‹ 1 › #RiseWithUS #TOUGHERTOGETHER Storylines 1) Liberty (0-1) will travel to Louisiana (0-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Sat- urday for the Flames' first-ever matchup with the Ragin' Cajuns and Liberty's only road game before the month of October. Both teams lost their season openers to Power Five foes (Liberty vs. No. 22/22 Syracuse and Louisiana vs. Mississippi State). 2) The Flames will look to continue their success against Sun Belt Conference opponents. Liberty is 3-0 all-time ver- sus Sun Belt foes, including 2-0 on the road. Last season, the Flames notched a 22-16 home win over eventual Sun Belt East co-champion Troy. 3) Head Coach Hugh Freeze's squad's first-ever visit to the state of Louisiana will see the Flames look to halt a four-game road losing skid and avoid their first 0-2 start since 2012. 4) Liberty senior QB Stephen Calvert appears on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watch List. The fourth- year starter ranks No. 4 among active FBS QBs in both passing yards (8,596) and passing TDs (program-record 65). 5) Senior WR Antonio Gandy-Golden, Biletnikoff Award Watch List member, has been Calvert's most frequent target through- out his career. He recorded his 11th career 100-yard game vs. Syracuse, hauling in six passes for 119 yards. 6) The Flames' defense forced three turnovers versus Syra- cuse. Redshirt senior CB Bejour Wilson nabbed his fourth ca- reer interception, the most of any active Flame. liberty flames 2019 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected]2019 schedule NO. 22/22 SYRACUSE Aug. 31 | 6 p.m. Williams Stadium at Louisiana Sept. 7 | 7:30 p.m. Cajun Field NEW MEXICO STATE Nov. 30 | 2 p.m. Williams Stadium BUFFALO HAMPTON Sept. 21 | 6 p.m. Williams Stadium NEW MEXICOState Sept. 28 | 6 p.m. Williams Stadium at New Mexico State Oct. 5 | 8 p.m. Aggie Memorial Stadium MAINE Oct. 19 | 6 p.m. Williams Stadium at Rutgers Oct. 26 | TBA HighPoint.com Stadium at UMass Nov. 2 | Noon McGuirk Alumni Stadium at BYU Nov. 9 | TBA LaVell Edwards Stadium GAME 2: Liberty at louisiana sept. 7, 2019 / 7:30 p.m. EST / cajun field / lafayette, la. 2019 Record:..................................... 0-1 Head Coach: ...................... Hugh Freeze Record at Liberty: ............ 0-1 (1st Year) Overall Record: .......... 42-33 (9th Year) 2019 Record: .............. 0-1, 0-0 Sun Belt Head Coach: ..................... Billy Napier Record at Louisiana:....... 7-8 (2nd Year) Overall Record: ............. 7-8 (2nd Year) at PPG 1st DOWNS RUSH PASS OFFENSE INT TDs FGs TOP DEFENSE INT SACKS THE MATCHUP 28.0 27 164.0 YPG 267.0 YPG 431.0 YPG 2 4 0 28:57 497.0 YPG 0 2 @LibertyFootball @LibertyFootball - Home - Away All Times Listed Are Eastern PASSING 20-39 234 YARDS 0 TD/2 INT STEPHEN CALVERT RECEIVING 6 CATCHES 119 YARDS 0 TD ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN RUSHING 11 CARRIES 29 YARDS 0 TD FRANKIE HICKSON DEFENSE 7 TACKLES 0.0 TFL 0.0 SACKS JESSIE LEMONIER 0.0 18 -4.0 YPG 238.0 YPG 234.0 YPG 2 0 0 28:57 368.0 YPG 2 2 L 0-24 at VirginiaE Nov. 23 | TBA Sco Stadium v. 24 | 2 p.m. Sept. 14 | 6 p.m. Williams Stadium
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Storylines1) Liberty (0-1) will travel to Louisiana (0-1, 0-0 Sun Belt) on Sat-urday for the Flames' fi rst-ever matchup with the Ragin' Cajuns and Liberty's only road game before the month of October. Both teams lost their season openers to Power Five foes (Liberty vs. No. 22/22 Syracuse and Louisiana vs. Mississippi State).
2) The Flames will look to continue their success against Sun Belt Conference opponents. Liberty is 3-0 all-time ver-sus Sun Belt foes, including 2-0 on the road. Last season, the Flames notched a 22-16 home win over eventual Sun Belt East co-champion Troy.
3) Head Coach Hugh Freeze's squad's fi rst-ever visit to the state of Louisiana will see the Flames look to halt a four-game road losing skid and avoid their fi rst 0-2 start since 2012.
4) Liberty senior QB Stephen Calvert appears on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Preseason Watch List. The fourth-year starter ranks No. 4 among active FBS QBs in both passing yards (8,596) and passing TDs (program-record 65).
5) Senior WR Antonio Gandy-Golden, Biletnikoff Award Watch List member, has been Calvert's most frequent target through-out his career. He recorded his 11th career 100-yard game vs. Syracuse, hauling in six passes for 119 yards.
6) The Flames' defense forced three turnovers versus Syra-cuse. Redshirt senior CB Bejour Wilson nabbed his fourth ca-reer interception, the most of any active Flame.
liberty flames2019 football GAME NOTES
Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected]
2 3 4 5 6 7 8MONDAYNo Practice(Players' Day Off )Coach Freeze Press ConferenceNoon (Carter Tower - Club Level)
Player Media Availability12:30 p.m. (Carter Tower - Club Level)
Liberty Flames Football Show6-7 p.m. with Hugh FreezeWeekly Radio Call-In ShowLocation: Iron & Ale(Cornerstone in Lynchburg)
TUESDAYPractice4-6 p.m.(Assistant Coaches available in Indoor Practice Facility following conclusion of practice)
WEDNESDAYPractice4-6 p.m.(Assistant Coaches available in Indoor Practice Facility following conclusion of practice)
THURSDAYPractice4-5:45 p.m.(Coach Freeze and players avail-able in Indoor Practice Facility following conclusion of practice)
FRIDAYTravel Day
SATURDAYGamedayLiberty at LouisianaCajun Field7:30 p.m. Eastern
Post GameCoach Freeze is available following the game. Players will follow after Coach Freeze.
SUNDAYPractice4:15-5:15 p.m.(Closed to Media)
MEDIA INFORMATIONThe Liberty Athletics Department is served by an athletics communications offi ce staff that works diligently to promote the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and staff . The offi ce members handle all sport and department communications and media relations needs, and work to serve the working media.
Credentials Requests for season and single-game credentials should be emailed to the appropriate communications representative at least 48 hours prior to the requested event. Due to space limitations, credentials will be issued to full-time journalists from media outlets that cover Liberty Athletics regularly and substantially or to representatives who regularly and customarily perform services for that outlet.
Work-Related Equipment BagsMembers of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/TV broadcast equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through Media entrance near the East Ticket Booth. Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security.
Postgame InterviewsPostgame interviews are held on the fi rst fl oor of the Liberty Football Center. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth quarter of the contest.
ParkingLiberty University has designated the Yellow lot on University Blvd. (Speakman Lot near the Liberty University Bookstore) as reserved media parking for home football contests. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain a parking pass and information on how to access the lot on game day.
PhotographersLiberty University strictly enforces a photo credential approval policy designed to best allocate working credentials for photographers to maximize coverage in a safe, professional working environment. Unfortunately, it is not possible to accommodate all requests. Due to limited space, credentials will generally not be issued to freelance photographers without a specifi c assignment received in writing from the assigning organization. Photographers are to stay behind the red line that surrounds the playing fi eld and are not allowed in the team box on either sideline at Williams Stadium and are prohibited from going on the fi eld at any time. The designated work area for photographers during the 2019 season is on the second fl oor of the Williams Stadium Carter Tower.
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LISTENAlan York (Play-by-Play)Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst)Kevin Keys (Sidelines)Louis James (Engineer)Jordan Riddick (Spott er)
GAME INFORMATION - 7:30 P.M. EASTERN KICKOFF
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matchup notes“4 DOWNS” WITH THE RAGIN' CAJUNS
Saturday's game will mark Liberty's fi rst road contest of the 2019 season. The Flames are just 1-7 in their last eight road openers, with the lone victory coming at Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017. Meanwhile, Louisiana will be playing its 2019 home opener. The Ragin' Cajuns have won their
fi rst home game of the season in 10 of the last 11 years, with the only exception being a loss to Boise State on Sept. 3, 2016.
Both Liberty and Louisiana are looking to bounce back from setbacks in their season openers. These two teams are not accustomed to slow starts in recent years. Liberty has not begun a season 0-2 since 2012, while the Ragin' Cajuns' last 0-2 start came in 2013. Both teams
feature relatively new head coaches. Hugh Freeze will be coaching his second game at Liberty, while Billy Napier is in his second season at Louisiana.
After facing zero teams from Louisiana during its fi rst 46 football seasons, Liberty will soon become well acquainted with Pelican State opponents. After Saturday, the Flames have three more matchups scheduled with Louisiana squads in the next two years (2020-21), includ-
ing one more with Louisiana and two with ULM.
Both Liberty and Louisiana committ ed 4+ turn-overs during season-opening losses to Power Five opponents. The Flames turned the ball over four times against Syracuse, while Louisi-ana committ ed fi ve miscues versus Mississippi State. Louisiana QB Levi Lewis has made only
four career starts, while Liberty QB Stephen Calvert has started 31 times.
• A nine-yard TD pass from Stephen Calvert to B.J. Farrow with 2:23 remaining in the fourth quarter capped off the Flames' game-winning 14-play, 89-yard drive.
• Liberty's defense limited Troy to 293 total yards and forced three turnovers as the Flames halted the Trojans' sev-en-game road win streak.
• Calvert was 17-of-32 passing for 238 yards and two TDs.
• With Antonio Gandy-Golden sidelined for the game, Far-row stepped up for 101 yards on eight receptions.
A Liberty Win Would ...
• Maintain the Flames' perfect all-time record (4-0) versus Sun Belt Conference opponents.
• Avoid the Flames' fi rst 0-2 start since opening the 2012 season (Turner Gill's fi rst at Liberty) at 0-4.
• Make the Flames 1-1 after two games for the second straight year and the sixth time in the last seven seasons.
• Snap the Flames' four-game road losing streak.
• Halt Louisiana's four-game home winning streak and make the Flames the fi rst non-conference team to win at Cajun Field since Boise State on Sept. 3, 2016.
• Improve the Flames' all-time record to 4-6 when playing 1,000 or miles away from Lynchburg.
• Make Louisiana the 17th diff erent state where the Flames have won a game in program history.
2019 UNIFORM TRACKER
The Liberty football program is outfi tt ed by Nike and has 27 diff erent helmet/jersey/pants combinations to choose from during the 2019 season.
Opponent Helmet Jersey PantsSyracuse White Red WhiteLouisianaBuff aloHamptonNew MexicoNew Mexico St. (A)MaineRutgersUMassBYUVirginiaNew Mexico St. (H)
1Overall Records
W L Pct.Army 1 0 1.000Notre Dame 0 0 .000BYU 0 1 .000Liberty 0 1 .000New Mexico St. 0 1 .000UMass 0 1 .000
Week 1 ResultsUtah 30, BYU 12Army 14, Rice 7Rutgers 48, UMass 21Syracuse 24, Liberty 0Washington St. 58, New Mexico St. 7
Upcoming Schedule
Monday, Sept. 2Notre Dame at Louisville 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 7Army at Michigan NoonSouthern Illinois at UMass 3:30 p.mN.M. St. at Alabama 4 p.m.BYU at Tennessee 7 p.m.Liberty at Louisiana 7:30 p.m
Saturday, Sept. 14New Mexico at Notre Dame 2:30 p.mUSC at BYU 3:30 p.mArmy at UTSA 3:30 p.mBuff alo at Liberty 6 p.m.UMass at Charlott e 6 p.m.San Diego St. at N.M. St. 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 21Washington at BYU TBDMorgan State at Army NoonCoastal Carolina at UMass 1 p.m.N.M. St. at New Mexico 4:30 p.mHampton at Liberty 6 p.m.Notre Dame at Georgia 8 p.m.
Saturday, Sept. 28BYU at Toledo TBDVirginia at Notre Dame 3:30 p.mAkron at UMass 3:30 p.mNew Mexico at Liberty 6 p.m.Fresno State at N.M. St. 8 p.m.
FBS INDEPENDENTS
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ON THIS DATE: Liberty is 2-3 all-time when playing on Sept. 7, having won its last two games played on this date.
Season Site LU Coach W/L/T Score Opponent Opp. Coach1985 Home Morgan Hout L 7-10 West Georgia Frank Vohun1991 Away Sam Rutigliano L 14-35 Boise State Skip Hall1996 Home Sam Rutigliano L 10-20 Western Carolina Steve Hodgin2002 Home Ken Karcher W 35-6 West Liberty Bob Eaton2013 Home Turner Gill W 45-15 Monmouth Kevin Callahan7
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today's game at a glance
2: The 2019 season is Liberty's second as an FBS member, following 30 seasons of competition at the FCS (1-AA) level.
6: The 2018 Flames went 6-6, becoming the ninth team in NCAA history to win six or more games during its fi rst season of FBS competition.
7: Seven Flames have been selected in the NFL Draft. Most recently, Walt Aikens was taken by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2014 Draft.
8: Liberty won eight Big South Conference titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016).
9: Hugh Freeze is Liberty's ninth head coach in pro-gram history.
10: Ten Flames have been named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.
10: Liberty won a program-record 10 games in 2008, fi nishing at 10-2.
11: Eleven 2019 Flames (Elij ah Benton, Michael Chorowicz, Ethan Crawford, Rion Davis, Dontae Duff , Zac Foutz, Frankie Hickson, Sam Isaacson, Da-mian King, Malik Matt hews and Thomas Sargeant) have completed bachelor's degrees and are cur-rently working toward master's degrees.
13: The Flames have posted a .500 or bett er record for 13 consecutive seasons (2006-18), going 94-55 during that span.
47: The 2019 campaign is Liberty’s 47th football sea-son.
25,000: The seating capacity of Williams Stadium was expanded to 25,000 for the 2018 season. The Flames have welcomed 20,000+ fans to Williams Stadium on seven occasions, including a stadi-um-record 22,551 for a Sept. 19, 2015 victory over Montana.
LIBERTY FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS
THERE'S A FIRST TIME FOR EVERYTHINGLiberty and Louisiana will be meeting on the gridiron for the fi rst time on Saturday.
This is the second straight week the Flames will be fac-ing a fi rst-time foe, after opening the season by playing host to Syracuse on Aug. 31.
Liberty will also square off with two more fi rst-time opponents later in the season, including Rutgers (Oct. 26) and BYU (Nov. 9).
The Flames will be playing in Louisiana for the fi rst time in program history. The Pelican State will be the 28th state Liberty has visited in its 47 seasons of playing football.
Liberty has never faced an opponent from Louisiana in program history.
SUCCESS VS. SUN BELTLiberty is 3-0 all-time against Sun Belt Conference foes (teams that were part of the conference at the time of the meeting).
55-48 OT win at Appalachian State (Oct. 11, 2014)41-33 win at Georgia State (Oct. 3, 2015)22-16 home win vs. Troy (Oct. 13, 2018)
That is the Flames' best record against any active FBS conference.
Sun Belt - 3-0Mountain West - 1-0Big 12 - 1-1Conference USA - 1-1MAC - 2-9American - 0-1SEC - 0-1ACC - 0-7
Liberty has never faced a member of the Big Ten or Pac-12.
The Flames are scheduled to face at least one Sun Belt opponent during six of the next seven years (2020-26).
FAMILIAR FOESDuring Hugh Freeze's last four seasons as Ole Miss' head coach (2013-16), Louisiana head coach Billy Napi-er was the wide receivers coach on Nick Saban's staff at Alabama.
Ole Miss and Alabama split their four meetings during those two seasons, with the Rebels claiming back-to-back victories in 2014 and 2015. However, the 2014 triumph has since been vacated.
Freeze has matched up against Louisiana twice as head coach, but Saturday will mark his fi rst visit to Cajun Field.
On Nov. 12, 2011, Freeze's Arkansas State Red Wolves notched a 30-21 home win over Louisiana.
Freeze's Ole Miss Rebels defeated Louisiana 56-15 on Sept. 13, 2014, but that win was later vacated.
MAKING CONNECTIONSLiberty redshirt senior OL Dontae Duff and Louisiana sophomore S Mekhi Garner both graduated from Po-teet High School in Mesquite, Texas.
BATTLING BOWL TEAMSLouisiana is the second straight 2018 bowl team Liber-ty is facing to begin the 2019 season, following its 24-0 season-opening loss to Syracuse.
