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-
1997 Season Highlights
Sam Rutigliano enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Liberty.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Fri., Sep. 5 vs. Glenville St. (WV)
56
7
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @ Western Carolina
17
10
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @ Delaware State
33
17
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. Elon
41
9
W
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Hampton
27
33
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Virginia Union
16
8
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @ Charleston Southern
48
14
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs. Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo
49
32
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Norfolk State
17
6
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Hofstra
27
40
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Appalachian State
25
19
W
1997 Season Totals
Record 9-2
Points Scored 356
Scoring Average 32.4
Points Allowed 195
Defense Average 17.7
Opponents Record 7-4
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 6-0
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.