2002 Liberty Flames football team

The 2002 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

2002 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record2–9 (1–2 Big South)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
(capacity: 12,000)
2002 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 22 Gardner–Webb $  3 0   9 1  
Elon  2 1   4 7  
Liberty  1 2   2 9  
Charleston Southern  0 3   4 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 313:30 p.m.Western Carolina*L 3–238,375
September 7West Liberty State*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 35–6
September 213:30 p.m.No. 5 Appalachian State*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 22–298,173[1]
September 286:00 p.m.at UCF*L 17–4820,416
October 5Gardner–Webbdagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 21–31
October 122:00 p.m.at Akron*L 21–497,132
October 19Charleston Southern
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 31–17
October 26at VMI*L 14–386,165
November 2No. 17 Eastern Kentucky*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 28–35 OT
November 9at ElonL 35–56
November 23at Hofstra*L 3–32

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References

  1. "Late catch lifts Appalachian State past Liberty". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 22, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Liberty Flames Schedule 2002". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. "2002 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 18, 2023.


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