Liberty Football Team History
Liberty Flames
Liberty
Lynchburg, VA
Founded: 0 Stadium: Williams Stadium Capacity: 25,000 Colors: Blue, White, and Red Coach: Tom Dowling Conference: Independent-
1979 Season Highlights
Tom Dowling enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Liberty.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 1 vs. Hampton
41
20
W
Sat., Sep. 8 @ Mars Hill
21
21
T
Sat., Sep. 15 @ Catawba
21
14
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Bowie State
21
0
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @ Gardner-Webb
29
32
L
Sat., Oct. 6 @ Georgetown (KY)
42
17
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @ Lenoir-Rhyne (NC)
21
26
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Saint Pauls (VA)
44
0
W
Sat., Oct. 27 vs. Dayton
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @ Ferrum
48
26
W
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Canisius
17
10
W
1979 Season Totals
Record 8-2
-1
Points Scored 322
Scoring Average 29.3
Points Allowed 176
Defense Average 16.0
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
-1
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.