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Liberty Flames

Liberty
Lynchburg, VA
Founded: 0
Stadium: Williams Stadium
Capacity: 25,000
Colors: Blue, White, and Red
Coach: Morgan Hout
Conference: Independent-

2018 <-- 2018 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024

1986 Season Highlights

Morgan Hout enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Liberty.

1986 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sun., Sep. 7	@ West Georgia	17	21	L
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Mars Hill	0	15	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. James Madison	17	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Wofford	6	17	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Eastern Illinois	15	40	L
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Towson	10	12	L
Sat., Oct. 18	vs. Southern Connecticut State	21	27	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Newberry (SC)	21	23	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Carson-Newman	20	34	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Elon	23	33	L

1986 Season Totals
Record	1-9
Points Scored	150
Scoring Average	15.0
Points Allowed	229
Defense Average	22.9
Opponents Record	5-5
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	1-4
Away Record	0-5

1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1986 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Southern	13-2	619	382					Erk Russell
Penn State	12-0	340	133	Won 14-10				Joe Paterno
Virginia Tech	10-1-1	286	208	Won 25-24				Bill Dooley
Boston College	9-3	338	233	Won 27-24				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo	9-2	264	182					Bill Dando
Akron	7-4	291	188					Gerry Faust
Florida State	7-4-1	393	218	Won 27-13				Bobby Bowden
Tulsa	7-4	293	186					Don Morton
Army	6-5	276	292					Jim Young
Central Florida	6-5	310	227					Gene McDowell
Louisiana	6-5	242	204					Nelson Stokley
Pittsburgh	6-4-1	253	209					Mike Gottfried
Rutgers	6-4-1	221	189					Dick Anderson
Southern Mississippi	6-5	198	252					Jim Carmody
Cincinnati	5-6	267	345					Dave Currey
James Madison	5-5-1	299	178					Joe Purzycki
Notre Dame	5-6	299	219					Lou Holtz
Syracuse	5-6	241	266					Dick MacPherson
Tulane	4-7	265	334					Mack Brown
West Virginia	4-7	210	286					Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky	4-6-1	228	258					Dave Roberts
East Carolina	3-8	187	364					Art Baker
Louisville	3-8	179	303					Howard Schnellenberger
Navy	3-8	238	306					Gary Tranquill
South Carolina	3-6-2	313	286					Joe Morrison
Liberty	1-9	150	229					Morgan Hout
Memphis	1-10	104	292					Charlie Bailey
Temple	0-11	308	271					Bruce Arians

1986 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1986 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.