2014 Liberty Flames football team
The 2014 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Coastal Carolina. They received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing in the second round to Villanova.
2014 Liberty Flames football | |
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Big South co-champion | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 22–29 vs. Villanova | |
Conference | Big South Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 17 |
FCS Coaches | No. 17 |
2014 record | 9–5 (4–1 Big South) |
Head coach | Turner Gill (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Aaron Stamn |
Co-defensive coordinator | Robert Wimberly |
Co-defensive coordinator | Vantz Singletary |
Home stadium | Williams Stadium (Capacity: 19,200) |
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No. 5 Coastal Carolina +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Liberty +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 3 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 6:00 PM | at No. 23 (FBS) North Carolina* | ESPN3 | L 29–56 | 51,000 | ||
September 6 | 4:00 PM | at Norfolk State* | LFSN | W 17–0 | 6,150 | ||
September 13 | 7:00 PM | Brevard* | LFSN | W 56–31 | 15,755 | ||
September 20 | 7:00 PM | Bryant* | No. 24 |
| LFSN | W 38–21 | 16,873 |
September 27 | 3:00 PM | at Indiana State* | No. 22 | LFSN | L 19–38 | 5,633 | |
October 4 | 7:00 PM | No. 20 Richmond* |
| LFSN | L 39–46 2OT | 20,838 | |
October 11 | 3:30 PM | at Appalachian State* | ESPN3 | W 55–48 OT | 26,058 | ||
October 25 | 3:30 PM | Gardner–Webb |
| ESPN3 | W 34–0 | 20,217 | |
November 1 | 2:00 PM | at Presbyterian | LFSN | W 28–7 | 2,691 | ||
November 8 | 3:30 PM | Monmouth |
| ASN | W 34–24 | 16,053 | |
November 15 | 3:30 PM | Charleston Southern |
| LFSN | L 36–38 | 12,362 | |
November 22 | 1:00 PM | at No. 1 Coastal Carolina | ESPN3 | W 15–14 | 8,576 | ||
November 29 | 4:00 PM | at No. 15 James Madison* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | W 26–21 | 13,040 |
December 6 | 4:30 PM | at No. 5 Villanova* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | L 22–29 | 3,113 |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
@ North Carolina
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In their first game of the season, the Flames lost, 56–29 to the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1]
@ Norfolk State
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In their second game of the season, the Flames won, 17–0 over the Norfolk State Spartans.[2]
Brevard
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In their third game of the season, the Flames won, 56–31 over the Brevard Tornadoes.[3]
Bryant
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In their fourth game of the season, the Flames won, 38–21 over the Bryant Bulldogs.[4]
@ Indiana State
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In their fifth game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–19 to the Indiana State Sycamores.[5]
Richmond
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In their sixth game of the season, the Flames lost, 46–39, in double overtime, to the Richmond Spiders.[6]
@ Appalachian State
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In their seventh game of the season, the Flames won, 55–48, in overtime, over the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[7]
Gardner–Webb
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In their eighth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–0, over the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs.[8]
@ Presbyterian
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In their ninth game of the season, the Flames won, 28–7, over the Presbyterian Blue Hose.[9]
Monmouth
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In their tenth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–24, over the Monmouth Hawks.[10]
Charleston Southern
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In their eleventh game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–36, to the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.[11]
@ Coastal Carolina
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In their twelfth game of the season, the Flames won, 15–14, over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.[12]
FCS Playoffs
@ James Madison
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In their thirteenth game of the season, the Flames won, 26–21, over the James Madison Dukes in their 2014 FCS First Round playoff game.[13]
@ Villanova
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In their fourteenth game of the season, the Flames lost, 29–22, to the Villanova Wildcats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.[14]
Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final | ||||||
Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 17 | ||||||
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | NR | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 17 |
References
- Beard, Aaron (August 30, 2014). "No. 23 Tar Heels Beat Flames 56-29 in Opener". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- "Liberty Defeats Norfolk State 17-0". ESPN. Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
- "Brevard vs. Liberty". ESPN. Associated Press. September 13, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
- "Liberty over Bryant 38-21". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
- "Perish leads Indiana State Past Liberty, 38-19". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- "Richmond Edges Liberty 46-39 in 2OT". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
- "Liberty edges Appalachian State 55-48 in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- "Abnar leads Liberty past Gardner-Webb 34-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
- "Liberty rolls over Presbyterian 28-7". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- "Abnar carries Liberty past Monmouth, 34-24". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
- "Charleston Southern hangs on to tip Liberty, 38-36". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- "Liberty edges Coastal Carolina 15-14 to win title". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
- "Liberty outlasts James Madison 26-21". ESPN. Associated Press. November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
- "Villanova comeback tops Liberty 29-22 in FCS". ESPN. Associated Press. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.