Game No. 7 - Oct. 18, 2008
Football Quick Facts
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Enrollment: 11,311
Founder: Dr. Jerry Falwell
President/Chancellor:
Jerry Falwell, Jr.
Vice Chancellor/COO:
Dr. Ronald Godwin
Director of Athletics: Jeff Barber
Founded: 1971
Nickname: Flames
Colors: Red, White and Blue
Football Began: 1973
All-Time Football Record:
178-189-4 (.485)
Affiliation:
NCAA Division I FCS
Conference: Big South
Stadium: Williams Stadium
Capacity: 12,000
Surface: FieldTurf
Lafayette Leopards
(4-1, 1-0 Patriot)
vs.
No. 14/15 Liberty Flames
(6-0, 2-0 Big South)
Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium - 3:30 p.m.
Today’s Game
Taking a one-week hiatus from Big South
Conference play, the Flames welcome Patriot
League contender Lafayette to Williams
Stadium today. The Flames are coming off
a 33-0 blanking of league newcomer Stony
Brook, running their record to 6-0. The visiting
Leopards enter Williams Stadium winners in
four out of five games this year, including a
13-3 road victory over Columbia last weekend.
2007 Record: 8-3
Conference Record: 4-0 (1st)
Coach’s Corner
Offensive Formation:
Two-Back Set
In just two seasons at Liberty, head coach
Defensive Formation: 3-4
Danny Rocco has taken the Flames from 1-10
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 38/21 (in 2005) to Big South champions. The thirdStarters Returning/Lost: 12/14
Head Coach:
Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84)
Record at Liberty:
20-8 (Third season)
Overall Record:
20-8 (Third season)
Media Information
Radio
Station: WRVL 88.3 FM
Play-By-Play Broadcaster:
Jerry Edwards
Color Commentator:
Paul Rutigliano
Sideline Reporter: Jamie Hall
Statistician: H.J. Owen
Engineer: Chris Wygal
Producer: Mark Edwards
Television
Station: WTLU, MASN,
FamilyNet, RTN13.2
Play-By-Play Broadcaster:
Mike Tilley
Color Commentary: Ray Jones
Sideline Reporter: Samantha Steele
year skipper has posted a 20-8 record since
taking over the program, helping him garner
Big South Coach of the Year honors in back-toback seasons. Last year, the Flames were 8-3
and a perfect 4-0 against Big South foes.
The Leopards are under the direction
of head coach Frank Tavani, who has been a
staple at Lafayette for the past two decades.
After 12 seasons as an assistant coach, Tavani
took over the program in December 1999.
His eight-year head coaching tenure has been
spotlighted by three-consecutive Patriot
League championships (2003-05) and a 2004
Patriot League Coach of the Year honor.
Saturday Night Lights
Under head coach Danny Rocco, the
Flames are 11-3 in night games. Since 1976,
Liberty has compiled a 53-65-3 in night games.
Another New Face
The Flames will be facing their third and
final newcomer to the schedule this year,
when they take to the gridiron on Saturday
against Lafayette. Liberty also had not
previously met season-opening foe North
Greenville prior to their Aug. 30 match-up, or
the Big South’s newest member Stony Brook
before last week’s 33-0 victory at Williams
Stadium.
Home Sweet Home
Today, the Flames welcome visiting
Lafayette to Williams Stadium, a facility
Liberty has called home for the past 20
seasons. Liberty rallied for a 37-19 victory
over Towson State on Oct. 21, 1989, and has
won 65 percent of its contests since, having
posted a 69-37 record at the on-campus
facility. Last year, the Flames went undefeated
at home for the second time in program
history, posting a school-record 6-0 record, en
route to their Big South title run.
Sensational Sellouts
For the ninth-straight home game,
the Flames filled Williams Stadium beyond
capacity, as 14,563 fans packed into the oncampus facility last weekend to see Liberty
down Big South newcomer Stony Brook, 33-0.
The attendance figure was the fifth largest in
the 20-year history of the stadium. Since head
coach Danny Rocco has arrived at Liberty, the
Flames have filled Williams Stadium beyond
capacity 11 out of 15 games. Liberty has
posted a 13-2 record during those contests,
averaging 13,046 fans per home game.
vs.
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vs.
vs.
vs.
North Greenville Glenville State Western Carolina No. 23 Young. St. Coastal Carolina
Stony Brook
Lafayette
Charleston So.
Presbyterian
VMI
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Oct. 18
Oct. 25
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Home - W/ 49-10 Home - W/ 44-27 Away - W/ 19-16 Away - W/ 31-28 Away - W/ 43-38 Home - W/ 33-0 Home - 3:30 p.m. Home - 3:30 p.m. Away - 1:30 p.m. Away - 1:30 p.m.
vs.
Gardner-Webb
Nov. 15
Home - 7 p.m.
vs.
Elon
Nov. 22
Home - 1 p.m.
Liberty University
Head Football Coach
Danny Rocco
Quick Facts
Biographical Information
Birth date: July 16, 1960
Wife: Julie
Children: Two - David (16) and Amy (14)
Hometown: Huntington, Pa.
College: Wake Forest, 1984
Record at Liberty: 20-8 (Third season)
Overall Record: 20-8 (Third season)
Coaching Experience:
2005-Present : Liberty (head coach)
2003-05: Virginia (associate head
coach/linebackers)
2001-02: Virginia (assistant head
coach/linebackers/recruiting
coordinator)
2000: New York Jets (assistant
linebackers/special teams)
1998-99: Maryland (outside
linebackers/assistant special teams)
1997: Texas (special teams
coordinator/defensive ends)
1994-96: Texas (outside linebackers)
1991-93: Boston College (defensive line)
1988-90: Tulsa (outside linebackers)
1987: Colorado (assistant linebackers)
1986: Wake Forest (defensive line)
1984-85: Wake Forest (defensive
graduate assistant)
Bowl Games As A Player:
1983: Mirage Bowl (Wake Forest)
1980: Fiesta Bowl (Penn State)
1979: Liberty Bowl (Penn State)
Bowl Games As A Coach:
2005: Music City Bowl (Virginia)
2004: MPC Computers Bowl (Virginia)
2003: Continental Tire Bowl (Virginia)
2002: Continental Tire Bowl (Virginia)
1996: Fiesta Bowl (Texas)
1995: Sugar Bowl (Texas)
1994: Sun Bowl (Texas)
1993: Carquest Bowl (Boston College)
1992: Hall of Fame Bowl (Boston College)
1989: Independence Bowl (Tulsa)
Championships Won:
1996: Big XII Conference (Texas)
1995: Southwest Conference (Texas)
1994: Southwest Conference (Texas)
Coaching Honors:
2006: Big South Coach of the Year
Danny Rocco’s Weekly
Media Interview Opportunities
Tuesday
10:40 - Big South Conference
Coaches Teleconference
1:00 - Weekly Press Conference
Williams FB Operations Center
Wednesday
5:45 - Post-practice interviews
Thursday
5:45 - Post-practice interviews
Attending to the National Numbers
Following its ninth-consecutive sellout
crowd at Williams Stadium in the Flames’
33-0 shutout victory over Stony Brook last
weekend, Liberty ranks as one of the nation’s
elite in terms of home attendance figures.
The Flames rank No. 8 nationally among FCS
programs in filling stadium capacity (121.64
percent), No. 13 in average home attendance
(14,597) and in total home attendance
(43,791).
In Broad Daylight
Under head coach Danny Rocco, the
Flames are 8-5 in games played during the
day. Since 1976, Liberty is 112-112-1 in day
games.
Natural Versus Artificial Surfaces
Under head coach Danny Rocco, the
Flames are 15-6 on artificial turf and 4-2 on
natural grass. Overall, Liberty is 96-107-4 on
natural grass and 75-74 on artificial turf. The
Flames play their home games at Williams
Stadium, which has an artificial surface, as
new state-of-the-art FieldTurf was installed
prior to the start of the 2006 season. Liberty
has posted a 13-2 record at home since the
new surface was installed.
Overtime Update
The Flames enter today’s game having
posted a 3-5 record in overtime games.
Liberty’s last overtime game came on Sept.
15, 2007, when the Flames dropped a
48-41 decision to William & Mary in double
overtime in Williamsburg, Va.
Liberty has only played two of its eight
overtime games away from Williams Stadium.
Liberty’s first extra-period game was a 34-28
road lost to Morgan State on Sept. 21, 1996.
Liberty’s last victory in an overtime contest
came on Nov. 22, 2003, when it closed out the
2003 campaign with a 49-42 win over Hofstra.
Fierce In Front of Their Own Fans
Not only has Liberty been victorious in
its last 11 contests, dating back to last year,
but the Flames currently have knocked off
the last 11 foes to enter Williams Stadium.
Liberty’s 11-game home winning streak ranks
as the second-longest such streak among the
FCS ranks, falling behind San Diego’s 27-game
home dominate run. Liberty’s last set back
at home was against Big South foe GardnerWebb, falling 27-24 to the Bulldogs on Oct.
21, 2006.
Raising Up No. 71
Prior to the start of the Flames’ contest
against Tusculum on Sept. 1, 2007, Liberty
ceremonially honored founder Dr. Jerry
Falwell, who passed away the previous
May, by starting a new game day tradition.
Members of the University Police force raised
a No. 71 flag underneath the Liberty Flames
flag above the South end zone, just prior to
the team taking the field, bringing the 14,925
fans in attendance to their feet.
The new tradition has become a
permanent part of the Flames’ pregame
ceremonies at all home football games.
A different person/group will receive the
honor of raising the flag at each game.
Today’s honorees are members of the Liberty
University Parents’ Club Foundation, as this
weekend is Parents’ Weekend on campus.
This year’s honorees:
Aug. 30 (North Greenville) – Jerry Falwell, Jr.,
LU President and Chancellor
Sept. 6 (Glenville State) – Josh McDougal,
former LU cross country/track and field
standout
Oct. 11 (Stony Brook) – SAAC, LU’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee
Oct. 18 (Lafayette) – Representatives from the
Parents’ Club Foundation.
Back in the Big South
Liberty is in the midst of its seventh
season of competition in Big South
Conference action today. Since beginning
league play in 2002, Liberty has posted a
15-10 Big South record, thanks to a perfect
4-0 championship record in 2007 and back-toback 3-1 records in 2003 and 2004.
Liberty series records against Big South
schools since 2002
Charleston Southern
5-1
Coastal Carolina
3-3
Gardner-Webb
2-4
Stony Brook
1-0
VMI
4-1
Note: Elon was a member of the Big South in
2002 with Elon defeating Liberty.
From “Good2Great”
Liberty captured its first-ever Big South
championship last year, sweeping through
the conference with an unblemished 4-0
league record. Liberty was the fifth program in
league history to finish a conference campaign
undefeated, winning its Big South games by
more than 30 points per game (47.8 average
points scored to 17.0 average points allowed).
Big South Conference
Overview
(as of Oct. 13, 2008)
Overall Standings
W
L
Liberty
6
0
Charleston So.
3
3
VMI
3
3
Coastal Carolina
3
4
Presbyterian
3
4
Gardner-Webb
2
4
Stony Brook
1
5
Big South Standings
W
L
Liberty
2
0
Charleston So.
1
0
VMI
1
0
Stony Brook
0
1
Gardner-Webb
0
1
Coastal Carolina
0
2
Pct.
1.000
.500
.500
.429
.429
.333
.167
Pct.
1.000
1.000
1.000
.000
.000
.000
Big South
Players of the Week
Oct. 13
Offensive: Tim Maypray, QB, VMI
Defensive: A.J. Gross, LB, VMI
Specialist: Michael Hanna, P, GWU
Freshman: Matt Bevins, K, LU
Last Week’s Results
Oct. 11
Coastal Carolina 20 at VMI 47
N.C. Central 24 at Presbyterian 28
Charleston So. 29 at Savannah State 20
Stony Brook 0 at Liberty 33
Gardner-Webb 7 at Georgia Tech 10
This Week’s Schedule
Oct. 18
Charleston So. at Stony Brook
3 p.m.
Lafayette at Liberty
3:30 p.m.
Presbyterian at Gardner-Webb
6 p.m.
N.C. Central at Coastal Carolina
7 p.m.
Big South Conference
2008 Preason Poll
Team
1. Liberty (12)
2. Coastal Carolina
3. Gardner-Webb
4. Stony Brook
5. Charleston Southern (1)
6. VMI
Total Votes
77
58
52
38
30
18
At the Top Again
For the second year in a row, the Flames
were named the preseason favorites to hoist
the Big South trophy at the end of the season.
Liberty garnered 12 out of 13 first-place votes
in the annual Big South coaches and media
preseason poll and finished 19 points ahead
of second-place Coastal Carolina in total
votes.
Noting the Streak
Liberty is currently in the midst of an
11-game winning streak, dating back to its
50-10 victory over Charleston Southern
on Oct. 20, 2007. Below is a breakdown of
where the streak ranks in on the program,
conference and national scenes:
• Is the longest winning streak in program
history (bettering a 10-game winning streak
which spanned the 1988 and 1989 seasons)
• Is the second longest in Big South history
(longest was 14-straight by Charleston
Southern over the 2005 and 2006 seasons)
• The nation’s longest active winning streak
among FCS program (next longest is six by
Sacred Heart, James Madison, San Diego and
Elon)
Not Many in the NCAA Can Say the Same
Liberty’s 11-game winning streak ranks as
the longest active winning streak among FCS
programs. Liberty is one of six NCAA programs
to own a current double-digit winning streaks
out of 629 total NCAA programs (FBS – 120,
FCS – 123, Division II – 150 and Division III –
236). The Flames are joined in the elite group
by BYU (FBS, 16-straight), Tuskegee (Division
II, 20-straight), Bloomsburg (Division II,
12-straight), American International (Division
II, 10 straight) and Wisconsin-Whitewater
(Division III, 18-straight).
Taking Better Care of the Rock
For the third time in the last four games,
the Flames finished a contest without
committing a turnover against Stony Brook
last weekend. Liberty and Lafayette are two of
the nation’s best at taking care of the football.
The Flames rank No. 32 in turnovers lost,
having given the ball away nine times in six
games, while the Leopards rank No. 15 with
eight giveaways in 2008. Entering Saturday’s
match-up, Liberty ranks No. 44 in turnover
margin (+0.33), while Lafayette ranks No. 91
(-0.60). During Liberty’s first two years under
head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames valued
possession of the football, ranking No. 7 in
turnover margin in 2007 (1.27 per game) and
No. 20 in 2006 (0.55 per game).
Big South Barrage
Not only are the Flames on a programtying best 11-game winning streak, Liberty has
reeled off eight-straight Big South victories
dating back to the 2006 season. The last
time the Flames dropped a Big South contest
was on Oct. 21, when Liberty fell, 27-24, to
Gardner-Webb. The league run is tied for the
best in conference history, as Coastal Carolina
also had an eight-game conference winning
streak (11/22/03—10/29/05).
Taking Another Step Up
Following the Flames’ fifth shutout
victory under head coach Danny Rocco, the
Flames moved up one spot in the two Top
25 national FCS polls. Despite a topsy-turvy
weekend in FCS football that saw three Top
10 teams suffer defeat, only one of the Top 15
teams fell below the mark. The loss by North
Dakota State allowed Liberty to climb to No.
14 in the Sports Network and No. 15 in the
FCS Coaches polls.
More from the Polls
Speaking of votes, Liberty Head Coach
Danny Rocco and Sparky, the program’s
mascot, are currently in the running for two
national honors. In the fan portion of the
poll for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year
honor, Rocco ranked second in the Division
I-AA listing, as of Thursday, while Sparky is the
leading write-in candidate in the Capital One
Mascot Challenge. Voting in both fan polls
opened during the first week of the year and
will conclude directly following the conclusion
of the regular season.
