2023 Liberty Flames football | |
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C-USA champion | |
C-USA Championship, W 49–35 vs. New Mexico State | |
Fiesta Bowl, L 6–45 vs. Oregon | |
Conference | Conference USA |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 25 |
Record | 13–1 (8–0 C-USA) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Willy Korn (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Newland Isaac (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Up-tempo spread |
Co-defensive coordinator | Skylor Magee (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Williams Stadium |
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No. 25 Liberty y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Mexico State y | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State* | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sam Houston* | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Flames played their home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia, and competed as a first-year member of Conference USA. They were led by first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell.
Schedule
Liberty and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.[1][2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Bowling Green* | CBSSN | W 34–24 | 18,811 | ||
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | New Mexico State |
| ESPN+ | W 33–17 | 20,123 | |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Buffalo* | CBSSN | W 55–27 | 13,020 | ||
September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | at FIU | ESPN+ | W 38–6 | 17,437 | ||
October 5 | 7:00 p.m. | Sam Houston |
| CBSSN | W 21–16 | 17,100 | |
October 10 | 7:30 p.m. | at Jacksonville State | ESPNU | W 31–13 | 21,745 | ||
October 17 | 7:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee |
| CBSSN | W 42–35 | 16,354 | |
October 24 | 7:30 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | ESPNU | W 42–29[3] | 16,036 | ||
November 4 | 6:00 p.m. | Louisiana Tech |
| CBSSN | W 56–30 | 21,647 | |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | Old Dominion* |
| ESPN+ | W 38–10 | 21,481 | |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | UMass* |
| ESPN+ | W 49–25 | 16,860 | |
November 25 | 3:30 p.m. | at UTEP | No. 25 | CBSSN | W 42–28 | 10,240 | |
December 1 | 7:00 p.m. | New Mexico State | No. 24 |
| CBSSN | W 49–35 | 20,077 |
January 1, 2024 | 1:00 p.m. | vs. No. 8 Oregon | No. 23 | ESPN | L 6–45 | 47,769 | |
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Game summaries
vs Bowling Green
Game One – Bowling Green Falcons (0-0) at Liberty Flames (0-0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bowling Green | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Liberty | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Game information |
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Statistics | BGSU | LIB |
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First downs | 19 | 22 |
Total yards | 62-328 | 69-389 |
Rushing yards | 31–191 | 49–246 |
Passing yards | 137 | 246 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–31–5 | 11–20–0 |
Time of possession | 27:05 | 32:55 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Bowling Green | Passing | Connor Bazelak | 6/21, 71 yards, 3 INT |
Rushing | Taron Keith | 3 carries, 69 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Odieu Hillare | 4 receptions, 59 yards, TD | |
Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 11/20, 143 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kaidon Salter | 19 carries, 82 yards | |
Receiving | Treon Sibley | 3 receptions, 56 yards |
vs New Mexico State
Game Two – New Mexico State Aggies (1-1) at Liberty Flames (1-0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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New Mexico State | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Liberty | 7 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 33 |
at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia
- Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
- Game time: 4:00 p.m. MDT/6:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)
- Game attendance: 20,123
- Referee: Ron Hudson
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch, and Emily Austen
Game information |
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Statistics | NMSU | LIB |
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First downs | 16 | 26 |
Total yards | 50–339 | 77–526 |
Rushing yards | 24–170 | 52–250 |
Passing yards | 169 | 276 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–26–2 | 15–25–0 |
Time of possession | 22:06 | 37:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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New Mexico State | Passing | Diego Pavia | 12/21, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Diego Pavia | 9 carries, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Chris Bellamy | 3 receptions, 74 yards | |
Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 15/25, 276 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Quinton Cooley | 20 carries, 106 yards | |
Receiving | C. J. Daniels | 4 receptions, 129 yards, TD |
at Buffalo
Game Three – Liberty Flames (2–0) at Buffalo Bulls (0–2) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Liberty | 10 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 55 |
Buffalo | 0 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York
- Date: September 16, 2023
- Game time: 12 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Sunny
- Game attendance: 13,020
- Referee: Greg Sujack
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play); Malik Zaire (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | LIB | BUFF |
