facts .................3Matchup Info ..............3Big South Conference .4Milestone Watch ........4A LU Win Would .........4Quick Hitters ...............4Uniform Tracker ..........4On This Date ...............4Top 25 Polls ................. 5Team Notes .................5Off. Player Notes .........6Individual Honors .......6Def./ST Player Notes ...7Flames’ Record When ..7Attendance Records ...8Player Career Highs ....8Team Captains ............9Injury Update ............ 9Big Games ................... 9NCAA/BSC Stats ........10Depth Chart ............. 11Start Chart ................12Radio/TV Info............13Numerical Roster ..... 14Pronunciation Guide 15Coaching Staff ......... 16Opp. Sched./Results .17Series History ............18Overtime History ......18The Last Time ...........19Flames in the Pros ....202016 Stats .................21
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Turner GillCoaching Career
2012-16 – Liberty • Head Coach2010-11 – Kansas• Head Coach2006-09 – Buffalo• Head Coach2005 – NFL Green Bay• Director of Player Development/Off. Asst.)1992-04 – Nebraska • Asst. HC, QB, WR1991 – SMU • Wide Receivers1990 – Nebraska • Graduate Asst.1989 – North Texas• Graduate Asst.
Education:• B.A., Behavior Analysis (North Texas, ’90)Hometown: • Fort Worth, TexasWife: • GayleChildren:• Jordan and MargauxBirthday:• Aug. 13, 1962 (Age 54)
Year-by-Year Head Coaching Record:Buffalo 2006-09 20-30 (14-18 MAC)2006 2-10 1-7 MAC - 6th/East2007 5-7 5-3 MAC - T1st/East2008 8-6 5-3 MAC - 1st/East2009 5-7 3-5 MAC - 5th/EastKansas 2010-11 5-19 (1-16 Big 12)2010 3-9 1-7 Big 12 - 6th/North2011 2-10 0-9 Big 12 - 10thLiberty 2012-15 30-21 (16-6 Big South)2012 6-5 5-1 Big South - T1st2013 8-4 4-1 Big South - T1st2014 9-5 4-1 Big South - T1st2015 6-5 3-3 Big South - T3rd2016 1-2 0-0 Big SouthTotal 55-70 31-40 (Conference)
College Career Highlights:• Nebraska – 1980-83• Three-time All-Big Eight selection• 1983 Heisman Trophy finalist (finished fourth)• 1983 Nebraska Co-Captain• 1983 Novak Trophy Winner• Career passing – 231-of-428 (54.0 comp. %),
avg.), 18 TDs• Record as starting quarterback – 28-2, 20-0 Big 8• Three straight Orange Bowl appearances• Nebraska Football Hall of Fame inductee (1989)• Orange Bowl Hall of Fame inductee (2006)• Played baseball for Nebraska in 1983• All-Big Eight selection at shortstop
Post Collegiate Playing Career Highlights:Baseball• Selected in the MLB Draft by the Chicago White
Sox in 1979 and the New York Yankees in 1983
• Signed free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians in 1986
• Played for A Waterloo Indians in 1986• Played for AA Williamsport Bills in 1987-88Football• Played two seasons in the CFL for the Montreal
Concordes• Career passing – 411-of-727 (56.5 comp. %),
Career Coaching Highlights:Nebraska (Asst. Coach)• QB Coach (1992-03); WR Coach (2004)• 13 straight bowl appearances• Three national championships (1994, 1995,
1997)• Coached All-America QBs Tommy Frazier (1995)
and Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch (2001)• 2002 Frank Broyles Award finalist (national Asst.
Coach of the Year)Buffalo(HeadCoach)• 2007 MAC Coach of the Year• 2008 MAC Champions/International BowlKansas(HeadCoach)• Coached 10 All-Big 12 honorees• Defeated No. 15 Georgia Tech, 28-25, for his first
win at KansasLiberty(HeadCoach)• 2014 Bobby Ross and VaSID Division I State
Coach of the Year• Big South Conference Champions in 2012, 2013
and 2014• 2014 NCAA FCS Playoffs appearance (first in
program history)• Coached the Flames to their first victory over a
No. 1 ranked opponent (Coastal Carolina, 2014)
Flames Head CoachTurner Gill
FifthYearatLibertyCareer Coaching Record: 55-70 - Record at Liberty: 30-21 (16-6 Big South)
Liberty Flames Football Weekly ScheduleSunday3 p.m.• Team Meeting 5:25 - 6:15 p.m.• Practice (Closed to Public/Media)
MondayPractice:• Nopractice-Players’DayOff6 - 7 p.m. • FlamesSportsHotlineWithTurnerGill• Weekly Radio Call-In Show• Location: Liberty University Bookstore• Airs on 93.3 FM (Lynchburg) 1320 AM (Lynchburg) 1240 AM (Roanoke) and 730 AM (Gretna)
Tuesday11:20 - 11:30 a.m.• Big South Weekly Teleconference (Call-In/
Media Only)12:30 - 1 p.m.• Turner Gill Weekly Press Conference• Location: Team Room (Williams Football
Ops Center)1 - 2:15 p.m.Player/Asst. Coach Weekly Interviews• Location: Team Room (Williams Football
Ops Center)2:45 p.m.• Team Meeting 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.• Practice • Coach Gill, Asst. Coach & Players available for interviews following practice (Meet outside locker room at 5:45 p.m.)
Wednesday2:45 p.m.• Team Meeting 3:30 - 6 p.m.• Practice • Coach Gill, Asst. Coach & Players available for interviews following practice (Meet outside locker room at 5:45 p.m.)
Thursday2:45 p.m.• Team Meeting 3:45 - 6 p.m.• Practice • Only Coach Gill available for interviews following practice (Meet in Team Room at 6 p.m.)
FridayHomeGameSchedule3:30 p.m.• Team Meeting 4:20 - 5:25 p.m.• Walk Thru Practice• Closed to MediaRoad Game ScheduleTBA
Interview Policy: All interview requests for Head Coach Turner Gill, Assistant Coaches and Players must be made the day prior and approved by Todd Wetmore/Liberty Assoc. AD for Communica-tions (football contact)Office: (434) 582-2292Cell: (434) 841-8974Email: [email protected]
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at a Glance
Location: Lynchburg, Va.Enrollment: 15,000Founder: Dr. Jerry FalwellPresident: Jerry Falwell, Jr.Director of Athletics: Jeff BarberFounded: 1971Nickname: FlamesColors: Red, White & Blue
Football Began: 1973All-Time Football Record: 235-223-4 Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCSConference: Big SouthStadium: Williams Stadium Capacity: 19,200Surface: AstroTurf
2015 Record: 6-5Big South Record: 3-3 (T3rd)Final Rankings: N/A (Sports
Head Coach: Turner Gill (North Texas, ‘90)Record at Liberty: 30-21 (Fifth season)Overall Record: 55-70 (11th season)
Media InformationRadioStation: LFSN RadioPlay-By-Play Broadcaster: Alan YorkColor Commentator: Paul RutiglianoSidelines: Nick PiercePregame: Nick Pierce, Jamie Hall & Matt Camire Statistician: Matt CamireEngineer: Chris Wygal
TelevisionStation: LFSN/ESPN3Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Mike TilleyColor Commentator: Matt WarnerSideline Reporter: Gabe Henderson
Today’s Matchup“4 Downs” with the Gamecocks
1 - Saturday’s game will mark Liberty’s first matchup with Jacksonville State since 1982 and the first time the Gamecocks have ever visited Williams Stadium. It will also mark the first time LIberty has ever played host to a team which played in the previous season’s FCS national title game.
2 - Jacksonville State was last season’s FCS nation-al runner-up, falling to North Dakota State by a 37-10 count in the Gamecocks’ inaugural nation-al title game appearance. JSU is 2-0 all-time ver-sus Liberty, with a 64-0 home win in 1981 and a 42-13 victory in Lynchburg in 1982.
3 - At No. 3 in the STATS FCS Top 25, Jacksonville State is tied with Appalachian State (Nov. 20, 1999) as the highest-ranked visiting team ever to play at Williams Stadium. Third-year Jackson-ville State Head Coach John Grass is 25-5 with the Gamecocks and was named AFCA National Coach of the Year in 2015. The Gamecocks’ only regular-season losses since the start of the 2014 season have come to Michigan State (2014), Auburn (2015) and LSU (2016). JSU has won 23 straight regular-season games against non-FBS foes.
4 - Jacksonville State All-America quarterback Eli Jenkins ranks fourth in OVC history with 9,377 yards of total offense for his career. Current New England Patriots QB Jimmy Garoppolo tops the OVC list. An adept runner, Jenkins has rushed for 3,106 career yards, leaving him 38 yards shy of fourth place on JSU’s career rushing list.
Last Meeting with Jacksonville State
Sept. 25, 1982Jacksonville State 42, Liberty 13Lynchburg, Va. (City Stadium)
• Ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II, Jacksonville State used four TD passes by Ed Lett to defeat Liberty for the second consecutive season.
• Despite the lopsided score, Liberty actually out-gained the Gamecocks, 406-405.
• Liberty QB Mike Forslund completed 31-of-57 passes for 327 yards and one TD, setting then program single-game records for passes attempt-ed, passes completed and yards passing.
• Earl Rector was Forslund’s most frequent target, hauling in a school-record nine passes for 71 yards.
• Guy Shashaty added eight catches for 134 yards for the Flames, including Liberty’s lone TD of the contest.
Flames’ All-Time Highs vs. Jacksonville State
Rushing PerformancesPlayer No.-Yds YearMitchell Clark 16-63 1982
Uncommon Occurrence• Saturday’s game will mark the first time a team
which played in the previous season’s FCS title game has ever visited Williams Stadium the fol-lowing year.
• Liberty’s only prior meeting with a participant from the previous season’s national title game was a 42-0 loss at 1992 runner-up Youngstown State on Oct. 16, 1993.
• Liberty is 1-3 the four previous times it has host-ed an FCS Top 5 opponent at Williams Stadium.
• These include a win over No. 4 Coastal Caroli-na (2015) and losses to No. 3 Appalachian State (1999), No. 4 Appalachian State (2002) and No. 4 Coastal Carolina (2013).
Flames vs. the FCS Top 25• Liberty is 18-51 all-time versus nationally ranked
FCS opponents, but 6-3 in its last nine meetings.• The Flames have recorded four wins over Top 10
foes under Head Coach Turner Gill, including No. 6/8 Stony Brook (2012), No. 2/1 Coastal Caroli-na (2014), No. 8/7 Montana (2015) and No. 4/4 Coastal Carolina (2015).
Liberty vs. the OVC• Liberty is 6-9 all-time versus OVC foes.• The Flames’ last OVC matchup was a 35-28 home
loss to Eastern Kentucky on Nov. 2, 2002.• Liberty’s most recent OVC win was a 42-13 home
victory over Morehead State on Sept. 22, 1990.
Hall of Fame Weekend• During Saturday’s game, the eighth class of in-
ductees to the Liberty Athletics Hall of Fame will be recognized. They include Annie Hunt Fairchild (women’s cross country/track & field), Steve Ke-arns (football), Todd Setsma (men’s golf), Randy Tomlin (baseball) and Ed Vickers (men’s basket-ball).