Rocco Revels in Defensive Effort
The offensively minded Flames brought a
smile to a 20-year defensive coaching veteran
on Saturday, as Liberty shutout Big South
newcomer Stony Brook, 33-0, at Williams
Stadium. The blanking was the fifth shutout
under head coach Danny Rocco and the 18th
in the history of the Flames football program.
Rushing Toward a Better Mark
For the third-consecutive week, the
Flames improved their team rushing total,
as Liberty posted a season-best 299 team
rushing yards against Stony Brook last
Saturday. The rushing total was the thirdhighest under head coach Danny Rocco, only
bettered by Liberty’s 315 team rushing yards
against William & Mary in 2006 and 379 team
rushing yards against St. Francis, Pa., in 2007.
Liberty currently ranks No. 7 nationally in
average rushing yards per game (251.0).
Sports Network
FCS Top 25 Poll
as of Oct. 13, 2008
Teams (1st Place votes)
1. James Madison (105) (6-1)
2. Appalachian State (1) (4-2)
3. Elon (6-1)
4. Wofford (4-1)
5. Cal Poly (3-1)
6. Northern Iowa (4-2)
7. Villanova (4-1)
8. Montana (5-1)
9. Richmond (4-3)
10. Massachusetts (4-2)
11. New Hampshire (4-1)
12. McNeese State (3-2)
13. Central Arkansas (5-1)
14. Liberty (6-0)
15. Western Illinois (4-2)
16. Southern Illinois (3-2)
17. Northern Arizona (5-1)
18. Weber State (5-2)
19. Furman (5-2)
20. North Dakota State (3-3)
21. South Dakota State (3-3)
22. Tennessee State (5-1)
23. Jacksonville State (4-2)
24. The Citadel (3-3)
25. Hampton (4-1)
Points
2,649
2,507
2,151
2,082
2,037
1,884
1,876
1,804
1,608
1,497
1,458
1,440
1,291
1,152
1,054
1,034
932
771
744
645
348
333
265
184
173
Coaches
FCS Football Poll
as of Oct. 13, 2008
Teams (1st Place votes)
1. James Madison (28) (6-1)
2. Appalachian State (4-2)
3. Cal Poly (3-1)
4. Northern Iowa (4-2)
5. Montana (5-1)
6. Wofford (4-1)
7. Massachusetts (4-2)
8. Elon (6-1)
9. Richmond (4-3)
10. Villanova (4-1)
11. New Hampshire (4-1)
12. McNeese State (3-2)
13. Central Arkansas (5-1)
14. Southern Illinois (3-2)
15. Liberty (6-0)
16. North Dakota State (3-3)
17. Western Illinois (4-2)
18. Northern Arizona (5-1)
19. Furman (5-2)
20. Weber State (5-2)
21. Tennessee State (5-1)
22. South Dakota State (3-3)
23. Jacksonville State (4-2)
24. Hampton (4-1)
25. Georgia Southern (3-3)
Liberty in other Polls:
AnyGivenSaturday.com
Liberty (No. 16, 1180 points)
SME Network
Liberty (No. 13, 262 points)
Bold Indicates 2008 opponent
Record
700
664
599
589
548
526
494
457
453
430
420
396
385
316
302
287
284
281
200
166
130
87
69
58
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A Battle in the Trenches
Strength against strength will be pitted
against each other this Saturday during
Liberty’s gridiron battle with Lafayette. Liberty
currently ranks No. 7 nationally in rushing
yards per game (251.0), while the Leopards
rank No. 9 in rushing defense (76.9 yards
per game allowed). Since head coach Danny
Rocco’s arrival in 2006, Liberty has averaged
211.3 rushing yards per game and has
surpassed the 200-yard plateau in 14 out of
28 games.
Something Has to Give
Two of the nation’s best teams will be
taking to the field on Saturday, when Liberty
and Lafayette tangle at Williams Stadium.
Lafayette enters the game ranked No. 1 in
scoring defense, allowing a FCS best 11.8
points per game so far this season. On the
other hand, Liberty enters the contest ranked
No. 15 in the country in scoring offense
(36.5 points per game), having surpassed the
30-point mark in 11 out of its last 12 games.
A Decisive Number
The Flames prolific offense is starting to
catch the eye of the nation, as Liberty ranks
No. 15 in scoring offense (36.5 points per
game). The 30-point mark seems to be the
key number for a Flames’ victory, as Liberty
is 16-2 under head coach Danny Rocco when
Liberty scores more than 30 points in a game.
The Flames lone setback when surpassing
the number came during their 48-41 double
overtime lost to Williams & Mary last year.
Conversely, Lafayette has relied on its
defense under head coach Frank Tavani. Since
taking over the program in 2000, the Leopards
are 0-27 when allowing 30 or more points to
an opponent. The last foe to reach the lofty
mark was Fordham, when the Rams down
Lafayette 36-27 on Oct. 20, 2007.
Protecting the Passer
After allowing three sacks in its seasonopener against North Greenville, the Flames
offensive line has banned together to allow
just one sack over the last five games (which
came against Youngstown State). Liberty
currently ranks No. 8 nationally, as the Flames
are surrendering 0.67 sacks per game. Last
year, Liberty finished the season ranked No.
4 in the country, as the Flames allowed 0.73
sacks per contest. All in all, the Flames have
allowed less than a sack a game (0.82/23 in 28
games) since head coach Danny Rocco took
over the program in 2006.
A Point of Comparison
Today’s match-up with Lafayette marks
Liberty’s first-ever meeting with the Leopards.
However, the Flames have squared off against
one of Lafayette’s fellow Patriot League
members, when Liberty suffered a 34-16
setback to No. 24 Lehigh in Lynchburg on
Sept. 18, 2004.
Putting on the Board … Yes!
For the third-straight game and the fifth
time this year, the Flames surpassed the
30-point mark in its 33-0 blanking of Big South
newcomer Stony Brook last Saturday. Liberty
currently ranks No. 15 in scoring offense,
as the Flames are averaging 36.5 points per
game. Last year, the Flames were No. 3 in
scoring offense, averaging a program and Big
South record 42.6 points per game. Since head
coach Danny Rocco took over the program in
2006, Liberty has averaged 33.8 points scored
per game, and Liberty is 16-2 in contests when
the Flames score 30 or more points.
First Down Frenzy
Liberty finished last weekend’s contest
against Stony Brook with 28 total first downs,
including 17 via rushing plays. The 28 first
downs were the second most under head
coach Danny Rocco, ranking only behind
Liberty’ 29 first downs during its 31-0 shutout
victory over Gardner-Webb to wrap up
Liberty’s first-ever Big South championship.
Don’t Forget About the “D”
Despite Liberty’s gaudy offensive numbers
over the past two seasons, the Flames defense
has played a significant factor in the team’s
success, bringing a smile to head coach Danny
Rocco’s face, as he is a 20-plus year defensive
coaching veteran. Since 2006, Liberty has held
its opponents to an average of 19.1 points
per game, meaning Liberty is outscoring its
opponents by more than two touchdowns per
game (an average of 14.7 points per game).
Fewer Infractions
During the first three games of the year,
Liberty averaged 10.7 penalties per game
for an average of 101 penalty yards (32 total
penalties/303 total penalty yards). Over the
last three games, Liberty totaled 13 infractions
for 98 total yards (averaging 4.3 penalties and
32.6 penalty yards per contest). Despite the
marked improvement, Liberty still ranks No.
83 nationally in penalties per game (7.50),
while Lafayette is one of the nation’s fewest
penalized teams by averaging 4.4 infractions
per contest to rank No. 9.
Big South Conference
Preseason
All-Conference Team
Offense
QB - Brock Smith, Liberty, Sr.
RB - Rashad Jennings, Liberty, Sr.
RB - Conte Cuttino, Stony Brook, Jr.
WR - Dee Brown, Charleston Southern, Sr.
WR - Lynell Suggs, Stony Brook, Sr.
WR - Dobson Collins, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
TE - Scott Fambrough, Coastal Carolina, Jr.
OL - Demario Deese, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
OL - Britt Leggett, Coastal Carolina, R-Sr.
Keep Those Chains Moving
The Flames enter today’s game ranked
No. 2 nationally in third-down conversion
rate, having picked up a new set of downs
on third-down plays 53.2 percent of the time
(42-of-79). Last week, Liberty finished the
Stony Brook game picking up a first down
on 10-of-18 third-down plays, the highest
number of third-down conversions under
head coach Danny Rocco and the most since
Liberty matched the figure against VMI in
2004. Lafayette currently ranks No. 9 in thirddown conversion defense, allowing its foes to
pick up a new set of downs 29.7 percent of
the time during the game situation (22-of-74).
In The Zone
The Flames tacked points onto the
scoreboard all five times they entered Stony
Brook’s red zone last weekend, scoring on
three touchdowns and two field goals. Liberty
currently ranks No. 18 nationally in red zone
offense, scoring on 89.7 percent of its trips
inside their opponent’s 20-yard line (26-of-29).
The Flames will have their hands full this
weekend, as Lafayette is one of the nation’s
best in red zone defense. The Leopards
are allowing their opponents to score 57.1
percent of the time inside the 20-yard line
(8-of-14) to rank No. 3 nationally in red zone
defense.
The Ideal Job
If you are looking for the “cushy” job on
the Flames roster, you’ll find it in the area of
punting. Liberty enters today’s game as the
team with the fifth fewest total punts among
FCS program so far in 2008. The Flames have
been force to punt the ball away 15 times over
six games (2.5 times per game). Last week, the
Flames tied a season high with four punts for
167 yards, as Matt Bevins averaged 41.7 yards
per punt. Only Wofford (11), Nicholls State
(12), Sam Houston State (13) and Cal Poly (14)
have punted fewer times than the Flames.
Keepers of the Clock
For the second time this year, the Flames
finished a game with a 15-minute time of
possession advantage during their 33-0 victory
over Stony Brook. Liberty opened the game
with a 17-point drive, tying for the longest
under head coach Danny Rocco, which helped
the Flames hold onto the ball for 11:07 during
the opening 15 minutes of the game. At
game’s end, Liberty finished with a 15:32 time
of possession edge (37:46-22:14). Liberty and
Lafayette are two of the nation’s best teams
in terms of average time of possession, as
Lafayette ranks No. 9 (33:30) and Liberty ranks
No. 34 (31:19).
OL - Mike Godsil, Liberty, Sr.
OL - Britt Stone, Liberty, R-Sr.
OL - Alex Bragg, Charleston Southern, R-Sr.
Defense
DL - Colin Dugan, Liberty, Sr.
DL - Phillip Oboh, Coastal Carolina, Jr.
DL - Adam Soivilien, Stony Brook, Sr.
DL - Jake Killeen, Charleston Southern, Sr.
LB - Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
LB - Nick Hursky, Liberty, Sr.
LB - D.J. Rice, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
LB - Josh Mitchell, Charleston So., R-Sr.
DB - Marrio Norman, Coastal Car., R-Sr.
DB - Cedric McGowan, Gardner-Webb, Jr.
DB - Daniel Cooke, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
DB - Patrick Calvary, Liberty, Sr.
Special Teams
PK - Luke Gaddis, Stony Brook, Sr.
P - Michael Hanna, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
Sack It to Them
The Flames were able to get to Stony
Brook’s quarterback Dayne Hoffman once last
week. Doncel Bolt’s seven-yard sack pushed
Liberty’s streak to 10-straight games with a
sack and 26 out of 28 games with a sack under
head coach Danny Rocco. Liberty currently
ranks No. 29 in the nation, averaging 2.33
sacks per game.
LS - Dan Pope, Liberty, R-Sr.
KR - Tim Maypray, VMI, Jr.
PR - Dobson Collins, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rashad Jennings, RB, Sr., Liberty
Tallying TFL’s
Besides just getting to their opponent’s
quarterbacks, the Flames have made it a point
to tackle all ball handlers behind the line of
scrimmage this year. Liberty has recorded 41
tackles for a loss, ranking the Flames No. 26
nationally in tackles for a loss per game (6.8).
Preseason Defensive Player of the Year
Mario Brown, LB, Sr., Gardner-Webb
Stat Sheet Dominance
Liberty dominated Stony Brook in almost
every facet of the game last week, aiding
in the Flames 33-0 victory. Liberty doubled
up the Seawovles in total offensive yards,
466-233, while holding a 28 to 10 first down
advantage. The Flames allowed Stony Brook to
cross the 50-yard line only three times during
the contest, while Liberty crossed the field’s
midway point on eight of its 10 drives.
Run Stoppers
For the fourth time in six games this year,
the Flames held an opponent under 100 team
rushing yards. Stony Brook finished last week’s
contest at Williams Stadium by rushing for 91
yards on 23 carries, averaging 4.0 yards per
rushing attempt. Only Glenville State (209
yards) and Coastal Carolina (152 yards) have
surpassed the 100-yard threshold against
Liberty this year. The Flames currently rank
No. 24 nationally in rushing defense, allowing
107.8 team rushing yards per game.
Returning Rampage
Liberty returned five kickoffs for 125 yards
against Coastal Carolina Oct. 4, averaging
25.0 yards per return. Liberty currently ranks
No. 3 nationally in kickoff returns, averaging
25.48 yards per return. The Flames are one
of 21 FCS programs to have returned a kickoff
for a touchdown in 2008, recording a 76-yard
return against North Greenville in its season
opener.
Big South
Players of the Week
Sept. 1
Offensive: Conte Cuttino, RB, SBU
Defensive: Chris Richards, DB, SBU
Specialist: Jonathan Crawford, LU, RS
Freshman: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU
Sept. 8
Offensive: Tim Maypray, QB, VMI
Defensive: Dominique Davenport, DB, CCU
Specialist: Gerald Stevenson, KR, CSU
Freshman: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU
Sept. 15
Offensive: Zach MacDowall, QB, CCU
Defensive: Chad Brown, LB, LU
Specialist: Mike Larsson, P, LU
Freshman: Chris Kuzdale, DB, CSU
Sept. 22
Offensive: Zach MacDowall, QB, CCU
Defensive: J.D. Rice, LB, CCU
Specialist: Rayn Gates, K, GWU
Freshman: Greg Stevens, K, VMI
Sept. 29
Offensive: Rashad Jennings, RB, LU
Defensive: Nick Hursky, LB, LU
Specialist: Ryan Gates, K, GWU
Freshman: Matt Bevins, K, LU
Oct. 6
Offensive: Rashad Jennings, RB, LU
Defensive: Kamalu Umu, DL, CSU
Specialist: Andy Brown, P, CSU
Freshman: Matt Bevins, K, LU
Oct. 13
Offensive: Tim Maypray, QB, VMI
Defensive: A.J. Gross, LB, VMI
Specialist: Michael Hanna, P, GWU
Freshman: Matt Bevins, K, LU
Oct. 20
Offensive:
Defensive:
Specialist:
Freshman:
Oct. 27
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Nov. 3
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Nov. 10
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Nov. 17
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Nov. 24
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Great Out of the Gate
For the second time in program history,
the Flames are off to a 6-0 start. Liberty also
accomplished the feat in 1989, as the Flames
won their first six contests, before stumbling
down the stretch and losing three out of its
last four contests to close the year, 7-4.
Punt Return Prowess
For the first time this year, the Flames
struggled in the area of punt returns. Liberty
only tried to return one of Stony Brook’s six
punts, which Dominic Bolden lost a yard on
the return. Despite the negative-yardage
total, the Flames still rank No. 9 nationally,
averaging 16.4 yards per punt return.
Return King Trio
James Madison held onto its No. 1
ranking in FCS football last week thanks to
a last-second punt return for a touchdown,
the Dukes’ third such return of the season.
