Liberty Football Team History
Liberty Flames
Liberty
Lynchburg, VA
Founded: 0 Stadium: Williams Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Blue, White, and Red Coach: John Cartwright Conference: Independent-
1976 Season Highlights
John Cartwright enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Liberty.
1976 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 @ Hampden-Sydney
7
14
L
Sat., Sep. 11 vs. Chowan
20
20
T
Sat., Sep. 18 @ Elon
15
56
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Gallaudet (DC)
45
0
W
Sat., Oct. 2 @ Gardner-Webb
16
54
L
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Newport News Apprentice School (VA)
68
0
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Bridgewater (VA)
24
14
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Saint Pauls (VA)
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Bowie State
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Ferrum
16
17
L
1976 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 263
Scoring Average 26.3
Points Allowed 196
Defense Average 19.6
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-1
-1
Away Record 3-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1976 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1976 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.