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Conference Standings W L Pct.Charleston So. 0 0 .000Gardner-Webb 0 0 .000Kennesaw St. 0 0 .000Liberty 0 0 .000Monmouth 0 0 .000Presbyterian 0 0 .000
Overall Standings W L Pct.Monmouth 2 1 .667Kennesaw St. 1 1 .500Charleston So. 1 2 .333Gardner-Webb 1 2 .333Liberty 1 2 .333Presbyterian 1 2 .333
Last Week’s Results/Upcoming Schedule
Saturday, Sept. 17Kent State 27,Monmouth 7
Citadel 31,Gardner-Webb 24
Presbyterian 31,Campbell 14
SMU 29,Liberty 14
Saturday, Sept. 241 p.m. - Charleston So. at Monmouth
1 p.m. - Kennesaw State at Duquesne
2 p.m. - Gardner-Webb at Ohio
7 p.m. - Florida Tech at Presbyterian
7 p.m. - Jacksonville St. at Liberty
On This Date - September 24Liberty has played six previous games in its history on Sept. 24. The Flames are 2-4 (.333) all-time on this date. Season Site LU Coach W/L/T Score Opponent Opp. Coach 1977 Home Tom Dowling W 47-0 Bowie State John Organ 1983 Away Tom Dowling L 35-44 James Madison Challace McMillin 1988 Home Morgan Hout W 34-7 Morehead State Bill Baldridge 1994 Away Sam Rutigliano L 7-35 Boise State Pokey Allen 2005 Away Ken Karcher L 0-56 William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 2011 Home Danny Rocco L 24-27 Lehigh Andy Coen
Milestone Watch1 - After recovering his fifth career fumble during
the season opener at Virginia Tech, Erwin Des-sources’ next fumble recovery will move him into a tie for second place on Liberty’s all-time list.
9 - Nick Newman is nine tackles away from 200 for his career. The senior would become the first Flame with 200+ career stops since both Jacob Hagen and Nick Sigmon reached the milestone in 2014.
13/14 - At SMU, Dexter Robbins joined cur-rent Flames Nick Newman and Wesley Scott as members of the 100-tackle club. JaRon Greene and Tyrin Holloway are both nearing the centu-ry mark as well. Greene is 13 tackles shy of 100, while Holloway needs 14 stops to reach 100.
148 - Stephon Masha is 148 passing yards away from 1,000 for his career.
A Liberty Win Would ...• Give the Flames their first-ever victory over Jack-
sonville State in three tries.• Boost Liberty’s record to 7-3 in its last 10 meet-
ings with FCS Top 25 foes.• Mark the Flames’ fifth win over an FCS Top 10
opponent under Turner Gill.• Give the Flames their second triumph against an
FCS Top 5 foe at Williams Stadium, with the first coming last season against Coastal Carolina.
• Represent the Flames’ first win over an OVC op-ponent since a Sept. 22, 1990 home victory over Morehead State.
• Extend the Flames’ home winning streak to sev-en games, which would be the team’s longest streak since a run of seven straight home wins spanning 2012-13.
• Improve the team’s record in home games under Turner Gill to 21-5.
• Give the Flames an all-time record of 106-46 at Williams Stadium in the team’s 28 years of com-petition at the facility.
• Send Jacksonville State to its first regular-season defeat against a non-FBS opponent since Nov. 16, 2013 against Eastern Illinois.
Quick Hitters• Liberty is 6-3 in its last nine meetings with FCS
Top 25 teams, including a 2-1 mark last season. That stretch was highlighted by a 15-14 win at No. 2/1 Coastal Carolina on Nov. 22, 2014, the Flames’ first-ever victory over a No. 1 team in program history.
• The Flames are 50-10 in home games at Williams Stadium since the start of the 2006 season, in-cluding a current six-game winning streak.
• Liberty has recorded 10 straight winning seasons, dating back to 2006. That makes the Flames one of five active FCS programs with a current streak of 10 or more in a row, along with Harvard (15 seasons), Jacksonville State (13), New Hampshire (12) and McNeese State (11).
• The Flames’ 41-33 win at Georgia State on Oct. 3, 2015 was the team’s fourth all-time victory over an FBS opponent and second in as many years. The Flames’ previous FBS wins came against Eastern Michigan (1989), Ball State (2010) and Appalachian State (2014).
• The Flames have captured seven Big South titles in the last nine years, entering the 2016 cam-paign. They are 40-9 in conference games since the start of the 2007 season.
2016 Uniform TrackerThe Liberty football program is outfitted by Nike and has 27 different helmet/jersey/pants combi-nations to choose from during the 2016 season.
Opponent Helmet Jersey PantsVirginia Tech Red White WhiteJacksonville White Red WhiteSMU Red Red RedJacksonville StateRobert MorrisKennesaw StateMonmouthGardner-WebbPresbyterianCharleston So.Coastal Carolina
Flames Fast Facts
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STATSFCS Top 25 Poll
1. North Dakota St. 3-02. Sam Houston St. 2-03. Jacksonville St. 2-14. Eastern Washington 2-15. Chattanooga 3-06. Montana 2-07. Richmond 2-18. William & Mary 2-19. Illinois St. 2-110. Citadel 3-011. James Madison 2-112. Charleston Southern 1-213. Western Illinois 2-014. UNI 1-215. South Dakota St. 1-216. Youngstown St. 2-117. Coastal Carolina 2-118. Eastern Illinois 2-119. Villanova 2-120. Stony Brook 2-121. N.C. A&T 2-122. Albany 3-023. Colgate 1-124. McNeese St. 1-225. Portland St. 1-2
FCS CoachesTop 25 Poll
1. North Dakota St. 3-02. Sam Houston St. 2-03. Chattanooga 3-04. Jacksonville St. 2-15. Eastern Washington 2-16. Montana 2-07. James Madison 2-18. William & Mary 2-19. Richmond 2-110. Citadel 3-011. Charleston Southern 1-212. Illinois St. 2-113. Western Illinois 2-014. UNI 1-215. Villanova 2-116. Eastern Illinois 2-117. Youngstown St. 2-118. South Dakota St. 1-219. Harvard 1-020. McNeese St. 1-221. Colgate 1-122. N.C. A&T 2-123. Albany 3-024. Stony Brook 2-125T. Portland St. 1-225T. Northern Arizona 1-2
Bold indicates 2016 opponent
Team NotesTrends/Streaks
• Liberty won Big South titles during Flames Head Coach Turner Gill’s first three seasons at Liberty, but had the string snapped in 2015 when the Flames finished tied for third in the conference with a 3-3 record• Following Liberty’s 29-14 setback at SMU on Saturday, the Flames are 2-6 all-time under head coach Turner Gill against FBS opponents, including a 55-48 overtime win at Appalachian State in 2014 and a 41-33 win over Georgia State in 2015• For the third season in a row, Lib-erty will square off against two FBS opponents in the same season – (2014 – North Carolina and Appa-lachian State; 2015 – West Virginia and Georgia State; 2016 – Virginia Tech and SMU)• Dating back to the 2015 season, Liberty has now lost five consecu-tive road games (last road victory was against Georgia State on Oct. 3, 2015)• Liberty has posted a 4-3 record during its Athletics Hall of Fame Weekend (started in 2009), including wins over No. 25 Bryant in 2014 (W/ 38-21) and No. 8/7 Montana in 2015 (W/ 31-21)• During its seven previous Athletics Hall of Fame Weekends, Liberty has squared off against five nationally ranked teams (2009 – No. 6 James Madison; 2011 – No. 13 James Mad-ison; 2012 – No. 13 Lehigh; 2014 – No. 25 Bryant; 2015 – No. 8/7 Mon-tana)
Offense• Liberty returns six offensive start-ers from 2015: Aharown Campbell (OL, 7 games), B.J. Farrow (WR, 10 games), Tanner Hartman (OL, 11 games), Michael Henderman (OL, 10 games), Will Johnson (TE, 6 games) and Zac Parker (WR, 9 games)• Liberty finished the SMU game with 280 total offensive yards on 72 plays (3.9 yards per play)• Liberty has been held below 300 total offensive yards twice this sea-son (Virginia Tech 160 yards; SMU 280 yards)• During the 2015 season, Liberty averaged 398.0 yards per game in six wins and 297.2 yards per game in five losses • Prior to the 2016 season, the
Flames had been held below 300 to-tal offensive yards seven times in the first four seasons under head coach Turner Gill • For the second time this season, Liberty failed to surpass 100 rushing yards, finishing the SMU game with 36 carries for 97 yards (2.7 yards per carry)• Liberty has failed to surpass the 100 yard rushing mark nine times in the last 13 games (dating back to the second game of 2015)• During head coach Turner Gill’s first three seasons at Liberty, the Flames failed to reach the 100 rush-ing yard mark eight times in his first three seasons (37 games) • The Flames finished the Jackson-ville game with 319 rushing yards, its highest total since recording 330 rushing yards against Morgan State in 2013 (fourth game under head coach Turner Gill Liberty has rushed for 300 or more yards)• The Flames were flagged for sev-en penalties against SMU for a sea-son-high 88 yards• Liberty has been whistled for 20 penalties during its two losses in 2016 (13 for 75 yards against Virgin-ia Tech; seven for 88 yards against SMU)• After struggling to pick up first downs on third-down plays against Virginia Tech (2-of-15), Liberty has converted on a combined 17 third-down plays against Jacksonville (9-of-15) and SMU (8-of-16) in the last two games• After ranking No. 5 in the country for the fewest passes intercepted (4) in 2015, Liberty has turned the ball over on interceptions eight times in three games this season• Liberty had four passes intercept-ed by SMU on Saturday, the team’s highest total since opening with four passes intercepted against N.C. State to begin the 2011 season
Defense• Liberty returns seven defensive starters from 2015: Erwin Dessou-rces (DL, 10 games), JaRon Greene (DL, 10 games), Tyrin Holloway (CB, 9 games), Corbin Jackson (S, 10 games), Alpha Jalloh (S, 11 games), Nick Newman (LB, 11 games) and Chris Turner (CB, 7 games)• SMU finished the contest with 495 total offensive yards, the highest
total by a Liberty opponent since Charleston Southern recorded 576 yards against Liberty in 2014 • SMU became the second team in 2016 to rush for 200-plus yards against the Flames, finishing the contest with 47 carries for 286 yards (6.1 yards per carry)• In five seasons under head coach Turner Gill, 16 opponents have rushed for 200 or more yards in a game (2012 – 3; 2013 – 3; 2014 – 5; 2015 – 3; 2016 – 2) • Liberty has ranked in the Top 40 in the country in rushing defense three out of four seasons under Flames Head Coach Turner Gill• Liberty’s defense kept the SMU of-fense out of the end zone from close range, as the Mustangs finished the game with zero touchdowns on six trips inside the red zone (three field goals and three drives where SMU failed to score)• Following the game against SMU, Liberty leads the Big South and ranks No. 31 in the country in red zone de-fense (69.2 percent scoring rate/9-of-13)• The Flames intercepted two SMU pass attempts during the game, giv-ing the Flames multiple intercep-tions during the last two games• Following the SMU game, Liberty is tied for No. 3 in the country in turn-overs gained at 10 (six fumble recov-eries and four interceptions)• Liberty finished the 2015 season with 14 turnovers gained (10 by fumble recovery and four by inter-ceptions)