Liberty and James Madison are among a select
few in the nation at the FCS level, as the two
programs are joined by five others who have
returned at least one punt and one kickoff
for a touchdown in 2008. The remaining five
in the elite group are Florida A&M, Georgia
Southern, Hampton, Northwestern State and
Tennessee-Martin.
Quickly Joining the Elite
With the Flames 33-0 victory over Stony
Brook last week, head coach Danny Rocco
picked up his 20th career victory at Liberty.
The skipper (20-8/three seasons), who
reached the 20-win plateau the quickest in
program history, is currently tied with Morgan
Hout (20-29-1/five seasons) for third-place on
the Flames coaching charts in terms of overall
victories. Rocco ranks one behind Ken Karcher
(21-46/seven seasons), while legendary coach
Sam Rutigliano holds the coaching record with
67 wins (67-53/11 seasons).
Legends to be Enshrined
Next weekend during Liberty’s annual
Homecoming game, the Liberty University
Athletics Department will be honoring longtime head coach Sam Rutigliano and former
AFC Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowler Eric
Green. The pair of Liberty legends will join
founder Dr. Jerry Falwell, as jerseys will be
retired in honor of their accomplishments.
An “HC” jersey will be hung in honor of
Rutigliano, while a No. 86 jersey will rest
next to Rutigliano’s paying tribute to Green’s
storied career at Liberty during a halftime
ceremony.
Moving Up the Charts
With the stellar season Rashad Jennings is
putting together in 2008, the senior is moving
up several Liberty and Big South career
listings. Here is a list of where Jennings ranks
in those statistical categories and what he
needs to do to continue moving up:
Big South
• Rushing Yards – Third with 2,858 (needs
366 yards to pass VMI’s Sean Mizzer)
• Rushing Attempts – Fourth with 498
(needs seven carries to pass Charleston
Southern’s Collin Drafts)
• Rushing Touchdowns – Second with
33 (needs 14 touchdowns to pass Coastal
Carolina’s Aundres Perkins and become the
Big South’s all-time leader)
• 100-Yard Rushing Games – Second with
17 (needs one more to move past Liberty’s
Dre Barnes and become the Big South’s alltime leader)
• Overall Scoring – Fifth with 224 points
(needs five more to move past GardnerWebb’s Hunter Smith)
• Non-Kicker Scoring – Third with 224
points (needs 41 more to move past Coastal
Carolina’s Jerome Simpson)
Liberty
• Rushing Yards – Third with 2,858 (needs
854 more to pass Stacy Nobles)
• Rushing Attempts – Fifth with 498 (needs
25 more to pass Chip Smith)
• Rushing Touchdowns – Third with 33
(needs three more to pass Stacy Nobles
and Lawrence Worthington to become the
program’s all-time leader)
• Scoring Excluding Kickers – Third with 226
points (needs three more to move past Stacy
Nobles)
Sensational Specialist
Liberty has two of the nation’s best return
specialists on its roster in seniors Dominic
Bolden and Jonathan Crawford. Bolden, who
currently ranks No. 5 nationally by averaging
18.23 yards per punt return, is the Big South’s
all-time leader with 1,290 career kickoff
returns yards and three kick offs returned
for a touchdown. Bolden also ranks atop the
program’s listing with a 29.3 kickoff return
yard average, which is almost two yards better
than Andrew McFadden’s 27.4 average that
stands in second place on the listing. Bolden’s
wideout partner Crawford currently ranks tied
for No. 5 nationally, as the senior is averaging
32.00 yards per kickoff return.
Nearing the All-Time Mark
With his two rushing touchdowns against Stony Brook
last week, Rashad Jennings moved closer to becoming the
program’s all-time career rushing touchdown leader. The senior
currently has 33 career rushing touchdowns, which ranks two
behind Liberty’s all-time leaders in Stacy Nobles (1996-99) and
Lawrence Worthington (1994-96), who both finished their time
at Liberty with 35 rushing touchdowns.
One for the Record Books
Rashad Jennings eclipsed the century mark for the sixthstraight game, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns
against Stony Brook, last Saturday. The 100-yard game was the
17th of his career, tying him for most by a Big South running
back. Former Flame Dre Barnes also surpassed the 100-yard
mark 17 times during his three years in the conference.
Jennings will need to surpass the 100-yard mark in four
out of the last six games in 2008 to become the program’s alltime career leader. Barnes finished his career with 20 100-yard
games, with three coming during his freshman year when
Liberty was not a member of the conference.
Another New Personal Best
Following a week which saw the tailback gain National
Player of the Week honors as he rushed for a career-high 220
yards, Rashad Jennings bettered his numbers against Big South
rival Coastal Carolina on Oct. 4. The senior finished the game
against the Chanticleers with 228 all-purpose yards, setting
a new career high, while scoring three touchdowns for the
second-straight week and the sixth time during his days at
Liberty.
A Scoring Machine
Rashad Jennings, who currently ranks No. 3 nationally in
scoring per game (12.0), matched his average game total last
weekend with two rushing touchdowns against Stony Brook.
With the pair of scores, the senior ranks second in program
history among non-kicking players with 222 career points.
Liberty’s all-time leader in scoring excluding kickers is Lawrence
Worthington with 228 career points.
Lordy, Lordy – Look Who’s Turning 40
Should Mike Godsil start against Lafayette on Saturday
afternoon, which he is scheduled to do as the team’s starting
center, it will mark his 40th career start. The senior has started
every game since joining the Flames’ roster as a freshman
in 2005, doing so at center for each game. Fellow teammate
Patrick Calvary could join Godsil in the 40-career start club this
year, as Calvary has started 37 career games dating back to
2005.
Bolden Is a Big-Time Threat
Dominic Bolden led the Flames’ receiving corps last
weekend against Stony Brook, pulling in four passes for
46 yards and a touchdown. Bolden needs just one more
touchdown pass to reach his season total from last year, as he
finished the 2007 campaign with six scoring receptions. Bolen
enters today’s game averaging a Big South best 75.2 receiving
yards per game and No. 39 nationally in the statistical category.
He also ranks second on the team and in the Big South, as he is
scoring 7.0 points per game (seven touchdowns in six games).
The Purpose Driven Pair
Liberty is the only team at the FCS level to have two
players rank in the Top 20 individually in all-purpose running
yards. Dominic Bolden ranks No. 14, averaging 160.5 allpurpose yards per game, just edging out fellow teammate
Rashad Jennings, who ranks No. 15 by averaging 160.2 allpurpose yards per contest.
Hursky Hurries the Passer
Nick Hursky led the Flames with 1.0 tackles for a loss on
Saturday against Stony Brook, as he was one of eight players
to record a negative-yardage stop in the contest. The senior
currently, ranks second in the Big South and tied for No. 16
nationally, as he is averaging 1.60 tackles for a loss per game.
The linebacker comes into the season with 12.5 negativeyardage stops to his career credit and is more than halfway to
matching that total this year with 7.0 tackles for a loss.
The Happy Hurler
Brock Smith finished the Stony Brook game by completing
14-of-20 pass attempts for 136 yards and a touchdown. His
four-yard slant pass to Dominic Bolden was the 40th of the
senior’s career, moving him into a tie with Antwan Chiles
(1993-95) for third place on Liberty’s career touchdown passing
list. Paul Johnson (1985-89) ranks second with 49 career
scoring passes.
Total Team Effort
The Flames enter today’s game with the best scoring
defense in the Big South, while ranking No. 20 nationally by
allowing a stingy 19.83 points per game. Senior linebacker
Nick Hursky leads Liberty’s defensive effort and ranks fifth in
the Big South, as he is averaging 7.4 tackles per game. Hursky
is followed on the Flames defensive listing by Ryan Greiser, as
the defensive back is averaging 5.8 tackles per game. The pair
are the lone two Liberty defenders in the conference’s Top 25
individual tackles listing this year.
Near Perfect Passer
Brock Smith enters today’s game as one of the most
efficient passers in the nation. The senior currently ranks No.
8 nationally in passing efficiency, boasting a 158.53 passer
ranking. Should the season end today, Smith would finish his
career as the most proficient passer in Liberty and Big South
history. The senior has a 144.3 career passer efficiency rating,
ranking ahead of Charleston Southern’s Collin Drafts (134.4)
and Liberty’s Robby Justino (132.6) in the respective rankings.
Rookie Rewarded Again
For the third-consecutive week, Matt Bevins kicked his
way onto the Big South weekly honor roll, this time doing so
as a multifaceted player. The rookie was named conference
Freshman of the Week on Monday, after tallying his secondhighest point total of the year (nine points) on two field goals
and three PATs. The freshman also took over punting duties for
the first time this year, booting four kicks for 167 to average
41.8 yards per punt.
A complete list of the previous
Walter Payton Award winners:
Walter Payton Award Watch
What this year’s candidates are doing in 2008
2007 – Jayson Foster, RB, Georgia So.
Stats: 1,844 rushing yards, 24 rushing touchdowns,
1,203 passing yards, six touchdowns
2006 – Ricky Santos, QB, New Hampshire
Stats: 2,681 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 385 rushing
yards, 12 touchdowns
2005 – Erik Meyer, QB, East. Washington
Stats: 3,616 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 166.47
passer rating (FCS record)
2004 – Lang Campbell, QB, W. & Mary
Stats: 3,998 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, 317 rushing
yards, seven touchdowns
2003 – Jamaal Branch, RB, Colgate
Stats: 2,326 rushing yards, 29 touchdowns
2002 – Tony Romo, QB, Eastern Illinois
Stats: 2,950 passing yards, 33 touchdowns
A plethora of preseason distinctions for Liberty’s Rashad Jennings culminated with one of the nation’s
top FCS honors, as the running back was named to the preseason Walter Payton Award watch list on
Aug. 29, 2008. The preseason list of the 16 best FCS offensive players in the nation was announced by the
Sports Network, the organization which will conduct the voting for the prestigious honor.
The watch list was revised on Oct. 16, and Jennings was one of 13 holders from the original 16
preseason watch list members. The trio of newcomers to the list include Sam Houston State quarterback
Rhett Bomar, Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins and Monmouth running back David Sinisi.
The Sports Network will revisit the Walter Payton Award watch list two more times before voting
commences. The list of 16 candidates will be reviewed early in November, before the finalized list will be
handed over to the voting panel at the conclusion of the regular season.
The top three finalists will be announced by the Sports Network on Dec. 1, while the winner will be
announced at the Sports Network FCS Awards Dinner, held on the eve of the NCAA Division I Football
Championship game (Dec. 18).
Ramses Barden
WR
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No game scheduled last week
Away at South Dakota State
(4 games played) 28 rec., 626 yards, 7 TDs
Rhett Bomar
QB
1999 – Adrian Peterson, RB, Georgia So.
Last Week’s Stats:
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Away vs. Central Arkansas (L/ 46-48) - 29-of-47, 1 INT, 361 yards, 3 TDs, 15 car., 64 yards, 1 TD
Home vs. McNeese State
(4 games played) 91-of-144, 4 INT, 1,239 yards, 13 TDs, 29 car., 129 yards, 3 TDs
Stats: 2,740 rushing yards, 40 touchdowns
Nathan Brown
QB
1998 – Jerry Azumah, RB, New Hampshire
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Home vs. Sam Houston State (W/ 48-46) – 20-of-28, 1INT, 269 yards, 3 TDs, 3 car., -6, 0TD
Away at Texas State
(6 games played) 131-of-184, 1 INT, 1,727 yards, 17 TDs, 34 car., 50 yards, 0 TD
Liam Coen
QB
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Away at Northeastern (W/ 28-24) - 20-of-30, 1 INT, 265 yards, 0 TD, 4 car., 19 yards, 1 TD
Home vs. Richmond
(6 games played) 112-of-177, 6 INT, 1,464 yards, 10 TDs, 21 car., 8 yards, 2 TDs
2001 – Brian Westbrook, RB, Villanova
Stats: 1,603 rushing yards, 50 receptions, 29 touchdowns
2000 – Louis Ivory, RB, Furman
Stats: 2,079 rushing yards, 16 touchdowns
Stats: 2,195 rushing yards, 22 touchdowns
1997 – Brian Finneran, WR, Villanova
Stats: 1,389 receiving yards, 96 receptions, 19 touchdowns
1996 – Archie Amerson, RB, Northern Ari.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
6-2
6-2
6-2
Cal Poly (3-1)
220
Sam Houston State (2-2)
209
Central Arkansas (5-1)
220
Massachusetts (4-2)
RB
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Away at North Dakota State (W/ 27-22) – 26 car., 124 yards, 2 TDs
Home vs. Indiana State
(6 games played) 172 car., 954 yards, 14 TDs, 10 rec., 72 yards, 1 TD
Armanti Edwards
QB
1993 – Doug Nussmeier, QB, Idaho
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Away at Samford (W/ 35-24) - 22-of-29, 0 INT, 307 yards, 3 TDs, 13 car., 63 yards, 1 TD
Away at Georgia Southern
(6 games played) 75-of-128, 2 INT, 1094 yards, 11 TDs, 82 car., 388 yards, 4 TD
Stats: 2,960 passing yards, 33 touchdowns
Cameron Higgins
QB
1992 – Michael Payton, QB, Marshall
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Away at Montana State (W/ 35-12) - 28-of-35, 1 INT, 349 yards, 4 TDs, 7 car., -4 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Northern Colorado
(6 games played) 125-of-191, 4 INT, 1,772 yards, 19 TDs, 11 car., -34 yards, 1 TD
Terrell Hudgins
WR
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Away at The Citadel (W/ 27-23) - 5 rec., 130 yards, 1 TD
Away at Chattanooga
(7 games played) 55 rec., 764 yards, 5 TDs
1995 – Dave Dickenson, QB, Montana
Stats: 4,176 passing yards, 38 touchdowns
1994 – Steve McNair, QB, Alcorn State
Stats: 5,377 passing yards, 47 touchdowns
Stats: 3,610 passing yards, 31 touchdowns
1991 – Jamie Martin, QB, Weber State
Stats: 4,125 passing yards, 37 touchdowns
1990 – Walter Dean, RB, Grambling State
Stats: 1,401 rushing yards, 17 touchdowns
1989 – John Friesz, QB, Idaho
Stats: 4,041 passing yards, 31 touchdowns
1988 – Dave Meggett, RB, Towson
Jr.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
5-11
230
Herb Donaldson
Stats: 2,079 rushing yards, 25 touchdowns
Sr.
6-5
6-0
6-2
6-3
Western Illinois (4-2)
185
Appalachian State (4-2)
195
Weber State (4-2)
250
Elon (6-1)
Rashad Jennings
RB
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Home vs. Stony Brook (W/ 33-0) - 24 car., 101 yards, 2 TDs, 4 rec., 26 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Lafayette
(5 games played) 128 car., 725 yards, 8 TDs, 12 rec., 76 yards, 2 TDs
Liberty (6-0)
QB
1987 – Kenny Gamble, RB, Colgate
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Away at Richmond (W/ 38-31) - 10-for-12, 0 INT, 96 yards, 2 TDs, 16 car., 62 yards, 1 TD
No game scheduled this week
(7 games played) 52-of-83, 3 INT, 692 yards, 8 TDs, 121 car., 797 yards, 8 TDs
Stats: 1,411 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns
Mike McLeod
RB
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Away at Dartmouth (W/ 34-7) - 27 car., 135 yards, 1 TD, 3 rec., 19 yards, 0 TD
Away at Fordham
(4 games played) 108 car., 401 yards, 3 TDs, 8 rec., 41 yards, 0 TD
return yards, 30 total touchdowns
Considered the Heisman Trophy
of FCS football, the Walter Payton
Award was named for the legendary Jackson State and Chicago Bears
running back. It was established in
1987 by The Sports Network and is
presented annually to the top offensive player in FCS football.
