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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-

2018 <-- 2018 <- 1995 -> 1996 --> 2024

1995 Season Highlights

Sam Rutigliano enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Liberty.

1995 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. West Virginia Tech	76	6	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Virginia Military Institute	31	50	L
Sun., Sep. 17	vs. Morgan State	48	17	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Delaware State	48	19	W
Fri., Sep. 29	vs. Hofstra	10	36	L
Sat., Oct. 14	@ Central Florida	7	6	W
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Wofford	37	0	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Charleston Southern	19	15	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. Hampton	28	14	W
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Georgia Southern	6	7	L
Sat., Nov. 18	vs. Western Kentucky	49	36	W

1995 Season Totals
Record	8-3
Points Scored	359
Scoring Average	32.6
Points Allowed	206
Defense Average	18.7
Opponents Record	17-17
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	3-1

1995 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1995 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Louisiana Monroe	2-9	233	413					Ed Zaunbrecher
Troy	11-1	446	168					Larry Blakeney
East Carolina	9-3	274	226	Won 19-13				Steve Logan
Notre Dame	9-3	392	247	Lost 26-31				Lou Holtz
Liberty	8-3	359	206					Sam Rutigliano
Jacksonville State	7-4	255	256					Bill Burgess
Louisville	7-4	283	165					Ron Cooper
Central Florida	6-5	283	280					Gene McDowell
Cincinnati	6-5	252	197					Rick Minter
Southern Mississippi	6-5	284	241					Jeff Bower
Alabama Birmingham	5-6	274	260					Watson Brown
Army	5-5-1	325	211					Bob Sutton
Navy	5-6	223	189					Charlie Weatherbie
Tulsa	4-7	233	300					Dave Rader
Buffalo	3-8	198	259					Craig Cirbus
Memphis	3-8	150	240					Rip Scherer
North Texas	2-9	200	424					Matt Simon
Tulane	2-9	187	303					Eugene Buddy Teevens
Western Kentucky	2-8	228	341					Jack Harbaugh

1995 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1995 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.