Special Teams• P Trey Turner earned All-Big South second team honors in 2015 and has led the Big South in punting both of his first two seasons at Liberty• LS Hunter Winstead has started each game the last two seasons and earned All-Big South second team honors in 2015• RS Frankie Hickson had a kickoff return for 54 yards against SMU, the longest of his young career and Liberty’s longest since D.J. Abnar returned a kickoff 55 yards against Georgia State on Oct. 3, 2015• Following a two kickoff returns for 85 yards performance at SMU, RS Frankie Hickson now ranks No. 9 in the country in average kickoff return yards (32.5)
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2016 Individual Honors
#1 Zac Parker - WR• Preseason All-Big South
#12 Stephen Calvert - QB• Big South Freshman of
Week (9/19)
#20 Solomon McGinty - S• Big South Defensive Player
of Week (9/12)
#22 Todd Macon - RB• Big South Offensive Player
of Week (9/12)
#30 Dexter Robbins - LB• Allstate AFCA Good Works
Team nominee
#35 Trey Turner - P• Big South Special Teams
Player of Week (9/19)• Preseason All-Big South
#39 Chris Turner - CB• Preseason All-Big South
#76 JaRon Greene - DT• Preseason All-Big South
Offensive Player NotesQuarterbacks
#3 Stephon Masha - Jr.• Team captain for 2016 season is 2-3 in his career as starting QB• Started at QB during the season opener at Virginia Tech (first start since 11/22/14)• Two-time Big South Freshman of the Week in 2014, when he started two games at QB• Started his first career game against Charleston Southern (11/15/14) and finished with 337 of Liberty’s 376 total offensive yards• Led Liberty to a upset win over No. 1 Coastal Carolina (11/22/14) by throwing for 285 yards and a TD
#12 Stephen Calvert - Fr.• Led Liberty’s offense during the second half at SMU, completing 9-of-20 passing attempts for 119 yards, including an eight-yard TD pass to Dante’ Shells • Big South Freshman of the Week after the SMU game (9/19)• Threw for 2,000 yards and 20 TDs as a senior at Miami Carol City Se-nior High School in 2015
Running Backs#22 Todd Macon - Jr.• Six of his 13 career touchdowns have come against FBS opponents, including a score in his first career start at Virginia Tech• Posted his first career 100-yard game, rushing 16 times for 128 yards and a TD against Jacksonville, gar-nering Big South Offensive Player of the Week laurels (9/12)• Rushed for two touchdowns against both Georgia State (10/3/15) and Presbyterian (11/7/15)• Led Liberty with 13 carries for 67 yards and two touchdowns at North Carolina (8/30/14), earning Big South Freshman of the Week honors
#34 Carrington Mosley - Jr.• Recorded a career-high 87 rush-ing yards against Jacksonville, while scoring his first career TD• Led the Flames with a career-high 19 carries for 59 yards and a TD at SMU
#23 Frankie Hickson – R-Fr.• Scored twice and recorded his first career 100-yard game against Jack-sonville, rushing 14 times for 116 yards
Fullbacks#36 Thomas Kennedy - Jr.• Received team’s Samkon Gado award during spring practice in 2016, given to the most improved offensive player
Wide Receivers#82 B.J. Farrow - So.• Two-time Big South Freshman of the Week in 2015 (9/28 & 11/23)• Finished with 448 receiving yards in 2015, the third-highest total by a Liberty freshman in program history• Led Liberty with eight receptions for 101 yards at Southern Illinois (9/26/15)• Hauled in the game-winning touchdown reception on a 40-yard pass play against No. 4 Coastal Car-olina (11/19/15)
#8 Dante’ Shells - Sr.• Liberty’s active career leader in re-ceptions (82), receiving yards (1,503) and receiving touchdowns (9)• Two receptions against Jackson-ville, both for TDs (35 & 37 yards)• Recorded his team-leading third TD of the year at SMU (8 yards)• Has recorded three career 100-yard receiving games• Ranked No. 18 nationally with 18.8 yards per reception in 2015
#7 Damian King - So.• Finished with 18 receptions for 161 yards as a true freshman in 2015• Also threw two touchdown passes in 2015 and led the Flames with 22 kickoff returns for 455 yards (20.7 average)
#1 Zac Parker - Sr.• Preseason All-Big South honoree• Second team All-Big South WR in 2015, after ranking second on the Flames with 49 catches for 464 yards• Posted his first career 100-yard game with six receptions for 101 yards against Montana (9/19/15)
#11 Antonio Gandy-Golden - Fr.• Completed his career at Paulding County High School (Dallas, Ga.) with six school records• Had a 47-yard reception against SMU, Liberty’s longest since the Georgia State game in 2015
Tight Ends#17 Kendall Couamin - R-Jr.• Returned to the starting lineup for the season opener at Virginia Tech, after missing the last 10 games of 2015 due to injury• Got his 2015 season off to a fast start with a career-best 30-yard re-ception against Delaware State, be-fore suffering a season-ending knee injury
#89 Canon Smith - Sr.• Totaled 14 catches for 172 yards in 2015• Tallied a career-high 63 receiving yards during the season-ending win over Coastal Carolina (11/19/15)
Offensive Linemen#68 Tanner Hartman - Jr.• Team captain for 2016 season• Started the first two games of 2016 at left tackle, after starting 23 times at right tackle during his first two seasons at Liberty (2014-15)• Missed the SMU game due to in-jury• Transferred from Penn State prior to the 2014 campaign
#67 Michael Henderman - Jr.• Started 10 games at left guard as a sophomore in 2015• Limited by injury early this season, before starting at left guard at SMU
#70 Lucas Holder - Jr.• Starting left guard during the first two games of the year, before mov-ing to right guard at SMU• Started the first five games of the 2015 season at center before suffer-ing a season-ending injury• Serves as short snapper for the Flames’ kicking unit
#56 Dontae Duff - R-Fr.• Liberty’s starting center for the first three games of the year• Redshirted in 2015
#79 - Aharown Campbell - Sr.• Has been versatile during his Liber-ty career, starting 15 career games at right guard, three at right tackle and two at left tackle• Has started at three different posi-tions in 2016: RG at Virginia Tech, RT vs. Jacksonville and LT at SMU
Record when Scoring …< 20 points 0-2 3-1120-29 points 0-0 8-730-39 points 0-0 8-240+ points 1-0 11-1
Record when Allowing …< 20 points 1-0 19-120-29 points 0-1 6-630-39 points 0-1 4-1040+ points 0-0 1-4
Record when …Margin 1-3 pts. 0-0 2-5Margin 4-7 pts. 0-0 3-6Scoring 1st 1-0 22-7Opp. scores 1st 0-2 8-14Leading after 1Q 1-0 20-5Trailing after 1Q 0-2 5-11Leading at half 1-0 25-5Trailing at half 0-2 4-14Leading after 3Q 1-0 24-6Trailing after 3Q 0-2 3-13Playing OT 0-0 1-3Outrushing opp. 1-0 22-3Being outrushed 0-2 8-18Outpassing opp. 1-0 21-11Being outpassed 0-2 9-10Scoring D/ST TD 0-1 4-6+ TO margin 1-0 19-5- TO margin 0-1 4-11Winning TOP 0-0 24-11Losing TOP 1-2 6-10White helmets 1-0 14-11Blue helmets 0-0 6-2Red helmets 0-2 10-8White uni. tops 0-1 10-15Blue uni. tops 0-0 9-0Red uni. tops 1-1 11-6White pants 1-1 17-10Blue pants 0-0 7-3Red pants 0-1 6-8
Defensive/Special Teams Player NotesDefensive Linemen
#42 Erwin Dessources - Sr.• Has started 13 of the last 14 games at defensive end• Recorded his fifth career fumble recovery at Virginia Tech• Tallied a career-best 36 stops in 2015, with 6.0 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks
#55 - Tolen Avery - So.• Made his first career start (at DT) at Virginia Tech, tallying a ca-reer-high three tackles• Totaled seven tackles as a fresh-man in 2015, including a sack during the Flames’ win over No. 7 Montana
#76 JaRon Greene - Sr.• Preseason All-Big South honoree• Has made 28 career starts, the most among anyone on the Flames’ defense• Recorded a career-high 36 tackles in 2015, including 4.5 for a loss and 2.0 sacks
#54 Juwan Wells - So.• Posted 10 tackles, two forced fumbles and 0.5 sack at Virginia Tech• Recorded 13 stops at SMU, includ-ing 1.5 sacks to become Liberty’s ac-tive career sacks leader (7.0)• Ranks No. 1 in the country in tack-les per game by a defensive lineman (9.7)• Closed his freshman season with a bang, tallying 2.5 TFL at Charleston So. (11/14/15) and 2.0 sacks versus Coastal Carolina five days later
Linebackers#9 Nick Newman - Sr. • Two-time second team All-Big South linebacker (2014 and 2015)• Liberty’s active career tackles leader with 191 stops• Started all 11 games at weak-side linebacker in 2015, pacing the Flames with 74 tackles (5.5 TFL)• Finished the SMU game with 12 stops, his sixth career double-digit game, and his first career intercep-tion• Started his career as a safety, be-fore transitioning to linebacker for the 2014 season• Younger brother Josh Newman is a redshirt freshman WR on this year’s team
Linebackers#30 Dexter Robbins – Sr.• Team captain for 2016 season• Allstate AFCA Good Works Team nominee• Made his first career start at Vir-ginia Tech (at weakside linebacker) in his 38th career appearance• Finished with 12 stops at SMU, making him the third active Liberty player with 100 career tackles (108)
Cornerbacks#39 Chris Turner - So.• Preseason All-Big South honoree• Had a career-high nine tackles and two pass breakups at Virginia Tech• Second team All-Big South CB in 2015 as a freshman• Led the team and ranked No. 20 nationally with four interceptions last season (most by a Liberty fresh-man since 1998)• Final interception of the sea-son came against Coastal Carolina (11/19/15) and was SportsCenter’s No. 1 play of the day
#2 Jeremy Peters - So.• Played in all 11 games as a true freshman in 2015• Top game last season came at Charleston Southern (11/14/15), where he returned his first career interception 44 yards for a TD and recorded a sack• Missed the SMU game due to inju-ry
#6 Tyrin Holloway - Jr.• The Flames’ most experienced cornerback, with 28 appearances, 86 tackles and four interceptions• Has recorded an INT in each of the last two games (Jacksonville and SMU)
Safeties#28 Corbin Jackson - So.• Started the season opener at free safety after starting 10 games at spur as a freshman in 2015• Has notched five or more tackles in six of 13 career games