Previous winners of the honor
include NFL standouts such as the
Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo (2002,
Eastern Illinois), Philadelphia Eagles
running back Brian Westbrook (2001,
Villanova) and quarterback Steve
McNair formerly of the Baltimore
Ravens (1994, Alcorn State).
Sr.
Jr.
6-1
230
Rodney Landers
Stats: 1,658 rushing yards, 788 receiving yards, 957
Sr.
6-1
225
5-11
James Madison (6-1)
200
QB
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Home vs. Montana (L/ 3-19) - 19-of-45, 0 INT, 191 yards, 2 car., 3 yards, 0 TD
Away at Montana State
(6 games played) 165-of-276, 8 INT, 1,910 yards, 12 TDs, 27 car., 20 yards, 2 TDs
Eastern Washington (2-4)
Dominic Randolph
QB
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Home vs. Brown (W/ 41-34) - 41-of-54, 430 yards, 4 TDs, 4 car., 11 yards, 0 TD
Away at Dartmouth
(5 games played) 162-of-252, 6 INT, 1,574 yards, 14 TDs, 30 car., 28 yards, 3 TDs
Andre Roberts
WR
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Home vs. Elon (L/ 23-27) - 8 rec., 118 yards, 2 TDs, 1 car., -10 yards, 0 TD
Away at Furman
(6 games played) 40 rec., 610 yards, 8 TDs, 4 car., 19 yards, 0 TD
Jordan Scott
RB
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Home vs. Princeton (W/ 27-24) – 27 car., 116 yards, 2 TDs, 1 rec., 7 yards, 0 TD
Away at Cornell
(5 games played) 161 car., 930 yards, 11 TDs, 3 rec., 23 yards, 0 TD
So.
Sr.
Sr.
6-3
220
Yale (3-1)
Matt Nicholls
Sr.
6-2
220
5-11
5-11
5-10
223
175
205
David Sinisi
RB
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Away at Wagner (W/ 31-17) - 16 car., 137 yards, 2 TDs
No game schedule this week
(7 games played) 178 car., 1,101 yards, 13 TDs, 9 rec., 77 yards, 0 TD
200
Holy Cross (2-4)
The Citadel (3-3)
Colgate (4-2)
Monmouth (4-3)
Game Day Depth Chart
Liberty University Flames
Offense
WR (Z) 9
10
WR (X) 8
1
LT
69
or
76
LG
54
62
C
55
60
RG
56
65
or
75
RT
74
70
TE (Y) 82
88
or
89
FB
46
44
TB
23
5
or
81
HB
25
10
QB
13
15
or
10
Dominic Bolden
Mike Brown
Jonathan Crawford
Chris Summers
Zach Davis
Justin Vargas
Britt Stone
Alex Stadler
Mike Godsil
Mario Cosby
Bryan Mosier
Tim Hartman
Toney White
Josh Weaver
Antonio Tassara
Corey Rasberry
Will Quarles
Tommy Shaver
Derek Bishop
Joey Sandvig
Rashad Jennings
Danny Broggin
Aaron Hewlett
B.J. Hayes
Mike Brown
Brock Smith
Spencer Landis
Mike Brown
(Sr., 5-10, 180)
(F-Fr., 6-0, 190)
(R-Sr., 6-0, 215)
(R-Fr., 6-4, 190)
(R-Sr., 6-4, 290)
(R-So., 6-5, 285)
(R-Sr., 6-2, 275)
(R-So., 6-5, 310)
(Sr., 6-2, 290)
(R-Jr., 6-1, 270)
(R-Jr., 6-2, 300)
(R-Jr., 6-4, 315)
(R-Fr., 6-4, 285)
(R-Jr., 6-4, 285)
(R-So., 6-8, 320)
(R-Sr., 6-2, 240)
(R-Jr., 6-2, 250)
(R-Fr., 6-6, 250)
(Jr., 5-10, 225)
(R-Sr., 5-10, 235)
(Sr., 6-1, 230)
(R-So., 6-0, 190)
(R-Jr., 5-7, 165)
(R-Fr., 5-9, 185)
(F-Fr., 6-0, 190)
(Sr., 6-3, 240)
(Jr., 6-2, 185)
(F-Fr., 6-0, 190)
Defense
DE
93
96
NG
90
98
DE
92
91
SLB
32
35
MLB 53
48
or
59
JLB
95
33
WLB 51
43
CB
26
3
SS
24
27
FS
14
17
CB
2
22
Kevin Richard
Daryl Robertson
Colin Dugan
Asa Chapman
Trey Jacobs
Soeren Wendland
Ian Childress
Wes Cheek
Nick Hursky
Pierre Tinsley
Doncel Bolt
Chad Brown
Kyle O’Donnell
Patrick Bannon
Jamal Giddens
Kent Hicks
Brandon Saunders
Ryan Greiser
Tim Torrence
Chris Rocco
Larry Claiborne
Patrick Calvary
Brandon Robinson
(R-Sr., 6-3, 280)
(Fr., 6-3, 285)
(Sr., 6-0, 290)
(Fr., 6-5, 377)
(Jr., 6-3, 280)
(R-So., 6-8, 300)
(Sr., 6-4, 225)
(Jr., 6-0, 205)
(Sr., 6-1, 235)
(R-So., 6-0, 235)
(So., 6-2, 245)
(R-So., 6-2, 240)
(R-So., 6-2, 23)
(So., 6-4, 230)
(Fr., 6-2, 210)
(R-Sr., 6-2, 200)
(So., 6-0, 185)
(Sr., 6-1, 205)
(Jr., 5-8, 165)
(Jr., 5-10, 200)
(R-Fr., 6-1, 180)
(Sr., 5-9, 180)
(So., 6-3, 285)
Special Teams
KO
49
or
39
PK
49
or
39
P
47
or
49
H
14
10
LS
42
55
KOR
9
24
PR
9
8
Matt Bevins
Ben Shipps
Matt Bevins
Ben Shipps
Mike Larsson
Matt Bevins
Chris Rocco
Mike Brown
Dan Pope
Mike Godsil
Dominic Bolden
Ryan Greiser
Dominic Bolden
Jonathan Crawford
(Fr., 6-2, 185)
(R-Fr., 6-0, 130)
(Fr., 6-2, 185)
(R-Fr., 6-0, 130)
(Fr., 5-10, 170)
(Fr., 6-2, 185)
(Jr., 5-10, 200)
(F-Fr., 6-0, 190)
(R-Sr., 6-3, 200)
(Sr., 6-2, 290)
(Sr., 5-10, 180)
(Sr., 6-1, 205)
(Sr., 5-10, 180)
(R-Sr., 6-0, 215)
Lafayette College Leopards
Offense
WR
9
8
WR
4
18
TE
81
80
LT
68
57
LG
69
77
C
78
73
RG
64
72
RT
70
76
FB
38
44
TB
20
21
QB
5
15
Shaun Adair
Mark Layton
Tim Watson
Nathan Padia
Michael Bolton
Kevin Doty
Ryan Hart-Predmore
Roy Wotring
Brian Wycinowski
Jerrell Robinson
Michael Wojcik
Michael Butler
D.J. Brown
Scott Lavon
Leo Plenski
Bilal Butt
Jeff Cumming
Matt Ferber
DeAndre’ Morrow
Tyrell Coon
Rob Curley
Marc Quilling
(Sr., 5-10, 190)
(So., 5-9, 170)
(Sr., 5-11, 190)
(So., 6-3, 190)
(Jr., 6-5, 244)
(Fr., 6-3, 240)
(Jr., 6-3, 297)
(Jr., 6-5, 299)
(Jr., 6-5, 305)
(Sr., 6-3, 281)
(Jr., 6-5, 295)
(So., 6-4, 277)
(Sr., 6-2, 295)
(So., 6-4, 311)
(Sr., 6-6, 330)
(Fr., 6-4, 295)
(Jr., 6-1, 225)
(Jr., 6-1, 215)
(Jr., 5-10, 180)
(Jr., 5-11, 190)
(Jr., 6-1, 200)
(So., 6-4, 222)
Defense
DE
50
85
DT
55
99
DT
93
99
DE
95
50
OLB
51
58
LB
49
47
OLB
17
58
CB
30
13
FS
27
39
SS
33
26
CB
28
6
Alan Whitesell
Jeff Katz
Ian Dell
Kody Babcock
Michael Phillips
Kody Babcock
Jason Mills
Alan Whitesell
Spencer Brown
Leroy Butler
Mark Leggiero
Michael Schmidlein
Andy Romans
Leroy Butler
Carlos Lowe
Donald Ellis
Eric McGovern
Kyle Simmons
Nick Oliver
Nigel Bryant
Marvin Clecidor
Jarred Ricks
(Jr., 6-6, 243)
(So., 6-4, 242)
(Jr., 6-2, 273)
(Sr., 6-6, 260)
(So., 6-2, 271)
(Sr., 6-6, 260)
(Sr., 6-2, 253)
(Jr., 6-6, 243)
(Jr., 6-1, 215)
(Fr., 6-2, 190)
(Jr., 5-11, 220)
(So., 6-1, 206)
(Sr., 5-11, 220)
(Fr., 6-2, 190)
(Jr., 6-1, 190)
(So., 5-10, 175)
(Jr., 6-1, 190)
(Fr., 6-0, 175)
(Jr., 6-3, 210)
(Sr., 6-1, 195)
(Sr., 6-0, 175)
(So., 6-0, 185)
Special Teams
PK
29
14
P
1
29
H
5
11
LS
70
81
KOR
9
20
PR
9
18
Davis Rodriguez
Chris Cosgrove
Tom Kondash
Davis Rodriguez
Rob Curley
Peter Raymond
Leo Plenski
Michael Bolton
Shaun Adair
DeAndre’ Morrow
Shaun Adair
Nathan Padia
(So., 5-11, 210)
(Jr., 5-8, 170)
(So., 5-9, 194)
(So., 5-11, 210)
(So., 6-1, 205)
(So., 6-4, 210)
(Jr., 6-6, 330)
(Jr., 6-5, 244)
(Sr., 5-10, 190)
(Jr., 5-9, 180)
(Sr., 5-10, 190)
(So., 6-3, 190)
Off the Charts
Where Liberty Players/Team Statistics Rank
National Statistics
Active Rushers with 100-Yard Games
1. Jordan Scott, Sr., Colgate
2. Mike McLeod, Sr., Yale
3. Herb Donaldson, Sr., W. Illinois
4. Rashad Jennings, Sr., LU
Corey Lewis, Sr., UNI
James Nobles, Sr., Cal Poly
Javarris Williams, Sr., Tenn. State
8. J.T. Rogan, Sr., San Diego
9. Armanti Edwards, Jr., App. State
10. Joe Casey, Sr., Rhode Island
29
20
19
17
17
17
17
15
14
12
Big South Career Statistics
Rushing Yards
1. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04)
2. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06)
3. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
4. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
5. Andres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
Rushing Attempts
1. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06)
2. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04)
3. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
4. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
5. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
Rushing Average
1. Sam Gado, LU (2002-04)
2. Patrick Hall, CCU (2003-05)
3. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04)
4. Mike Tolbert, CCU (2004-07)
5. Rashad Jenings, LU (2006-08)
9. Zach Terrell, LU (20050-08)
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
2. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
3. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
4. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06)
5. Mike Tolbert, CCU (2004-07)
100-Yard Rushing Games
1. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04)
Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
3. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06)
4. Chris Foster, GWU (2002-03)
5. Eugene Goodman, LU (2002-04)
Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
3,409
3,223
2,858
2,385
2,343
647
563
504
498
449
6.22
6.10
6.06
6.03
5.74
5.31
46
33
29
22
21
17
17
15
9
8
8
Passing Yards
1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
9,768
2. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05)
6,690
3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
6,598
4. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
5,484
5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06) 5,096
Pass Attempts
1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
2. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05)
3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
4. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06)
5. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
1,344
1,007
879
721
650
Pass Completions
1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
2. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05)
3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
4. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06)
5. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
Overall Scoring
1. Josh Hoke, CCU (2003-06)
2. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
3. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07)
4. Hunter Smith, GWU (2003-06)
5. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
8. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
297
286
264
228
224
174
833
597
486
419
387
Non-Kicker Scoring
1. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
2. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07)
3. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
4. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07)
5. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
286
264
224
194
174
Touchdown Passes
1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
2. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
3. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05)
4. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06)
73
53
48
40
28
Kickoff Return
1. Adrian Hall, LU (2002-04)
2. Tim Maypray, VMI (2006-08)
3. Kijana Thomas, CSU (2002-04)
4. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07)
5. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
60
52
51
46
44
Passing Efficiency
1. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
2. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
4. Devin Campbell, GWU (2005-08)
5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06)
144.3
134.4
132.6
125.5
124.8
Total Offense
1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
10,571
2. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
8,236
3. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05)
7.872
5. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
5,596
4. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06) 5,286
Interception Return Yards
1. Erick Harris, LU (2002-04)
2. Justin Huggard, VMI (2003-05)
3. Jonathan Carmon, CSU (2004-07)
4. Mario Williams, GWU (2002-04)
5. Patrick Calvary, LU (2005-08)
184
152
123
117
114
Pass Break-Ups
1. Quinton Teal, CCU (2003-06)
2. Mario Williams, GWU (2002-04)
3. Patrick Calvary, LU (2005-08)
4. Rent Sherrill, GWU (2004-07)
5. Marrio Norman, GWU (2004-08)
31
30
23
18
17
Passes Defended
1. Quinton Teal, CCU (2003-06)
2. Mario Williams, GWU (2002-04)
3. Patrick Calvary, LU (2005-08)
Marrio Norman, GWU (2004-08)
5. Dewitt Myers, CCU (2003-06)
48
38
30
27
24
Touchdowns Scored
1. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
2. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07)
3. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
4. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07)
5. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
47
44
37
32
29
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
1,290
2. Adrian Hall, LU (2002-04)
1,219
3. Tim Maypray, VMI (2006-08)
1,209
4. Kijana Thomas, CSU (2002-04)
1,163
5. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07) 1,022
Kickoff Return Touchdowns
1. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
2. Tim Maypray, VMI (2006-08)
3. Mike Washington, CSU (2002)
Sam Gado, LU (2002-04)
Tavares Shorter, CSU (2003-05)
Arthur Sitton, CSU (2005-08)
Wynton Jackson, LU (2003-07)
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Liberty Statistics
Rushing Yards
1. Dre Barnes (2001-04)
2. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
3. Rashad Jennings (2005-08)
4. Lawrence Worthington (1994-96)
5. Zach Terrell (2005-08)
Rushing Attempts
1. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
2. Dre Barnes (2001-04)
3. Chip Smith (1974-76)
4. Rashad Jennings (2005-08)
5. Glenn Inverso (1977-80)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
Lawrence Worthington (1994-96)
3. Rashad Jennings (2005-08)
Charles McCray (1985-89)
5. Zach Terrell (2005-08)
4,035
3,711
2,858
2,723
2,385
805
665
522
498
487
449
35
35
33
30
29
Off the Charts
Where Liberty Players/Team Statistics Rank
Passing Yards
1. Robby Justino (1989-91)
2. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
3. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
4. Brock Smith (2005-08)
5. Phil Basso (1980-84)
9,548
7,397
6,336
5,484
5,410
Career Touchdown Passes
1. Robby Justino (1989-91)
2. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
3. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
Brock Smith (2005-08)
5. Ben Anderson (1994-97)
64
49
40
40
35
Passing Efficiency
1. Brock Smith (2005-08)
2. Robby Justino (1989-91)
3. Travis Wilemon (1990-93)
4. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
5. Dean Phillips (1973-76)
144.3
132.6
126.4
123.6
117.1
Completion Percentage (min. 500 att.)
