2009 Liberty Flames football team

2009 Liberty Flames football
Big South Conference Co-Champion
Conference Big South Conference
Ranking
Sports Network #22
FCS Coaches #21
2009 record 8–3 (5–1 Big South)
Head coach Danny Rocco (4th year)
Home stadium Williams Stadium
(Capacity: 12,000)
2009 Big South football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#22 Liberty §   5 1         8 3  
Stony Brook §   5 1         6 5  
Charleston Southern   4 2         6 5  
Gardner–Webb   3 3         6 5  
Coastal Carolina   3 3         5 6  
VMI   1 5         2 9  
Presbyterian   0 6         0 11  
§ Conference co-champions
^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2009 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season a member of the Big South Conference. The Flames were led by fourth year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. They finished the season with an overall record of eight wins and three losses (8–3, 5–1 Big South) and as conference co-champions.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 12:00 PM at West Virginia* Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV ESPN+ L 20–33   57,950
September 12 7:00 PM North Carolina Central* #24 Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA FSN W 35–10   16,112
September 19 6:00 PM at Lafayette* #24 Fisher FieldEaston, PA W 19–13   8,921
September 26 7:00 PM #6 James Madison* #24 Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA FSN L 10–24   15,532
October 3 3:30 PM West Virginia Wesleyan*dagger Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA FSN W 45–7   14,167
October 17 3:30 PM Coastal Carolina Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA FSN W 58–13   14,371
October 24 1:30 PM at Charleston Southern #23 Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC W 20–13   3,845
October 31 3:30 PM Presbyterian #23 Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA FSN W 55–19   14,197
November 7 7:00 PM VMI #16 Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA MASN W 54–14   15,208
November 14 1:30 PM at Gardner–Webb #16 Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC BSN W 51–28   5,277
November 21 1:00 PM at Stony Brook #16 Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY BSN L 33–36   3,465
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

*Schedule Source:[1]

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