#38 Alpha Jalloh - Sr.• Had a fumble recovery in each of the first two games of 2016, return-ing one 71 yards for a TD at Virginia Tech• Has three career interceptions
Safeties#20 Solomon McGinty - Jr.• Team captain for 2016 season • Tied for team-high honors with eight stops against Jacksonville, while adding two TFLs, two forced fumbles and an INT for Big South De-fensive Player of the Week honors• Joined the Flames in 2016 after playing two seasons at Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas
Specialists - Kicking#10 Alex Probert - Fr.• Scored 13 points against Jackson-ville, knocking down both FGA (37 and 44 yards) and all seven PATs
#35 Trey Turner - Jr.• Preseason All-Big South selection• Big South Special Teams Player of the Week after dropping four of five punts inside the 20 during the SMU game (9/19)• All-Big South punter in 2014 (1st team) and 2015 (2nd team)• Led the Big South in punt average last two seasons: 2014 (41.5) and 2015 (40.3)• Has averaged 40 or more yards per punt in 15 of 28 career games played• 13 career punts of 50+ yards (long 61) and has landed 38 punts inside the opponent’s 20
#57 Hunter Winstead - Jr.• Second team All-Big South pick last season• Liberty’s long snapper for all 28 games thus far in his career
Specialists - Returns#23 Frankie Hickson - R-Fr.• Ranks No. 9 in the country in aver-age kickoff return yards (32.5), aided by a 54-yard return at SMU• Father Frank was a RB coach at Liberty from 2004-08
#1 Zac Parker - Sr.• Had a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown against Gardner-Webb (10/10/15), Liberty’s first punt re-turn for a touchdown since 2012
#7 Damian King - So.• Had his first career 100-yard all-purpose game (112) thanks to five kickoff returns for 97 yards against Kennesaw State (10/24/15)
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All-Time Top 10 Attendances (Overall)
1. 62,234 at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., 9/3/16
2. 57,950 at West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va., 9/5/09
3. 56,564 at NC State in Raleigh, N.C., 9/3/11
4. 52,899 at West Virginia in Morgantown, W.Va.,
9/12/155. 51,000 at North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C.,
8/30/146. 40,000 at Connecticut
in East Hartford, Conn., 9/10/05
7. 29,623 at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C., 9/30/06
8. 27,652 at Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, N.C., 9/1/12
9. 26,374 at Marshall in Huntington, W.Va., 9/11/99
10. 26,058 at Appalachian State in Boone, N.C., 10/11/14
Top 15 Attendances (Home)1. 22,551 vs. Montana,
9/19/152. 20,838 vs. Richmond,
10/4/143. 20,393 vs. Kennesaw St., 10/24/154. 20,217 vs. Gardner-Webb, 10/25/145. 19,314 vs. Savannah
State, 10/2/106. 19,111 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/15/117. 18,955 vs. Coastal Carolina, 11/19/158. 18,911 vs. Coastal Carolina, 10/19/139. 18,878 vs. James Madison, 9/17/1110. 18,803 vs. Delaware St.,
9/5/1511. 18,643 vs. Concord,
10/20/1212. 18,587 vs. Charleston
Southern, 10/9/1013. 18,467 vs. Monmouth,
9/7/1314. 18,334 vs. VMI, 11/2/1315. 18,239 vs. Gardner-Webb, 10/6/12
#1 Zac ParkerReceptions: 7 at So. Illinois, 2015Receiving Yards: 101 vs. Montana,
2015Long Reception: 60 at West Virginia, 2015Long Rush: 65 vs. Brevard, 2014Long Kick Return: 29 vs. Brevard,
2014Long Punt Return: 71 at Gardner-Webb, 2015
#2 Jeremy PetersTackles: 4 at CSU, 2015INT: 1 at CSU, 2015
#3 Stephon MashaCompletions: 21 vs. CSU, 2014Attempts: 33 at Coastal, 2014Passing Yards: 285 at Coastal, 2014Long Pass: 72 at Coastal, 2014Passing TDs: 4 vs. CSU, 2014Interceptions: 3, m.r. at SMU, 2016Rushes: 10 vs. CSU, 2014Rushing Yards: 99 vs. CSU, 2014Long Rush: 36 vs. CSU, 2014
#3 Rion DavisTackles: 4 vs. Jacksonville, 2016
#4 Jaylyn McKinneyTackles: 4 vs. Jacksonville, 2016
#5 Lucas IronsTackles: 5 at Virginia Tech, 2016
#6 Tyrin HollowayTackles: 8 vs. Richmond, 2014INT: 1, m.r. at SMU, 2016
#7 Damian KingReceptions: 5 at Georgia St., 2015Receiving Yards: 52 at Georgia St.,
2015Long Reception: 29 at Presbyterian,
2015Long KO Return: 38 at So. Illinois,
2015
#8 Dante’ ShellsReceptions: 8 at App. St., 2014Receiving Yards: 164 at Appalachian St., 2014Long Reception: 75 at Appalachian
St., 2014Receiving TDs: 2, m.r. vs. Jacksonville, 2016
#9 Nick NewmanTackles: 13 at CSU, 2015TFL: 2.0 vs. CSU, 2014INT: 1 at SMU, 2016
#10 Alex ProbertExtra Points Made: 7 vs. Jacksonville, 2016FG Made: 2 vs. Jacksonville, 2016Long FG: 44 vs. Jacksonville, 2016
#11 Antonio Gandy-GoldenReceptions: 3 vs. Jacksonville, 2016Receiving Yards: 47 at SMU, 2016Long Reception: 47 at SMU, 2016
#12 Stephen CalvertCompletions: 9 at SMU, 2016Attempts: 20 at SMU, 2016Passing Yards: 119 at SMU, 2016Long Pass: 47 at SMU, 2016
#12 Brandon TillmonTackles: 8 vs. Jacksonville, 2016TFL: 2.0 vs. Jacksonville, 2016
#14 Cam JacksonTackles: 4 at West Virginia, 2015
#17 Kendall CouaminReceptions: 3 vs. Jacksonville, 2016Receiving Yards: 30 vs. Del. St.,
2015Long Reception: 30 vs. Del. St.,
2015
#20 Solomon McGintyTackles: 8 vs. Jacksonville, 2016TFL: 2.0 vs. Jacksonville, 2016INT: 1 vs. Jacksonville, 2016Forced Fumbles: 2 vs. Jacksonville,
2016
#22 Todd MaconRushes: 19 vs. Bryant, 2014Rushing Yards: 128 vs. Jacksonville,
2016Long Rush: 49 vs. Jacksonville,
2016Rushing TDs: 2, m.r. vs. Presbyterian, 2015Receptions: 3 vs. Jacksonville, 2016Receiving Yards: 49 vs. Jacksonville,
2016Long Reception: 28 vs. Jacksonville,
2016
#23 Frankie HicksonRushes: 14 vs. Jacksonville, 2016Rushing Yards: 116 vs. Jacksonville,
2016Rushing TDs: 2 vs. Jacksonville,
2016Long Kick Return: 54 at SMU, 2016
#28 Corbin JacksonTackles: 9 at So. Illinois, 2015TFL: 2.0 at West Virginia, 2015
#30 Dexter RobbinsTackles: 12 at SMU, 2016
#34 Carrington MosleyRushes: 19 at SMU, 2016Rushing Yards: 87 vs. Jacksonville,
2016
#35 Trey TurnerPunts: 9 at North Carolina, 2014Long Punt: 61 vs. Del. St., 2015
#38 Alpha JallohTackles: 10 at CSU, 2015INT: 1, m.r. vs. Presbyterian, 2015Long Kick Return: 72 at Villanova,
2014
#39 Chris TurnerTackles: 9 at Virginia Tech, 2016INT: 1, m.r. vs. Coastal, 2015
#42 Erwin DessourcesTackles: 7 at Gardner-Webb, 2015TFL: 2.5 vs. Presbyterian, 2015
#44 Dia’Vante BrownTackles: 4 vs. Kennesaw St., 2015
#54 Juwan WellsTackles: 13 at SMU, 2016Sacks: 2.0 vs. Coastal, 2015TFL: 2.5 at CSU, 2015Forced Fumbles: 2 at Virginia Tech,
2016
#76 JaRon GreeneTackles: 8 vs. Kennesaw St., 2015TFL: 2.0, m.r. vs. Coastal, 2015
#82 B.J. FarrowReceptions: 8 at So. Illinois, 2015Receiving Yards: 101 at So. Illinois,
2016 Run Plays of 20+ Yards (2)Rusher No. Long#22 Todd Macon 2 49
Coach to Cure MDOn Saturday, Turner Gill and other American Foot-ball Coaches Association (AFCA) members will wear a Coach to Cure MD logo patch on the sidelines. College football fans will be asked to donate to re-search projects supported by Parent Project Mus-cular Dystrophy (PPMD). Liberty’s football team will also be joined on the sidelines by two special young men who are battling Duchenne and Beck-er Muscular Dystrophy: 10-year old Seph Watkins (and his mother, Lori) and 12-year old Caden Perez (and his mother, Beth).
Media Policy Regarding Work-Related Equipment Bags at Williams StadiumMembers of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/TV broadcast equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through Gate 10 at Williams Stadi-um (gate located at the entrance to the Luurtsema Center parking lot). Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security.
Media bag checks will only be available at Gate 10, beginning four hours prior to kickoff. All media with work-related equipment bags trying to access the stadium through Gates 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 will be sent to Gate 10. Media Parking at Williams Stadium has been limited to the lower half of the Speakman parking lot which is the closest en-trance to Gate 10. Should you have any additional questions regarding this policy, please contact the Athletics Communications Office.
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Liberty in the NCAA FCS and Big South Conference Stats
Team No./Avg. NCAA BSC Rushing Offense 168.7 ypg 42 4
SPECIAL TEAMSKO/PK 10 Alex Probert Fr. 5-9 170 7 XP - 2 FG - 44 LG 3/3 3/3 3 35 Trey Turner Jr. 5-11 210 3/0 28/0 0 P 35 Trey Turner Jr. 5-11 210 9 PUNTS - 371 YDS - 61 LG 3/3 28/28 28 10 Alex Probert Fr. 5-9 170 3/0 3/0 0 LS 57 Hunter Winstead Jr. 6-0 240 3/3 28/28 28 48 David King R-So. 6-1 230 3/0 9/0 0 H 35 Trey Turner Jr. 5-11 210 3/3 28/14 14 16 Spencer Jones Fr. 6-3 185 3/0 3/0 0 KR 1 Zac Parker Sr. 5-9 185 3 KR - 70 YDS - 29 LG 23 Frankie Hickson R-Fr. 5-8 200 2 KR - 85 YDS - 54 LG 7 Damian King So. 5-11 175 5 KR - 97 YDS - 38 LG 22 Todd Macon Jr. 5-10 210 PR 7 Damian King So. 5-11 175 3 PR - 42 YDS - 17 LG 1 Zac Parker Sr. 5-9 185 3 PR - 81 YDS - 1 TD - 71 LG
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2016 Game-By-Game StartersOffense WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR RB QBVirginia Tech Farrow Shells Hartman Holder Duff Campbell Isaacson Couamin King Macon MashaJacksonville Farrow Shells Hartman Holder Duff Crawford Campbell Couamin Smith (TE) Macon MashaSMU Farrow Shells Campbell Henderman Duff Holder Isaacson Couamin King Macon MashaJacksonville St.Robert MorrisKennesaw St.MonmouthGardner-WebbPresbyterianCharleston So.Coastal Carolina
Defense DE DT NG RE MLB WLB SPUR CB SS FS CBVirginia Tech Dessources Avery Greene Wells Newman Robbins McGinty Holloway Jalloh Co. Jackson TurnerJacksonville Dessources Avery Greene Wells Newman Robbins McGinty Holloway Jalloh Tillmon TurnerSMU Dessources Avery Greene Wells Robbins Newman McGinty Holloway Jalloh Co. Jackson Turner Jacksonville St.Robert MorrisKennesaw St.MonmouthGardner-WebbPresbyterianCharleston So.Coastal Carolina
Specialists K P LS H Longest Active Start Streaks Most Career Starts (Active)Virginia Tech Probert Turner Winstead Turner Trey Turner (P) - 28 JaRon Greene (NG/DT) - 28Jacksonville Probert Turner Winstead Turner Hunter Winstead (LS) - 28 Trey Turner (P) - 28SMU Probert Turner Winstead Turner Nick Newman (WLB/MLB) - 15 Hunter Winstead (LS) - 28Jacksonville St. Alpha Jalloh (FS/SS) - 14 Tanner Hartman (RT/LT) - 25Robert Morris Aharown Campbell (LT/RG/RT) - 20Kennesaw St. Nick Newman (WLB/MLB/FS) - 19MonmouthGardner-WebbPresbyterianCharleston So.Coastal Carolina
The Start Chart
Career Starts by PositionOffense
