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-
1996 Season Highlights
Sam Rutigliano enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Liberty.
1996 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Thu., Aug. 29 @ East Tennessee State
20
24
L
Sat., Sep. 7 vs. Western Carolina
10
20
L
Sat., Sep. 14 vs. Delaware State
27
7
W
Sat., Sep. 21 @ Morgan State
28
34
L
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Indiana State
10
34
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs. Hofstra
20
29
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Western Kentucky
23
14
W
Sat., Oct. 26 vs. Charleston Southern
37
7
W
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Hampton
34
30
W
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Livingstone (NC)
27
17
W
Sat., Nov. 16 @
Georgia Southern
14
45
L
1996 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 250
Scoring Average 22.7
Points Allowed 261
Defense Average 23.7
Opponents Record 11-11
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-3
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1996 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1996 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
While playing for the University of Hawaii from 2000 to 2004, quarterback Timmy Chang set an NCAA passing record with 17,072 yards.