Liberty Football Team History
Liberty Flames
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Liberty
Lynchburg, VA
Founded: 0 Stadium: Williams Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Blue, White, and Red Coach: Tom Dowling Conference: Independent-
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1977 Season Highlights |
Tom Dowling enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Liberty. |
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1977 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 10 | @ Chowan
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13 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 17 | vs. Elon
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14 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 24 | vs. Bowie State
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47 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 1 | vs. Gardner-Webb
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7 |
22 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 8 | @ Hampden-Sydney
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24 |
44 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 15 | @ Bridgewater (VA)
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7 |
10 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 22 | vs. Saint Pauls (VA)
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26 |
9 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 29 | @ Lenoir-Rhyne (NC)
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0 |
53 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 5 | @ Ferrum
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0 |
25 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 12 | vs. Susquehanna (PA)
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29 |
28 |
W |
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1977 Season Totals |
Record | 3-7
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Points Scored | 167 |
Scoring Average | 16.7 |
Points Allowed | 260 |
Defense Average | 26.0 |
Opponents Record | 0-0
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 3-2
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Away Record | 0-5
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1977 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1977 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1977 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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