WR WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE FB RB QBShells (17) Farrow (13) Parker (9) Hartman (2) Henderman (11) Holder (5) Campbell (15) Hartman (23) Johnson (7) Kennedy (5) Macon (3) Masha (5) King (2) Campbell (2) Holder (2) Duff (3) Crawford (1) Campbell (3) Couamin (6) Couamin (1) Holder (1) Isaacson (2) Smith (5)
Defense DE DT NG RE MLB WLB SPUR CB SS FS CB NICKELDessources (13) Avery (3) Greene (25) Wells (3) Newman (2) Newman (16) Co. Jackson (10) Turner (10) Jalloh (3) Jalloh (11) Holloway (14) W. Scott (6) Wells (1) Greene (3) Robbins (1) Robbins (2) McGinty (3) Co. Jackson (2) W. Scott (4) Newman (1) Tillmon (1)
Special Teams K P LS H Probert (3) Turner (28) Winstead (28) Turner (14)
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How to Watch and Listen to the Flames
Liberty FlamesSports Network
Radio Coverage:Play-by-Play- Alan YorkColor Commentator- Paul RutiglianoEngineer- Chris WygalSideline Reporter- Nick PiercePregame Show- Nick Pierce, Jamie Hall and Matt CamireSpotter- Matt CamireStudio/ScoreboardHost- Mark Meyers
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No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School)1 Zac Parker Sr. WR 5-9 185 Reston, Va./South Lakes HS1 DeCarlo Hamilton Fr. NG 6-3 335 Plantation, Fla./American Heritage School2 Jeremy Peters So. CB 5-10 190 Green Cove Springs, Fla./Clay HS3 Stephon Masha Jr. QB 6-1 205 Marietta, Ga./South Cobb HS3 Rion Davis R-Fr. S 6-0 190 Hopkins, S.C./A.C. Flora HS4 Jaylyn McKinney R-Fr. LB 6-0 225 Lake Wales, Fla./Victory Christian Academy5 Lucas Irons So. LB 6-0 215 Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Coconut Creek HS6 Tyrin Holloway Jr. CB 6-0 195 Humble, Texas/Atascocita HS7 Damian King So. WR 5-11 175 St. Petersburg, Fla./Indian Rocks Christian School7 Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. Fr. S 6-1 200 Arlington, Va./Washington & Lee HS8 Dante’ Shells Sr. WR 6-1 180 Camden, Del./Caesar Rodney HS8 Jimmy Faulks Fr. CB 6-1 175 St. Petersburg, Fla./Lakewood HS9 Nick Newman Sr. LB 6-4 215 Gainesville, Va./Battlefield HS10 Alex Probert Fr. K 5-9 170 Andover, Minn./Andover HS11 Antonio Gandy-Golden Fr. WR 6-4 200 Dallas, Ga./Paulding County HS11 Cole Gibson Fr. K 6-1 235 Chesapeake, Va./Grassfield HS11 Lionell McConnell Fr. WR 5-10 180 Allen, Texas/Allen HS12 Brandon Tillmon Fr. S 6-1 210 Lexington, S.C./River Bluff HS12 Stephen “Buckshot” Calvert Fr. QB 6-2 180 Plantation, Fla./Miami Carol City Senior HS13 Korell Evans Fr. LB 6-1 215 Hallandale, Fla./Hallandale HS13 Rudiger Yearick Fr. QB 6-3 195 Matthews, N.C./Metrolina Christian Academy14 Cam Jackson So. CB 6-1 205 Houston, Texas/Lutheran South Academy15 T.J. Tillery So. CB 5-10 195 Charlottesville, Va./Monticello HS16 Spencer Jones Fr. QB 6-3 185 Nashville, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy17 Kendall Couamin R-Jr. TE 6-2 255 Miami Lakes, Fla./Everglades Senior HS18 Josh Newman R-Fr. WR 5-10 190 Gainesville, Va./Battlefield HS19 Will Johnson Sr. TE 6-6 265 Osseo, Minn./Osseo HS (West Virginia)20 Solomon McGinty Jr. S 6-2 220 Navasota, Texas/Navasota HS (Tyler JC)21 Wesley Scott Sr. CB 5-10 175 Lorton, Va./Hayfield Secondary HS21 Mitchell Lewis Fr. RB 6-0 220 Auburn, Ala./Lee-Scott Academy22 Todd Macon Jr. RB 5-10 210 St. Petersburg, Fla./Admiral Farragut Academy 23 Frankie Hickson R-Fr. RB 5-8 200 Lynchburg, Va./Heritage HS24 Malik Matthews R-Fr. CB 5-11 185 Jacksonville, Fla./Potter’s House Christian25 Aaron Glover Fr. LB 5-11 210 Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne HS26 Joseph Dixon So. RB 5-9 190 Galax, Va./Galax HS 27 Cameron Jones So. CB 5-11 195 New Orleans, La./Liberty Christian Academy28 Corbin Jackson So. CB 6-0 200 Charlotte, N.C./Victory Christian Center School29 David Jeremiah Fr. WR 6-0 185 San Diego, Calif./Christian HS29 Elijah Temple Fr. CB 5-11 185 Boone, N.C./Watauga HS30 Dexter Robbins Sr. LB 5-11 225 Sevierville, Tenn./Sevier County HS31 Elijah Benton R-Fr. S 6-1 190 Forest, Va./Liberty Christian Academy32 Jermaine Copeland R-Fr. CB 5-9 190 Farmville, Va./Cumberland Country HS33 Didier Moncion Jr. RB 5-8 205 Rustburg, Va./Edwin O. Smith HS (Manchester CC)34 Carrington Mosley Jr. RB 5-11 235 Brookneal, Va./Liberty Christian Academy35 Trey Turner Jr. P 5-11 210 Rome, Ga./Rome HS36 Thomas Kennedy Jr. FB 5-11 240 Roanoke, Va./Lord Botetourt HS37 Casey Vick Fr. FB 5-9 225 Newport News, Va./Denbigh HS38 Alpha Jalloh Sr. S 6-1 200 New Carrollton, Md./Annapolis Area Christian39 Chris Turner So. CB 6-3 175 Columbia, S.C./Denmark-Olar HS40 Zac Foutz R-Fr. TE 6-4 250 Roanoke, Va./Cave Spring HS41 Ryan Taylor Jr. CB 5-7 165 Lorton, Va./South County HS42 Erwin Dessources Sr. DE 6-1 235 Randolph, Mass./Cambridge Rindge & Latin HS43 Benjamin Alexander Fr. CB 6-2 175 Spring Mills, Pa./Penns Valley HS44 Dia’Vante Brown Jr. DE 6-2 245 Greensboro, N.C./Southern Guilford HS45 Josh Reichenbach Fr. TE 6-1 205 Philadelphia, Pa./Calvary Christian Academy
2016 Liberty Flames FootballNumerical Roster
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2016 Liberty Flames FootballNumerical Roster
No. Name Year Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School (Previous School)46 Khaleel Carrington Jr. CB 5-10 165 Largo, Md./T.C. Williams HS47 Ben Thomas R-Jr. DL 6-2 245 Hodges, S.C./Greenwood HS (Eastern Arizona)48 David King R-So. LS/LB 6-1 230 Stuarts Draft, Va./Riverheads HS49 Jason Pitts R-Jr. LB 6-0 200 Detroit, Mich./Southfield Sr. HS53 Joshua Carlin Fr. OL 6-3 245 Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest HS54 Juwan Wells So. DE 6-2 255 Dublin, Ga./Dublin HS55 Tolen Avery So. DE 6-4 270 Galveston, Texas/Ball HS56 Dontae Duff R-Fr. OL 6-1 310 Mesquite, Texas/Ralph H. Poteet HS57 Hunter Winstead Jr. LS 6-0 240 Raleigh, N.C./Heritage HS59 Damian Bounds Fr. OL 6-2 275 Ellenwood, Ga./Stockbridge HS63 Aidan Burroughs Fr. OL 6-3 275 Norfolk, Neb./Norfolk Catholic HS65 Thomas Sargeant Fr. OL 6-3 270 Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee HS66 Ethan Crawford Fr. OL 6-3 295 Augusta, Ga./Aquinas HS67 Michael Henderman Jr. OL 6-3 300 Tyrone, Ga./Sandy Creek HS68 Tanner Hartman Jr. OL 6-4 280 Christiansburg, Va./Liberty Christian (Penn State)69 Devin Crisp Sr. OL 6-1 295 Oklahoma City, Okla./Midwest City HS (NE St.)70 Lucas Holder Jr. OL 6-4 295 Hillsville, Va./Carroll County HS72 James Passmore So. OL 6-6 295 Dallas, N.C./North Gaston HS73 Sam Isaacson R-Fr. OL 6-6 305 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy74 Julio Lozano R-So. OL 6-4 270 Bellaire, Texas/Bellaire HS (Kilgore College)75 Gregg Storey So. DL 6-5 345 Cary, N.C./Panther Creek HS76 JaRon Greene Sr. DT 6-2 310 Beaumont, Texas/West Brook Senior HS77 Daniel Zapata Fr. OL 6-2 255 Guttenburg, N.J./Paramus Catholic HS78 Ernst Andersen R-Fr. OL 6-7 300 Lillesand, Norway/Kristiansand Gladiators79 Aharown Campbell Sr. OL 6-5 355 Teaneck, N.J./Teaneck HS (Hargrave)80 Joshua Cruz Fr. WR 6-1 185 Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek HS81 Marquis Fitzgerald Jr. WR 6-1 190 Farmville, Va./Prince Edward County HS82 B.J. Farrow So. WR 6-2 190 Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Academy83 Josh Tully R-Fr. WR 5-10 175 Vancouver, Wash./Kingsway Christian HS84 Sean Russell So. WR 5-9 160 Brentwood, Tenn./Kings Way Christian School85 Kyle Carrington R-Fr. WR 6-1 190 Toms River, N.J./Donovan Catholic HS86 Michael Chorowicz Fr. WR 5-10 165 Kohler, Wis./Sheboygan Lutheran HS87 Cephas Reddick R-So. WR 5-8 175 Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park HS88 Isaac Brown Jr. WR 6-3 190 Overton, Neb./Kearney HS89 Canon Smith Sr. TE 6-4 255 Hoover, Ala./Briarwood Christian School90 Will Brown So. DL 6-2 300 Texarkana, Texas/Texas HS91 Javon Frazier R-Fr. DE 6-2 245 Stafford, Va./Colonial Forge HS93 Collin Bailey Fr. DE 6-5 240 North Richland Hills, Texas/Richland HS94 John Roughton Jr. DE 6-3 225 Virginia Beach, Va./Atlantic Shores Christian Acad.95 Devin Fisher R-Fr. DE 6-1 235 Radford, Va./Radford HS96 Chris Escamilla Fr. DE 6-2 225 Stafford, Va./Stafford Senior HS97 Aaron Waller Sr. DT 6-3 365 Long Beach, Calif./Liberty Christian Academy99 Ralfs Rusins Fr. TE 6-5 295 Carnikava, Latvia/ Riga Hansa Secondary School
2016 Liberty Flames Football Coaching StaffFifth Season Under Head Coach Turner Gill
Turner GillHeadCoach
Fifth Year at Liberty(North Texas, ‘90)
Ron Brown (F)Assoc.HC/WR
Second Year at Liberty(Brown, ‘79)
Dennis Wagner (F)Asst.HC/OL
Fifth Year at Liberty(Utah, ‘82)
Joe Dailey (PB)OffensiveCoord./QBFifth Year at Liberty(North Carolina, ‘08)
Scott Downing (F)ST Coordinator/RBFirst Year at Liberty
(Sterling College, ‘79)
Aaron Stamn (F)Asst. Coach/TE & FBFifth Year at Liberty
(Minnesota State-Mankato, ‘02)
Robert Wimberly (F)Def.Coord./S
10th Year at Liberty(Alabama A&M, ‘02)
Vantz Singletary (F)Co-Def.Coord./DL
Fifth Year at Liberty(Kansas State, ‘90)
Marshall Roberts (PB)Asst.Coach/DB
13th Year at Liberty(Rutgers, ‘93)
Josh Bookbinder (PB)Asst. Coach/LB
Fifth Year at Liberty(Baylor, ‘09)
Bryant Lewellyn (F)Asst.Coach/DT
Fourth Year at Liberty(Liberty, ‘12)
Offense
Defense
F = Field, PB = Press Box
172016 LIBERTY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
Virginia Tech (2-1, 1-0 ACC)9/3 LIBERTY W/36-139/10 vs. No. 17/14 Tennessee L/24-459/17 BOSTON COLLEGE W/49-09/24 EAST CAROLINA 12:30 p.m.10/8 at North Carolina TBA10/15 at Syracuse TBA10/20 MIAMI 7 p.m.10/27 at Pittsburgh 7 p.m.11/5 at Duke TBA11/12 GEORGIA TECH TBA11/19 at Notre Dame 3:30 p.m.11/26 VIRGINIA TBA
Jacksonville (1-1, 0-0 Pioneer)9/10 at Liberty L/7-559/17 EDWARD WATERS W/41-79/24 at Stetson 7 p.m.10/1 DUQUESNE 1 p.m.10/8 CAMPBELL 7 p.m.10/15 DAYTON Noon10/22 at Morehead State 1 p.m.10/29 at Davidson 1 p.m.11/5 DRAKE 1 p.m.11/12 at Valparaiso 2 p.m.11/19 MARIST Noon
SMU (2-1, 0-0 American)9/3 at North Texas W/34-219/10 at No. 23/19 Baylor L/13-409/17 LIBERTY W/29-149/23 No. NR/21 TCU 8 p.m.10/1 at Temple TBA10/7 at Tulsa 8 p.m.10/22 HOUSTON TBA10/29 at Tulane TBA11/5 MEMPHIS TBA11/12 at East Carolina TBA11/19 USF TBA11/26 NAVY TBA
No. 3/4 Jacksonville State (2-1, 0-0 OVC)9/1 NORTH ALABAMA W/31-129/10 at No. 21/22 LSU L/13-349/17 No. 17/NR COASTAL CARO. W/27-269/24 at Liberty 7 p.m.10/8 TENNESSEE TECH 2 p.m.10/15 AUSTIN PEAY 2 p.m.10/22 at Eastern Kentucky 3 p.m.10/29 EASTERN ILLINOIS 3 p.m.11/5 at Southeast Missouri 2 p.m.11/12 at Murray State 2 p.m.11/19 UT MARTIN 2 p.m.
