2016 Liberty Flames football team

2016 Liberty Flames football
Big South co-champion
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJoe Dailey (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinators
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
2016 Big South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^   4 – 1     7 – 4  
+   4 – 1     6 – 5  
Kennesaw State   3 – 2     8 – 3  
Gardner–Webb   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Presbyterian   1 – 4     2 – 9  
Monmouth   0 – 5     4 – 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-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 6–5, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Charleston Southern. Despite the conference title, the Flames were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:30 pmat Virginia Tech*
ACCNL 13–3662,234
September 107:00 pmJacksonville*
ESPN3W 55–716,625
September 177:00 pmat SMU*
ESPN3L 14–2922,127
September 247:00 pmNo. 3 Jacksonville State*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3L 19–4815,354
October 17:00 pmRobert Morris*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3W 41–711,273
October 157:00 pmat Kennesaw State
ESPN3W 36–218,803
October 223:30 pmMonmouth
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3W 52–2816,687
October 293:30 pmGardner–Webb
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
BSNW 23–20 OT16,608
November 52:00 pmat Presbyterian
ESPN3W 16–03,101
November 123:30 pmNo. 14 Charleston SouthernNo. 25
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3L 26–4821,712
November 177:00 pmat No. 16 Coastal Carolina*
ESPNewsL 7–427,787
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Virginia Tech

Liberty @ Virginia Tech
Team 1 234Total
Flames 6 700 13
• Hokies 7 1793 36
See also: 2016 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Jacksonville

Jacksonville @ Liberty
Team 1 234Total
Dolphins 0 007 7
• Flames 14 171014 55
See also: 2016 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

SMU

Liberty @ SMU
Team 1 234Total
Flames 7 070 14
• Mustangs 10 3610 29
See also: 2016 SMU Mustangs football team

Jacksonville State

Jacksonville State @ Liberty
Team 1 234Total
• #3 Gamecocks 14 13021 48
Flames 3 079 19
  • Date: September 24
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game attendance: 15,354
See also: 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

Robert Morris

Robert Morris @ Liberty
Team 1 234Total
Colonials 7 000 7
• Flames 7 141010 41
  • Date: October 1
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game attendance: 11,273
See also: 2016 Robert Morris Colonials football team

Kennesaw State

Liberty @ Kennesaw State
Team 1 234Total
• Flames 7 13610 36
Owls 7 707 21
See also: 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Monmouth

Monmouth @ Liberty
Team 1 234Total
Hawks 0 7147 28
• Flames 14 17714 52
  • Date: October 22
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game attendance: 16,687
See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Gardner–Webb

Gardner–Webb @ Liberty
Team 1 234OTTotal
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 6770 20
• Flames 7 03103 23
  • Date: October 29
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game attendance: 16,608
See also: 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

Presbyterian

Liberty @ Presbyterian
Team 1 234Total
• Flames 6 307 16
Blue Hose 0 000 0
See also: 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Charleston Southern

Charleston Southern @ Liberty
Team 1 234Total
• #14 Buccaneers 7 24710 48
#25 Flames 6 0614 26
  • Date: November 12
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game attendance: 21,712
See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Coastal Carolina

Liberty @ Coastal Carolina
Team 1 234Total
Flames 0 700 7
• #16 Chanticleers 7 2177 42
See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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References

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