1. Robby Justino (1989-91)
2. Brock Smith (2005-08)
3. Travis Wilemon (1990-93)
4. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
5. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
60.7
59.5
57.4
55.9
54.8
Total Offense
1. Robby Justino (1989-91)
2. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
3. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
4. Brock Smith (2005-08)
5. Phil Basso (1980-84)
8,806
6,915
6,310
5,596
5,097
All Purpose Yards
1. Dre Barnes (2001-04)
2. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
3. Adrian Cherry (1990-93)
4. Courtney Freeman (1994-97)
5. Lawrence Worthington (1994-96)
-- Rashad Jennings (2005-08)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
4,461
4,220
3,639
3,601
3,535
3,266
2,755
Kickoff Returns
1. Adrian Hall (2001-03)
2. Adrian Cherry (1990-93)
3. Scott Thomas (1989-93)
4. Carlton Wilkerson (1983-86)
5. Courtney Freeman (1994-97)
-- Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
87
63
62
57
56
44
Kickoff Return Average (Min. 25 returns)
1. Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
29.3
2. Andrew McFadden (1995-96)
27.4
3. Wynton Jackson (2003-07)
24.4
4. Richard Shelton (1984-88)
24.0
5. Adrian Cherry (1990-93)
23.8
Scoring Excluding Kickers
1. Lawrence Worthington (1984-86)
2. Rashad Jennings (2006-08)
3. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
4. Charles McCray (1986-89)
5. Kim Raynor (1977-80)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
228
226
222
192
178
174
Touchdowns Responsible For
1. Robby Justino (1989-92)
2. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
Glenn Inverso (1976-80)
4. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
5. Brock Smith (2005-08)
-- Rashad Jennings (2006-08)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
75
50
50
47
42
37
29
Passes Defended
1. Wesley McConnell (1989-92)
2. Patrick Calvary (2005-08)
3. Wayne Monroe (1989-92)
Donald Smith (1986-89)
Richard Shelton (1984-88)
53
30
26
26
26
The Start Chart - Career Starts at Liberty
Name
Con. 05 06 07 08 Total
Godsil, M. 39 11 11 11 6
39
Calvary, P. 37 9 11 11 6
37
Smith, B.
30 3 11 11 6
31
Stone, B.
7 10 11 2
30
Greiser, R.
Richard, K.
Dugan, C.
Hursky, N.
Jennings, R.
28
18
13
3
4
1
11
3
-
11
1
11
6
9
11
11
10
9
8
6
6
6
4
5
29
29
27
22
22
Terrell, Z.
Hicks, K.
Bolden, D.
9
-
5
2
7
1
4
9
3
2
6
5
18
15
11
Rocco, C.
Childress, I.
Weaver, J.
Bishop, D.
Jacobs, T.
Mosier, B.
Rasberry, C.
Bannon, P.
Brown, C.
Davis, Z.
Crawford, J.
Stadler, A.
Bolt, D.
Brown, M.
Duffey, C.
Tinsley, P.
Torrence, T.
Summers, C.
6
6
6
1
6
6
6
6
6
6
4
1
1
1
-
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
-
1
2
2
2
2
-
6
6
6
4
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
4
2
2
1
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
Longest Big South Win Streak (Overall)
14 Charleston Southern 10/15/05—11/4/06
11 Liberty
10/20/06—Present
10 Coastal Carolina
9/25/04—9/10/05
9 Gardner-Webb
9/14/02—8/30/03
8 Coastal Carolina
9/23/06—11/18/06
7 Coastal Carolina
9/24/05—11/12/05
Longest Big South Conference Win Streak
8 Coastal Carolina 11/22/03—10/29/05
8 Liberty
11/11/06—Present
7 Gardner-Webb
10/5/02—11/8/03
5 Charleston Southern 11/5/05—11/5/05
5 Coastal Carolina 10/14/06—10/27/07
Longest Home Big South Win Streak
12 Coastal Carolina
9/11/04—11/12/05
12 Charleston Southern 10/15/05—10/6/07
11 Gardner-Webb
8/31/02—11/5/03
11 Liberty
11/4/06—Present
6 Coastal Carolina
9/23/06—9/8/07
Longest Road Big South Win Streak
5 Liberty
10/20/07—Present
4 Gardner-Webb
9/21/02—11/9/02
4 Charleston Southern 11/5/05—10/7/06
3 several times
NCAA Active Career Leaders (Ranking)
Rushing-Carries
15 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Carries
19 - Zach Terrell
Rushing-Yards
15 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards
17 - Zach Terrell
Rushing-TD
8 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-TD
12 - Zach Terrell
Rushing-Car. Per Game 4 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yds. Per Game 3 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards Per Car. 9 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards Per Car.
15 - Zach Terrell
Passing-Attempts
18 - Brock Smith
Passing-Completions
18 - Brock Smith
Passing-Yards
10 - Brock Smith
Passing-Touchdowns
11 - Brock Smith
Passing-Passing Efficiency 11 - Brock Smith
Total Offense-Yards
12 - Brock Smith
Total Offense-Yds. Per Play 3 - Brock Smith
Interceptions
20 - Patrick Calvary
16 - Kent Hicks
Interceptions Per Game
Punt Returns-TD
12 - Dominic Bolden
Punt Returns-TD
12 - Jonathan Crawford
Kickoff Returns-TD
2 - Dominic Bolden
Kickoff Returns-TD 16 - Jonathan Crawford
Scoring-TD
10 - Rashad Jennings
Scoring-TD
15 - Zach Terrell
Scoring-Total Points
19 - Rashad Jennings
Scoring-Pts. Per Game 3 - Rashad Jennings
Scoring-2-point Con.
20 - Brock Smith
All-Purpose Run Plays 14 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose Run Plays
20 - Zach Terrell
All-Purpose Run Yards 20 - Rashad Jennings
Starts and Stars
Liberty’s Game-By-Game Starters and 2008 Player Honors
2008 Starters - Game-By-Game Comparsion
Offensive Starters
North Greenville
Glenville State
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
Stony Brook
Lafayette
Charleston So.
Presbyterian
VMI
Gardner-Webb
Elon
WR
Bolden
Bolden
Bolden
Bolden
Bolden
M. Brown
Defensive Starters
North Greenville
Glenville State
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
Stony Brook
Lafayette
Charleston So.
Presbyterian
VMI
Gardner-Webb
Elon
DE
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
WR
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Summers
NG
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
LT
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
DE
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
LG
Stone
Stone
Stadler
Stadler
Stadler
Stadler
SLB
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
C
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
RG
Mosier
Mosier
Moiser
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
MLB
Hursky
Bolt
Bolt
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
RT
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
JLB
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
WLB
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
2008 Football Awards List
Big South Conference
Preseason All-Conference
Offense
Quarterback - Brock Smith
Running Back - Rashad Jennings
Offensive Line - Mike Godsil
Offensive Line - Britt Stone
Defense
Defensive Line - Colin Dugan
Linebacker - Nick Hursky
Defensive Back - Patrick Calvary
Freshman
Sept. 29 - Matt Bevins, K
Oct. 6 - Matt Bevins, K
Oct. 13 - Matt Bevins, K
Sports Network
Preseason Position Rankings
Running Back - No. 1 - Rashad Jennings
Quarterback - No. 14 - Brock Smith
Full Backs - No. 14 - Derek Bishop
Team Rushing - No. 4 - Liberty
Special Teams
Long Snapper - Dan Pope
Preseason FCS All-America Team
First Team
Running Back - Rashad Jennings
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rashad Jennings, Running Back
Third Team
Kickoff Return Specialist - Dominic Bolden
Conference Players of the Week
Offensive
Sept. 29 - Rashad Jennings, RB
Oct. 6 - Rashad Jennings, RB
National Player of the Week
Offense
Sept. 29 - Rashad Jennings, RB
Defensive
Sept. 15 - Chad Brown, LU
Special Teams
Sept. 1 - Jonathan Crawford, RS
Sept. 15 - Mike Larsson, P
Walter Payton Watch List
Running Back - Rashad Jennings
College Sporting News
Preseason All-America Team
Third Team
Running Back - Rashad Jennings
Return Specialist - Dominic Bolden
TE
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
CB
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
FB
Bishop
Bishop
Bishop
M. Brown (WR)
Terrell (AB)
Bishop
SS
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
TB
Jennings
Terrell
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
QB
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
FS
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
CB
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Liberty Football Rosters
Alphabetical and Numerical Roster
No.
41
29
57
51
49
46
87
9
59
12
5
77
95
10
2
63
29
98
35
32
17
19
94
11
60
8
86
84
69
19
20
90
16
43
52
55
24
65
25
79
81
26
67
53
99
92
23
85
18
15
47
34
28
36
45
78
47
31
6
21
56
33
50
49
42
88
82
40
Name
Terry Adams
Alfonso Bailey
Mamadou Balde
Patrick Bannon
Matt Bevins
Derek Bishop
Mark Blakeney
Dominic Bolden
Doncel Bolt
Tyler Brennan
Danny Broggin
Aaron Brown
Chad Brown
Mike Brown
Patrick Calvary
Matt Camire
Brit Campbell
Asa Chapman
Wes Cheek
Ian Childress
Larry Claiborne
Omar Clark
Jay Coady
Mike Connolly
Mario Cosby
Jonathan Crawford
Steven Crawford
Ryan Culkin
Zach Davis
Kyle DeArmon
Chuck Duffey
Colin Dugan
Jimmy Eden
Jamal Giddens
Cameron Gillespie
Mike Godsil
Ryan Greiser
Tim Hartman
B.J. Hayes
Stan Herring
Aaron Hewlett
Kent Hicks
Spencer Hodges
Nick Hursky
Ryan Jackson
Trey Jacobs
Rashad Jennings
Dominique Jones
Matt Lambros
Spencer Landis
Mike Larsson
Terron Lawrence
Kajuan Lee
Julian LiDrazzah
Derek Lisko
Aaron Lundy
Mark Malvaso
Donald Manns
Reggie Matthews
Chris McAlister
Bryan Mosier
Kyle O’Donnell
Pat Parziale
James Pelzer
Dan Pope
Will Quarles
Corey Rasberry
Nathan Revell
Year
R-So.
So.
R-Jr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
R-Fr.
Sr.
So.
Fr.
R-So.
R-Fr.
R-So.
R-Fr.
Sr.
R-So.
Fr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
R-Fr.
R-Fr.
R-Sr.
R-Fr.
R-Jr.
R-Sr.
Fr.
R-So.
R-Sr.
R-So.
R-Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
R-Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
R-Jr.
R-Fr.
Fr.
R-Jr.
R-Sr.
R-Fr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
R-Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
R-Jr.
R-Fr.
R-Jr.
R-Jr.
Fr.
R-Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
R-Fr.
R-Jr.
R-So.
Sr.
So.
R-Sr.
R-Jr.
R-Sr.
R-So.
Pos.
DL
DB
OLB
OLB
K/P
FB
WR
WR
ILB
QB
WR
OL
ILB
QB
DB
OL
WR
DL
LB
OLB
DB
DB
NG
OLB
OL
WR
WR
TE
OL
QB
DB
NG
WR
OLB
ILB
OL
DB
OL
WR
DL
WR
DB
OL
LB
DL
DL
RB
TE
WR
QB
K
RB
DB
RB
OLB
OL
FB
DB
DB
DB
OL
ILB
LB
OLB
LS
TE
TE
FB
Ht.
5-11
5-9
6-1
6-4
6-2
5-10
6-2
5-10
6-2
6-3
6-0
6-4
6-2
6-0
5-9
6-3
6-1
6-5
6-0
6-4
6-1
6-0
6-1
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-2
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-0
6-0
5-10
6-2
5-10
6-2
6-1
6-4
5-9
6-4
5-7
6-2
6-5
6-1
6-3
6-3
6-1
6-1
6-3
6-2
5-10
5-7
5-11
5-8
6-0
6-5
6-0
5-10
6-0
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-1
6-1
6-3
6-2
6-2
5-10
Wt.
235
185
230
230
185
225
200
180
245
205
190
280
240
190
180
270
190
377
205
225
180
185
275
235
270
215
190
225
290
185
190
290
175
210
245
290
205
315
185
275
165
200
300
235
280
280
230
260
210
185
170
175
180
200
225
305
225
180
190
180
300
230
220
195
200
250
240
225
Hometown/High School (Previous School)
Elkin, N.C./Elkin
Fort Myers, Fla./Mariner
Moon Twp., Pa./Moon Area (Akron)
Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County
Newport News, Va./Warwick
Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore
Midlothian, Va./James River
Orlando, Fla./University
Long Beach, Calif./Polytechnic (Cerritos)
Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna
Brookneal, Va./William Campbell
South Hill, Va./Park View Senior
Melbourne, Fla./ Eau Gallie
Charlottesville, Va./Monticello
Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore
Midlothian, Va./Manchester
Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian
Orange, Va./Orange Co. (Fork Union)
Dacula, Ga./Dacula
Bedford, Va./Liberty
Ringgold, Va./GW Danville
Ringgold, Va./GW Danville
Forest, Va./Lynchburg Christian
Sarasota, Fla./Cardinal Mooney
Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass
Staunton, Va./Robert E. Lee
Lehigh Acres, Fla./South Fort Myers
Indian Rocks Beach, Fla./Indian Rocks Chr. (SE Univ.)
Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian (East Carolina)
Clearwater, Fla./Indian Rocks Christian
Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland Kathleen
Springdale, Pa./Springdale
Peachtree City, Ga./Landmark Christian
Norfolk, Va./Maury
Federal Way, Wash./Todd Beamer
Mansfield, Ohio/Madison Comprehensive
Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge
Chester, Va./Thomas Dale (Concord)
Valentines, Va./Brunswick
Woodstock, Ga./Kell
Virginia Beach, Va./Tallwood (Concord)
Culpepper, Va./Culpepper (Virginia Tech)
Bradenton, Fla./Manatee
Carnegie, Pa./Chartiers Valley
Forest, Va./Brookville
Columbia, S.C./Eau Claire
Forest, Va./Liberty Christian (Pittsburgh)
San Diego, Calif./Horizon
Calgary, Alberta/Sir Winston Churchill
Dacula, Ga./Dacula
Monroe, N.C./Piedmont
Wake Forest, N.C./Wakefield
Newport News, Va./Heritage
Woodland, Wash./Vancouver
Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound
Chilhowie, Va./Chilhowie
Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk
Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School
Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Northeast
Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian
Mansfield, Ohio/Madison Comprehensive
York, Pa./Dallastown Area
Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest (West Point)
Laurel, Md./Reservoir (Sacred Heart)
Palm City, Fla./John Carroll (Florida Atlantic)
Richmond, Va./L.C. Bird
Panama City, Fla./Bay
Pompano Beach, Fla./Highlands Christian
Liberty Football Rosters
Alphabetical and Numerical Roster
No.
93
96
22
14
4
44
3
58
89
39
13
97
62
54
1
70
83
7
48
27
76
74
91
75
37
30
61
Name
Kevin Richard
Daryl Robertson
Brandon Robinson
Chris Rocco
Eugene Rogers
Joey Sandvig
Brandon Saunders
Greg Schuster
Tommy Shaver
Ben Shipps
Brock Smith
Tim Smith
Alex Stadler
Britt Stone
Chris Summers
Antonio Tassara
Stetson Tchividjian
Zach Terrell
Pierre Tinsley
Tim Torrence
Justin Vargas
Josh Weaver
Soeren Wendland
Toney White
Terry Williams
Mannie Willis
Matthias Wrede
Year
R-Sr.
So.
Fr.
Jr.
Sr.
R-Sr.
R-Fr.
Fr.
R-Fr.
R-Fr.
Sr.
R-So.
R-So.
R-Sr.