Robert Morris (0-3, 0-0 NEC)9/1 ALDERSON BROADDUS L/7-149/10 at Dayton L/0-139/17 at No. 20/20 Youngstown St. L/6-389/24 MALONE 7 p.m.10/1 at Liberty 7 p.m.10/8 SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 3 p.m.10/15 at Duquesne 7 p.m.10/22 at Sacred Heart Noon10/29 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST. Noon11/5 at Bryant Noon11/12 WAGNER Noon
Kennesaw State (1-1, 0-0 Big South)9/3 ETSU L/17-20 (2OT)9/10 POINT W/49-39/24 at Duquesne 1 p.m.10/1 at Furman 3 p.m.10/8 MISSOURI S&T 1 p.m.10/15 LIBERTY 7 p.m.10/22 at Gardner-Webb Noon10/29 at Monmouth 1 p.m.11/5 CLARK ATLANTA 1 p.m.11/12 PRESBYTERIAN Noon11/19 at Charleston Southern 11:45 a.m.
Monmouth (2-1, 0-0 Big South)9/3 at Lehigh W/23-219/10 at Delaware State W/34-209/17 at Kent State L/7-279/24 No. 12/11 CHARLESTON SO. 1 p.m.10/1 FORDHAM 1 p.m.10/8 at Howard 1 p.m.10/13 at Presbyterian 7 p.m.10/22 at Liberty 3:30 p.m.10/29 KENNESAW STATE 1 p.m.11/5 at Coastal Carolina 2 p.m.11/19 at Gardner-Webb 1:30 p.m.
Gardner-Webb (1-2, 0-0 Big South)9/3 at Elon W/31-69/10 at Western Carolina L/14-449/17 No. 15/15 CITADEL L/24-319/24 at Ohio 2 p.m.10/1 BENEDICT 6 p.m.10/8 PRESBYTERIAN 6 p.m.10/15 COASTAL CAROLINA 1:30 p.m.10/22 KENNESAW STATE Noon10/29 at Liberty 3:30 p.m.11/5 at Charleston Southern Noon11/19 MONMOUTH 1:30 p.m.
Presbyterian (1-2, 0-0 Big South)9/1 at Central Michigan L/3-499/10 at No. 6/6 Chattanooga L/0-349/17 at Campbell W/31-149/24 FLORIDA TECH 7 p.m.10/8 at Gardner-Webb 6 p.m.10/13 MONMOUTH 7 p.m.10/22 at Charleston Southern 6 p.m.10/29 COASTAL CAROLINA 2 p.m.11/5 LIBERTY 2 p.m.11/12 at Kennesaw State Noon11/19 at Florida TBA
No. 12/11 Charles. So. (1-2, 0-0 Big South)8/27 at No. 1/1 No. Dak. St. L/17-24 (OT)9/3 KENTUCKY STATE W/57-79/10 at No. 3/3 Florida State L/8-529/24 at Monmouth 1 p.m.10/1 at Coastal Carolina 6 p.m.10/8 ALBANY STATE 11:45 a.m.10/22 PRESBYTERIAN 6 p.m.10/29 BUCKNELL 11:45 a.m.11/5 GARDNER-WEBB Noon11/12 at Liberty 3:30 p.m.11/19 KENNESAW STATE 11:45 a.m.
No. 17/NR Coastal Carolina (2-1)9/3 at Lamar W/38-149/10 FLORIDA A&M W/49-109/17 at No. 4/6 Jacksonville St. L/26-279/24 FURMAN 6 p.m.10/1 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 6 p.m.10/15 at Gardner-Webb 1:30 p.m.10/22 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT ST. 2 p.m.10/29 at Presbyterian 2 p.m.11/5 MONMOUTH 2 p.m.11/12 BRYANT 2 p.m.11/17 LIBERTY 7 p.m.11/26 HAMPTON 2 p.m.
2016 NCAA FCS Playoffs11/26 First Round12/3 Second Round12/9 Quarterfinals12/10 Quarterfinals12/16 Semifinals12/17 Semifinals1/7 Championship Game (Frisco, Texas)
Virginia Tech (0-1)9/3/16 L 13-36 Blacksburg, Va.Libertyis0-5all-timevs.ACCopponents.0-1 vs. North Carolina0-1 vs. NC State0-1 vs. Virginia Tech0-2 vs. Wake Forest
Jacksonville (1-0)9/10/16 W 55-7 LynchburgLibertyis1-0all-timevs.Pioneeropponents.1-0 vs. Jacksonville(Libertywent1-1vs.Daytonand5-3vs.Morehead State prior to the Pioneer Football League’sfirstseasonin1993.)
SMU (0-1)9/17/16 L 14-29 Dallas, TexasLibertyis0-1all-timevs.Americanopponents.0-1 vs. SMU(Libertywent0-1vs.Connecticut,3-8vs.UCFand 0-4 vs. USF prior to the American Athlet-icConference’sfirstseasonin2013.)
Jacksonville State (0-2)10/17/81 L 0-64 Jacksonville, Ala.9/25/82 L 13-42 Lynchburg9/24/16 LynchburgLibertyis6-9all-timevs.OVCopponents.0-2vs.EasternKentucky0-0 vs. Jacksonville State0-1 vs. Middle Tennessee5-3 vs. Morehead State0-1 vs. Murray State1-2 vs. Tennessee Tech(Liberty’sfirsttwomeetingswithJacksonvilleStateoccurredpriortotheGamecocks’firstseason of OVC football in 2003.)
Robert Morris (1-1)9/18/10 L 23-30 Moon Township, Pa.9/10/11 W 38-7 Lynchburg10/1/16 LynchburgLibertyis4-1all-timevs.NECopponents.1-0 vs. Bryant1-1 vs. Robert Morris2-0 vs. Saint Francis (Pa.)
Kennesaw State (1-0, 1-0 BSC)10/24/15 W 45-35 * Lynchburg10/15/16 Kennesaw, Ga.
* - Big South Conference game
Monmouth (2-1, 1-1 BSC)9/7/13 W 45-15 Lynchburg11/8/14 W 34-24 * Lynchburg10/17/15 L 17-20 * W. Long Branch, N.J.10/22/16 Lynchburg
Gardner-Webb (12-9-1, 9-5 BSC)10/2/76 L 20-49 Boiling Springs, N.C.10/1/77 L 7-22 Lynchburg9/30/78 T 20-20 Boiling Springs, N.C.9/29/79 W 32-29 # Roanoke, Va.10/18/80 W 15-14 Boiling Springs, N.C.10/3/81 L 9-14 Lynchburg9/19/00 W 19-8 Lynchburg10/20/01 L 25-29 Boiling Springs, N.C.10/5/02 L 21-31 * Lynchburg10/11/03 L 17-27 * Boiling Springs, N.C.10/2/04 W 17-9 * Lynchburg10/29/05 L 16-21 * Boiling Springs, N.C.10/21/06 L 24-27 * Lynchburg11/17/07 W 31-0 * Boiling Springs, N.C.11/15/08 W 30-10 * Lynchburg11/14/09 W 51-28 * Boiling Springs, N.C.11/6/10 W 40-14 * Lynchburg10/8/11 W 35-3 * Boiling Springs, N.C.10/6/12 W 42-35 * Lynchburg10/26/13 W 24-0 * Boiling Springs, N.C.10/25/14 W 34-0 * Lynchburg10/10/15 L 20-34 * Boiling Springs, N.C.10/29/16 Lynchburg
Presbyterian (9-4, 7-0 BSC)10/30/82 W 24-12 Clinton, S.C.10/29/83 L 9-28 Lynchburg10/27/84 L 13-17 Clinton, S.C.11/2/85 L 0-3 Lynchburg10/27/07 W 48-14 Lynchburg11/1/08 L 28-31 Clinton, S.C.10/31/09 W 55-19 * Lynchburg10/30/10 W 34-24 * Clinton, S.C.10/29/11 W 27-20 * Lynchburg10/13/12 W 56-7 * Clinton, S.C.11/9/13 W 35-14 * Lynchburg11/1/14 W 28-7 * Clinton, S.C.11/7/15 W 21-13 * Lynchburg11/5/16 Clinton, S.C.Libertyis49-19all-timeinBigSouthgames.11-3 vs. Charleston Southern7-6 vs. Coastal Carolina0-1vs.Elon9-5 vs. Gardner-Webb1-0 vs. Kennesaw State1-1 vs. Monmouth7-0 vs. Presbyterian3-2 vs. Stony Brook10-1 vs. VMI
Charleston Southern (19-4, 11-3 BSC)10/30/93 W 42-6 Lynchburg11/19/94 W 59-27 Lynchburg10/28/95 W 19-15 Charleston, S.C.10/26/96 W 37-7 Lynchburg10/25/97 W 48-14 Charleston, S.C.10/3/98 W 28-21 Lynchburg10/23/99 W 34-14 Charleston, S.C.11/11/00 L 0-25 Lynchburg11/10/01 W 45-31 Charleston, S.C.10/19/02 W 31-17 * Lynchburg11/1/03 W 17-6 * Charleston, S.C.10/30/04 W 34-6 * Lynchburg11/12/05 L 30-31 * Charleston, S.C.11/11/06 W 34-20 * Lynchburg10/20/07 W 50-10 * Charleston, S.C.10/25/08 W 42-0 * Lynchburg10/24/09 W 20-13 * Charleston, S.C.10/9/10 W 44-20 * Lynchburg10/22/11 W 38-16 * Charleston, S.C.11/3/12 W 26-12 * Lynchburg11/23/13 W 56-14 * Charleston, S.C.11/15/14 L 36-38 * Lynchburg11/14/15 L 24-31 * Charleston, S.C.11/12/16 Lynchburg
Coastal Carolina (7-6)11/15/03 W 38-21 * Lynchburg10/23/04 L 6-33 * Conway, S.C.10/22/05 L 21-27 * Lynchburg10/28/06 L 26-28 * Conway, S.C.11/3/07 W 37-24 * Lynchburg10/4/08 W 43-38 * Conway, S.C.10/17/09 W 58-13 * Lynchburg11/13/10 L 31-45 * Conway, S.C.10/15/11 W 63-27 * Lynchburg10/27/12 L 12-36 * Conway, S.C.10/19/13 L 52-55 * Lynchburg11/22/14 W 15-14 * Conway, S.C.11/19/15 W 24-21 * Lynchburg11/17/16 Conway, S.C.
