Liberty Football Team History
Liberty Flames
Liberty
Lynchburg, VA
Founded: 0 Stadium: Williams Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Blue, White, and Red Coach: Sam Rutigliano Conference: Independent-
1998 Season Highlights
Sam Rutigliano enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Liberty.
1998 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Appalachian State
19
28
L
Sat., Sep. 19 vs.
South Florida
21
24
L
Sat., Sep. 26 vs. Glenville St. (WV)
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Charleston Southern
28
21
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Hampton
0
21
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @ Delaware State
53
21
W
Sat., Oct. 24 vs.
Buffalo
27
24
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Elon
14
36
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs. Norfolk State
45
12
W
Sat., Nov. 14 @ Hofstra
24
38
L
Sat., Nov. 21 @ Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
35
45
L
1998 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 287
Scoring Average 26.1
Points Allowed 277
Defense Average 25.2
Opponents Record 22-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 1-5
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1998 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1998 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.