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Liberty Football Team History


Liberty Flames
Liberty
 Lynchburg, VA
Founded: 0
Stadium: Williams Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Colors: Blue, White, and Red
Coach: Tom Dowling
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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2018  <-- 2018 <- 1982 -> 1983 --> 2024
1982 Season Highlights
 Tom Dowling enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Liberty.
 
1982 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Delta State  13   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Carson-Newman  10   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Middle Tennessee State  7   27   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Jacksonville State  13   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Central State  31   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Evangel (MO)  35   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Saginaw Valley State  35   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Presbyterian  24   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Morehead State  13   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Indiana (PA)  35   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Delaware State  35   22   W       
 
1982 Season Totals
  Record7-4
  Points Scored251
  Scoring Average22.8
  Points Allowed214
  Defense Average19.5
  Opponents Record18-5
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-2
  Away Record3-2
1982 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1982 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Penn State 11-1395196Won  27-23  Joe Paterno
Florida State 9-3419254Won  31-12  Bobby Bowden
Pittsburgh 9-3300129Lost  3-7  Serafino Foge Fazio
West Virginia 9-3284182Lost  12-31  Don Nehlen
Boston College 8-3-1294219Lost  26-33  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
James Madison 8-3283229   Challace McMillin
East Carolina 7-4259228   Ed Emory
Georgia Southern 7-3-1290190   Erk Russell
Liberty 7-4251214   Tom Dowling
Louisiana 7-3-1248197   Sam Robertson
Southern Mississippi 7-4304180   Jim Carmody
Virginia Tech 7-4211141   Bill Dooley
Akron 6-5188144   Jim Dennison
Cincinnati 6-5281206   Mike Gottfried
Navy 6-5230196   Gary Tranquill
Notre Dame 6-4-1206174   Gerry Faust
Buffalo 5-5291180   Bill Dando
Louisville 5-6220355   Bob Weber
Rutgers 5-6180278   Frank R. Burns
Western Kentucky 5-5186200   Jimmy Feix
Army 4-7164271   Ed Cavanaugh
South Carolina 4-7224259   Richard Bell
Temple 4-7220202   Wayne Hardin
Tulane 4-7201271   Vince Gibson
North Texas 2-9179283   Corky Nelson
Syracuse 2-9159244   Dick MacPherson
Memphis 1-10129284   Rex Dockery
Central Florida 0-10109356   Sam Weir

1982 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1982 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).