The Ragin' Cajuns lost to Tulane in last year's Cure Bowl.
The Flames will later match up with 2018 bowl qualifi -ers Buff alo (Sept. 14), BYU (Nov. 9) and Virginia (Nov. 23).
Last season, Liberty knocked off a pair of bowl teams from the 2017 campaign, including Troy and New Mex-ico State.
HOME VS. ROADLiberty struggled in road games during its fi rst sea-son of FBS competition a year ago. The Flames went 1-5 away from Williams Stadium, with the lone victory coming at New Mexico (52-43 on Sept. 29, 2018).
Liberty has lost its last four road games entering the 2019 campaign and is allowing an average of 48.3 ppg in road contests at the FBS level.
Conversely, the Flames have fl ourished at home. De-spite its season-opening setback to Syracuse, Liberty owns a 5-2 home record as an FBS member.
ROAD WARRIORSLiberty is traveling more than 1,000 miles for the fi rst of three times this season (also at New Mexico State and BYU). This will be the fi rst season the Flames have ever traveled 1,000+ miles for a road game three or more times.
The Flames are 3-6 in program history when venturing more than 1,000 miles from Lynchburg.
Sept. 7, 1991 - 35-14 loss at Boise StateSept. 18, 1993 - 17-14 win at Texas StateSept. 24, 1994 - 35-7 loss at Boise StateNov. 21, 1998 - 45-35 loss at Cal PolySept. 15, 2012 - 34-14 loss at MontanaSept. 17, 2016 - 29-14 loss at SMUSept. 2, 2017 - 48-45 win at BaylorSept. 29, 2018 - 52-43 win at New MexicoOct. 6, 2018 - 49-41 loss at New Mexico State
WE'LL BE BACKAfter Saturday, Liberty will return home for three straight home games. The Flames will wecome Buff alo (Sept. 14), Hampton (Sept. 21) and New Mexico (Sept. 28) to Williams Stadium during the span.
The only other FBS teams who will play four home games before the end of September this season are Boston College, Michigan State, Pitt and Washington.
10: WR Antonio Gandy-Golden needs 10 receptions to overtake Pat Nelson for third place in program history. He is also 10 yards away from passing Kelvin Edwards for the third spot on Liberty's all-time re-ceiving yards list.
5/11: K Alex Probert needs fi ve made extra points to move into fi fth place all-time for the Flames. The redshirt junior is also 11 points away from becoming the fi fth Liberty kicker ever to reach 200 points.
114: RB Frankie Hickson is 114 rushing yards shy of 2,000 for his career. He has rushed for 114 or more yards fi ve times in his career.
300/404: QB Stephen Calvert's next 300-yard passing game will be the 13th of his career, breaking the program record he currently co-holds with Rob-by Justino. Calvert needs 404 passing yards to join Josh Woodrum and Justino as the only Flames ever to throw for 9,000 yards during their career.
RECORD WHEN SCORING …< 20 points 0-1 0-120-29 points 0-0 0-030-39 points 0-0 0-040+ points 0-0 0-0
RECORD WHEN ALLOWING …< 20 points 0-0 0-020-29 points 0-1 0-130-39 points 0-0 0-040+ points 0-0 0-0
RECORD WHEN …Margin 1-3 pts. 0-0 0-0Margin 4-7 pts. 0-0 0-0Scoring 1st 0-0 0-0Opp. scores 1st 0-1 0-1Leading after 1Q 0-0 0-0Trailing after 1Q 0-1 0-1Leading at half 0-0 0-0Trailing at half 0-1 0-1Leading after 3Q 0-0 0-0Trailing after 3Q 0-1 0-1Playing OT 0-0 0-0Outrushing opp. 0-0 0-0Being outrushed 0-1 0-1Outpassing opp. 0-1 0-1Being outpassed 0-0 0-0Scoring D/ST TD 0-0 0-0+ TO margin 0-0 0-0- TO margin 0-1 0-1Winning TOP 0-0 0-0Losing TOP 0-1 0-1White helmets 0-1 0-1Blue helmets 0-0 0-0Red helmets 0-0 0-0White uni. tops 0-0 0-0Blue uni. tops 0-0 0-0Red uni. tops 0-1 0-1White pants 0-1 0-1Blue pants 0-0 0-0Red pants 0-0 0-0
LIBERTY'S RECORD WHEN ... Trends/Streaks• The Aug. 31 game against No. 22 Syracuse began Liberty’s second season at the FBS level and its fi rst as a fully bowl eligi-ble team for the 2019 season.• The Flames became the 130th FBS team in the country when the NCAA announced Liberty had completed its two-year FBS reclassifi cation process on Aug. 1, 2019.• The loss to Syracuse snapped Liberty’s two-game win streak in season openers following a 48-45 at Baylor in 2017 and a 52-10 win over Old Dominion at home in 2018 and a four-game home winning streak, dating back to the 2018 season.• The Louisiana game marks Liberty’s lone road game during the month of September, as the Flames will host Buff alo (Sept. 14), Hampton (Sept. 21) and New Mexico (Sept. 28) to round out the month’s schedule.
Coach Freeze Health TimelineThe start of the 2019 season has been a challenge for fi rst-year head coach Hugh Freeze due to back spasms that even-tually led to surgery. • Aug. 3 – Freeze leads Liberty during its fi rst practice of Au-gust Training Camp• Aug. 4 – Freeze meets with the media on Football Media Day following the team’s second practice of the year• Aug. 10 – Freeze started to experience back pain, but still coached Liberty during its fi rst full scrimmage of training camp• Aug. 11 – Freeze’s back pain worsened, forcing Liberty’s head coach to miss his fi rst practice• Aug. 15 – Freeze was transported from Lynchburg General Hospital to the University of Virginia Medical Center in Char-lott esville, Va. for further treatments • Aug. 16 – Freeze underwent back surgery and while in sur-gery, doctors found Freeze was also batt ling a serious staph infection• Aug. 21 – Freeze was released from University of Virginia Medical Center and relocated to the Fairfi eld Inn and Suites just off the Liberty University campus, allowing the football staff to meet with Freeze before and after practice sessions • Aug. 23 – Freeze held a press conference at the Fairfi eld Inn and Suites to answer the media’s questions about his health mid-afternoon and later in the day surprised the Flames by returning to practice with the help of a golf cart• Aug. 24 – Freeze witnessed his fi rst in-person practice in nearly two weeks when Liberty held a mock game practice one week prior to its home opener against Syracuse • Aug. 31 – For the fi rst time in his nine-year coaching career, Freeze coached from the press box, doing so from a hospi-tal bed and communicating to the team in the locker room through Webex video conferencing technology
Off ense• Liberty’s returning players accounted for 84.0 percent of the Flames’ total points scored in 2018 (335 of the team’s 399 total points).
• If Liberty was eligible for the national stat rankings in 2018 (was not due to FBS transition process), the Flames would have ranked No. 33 in the country in passing yards per game (261.5) and No. 34 in scoring off ense (33.3 points per game).• The Flames have had one of the more prolifi c passing off ens-es in the country the last two seasons, averaging 309.9 pass-ing yards per game in 2017 (3,409 yards and 29 TDs) and 261.5 yards per contest in 2018 (3,138 yards and 21 TDs).• The Flames fi nished their season opener against No. 22 Syr-acuse with 234 total off ensive yards, with 103 yards coming in the fi rst quarter (2nd – 7 yards; 3rd – 35 yards; 4th – 89 yards).• Liberty fi nished the Syracuse game with minus-four team rushing yards, its lowest total since rushing for minus-23 yards in the 2016 fi nale at Coastal Carolina.• Liberty’s lowest rushing total in four seasons was not helped by the fact that Liberty allowed Syracuse to record eight sacks for a loss of 51 yards. • The Flames only recorded fi ve carries of fi ve or more yards against No. 22 Syracuse, with three of those allowing Frankie Hickson to lead Liberty’s limited rushing att ack with 11 carries for 29 yards. • The Flames turned the ball over four times in the game on two Stephen Calvert interceptions and a pair of lost fumbles (Calvert and Joshua Mack).
Defense• If Liberty was eligible for the national stat rankings in 2018 (was not due to FBS transition process), the Flames would have ranked No. 123 in the country (out of 139 teams) in total off ense (484.8 yards allowed per game) and No. 117 in scoring defense (36.8 points per game allowed).• Since beginning the FBS reclassifi cation process two years ago, the 368 total off ensive yards Liberty allowed to No. 22 Syracuse is the fewest the Flames have allowed to a Power 5 opponent (2017: Baylor – 532 yards; 2018: Virginia – 389 yards; Auburn – 531 yards). • The Flames recorded three turnovers against No. 22 Syra-cuse (2 INTs and 1 FF), keeping the nationally ranked visitors within reach of Liberty for most of the game. • The Flames allowed the Orange to keep drives alive, as Syra-cuse converted on 8-of-19 third-down plays and 2-of-4 fourth down plays.
Special Teams• Liberty returns all its key special teams players from the 2018 season, including the return of 2016 FCS Freshman All-America kicker Alex Probert.• K Probert missed the half of the 2018 season with an in-jury and worked his way back into the lineup for four out of the last six games, handling extra points and fi eld goals (4-of-5 FGs/19-of-20 XP). He missed his lone fi eld goal att empt against No. 22 Syracuse, a 43-yarder that sailed wide right during the fi rst quarter.• P Aidan Alves had a nice day against No. 22 Syracuse, fi nish-ing the game with eight punts for an average of 43.9 yards per punt (sixth career game averaging 40.0 yards per punt).
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qb stephen calvert/wr antonio gandy-golden
17-14Calvert's career record as a starting quarterback. He has started 31 straight games since taking over as the starter as a true freshman against Robert Morris on Oct. 1, 2016.
5 TDsCalvert threw for a career-high fi ve TDs twice in 2017, including Sept. 9 vs. Morehead State and Oct. 21 at Monmouth. It is just one off of the school single-game record and the most by a Flame since Biff Parson's fi ve TD passes against Wingate in 2000.
44 CompletionsCalvert completed a Liberty and Big South-record 44 passes during a season-opening victory at Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017. He shatt ered the previous Liberty mark of 34 completions, set twice by Josh Woodrum (2012 and 2015).
60 Att emptsCalvert's career-high 60 pass att empts at Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017 were another school record, eclipsing the previous standard of 57. Phil Basso was the most recent Flame to throw 57 passes, doing so against Central State in 1983.
447 Passing YardsCalvert's third program record at Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017 came courtesy of his 447 passing yards. He took down the Liberty mark of 441 yards set by Phil Basso against Carson-Newman in 1984.
12 300-Yard GamesCalvert has thrown for 300+ yards 12 times in his career, including three 400-yard outings. He passed for a Liberty freshman-record 350 yards during an Oct. 22, 2016 victory over Monmouth. He co-holds the Liberty record for most 300-yard games, along with Robby Justino.
CALVERT BY THE NUMBERS
FBS ACTIVE CAREER LEADER LISTSPassing Yards1) Gage Gubrud (Washington State) - 10,0602) Mason Fine (North Texas) - 9,8003) Ben Hicks (Arkansas) - 9,2244) Stephen Calvert (Liberty) - 8,5965) Jake Bentley (South Carolina) - 7,527
Passing TDs1) Gage Gubrud (Washington State) - 882) Ben Hicks (Arkansas) - 713) Mason Fine (North Texas) - 684) Stephen Calvert (Liberty) - 655) Justin Herbert (Oregon) - 64
Receiving Yards1) Weston Carr (Penn State) - 3,0322) James Proche (SMU) - 2,7903) Ty Lee (Middle Tennessee) - 2,5894) Antonio Gandy-Golden (Liberty) - 2,537
PROGRAM RECORD BREAKERSCalvert and Gandy-Golden are in the process of re-writing the Liberty record books. See pages 29 and 30 for more details on the duo's record chase.
3 TDsGandy-Golden's three receiving TDs during the 2018 season opener versus Old Dominion (Sept. 1, 2018) equaled the Liberty single-game record.
13 ReceptionsGandy-Golden hauled in a career-high 13 receptions during the Flames' 2017 season-opening triumph at Baylor (Sept. 2, 2017).
245 Receiving YardsGandy-Golden set a Liberty single-game record for receiving yards (245) on his 11 receptions at New Mexico on Sept. 29, 2018. It eclipsed the Flames' pre-vious standard of 240, set by Chris Summers against Stony Brook in 2011.
11 100-Yard GamesGandy-Golden sits in second place on Liberty's all-time list with 11 career 100-yard receiving games. Darrin Peterson owns the Flames' record with 15 100-yard outings.
2 200-Yard GamesGandy-Golden owns a pair of 200-yard receiving con-tests, including his school-record 245-yard outing at New Mexico (Sept. 29, 2018) and a 205-yard perfor-mance at UMass (Nov. 3, 2018). Chris Summers is the only other Flame ever to post two 200-yard games during his career.
23 TDs from BuckshotAll 23 of Gandy-Golden's career receiving touch-downs (and 164 of his 167 career receptions) have been thrown by classmate Stephen Buckshot Calvert. That is a Liberty record for most passing TDs by a QB/WR combination, eclipsing the previous mark of 22 TD passes from Mike Brown to Chris Summers between the 2009-11 seasons.
GANDY-GOLDEN BY THE NUMBERS
Class Senior
Height/Weight 6-4/220
Hometown Dallas, Ga.
High School Paulding County HS
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2019 season storylines1st Game as FBS TeamSept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win)1st Win as FBS TeamSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Home Win as FBS TeamSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Road Win as FBS TeamSept. 29, 2018 - 52-43 at New Mexico1st Game vs. FBS OpponentOct. 14, 1989 at E. Michigan (25-24 win)1st Home Game vs. FBS OpponentSept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win)1st Win Over FBS OpponentOct. 14, 1989 – 25-24 at East. Michigan1st Home Win Over FBS OpponentSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Game vs. FBS In-State OpponentOct. 5, 2013 at Old Dominion (21-17 loss)1st Home Game vs. FBS In-State OpponentSept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win)1st Win Over FBS In-State OpponentSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Home Win Over FBS In-State OpponentSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Game vs. Power 5 OpponentSept. 30, 2006 at Wake Forest (34-14 loss)1st Home Game vs. Power 5 OpponentAug. 31, 2019 vs. Syracuse1st Win Over Power 5 OpponentSept. 2, 2017 – 48-45 at Baylor1st Home Win Over Power 5 Opponent
1st Game vs. FBS Top 25 OpponentAug. 30, 2014 at No. 23/23 North Carolina (56-29 loss)1st Home Game vs. FBS Top 25 OpponentAug. 31, 2019 vs. No. 22/22 Syracuse (24-0 loss)1st Win Over FBS Top 25 Opponent
1st Home Win Over FBS Top 25 Opponent
1st Game vs. FBS No. 1 Opponent
1st Bowl Game Appearance
1st Bowl Game Win
1st Winning Season as FBS Team
1st FBS Top 25 Appearance
KEEPING GOOD COMPANY
Liberty is one of only two FBS programs to return a 3,000-yard passer, 1,000-yard rusher and 1,000-yard receiver from the 2018 season, joining defending national champion Clemson in that club.QB Stephen Calvert (3,068 yards), RB Frankie Hickson (1,032 yards) and WR Antonio Gandy-Golden (1,037 yards) return to anchor the Flames' off ensive att ack. Their counterparts from Clemson include QB Trevor Lawrence (3,280 yards), RB Travis Etienne (1,658 yards) and WR Justyn Ross (1,000 yards).
ONE TO WATCH
Senior WR Antonio Gandy-Golden was named to the 2019 Biletnikoff Award Preseason Watch List on July 18. This is the second straight season Gandy-Golden has appeared on the Biletnikoff Award Watch List.The Biletnikoff Award, which annually recognizes the outstanding FBS receiver in college football, will be presented live on Dec. 12, 2019, on The Home Depot College Football Awards presented by Gildan to be broadcast on ESPN.
Gandy-Golden has tallied 167 career receptions (No. 5 among active FBS receivers) for 2,537 yards (No. 4 among active FBS receivers) and 23 receiving TDs.
WATCH FOR ME TOO!
Senior QB Stephen Calvert was named to the 2019 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® preseason watch list on Aug. 20.
The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award ® is given annually to the top senior or fourth-year junior quarterback set to grad-uate with their class. The award is presented by the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Educational Foundation.
Among active FBS QBs, Calvert currently ranks No. 4 in both passing TDs (Liberty career-record 65) and passing yards (8,596).