Liberty’s All-Time Results vs. 2016 Opponents
Liberty in Overtime (5-8 record)9/21/96 Morgan State L, 28-34 10/12/97 Hampton L, 27-3310/3/98 Charleston So. W, 28-2110/24/98 Buffalo W, 27-2411/2/02 E. Kentucky L, 28-3511/22/03 Hofstra W, 49-4210/22/05 Coastal Caro. L, 21-27 (3OT)9/15/07 William & Mary L, 41-4810/29/11 Presbyterian W, 27-20 (2OT)10/19/13 Coastal Caro. L, 52-55 (2OT)10/4/14 Richmond L, 39-46 (2OT)10/11/14 App. State W, 55-4810/17/15 Monmouth L, 17-20
192016 LIBERTY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
The Last Time ...Liberty Team 50+ Points 55 vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 201660+ Points 73 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, Sept. 28, 201370+ Points 73 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, Sept. 28, 2013Was shut out at William & Mary, Sept. 24, 2005Shut a team out at home Gardner-Webb, Oct. 25, 2014 (34-0)Shut out a conf. opponent at home Gardner-Webb, Oct. 25, 2014 (34-0)Shut a team out on the road Norfolk State, Sept. 6, 2014 (17-0)Shut out a conf. opponent on the road Gardner-Webb, Oct. 26, 2013 (24-0)Overtime game at Monmouth, Oct. 17, 2015 (L, 20-17 in OT)30+ first downs 32 vs. Brevard, Nov. 16, 201350+ rushing attempts 51 vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 201660+ rushing attempts 61 vs. Charleston So., Oct. 30, 2004200+ Yards Rushing 319 vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 2016300+ Yards Rushing 319 vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 2016400+ Yards Rushing 429 at Presbyterian, Oct. 13, 2012Less than 100 Yards Rushing 97 at SMU, Sept. 17, 2016Less than 50 Yards Rushing 33 at Indiana State, Sept. 27, 2014Less than 25 Yards Rushing 21 at Montana, Sept. 15, 201250+ pass attempts 53 at Monmouth, Oct. 17, 201560+ pass attempts 65 at South Florida, Oct. 27, 2001300+ Yards Passing 336 at Monmouth, Oct. 17, 2015400+ Yards Passing 452 vs. St. Francis, Pa., Sept. 4, 2010Less than 100 Yards Passing 70 at Virginia Tech, Sept. 3, 2016500+ Yards Total Offense 569 vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 2016600+ Yards Total Offense 625 vs. Brevard, Sept. 13, 2014Less than 200 Yards Total Offense 160 at Virginia Tech, Sept. 3, 2016Less than 150 Yards Total Offense 145 at William & Mary, Sept. 24, 200590+ offensive plays 104 at South Florida, Oct. 27, 2001Forced 5 Turnovers 5 vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 17, 2012Intercepted 4 Passes 4 vs. Charleston So., Nov. 15, 2014Had 0 Turnovers vs. Coastal Carolina, Nov. 19, 2015
Liberty Individual Rushing 100+ Yards Rushing 128, Todd Macon and 116, Frankie Hickson vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 2016150+ Yards Rushing 164, D.J. Abnar vs. Monmouth, Nov. 8, 2014200+ Yards Rushing 220, Rashad Jennings at Youngstown St., Sept. 27, 2008QB Rushed for 100 Yards 160, Mike Brown vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 20, 2010Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing 128, Todd Macon and 116, Frankie Hickson vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 2016Three Players with 100+ Yards Rushing NeverHad a run of 50+ yards 67, D.J. Abnar at Georgia State, Oct. 3, 2015Had a run of 60+ yards 67, D.J. Abnar at Georgia State, Oct. 3, 2015Had a run of 70+ yards 70, Mike Brown at Stony Brook, Nov. 21, 2009Had a run of 80+ yards 82, Danny Broggin vs. Coastal Carolina, Oct. 17, 2009Had 30+ Rushing Attempts 35, D.J. Abnar at Coastal Carolina, Nov. 22, 2014Had 35+ Rushing Attempts 35, D.J. Abnar at Coastal Carolina, Nov. 22, 2014Had 40+ Rushing Attempts 40, Eugene Goodman vs. Hofstra, Nov. 22, 20033+ Rushing Touchdowns 3, Desmond Rice at Georgia State, Oct. 3, 20154+ Rushing Touchdowns 4, Aldreakis Allen at Presbyterian, Oct. 13, 20125+ Rushing Touchdowns 5, Kim Raynor vs. Ferrum, Nov. 3, 1979
Liberty Individual Passing 300+ Yards Passing 336, Josh Woodrum at Monmouth, Oct. 17, 2015400+ Yards Passing 434, Robby Justino vs. Towson, Oct. 26, 1991Had 30+ Completions 34, Josh Woodrum at Monmouth, Oct. 17, 2015Had 40+ Attempts 53, Josh Woodrum at Monmouth, Oct. 17, 2015Had 50+ Attempts 53, Josh Woodrum at Monmouth, Oct. 17, 201550+ Yard Pass 80, Josh Woodrum vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 201580+ Yard Pass 80, Josh Woodrum vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 201590+ Yard Pass 91, Biff Parson at Charleston So., Nov. 10, 2001Had 3+ TD Passes 3, Stephon Masha vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 2016Had 4+ TD Passes 4, Josh Woodrum vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 2015Had 5+ TD Passes 5, Biff Parson vs. Wingate, Sept. 30, 2000Had 6+ TD Passes 6, Phil Basso vs. Mars Hill, Oct. 6, 1984
Liberty Individual Receiving Caught 10+ Passes 13, Darrin Peterson at Monmouth, Oct. 17, 2015Two Players Caught 10+ Passes 15, Josh Stofle and 12, Daniel Jackson at South Florida, Oct. 27, 2001100+ Yards Receiving 164, Darrin Peterson vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 2015200+ Yards Receiving 240, Chris Summers at Stony Brook, Nov. 19, 2011Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving 111, Dante’ Shells and 101, Zac Parker vs. Montana, Sept. 19, 2015Three Players with 100+ Yards Receiving 129, Chris Summers, 115, Pat Kelly and 110, B.J. Hayes vs. St. Francis, Pa., Sept. 4, 2010Had 2+ TD Catches 2, Dante’ Shells vs. Jacksonville, Sept. 10, 2016Had 3+ TD Catches 3, Darrin Peterson vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 2015100+ Yards Receiving by a RB 128, D.J. Jordan vs. Charleston So., Nov. 11, 200050+ Yard Reception 80, Darrin Peterson vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 201580+ Yard Reception 80, Darrin Peterson vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 201590+ Yard Reception 91, Travis Burns vs. Charleston So., Nov. 10, 2001
Liberty Individual Defense Had 10+ Tackles 13, Juwan Wells, 12, Nick Newman & 12, Dexter Robbins at SMU, Sept. 17, 2016Had 15+ Tackles 15, Jimmy O’Grady vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 2015Had 2+ Interceptions 3, Jacob Hagen vs. Charleston So., Nov. 15, 2014Had 3+ Interceptions 3, Jacob Hagen vs. Charleston So., Nov. 15, 2014INT Return for a TD 44, Jeremy Peters at Charleston So., Nov. 14, 2015Fumble Return for a TD 71, Alpha Jalloh at Virginia Tech, Sept. 3, 2016Had 4+ Tackles for Loss 4, Nick Sigmon vs. Charleston So., Nov. 3, 2012Had 5+ Tackles for Loss 5, Aaron DeBerry at Charleston So., Nov. 1, 2003Had 2+ Sacks 2, Juwan Wells vs. Coastal Carolina, Nov. 19, 2015Had 3+ Sacks 4, Aaron DeBerry at Charleston So., Nov. 1, 2003Blocked a Punt Jimmy O’Grady at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 26, 2013Blocked a FG Chima Uzowihe at Coastal Carolina, Nov. 22, 2014Blocked a PAT Chima Uzowihe vs. Coastal Carolina, Oct. 19, 2013Recorded a Safety vs. Delaware State, Sept. 5, 2015
Liberty Individual Miscellaneous KR for a TD 90, Kevin Fogg vs. VMI, Nov. 5, 2011Game-Opening KR for a TD 85, Danny Broggin vs. Gardner-Webb, Nov. 6, 2010PR for a TD 71, Zac Parker at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 10, 2015Returned a Blocked Punt for a TD 30, Andrew Jauch blocked & returned vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, Sept. 28, 2013Returned a Blocked FG for a TD 59, Erick Harris blocked and Jordan Alford returned vs. Elon, Nov. 20, 2004Returned a PAT for a score Seth Reichart blocked and Kevin Moon returned for the defensive 2-point conversion at Chattanooga, Nov. 13, 2004Scored 4+ TDs in a game 4, Aldreakis Allen at Presbyterian, Oct. 13, 2012Passed for 200 Yards & Rushed for 100 Mike Brown, 334 passing/160 rushing vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 20, 2010Passed for 300 Yards & Rushed for 100 Mike Brown, 334 passing/160 rushing vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 20, 2010300-yd Passer, 100-yd Rusher, 100-yd Receiver Josh Woodrum, 356 passing, D.J. Abnar, 129 rushing and Dante Shells, 164 receiving, at Appalachian State, Oct. 11, 2014100-yd Rusher, 100-yd Receiver D.J. Abnar, 122 rushing and Gabe Henderson, 114 receiving and Darrin Peterson, 113 receiving, at Coastal Carolina, Nov. 22, 2014Punted the Ball 60+ Yards 61, Trey Turner vs. Delaware State, Sept. 5, 2015Punted the Ball 70+ Yards 71, Mike Larsson at Charleston So., Oct. 24, 2009Kicked a 50+ Yard FG 57, John Lunsford vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 2015Made 3+ FG 3, John Lunsford at Villanova, Dec. 6, 2014Made 4+ FG 4, Matt Bevins vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 20, 2010
20 2016 LIBERTY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES
Flames in the Pros
Notable Former Flames in the NFL
Name/Position Years at Liberty Years in NFL Teams Notes
Fred Banks/WR 1982-84 1985-93 Cleveland, Miami 10 career receiving TDs
Dwayne Carswell/TE 1991-93 1994-06 Denver Super Bowl XXXII and XXXIII champ.