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First downs | 19 | 22 |
Total yards | 65–569 | 81–363 |
Rushing yards | 36–225 | 30–87 |
Passing yards | 344 | 276 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–29–0 | 29–51–2 |
Time of possession | 28:35 | 31:25 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 16/26, 344 yards, TD |
Rushing | Kaidon Salter | 10 carries, 66 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Treon Sibler | 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD | |
Buffalo | Passing | Cole Snyder | 29/51, 276 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Mike Washington | 11 carries, 37 yards | |
Receiving | Nik McMillan | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
at FIU
Liberty Flames (3-0) at FIU Panthers (3-1) – Game Summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Liberty | 14 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 38 |
Florida International | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Game information |
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Statistics | LIB | FIU |
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First downs | 22 | 11 |
Plays–yards | 65-520 | 57-211 |
Rushes–yards | 44-364 | 33-64 |
Passing yards | 156 | 147 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 11-21-1 | 11-24-1 |
Time of possession | 33:09 | 26:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 11/21, 156 yards, 2TD, 1INT |
Rushing | Quinton Cooley, Billy Lucas | 12 carries, 102 yards / 11 carries, 102 yards, 1TD | |
Receiving | Treon Sibley | 2 receptions, 83 yards, 1TD | |
Florida International | Passing | Keyone Jenkins | 9/21, 133 yards, 1INT |
Rushing | Kejon Owens | 11 carries, 42 yards | |
Receiving | Kris Mitchell | 3 receptions, 89 yards |
Sam Houston
Game Five – Sam Houston Bearkats (0-4) at Liberty Flames (4-0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Sam Houston | 10 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
Liberty | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT/7:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
- Game attendance: 17,100
- Referee: Rory Bernard
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Chick Hernandez and Robert Turbin
- Box score, Recap
Game information |
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Statistics | SHSU | LIB |
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First downs | 19 | 19 |
Total yards | 327 | 448 |
Rushing yards | 72 | 191 |
Passing yards | 255 | 257 |
Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:24 | 32:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Sam Houston State | Passing | Keegan Shoemaker | 27/41, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Keegan Shoemaker | 7 rushes, 52 yards | |
Receiving | Noah Smith | 13 receptions, 97 yards | |
Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 11/19, 257 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Quinton Cooley | 17 rushes, 106 yards, TD | |
Receiving | CJ Daniels | 5 receptions, 157 yards, TD |
at Jacksonville State
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Statistics | Liberty | Jacksonville State |
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vs Middle Tennessee
Game Seven – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5) at Liberty Flames (6-0) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Middle Tennessee | 14 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
Liberty | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia
- Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
- Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
- Game attendance: 16,354
- TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Brock Vereen (analyst)
Game information |
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Statistics | MTSU | LIB |
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First downs | 23 | 33 |
Total yards | 63–428 | 81–541 |
Rushing yards | 26–96 | 61–401 |
Passing yards | 332 | 140 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–37–2 | 12–20–1 |
Time of possession | 22:40 | 37:20 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 24/37, 332 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jaiden Cradle | 12 carries, 50 yards | |
Receiving | Zack Dobson | 2 receptions, 82 yards, TD | |
Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 12/20, 140 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kaidon Salter | 16 carries, 160 yards | |
Receiving | CJ Daniels | 6 receptions, 71 yards, TD |
vs No. 8 Oregon (Fiesta Bowl)
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Statistics | No. 23 Liberty | No. 8 Oregon |
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Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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No. 8 Oregon | Passing | ||
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Rankings
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 25 |
Coaches | — | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | 22 | 20 | RV |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | 25 | 24 | 23 | Not released |
References
- ↑ Graham, Chris (January 10, 2023). "Liberty announces 2023 football schedule: Get ready for mid-week C-USA games". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ↑ Sordelett, Damien (January 10, 2023). "Liberty to play five midweek games in inaugural Conference USA season". The News & Advance. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ↑ Nations, Jeff (October 26, 2023). "Liberty's punishing ground game helps Flames pull away in second half". Bowling Green Daily News. pp. 1B, 3B.
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