NEW KID ON THE BLOCKThis summer, Liberty received notifi cation that it has become the 130th fully certifi ed FBS team in the nation, after successfully completing a two-year FBS Reclassifi cation process.Liberty is now fully eligible for all postseason bowl games.The Flames will now try to join the following programs as the only teams to appear in a bowl game during their fi rst season of full bowl eligibility after moving up to the FBS level:
2019 - Liberty is in the second and fi nal year of a bowl agree-ment with the Cure Bowl. The fi fth annual Cure Bowl will be played at Orlando City Stadium in Orlando, Fla. Kickoff is set for 2:30 p.m. on Dec. 21, with the game airing live on CBS Sports Network.2020-25 - Just prior to kickoff of the 2019 season, Liberty and ESPN Events announced a new secondary bowl game agree-ment for the 2020 to 2025 bowl game cycle. During that six-year span, ESPN Events could place the Flames in one of six bowl games operated by the network:
Redshirt senior DE Jesse Lemonier was one of 37 players named to the Ted Hendricks Award preseason watch list on Aug. 20. The award honors the top defensive end in college football.Lemonier recorded 13.5 tackles for a loss and 10.0 sacks in 2018, his fi rst season with the Flames. He is one of seven re-turning FBS players who recorded double-digit sacks a year ago.
FBS MILESTONE CHECKLIST
A. Gandy-Golden
S. Calvert
J. Lemonier
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fBs football rankingsRank Team Record
AP top 25 pollRank Team Record
USA Today coaches top 25 poll
college football playoff rankings (First 2019 ranking scheduled for nov. 5)
1. Clemson 0-02. Alabama 0-03. Georgia 0-04. Oklahoma 0-05. Ohio State 0-06. LSU 0-07. Michigan 0-08. Florida 1-09. Notre Dame 0-010. Texas 0-011. Oregon 0-012. Texas A&M 0-013. Washington 0-014. Utah 0-015. Penn State 0-016. Auburn 0-017. UCF 0-018. Michigan State 0-019. Wisconsin 0-020. Iowa 0-021. Iowa State 0-022. Syracuse 0-023. Washington State 0-024. Nebraska 0-025. Stanford 0-0
1. Clemson 0-02. Alabama 0-03. Georgia 0-04. Oklahoma 0-05. Ohio State 0-06. LSU 0-07. Michigan 0-08. Florida 1-09. Notre Dame 0-010. Texas 0-011. Texas A&M 0-012. Washington 0-013. Oregon 0-014. Penn State 0-015. Utah 0-016. Auburn 0-017T. UCF 0-017T. Wisconsin 0-019. Iowa 0-020. Michigan State 0-021. Washington State 0-022. Syracuse 0-023. Stanford 0-024. Iowa State 0-025. Northwestern 0-0
Others receiving votes: Nebraska (152), Boise State (118), Mississippi State (111), Miami (94), Army (91), Kentucky (79), Virginia Tech (64), TCU (63), USC (47), Fresno State (32), Utah State (32), Virginia (30), Cincinnati (25), West Virginia (24), Memphis (24), Oklahoma State (20), South Carolina (15), NC State (12), Duke (10), Boston College (5).
Others receiving votes: Missouri (117), Army (94), Mississippi State (87), Miami (70), North-western (63), TCU (57), Virginia (44), Boise State (38), Cincinnati (16), South Carolina (15), Virginia Tech (12), Fresno State (8), Utah State (8), Minnesota (7), Memphis (6), Appalachian State (5), West Virginia (3), Oklahoma State (3), UAB (3), Arizona State (3).
1.2. 3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.
Rank Team Record 11.12. 13.14.15.16.17.18.19.20.
21.22. 23.24.25.
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2019 opponents/future schedules
SYRACUSE cuse.comOVERALL: 1-0 ACC: 0-0NEXT GAME: at Maryland - 9/7 LAST GAME: W 24-0 at Liberty
LOUISIANA ragincajuns.comOVERALL: 0-1 SUN BELT: 0-0NEXT GAME: vs. Liberty - 9/7LAST GAME: L 38-28 vs. Mississippi State
VIRGINIA virginiasports.comOVERALL: 1-0 ACC: 1-0NEXT GAME: vs. William & Mary - 9/6LAST GAME: W 30-14 at Pitt sburgh
BUFFALO ubbulls.comOVERALL: 1-0 MAC: 0-0NEXT GAME: at Penn State - 9/7LAST GAME: W 38-10 vs. Robert Morris
HAMPTON hamptonpirates.comOVERALL: 1-0 BIG SOUTH: 0-0NEXT GAME: vs. Virginia Union - 9/7LAST GAME: W 65-7 vs. Elizabeth City State
NEW MEXICO golobos.comOVERALL: 1-0 MOUNTAIN WEST: 0-0NEXT GAME: at Notre Dame - 9/14LAST GAME: W 39-31 vs. Sam Houston State
NEW MEXICO STATE nmstatesports.comOVERALL: 0-1 NEXT GAME: at Alabama - 9/7LAST GAME: L 58-7 at Washington State
MAINE goblackbears.comOVERALL: 1-0 CAA: 0-0NEXT GAME: at Georgia Southern - 9/7LAST GAME: W 42-14 vs. Sacred Heart
RUTGERS scarletknights.comOVERALL: 1-0 BIG TEN: 0-0NEXT GAME: at Iowa - 9/7LAST GAME: W 48-21 vs. UMass
UMASS umassathletics.comOVERALL: 0-1 NEXT GAME: vs. Southern Illinois - 9/7LAST GAME: L 48-21 at Rutgers
BYU byucougars.comOVERALL: 0-1 NEXT GAME: at Tennessee - 9/7LAST GAME: L 30-12 vs. Utah
OPPONENT TRACKER
2020 ScheduleSept. 5 ............................ at Virginia TechSept. 12 ............NORTH CAROLINA A&TSept. 19 .................. at Western KentuckySept. 26 .......................................... FIUOct. 3 ........................... at Bowling GreenOct. 10 ................ LOUISIANA-MONROEOct. 17 ................................... at SyracuseOct. 24 .......................SOUTHERN MISSNov. 7 ...................................... at VirginiaNov. 14.................WESTERN CAROLINANov. 21 ................................... at NC StateNov. 28 .....................................UMASS
See LibertyFlames.com for more future schedules
2021 ScheduleSept. 4 ................................ CAMPBELLSept. 11 ......................................... at TroySept. 18 ....................... OLD DOMINIONSept. 25 ................................ at SyracuseOct. 2 ............................................ at UABOct. 9 ...................MIDDLE TENNESSEEOct. 16.....................at Louisiana-MonroeOct. 23 ..............................at North TexasNov. 6 .......................................UMASSNov. 13 ....................................at Ole MissNov. 20 .............................. LOUISIANANov. 27 ........................................ ARMY
THE ROAD TO FBS1971 – Liberty University was founded as Lynchburg Baptist College.
1973 – Liberty fi elded its fi rst football team.
1975 – Liberty joined the NAIA as an associate member.
1980 – Liberty joined NCAA Division II as an associate member.
1988 – Liberty became an offi cial NCAA Division I-AA (later FCS) member.
2002 – Liberty became a charter member of the Big South Conference for football.
2014 – Liberty made its fi rst NCAA FCS Playoff s appearance.
Feb. 16, 2017 – The NCAA approved Liberty’s request to enter the FBS reclassifi cation process.
2017 – Liberty played its fi nal season as an FCS member, but was ineligible for a playoff berth.
2018 – Liberty played its fi rst season as an FBS independent.
FUTURE SCHEDULES
Dr. Jerry Falwell with son Jerry Falwell, Liberty University’s current president, roaming the sidelines of the Flames’ 1974 season opening football game against Washington & Lee on Sept. 23, 1974.
FULFILLING THE MISSIONWhen Dr. Jerry Falwell founded then Lynchburg Baptist College in the fall of 1971, he painted a clear vision for its athletics department when he stated, “it is our plan to have our athletic program compa-rable to USC, to Notre Dame, to Alabama, to anyone in time.” Although the athletics department moved to the NCAA Division I level on Sept. 1, 1988, the “time” Dr. Falwell spoke about is now. The Flames football program played its fi rst season at the FBS level in 2018, taking the next step to fulfi ll its found-er’s visionary dream.
SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORDS ATTENDANCE OPPONENT DATE1. 22,551 Montana Sept. 19, 20152. 21,712 Charleston Southern Nov. 12, 20163. 21,671 Syracuse Aug. 31, 20194. 20,838 Richmond Oct. 4, 20145. 20,425 Old Dominion Sept. 1, 20186. 20,393 Kennesaw State Oct. 24, 20157. 20,217 Gardner-Webb Oct. 25, 20148. 19,314 Savannah State Oct. 2, 20109. 19,111 Coastal Carolina Oct. 15, 201110. 18,955 Coastal Carolina Nov. 19, 201511. 18,911 Coastal Carolina Oct. 19, 201312 18,878 James Madison Sept. 17, 201113. 18,803 Delaware State Sept. 5, 201514. 18,643 Concord Oct. 20, 201215. 18,587 Charleston Southern Oct. 9, 2010
LIBERTY FOOTBALL CENTER
Scheduled for completion in January 2020, a $25 million renovation project is ongoing at the Liberty Football Center at the north end of Williams Stadium. The renovations will add 18,000 square feet to the building previously known as the Williams Football Operations Center, bringing the total usable space to 65,455 square feet. Highlights of the project include a new locker room, weight room and recruiting room.
Game WR (X) WR (Z) LT LG C RG RT TE WR (H) RB QBSyracuse Shaa Gandy-Golden Schultz Bounds Sargeant Duff Isaacson Douglas (WR) Stubbs Hickson Calvert Louisiana Buff alo Hampton New Mexico New Mexico St. Maine Rutgers UMass BYU Virginia New Mexico St.
2019 offense Game-by-game Starters
Game DE DT NG DE MLB WLB ROVER CB S FS CBSyracuse Lemonier Elefante Rusins Lewis Ajayi Jenkins Benton Wilson Espinoza Scruggs Faulks Louisiana Buff alo Hampton New Mexico New Mexico St. Maine Rutgers UMass BYU Virginia New Mexico St.
2019 Defense Game-by-game Starters
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FLAMES roster No. Name Pos. 14 Solomon Ajayi LB43 Benjamin Alexander S13 Aidan Alves P40 Zack Amerson DE18 Isaiah Avery CB15 Chris Barrett TE29 Jack Beil WR6 Johnathan Bennett QB31 Elij ah Benton S64 Jacob Bodden OL30 Michael Bollinger TE59 Damian Bounds OL10 Will Bowers QB33 Frank Boyd CB63 Carter Bradley OL91 Jake Brickell P8 Landon Brown QB80 Brody Brumm WR12 Stephen Calvert QB5 Malik Caper LB50 Henry Chibueze OL86 Michael Chorowicz WR23 Kei'Trel Clark CB96 TreShaun Clark DL17 Khaleb Coleman WR33 Waylen Cozad LB82 D'Wayne Crawford WR66 Ethan Crawford OL2 Emanuel Dabney CB3 Rion Davis S22 Kimani Donaldson CB9 Demario Douglas WR45 Shane Drayton TE56 Dontae Duff OL35 Tyren Dupree LB94 Vincent Elefante DL37 Gabriel Elliott RB46 Ryan Eshleman TE6 Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. S8 Jimmy Faulks CB40 Zac Foutz TE81 Noah Frith WR11 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR42 Dylan Gilfoy DL28 Micah Glaize S10 Hunter Goetz S52 Jonathan Graham OL47 Remington Green LB93 William Green DT21 Marcellous Harris S20 Troy Henderson RB23 Frankie Hickson RB3 Johnny Huntley TE73 Sam Isaacson OL88 Jerome Jackson TE55 Elij ah James DT9 Amarii Jenkins LB31 Domonhic Jennings RB
alphabetical roster1 Shedro Louis Fr. WR 5-8 175 Immokalee, Fla. Immokalee HS 1 Javon Scruggs So. CB 5-11 175 Appomatt ox, Va. Appomatt ox HS 2 Kevin Shaa R-Jr. WR 5-10 165 San Francisco, Calif. McClymonds HS (CC of San Fran.) 2 Emanuel Dabney Jr. CB 5-11 170 Jackson, Miss. Callaway HS (Hinds CC) 3 Johnny Huntley R-Jr. TE 6-3 235 Planation, Fla. South Planation (Colorado) 3 Rion Davis R-Sr. S 6-0 190 Hopkins, S.C. A.C. Flora HS 4 Brandon Robinson R-Fr. QB 6-4 215 Maplewood, N.J. Irvington HS 4 Aubrey Williams Fr. LB 6-2 200 Brunswick, Ga. Brunswick HS 5 DJ Stubbs Jr. WR 5-9 185 Jacksonville, Fla. University Christian School 5 Malik Caper Fr. LB 6-1 215 Dallas, Texas Grapevine Faith Christian School 6 Johnathan Bennett Fr. QB 6-1 170 Summerville, S.C. Summerville HS 6 Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. R-Jr. S 6-1 215 Washington, D.C. Washington & Lee HS 7 Damian King R-Sr. WR 5-11 175 St. Petersburg, Fla. Indian Rocks Christian School 7 Tayvion Land Fr. CB 5-8 170 Virginia Beach, Va. Ocean Lakes HS 7 Malik Willis Jr. QB 6-1 195 Atlanta, Ga. Roswell HS (Auburn) 8 Landon Brown R-So. QB 6-1 210 Tulsa, Okla. Lincoln Christian HS 8 Jimmy Faulks R-Jr. CB 6-1 185 St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood HS 9 Demario Douglas Fr. WR 5-8 165 Jacksonville, Fla. Mandarin HS 9 Amarii Jenkins R-So. LB 6-0 210 Ocala, Fla. West Port HS 10 Will Bowers Fr. QB 6-1 195 Southlake, Texas Carroll Senior HS 10 Hunter Goetz R-Fr. S 6-1 165 Davie, Fla. Miami Central Senior HS 10 Alex Probert R-Jr. K 5-8 180 Andover, Minn. Andover HS 11 Antonio Gandy-Golden Sr. WR 6-4 220 Dallas, Ga. Paulding County HS 11 Jessie Lemonier R-Sr. DL 6-3 240 Hialeah, Fla. Hialeah HS (Ventura College) 12 Stephen Calvert Sr. QB 6-2 180 Plantation, Fla. Miami Carol City Senior HS 12 Brandon Tillmon Sr. LB 6-0 210 Lexington, S.C. River Bluff HS 13 CJ Yarbrough Fr. WR 6-3 195 Tanner, Ala. East Limestone HS 13 Isaac Steele R-Jr. S 6-0 180 Phoenix, Ariz. Centennial HS (Mesa CC) 13 Aidan Alves R-So. P 6-1 220 Dillsburg, Pa. Northern York HS 14 Henry Van Dellen R-Jr. QB 6-3 190 Plymouth, Minn. Providence Academy (No. Dak. St.) 14 Solomon Ajayi R-Sr. LB 6-1 235 Plano, Texas Liberty HS (Bakersfi eld) 15 Chris Barrett R-Jr. TE 6-3 245 Clearwater, Fla. Countryside HS (ASA Miami) 15 Jayod Sanders Jr. DL 6-2 210 Tallahassee, Fla. Leon HS 16 Mason Yost R-Fr. TE 6-4 235 Jacksonville, Fla. The Bolles School 17 Khaleb Coleman R-So. WR 6-2 205 Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson HS 18 Isaiah Avery R-Fr. CB 6-1 185 Antioch, Calif. Antioch HS (CC of San Fran.) 19 Sean Queen R-Fr. WR 5-11 175 Stockbridge, Ga. Eagles Landing Chr. Acad. 19 Chris Megginson Fr. S 6-0 180 Lynchburg, Va. Heritage HS 20 Troy Henderson R-Fr. RB 5-10 180 Franklin, Tenn. Independence HS 20 Bejour Wilson R-Sr. CB 5-11 170 San Lorenzo, Calif. San Lorenzo HS (CC of San Fran.) 21 Treon Sibley Fr. RB 6-0 190 Akron, Ohio Coventry HS 21 Marcellous Harris R-Fr. S 5-11 190 Charlott e, N.C. Harding University HS 22 Micaiah Overton Fr. TE 6-4 225 Fort Worth, Texas Bessemer Academy 22 Kimani Donaldson R-So. CB 6-0 180 Jonesboro, Ga. Mundy’s Mill HS 23 Frankie Hickson R-Sr. RB 5-8 190 Lynchburg, Va. Heritage HS 23 Kei'Trel Clark Fr. CB 5-10 160 Richmond, Va. Manchester HS 24 Tim Kidd-Glass Sr. S 6-1 210 Danville, Va. George Washington HS (NC State) 25 Peytt on Pickett R-Jr. RB 5-10 210 Arlington, Texas Sam Houston HS (Trinity Valley CC) 26 DJ Skelton R-Fr. CB 6-1 10 Columbia, S.C. Spring Valley HS 27 Cheapell Morris R-Sr. LB 6-2 200 North Highlands, Calif. Highlands HS (Sierra) 28 Micah Glaize Fr. S 6-1 190 Lynchburg, Va. Brookville HS 29 Jack Beil R-Fr. WR 5-11 190 Minnetonka, Minn. Minnetonka HS 30 Michael Bollinger Jr. TE 5-11 230 Spartanburg, S.C. Boiling Spring HS 30 Tyron Staples Jr. LB 6-0 190 Bedford, Va. Liberty HS 31 Domonhic Jennings Fr. RB 5-11 205 Lynchburg, Va. Boardman HS (FUMA) 31 Elij ah Benton R-Sr. S 6-1 205 Philadelphia, Pa. Liberty Christian Academy 32 Aaron Pierre R-So. LB 6-0 215 Tampa, Fla. Cambridge Christian School