R-Fr.
R-So.
R-Jr.
Sr.
R-So.
Jr.
R-So.
R-Jr.
R-So.
R-Fr.
R-So.
R-Jr.
Jr.
Pos.
DL
DL
DB
DB
WR
FB
DB
DL
TE
K
QB
DL
OL
OL
WR
OL
WR
RB
ILB
DB
OL
OL
DL
OL
RB
DB
OL
Ht.
6-3
6-3
6-1
5-10
6-0
5-10
6-0
6-2
6-6
6-0
6-3
6-3
6-5
6-2
6-4
6-8
5-11
6-0
6-0
5-8
6-5
6-4
6-8
6-4
5-9
5-10
6-5
Wt.
280
285
175
200
180
235
185
275
250
130
240
265
310
275
190
320
185
200
235
165
285
285
300
285
185
200
265
40
Paul Young
So.
K
6-2
180
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
19A
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
29A
30
Name
Chris Summers
Patrick Calvary
Brandon Saunders
Eugene Rogers
Danny Broggin
Reggie Matthews
Zach Terrell
Jonathan Crawford
Dominic Bolden
Mike Brown
Mike Connolly
Tyler Brennan
Brock Smith
Chris Rocco
Spencer Landis
Jimmy Eden
Larry Claiborne
Matt Lambros
Omar Clark
Kyle DeArmon
Chuck Duffey
Chris McAlister
Brandon Robinson
Rashad Jennings
Ryan Greiser
B.J. Hayes
Kent Hicks
Tim Torrence
Kajuan Lee
Alfonso Bailey
Brit Campbell
Mannie Willis
Pos.
WR
DB
DB
WR
WR
DB
RB
WR
WR
QB
OLB
QB
QB
DB
QB
WR
DB
WR
DB
QB
DB
DB
DB
RB
DB
WR
DB
DB
DB
DB
WR
DB
No.
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
39
40
40A
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
47A
48
49
49A
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
Name
Donald Manns
Ian Childress
Kyle O’Donnell
Terron Lawrence
Wes Cheek
Julian LiDrazzah
Terry Williams
Ben Shipps
Paul Young
Nathan Revell
Terry Adams
Dan Pope
Jamal Giddens
Joey Sandvig
Derek Lisko
Derek Bishop
Mike Larsson
Mark Malvaso
Pierre Tinsley
Matt Bevins
James Pelzer
Pat Parziale
Patrick Bannon
Cameron Gillespie
Nick Hursky
Britt Stone
Mike Godsil
Bryan Mosier
Mamadou Balde
Greg Schuster
Doncel Bolt
Mario Cosby
Hometown/High School (Previous School)
Lynchburg, Va./Lynchburg Christian
Bedford, Va./Liberty (Virginia Tech)
Waxhaw, N.C./Charlotte Christian
Forest, Va./Liberty Christian
Grovetown, Ga./Greenbier
Appomattox, Va./Appomattox
Laurel, Md./Paint Branch (Northeastern)
Waxhaw, N.C./Charlotte Latin
Hot Springs, Va./Bath County
Venice, Fla./Venice
Hershey, Pa./Hershey
High Point, N.C./T.W. Andrews
Bealeton, Va./Liberty (Alabama)
Ozark, Ala./Osceola
Jacksonville, Fla./Jean Ribault
Naples, Fla./Barron Collier
Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster
Manassas Park, Va./Manassas Park
Lynchburg, Va./Amherst
Miramar, Fla./ Miami Edison Senior
Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian
Starke, Fla./Bradford County
Cuxhaven, Germany/Amandus-Abendroth
Manassas Park, Va./Manassas Park
Miami, Fla./Miami Central
Newport News, Va./Woodside
Langenhagen, Germany/St. Anne’s Belfield
(Santa Barbara City)
Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park (NMSU)
Pos.
DB
OLB
ILB
RB
RB
RB
RB
K
K
FB
DL
LS
OLB
FB
OLB
FB
K
FB
ILB
K/P
OLB
LB
OLB
ILB
LB
OL
OL
OL
OLB
DL
ILB
OL
No.
61
62
63
65
67
69
70
74
75
76
77
78
79
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
Name
Matthias Wrede
Alex Stadler
Matt Camire
Tim Hartman
Spencer Hodges
Zach Davis
Antonio Tassara
Josh Weaver
Toney White
Justin Vargas
Aaron Brown
Aaron Lundy
Stan Herring
Aaron Hewlett
Corey Rasberry
Stetson Tchividjian
Ryan Culkin
Dominique Jones
Steven Crawford
Mark Blakeney
Will Quarles
Tommy Shaver
Colin Dugan
Soeren Wendland
Trey Jacobs
Kevin Richard
Jay Coady
Chad Brown
Daryl Robertson
Tim Smith
Asa Chapman
Ryan Jackson
Pos.
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
OL
DL
WR
TE
WR
TE
TE
WR
WR
TE
TE
NG
DL
DL
DL
NG
ILB
DL
DL
DL
DL
How the Foes are Faring
Schedule and Results for Liberty’s 2008 Opponents
8/30
9/6
9/11
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/9
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
North Greenville (1-6)
at Liberty
L/ 10-49
WINGATE
L/ 31-35
at Newberry
L/ 3-41
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN
W/ 44-14
at Charleston Southern
L/ 0-27
at Presbyterian
L/ 15-22
NORTH ALABAMA
L/ 7-52
at Shorter
1:30 p.m.
EDWARD WATERS
2 p.m.
SOUTH DAKOTA
Noon
at UNC Pembroke
1 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/13
10/20
10/27
11/1
11/8
Glenville State (4-3)
at Lock Haven
W/ 30-0
at Liberty
L/ 27-44
at Shepherd
W/ 21-14
SETON HILL
L/ 29-34
FAIRMONT STATE
W/ 23-13
at Lake Erie
L/ 27-34
at West Liberty State
W/ 42-39
at Concord
6 p.m.
WEST VIRGINIA STATE
1:30 p.m.
at West Virginia Wesleyan 1 p.m.
CHARLESTON
1 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/22
Western Carolina (2-5)
SHORTER
at Florida State
LIBERTY
at Presbyterian
at The Citadel
SAMFORD
at Furman
at Wofford
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
CHATTANOOGA
at Elon
APPALACHIAN STATE
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/22
Youngstown State (2-5)
at Ohio State
at South Dakota State
CENTRAL STATE
NORTH DAKOTA STATE
LIBERTY
at Southern Utah
at Missouri State
SOUTHERN ILLINOIS
NORTHERN IOWA
at Illinois State
INDIANA STATE
at Western Illinois
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/8
11/15
11/22
Coastal Carolina (3-4, 0-2 BSC)
at Penn State
L/ 10-66
COLGATE
L/ 19-23
at Monmouth
W/ 26-7
TOWSON
W/ 31-3
at North Carolina A&T
W/ 20-7
LIBERTY
L/ 38-43
at VMI
L/ 20-47
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL 7 p.m.
STONY BROOK
7 p.m.
at Gardner-Webb
1:30 p.m.
at Presbyterian
1:30 p.m.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
6 p.m.
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
Presbyterian (3-4)
at Wofford
FAYETTEVILLE STATE
at Elon
WESTERN CAROLINA
at Appalachian State
NORTH GREENVILLE
N. CAROLINA CENTRAL
at Gardner-Webb
LIBERTY
at Charleston Southern
COASTAL CAROLINA
at VMI
L/ 21-38
W/ 38-28
L/ 12-66
L/ 21-23
L/ 14-48
W/ 22-15
W/ 28-24
6 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/26
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
Stony Brook (1-5, 0-1 BSC)
COLGATE
W/ 42-26
ELON
L/ 20-30
at Maine
L/ 13-28
at Brown
L/ 7-17
HOFSTRA
L/ 3-43
at Liberty
L/0-33
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
3 p.m.
at Coastal Carolina
7 p.m.
GARDNER-WEBB
3 p.m.
at Iona
1 p.m.
VMI
1 p.m.
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
VMI (3-3, 1-0 BSC)
ST. FRANCIS (Pa.)
at William & Mary
CHOWAN
at Ohio
RICHMOND
COASTAL CAROLINA
at Gardner-Webb
at Charleston Southern
LIBERTY
at Stony Brook
PRESBYTERIAN
W/ 49-0
L/ 17-52
W/ 69-20
L/ 31-51
L/ 16-56
W/ 47-20
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
W/ 35-0
L/ 0-69
L/ 16-19
W/ 23-21
L/ 14-34
L/ 6-21
L/ 21-28
1:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
9/6
9/13
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
Lafayette (4-1)
at Marist
GEORGETOWN
PENN
HARVARD
at Columbia
at Liberty
at Fordham
at Colgate
at Bucknell
HOLY CROSS
LEHIGH
W/ 28-6
W/ 24-6
W/ 24-17
L/ 13-27
W/ 13-3
3:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
L/ 0-43
L/ 7-40
W/ 38-0
W/ 32-24
L/ 28-31
L/ 7-14
L/ 28-42
4 p.m.
4 p.m.
2:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
2:05 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
Charleston So. (3-3, 1-0 BSC)
at Miami
L/ 7-52
at Wofford
L/ 23-41
at Miami (Ohio)
L/ 27-38
NORTH GREENVILLE
W/ 27-0
GARDNER-WEBB
W/ 13-10
at Savannah State
W/ 29-20
at Stony Brook
3 p.m.
at Liberty
3:30 p.m.
VMI
1:30 p.m.
PRESBYTERIAN
1:30 p.m.
EDWARD WATERS
1:30 p.m.
at Coastal Carolina
6 p.m.
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/8
11/15
11/22
Gardner-Webb (2-4, 0-1 BSC)
at Tennessee Tech
L/ 12-28
TUSCULUM
W/ 31-12
at Austin Peay
W/ 31-15
SAM HOUSTON
L/ 33-49
at Charleston Southern
L/ 10-13
at Georgia Tech
L/ 7-10
PRESBYTERIAN
6 p.m.
VMI
1:30 p.m.
at Stony Brook
3 p.m.
COASTAL CAROLINA
1:30 p.m.
at Liberty
7 p.m.
Elon (6-1)
RICHMOND
at Stony Brook
PRESBYTERIAN
at Georgia Southern
SAMFORD
FURMAN
at The Citadel
at Chattanooga
WOFFORD
WESTERN CAROLINA
at Appalachian State
at Liberty
L/ 10-28
W/ 30-20
W/ 66-12
W/ 22-20
W/ 23-17
W/ 31-10
W/ 27-23
2 p.m.
3 p.m.
3 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
Game No. 1 - Liberty 49, North Greenville 10
Aug. 30, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (15,311)
Liberty extended its FCS nation-leading
home winning streak to nine-straight games,
opening the year with a 49-10 win over visiting North Greenville, on Aug. 30, at a packed
Williams Stadium.
With the victory, Liberty opened the
year with a 1-0 record and moves its mark
to 20-2 in its last 22 home-opening contests.
The win was Liberty’s third-straight by 30 or
more points and fifth time in the previous six
games. The loss dropped North Greenville to
0-1 on the season.
The victory also pushed Liberty’s overall
winning streak to six games, dating back to
the previous year. The run was tied for third
longest in program history and the longest
since the Flames won six straight during the
1992 and 1993 seasons.
The game was played in front of 15,311
fans, which ranked as the second-largest
crowd to attend a Liberty home game and
the largest to ever see a Flames victory.
The figure only ranked behind Liberty’s
2006 contest against William & Mary, when
15,631 fans packed Williams Stadium for the
Flames’ annual Homecoming contest.
Early-game jitters plagued both squads
with a pair of miscues leading to two turnovers on each squad’s opening possession.
Liberty won the coin toss and elected to
receive, but on the 10th play of the drive,
quarterback Brock Smith was sacked by
Emmanuel Davis at the North Greenville
30-yard line, and the lost ball was picked up
by Johnell Bell.
Not to be outdone by the Crusaders,
Liberty’s defense made its presence known
six plays later. North Greenville passer Richard Harb tried to find an open receiver over
the middle, but the Flames’ Ryan Greiser
tackled him just as he was trying to catch
the ball, which caromed into the arms of Tim
Torrence for his first career interception at
Liberty’s 39-yard line.
Eight plays later, Zach Terrell, who was
moved to wide receiver in the offseason,
found a way to continue his amazing rushing touchdown streak. The senior took a
pitch from Smith and found the end zone
15 yards later for a score. The scoring burst
gave Terrell his 17th-consecutive game with
a rushing touchdown and lifted Liberty to a
7-0 edge with 3:01 left in the first.
Liberty’s defensive backs made their
second big play of the game, when Chuck
Duffey stepped in front of a Harb pass at the
North Greenville 36-yard line and returned it
27 yards, deep into the Crusaders’ red zone.
Big South Preseason Player of the
Year Rashad Jennings was handed the ball
three-straight plays. On the third run, the
senior found a hole over the left tackle for a
two-yard rushing touchdown, giving Liberty
a 14-0 lead with 1:19 left in the opening
period.
On the second play of the second
quarter, Harb was picked off again, this time
by Greiser at the 40-yard line. Nearly three
minutes later, Jennings took his third handoff
of the drive and found the end zone for a sixyard rushing touchdown to push the Flames’
lead to 21-0, 12:00 before halftime.
After the first three-and-out series of
the game, Liberty quickly added to its lead
with its first big offensive play of the game.
Smith dropped back in the pocket at midfield
and found Dominic Bolden open in the near
corner of the end zone for a 48-yard scoring
strike, extending the Flames’ advantage to
28-0 with 9:25 left in the first half.
The North Greenville offense pieced
together its first sustained drive of the first
half, following the touchdown pass, getting
inside Liberty’s red zone.
However, the drive stalled at the seven
yard line after a four-yard tackle for a loss by
defensive captain Nick Hursky. The Crusaders had to settle for a 24-yard Michael Sears
field goal to put the visitors on the scoreboard, 28-3, with 2:07 remaining before the
intermission.
Liberty maintained its 28-3 advantage
entering the locker room, but quickly added
to its lead in the third quarter.
After gaining possession of the ball
following a three-and-out series, Liberty
extended its advantage when Smith found
Jonathan Crawford open for an 18-yard
scoring strike at the 12:16 mark of the third,
sealing the victory for the homestanding
Flames.
Liberty managed to score two more
times the rest of the game, highlighted by
a 76-yard kickof return for a touchdown by
Crawford midway through the third quarter.
Liberty rolled up 440 total offensive
yards on the night, averaging 7.7 yards per
play. The Crusaders finished the game with
247 total offensive yards, averaging 3.4 yards
per play. The Flames led an even offensive
attack, rushing for 241 yards and passing for
261. North Greenville predominantly passed
during the game, amassing 178 yards in the
air to 69 yards on the ground.
Penalties plagued the contest, as Liberty
was whistled for 13 infractions for 136 yards
to account for the most penalty yards under
third-year head coach Danny Rocco.
Jennings posted his 13th career 100-yard
rushing game, hitting the mark on the nose
on 13 carries. The senior found the end zone
twice during the contest, marking his 11th
career multiple-touchdown game and the
sixth time in the last seven contests. Terrell
followed by rushing eight times for 70 yards
and his 27th career rushing touchdown.
Smith had pinpoint accuracy on the
evening, completing 14-of-17 pass attempts
for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Spencer
Landis saw considerable time in the second
half, completing 3-of-4 passing attempts for
28 yards.
Bolden led eight different receivers,
posting his first collegiate 100-yard game by
catching five passes for 100 yards. Crawford
followed by matching Bolden with five receptions for 44 yards. Both receivers finished
the game with touchdown receptions.
Chad Brown lead a near 100 team tackle
total in the game (95 for Liberty), finishing
the contest with a career-best seven stops.
