2019 Liberty Flames football team
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.
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Cure Bowl champion | |
Cure Bowl, W 23–16 vs. Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Independent |
Record | 8–5 |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Kent Austin (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Maurice Harris (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Symons (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Williams Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Notre Dame | – | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Liberty | – | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
BYU | – | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | – | 5 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State | – | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | – | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 Syracuse | ESPN+ | L 0–24 | 21,671 | |
September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | at Louisiana | ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 16,231 | |
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Buffalo |
| ESPN+ | W 35–17 | 14,584 |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Hampton |
| ESPN+ | W 62–27 | 18,944 |
September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico |
| ESPN+ | W 17–10 | 17,101 |
October 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at New Mexico State | FloSports | W 20–13 | 23,140 | |
October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Maine![]() |
| ESPN+ | W 59–44 | 18,657 |
October 26 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | BTN | L 34–44 | 23,854 | |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at UMass | NESN/FloSports | W 63–21 | 10,184 | |
November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | at BYU | ESPNU | L 24–31 | 54,683 | |
November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Virginia | ACCRSN | L 27–55 | 37,329 | |
November 30 | 2:00 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN+ | W 49–28 | 18,674 |
December 21 | 2:30 p.m. | vs. Georgia Southern | CBSSN | W 23–16 | 18,158 | |
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Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Title | Coach |
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Hugh Freeze | Head coach | Head coach |
Kent Austin | Offensive coordinator | Quarterbacks |
Scott Symons | Defensive coordinator | Safety |
Vantz Singletary | Co-defensive coordinator | Defensive line |
Scott Downing | Special Teams Coordinator | Tight ends and Fullbacks |
Mike Brown | Assistant Coach | Running backs |
Aaron Stamn | Assistant Coach | offensive line |
Kyle DeArmon | Assistant Coach | Wide receivers |
Marshall Roberts | Assistant Coach | Cornerbacks |
Josh Bookbinder | Assistant Coach | Linebackers |
Bryant Lewellyn | Assistant Coach | Defensive tackles |
Game summaries
Syracuse
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Orange | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Louisiana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Buffalo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Flames | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Hampton
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
Flames | 27 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Flames | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
At New Mexico State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Aggies | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
Maine
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Bears | 3 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
Flames | 17 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 59 |
At Rutgers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Scarlet Knights | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
At UMass
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 28 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 63 |
Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At BYU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Cougars | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
At Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Cavaliers | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 55 |
New Mexico State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Flames | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 49 |
Vs. Georgia Southern (Cure Bowl)
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 7 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
Eagles | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 16 |
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Liberty defeated Georgia Southern at the first American football game played at Exploria Stadium
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
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4 | 142 | Antonio Gandy-Golden | WR | Washington Redskins |
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