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-
1980 Season Highlights
Tom Dowling enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Liberty.
1980 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Mars Hill
0
7
L
Sat., Sep. 13 vs. Catawba
35
14
W
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Bowie State
35
0
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs. University of Mexico
41
12
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
James Madison
14
30
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Gardner-Webb
15
14
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (NC)
45
35
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Long Island-CW Post (NY)
13
30
L
Sat., Nov. 8 vs. Morehead State
23
20
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Hampton
51
18
W
1980 Season Totals
Record 7-3
Points Scored 272
Scoring Average 27.2
Points Allowed 180
Defense Average 18.0
Opponents Record 4-6
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 6-1
Away Record 1-2
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1980 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1980 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.