The linebacker duo of Patrick Bannon and
Nick Hursky ended the game with six stops
apiece.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
North Greenville vs Liberty (08-30-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
NGU
10
19
36-69
178
36-21-3
72-247
0-0
0-0
7-147
0-0
5-38.2
0-0
7-55
35:18
5 of 17
1 of 2
2-3
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
North Greenville
Rushing
Cummings,Rasha
Moore,Matt
Hornedo,Luis
Harb,Richard
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
21
74
9
12
24
3
1
0
1
2
0
16
Passing
Harb,Richard
C-A-I
21-36-3
Receiving
Dobbins,Brando
Joseph,Rowe
Hornedo,Luis
Garrett,Jarvis
No.
6
4
3
3
Punting
Jones,Justin
LIBERTY
49
22
36-241
199
21-17-0
57-440
0-0
2-41
3-122
3-56
1-39.0
2-2
13-136
24:42
6 of 9
0 of 0
5-5
No.
5
Net TD
65
0
21
0
-1
0
-16
0
Lg
9
6
0
0
Yds TD Long
178
1
17
Yards
60
30
37
18
Yds
191
TD
0
0
1
0
Avg
3.1
1.8
-1.0
-8.0
Sack
1
Long
13
9
17
10
Avg Long
38.2
46
In20
1
TB
0
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
LAWRENCE, Terron
No. Gain Loss
13 100
0
8
70
0
2
44
0
5
22
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
C-A-I
14-17-0
3-4-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
No.
5
5
2
1
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
1
TD
1
1
0
0
Avg Long
39.0
39
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
2
Yards
41
TD
0
Long
28
Kick Returns
Cummings,Rasha
Moore,Matt
No.
4
3
Yards
87
60
TD
0
0
Long
31
25
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
1
Yards
46
76
TD
0
1
Long
24
76
Tackles
BROWN, Chad
BANNON, Patrick
HURSKY, Nick
WENDLAND, Soere
UA-A
2-5
2-4
1-5
1-4
UA-A
2-7
3-4
3-3
3-3
Total
9
7
6
6
Sacks
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
TFL
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
Total
7
6
6
5
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
04:15
01:56
12:00
09:25
02:07
12:16
06:14
05:57
12:16
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 15 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 8-61 3:01
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 3-9 1:19
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 5-40 2:10
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 48 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 1-53 0:13
NGU - Michael,Sears 24 yd field goal, 14-67 7:12
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 18 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 4-39 1:28
NGU - Hornedo,Luis 15 yd pass from Harb,Richard (Michael,Sears kick), 7-45 3:21
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 76 yd kickoff return (YOUNG, Paul kick)
LIBERTY - LAWRENCE, Terron 3 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 12-86 5:38
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
3
0
Long
48
18
5
11
Punt Returns
Tackles
Bernardi,Andre
Green,Jereme
Doug,Wilson
Davis,Emmauel
Lg Avg
19 7.7
23 8.8
43 22.0
11 4.4
Yds TD Long
171
2
48
28
0
11
Yards
100
44
8
11
Yds
39
Net TD
100
2
70
1
44
0
22
1
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
In20
0
TFL
1.0
0.0
1.5
1.5
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
0 - 21
0 - 28
3 - 28
3 - 35
10 - 35
10 - 42
10 - 49
TB
1
Game No. 2 - Liberty 44, Glenville State 27
Sept. 6, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (13,917)
Five of Liberty’s six touchdowns on the
evening were for 20 or more yards, pushing
the Flames to a 44-27 victory over Glenville
State, on Sept. 6, in front of 13,917 fans at
Williams Stadium.
The victory, played in front of the
seventh-largest crowd in program history,
pushed Liberty’s record to 2-0. The loss
evened the Pioneers’ record at 1-1 early in
the 2008 season.
The 17-point win extended Liberty’s
home winning streak to 10 games, the longest in the country among FCS programs at
the point of the contest. The Flames entered
the game tied with Dayton, as the Flyers had
also claimed nine-straight home wins. However, Dayton had the weekend off before it
hosted Fordham at home on Sept. 13.
The Flames wasted little time getting
on the scoreboard, finding the end zone on
the fourth play of their opening possession.
On a third-and-three play from the Liberty 28-yard line, quarterback Brock Smith
dumped a pass off to Dominic Bolden.
The senior made an acrobatic catch, and
following two key blocks down field, scoring
on a 72-yard touchdown reception. The longest reception of Bolden’s career put Liberty
up 7-0 at the 12:14 mark of the first.
Liberty continued to pepper the airways,
making quick work offensively. After a second three-and-out series, Smith’s pin-point
toss to Jonathan Crawford on the near side
extended the Flames’ lead to 14-0 on the
third play of the ensuing drive with a 33-yard
touchdown reception.
Big plays persisted, but this time for
Glenville State, as the Pioneers found the
scoreboard on the second-longest rushing
touchdown surrender by a Danny Rocco-led
football team.
Following a 34-yard sweep to the right
by Jerry Seymour, the senior bettered the
run by busting through the line for a 56-yard
rushing touchdown with 8:01 left to play in
the opening period.
Liberty responded by mounting its
longest drive of the first quarter, pieced
together a five-play drive that saw the
Flames move the ball 58 yards for a score.
Mike Brown tried to get into the lengthy-play
category himself, when the redshirt freshman caught a ball in open space at midfield,
but he was shoved out of bounds by a pair of
Pioneer defenders at the two-yard line.
Two plays later, Zach Terrell pushed his
rushing touchdown streak to 18-consecutive
games, finding a gap in the line for a oneyard score. Paul Young’s point after attempt
was blocked, leaving the score at 20-7 with
5:38 left to play in the high-scoring first
period.
The margin remained the same until
the second quarter, when Liberty’s defense
forced the Pioneers to punt for the third
time in the game. Dustan Fox booted the ball
41 yards downfield with Bolden fielding it at
the 28-yard line.
Just like his touchdown catch, the senior
used several key blocks, which opened up
holes for Bolden’s first career punt return
touchdown.
The senior’s second of three scores on
the evening was his fourth career special
teams’ return for a touchdown, following
behind three kickoff returns.
Bolden showcased his big-play ability one last time before the halftime siren
sounded, catching a 28-yard pass from Smith
over his left shoulder in the far corner of the
end zone to give Liberty a 27-7 intermission
advantage.
A Matt Bevin’s 38-yard field goal midway
through the third quarter, followed by a
45-yard touchdown burst by Mike Brown in
the fourth sealed the victory for the Flames.
The Pioneers managed to tack on two late
touchdowns during the final two minutes of
the game and recovered an on-side kick for a
third possession.
But a pair of negative-yardage stops of
quarterback James McCants, including a
nine-yard sack by Trey Jacobs closed out the
victory.
Terrell posted his eighth career 100-yard
rushing game, leading the Flames 239-yard
rushing attack by carrying the ball 24 times
for 110 yards and the one-yard touchdown.
Seymour rushed 15 times for 145 yards
and a score, averaging an impressive 9.7
yards per rushing attempt.
Smith completed 7-of-11 pass attempts
for 202 yards and three touchdowns. The
contest marked the sixth time the quarterback has tossed three touchdowns in a single
game and moved the senior into fourth
place on Liberty’s all-time career touchdown
passing list.
Smith now has 36 touchdown passes
to his credit, moving past Ben Anderson’s
35 touchdowns thrown during his four-year
career (1994-97).
Crawford led the Flames with four receptions for 77 yards and a score. Bolden made
the most of his three catches, finishing the
game with 88 yards and two touchdown
passes.
Bolden also finished the contest with
265 total all-purpose yards, ranking as the
fifth most in Big South Conference singlegame history.
A pair of newcomers paced the Flames
defensive effort. Linebacker Jamal Giddens,
who got his first career start on the evening,
led Liberty with eight stops. Daryl Robertson
followed with seven stops, including three
and a half tackles for a loss.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Glenville State vs Liberty (09-06-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
GSC
27
14
41-209
121
24-10-0
65-330
1-37
0-0
8-171
2-41
6-42.3
1-1
11-104
30:56
3 of 13
1 of 2
2-2
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Glenville State
Rushing
Jerry Seymour
Jared Dearing
James McCants
Xavier Glenn
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
15 147
2
7
42
1
16
46
29
2
7
0
Passing
James McCants
C-A-I
10-24-0
Receiving
Brian Miles
Xavier Glenn
David Russell
Antwan Stewart
No.
5
2
1
1
Punting
Dustan Fox
LIBERTY
44
21
43-239
214
15-8-2
58-453
0-0
4-98
5-88
0-0
2-36.5
4-2
8-68
29:04
5 of 11
1 of 1
2-2
No.
6
Net TD
145
1
41
0
17
2
7
0
Lg
56
22
19
6
Yds TD Long
121
1
33
Yards
97
14
10
2
Yds
254
TD
1
0
0
0
Avg
9.7
5.9
1.1
3.5
Sack
4
Long
33
12
10
2
Avg Long
42.3
50
Rushing
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
BROGGIN, Danny
SMITH, Brock
Passing
SMITH, Brock
BROWN, Mike
Receiving
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
BROWN, Mike
In20
2
TB
0
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No. Gain Loss
24 111
1
3
54
0
5
34
0
2
21
0
C-A-I
7-11-2
1-2-0
No.
4
3
1
No.
2
Net TD
110
1
54
1
34
0
21
0
Yds TD Long
202
3
72
12
0
12
Yards
77
88
49
Yds
73
TD
1
2
0
Avg Long
36.5
39
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
1
Yards
82
8
TD
1
0
Long
72
8
Kick Returns
Xavier Glenn
Antwan Stewart
No.
7
1
Yards
165
6
TD
0
0
Long
39
6
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
TEAM
No.
3
1
Yards
87
-1
TD
0
0
Long
42
0
Tackles
Randy Dobie
Kaleb Lawrence
Andre Wright
UA-A
4-7
3-8
1-6
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
1.0
1.5
0.0
Tackles
GIDDENS, Jamal
ROBERTSON, Daryl
ROCCO, Chris
UA-A
4-4
2-5
4-1
Total
8
7
5
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
12:14
09:14
08:01
05:38
12:03
01:04
06:12
10:56
09:55
01:53
00:55
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 72 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 4-83 1:26
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 33 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 3-44 0:54
GSC - Jerry Seymour 56 yd run (Alex Amick kick), 2-85 1:06
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 1 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick blockd), 5-58 2:12
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 72 yd punt return (SHIPPS, Ben kick)
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 28 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 5-70 2:10
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 38 yd field goal, 14-56 8:41
GSC - James McCants 19 yd run (Alex Amick kick), 9-69 3:52
LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 45 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 2-45 0:49
GSC - Brian Miles 27 yd pass from James McCants (Alex Amick kick), 9-80 2:32
GSC - James McCants 1 yd run (Alex Amick kick failed), 3-3 0:41
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
0
0
Long
33
72
49
Punt Returns
Total
11
11
7
Lg Avg
13 4.6
45 18.0
16 6.8
13 10.5
Sacks
0.5
1.5
0.0
In20
0
TFL
1.0
3.5
0.0
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
7 - 14
7 - 20
7 - 27
7 - 34
7 - 37
14 - 37
14 - 44
21 - 44
27 - 44
TB
1
Game No. 3 - No. 25 Liberty 19, Western Carolina 16
Sept. 13, 2008 - Cullowhee, N.C. - E.J. Whitmire Stadium (7,289)
No. 25 Liberty withstood two fourth
quarter touchdowns and made a key fourthdown stop with 1:39 remaining to hold on
for a 19-16 road victory over Western Carolina, on Sept. 13, at E.J. Whitmore Stadium.
With the victory, the Flames moved to
3-0 for the first time since the 1997 season, a
year Liberty finished its campaign with a 9-2
overall record. Western Carolina’s secondstraight loss dropped the Catamounts to 1-2
on the season.
The three-point win also pushed Liberty’s winning streak to eight games, dating
back to its 2007 Big South championship
season. The winning streak was the second
longest active winning streak among FCS
program at the time, ranking one behind
Dayton’s nine-game streak. The Flyers also
held on for a 23-20 home victory over Fordham earlier in the day.
After holding the homestanding Catamounts to a three-and-out series on their
opening possession, Liberty methodically
used its running game and a pair of key
third-down conversions to take an early lead.
Rashad Jennings carried the ball five
times for 17 yards, while quarterback Brock
Smith completed 3-of-5 pass attempts for
37 yards to move the Flames into scoring
position. A majority of the senior’s passing
yardage came on a 26-yard completion to
Dominic Bolden on a third-and-10 play from
Liberty’s 45-yard line.
Ben Shipps capped the opening 12-play,
69-yard scoring drive, which used 5:03 on
the game clock, by booting a 29-yard field
goal through the uprights with 7:40 left
on the first quarter game clock to give the
Flames the early 3-0 edge.
Liberty looked like it might hold Western
Carolina scoreless over the remainder of the
period, including a stop on a third-and-six
play from the Flames’ 29-yard line. However,
Liberty was whistled for a roughing the
passer penalty on the play, extending the
Catamounts possession.
Two plays later, Quan Warley picked up
two precise blocks on the near side of the
field, and scored on a 15-yard sweep. The
scoring jaunt was the first career touchdown
for Warley, and gave the Catamounts a 7-3
lead with 1:23 left to play in the opening
quarter.
Following fumbles by both teams, Liberty drove downfield and tried to tack points
on the scoreboard midway through the
second quarter. But the drive stalled inside
the Catamounts’ red zone at the 13-yard
line, leaving the Flames to settle for a field
goal attempt.
However, a 30-yard attempt by Shipps
attempt was blocked by a leaping Chris
Edwards at the line of scrimmage, leaving
Western Carolina a four-point lead with 5:47
left to play before halftime.
Liberty’s offense had one more chance
before intermission, driving down to the Catamounts’ four-yard line. The Flames looked
like they might get their first touchdown of
the evening, when Smith broke out of the
pocket and found Corey Rasberry open in
the flat.
But, the floating pass slipped through
the tight end’s fingers, leaving the Flames
to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Shipps
with 32:5 ticks left in the opening half, as the
home team headed to the locker room with
a 7-6 lead.
The Flames dominated every aspect of
the game during the first 30 minutes of action, except on the scoreboard. Liberty held
a 20:08-9:52 time of possession advantage
and tallied 186 total offensive yards to Western Carolina’s 81 total offensive yards.
Liberty continued to control the battle
for the clock, grinding out an 80-plus yard,
opening drive of the first half. But once
again, the Catamounts kept the Flames out
of the end zone, as Liberty took the lead momentarily on a 23-yard field goal by Shipps.
However, Western Carolina was whistled
for an unsportsmanlike penalty on the
kicking attempt to give Liberty a fresh set of
downs.
And the Flames took advantage of the
extra opportunity, when Dominic Bolden
took the handoff on a reserve to the far
side of the field. The senior scored when he
completed his three-yard rushing play with a
burst through two defenders, putting Liberty
on top for the first time in the contest, 13-7,
at the 8:44 mark of the third quarter. The
12-play, 86-yard drive used up 6:10 on the
game clock.
With Western Carolina driving downfield, Liberty’s defense forced its second
turnover of the evening. Ian Childress broke
through the line and sacked Catamounts’
quarterback Andy Horn for the second time,
forcing a fumble, which was recovered by
Chad Brown.
Eight plays later, Smith called his own
number on a one-yard keeper, scoring his
second career rushing touchdown to push
Liberty’s lead to 19-7 with 45.5 left to play
in the third quarter. Shipps extra point was
blocked, giving Liberty a 12 point edge.
