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2019 Liberty Flames football
Cure Bowl champion
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–5
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorKent Austin (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorMaurice Harris (1st season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorScott Symons (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records
Conf Overall
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

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.No. 22 Syracuse
ESPN+L 0–2421,671
September 77:30 p.m.at Louisiana
ESPN+L 14–3516,231
September 146:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 35–1714,584
September 216:00 p.m.Hampton
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 62–2718,944
September 286:00 p.m.New Mexico
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 17–1017,101
October 58:00 p.m.at New Mexico State
FloSportsW 20–1323,140
October 196:00 p.m.Mainedagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 59–4418,657
October 2612:00 p.m.at Rutgers
BTNL 34–4423,854
November 212:00 p.m.at UMass
NESN/FloSportsW 63–2110,184
November 97:30 p.m.at BYU
ESPNUL 24–3154,683
November 2312:00 p.m.at Virginia
ACCRSNL 27–5537,329
November 302:00 p.m.New Mexico State
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 49–2818,674
December 212:30 p.m.vs. Georgia Southern
CBSSNW 23–1618,158

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Title Coach
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
No. 22 Orange 3 7 7 7 24
Flames 0 0 0 0 0

See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team

At Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 7 0 0 14
Ragin' Cajuns 7 14 14 0 35

See also: 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 7 3 7 17
Flames 7 21 7 0 35

See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 12 0 8 7 27
Flames 27 14 7 14 62

See also: 2019 Hampton Pirates football team

New Mexico

1 2 3 4 Total
Lobos 0 3 0 7 10
Flames 7 7 3 0 17

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team

At New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 3 7 3 7 20
Aggies 0 0 6 7 13

See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 3 14 7 20 44
Flames 17 28 7 7 59

See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

At Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 14 7 3 10 34
Scarlet Knights 7 14 17 6 44

See also: 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

At UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 28 21 14 0 63
Minutemen 7 7 7 0 21

See also: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team

At BYU

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 0 10 7 24
Cougars 7 10 7 7 31

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

At Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 7 7 6 27
Cavaliers 10 14 14 17 55

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

New Mexico State

1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 7 7 28
Flames 10 10 15 14 49

See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Vs. Georgia Southern (Cure Bowl)

1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 9 7 0 23
Eagles 0 7 6 3 16

See also: 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team and 2019 Cure Bowl
Liberty defeated Georgia Southern at the first American football game played at Exploria Stadium

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
4 142 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR Washington Redskins

References

  1. ^ "2019 Season Football Schedule". Liberty University.


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