NO. NAME YEAR POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN H.S./PREVIOUS
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FLAMES rosteR No. Name Pos. 54 Andrew Johns LS24 Tim Kidd-Glass S7 Damian King WR75 Maisen Knight OL79 John Kourtis OL7 Tayvion Land CB49 Christian Launius LB11 Jessie Lemonier DL44 Austin Lewis DL21 Mitchell Lewis FB86 Devonte Lloyd DT1 Shedro Louis WR34 Joshua Mack RB50 Vincent Mangogna LB77 Cooper McCaw OL19 Chris Megginson S97 Elisha Mitchell DL51 Austin Mock LS98 Brayden Monday DE27 Cheapell Morris LB22 Micaiah Overton TE34 Devin Pearson DL41 Aaron Peart P76 Nate Pena OL25 Peytt on Pickett RB32 Aaron Pierre LB57 Carl Poole LB83 Carlos Poole WR10 Alex Probert K19 Sean Queen WR4 Brandon Robinson QB38 Cade Robinson S70 Boyd Rogish OL89 Cade Rowland WR99 Ralfs Rusins DL15 Jayod Sanders DL65 Thomas Sargeant OL55 Brendan Schlitt er OL68 Tristan Schultz OL1 Javon Scruggs CB2 Kevin Shaa WR21 Treon Sibley RB26 DJ Skelton CB30 Tyron Staples LB13 Isaac Steele S90 Jason Stricker K/P5 DJ Stubbs WR12 Brandon Tillmon LB14 Henry Van Dellen QB87 Nicholas Wade WR58 Thaddius Watson DL4 Aubrey Williams LB7 Malik Willis QB20 Bejour Wilson CB92 Mason Wolk DL84 JT Wood WR13 CJ Yarbrough WR16 Mason Yost TE
alphabetical rosterNO. NAME YEAR POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN H.S./PREVIOUS
33 Frank Boyd R-So. CB 5-11 190 Chesterfi eld, Va. Manchester HS 33 Waylen Cozad Jr. LB 6-2 215 Auburn, Calif. Placer HS (Sierra College) 34 Joshua Mack R-Jr. RB 6-0 195 Pitt sford, N.Y. Pitt sford-Mendon HS (Maine) 34 Devin Pearson R-Sr. DL 5-11 315 Liberty Township, Ohio Lakota West HS (Mt. San Jacinto) 35 Tyren Dupree R-Fr. LB 6-2 205 Leesburg, Ala. Cherokee HS 37 Gabriel Elliott R-Fr. RB 5-10 190 Windsor, Conn. Windsor HS (Saint Anselm) 38 Cade Robinson Fr. S 6-1 200 Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown HS 40 Zac Foutz R-Sr. TE 6-3 250 Roanoke, Va. Cave Spring HS 40 Zack Amerson Fr. DE 6-4 225 Greenwood, S.C. Emerald HS 41 Aaron Peart R-Sr. P 6-2 200 Purcellville, Va. Loudoun Valley HS (Sierra College) 42 Dylan Gilfoy R-Sr. DL 6-5 260 Brentwood, Calif. Liberty HS (Diablo Valley CC) 43 Benjamin Alexander R-Jr. S 6-1 185 Spring Mills, Pa. Penns Valley HS 44 Austin Lewis So. DL 6-6 230 Jonesborough, Tenn. David Crockett HS 45 Shane Drayton R-So. TE 6-4 220 Manahawkin, N.J. Southern Regional HS (Montclair St.) 46 Ryan Eshleman R-Fr. TE 6-6 250 Myerstown, Pa. Eastern Lebanon County HS 47 Remington Green Jr. LB 6-0 220 King George, Va. King George HS 49 Christian Launius R-Jr. LB 5-11 215 Mocksville, N.C. Davidson Day HS (James Madison) 50 Henry Chibueze R-Fr. OL 6-3 340 Woodbridge, Va. Woodbridge HS 50 Vincent Mangogna R-Jr. LB 6-0 210 Medford, N.Y. Patchogue-Medford HS 51 Austin Mock R-So. LS 6-2 230 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 52 Jonathan Graham R-Fr. OL 6-5 325 La Plata, Md. La Plata HS 54 Andrew Johns Fr. LS 6-1 200 Winter Garden, Fla. Foundation Academy 55 Brendan Schlitt ler R-Fr. OL 6-5 305 Eureka, Mo. Eureka HS 55 Elij ah James Jr. DT 6-5 295 Chicago, Ill. Oswego East HS (Iowa Western CC) 56 Dontae Duff R-Sr. OL 6-1 330 Mesquite, Texas Ralph H. Poteet HS 57 Carl Poole Fr. LB 5-11 220 Danville, Va. George Washington HS 58 Thaddius Watson R-Jr. DL 6-0 255 Arlington, Texas James Bowie HS (Graceland) 59 Damian Bounds R-Jr. OL 6-1 300 Ellenwood, Ga. Stockbridge HS 63 Carter Bradley R-Fr. OL 6-3 270 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 64 Jacob Bodden R-Fr. OL 6-5 320 Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS 65 Thomas Sargeant R-Jr. OL 6-1 290 Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee HS 66 Ethan Crawford Sr. OL 6-4 300 Augusta, Ga. Aquinas HS 68 Tristan Schultz Jr. OL 6-4 295 Culver, Ind. Culver Community HS (Fork Union) 70 Boyd Rogish Jr. OL 6-3 270 York, Pa. Homeschooled 73 Sam Isaacson R-Sr. OL 6-7 315 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 75 Maisen Knight R-Jr. OL 6-5 300 Salt Lake City, Utah Judge Memorial HS (Ventura College)76 Nate Pena R-So. OL 6-1 335 Mooresville, N.C. Lake Norman HS 77 Cooper McCaw R-So. OL 6-5 275 Southlake, Texas Grapevine Faith CS 79 John Kourtis R-Fr. OL 6-3 285 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canada Prep 80 Brody Brumm R-So. WR 6-0 195 Winamac, Ind. Winamac HS 81 Noah Frith R-Fr. WR 6-4 180 Woodstock, Ga. Woodstock HS 82 D’Wayne Crawford Fr. WR 5-7 175 Concord, N.C. CFA Academy (East Carolina) 83 Carlos Poole Fr. WR 6-4 190 Danville, Va. George Washington HS 84 JT Wood So. WR 6-2 200 Jacksonville, Fla. Creekside HS 86 Michael Chorowicz R-Jr. WR 5-11 175 Kohler, Wis. Sheboygan Lutheran HS 86 Devonte Lloyd Jr. DT 6-2 300 Meridian, Miss. Meridian HS (NW Miss. CC) 87 Nicholas Wade R-Fr. WR 5-8 170 Salem, Va. Salem HS (Virginia) 88 Jerome Jackson R-So. TE 6-3 240 Fort Worth, Texas Timber Creek HS 89 Cade Rowland Fr. WR 5-11 175 Santa Roas Beach, Fla. South Walton HS 90 Jason Stricker Fr. K/P 6-2 180 Charlott e, N.C. Marvin Ridge HS 91 Jake Brickell Fr. P 6-2 180 Thompson’s Station, Tenn. Independence HS 92 Mason Wolk R-So. DL 6-1 250 Bedford, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 93 William Green R-So. DT 6-6 315 Albany, Ga. Westover HS (Ga. Military College) 94 Vincent Elefante R-Sr. DL 6-4 285 Upland, Calif. Upland HS (Chaff ey College) 96 TreShaun Clark Fr. DL 6-3 230 Cape Coral, Fla. Cape Coral HS 97 Elisha Mitchell R-So. DL 6-3 315 Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside HS 98 Brayden Monday Fr. DE 6-5 245 Waynesville, N.C. Tuscola HS 99 Ralfs Rusins R-Jr. DL 6-5 315 Carnikava, Latvia Riga Hansa Secondary School
Overall Conference W L W L2019 - Liberty 0 1 0 02016 - Ole Miss^ 0 7 0 62015 - Ole Miss 10 3 6 22014 - Ole Miss^ 1 4 0 32013 - Ole Miss^ 1 5 0 52012 - Ole Miss^ 0 6 0 52011 - Arkansas St. 10 2 8 02009 - Lambuth 12 1 6 02008 - Lambuth 8 4 4 1Career Totals 42 33 24 22Liberty Totals 0 1 0 0
^ - Record does not refl ect 27 total vacated wins during the 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016 seasons and a bowl game appearance in 2012 (BBVA Compass Bowl)
3 Bowl Game Appearances
2013 Grant Teaff FCA Coach of the Year
2011 Sun Belt Coach of the Year
Additional Coaching Accolades» 2009 AFCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year» 2009 Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year» 5-time Region 8-AA Coach of the Year» 4-time Associated Press High School Coach of the Year
Freeze's Ole Miss Tenure (2012-16) by the Numbers» 1 – Top ranked scoring defense in the country in 2014 (16.0 points allowed per game)» 2 – Alabama's national ranking when Ole Miss defeated the Crimson Tide, 43-37, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sept. 19, 2015 marking the Rebels' fi rst road win in the series since 1988» 4 – Top 15 ranked recruiting classes, including top-fi ve classes in 2013 and 2016» 5 – Wins over nationally ranked teams during a 10-win 2015 season» 7 – All-Americans coached during his time at Ole Miss» 11 – Ole Miss players selected in the NFL Draft during Freeze's coach-ing tenure, including three fi rst-round selections in the 2016 NFL Draft» 18 – Number of times Ole Miss scored 40 or more points in a game during Freeze's coaching career with the Rebels, including six games with 50 or more points scored» 19 – Players who participated in mission trips to Panama and Haiti during Freeze's fi ve years» 27 – Consecutive weeks ranked in the national top-25 polls, the program's most consecutive weeks in the national rankings since the 1950s» 121 – Players who earned their degrees during Freeze's time as head coach» 459.5 – Yards per game the Rebels averaged during Freeze's fi ve seasons at Ole Miss» 2014 – Finalist for the Bear Bryant Award and the Dobb Trophy
Freeze's Arkansas State Tenure (2011) by the Numbers» 1 – First 10-win season during Arkansas State's time as an FBS program» 9 – Consecutive wins during the Red Wolves' 10-3 season» 13 – Players who earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors, including both the league's Off ensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year @CoachHughFreeze
2016 Sugar Bowl
2014 Peach Bowl
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FLAMES COACHING STAFF
KENT AUSTIN (Booth)Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
Hometown: Natick, Mass.Alma Mater: Ole Miss, '85Year in Coaching: 17Children: Kendall, Kassidy & Wesley
MAURICE HARRIS (Field)Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.Alma Mater: Drake, '05Year in Coaching: 15Wife: NakishaChild: Taylor, Raegan & Kamyrn
KYLE POPE (Booth)Linebackers
Hometown: Sylacauga, Ala.Alma Mater: Jacksonville St., '15Year in Coaching: 5
OFFENSE DEFENSE/SPEC. TEAMS
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player bios: OffenseRunning Backs
• Led the Flames against No. 22 Syracuse, rushing 11 times for 29 yards• Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent fi rst team in 2018• VaSID All-State fi rst team• Saw playing time in all 12 games, starting the last nine contests of the year• Became the 15th player in program history to rush for a 1,000 yards in a season, fi nishing the year with 229 carries for 1,032 yards and 11 touchdowns• One of 64 FBS players in the country to rush for 1,000 yardsOne of 74 FBS players in the country to rush for 10 or more touchdowns• Carried the ball 20 or more times in eight games• Finished the season with fi ve 100-yard games• Also added 10 receptions for 57 yards• 27 carries for 65 yards and two touchdowns in a row win at New Mexico• Finished the road game at New Mexico State with 24 carries for 155 yards and a touchdown• Recorded 133 rushing yards on 22 carries in a home win against Idaho State, scoring three rushing touchdowns• Finished the UMass game with 27 carries for 133 yards and two touchdowns• Scored twice and rushed 26 times for 93 yards at Virginia• Finished the home New Mexico State game with 27 carries for 116 yards• Ended the season by rushing for 100 yards on 17 carries and a touchdown against Norfolk State• Graduated in May 2019 with a degree in Psychology
HICKSON'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2016 11 94 450 4 45 4.82017 11 100 375 2 28 3.82018 12 229 1032 11 47 4.52019 1 11 29 0 7 2.6 TOTAL 35 434 1886 17 47 4.3
• Carried the ball fi ve times for 11 yards against No. 22 Syracuse• Saw playing time in all 12 games during his fi rst year at Liberty• Ranked second on the team with 110 carries for 457 yards and nine touchdowns • Finished six games with 10 or more carries • 10 carries for 87 yards and two touchdowns during his fi rst Liberty game, helping the Flames open up the FBS era of football with a 52-10 win over Old Dominion • 1 2 carries for 39 yards and two touchdowns in a road win at New Mexico • 17 rushing att empts for 59 yards and a touchdown in a home win over Troy • 10 carries for 24 yards and two touchdowns against Idaho State • Led the Flames with 17 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown at Virginia • Named Liberty’s Off ensive Player of the Week after the Virginia game• Transferred to Liberty from Trinity Valley Community College in Athens, Texas
PICKETT'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2018 12 100 437 9 53 4.22019 1 5 11 0 12 2.2TOTAL 13 115 468 9 53 4.1
PICKETT'S CAREER HIGHSTouchdowns: 2, 3 times (last vs. Idaho State, 10-20-18) Rush att empts: 17, Troy, 10-15-18; at Virginia, 11-10-18Rush yards: 117, at Virginia, 11-10-18 (17 carries)Rush TDs 2, 3 times (last vs. Idaho State, 10-20-18)Long rush: 53, Old Dominion, 09-01-18
20• Saw his fi rst collegiate action agaisnt No. 22 Syracuse, rushing three times for fi ve yards.• Redshirted the 2018 season• Signed with the Flames during the December signing period• Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com• Received off ers from Elon, Northwestern, Samford, and Wake Forest
HENDERSON'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2019 1 3 5 0 2 1.7TOTAL 1 3 5 0 2 1.7
HENDERSON'S CAREER HIGHSRush att empts: 3, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19Rush yards: 5, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19Long rush: 2, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19
• Currently ranks 4th among active FBS players in rushing yards per game (97.6)• Finished his fi rst game at Liberty with two carries for two yards against No. 22 Syracuse• Sat out the 2018 season due to NCAA transfer policy• Transferred to Liberty after playing two seasons at Maine• Finished his two years at Maine rushing for 2,047 yards on 383 carries (5.3 yards per carry) and 15 touchdowns• Ranked No. 1 in the country (FCS) in 2017 in rushing yards per game (133.5) • Ranked No. 3 in the country (FCS) in 2017, rushing for 1,335 yards and nine touchdowns• 2017 Walter Payton Award fi nalist
MACK'S CAREER STATS RUSHING G Att Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2019 1 2 2 0 1 1.0TOTAL 1 2 2 0 1 1.0
MACK'S CAREER HIGHSRush att empts: 2, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19Rush yards: 2, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19Long rush: 1, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19
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Liberty Flames footballplayer bios: Offensetight ends
Johnny HUNTLEY - TER-Jr. - 6-3 - 235Plantation, Fla. (South Plantation HS) (Colorado)
3• Joined Liberty's roster in January 2018• Sat out 2018 campaign due to NCAA transfer policy• Transferred to Liberty after playing two seasons at Colorado• Saw playing time in 12 of 13 games as a true freshman, becoming one of four true freshmen to play for Colorado in 2016• Finished his freshman year with one reception for 14 yards against Idaho State• Two-year member of the Buff s' special teams units
HUNTLEY'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2019 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
• Saw playing time in 11 of 12 games as a sophomore in 2018• Saw most of his playing time on special teams• Finished the season with one reception for 12 yards at Auburn • Transferred to Liberty after playing one season at ASA College Miami in Hialeah, Fla.
