2014 Liberty Flames football team

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2014 Liberty Flames football
LU Flames wordmark.png
Big South Conference Co–champions
Conference Big South Conference
Ranking
Sports Network #17
FCS Coaches #17
2014 record 9–5 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach Turner Gill (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Aaron Stamn
Co-defensive coordinator Robert Wimberly
Co-defensive coordinator Vantz Singletary
Home stadium Williams Stadium
(Capacity: 19,200)
Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 Big South football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#5 Coastal Carolina +^   4 – 1         12 – 2  
#17 Liberty +^   4 – 1         9 – 5  
Charleston Southern   3 – 2         8 – 4  
Presbyterian   3 – 2         6 – 5  
Monmouth   1 – 4         6 – 5  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 5         4 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2014 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Coastal Carolina. They received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing in the second round to Villanova.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 30 6:00 PM at #23 (FBS) North Carolina* Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 L 29–56   51,000
September 6 4:00 PM at Norfolk State* William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA LFSN W 17–0   6,150
September 13 7:00 PM Brevard* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA LFSN W 56–31   15,755
September 20 7:00 PM Bryant* #24 Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA LFSN W 38–21   16,873
September 27 3:00 PM at Indiana State* #22 Memorial Stadium • Terre Haute, IN LFSN L 19–38   5,633
October 4 7:00 PM #20 Richmond*dagger Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA LFSN L 39–46 2OT  20,838
October 11 3:30 PM at Appalachian State* Kidd Brewer Stadium • Boone, NC ESPN3 W 55–48 OT  26,058
October 25 3:30 PM Gardner–Webb Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 W 34–0   20,217
November 1 2:00 PM at Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC LFSN W 28–7   2,691
November 8 3:30 PM Monmouth Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA ASN W 34–24   16,053
November 15 3:30 PM Charleston Southern Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA LFSN L 36–38   12,362
November 22 1:00 PM at #2 Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC ESPN3 W 15–14   8,576
November 29 4:00 PM at #15 James Madison* #20 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 26–21   13,040
December 6 4:30 PM at #5 Villanova* #20 Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 22–29   3,113
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

@ North Carolina

Liberty @ North Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
Flames 7 8 7 7 29
• #23 Tar Heels 14 7 28 7 56

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See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

In their first game of the season, the Flames lost, 56–29 to the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1]

@ Norfolk State

Liberty @ Norfolk State
1 2 3 4 Total
• Flames 3 7 0 7 17
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0

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See also: 2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team

In their second game of the season, the Flames won, 17–0 over the Norfolk State Spartans.[2]

Brevard

Brevard @ Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Tornadoes 0 17 7 7 31
• Flames 21 14 7 14 56

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See also: Brevard Tornadoes football

In their third game of the season, the Flames won, 56–31 over the Brevard Tornadoes.[3]

Bryant

Bryant @ Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 14 0 7 21
• #24 Flames 10 14 7 7 38

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See also: 2014 Bryant Bulldogs football team

In their fourth game of the season, the Flames won, 38–21 over the Bryant Bulldogs.[4]

@ Indiana State

Liberty @ Indiana State
1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Flames 3 10 0 6 19
• Sycamores 3 21 0 14 38

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See also: 2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team

In their fifth game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–19 to the Indiana State Sycamores.[5]

Richmond

Richmond @ Liberty
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
• #20 Spiders 15 7 0 10 7 7 46
Flames 0 7 15 10 7 0 39

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See also: 2014 Richmond Spiders football team

In their sixth game of the season, the Flames lost, 46–39, in double overtime, to the Richmond Spiders.[6]

@ Appalachian State

Liberty @ Appalachian State
1 2 3 4 OT Total
• Flames 14 14 13 7 7 55
Mountaineers 7 17 16 8 0 48

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See also: 2014 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

In their seventh game of the season, the Flames won, 55–48, in overtime, over the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[7]

Gardner–Webb

Gardner–Webb @ Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
• Flames 10 10 14 0 34

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See also: 2014 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

In their eighth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–0, over the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs.[8]

@ Presbyterian

Liberty @ Presbyterian
1 2 3 4 Total
• Flames 7 14 0 7 28
Blue Hose 0 0 0 7 7

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See also: 2014 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

In their ninth game of the season, the Flames won, 28–7, over the Presbyterian Blue Hose.[9]

Monmouth

Monmouth @ Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 7 10 0 24
• Flames 7 10 7 10 34

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See also: 2014 Monmouth Hawks football team

In their tenth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–24, over the Monmouth Hawks.[10]

Charleston Southern

Charleston Southern @ Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
• Buccaneers 0 17 14 7 38
Flames 3 13 7 13 36

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See also: 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

In their eleventh game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–36, to the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.[11]

@ Coastal Carolina

Liberty @ Coastal Carolina
1 2 3 4 Total
• Flames 3 3 6 3 15
#2 Chanticleers 0 14 0 0 14
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 8,576
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood and Mike Gleason

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See also: 2014 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

In their twelfth game of the season, the Flames won, 15–14, over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.[12]

FCS Playoffs

@ James Madison

Liberty @ James Madison
1 2 3 4 Total
• #20 Flames 3 7 10 6 26
#15 Dukes 0 21 0 0 21

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See also: 2014 James Madison Dukes football team

In their thirteenth game of the season, the Flames won, 26–21, over the James Madison Dukes in their 2014 FCS First Round playoff game.[13]

@ Villanova

Liberty @ Villanova
1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Flames 10 9 3 0 22
• #5 Wildcats 0 14 0 15 29

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See also: 2014 Villanova Wildcats football team

In their fourteenth game of the season, the Flames lost, 29–22, to the Villanova Wildcats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.[14]

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final 
Sports Network RV RV RV 24 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 20 17 
Coaches RV RV RV RV 23 RV NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 17


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