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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1978 Season Highlights |
Tom Dowling enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Liberty. |
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1978 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Fri., Sep. 1 | @ Dayton
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0 |
35 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 9 | vs. Mars Hill
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16 |
29 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 16 | vs. Catawba
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16 |
52 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 23 | @ Bowie State
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14 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 30 | @ Gardner-Webb
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20 |
20 |
T |
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| Sat., Oct. 7 | vs. Hampden-Sydney
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7 |
18 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 14 | @ Bridgewater (VA)
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21 |
13 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 21 | @ Saint Pauls (VA)
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34 |
28 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 28 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (NC)
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16 |
28 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 4 | vs. Ferrum
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42 |
28 |
W |
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1978 Season Totals |
Record | 4-5
-1
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Points Scored | 186 |
Scoring Average | 18.6 |
Points Allowed | 264 |
Defense Average | 26.4 |
Opponents Record | 0-0
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 1-4
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Away Record | 3-1
-1
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1978 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1978 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1978 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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