BARRETT'S CAREER STATSRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2018 11 1 12 0 12 12.02019 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 12 1 12 0 12 12.0
40• Started the fi rst six games of the year before an injury limited his action the rest of the season• Returned the starting lineup at Virginia for his seventh and fi nal game of the year• Finished the season with 10 receptions for 134 yards and a touchdown• Had two receptions for 13 yards during Liberty’s season-opening win over Old Dominion, Liberty’s fi rst win at the FBS level• Two receptions for 53 yards during a road win at New Mexico• Three receptions for 42 yards, including an 11-yard touchdown at New Mexico State• Finished the Virginia game with three receptions for 26 yards
FOUTZ'S CAREER STATSRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2016 10 1 1 1 1 1.0 2017 11 5 51 0 23 10.22018 7 10 134 1 47 13.42019 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 29 16 186 2 47 11.6 FOUTZ'S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 3, at New Mexico State, 10-06-18; at Virginia, 11-10-18Receiving yards: 53, at New Mexico, 09-29-18Receiving TDs: 1, Robert Morris, 10-01-16; at New Mexico State, 10-06-18Long reception: 47, at New Mexico, 09-29-18
• Saw playing time in all 12 games last season• Named Liberty's Special Teams Player of the Week after the Army game• Recorded a 10-yard reception in a home win over New Mexico State, the fi rst reception of his career
JACKSON'S CAREER STATSRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2018 12 1 10 0 0 10.02019 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 13 1 10 0 0 10.0 JACKSON'S CAREER HIGHS Receptions: 1, vs. New Mexico State, 11-24-18Receiving yards: 10, vs. New Mexico State, 11-24-18Long reception: 10, vs. New Mexico State, 11-24-18
JeromeJACKSON - TE R-So. - 6-3 - 240 Fort Worth, Texas (Timber Creek HS)
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player bios: offenseWIDE RECEIVERS
KevinSHAA - WRR-Jr. - 5-10 - 165San Francisco, Calif. (McClymonds HS) (CC of San Francisco)
2• Opened the 2019 seaason with two receptions for 13 yards against No. 22 Syracuse• Saw playing time in four games in 2018• Finished the season with three receptions for 52 yards• Two receptions for 48 yards in his fi rst game at Liberty, helping the Flames to a 52-10 win over Old Dominion in the program’s fi rst-ever win at the FBS level• Four-yard reception and a 28-yard kickoff return in a road win at New Mexico• Finished his two-year career at City College of San Francisco with 42 receptions, 840 re-ceiving yards, and seven touchdowns
SHAA'S CAREER STATSRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2018 4 3 52 0 48 17.32019 1 2 13 0 17 6.5TOTAL 5 5 65 0 48 13.0
SHAA'S CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 2, 2 times (last vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19)Receiving yards: 48, vs. Old Dominion, 09-01-18Long reception: 48, vs. Old Dominion, 09-01-18
7• Finished the season-opener against No. 22 Syracuse with a 23-yard reception• Saw playing time in three games in 2018, including two starts against North Texas and New Mexico• Received a medical redshirted after suff ering a season-ending injury• Finished the year with 12 receptions for 226 yards and two touchdowns• Had a career game at Army, fi nishing the contest with eight receptions for 172 yards and a touchdown• Two receptions for 31 yards against North Texas• Two receptions for 23 yards at New Mexico, including a 10-yard touchdown catch
KING'S CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 11, Indiana St., 09-16-17 Receiving yards: 172, at Army, 09-08-18 (8 receptions)Receiving TDs: 1, 6 times (last at New Mexico, 09-29-18)Long reception: 62, at Army, 09-08-18Long punt return: 17, Jacksonville, 09-10-16
DJ STUBBS - WRJr. - 5-9 - 185Jacksonville, Fla. (University Christian School)
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• Finished his fi rst collegiate game with three kickoff returns for 48 yards against No. 22 Syr-acuse• Signed with Liberty during the December 2018 signing period• Took part in Spring 2019 workouts • Graduated from Immokalee High School in Immokalee, Fla. in December• Also received off ers from Akron and Valdosta• Finished his career with 1,700 receiving yards and a school record 15 interceptions• Finished one game of his career at Immokalee with fi ve touchdowns
LOUIS'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2019 1 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 1 0 0 0 0 0
KICK RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2019 1 3 48 0 18 16.0 TOTAL 1 3 48 0 18 16.0
LOUIS'S CAREER HIGHSLong kick return: 18 vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19
• Opened the season with fi ve receptions for 47 yards against No. 22 Syracuse• Saw playing time in all 12 games as a sophomore, including fi ve starts• Ranked second on Liberty’s roster with 50 receptions for 631 yards and a touchdownFinished the year with three 100-yard games• Led the team with 10 punt returns for 101 yards • Helped the Flames open the FBS era with a win over Old Dominion, fi nishing the game with seven receptions for 155 yards and a touchdown• Named Liberty’s Off ensive Player of the Week after the Old Dominion game• Six receptions for 95 yards against North Texas• Named Liberty’s Off ensive Player of the Week after the North Texas game• Three receptions for 20 yards and completed a 39-yard pass play in a road win at New Mex-ico• Finished the New Mexico State game with 11 receptions for 115 yards• Named Liberty’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the New Mexico State game (Oct. 6)• Eight catches for 108 yards in a home win over Idaho State
STUBBS'S CAREER STATSRECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2017 11 7 50 0 12 7.12018 12 50 631 1 55 12.62019 1 5 47 0 18 9.4 TOTAL 24 62 728 1 55 11.7
PUNT RETURNS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2017 11 17 115 0 32 6.82018 12 10 101 0 60 10.12019 1 3 2 0 1 0.7 TOTAL 24 30 218 0 60 7.3
STUBBS'S CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 11, at New Mexcio State, 10-06-18Receiving yards: 155, Old Dominion, 09-01-18 (7 receptions)Receiving TDs: 1, Old Dominion, 09-01-18Long reception: 55, Old Dominion, 09-01-18Long kick return: 71, Morehead State, 09-09-17Long punt return: 60, at New Mexico State, 10-06-18
81• Missed the season opener against No. 22 Syracuse with an injury• Redshirted after playing in four games in 2018• Finished the season with a nine-yard reception at Auburn
FRITH'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2018 4 1 9 0 9 9.02019 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 4 1 9 0 9 9.0
FRITH'S CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 1, at Auburn, 11-17-18Receiving yards: 9, at Auburn, 11-17-18Long reception: 9, at Auburn, 11-17-18
17• Opened the season with three receptions for 25 yards against No. 22 Syracuse• Finished his fi rst season on the fi eld for the Flames in 2018 with 11 receptions for 126 yards• Saw playing time in nine games and started three contests• Had his fi rst career reception during Liberty’s FBS opening win at home over Old Dominion• Caught his fi rst career touchdown reception during a home win over Troy• Finished the Troy game with two receptions for 39 yards• Had a season-best seven receptions for 56 yards against Idaho State• Recorded a 23-yard reception at UMass
COLEMAN'S CAREER STATS RECEIVING G Rec Yds TD Lg Avg/C 2018 9 11 126 1 29 11.52019 1 3 25 0 11 8.3TOTAL 10 14 151 1 29 10.8
COLEMAN'S CAREER HIGHSReceptions: 7, vs. Idaho State, 10-20-18Receiving yards: 56, vs. Idaho State, 10-20-18Receiving TDs: 1, vs. Troy, 10-13-18Long reception: 29, vs. Troy, 10-13-18
AugustDate Player Game Day31 Bejour Wilson Syracuse
SeptemberDate Player Game Day1 Carter Bradley 5 Elij ah Benton6 Cade Rowland13 Amarii Jenkins17 Zack Amerson21 Christian Launius Hampton23 Noah Frith24 Gabriel Elliott
OctoberDate Player Game Day2 D'Wayne Crawford2 Elisha Mitchell3 Carl Poole3 Carlos Poole 11 JT Wood13 Micah Glaize16 Chris Megginson20 Tyren Dupree 23 Zac Foutz28 Will Bowers30 Tayvion Land
NovemberDate Player Game Day1 Shedro Louis1 Javon Scruggs5 Dontae Duff 10 Kevin Shaa 13 Jack Beil16 Remington Green 20 Ralfs Rusins21 Isaiah Avery21 Mason Yost30 Malik Caper New Mexico State (H)
DecemberDate Player Game Day2 Rion Davis4 Jonathan Graham4 Vincent Mangogna8 Demario Douglas8 Shane Drayton13 Isaac Steele18 Brandon Tillmon21 Henry Chibueze26 Tristan Schultz27 Ryan Eshleman28 Jimmy Faulks29 Henry Van Dellen30 Johnny Huntley
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player bios: offenseOffensive Linemen
Jonathan GRAHAM - OLR-Fr. - 6-5 - 325La Plata, Md. (La Plata HS)
52• Redshirted in 2018•Four-year varsity lett erwinner and starter in high school• First-team all-conference and all-county honoree as a senior• Team captain and team MVP
68• Saw playing time in all 12 games, starting 10 games at right tackle• Named Liberty’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the Army game• The Flames allowed 21 sacks during the season, which would have ranked No. 39 in the coun-try
77• Saw playing time in all 12 games during his fi rst year on the fi eld for the Flames in 2018• Made four starts at tight end and also served as a backup left tackle
56• Started all 12 games at right guard in 2018 and served as a team captain• Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent second team• VaSID All-State second team• Has started all 35 games during his career (5 LG, 4 C, 26 RG)• 2016 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America team• 2016 and 2017 Big South second-team all-conference•2016 VaSID all-state second team and 2017 VaSID all-state fi rst team
65• Started all 12 games at center for the Flames• The Flames allowed 21 sacks during the season, which would have ranked No. 39 in the coun-try• Has started at center for the last 24 consecutive games, dating back to the 2017 season
55• Redshirted in 2018 • Two-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com• Also received off ers from Army, Columbia, Eastern Kentucky, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois and Tennessee-Martin
73• Saw playing time in nine games, including a start at right tackle against Idaho State• Protected a pair of 1,000-yard performers in running back Frankie Hickson (1,032 yards rushing) and wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden (1,037 receiving yards)• Allowed quarterback Buckshot Calvert to throw for 3,068 yards and 21 touchdowns, helping him become the program’s all-time career leader with 65 career touchdown passes
79• Redshirted after seeing playing time in two games in 2018• Played in Liberty’s season opening game against Old Dominion and 2018 fi nale against Nor-folk State
59• Saw playing time in the fi rst 10 games of the season, serving in a backup role at center• Protected a pair of 1,000-yard performers in running back Frankie Hickson (1,032 yards rushing) and wide receiver Antonio Gandy-Golden (1,037 receiving yards)• Allowed quarterback Buckshot Calvert to throw for 3,068 yards and 21 touchdowns, helping him become the program’s all-time career leader with 65 career touchdown passes
66• Saw playing time in eight of the team’s 12 games• Started fi ve of the eight games, including the fi rst four games at left guard and the UMass game at right tackle• Helped Liberty fi nish the season averaging 261.5 passing yards per game, which would have ranked No. 33 in the country if the Flames were eligible for the FBS national rankings (not eligible due to FBS transition process)
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player bios: special teamsSPECIAL TEAMS
•Limited to four games in 2018 due to a preseason injury•Finished the season connecting on 19-of-20 extra point att empts •Saw his fi rst action of the season in a home win over Idaho State, hitt ing 6-of-7 extra point att empts•Finished the UMass game connecting on all eight of his extra point att empts•2016 Big South All-Conference fi rst team; 2017 Big South All-Conference second team•2016 HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America team (honorable mention)•Tied a school single-game record with four fi eld goals at Baylor on Sept. 2, 2017 (27, 31, 33 and 41 yards), earning Big South Special Teams Player of the Week honors•11-of-18 in fi eld goal att empts of 40+ yards in his career• Second in the conference in scoring by a kicker (7.27 points per game) in 2017• Tied for the Big South lead in fi eld goals (14) and second in extra points (38) in 2017 • In 2016, set school record for most points scored by a freshman (78)PROBERT'S CAREER STATSSCORING G PAT FG PTS Avg/G 2016 11 33-35 15-19 78 7.12017 11 38-42 14-20 80 7.32018 4 19-20 4-5 31 7.82019 1 0-0 0-1 0 0.0TOTAL 27 90-97 33-45 189 7.0FIELD GOALS G Overall 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Pct.2016 11 15-19 4-4 5-9 4-4 2-2 51 78.92017 11 14-20 4-4 6-7 4-9 0-0 49 70.02018 4 4-5 2-2 1-1 0-0 1-2 51 80.02019 1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 - 0.0TOTAL 27 33-45 10-10 12-17 8-14 3-4 51 73.3PROBERT'S CAREER HIGHSPoints Scored: 16, at Baylor, 09-02-17 ; Morehead State, 09-09-17PATs Made: 8, at UMass, 11-03-18FGs Made: 4, at Baylor, 09-02-17Long Field Goal: 51, Robert Morris, 10-01-16; New Mexico St., 11-24-18
• Finished the 2019 opener against No. 22 Syracuse with eight punts. averaging 43.9 yards per punt (351 yards)• Liberty’s starting punter for all 12 games• Finished the season averaging 37.0 yards per punt• 68 punts for 2,444 yards• Placed 23 punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line• Five games averaging 40.0 yards or more per punt• Averaged 38.6 yards per punt during Liberty’s road game at New Mexico State, with 4-of-7 punts landing inside the 20-yard line• Named Liberty’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the Idaho State game• Had fi ve punts against Idaho State, averaging 45.2 yards per punt and placing 3-of-5 punts inside the 20-yard line• Named Liberty’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the UMass game• Averaged 43.0 yards per punt at UMass and placed 3-of-6 punts inside the 20-yard line• Seven punts for 282 yards at Auburn, averaging 40.3 yards per puntALVES'S CAREER STATSPUNTING G NO. YDS LONG Avg. 50+ INSIDE 20 2018 12 66 2444 73 37.0 7 23 2019 1 8 351 0 43.9 0 1TOTAL 13 74 2795 73 37.8 7 24 ALVES'S CAREER HIGHSPunts 9, Troy, 10-13-18Long Punt 73, Idaho State, 10-20-18
Player Total Kickoff PuntAidan Alves 1 0 1Tristan Schultz 1 0 1Total 2 0 2
2019 special Teams Tackles
•Starting placekicker for the Flames during nine games of the season •Finished the season ranked fourth on the team in scoring with 40 points•Connected on 3-of-6 fi eld goal att empts and 31-of-32 extra point att empts•Also averaged 58.6 yards per kickoff •20-of-50 kickoff s resulted in a touchback •Connected on a 20-yard fi eld goal and was 7-of-7 on extra point att empts during Liberty’s FBS era opening win over Old Dominion •Named Liberty’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the Old Dominion game•Also was 7-of-7 on extra point att empts against New Mexico and Norfolk State PEART'S CAREER STATSSCORING G PAT FG PTS Avg/G 2018 9 31-32 3-6 40 4.42019 0 0-0 0-0 0 0.0TOTAL 9 31-32 3-6 40 4.4FIELD GOALS G Overall 0-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Long Pct.2018 9 3-6 3-4 0-1 0-1 0-0 22 50.02019 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 - 0.0TOTAL 9 3-6 3-4 0-1 0-1 0-0 22 50.0PEART'S CAREER HIGHSPoints Scored: 10, 3 times (last vs. Norfolk State, 12-01-18)PATs Made: 7, 3 times (last vs. Norfolk State, 12-01-18)FGs Made: 1, 3 times (last vs. Norfolk State, 12-01-18)
Distance Kicker Team Opponent Date60 John Lunsford Liberty Richmond 10/4/1457 John Lunsford Liberty Kennesaw State 10/24/1557 John Lunsford Liberty Bryant 9/20/1456 Nick Terracina YSU Liberty 9/27/0353 Andrew Foster Morehead St. Liberty 9/9/17 52 John Lunsford Liberty Delaware State 9/5/15 52 Dave Ett inger Hofstra Liberty 11/15/9752 Daniel Whitehead Liberty Catawba 10/22/9451 Alex Probert Liberty New Mexico State 11/24/1851 Alex Probert Liberty Robert Morris 10/1/1651 John Lunsford Liberty Charleston So. 11/15/1450 Tyler Sumpter Troy Liberty 10/13/1850 Matt Bevins Liberty Stony Brook 11/20/10
ALL-Time 50-Yard Field Goals in Williams stadium history
