2008 Liberty Flames football team
The 2008 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–0 in conference play, winning the Big South title. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.
| 2008 Liberty Flames football | |
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Big South champion | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Sports Network | No. 14 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 15 |
| Record | 10–2 (5–0 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scott Wachenheim (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Clark (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Williams Stadium (capacity: 12,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Liberty $ | 5 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | 7:00 pm | North Greenville* | W 49–10 | 15,311 | ||||
| September 6 | 7:00 pm | Glenville State* |
| W 44–27 | 13,917 | |||
| September 13 | 6:00 pm | at Western Carolina* | No. 25 | W 19–16 | 7,289 | |||
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at No. 23 Youngstown State* | No. 25 | W 31–28 | 18,978 | |||
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | No. 20 | W 43–38 | 7,063 | |||
| October 11 | 3:30 pm | Stony Brook | No. 15 |
| MASN, Big South Net | W 33–0 | 14,563 | |
| October 18 | 12:30 pm | Lafayette* | No. 14 |
| LSN | L 21–35 | 15,483 | [1] |
| October 25 | 3:30 pm | Charleston Southern | No. 20 |
| W 42–0 | 14,365 | ||
| November 1 | 1:30 pm | at Presbyterian | No. 17 | L 28–31 | 6,193 | |||
| November 8 | 1:30 pm | at VMI | No. 25 | W 38–26 | 6,813 | |||
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | Garnder–Webb | No. 22 |
| W 30–10 | 10,636 | ||
| November 22 | 1:00 pm | No. 14 Elon* | No. 20 |
| W 26–3 | 7,751 | ||
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References
- Reinhard, Paul (October 19, 2008). "Lafayette Sends Liberty Down in Flames, 35-21". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. p. C12 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Liberty Flames Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
- "2008 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
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