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.
2019 Liberty Flames football | |
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Cure Bowl champion | |
Cure Bowl, W 23–16 vs. Georgia Southern | |
Conference | Independent |
2019 record | 8–5 |
Head coach | Hugh Freeze (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Kent Austin (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Maurice Harris (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Scott Symons (1st season) |
Home stadium | Williams Stadium (Capacity: 25,000) |
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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 |
Previous season
In 2018, the Flames went 6–6. It was their first season as an FBS team. Head coach Turner Gill retired at the end of the season. The team completed their final year of postseason ineligibility due to the transition from FCS to NCAA Division I FBS.
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Louisiana
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Buffalo
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bulls | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Flames | 7 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | Oct. 24, 1998 | W, 27–24 |
Hampton
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Pirates | 12 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 27 |
Flames | 27 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 62 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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4–2 | Oct. 10, 1998 | L, 0–21 |
New Mexico
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Lobos | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Flames | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–0 | Sep. 29, 2018 | W, 52–43 |
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–1 | Nov. 24, 2018 | W, 28–21 |
Maine
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Bears | 3 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 44 |
Flames | 17 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 59 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | Oct. 10, 1992 | L, 20–42 |
at Rutgers
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Scarlet Knights | 7 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 44 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at UMass
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 28 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 63 |
Minutemen | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | Nov. 3, 2018 | L, 59–62 3OT |
at BYU
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
Cougars | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Flames | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
Cavaliers | 10 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 55 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1 | Nov. 10, 2018 | L, 24–45 |
New Mexico State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Flames | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 49 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–1 | Oct. 5, 2019 | W, 20–13 |
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 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |

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 |
4 | 142 | Antonio Gandy-Golden | WR | Washington Redskins |
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