11• Finished the season opener against No. 22 Syracuse with seven tackles (two solo, fi ve as-sisted)• Phil Steele Postseason All-Independent second team• VaSID All-State second team• Started all 12 games at defensive end as a reshirt junior in 2018• Finished his fi rst season at Liberty with 55 tackles (30 solo, 25 assisted) and 13.5 tackles for a loss (74 yards)• Became the third player in program history to record 10 or more sacks in the season, fi nish-ing the year with 10.0 sacks for a loss of 62 yards• Would have ranked No. 8 in the country in sacks per game (0.83) if Liberty was eligible for the FBS national rankings (not eligible due to FBS transition process)• Also added two quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery• Finished his fi rst game at Liberty with six tackles (two solo, four assisted), helping the Flames open up the FBS era of football at Liberty with a win over Old DominionFour tackles (three solo, one assisted) in a road win at New Mexico, including 2.5 tackles for a loss and 1.5 sacks• Named Liberty’s Defensive Player of the Week after the New Mexico gameFive stops during Liberty’s home win over Troy (two solo, three assisted), including an eight-yard sack and a fumble recovery • Recorded a season-high nine stops against Idaho State, including 5.0 tackles for a loss (25 yards), 3.0 sacks (16 yards) and two forced fumbles• Named Liberty’s Defensive Player of the Week after the Idaho State game• Finished the UMass game with eight tackles (six solo, two assisted) and 3.0 sacks (24 yards) • Named Liberty’s Defensive Player of the Week after the UMass game• Five stops (two solo, three assisted) at Virginia• Finished the Auburn game with two solo tackles
LEMONIER'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2018 12 30 25 55 13.5 10.0 0 2 1 0 22019 1 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 13 32 30 62 13.5 10.0 0 2 1 0 2
LEMONIER'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 9, Idaho State, 10-20-18Sacks: 3.0, Idaho State, 10-20-18; at UMass, 11-03-18Tackles for loss: 5.0, Idaho State, 10-20-18
•Opened the season with six tackles, including four solo tackles, against No. 22 Syracuse• Football Writers Association of America (FIAA) Freshman All-American in 2018• First player in program history to earn All-America honors at the FBS level• VaSID Defensive Rookie of the Year• Saw playing time in all 12 games as a true freshman, starting two contests• Finished his rookie season at Liberty with 24 tackles (13 solo, 11 assisted), 6.5 tackles for a loss (19 yards), 3.5 sacks (16 yards), a quarterback hurry and fumble recovery• Had a breakout game at Army, fi nishing the contest with a season-high eight tackles (four solo, four assisted)• Recorded a tackle for a loss on the road at New Mexico State• Two solo tackles, including a seven-yard sack, in a home win over Troy• Finished the Idaho State game with two solo tackles, both tackles for a loss, including a fi ve-yard sack• Three tackles (two solo, one assisted), including an assisted sack at UMass• Tackle for a loss at Virginia• Four tackles (one solo, three assisted), including a one-yard sack, in a home win over New Mexico State • Two assisted tackles to close out the season against Norfolk State
LEWIS'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2018 12 13 11 24 6.5 3.5 1 0 1 0 02019 1 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 1TOTAL 13 17 13 30 6.5 3.5 1 0 1 0 1
LEWIS'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 8, at Army, 09-08-18Sacks: 1.0, 3 times (last vs. New Mexico State, 11-24-18)Tackles for loss: 2.0, Idaho State, 10-20-18
94• Finished his fi rst year with the Flames in 2018 with 12 tackles, including nine solo stopsSaw playing time in 11 of 12 games, serving as a backup at defensive tackleThree solo tackles in a road win at New Mexico, including a tackle for a loss (four yards)Two solo stops in a home win over Idaho StatePosted a season-high four tackle at UMass, including three solo stopsPosted a single tackle against Old Dominion, New Mexico State and Auburn
ELEFANTE'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2018 11 9 3 12 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 12 10 3 13 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
ELEFANTE'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 4, at UMass, 11-03-18Tackles for loss: 1.0, at New Mexico, 09-29-18
86•Transferring to Liberty from Northwestern Mississippi Community College in Senatobia, Miss.•Also received off ers from Abilene Christian, Alcorn State, Bowling Green, Chatt anooga, Eastern Illinois, Central Arkansas, FAU, Jacksonville State, Louisiana – Monroe, Nicholls State, Texas State, Troy and Western Kentucky•During his two seasons at Northwestern Mississippi, the Rangers posted a 16-5 record, made two appearances in the MACJC Playoff s and the 2017 Graphic Edge Bowl•Saw playing time in all 11 games as a freshman, including two starts•Finished the 2017 season with 23 tackles (seven solo, 16 assisted), three quarterback hur-ries and 5.5 tackles for a loss•Started seven of the 10 games he played in 2018, fi nishing the season with 28 tackles (fi ve solo, 23 assisted), 3.5 tackles for a loss, 2.0 sacks, four quarterback hurries and a fumble recovery•Named to the JCGridiron Defensive Tackle National Watch List
LLOYD'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2019 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
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player bios: defenseDefensive Linemen
• Finished his fi rs collegiate game with three tackles, including two solo stops, against No. 22 Syracuse• Graduated from Cape Coral High School in Cape Coral, Fla.• Native of Danville, Va.• Also received off ers from Alabama A&M, Appalachian State, Central Michigan, Cornell, Marshall and UConn• Two-time honor roll member• Named to the All-Area team as a sophomore and junior • District and All-State all-star game participant as a senior• Led the county in sacks during his senior year• Named the Defensive MVP of the all-state all-star game
CLARK'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2019 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 1 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CLARK'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 3, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19
• For the second season in a row, he opened the year with a career game, fi nishing the game No. 22 Syracuse with nine tackles (fi ve solo, four assisted) and a fi ve-yard sack• Saw playing time in all 12 games in 2018• Started at nose guard against Old Dominion and North Texas• Finished the season with 13 tackles (four solo, nine assisted)• Had a career game against Old Dominion, helping the Flames to the program’s fi rst-ever win at the FBS level with six tackles (one solo, fi ve assisted) and a fi ve-yard sack• Four tackles at Army (one solo, three assisted)• Two stops at Auburn (one solo, one assisted)
RUSINS'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 9, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19Sacks: 1.0, 2 times (last vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19)Tackles for loss: 1.0, 2 times (last vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19)
• Recorded two tackles (one solo, one assisted) against No. 22 Syracuse• Graduated from Tuscola High School in Waynesville, N.C.• Also received off ers from Charlott e, East Carolina, Florida, Florida International, Georgia State, Michigan State, Ohio State and Tulane• Three-star recruit by 247Sports.com• 2017 Defensive Player of the Year as a junior• Earned all-conference honors as a senior• Team captain during his junior and senior seasons• Blue Grey All-American Bowl participant
MONDAY'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2019 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MONDAY'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 2, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19
• Had a career game against No. 22 Syracuse to open the 2019, fi nishing the contest with six tackles, including fi ve solo stops and his fi rst career sack• Saw playing time in all 12 games in 2018• Finished the season with 12 tackles (seven solo, fi ve assisted)• Recorded his fi rst career tackle during Liberty’s season-opening win over Old Dominion, the program’s fi rst game at the FBS level• Recorded solo tackles in road games at New Mexico and New Mexico StateFinished with a season-high three tackles (one solo, two assisted) in a home win over Idaho State• Tallied a season-high three solo stops in a home win over New Mexico StateFinished the season with three assisted tackles in a home win over Norfolk State
JENKINS'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2018 12 7 5 12 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 5 1 6 1.0 1 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 13 12 6 18 2.0 1 1 0 0 0 0
JENKINS'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 6, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19Sacks: 1.0, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19Tackles for loss: 1.0, 2 times (last vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19)
Amarii JENKINS - LBR-So. - 6-0 - 210 Ocala, Fla. (West Port HS)
14• Opened the season with seven stops against No. 22 Syracuse, including six solo tackles• Started all 12 games in 2018• Tied for the team lead with 76 tackles (41 solo, 35 assisted)• Added 4.5 tackles for a loss (11 yards) and 1.0 sacks (seven yards)• Second on the team with two interceptions (32 yards) • Added two pass breakups, two fumble recoveries, a forced fumble and quarterback hurry• Five tackles (two solo, three assisted) in his fi rst game at Liberty, helping the Flames open up the FBS era of football with a win over Old Dominion• Season-high nine tackles at Army (three solo, six assisted)• Seven tackles (four solo, three assisted) and a forced fumble, helping Liberty to a win over Troy • Four tackles (three solo, one assisted) and a fumble recovery in a win over Idaho State• Added sack (seven yards), 19-yard interception return and six yard fumble return at UMass• Eight tackles (four solo, four assisted) and a quarterback hurry at Auburn• Eight tackles (seven solo, one assisted) and a 26-yard interception return during Liberty’s second game against New Mexico State• Older brother Jay Ajayi was an NFL running back who helped the Philadelphia Eagles win Super Bowl LII
AJAYI'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2018 12 41 35 76 4.5 1.0 4 1 2 0 12019 1 6 1 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 13 47 36 83 4.0 1.0 1 1 2 0 1
AJAYI'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 1, at UMass, 11-03-18; vs. New Mexico State, 11-24-18Long Interception Return: 26 (TD), vs. New Mexico State, 11-24-18Tackles: 9, at Army, 09-08-18; at UMass, 11-03-18Sacks: 1.0, at UMass, 11-03-18Tackles for loss: 1.5, North Texas, 09-22-18
• Recorded a solo tackle in his Flames' debut against No. 22 Syracuse• Transferred to Liberty from Sierra College in Rocklin, Calif.• Two-year starter for the Wolverines• Finished his career at Sierra with 120 tackles (46 solo, 74 assisted), 8.0 sacks, 21.5 tackles for a loss and fi ve pass breakups • Helped Sierra win the NorCal Grizzly Bowl as a sophomore, fi nishing the season with a 7-4 record• Finished his sophomore season with 74 tackles (23 solo, 51 assisted), 12.0 tackles for a loss and 2.5 sacks• Recorded 46 tackles (23 solo, 23 assisted) as a freshman, while adding 9.5 tackles for loss and 5.5 sacks
COZAD'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2019 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
COZAD'S CAREER HIGHS Tackles: 1, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19
RemingtonGREEN - LBJr. - 6-0 - 220 King George, Va. (King George HS)
47• Saw playing time in all 12 games• Finished the season with 33 tackles (16 solo, 17 assisted)• Had a season-high eight tackles at Army (one solo, seven assisted), including a tackle for a loss • Finished the North Texas game with three tackles, including two solo stops • Named Liberty’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the North Texas game• Three solo tackles during Liberty’s home win over Troy• Three tackles (one solo, two assisted) in a win over Idaho State• Four tackles, including three solo stops, at Auburn• Finished the season with three tackles (one solo, two assisted) against Norfolk State
35• Matched his career high with two assisted tackles against No. 22 Syracuse• Saw playing time against UMass and Virginia before being redshirted• Named Liberty's Special Teams Player of the Week after the Virginia game• Two-star recruit by Rivals.com and 247Sports.com DUPREE'S CAREER STATSTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD INT FF FR Blkd QBH2018 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02019 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 3 0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DUPREE'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 2, 2 times (last vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19)
1•Recorded a career high three solo tackles against No. 22 Syracuse, while adding his fi rst career pass breakup•Played in all 12 games as a true freshman during 2018 campaign•Finished the season with seven tackles (four solo, three assisted)•Recorded two solo tackles and a forced fumble in his fi rst collegiate game, helping the Flames to a win over Old Dominion during the team fi rst-ever FBS game•Solo tackle against North Texas•Two assisted tackles in a win over Idaho State•Named Liberty’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the Idaho State game•Two tackles (one solo, one assisted) at UMass
SCRUGGS'S CAREER STATSTACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2018 12 4 3 7 0 0 0 1 1 0 02019 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0TOTAL 13 7 3 10 0 0 1 1 1 0 0
SCRUGGS'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 3 vs. Syracuse (08-31-19)
• Finished his fi rst career game at Liberty with two tackles (one solo, one assisted) against No. 22 Syracuse• Signed with Liberty during the December 2018 signing period• Took part in Spring 2019 workouts• Transferred to Liberty from Hinds Community College in Raymond, Miss.• Also received off ers from Louisiana-Monroe, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico, Old Dominion and Southern Miss• All-state second-team defense honoree• Finished sophomore season at Hinds CC with 33 tackles (28 solo, fi ve assisted) while adding seven pass breakups and an interception•Totaled 15 tackles (12 solo, three assisted), 2.0 tackles for a loss (nine yeards) and a pass breakup as a freshman
DABNEY'S CAREER STATS TACKLES G UA A Total TFL Sacks PD FF FR Blkd QBH2019 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TOTAL 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
DABNEY'S CAREER HIGHSTackles: 2 vs. Syracuse (08-31-19)
8• Opened the season with an assisted tackle against No. 22 Syracuse• Redshirted in 2018 after playing one game at Army• Saw playing time in all 11 games in 2017, starting six of the last eight games at boundary cornerback•Played in nine games as a reserve cornerback in 2016
FAULKS'S CAREER HIGHSInterceptions 1, at Indiana St., 09-16-17Tackles: 5, at Gardner-Webb, 10-28-17
CenecaESPINOZA, JR. - S R-Jr. - 6-1 - 215Washington, D.C. (Washington & Lee HS)
6• Recorded his second career interception against No. 22 Syracuse, while addeing three tackles• Played in 11 of 12 games in 2018, starting a combined three games at SPUR and free safety• Appeared in 22 of 23 games over the last two years• Recorded 27 tackles (15 solo, 12 assisted) and two pass breakups• Helped the Flames open the program’s FBS era of football with a win over Old Dominion, recording fi ve tackles (three solo, two assisted) and a pass breakup in the win• Tallied a season high six tackles (three solo, three assisted) at Army• Four stops (two solo, two assisted) against North Texas• Three tackles (two solo, one assisted) in a road win at New Mexico• Four tackles (two solo, two assisted) in a hove victory over Idaho State • Two solo tackles at Virginia
ESPINOZA JR'S CAREER HIGHSInterceptions: 1, 2 times (last vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19)Long interception return: 2, Duquesne, 11-04-17Tackles: 10, Presbyterian, 11-11-17Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Monmouth, 10-21-17Long kickoff return: 43, Idaho State, 10-20-18
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player bios: DefenseDefensive Backs
• Saw playing time in all 12 games, starting 11 contests• Ranked third on the team with 65 tackles (44 solo, 21 assisted)• Added 4.5 tackles for a loss (15 yards) and an forced fumble• Tied for the team lead with three interceptions• Season high eight tackles (three solo, fi ve assisted) in his fi rst game at Liberty, helping the Flames to a 52-10 win over Old Dominion in the program’s fi rst-ever game at the FBS level• Three solo tackles at Army• Three solo stops and two interceptions in a road win at New Mexico• Seven tackles (four solo, three assisted) in a home win over Troy• Five tackles (three solo, two assisted) and an interception in a home win over Idaho State• Seven solo tackles and a forced fumble at UMass• Six tackles, including four solo stops, at Virginia• Tied a season high with eight tackles at Auburn, including six solo tackles• Six stops, including fi ve solo tackles and a nine-yard tackle for a loss, in a home win over New Mexico State• Closed the season with six tackles (four solo, two assisted) in a win over Norfolk State • Transferred to Liberty after playing one season at Mesa Community College in Mesa, Ariz.
