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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1980 Season Highlights |
Tom Dowling enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Liberty. |
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1980 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 6 | vs. Mars Hill
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0 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 13 | vs. Catawba
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35 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 20 | vs. Bowie State
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35 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 4 | vs. University of Mexico
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41 |
12 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 11 | @
James Madison
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14 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 18 | @ Gardner-Webb
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15 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 25 | vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (NC)
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45 |
35 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 1 | @ Long Island-CW Post (NY)
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13 |
30 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 8 | vs. Morehead State
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23 |
20 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 15 | vs. Hampton
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51 |
18 |
W |
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1980 Season Totals |
Record | 7-3
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Points Scored | 272 |
Scoring Average | 27.2 |
Points Allowed | 180 |
Defense Average | 18.0 |
Opponents Record | 4-6
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 6-1
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Away Record | 1-2
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1980 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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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 |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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