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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1983 Season Highlights |
Tom Dowling enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Liberty. |
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1983 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 3 | vs. Howard (DC)
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15 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 10 | @ Saginaw Valley State
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15 |
18 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 17 | vs. Towson
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3 |
13 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 24 | @
James Madison
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35 |
44 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 1 | @ Central State
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16 |
66 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 8 | vs. Virginia State
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14 |
2 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 22 | vs. Delaware State
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24 |
48 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 29 | vs. Presbyterian
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9 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 5 | @ Morehead State
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16 |
24 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 12 | @ Wofford
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27 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 19 | vs. West Georgia
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7 |
28 |
L |
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1983 Season Totals |
Record | 2-9
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Points Scored | 181 |
Scoring Average | 16.5 |
Points Allowed | 316 |
Defense Average | 28.7 |
Opponents Record | 3-8
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 2-4
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Away Record | 0-5
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1983 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1983 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1983 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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Great Moments in College Football History
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