Kelvin Edwards/WR 1982-85 1986-88 New Orleans, Dallas 34 receptions for Dallas in 1987
Samkon Gado/RB 2001-04 2005-08 KC, GB, Houston, Miami, St.L. 2x NFL Rookie of the Week in 2005
Eric Green/TE 1985-88 1990-2000 Pitt., Mia., Balt., N.Y. Jets 1990 NFL Rookie of the Year
Wayne Haddix/DB 1983-86 1987-93 N.Y. Giants, TB, Cin., Cle. 1990 NFL Pro Bowl
James McKnight/WR 1991-93 1994-2003 Seattle, Dallas, Miami 926 rec. yds. for the 2000 Cowboys
Richard Shelton/DB 1984-88 1989-94 Denver, Seattle, Pittsburgh 3 INTs for the 1991 Steelers
Walt Aikens
Miami Dolphins#35
S, 6-1, 218Years at Liberty: 2011-13
Years in NFL: 2014-Present
NFL Draft2014 - 4th RoundMiami Dolphins
NFL Teams2014-16 - Miami Dolphins
Dolphins’ Record/Standings0-2/T3rd in AFC East
Week 2 Totals0 tackles at New England
Week 3Sunday - vs. Cleveland - 1
2016 Regular Season Totals0 tackles
Career Totals1 interception, 44 tackles
Rashad Jennings
New York Giants#23
RB, 6-1, 231Years at Liberty: 2006-08
Years in NFL: 2009-Present
NFL Draft2009 - 7th Round
Jacksonville Jaguars
NFL Teams2009-12 - Jacksonville Jaguars
2013 - Oakland Raiders2014-16 - New York Giants
Giants’ Record/Standings2-0/1st in NFC East
Week 2 Totals13 carries, 27 yards
vs. New Orleans
Week 3Sunday - vs. Washington - 1
2016 Regular Season Totals31 carries, 102 yards
Career Totals780 carries, 3,281 yds., 20 TDs
Former Flames in 2016
Training Camps
Niko Davis (DL)Years at Liberty: 2011-14
Kansas City Chiefs
Jacob Hagen (DB)Years at Liberty: 2011-14
PittsburghSteelers
Dominique Jones (TE)Years at Liberty: 2008-09
MiamiDolphins
John Lunsford (K)Years at Liberty: 2012-15
San Francisco 49ers
Darrin Peterson (WR)Years at Liberty: 2012-15
Chicago Bears
Other Former FlamesCurrently Playing
Professionally
Kevin Fogg (DB)Years at Liberty: 2009-13Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Hunter Steward (OL)Years at Liberty: 2011-13
B.C. Lions
NGL AustraliaJonathan Burgess (OL)
Years at Liberty: 2013-15NorthCoastHeat
2016 Liberty University FootballLiberty Game Results (as of Sep 17, 2016)
All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend09-03-16 at Virginia Tech L 13-36 0-1 0-0 3:18 6223409-10-16 JACKSONVILLE W 55-7 1-1 0-0 2:56 1662509-17-16 at SMU L 14-29 1-2 0-0 3:10 22127
2016 Liberty University FootballLiberty Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2016)
All games
Team Statistics LIBERTY OPPSCORING 82 72 Points Per Game 27.3 24.0 Points Off Turnovers 33 17FIRST DOWNS 55 64 R u s h i n g 25 29 P a s s i n g 23 29 P e n a l t y 7 6RUSHING YARDAGE 506 665 Yards gained rushing 574 726 Yards lost rushing 68 61 Rushing Attempts 122 134 Average Per Rush 4.1 5.0 Average Per Game 168.7 221.7 TDs Rushing 6 3PASSING YARDAGE 503 587 C o m p - A t t - I n t 47-92-8 55-92-4 Average Per Pass 5.5 6.4 Average Per Catch 10.7 10.7 Average Per Game 167.7 195.7 TDs Passing 4 4TOTAL OFFENSE 1009 1252 Total Plays 214 226 Average Per Play 4.7 5.5 Average Per Game 336.3 417.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-142 7-141PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-57 5-16INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-60 8-86KICK RETURN AVERAGE 28.4 20.1PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 11.4 3.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 15.0 10.8FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 9-6PENALTIES-Yards 25-203 16-143 Average Per Game 67.7 47.7PUNTS-Yards 16-615 15-585 Average Per Punt 38.4 39.0 Net punt average 37.4 35.2KICKOFFS-Yards 16-1008 16-1003 Average Per Kick 63.0 62.7 Net kick average 41.7 38.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 4 0 3 1 : 2 03RD-DOWN Conversions 19/46 19/47 3rd-Down Pct 41% 40%4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 1/3 4th-Down Pct 50% 33%SACKS BY-Yards 3-20 4-31MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 11 8FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 2-3 5-7ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (8-10) 80% (9-13) 69%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (7-10) 70% (4-13) 31%PAT-ATTEMPTS (10-11) 91% (7-7) 100%ATTENDANCE 16625 84361 Games/Avg Per Game 1/16625 2/42180 Neutral Site Games 0/0
2016 Liberty University FootballLiberty Game Superlatives (as of Sep 17, 2016)
All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 19 MOSLEY, Carrington at SMU (09-17-16)Yards Rushing 128 MACON, Todd vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)TD Rushes 2 HICKSON, Frankie vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Long Rush 49 MACON, Todd vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Pass attempts 25 MASHA, Stephon at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Pass completions 13 MASHA, Stephon vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Yards Passing 181 MASHA, Stephon vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)TD Passes 3 MASHA, Stephon vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Long Pass 47 CALVERT, Stephen at SMU (09-17-16)Receptions 6 FARROW, B.J. at SMU (09-17-16)Yards Receiving 72 SHELLS, Dante' vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)TD Receptions 2 SHELLS, Dante' vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Long Reception 47 GANDY-GOLDEN,Antonio at SMU (09-17-16)Field Goals 2 PROBERT, Alex vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Long Field Goal 44 PROBERT, Alex vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Punts 8 TURNER, Trey at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Punting Avg 40.0 TURNER, Trey at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Long Punt 54 TURNER, Trey vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Punts inside 20 4 TURNER, Trey at SMU (09-17-16)Long Punt Return 17 PARKER, Zac vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)
17 KING, Damian vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Long Kickoff Return 54 HICKSON, Frankie at SMU (09-17-16)Tackles 13 WELLS, Juwan at SMU (09-17-16)Sacks 1.5 WELLS, Juwan at SMU (09-17-16)Tackles For Loss 2.0 MCGINTY, Solomon vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)
2.0 TILLMON, Brandon vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Interceptions 1 HOLLOWAY, Tyrin vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)
1 MCGINTY, Solomon vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)1 HOLLOWAY, Tyrin at SMU (09-17-16)1 NEWMAN, Nick at SMU (09-17-16)
2016 Liberty University FootballLiberty Game Superlatives (as of Sep 17, 2016)
All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 51 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Yards Rushing 319 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Yards Per Rush 6.3 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)TD Rushes 4 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Pass attempts 36 at SMU (09-17-16)Pass completions 20 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Yards Passing 250 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Yards Per Pass 8.6 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)TD Passes 3 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Total Plays 80 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Total Offense 569 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Yards Per Play 7.1 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Points 55 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Sacks By 2 at SMU (09-17-16)First Downs 28 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Penalties 13 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Penalty Yards 88 at SMU (09-17-16)Turnovers 4 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)
4 at SMU (09-17-16)Interceptions By 2 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)
2 at SMU (09-17-16)Punts 8 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Punting Avg 40.0 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Long Punt 54 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Punts inside 20 4 at SMU (09-17-16)Long Punt Return 17 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)
2016 Liberty University FootballLiberty Game Superlatives (as of Sep 17, 2016)
All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 24 WEST, Braeden, at SMU (09-17-16)Yards Rushing 220 WEST, Braeden, at SMU (09-17-16)TD Rushes 2 WEST, Braeden, at SMU (09-17-16)Long Rush 66 WEST, Braeden, at SMU (09-17-16)Pass attempts 32 Evans, J, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)
32 HICKS, Ben, at SMU (09-17-16)Pass completions 20 Evans, J, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Yards Passing 221 Evans, J, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)TD Passes 4 Evans, J, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Long Pass 47 HICKS, Ben, at SMU (09-17-16)Receptions 11 Ford, I, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Yards Receiving 117 Ford, I, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)TD Receptions 2 Hodges, B, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Long Reception 47 SUTTON, C., at SMU (09-17-16)Field Goals 3 WILLIAMS, Josh, at SMU (09-17-16)Long Field Goal 34 Slye, Joey, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Punts 6 Ryan GIARATANO, vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Punting Avg 40.3 Ryan GIARATANO, vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Long Punt 52 Ludwig, M, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Punts inside 20 2 SACKVILLE, J., at SMU (09-17-16)Long Punt Return 19 Stroman, G, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Long Kickoff Return 33 Stroman, G, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Tackles 14 Grady REDDING, vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Sacks 1.0 Ekanem, K, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)
1.0 BADEJO, Michael, at SMU (09-17-16)1.0 COX, RC, at SMU (09-17-16)1.0 LAWLER, Justin, at SMU (09-17-16)
Tackles For Loss 1.5 MINOR, Zelt, at SMU (09-17-16)1.5 LAWLER, Justin, at SMU (09-17-16)
Interceptions 2 Stroman, G, at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)2 WYATT, Jordan, at SMU (09-17-16)
2016 Liberty University FootballLiberty Game Superlatives (as of Sep 17, 2016)
All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 48 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Yards Rushing 286 at SMU (09-17-16)Yards Per Rush 6.1 at SMU (09-17-16)TD Rushes 2 at SMU (09-17-16)Pass attempts 41 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Pass completions 25 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Yards Passing 252 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Yards Per Pass 6.6 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)TD Passes 4 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Total Plays 89 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Total Offense 495 at SMU (09-17-16)Yards Per Play 6.3 at SMU (09-17-16)Points 36 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Sacks By 3 at SMU (09-17-16)First Downs 25 at SMU (09-17-16)Penalties 7 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Penalty Yards 60 at SMU (09-17-16)Turnovers 4 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)
4 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Interceptions By 4 at SMU (09-17-16)Punts 6 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Punting Avg 40.3 vs Jacksonville (09-10-16)Long Punt 52 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)Punts inside 20 2 at SMU (09-17-16)Long Punt Return 19 at Virginia Tech (09-03-16)
2016 Liberty University FootballLiberty By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 17, 2016)
09-03-16 at Virginia Tech L 13-36 26:18 9:10 5:50 7:41 3:3709-10-16 JACKSONVILLE W 55-7 29:48 10:02 5:05 7:28 7:1309-17-16 at SMU L 14-29 29:54 7:01 6:10 9:28 7:15
Liberty Total 86:00 26:13 17:05 24:37 18:05 0:00Avg. 28:40 8:44 5:41 8:12 6:01 0:00
Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 1-2 1-0 0-2 0-0
Team Statistics LIBERTY OPPFIRST DOWNS 55 64 R u s h i n g 25 29 P a s s i n g 23 29 P e n a l t y 7 6RUSHING YARDAGE 506 665 Rushing Attempts 122 134 Average Per Rush 4.1 5.0 Average Per Game 168.7 221.7 TDs Rushing 6 3PASSING YARDAGE 503 587 C o m p - A t t - I n t 47-92-8 55-92-4 Average Per Pass 5.5 6.4 Average Per Catch 10.7 10.7 Average Per Game 167.7 195.7 TDs Passing 4 4TOTAL OFFENSE 1009 1252 Average Per Play 4.7 5.5 Average Per Game 336.3 417.3KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 5-142 7-141PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 5-57 5-16INT RETURNS: #-Yards 4-60 8-86FUMBLES-LOST 1-1 9-6PENALTIES-Yards 25-203 16-143PUNTS-AVG 16-38.4 15-39.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 4 0 3 1 : 2 03RD-DOWN Conversions 19/46 19/474TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 1/3