American college football season
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The 2019 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . They were led by first-year head coach Hugh Freeze and played their home games at Williams Stadium .
Previous season [ ]
In 2018 , the Flames went 6–6. It was their first season as an FBS team. Head coach Turner Gill retired at the end of the season. The team completed their final year of postseason ineligibility due to the transition from FCS to NCAA Division I FBS .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 6:00 p.m. No. 22 Syracuse ESPN+ L 0–2421,671
September 7 7:30 p.m. at Louisiana ESPN+ L 14–3516,231
September 14 6:00 p.m. Buffalo Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 35–1714,584
September 21 6:00 p.m. Hampton Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 62–2718,944
September 28 6:00 p.m. New Mexico Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 17–1017,101
October 5 8:00 p.m. at New Mexico State FloSports W 20–1323,140
October 19 6:00 p.m. Maine Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 59–4418,657
October 26 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers BTN L 34–4423,854
November 2 12:00 p.m. at UMass NESN /FloSportsW 63–2110,184
November 9 7:30 p.m. at BYU ESPNU L 24–3154,683
November 23 12:00 p.m. at Virginia ACCRSN L 27–5537,329
November 30 2:00 p.m. New Mexico State Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA ESPN+ W 49–2818,674
December 21 2:30 p.m. vs. Georgia Southern CBSSN W 23–1618,158
HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
Personnel [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
Syracuse [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Orange
3
7
7
7
24
Flames
0
0
0
0
0
at Louisiana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
7
7
0
0
14
Ragin' Cajuns
7
14
14
0
35
Buffalo [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
0
7
3
7
17
Flames
7
21
7
0
35
Hampton [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
12
0
8
7
27
Flames
27
14
7
14
62
New Mexico [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lobos
0
3
0
7
10
Flames
7
7
3
0
17
at New Mexico State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
3
7
3
7
20
Aggies
0
0
6
7
13
Maine [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Black Bears
3
14
7
20
44
Flames
17
28
7
7
59
at Rutgers [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
14
7
3
10
34
Scarlet Knights
7
14
17
6
44
at UMass [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
28
21
14
0
63
Minutemen
7
7
7
0
21
at BYU [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
7
0
10
7
24
Cougars
7
10
7
7
31
at Virginia [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
7
7
7
6
27
Cavaliers
10
14
14
17
55
New Mexico State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Aggies
7
7
7
7
28
Flames
10
10
15
14
49
vs. Georgia Southern (Cure Bowl) [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Flames
7
9
7
0
23
Eagles
0
7
6
3
16
Liberty defeated Georgia Southern at the first American football game played at Exploria Stadium
Players drafted into the NFL [ ]
References [ ]
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