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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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2018  <-- 2018 <- 1999 -> 2000 --> 2024
1999 Season Highlights
 Sam Rutigliano enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Liberty.
 
1999 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 4  vs. Virginia Union  21   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Marshall  3   63   L       
 Sun., Sep. 19  @ Tennessee Tech  15   18   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Fayetteville State  48   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Johnson C. Smith (NC)  38   2   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ South Florida  0   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ East Tennessee State  12   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Charleston Southern  34   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Samford  28   34   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Elon  14   38   L       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Appalachian State  12   28   L       
 
1999 Season Totals
  Record4-7
  Points Scored225
  Scoring Average20.5
  Points Allowed275
  Defense Average25.0
  Opponents Record29-7
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record1-5
1999 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1999 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Louisiana Monroe 5-6186322   Bobby Keasler
Louisiana Tech 8-3389306   Jack Bicknell, Jr.
Akron 7-4315314   Lee Owens
South Florida 7-4246248   Jim Leavitt
Navy 5-7326306   Charlie Weatherbie
Notre Dame 5-7348331   Bob Davie
Central Florida 4-7277318   Mike Kruczek
Liberty 4-7225275   Sam Rutigliano
Middle Tennessee State 3-8272379   Andy McCollum
Louisiana 2-9203415   Jerry Baldwin

1999 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1999 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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