2017 Liberty Flames football team

2017 Liberty Flames football
Conference Big South Conference
2017 record 0–0 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach Turner Gill (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Joe Dailey
Co-defensive coordinator Robert Wimberly
Co-defensive coordinator Vantz Singletary
Home stadium Williams Stadium
(Capacity: 19,200)
2017 Big South football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 14 Charleston Southern   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Kennesaw State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Liberty*   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Monmouth   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Presbyterian   0 – 0         0 – 0  
  • *Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Liberty Flames football team represent Liberty University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth-year head coach Turner Gill and play their home games at Williams Stadium. They are a member of the Big South Conference. The school announced plans to undergo the two year transition period join the Division I FBS as a football independent, while remaining in the Big South Conference in all other sports.[1] While normally against NCAA rules to transition to FBS without a conference invite, Liberty was granted a waiver.[1] Liberty will join the FBS in 2018, but will not become a full member and eligible for post-season play until 2019.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at Baylor* McLane Stadium • Waco, TX FS2      
September 9 6:00 p.m. Morehead State* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA      
September 16 6:00 p.m. Indiana State* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA      
September 23 7:00 p.m. at Jacksonville State* JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL      
September 30 6:00 p.m. Saint Francis (PA)* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA      
October 14 6:00 p.m. Kennesaw Statedagger Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN3      
October 21 1:00 p.m. at Monmouth Kessler Field • West Long Branch, NJ ESPN3      
October 28 TBA at Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC STADIUM      
November 4 3:30 p.m. Duquesne* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA      
November 11 3:30 p.m. Presbyterian Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA      
November 18 Noon at Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at Baylor

Liberty @ Baylor
1 234Total
Flames 0 000 0
Bears 0 000 0

Morehead State

Morehead State @ Liberty
1 234Total
Eagles 0 000 0
Flames 0 000 0

Indiana State

Indiana State @ Liberty
1 234Total
Sycamores 0 000 0
Flames 0 000 0
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.

at Jacksonville State

Liberty @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Flames 0 000 0
Gamecocks 0 000 0

Saint Francis (PA)

Saint Francis (PA) @ Liberty
1 234Total
Red Flash 0 000 0
Flames 0 000 0
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.

Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State @ Liberty
1 234Total
Owls 0 000 0
Flames 0 000 0
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.

at Monmouth

Liberty @ Monmouth
1 234Total
Flames 0 000 0
Hawks 0 000 0

at Gardner–Webb

Liberty @ Gardner–Webb
1 234Total
Flames 0 000 0
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 000 0

Duquesne

Duquesne @ Liberty
1 234Total
Dukes 0 000 0
Flames 0 000 0
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.

Presbyterian

Pesbyterian @ Liberty
1 234Total
Blue Hose 0 000 0
Flames 0 000 0
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.

at Charleston Southern

Liberty @ Charleston Southern
1 234Total
Flames 0 000 0
Buccaneers 0 000 0

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS RV  
Coaches* NR

* Due to their transition to FBS, they are not eligible to be ranked in the FCS Coaches Poll.

References

  1. 1 2 Sordelett, Damien (February 16, 2017). "LU to be FBS bowl eligible starting in 2019". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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