Liberty Flames football
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| First season | 1973 | ||
| Athletic director | Ian McCaw | ||
| Head coach |
Turner Gill 5th year, 35–25 (.583) |
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| Stadium | Williams Stadium | ||
| Seating capacity | 19,200 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Lynchburg, Virginia | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Big South | ||
| All-time record | 211–203–4 (.510) | ||
| Bowl record | 0–0 (–) | ||
| Conference titles | 7 | ||
| Colors | Red, White, and Blue |
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| Fight song | Fan The Flames | ||
| Mascot | Sparky | ||
| Marching band | The Spirit of the Mountain | ||
| Rivals | Coastal Carolina Chanticleers | ||
| Website | LibertyFlames.com | ||
The Liberty Flames is the college football program representing Liberty University, located in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Flames currently compete in NCAA Division I FCS as members of the Big South Conference. The school recently announced it would start a transition to the top level of NCAA football, Division I FBS, in July 2017. The Flames will become a provisional FBS member, playing as an independent, in 2018, and will become a full FBS member, including bowl eligibility, in 2019.
Liberty's football program is headed by Turner Gill who took over in December 2011 after previously being head coach at Kansas and Buffalo. Liberty plays its home games at Williams Stadium which has a capacity of 19,200.
Liberty has made one appearance in the I-AA/FCS playoffs since 1989.
Liberty has won seven Big South Conference championships.
Conference affiliations:
The Liberty Flames captured their first Big South Conference Football championship with a commanding 31–0 victory over Gardner-Webb University. The Flames capped off their second year under head coach Danny Rocco with an 8–3 record and an unblemished 4–0 Big South record to claim the title. The same week, The Liberty University Men's Soccer team beat Radford University 2–1 to capture the Big South Conference soccer title and their first appearance in the national tournament. Also that same week, the Liberty Women's Volleyball team shutout Winthrop in the finals of the Big South Volleyball tournament. it was the first conference championship for the volleyball team since 2001. The Liberty Men's and Women's cross country teams also won the Big South Championship with Josh McDougal, Jordan McDougal and Jarvis Jelen sweeping the top 3 positions in the men's race for the third straight year.
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