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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1981 Season Highlights |
Tom Dowling enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Liberty. |
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1981 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 5 | @ Mars Hill
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10 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 12 | @ Catawba
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22 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 19 | vs. Carson-Newman
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6 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 26 | vs.
James Madison
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14 |
36 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 3 | vs. Gardner-Webb
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9 |
14 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | @ Delta State
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8 |
31 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | @
Jacksonville State
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0 |
64 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 24 | @ Furman
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14 |
38 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | @ Morehead State
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10 |
34 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | vs. Evangel (MO)
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42 |
23 |
W |
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1981 Season Totals |
Record | 1-9
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Points Scored | 135 |
Scoring Average | 13.5 |
Points Allowed | 308 |
Defense Average | 30.8 |
Opponents Record | 11-11
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 1-3
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Away Record | 0-6
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1981 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1981 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1981 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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