2015 Liberty Flames football team

2015 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Big South Conference
2015 record	6–5 (3–3 Big South)
Head coach	Turner Gill (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Stamn
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Wimberly
Co-defensive coordinator	Vantz Singletary
Home stadium	Williams Stadium (Capacity: 19,200)
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Big South Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
Liberty		3	–	3					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	3					5	–	6
Kennesaw State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb *		2	–	4					4	–	7
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	Delaware State*	No. 15	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	W 32–13	18,803
September 12	3:00 pm	at West Virginia*	No. 15	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	RT PITT	L 17–41	52,899
September 19	7:00 pm	No. 8 Montana*	No. 15	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 31–21	22,551
September 26	7:00 pm	at Southern Illinois*	No. 10	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 13–34	11,886
October 3	3:30 pm	at Georgia State*	No. 18	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 41–33	11,512
October 10	7:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	No. 15	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ASN	L 20–34	3,545
October 17	1:00 pm	at Monmouth	No. 22	Kessler Field West Long Beach, NJ	ESPN3	L 17–20 OT	1,734
October 24	7:00 pm	Kennesaw State		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	W 45–35	20,393
November 7	3:30 pm	Presbyterian		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 21–13	14,248
November 14	2:00 pm	at No. 11 Charleston Southern		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 24–31	4,718
November 19	7:00 pm	No. 4 Coastal Carolina		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPNews	W 24–21	18,955
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries[]

Delaware State[]

Delaware State @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 6 7 0 13 • #15 Flames 14 5 6 7 32 Date: September 5 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 18,803

@ West Virginia[]

Liberty @ West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total #15 Flames 0 0 7 10 17 • Mountaineers 6 14 14 7 41 Date: September 12 Location: Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Game start: 3:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 52,899

Montana[]

Montana @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total #8 Grizzlies 0 12 7 2 21 • #15 Flames 14 3 7 7 31 Date: September 19 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 22,551

@ Southern Illinois[]

Liberty @ Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total #10 Flames 3 3 0 7 13 • Salukis 3 17 7 7 34 Date: September 26 Location: Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 11,886

@ Georgia State[]

Liberty @ Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total • #18 Flames 7 14 7 13 41 Panthers 14 0 10 9 33 Date: October 3 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Game start: 3:30 PM EDT Game attendance: 11,512

@ Gardner–Webb[]

Liberty @ Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total #15 Flames 0 10 10 0 20 • Runnin' Bulldogs 14 13 0 7 34 Date: October 10 Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 3,545

@ Monmouth[]

Liberty @ Monmouth

1 2 3 4 OT Total #22 Flames 0 0 0 17 0 17 • Hawks 0 7 0 10 3 20 Date: October 17 Location: Kessler Field West Long Beach, NJ Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 8,300

Kennesaw State[]

Kennesaw State @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 0 7 21 35 • Flames 7 17 7 14 45 Date: October 24 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 20,393

Presbyterian[]

Presbyterian @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 3 0 7 3 13 • Flames 0 7 0 14 21 Date: November 7 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EST Game attendance: 14,248

@ Charleston Southern[]

Liberty @ Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 7 7 7 3 24 • #11 Buccaneers 7 3 14 7 31 Date: November 14 Location: Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 4,781

Coastal Carolina[]

Coastal Carolina @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total #4 Chanticleers 0 7 0 14 21 • Flames 7 0 7 10 24 Date: November 21 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EST Game attendance: 18,955

Ranking movements[]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	15	15	15	10	18	15	22	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV
Coaches	14	13	14	10	18	15	22	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

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