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-
1999 Season Highlights
Sam Rutigliano enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Liberty.
1999 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 4 vs. Virginia Union
21
12
W
Sat., Sep. 11 @
Marshall
3
63
L
Sun., Sep. 19 @ Tennessee Tech
15
18
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Fayetteville State
48
14
W
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Johnson C. Smith (NC)
38
2
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @
South Florida
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @ East Tennessee State
12
24
L
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Charleston Southern
34
14
W
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Samford
28
34
L
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Elon
14
38
L
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
Appalachian State
12
28
L
1999 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 225
Scoring Average 20.5
Points Allowed 275
Defense Average 25.0
Opponents Record 29-7
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 1-5
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1999 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1999 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
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