STEELE'S CAREER STATS INTERCEPTIONS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2018 12 3 17 0 20 5.72019 1 0 0 0 0 0.0TOTAL 13 3 17 0 20 5.7
STEELE'S CAREER HIGHSInterceptions: 2, at New Mexico, 09-29-18Long interception return: 20, at New Mexico, 09-29-18Tackles: 8, Old Dominion, 09-01-18, at Auburn, 11-17-18Tackles for loss: 1.0, 3 times (last vs. Norfolk St., 12-01-18)
Isaac STEELE - S R-Jr. - 6-0 -180 Phoenix, Ariz. (Centennial HS) (Mesa CC)
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• Had a career game to open the 2019 season, leading the Flames with 13 tackles (fi ve solo, eight assisted) against No. 22 Syracuse• Named to the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-District® team• Named Liberty’s Defensive Player of the Week after the Old Dominion game• Started 11 games and missed the UMass game with an injury• Tied for the team lead with 76 tackles (46 solo, 30 assisted)• Also added two pass breakups, an interception and a tackle for a loss• Finished 9-of-11 games with six or more tackles• Helped the Flames open their FBS era of football with a win over Old Dominion, recording eight tackles (three solo, fi ve assisted)• Seven tackles (fi ve solo, two assisted) at New Mexico State and home against Troy• Eight stops at Virginia (four solo, four assisted)• Finished the Auburn game with a season-high 12 tackles (fi ve solo, seven assisted), includ-ing a tackle for a loss (one yard)
BENTON'S CAREER HIGHS Interceptions: 1, at New Mexico, 09-29-18Tackles: 13, vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19Tackles for loss: 1.0, at Auburn, 11-17-18
Elij ah BENTON - S R-Sr. - 6-1 - 205Forest, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy)
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• Recorded his fourth career INT against No. 22 Syracuse, stopping a drive with an intercep-tion in the end zone • Saw playing time in all 12 games, starting 10 contests• Finished the season with 58 tackles (43 solo, 15 assisted), including two tackles for a loss (four yards)• Tied for the team lead with three interceptions (75 yards)• Ranked second on the team with 10 pass breakups• Six tackles (two solo, four assisted) and three pass breakups against North Texas• Four tackles, including three solo stops, a tackle for a loss and an interception in a road win at New Mexico• Recorded a season-best 10 tackles (nine solo, one assisted) at New Mexico State• Eight tackles (fi ve solo, three assisted) and a 42-yard interception in a home win over Troy• Named Liberty’s Special Teams Player of the Week after the Troy game• Five solo tackles and two pass breakups against Idaho State• Seven tackles, including fi ve solo stops, and a 33-yard interception return at Virginia• Six tackles (fi ve solo, one assisted) at Auburn
WILSON'S CAREER STATSINTERCEPTIONS G No. Yds TD Lg Avg/R 2018 12 3 75 0 42 25.0 2019 1 1 0 0 0 0.0TOTAL 13 4 75 0 42 18.8
WILSON'S CAREER HIGHSInterceptions 1, 4 times (last vs. Syracuse, 08-31-19)Long interception return 42, Troy, 10-13-18Tackles: 10, at New Mexico State, 10-06-18
BejourWILSON - CBR-Sr. - 5-11 - 170 San Lorenzo, Calif. (San Lorenzo HS) (CC of San Francisco)
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record chase Liberty Career Top 5Passing Yards1) Josh Woodrum/2012-15 .......................................................................... 10,2662) Robby Justino/1989-92 ........................................................................... 9,5483) Stephen Calvert/2016-Present ........................................................8,5964) Paul Johnson/1985-89 ..............................................................................7,3975) Brock Smith/2005-08 ............................................................................. 7,036
Touchdown Passes1) Stephen Calvert/2016-Present ..............................................................652) Robby Justino/1989-92 .................................................................................643) Josh Woodrum/2012-15 ................................................................................ 614) Brock Smith/2005-08 ................................................................................. 505) Paul Johnson/1985-89 ..................................................................................49
Total Off ense1) Josh Woodrum/2012-15 ..........................................................................10,6902) Robby Justino/1989-92 ........................................................................... 8,8063) Stephen Calvert/2016-Present ........................................................ 8,2354) Mike Brown/2008-11 ................................................................................7,9475) Brock Smith/2005-08 .............................................................................. 7,189
Receptions1) Darrin Peterson/2012-15 ............................................................................. 2152) Chris Summers/2008-11 ............................................................................. 1883) Pat Nelson/1988-91 ......................................................................................1764) Antonio Gandy-Golden/2016-Present ...................................................1675) Pat Kelly/2009-12 ........................................................................................ 162
Receiving Yards1) Darrin Peterson/2012-15 ...........................................................................3,1702) Chris Summers/2008-11 ........................................................................... 2,7123) Kelvin Edwards/1982-85 ..........................................................................2,5464) Antonio Gandy-Golden/2016-Present ................................................2,5375) Pat Nelson/1988-91 .................................................................................. 2,447
Touchdown Receptions1) Darrin Peterson/2012-15 ............................................................................... 272) Chris Summers/2008-11 ...............................................................................263) Antonio Gandy-Golden/2016-Present .................................................... 234) Kelvin Edwards/1982-85 ............................................................................... 225) Courtney Freeman/1994-97 .......................................................................... 21
All-Purpose Yards1) Dre Barnes/2001-04 ................................................................................ 4,4612) Stacy Nobles/1996-99 .............................................................................4,2203) Rashad Jennings/2006-08 .......................................................................4,1554) Adrian Cherry/1990-93 ...........................................................................3,6395) Courtney Freeman/1994-97 ..................................................................... 3,601Frankie Hickson/2016-Present..............................................................3,375
Liberty Career Top 5Kickoff Returns1) Adrian Hall/2001-03 ...................................................................................... 872) Adrian Cherry/1990-93 ................................................................................633) Scott Thomas/1989-93 .................................................................................624) Frankie Hickson/2016-Present .............................................................605) Carlton Wilkerson/1983-86 .......................................................................... 57
Kicker Scoring1) Matt Bevins/2008-11 ................................................................................... 3092) John Lunsford/2012-15 ...............................................................................2943) Phillip Harrelson/1995-98 ..........................................................................2504) Daniel Whitehead/1991-94 ..........................................................................2385) Alex Probert/2016-Present ................................................................ 189
Touchdowns Responsible For1) Josh Woodrum/2012-15 ................................................................................. 772) Mike Brown/2008-10 .................................................................................... 743) Stephen Calvert/2016-Present .............................................................684) Robby Justino/1989-92 .................................................................................665) Brock Smith/2005-08 ..................................................................................54
Field Goals Made1) Matt Bevins/2008-11 ......................................................................................582) John Lunsford/2012-15 .................................................................................483) Daniel Whitehead/1991-94 ............................................................................434) Phillip Harrelson/1995-98 ............................................................................355) Alex Probert/2016-Present .................................................................. 33
Extra Points Made1) John Lunsford/2012-15 ................................................................................ 1502) Phillip Harrelson/1995-98 .......................................................................... 1423) Matt Bevins/2008-11 ................................................................................... 1354) Daniel Whitehead/1991-94 ..........................................................................1095) Jay Kelley/1999-2002 ...................................................................................94Alex Probert/2016-Present ......................................................................90
Liberty Single-Season Top 5Passing Yards1) Stephen Calvert/2017 ...............................................................................3,3632) Phil Basso/1984........................................................................................ 3,2263) Robby Justino/1991 ................................................................................... 3,1764) Robby Justino/1990 ................................................................................. 3,0765) Stephen Calvert/2018 ............................................................................ 3,068
Passing Completions1T) Robby Justino/1991 & Stephen Calvert/2017 ........................................... 2573) Phil Basso/1984 ..........................................................................................2504) Josh Woodrum/2015 .................................................................................. 2425) Stephen Calvert/2018 ................................................................................240
Touchdown Passes1) Stephen Calvert/2017 ....................................................................................292T) Phil Basso/1984 & Robby Justino/1990 ...................................................... 244) Mike Brown/2010 .........................................................................................235) Stephen Calvert/2018 .................................................................................. 21
Receiving Yards1) Darrin Peterson/2014 ...............................................................................1,3792) Chris Summers/2010 ................................................................................1,0813) Pat Nelson/1991 ........................................................................................1,0754) Antonio Gandy-Golden/2017 .................................................................... 1,0665) Dominic Bolden/2008 .............................................................................. 1,056
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record chase/player superlativesLiberty Single-Season Top 5Receiving Touchdowns1) Chris Summers/2010 .................................................................................... 152) Darrin Peterson/2014 ................................................................................... 123T) Eric Green/1989, B.J. Farrow/2017, Antonio Gandy-Golden/2017 & ..............3T) Antonio Gandy-Golden/2018 ...................................................................... 10
Liberty Single-Game Records Owned by Current PlayersPassing YardageStephen Calvert vs. Baylor/2017 .............................................................. 447
Passing Att emptsStephen Calvert vs. Baylor/2017 ................................................................60
Passing CompletionsStephen Calvert vs. Baylor/2017 ................................................................44
Receiving TouchdownsAntonio Gandy-Golden vs. ODU/2018 & 14 other occurrences ..................... 3
Receiving YardageAntonio Gandy-Golden vs. New Mexico/2018........................................... 245
Field Goals MadeAlex Probert vs. Baylor/2017 & 5 other occurrences ...................................4
Career 300+ Yard Passing Games#12 Stephen Calvert (12)Date Opponent C-A-Int Yds TD10/1/16 Robert Morris 23-37-0 340 410/22/16 Monmouth 27-34-2 350 39/2/17 Baylor 44-60-0 447 39/16/17 Indiana State 30-42-1 379 410/21/17 Monmouth 25-50-0 408 510/28/17 Gardner-Webb 21-34-0 333 211/11/17 Presbyterian 14-26-0 311 39/1/18 Old Dominion 25-36-0 345 49/8/18 Army 19-37-1 307 29/29/18 New Mexico 24-41-1 417 310/6/18 New Mexico State 31-54-1 365 210/20/18 Idaho State 32-48-2 362 2
Career 100+ Yard Rushing Games#23 Frankie Hickson (6)Date Opponent No. Yds TD9/10/16 Jacksonville 14 116 210/6/18 New Mexico State 24 155 110/20/18 Idaho State 22 133 311/3/18 UMass 27 133 211/24/18 New Mexico State 27 116 012/1/18 Norfolk State 17 100 1
#25 Peytt on Pickett (1)Date Opponent No. Yds TD11/11/18 Virginia 17 117 1
Career 100+ Yard Receiving Games#11 Antonio Gandy-Golden (11)Date Opponent No. Yds TD9/2/17 Baylor 13 192 29/16/17 Indiana State 7 171 19/23/17 Jacksonville State 7 126 010/21/17 Monmouth 9 127 210/28/17 Gardner-Webb 4 123 111/18/17 Charleston Southern 10 113 29/29/18 New Mexico 11 245 110/6/18 New Mexico State 7 115 110/20/18 Idaho State 10 142 211/3/18 UMass 9 205 28/31/19 Syracuse 6 119 0
#5 DJ Stubbs (3)Date Opponent No. Yds TD9/1/18 Old Dominion 7 155 110/6/18 New Mexico State 11 115 010/20/18 Idaho State 8 108 0
#7 Damian King (2)Date Opponent No. Yds TD10/28/17 Gardner-Webb 8 108 19/8/18 Army 8 172 1
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charting the flames2019 Pass Plays of 20+ Yards (3)
Quarterback No. Long#12 Stephen Calvert 3 56
Receiver No. Long#11 Antonio Gandy-Golden 2 56#7 Damian King 1 23
FLAMES 2016-17 PLAYER BIOS The Last timeLIBERTY TEAM 50+ Points 52 vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 201860+ Points 73 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, Sept. 28, 201370+ Points 73 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, Sept. 28, 2013Was shut out vs. Syracuse, Aug. 31, 2019 (0-24)Shut a team out at home Gardner-Webb, Oct. 25, 2014 (34-0)Shut out a conf. opponent at home Gardner-Webb, Oct. 25, 2014 (34-0)Shut a team out on the road Presbyterian, Nov. 5, 2016 (16-0)Shut out a conf. opponent on the road Presbyterian, Nov. 5, 2016 (16-0)Overtime game at UMass, Nov. 3, 2018 (lost 59-62 in 3OT)30+ fi rst downs 31 at UMass, Nov. 3, 201850+ rushing att empts 51 at UMass, Nov. 3, 201860+ rushing att empts 61 vs. Charleston So., Oct. 30, 2004200+ Yards Rushing 308 vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 2018300+ Yards Rushing 308 vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 2018400+ Yards Rushing 429 at Presbyterian, Oct. 13, 2012Less than 100 Yards Rushing -4 vs. Syracuse, Aug. 31, 2019Less than 50 Yards Rushing -4 vs. Syracuse, Aug. 31, 2019Less than 25 Yards Rushing -4 vs. Syracuse, Aug. 31, 201950+ pass att empts 54 at New Mexico State, Oct. 6, 201860+ pass att empts 60 at Baylor, Sept. 2, 2017300+ Yards Passing 362 vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018400+ Yards Passing 472 at New Mexico, Sept. 29, 2018Less than 100 Yards Passing 79 at Auburn, Nov. 17, 2018500+ Yards Total Off ense 552 vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018600+ Yards Total Off ense 628 vs. Presbyterian, Nov. 11, 2017Less than 200 Yards Total Off ense 134 at Auburn, Nov. 17, 2018Less than 150 Yards Total Off ense 134 at Auburn, Nov. 17, 201890+ off ensive plays 96 at New Mexico State, Oct. 6, 2018Forced 5 Turnovers 5 vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 17, 2012Intercepted 4 Passes 4 at New Mexico, Sept. 29, 2018Had 0 Turnovers vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 2018
LIBERTY INDIVIDUAL RUSHING 100+ Yards Rushing 151, K. Matthews & 100, F. Hickson vs. Norfolk St., Dec. 1, 2018150+ Yards Rushing 151, Kentory Matt hews vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 2018200+ Yards Rushing 220, Rashad Jennings at Youngstown St., Sept. 27, 2008QB Rushed for 100 Yards 160, Mike Brown vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 20, 2010Two Players with 100+ Yards Rushing 151, Kentory Matt hews and 100, Frankie Hickson vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 2018Three Players with 100+ Yards Rushing NeverHad a run of 50+ yards 50, Kentory Matt hews at Army, Sept. 8, 2018Had a run of 60+ yards 65, Todd Macon vs. Monmouth, Oct. 22, 2016Had a run of 70+ yards 70, Mike Brown at Stony Brook, Nov. 21, 2009Had a run of 80+ yards 82, Danny Broggin vs. Coastal Carolina, Oct. 17, 2009Had 30+ Rushing Att empts 30, Carrington Mosley vs. Duquesne, Nov. 4, 2017Had 35+ Rushing Att empts 35, D.J. Abnar at Coastal Carolina, Nov. 22, 2014Had 40+ Rushing Att empts 40, Eugene Goodman vs. Hofstra, Nov. 22, 20033+ Rushing Touchdowns 4, Kentory Matt hews vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 20184+ Rushing Touchdowns 4, Kentory Matt hews vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 20185+ Rushing Touchdowns 5, Kim Raynor vs. Ferrum, Nov. 3, 1979
LIBERTY INDIVIDUAL PASSING 300+ Yards Passing 362, Stephen Calvert vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018400+ Yards Passing 417, Stephen Calvert at New Mexico, Sept. 29, 2018Had 30+ Completions 32, Stephen Calvert vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018Had 40+ Completions 44, Stephen Calvert at Baylor, Sept. 2, 2017Had 40+ Att empts 48, Stephen Calvert vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018Had 50+ Att empts 54, Stephen Calvert at New Mexico St., Oct. 6, 2018Had 60+ Att empts 60, Stephen Calvert at Baylor, Sept. 2, 201750+ Yard Pass 56, Stephen Calvert vs. Syracuse, Aug. 31, 201980+ Yard Pass 80, Josh Woodrum vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 201590+ Yard Pass 91, Biff Parson at Charleston So., Nov. 10, 2001Had 3+ TD Passes 3, Stephen Calvert at New Mexico, Sept. 29, 2018Had 4+ TD Passes 4, Stephen Calvert vs. Old Dominion, Sept. 1, 2018Had 5+ TD Passes 5, Stephen Calvert at Monmouth, Oct. 21, 2017Had 6+ TD Passes 6, Phil Basso vs. Mars Hill, Oct. 6, 1984
LIBERTY INDIVIDUAL RECEIVING Caught 10+ Passes 10, Antonio Gandy-Golden vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018Two Players Caught 10+ Passes 13, Antonio Gandy-Golden and 10, Damian King at Baylor, Sept. 2, 2017100+ Yards Receiving 119, Antonio Gandy-Golden vs. Syracuse, Aug. 31, 2019200+ Yards Receiving 205, Antonio Gandy-Golden at UMass, Nov. 3, 2018Two Players with 100+ Yards Receiving 142, Antonio Gandy-Golden and 108, DJ Stubbs vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018Three Players with 100+ Yards Receiving 129, Chris Summers, 115, Pat Kelly and 110, B.J. Hayes vs. St. Francis, Pa., Sept. 4, 2010Had 2+ TD Catches 2, Antonio Gandy-Golden at UMass, Nov. 3, 2018Had 3+ TD Catches 3, Antonio Gandy-Golden vs. Old Dominion, Spet. 1, 2018100+ Yards Receiving by a TE 110, Tommy Shaver at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 8, 2011100+ Yards Receiving by a RB 128, D.J. Jordan vs. Charleston So., Nov. 11, 200050+ Yard Reception 56, Antonio Gandy-Golden vs. Syracuse, Aug. 31, 201980+ Yard Reception 80, Darrin Peterson vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 201590+ Yard Reception 91, Travis Burns vs. Charleston So., Nov. 10, 2001
LIBERTY INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Had 10+ Tackles 13, Elij ah Benton vs. Syracuse, Aug. 31, 2019Had 15+ Tackles 15, Jimmy O’Grady vs. Kennesaw State, Oct. 24, 2015Had 2+ Interceptions 2, Isaac Steele at New Mexico, Sept. 29, 2018Had 3+ Interceptions 3, Jeremy Peters at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 28, 2017INT Return for a TD 22, Rion Davis vs. Norfolk State, Dec. 1, 2018Fumble Return for a TD 21, Khaleb Coleman at UMass, Nov. 3, 2018Had 4+ Tackles for Loss 5, Jesse Lemonier vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018Had 5+ Tackles for Loss 5, Jesse Lemonier vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018Had 2+ Sacks 3, Jesse Lemonier at UMass, Nov. 3, 2018Had 3+ Sacks 3, Jesse Lemonier at UMass, Nov. 3, 2018Blocked a Punt Corbin Jackson at New Mexico, Sept. 29, 2018Blocked a FG Dia'Vante Brown at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 28, 2017Blocked a PAT Tolen Avery vs. St. Francis (Pa.), Sept. 30, 2017Recorded a Safety vs. Jacksonville State, Sept. 24, 2016
LIBERTY INDIVIDUAL MISCELLANEOUS KR for a TD 99, Frankie Hickson at Kennesaw State, Oct. 15, 2016Game-Opening KR for a TD 85, Danny Broggin vs. Gardner-Webb, Nov. 6, 2010PR for a TD 71, Zac Parker at Gardner-Webb, Oct. 10, 2015Returned a Blocked Punt for a TD 30, Andrew Jauch blocked & returned vs. Kentucky Wesleyan, Sept. 28, 2013Returned a Blocked FG for a TD 59, Erick Harris blocked and Jordan Alford returned vs. Elon, Nov. 20, 2004Returned a PAT for a score Seth Reichart blocked and Kevin Moon returned for the defensive 2-point conversion at Chatt anooga, Nov. 13, 2004Scored 4+ TDs in a game 4, Kentory Matt hews vs. Norfolk St., Dec. 1, 2018Passed for multiple TD's and Rushed for multiple TD's Stephen Calvert 2 passing TD's/2 rushing TD's at New Mexico State, Oct. 6, 2018Passed for 200 Yards & Rushed for 100 Mike Brown, 334 passing/160 rushing vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 20, 2010Passed for 300 Yards & Rushed for 100 Mike Brown, 334 passing/160 rushing vs. Stony Brook, Nov. 20, 2010300-yd Passer, 100-yd Rusher, 100-yd Receiver Stephen Calvert, 362 passing Frankie Hickson, 133 rushing Antonio Gandy-Golden, 142 receiving, DJ Stubbs, 108 receiving, vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018100-yd Rusher, 100-yd Receiver Frankie Hickson, 133 rushing Antonio Gandy-Golden, 205 receiving, at UMass, Nov. 3, 2018Punted the Ball 60+ Yards 61, Aiden Alves at UMass, Nov. 3, 2018Punted the Ball 70+ Yards 73, Aidan Alves vs. Idaho State, Oct. 20, 2018Made a 50+ Yard FG 51, Alex Probert vs. New Mexico State, Nov. 24, 2018Made 3+ FG 3, Alex Probert vs. Morehead State, Sept. 9, 2017Made 4+ FG 4, Alex Probert at Baylor, Sept. 2, 2017
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series records/overtime historySyracuse (0-1)
8/31/19 L 0-24 Lynchburg
Liberty is 0-7 all-time vs. ACC opponents.0-1 vs. NC State0-1 vs. North Carolina0-1 vs. Syracuse0-1 vs. Virginia0-1 vs. Virginia Tech0-2 vs. Wake Forest
Future Scheduled Games vs. Syracuse:
10/17/20 Syracuse, N.Y.9/25/21 Syracuse, N.Y.
Louisiana (First Meeting)9/7/19 Lafayett e, La.
Liberty is 3-0 all-time vs. Sun Belt opponents.1-0 vs. Appalachian State1-0 vs. Georgia State0-0 vs. Louisiana1-0 vs. Troy
Future Scheduled Games vs. Louisiana:
11/20/21 Lynchburg
Buff alo (1-0)10/24/98 W 27-24 Lynchburg9/14/19 Lynchburg
Liberty is 2-9 all-time vs. MAC opponents.0-1 vs. Akron1-0 vs. Ball State0-1 vs. Bowling Green0-0 vs. Buff alo1-0 vs. Eastern Michigan0-2 vs. Kent State0-1 vs. Marshall0-3 vs. Toledo0-1 vs. UCF(Liberty's fi rst meeting with Buff alo came during the Bulls' fi nal season as an FCS independent.)
Future Scheduled Games vs. Buff alo:
9/16/23 Buff alo, N.Y.
Hampton (4-2)9/1/79 W 41-20 Lynchburg11/15/80 W 51-18 Lynchburg11/4/95 W 28-14 Lynchburg11/2/96 W 34-30 Hampton, Va.10/11/97 L 27-33 Lynchburg10/10/98 L 0-21 Hampton, Va.
Liberty is 55-23 all-time vs. Big South opponents.11-5 vs. Charleston Southern7-6 vs. Coastal Carolina0-1 vs. Elon11-5 vs. Gardner-Webb0-0 vs. Hampton2-1 vs. Kennesaw State2-2 vs. Monmouth9-0 vs. Presbyterian3-2 vs. Stony Brook10-1 vs. VMI(Liberty's previous meetings with Hampton came prior to the Pirates joining the Big South.)
New Mexico (1-0)9/29/18 W 52-43 Albuquerque, N.M.9/28/19 Lynchburg
Liberty is 1-0 all-time vs. Mountain West opponents.1-0 vs. New Mexico
New Mexico State (1-1)10/6/18 L 41-49 Las Cruces, N.M.11/24/18 W 28-21 Lynchburg10/5/19 Las Cruces, N.M.11/30/19 Lynchburg
Liberty is 1-7 all-time vs. FBS independents.0-1 vs. Army0-0 vs. BYU1-1 vs. New Mexico State0-1 vs. Northern Illinois0-1 vs. Old Dominion0-1 vs. UCF0-1 vs. UMass0-1 vs. USF
Future Scheduled Games vs. New Mexico State:
11/26/22 Lynchburg
Maine (0-1)10/10/92 L 20-42 Orono, Maine10/19/19 Lynchburg
Liberty is 3-24 all-time vs. CAA opponents.1-6 vs. Hofstra1-6 vs. James Madison0-1 vs. Maine0-2 vs. Richmond0-2 vs. Towson1-3 vs. Villanova0-4 vs. William & Mary
Rutgers (First Meeting)10/26/19 Piscataway, N.J.
Liberty is 0-0 all-time vs. Big Ten opponents.0-0 vs. Rutgers
UMass (0-1)11/3/18 L 59-62 (3OT) Amherst, Mass.11/2/19 Amherst, Mass.
Liberty is 1-7 all-time vs. FBS independents.0-1 vs. Army0-0 vs. BYU1-1 vs. New Mexico State0-1 vs. Northern Illinois0-1 vs. Old Dominion0-1 vs. UCF0-1 vs. UMass0-1 vs. USF
Liberty is 1-7 all-time vs. FBS independents.0-1 vs. Army0-0 vs. BYU1-1 vs. New Mexico State0-1 vs. Northern Illinois0-1 vs. Old Dominion0-1 vs. UCF0-1 vs. UMass0-1 vs. USF
Future Scheduled Games vs. BYU:
10/22/22 Lynchburg
Virginia (0-1)11/10/18 L 24-45 Charlott esville, Va.11/23/19 Charlott esville, Va.
Liberty is 0-7 all-time vs. ACC opponents.0-1 vs. NC State0-1 vs. North Carolina0-1 vs. Syracuse0-1 vs. Virginia0-1 vs. Virginia Tech0-2 vs. Wake Forest
SCORING SUMMARY:FIRST QUARTER1:45 SU Szmyt 45 yard fi eld goal
SECOND QUARTER10:33 SU Adams 2 yard run (Szmyt)
THIRD QUARTER6:27 SU Howard 1 yard run (Szmyt)
FOURTH QUARTER12:35 SU Neal 42 yard run (Szmyt)
TEAM STATS SU LIBERTYFIRST DOWNS 17 18RUSHES-YARDS (NET) 44-192 34-(-4)PASSING YDS (NET) 176 238Passes Comp-Att -Int 17-35-2 21-42-2TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS 79-368 76-234Punt Returns-Yards 3-41 3-2Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 3-48Interception Returns-Yards 2-10 2-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-49.2 8-43.9Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2Penalties-Yards 10-88 5-55Possession Time 31:03 28.57Third-Down Conversions 8 of 19 3 of 16Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 8-51 2-7
INDIVIDUAL STATSRUSHING: Liberty-Hickson, F. 11-39; Pickett , P. 5-11; Henderson, T. 3-5; Mack, J. 2-2; Bennett , J. 1-2; Team 3-(-2); Stubbs, D. 1-(-12); Calvert 10-(-39)Syracuse-Neal 14-89; Adams 14-49; Howard 9-32; DeVito 6-21; Elmore 1-1
PASSING: Liberty-Calvert, S. 20-39-2-234; Bennett , J. 1-3-0-4; Stubbs, D.-0-0-0-0Syracuse-DeVito, T. 17-35-2-176
RECEIVING: Liberty-Gandy-Golden, A. 6-119; Stubbs, D. 5-47; Coleman, K. 3-25; Shaa, K. 2-13; Pickett , P. 2-(-1); King, D. 1-23; Hickson, F. 1-8; Douglas, D. 1-4.Syracuse-Neal, M. 3-54; Riley, S. 3-26; Jackson, T. 3-21; Johnson, N. 3-7; Adams, A. 2-29; Harris, T. 1-31; Hackett , A. 1-5; Howard, J. 1-3
GAME 1 : syracuse GAME 2: at Louisiana GAME 3: buffalo
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GAME RESULTS2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY Game Results (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time Attend08-31-19 #22 SYRACUSE L 0-24 0-1 0-0 3:08 21671
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Liberty team stats2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY Overall Team Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
Team Statistics LIBERTY OPPSCORING 0 24 Points Per Game 0.0 24.0 Points Off Turnovers 0 10FIRST DOWNS 18 17 R u s h i n g 4 6 P a s s i n g 10 9 P e n a l t y 4 2RUSHING YARDAGE -4 192 Yards gained rushing 60 199 Yards lost rushing 64 7 Rushing Attempts 34 44 Average Per Rush -0.1 4.4 Average Per Game -4.0 192.0 TDs Rushing 0 3PASSING YARDAGE 238 176 C o m p - A t t - I n t 21-42-2 17-35-2 Average Per Pass 5.7 5.0 Average Per Catch 11.3 10.4 Average Per Game 238.0 176.0 TDs Passing 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE 234 368 Total Plays 76 79 Average Per Play 3.1 4.7 Average Per Game 234.0 368.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-48 0-0PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-2 3-41INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-0 2-10KICK RETURN AVERAGE 16.0 0.0PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 0.7 13.7INT RETURN AVERAGE 0.0 5.0FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 1-1PENALTIES-Yards 5-55 10-88 Average Per Game 55.0 88.0PUNTS-Yards 8-351 6-295 Average Per Punt 43.9 49.2 Net punt average 38.8 45.5KICKOFFS-Yards 1-65 5-319 Average Per Kick 65.0 63.8 Net kick average 40.0 44.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 5 7 3 1 : 0 33RD-DOWN Conversions 3/16 8/19 3rd-Down Pct 19% 42%4TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 2/4 4th-Down Pct 0% 50%SACKS BY-Yards 2-7 8-51MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 0 3FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 0-1 1-1ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (0-2) 0% (2-3) 67%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (0-2) 0% (2-3) 67%PAT-ATTEMPTS (0-0) 0% (3-3) 100%ATTENDANCE 21671 0 Games/Avg Per Game 1/21671 0/0 Neutral Site Games 0/0
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
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Liberty individual game highs2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY Game Superlatives (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 11 HICKSON, Frankie vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Rushing 29 HICKSON, Frankie vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Rush 12 PICKETT, Peytton vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Pass attempts 39 CALVERT, Stephen vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Pass completions 20 CALVERT, Stephen vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Passing 234 CALVERT, Stephen vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Pass 56 CALVERT, Stephen vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Receptions 6 GANDY-GOLDEN,Antonio vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Receiving 119 GANDY-GOLDEN,Antonio vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Reception 56 GANDY-GOLDEN,Antonio vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punts 8 ALVES, Aidan vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punting Avg 43.9 ALVES, Aidan vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Punt 48 ALVES, Aidan vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punts inside 20 1 ALVES, Aidan vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Punt Return 1 STUBBS, DJ vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Kickoff Return 18 LOUIS, Shedro vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Tackles 13 BENTON, Elijah vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Sacks 1.0 JENKINS, Amarii vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
1.0 RUSINS, Ralfs vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Tackles For Loss 1.0 JENKINS, Amarii vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
1.0 RUSINS, Ralfs vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Interceptions 1 WILSON, Bejour vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
1 ESPINOZA, Ceneca vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
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Liberty team game highs2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY Game Superlatives (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 34 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Pass attempts 42 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Pass completions 21 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Passing 238 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Per Pass 5.7 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Total Plays 76 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Total Offense 234 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Per Play 3.1 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Sacks By 2 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)First Downs 18 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Penalties 5 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Penalty Yards 55 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Turnovers 4 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Interceptions By 2 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punts 8 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punting Avg 43.9 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Punt 48 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punts inside 20 1 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Punt Return 1 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
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opponent individual game highs2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY Game Superlatives (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes 14 Neal, M., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)14 Adams, A., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
Yards Rushing 89 Neal, M., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)TD Rushes 1 Neal, M., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
1 Adams, A., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)1 Howard, J., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
Long Rush 42 Neal, M., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Pass attempts 35 DeVito, T., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Pass completions 17 DeVito, T., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Passing 176 DeVito, T., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Pass 31 DeVito, T., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Receptions 3 Riley, S., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
3 Neal, M., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)3 Johnson, N., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)3 Jackson, T., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
Yards Receiving 54 Neal, M., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Reception 31 Harris, T., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Field Goals 1 Szmyt, A., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Field Goal 45 Szmyt, A., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punts 6 Hofrichter, S., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punting Avg 49.2 Hofrichter, S., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Punt 56 Hofrichter, S., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punts inside 20 4 Hofrichter, S., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Punt Return 31 Riley, S., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Tackles 11 Williams, L., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Sacks 2.0 Coleman, K., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
2.0 Black, J., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Tackles For Loss 2.5 Williams, L., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Interceptions 1 Melifonwu, I., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
1 Cisco, A., vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
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opponent team game highs2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY Game Superlatives (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes 44 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Rushing 192 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Per Rush 4.4 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)TD Rushes 3 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Pass attempts 35 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Pass completions 17 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Passing 176 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Per Pass 5.0 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Total Plays 79 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Total Offense 368 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Yards Per Play 4.7 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Points 24 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Sacks By 8 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)First Downs 17 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Penalties 10 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Penalty Yards 88 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Turnovers 3 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Interceptions By 2 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punts 6 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punting Avg 49.2 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Punt 56 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Punts inside 20 4 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)Long Punt Return 31 vs Syracuse (08-31-19)
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Liberty by-quarter stats2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY By-Quarter Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
Liberty red zone stats2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY Red-Zone Results (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
LIBERTY Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game08-31-19 SYRACUSE L 0-24 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 00 of 2 (0.0%)
Opponents Inside LIBERTY Red-Zone
Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZDate Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game08-31-19 SYRACUSE L 0-24 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 3 2 14 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 02 of 3 (66.7%)
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Liberty combined stats2019 Liberty University Football
LIBERTY Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 01, 2019)All games
Date Opponent Score Att.08-31-19 #22 SYRACUSE L 0-24 21671
Record: Overall Home Away NeutralAll games 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0Conference 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Non-Conference 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0
Team Statistics LIBERTY OPPFIRST DOWNS 18 17 R u s h i n g 4 6 P a s s i n g 10 9 P e n a l t y 4 2RUSHING YARDAGE -4 192 Rushing Attempts 34 44 Average Per Rush -0.1 4.4 Average Per Game -4.0 192.0 TDs Rushing 0 3PASSING YARDAGE 238 176 C o m p - A t t - I n t 21-42-2 17-35-2 Average Per Pass 5.7 5.0 Average Per Catch 11.3 10.4 Average Per Game 238.0 176.0 TDs Passing 0 0TOTAL OFFENSE 234 368 Average Per Play 3.1 4.7 Average Per Game 234.0 368.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 3-48 0-0PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-2 3-41INT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-0 2-10FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 1-1PENALTIES-Yards 5-55 10-88PUNTS-AVG 8-43.9 6-49.2TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 2 8 : 5 7 3 1 : 0 33RD-DOWN Conversions 3/16 8/194TH-DOWN Conversions 0/1 2/4