The Catamounts quickly struck back on
the first play of the fourth quarter, as Horn
found Marquel Pittman open on a screen
pass. The sophomore took the ball and
found several holes in Liberty’s downfield
defense, scoring on a 78-yard touchdown
reception. Blake Bostic continued the kicking
struggles by both teams on the evening,
missing the extra point to leave Liberty up
six, 19-13, with 14:46 left to play in the ball
game.
After a three-and-out series by Liberty,
the Catamounts continued to pressure the
Flames, getting down inside Liberty’s red
zone to the seven-yard line. But a nine-yard
sack by Chad Brown, followed a delay of
game penalty on Western Carolina forced
the host team to settle for a 38-yard, Bostic
field goal at 7:12 to pull within three points
at 19-16.
A second straight three-and-out series
forced Liberty to punt the ball away with
3:34 left to play, but Mike Larsson pinned the
Catamounts deep in their own territory at
the 10-yard line on the ensuing punt.
A six-yard pass play from Horn to Warley
enabled Western Carolina to move the
chains once. But four plays later, Horn’s pass
attempt to Adam Hearns fell short of the
receiver to give Liberty possession of the ball
and enable the Flames to wind out the clock.
At game’s end, the Flames were still
dominate in the box score totals. Liberty
finished with 72 plays to the Catamounts 52
plays, enabling the Flames to outgain the
home team 338 yards to 247. Liberty also
finished the game with 37:36 of total time of
possession.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#25 Liberty vs Western Carolina (09-13-08 at Cullowhee, N.C.)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
19
20
45-183
169
27-17-0
72-352
0-0
4-17
4-125
0-0
4-39.5
2-0
11-99
37:36
6 of 17
1 of 2
4-5
WCU
16
15
19-33
228
33-18-0
52-261
0-0
3-9
5-114
0-0
4-43.5
3-2
5-42
22:24
2 of 10
2 of 3
2-2
Western Carolina
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
SMITH, Brock
BOLDEN, Dominic
No. Gain Loss
27 117
8
8
51
0
6
30
3
1
3
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
17-27-0
Receiving
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
TERRELL, Zach
BOLDEN, Dominic
RASBERRY, Corey
No.
4
4
2
2
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
4
Lg
38
23
9
3
Yds TD Long
169
0
34
Yards
50
27
33
14
Yds
158
Net TD
109
0
51
0
27
1
3
1
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg
4.0
6.4
4.5
3.0
Sack
0
Long
34
12
26
7
Avg Long
39.5
42
In20
1
TB
1
Rushing
Quan Warley
Adam Hearns
Jayson Williams
Andy Horn
No. Gain Loss
12
72
0
2
5
2
1
0
4
4
0
38
Passing
Andy Horn
C-A-I
18-33-0
Receiving
Donald James
Quan Warley
Adam Hearns
Jayson Williams
No.
5
5
4
2
Punting
Blake Cain
No.
4
Net TD
72
1
3
0
-4
0
-38
0
Yds TD Long
228
1
78
Yards
49
27
47
22
Yds
174
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg Long
43.5
47
No.
4
Yards
17
TD
0
Long
10
Punt Returns
Adam Hearns
No.
3
Yards
9
TD
0
Long
5
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
2
Yards
43
82
TD
0
0
Long
28
51
Kick Returns
Adam Hearns
No.
5
Yards
114
TD
0
Long
34
Tackles
Q. Phillips
Chris Collins
Mitchell Bell
Michael Shaw
UA-A
4-12
3-8
3-3
2-4
UA-A
5-2
3-4
5-0
3-2
Total
7
7
5
5
Sacks
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
0.0
2.5
0.0
1.0
Total
16
11
6
6
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
07:40
01:52
00:33
08:44
00:45
14:46
07:12
LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 29 yd field goal, 12-69 5:03
WCU - Quan Warley 15 yd run (Blake Bostic kick), 5-54 1:23
LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 27 yd field goal, 10-44 3:37
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 3 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 12-86 6:10
LIBERTY - SMITH, Brock 2 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick blockd), 8-49 4:12
WCU - Marquel Pittman 78 yd pass from Andy Horn (Blake Bostic kick failed), 2-81 0:52
WCU - Blake Bostic 38 yd field goal, 12-54 5:48
2nd
3rd
4th
Avg
6.0
1.5
-4.0
-9.5
Sack
3
Long
21
11
19
20
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
GREISER, Ryan
BROWN, Chad
TORRENCE, Tim
HURSKY, Nick
Lg
15
5
0
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
3
TFL
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
V-H
3-0
3-7
6-7
13 - 7
19 - 7
19 - 13
19 - 16
TB
0
Game No. 4 - No. 25 Liberty 31, No. 23 Youngstown State 28
Sept. 27, 2008 - Youngstown, Ohio - Stambaugh Stadium (20,630)
Rashad Jennings rushed for a career-best
220 yards and three touchdowns, but it was
a 24-yard field goal by Matt Bevins as time
expired that lifted No. 25 Liberty to a 31-28
victory over No. 23 Youngstown State, on
Sept. 27, at Stambaugh Stadium.
With the victory, the Flames remained
unbeaten in 2008, moving their record to
4-0 on the season, and extend their winning
streak to an FCS-best nine-straight games.
The win was Liberty’s ninth over a ranked
FCS opponent in program history and the
first since Liberty defeated No. 24 Charleston
Southern, 34-20, on Nov. 11, 2006.
Liberty won the game’s coin toss and
deferred to the Penguins, giving Youngstown
State the ball to open the contest. And the
home team took quick advantage of the
game’s first possession, methodically moving
the ball downfield to score with 7:38 left in
the first quarter.
Penguins quarterback Brandon Summers
completed eight-of-eight passes to account
for 62 of the team’s 77 yards on the 13-play
drive. The eighth-consecutive completion was a seven-yard slant to Dominique
Barnes on the far side of the field, giving
Youngstown State an early 7-0 lead.
Following a Brock Smith intercepted pass
and the two teams trading three-and-out
series, Summers kept his passing streak alive
by competing his next four pass attempts to
get the Penguins to the Liberty 18-yard line,
ending the opening 15 minutes of action.
After resetting the chains at the south
end of the stadium, Summers showed that
he can do damage on the ground as well.
The junior faked a pass attempt, freezing the
defense and allowing the speedy hurler to
burst up the middle and score on an 18-yard
run, six seconds into the period, extending
the home team’s advantage to 14-0.
Liberty overcame its opening-quarter jitters, responding with a 70-yard scoring drive
to pull back within seven points. The Flames
kept to the ground for seven of the 10 plays
in the drive, including the final play of the
drive, which ate up 4:21 on the game clock.
Zach Terrell used blocks by Derek Bishop
and Rashad Jennings to find a hole on the
left side of the line for a three-yard rushing
touchdown, giving the senior his 29th career
rushing touchdown.
After forcing the Penguins to punt the
ball away on the next possession, the Flames
continued to pound away at Youngstown
State with a ground attack.
Eight of Liberty’s nine plays on the
86-yard drive, which lasted 4:48 on the
clock, were of the rushing variety. Three
were of note, as Jennings got the Flames
into Youngstown State territory, bouncing off
two defenders at the line of scrimmage to
open up a hole for a 55-yard game, his fifthlongest run since joining the Flames’ roster.
Three plays later, the drive would have
stalled in the Penguins’ red zone, but Smith
tucked the ball away and the quarterback
leaped over two defenders to pick up 10
yards on a third-and-seven play.
Jennings was handed the ball on the
following three plays, including a two-yard
scoring run to the near side of the field
with 2:03 left before the intermission. The
senior’s 13th carry of the evening needed
an extra effort to find the end zone, knotting
the contest at 14-14.
Youngstown State tried to break the
deadlock, quickly marching downfield on the
ensuing drive and getting the ball down to
the Flames’ 16-yard line. But on third-andsix, Summers was flushed from the pocket
and his sideline toss was picked off by Chuck
Duffey with three seconds left on the game
clock, leaving the game tied at half.
Liberty took the ball on its second possession of the second half and scored their
21th-unanswered point, thanks to a trick
play and some strong rushing by Jennings.
At its own 36-yard line, Terrell took a
pitch from Smith and the A-back player
tossed his first pass since 2006, hooking up
with Dominic Bolden 51 yards downfield. Prior to his career-long pass play, the one-time
quarterback’s last pass was against Charleston Southern on Nov. 11 of that season.
Three plays later, Jennings muscled his
way into the end zone from two yards out,
capping off an eight-play, 95-yard drive to
push Liberty’s lead to 21-14 with 2:21 left to
play in the third.
Liberty’s defense quickly forced the Penguins to punt the ball away on the ensuring
drive. The three-and-out series was keyed
by a pass break-up by Chris Rocco and an
11-yard sack by Jamal Giddens.
Bolden, who entered the game ranked
No. 9 nationally in average punt return yards
(17.5 per return), proved why he is one of
the best return men in the nation. The senior broke several tackles on the far side of
the field, staying in bounds all the way on a
52-yard punt return to the YSU six-yard line.
On the following play, Jennings once
again got extra yardage on a rushing play,
extending the nose of the football over the
goal line for a six-yard rushing touchdown
with 28 seconds left in the third quarter,
boosting Liberty’s lead to 14 points, 28-14.
However, homestanding Youngstown
State didn’t go down quietly, as the Penquins
regrouped for a fourth-quarter charge.
After Jonathan Crawford fumbled the ball at
midfield following a reception, Youngstown
State quickly moved downfield and pulled
within seven, 28-21, when Summers capped
an eight-play, 50-yard drive with a four-yard
pass play to Donald Jones with 6:19 left.
Liberty, trying to run out the clock, managed to advance the ball to the Youngstown
State 34-yard line. However, on a third-andfour play, Smith’s attempted sideline pass
was picked off by Mike Barlak with 2:31
left in the ballgame, giving the home team
another chance.
Youngstown State continued to ride the
strong throwing arm of Summers, as the
junior completed six-straight passes to move
the Penguins 64 yards downfield in just 52
seconds. The sixth and final pass was an
11-yard strike to Ferlando Williams in the
near side of the end zone, tying the game at
28-28 with 1:29 left in regulation.
An out-of-bounds kickoff gave Liberty
possession at the 40-yard line, where Smith
countered Summers’ quick moving of his
squad. Liberty’s senior quarterback completed four-of-seven pass attempts, including an
eight-yard slant to Mike Brown that moved
the ball into potential field goal range.
Following a five-yard run up the middle
by Jennings to give Liberty the ball on the
near-side hash mark, head coach Danny
Rocco called on the freshman kicker, Bevins,
to clinch the victory. With the clock at three
seconds, Bevins sent the ball through the
uprights for his second career collegiate field
goal, lifting Liberty to a momentous victory.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#25 Liberty vs #23 Youngstown State (09-27-08 at Youngstown, Ohio)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
31
21
44-252
202
24-16-2
68-454
0-0
3-59
3-59
1-0
2-34.0
1-1
3-14
28:46
8 of 12
0 of 0
5-6
YSU
28
24
32-93
334
39-32-1
71-427
0-0
0-0
5-93
2-11
4-40.5
0-0
5-35
31:14
6 of 13
1 of 2
4-5
Youngstown State
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
BOLDEN, Dominic
TEAM
No. Gain Loss
29 220
0
11
37
2
1
3
0
1
0
2
Passing
SMITH, Brock
TERRELL, Zach
C-A-I
15-23-2
1-1-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
No.
6
5
3
1
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
2
Lg
55
10
3
0
Yds TD Long
151
0
16
51
0
51
Yards
91
60
35
10
Yds
68
Net TD
220
3
35
1
3
0
-2
0
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg
7.6
3.2
3.0
-2.0
Rushing
Summers, B.
Brown, Dana
Keys, Kamryn
Scott, Jabari
Sack
1
0
Passing
Summers, B.
C-A-I
32-39-1
Receiving
Williams, F.
Horne, D.
Jones, Donald
Bush, Derrick
No.
9
7
5
3
Long
51
16
16
10
Avg Long
34.0
37
In20
0
TB
1
Punting
Nowicki, Ben
No. Gain Loss
17
76
27
5
23
0
6
19
3
3
5
0
No.
4
TD
1
0
1
0
Avg Long
40.5
46
No.
3
Yards
59
TD
0
Long
52
Punt Returns
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Kick Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
2
1
Yards
35
24
TD
0
0
Long
18
24
Kick Returns
Barnes, D.
Horne, D.
No.
4
1
Yards
70
23
TD
0
0
Long
20
23
UA-A
9-4
8-2
3-4
4-2
Total
13
10
7
6
Sacks
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
3.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
Tackles
Elliott, Andre
Barlak, Mike
Edwards, Jordan
Ross, Brandian
UA-A
6-5
4-7
2-9
6-4
Total
11
11
11
10
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
2nd
07:38
14:54
10:26
02:03
02:21
00:35
06:19
01:29
00:00
YSU - Barnes, D. 7 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 13-77 7:22
YSU - Summers, B. 18 yd run (Palmer, Brian kick), 7-70 3:20
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 3 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 10-71 4:21
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-86 4:48
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 8-95 4:14
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-6 0:06
YSU - Jones, Donald 4 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 8-50 3:13
YSU - Williams, F. 11 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 7-64 1:02
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 24 yd field goal, 10-53 1:29
3rd
4th
Avg
2.9
4.6
2.7
1.7
Sack
3
Long
19
11
27
45
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
HURSKY, Nick
GREISER, Ryan
ROCCO, Chris
HICKS, Kent
Lg
18
12
13
2
Yds TD Long
334
3
45
Yards
87
49
74
59
Yds
162
Net TD
49
1
23
0
16
0
5
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
2
TFL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
7 - 14
14 - 14
21 - 14
28 - 14
28 - 21
28 - 28
31 - 28
TB
0
Game No. 5 - No. 20/21 Liberty 43, Coastal Carolina 38
Oct. 4, 2008 - Conway, S.C. - Brooks Stadium (7,322)
For the third-straight road game, No.
20/21 Liberty outlasted an opponent, this
time picking up a 43-38 victory over Big
South rival Coastal Carolina in its conference
opener, Saturday night, at Brooks Stadium.
With the win, the Flames ran their record to 5-0 on the year and 1-0 in Big South
play. The victory extended the nation’s longest FCS winning streak to 10 games and tied
a program record, as Liberty also reeled off
10-straight wins over the span of the 1988
and 1989 seasons.
For the third time in 2008, the Flames
put points up on the scoreboard during their
opening drive, taking a 7-0 lead with 9:36
left to play in the opening 15 minutes.
Rashad Jennings carried the ball four
times on the eight-play drive, however, the
senior tailback was the intended target of
quarterback Brock Smith on third-and-eight
play from the Coastal 23-yard line. Jennings
caught the pass over the middle and broke
several tackles before getting the nose of the
football over the goal line to give Liberty the
early advantage.
After a three-and-out series on the ensuing drive, Liberty’s special teams, which entered the game ranked No. 11 in the nation
in punt return yardage, showcased its return
prowess. Dominic Bolden, who ranked
eighth individually coming into the contest,
made use of a key block by Wes Cheek to
clip off a 39-yard punt return.
Bolden’s third-longest punt return of
the season set up Liberty’s next scoring opportunity, as three plays later, Matt Bevins
knocked down a 22-yard field goal at the
6:37 mark, pushing LU’s advantage to 10-0.
Coastal Carolina made a quarterback
change on the following drive, placing
redshirt freshman Jamie Childress under
center. And the move by head coach David
Bennett paid off, as the rookie scored his
first collegiate touchdown, diving one yard
on a third-and-goal play with 1:56 left to play
in the first quarter to trim Liberty’s lead to
three points, 10-7.
The Flames failed to move the chains on
their next drive, forcing to punt the ball away
four plays later as time expired on the first
quarter game clock. Starting quarterback
Zach MacDowall returned the game, completing two out of his three pass attempts
for 46 yards to get the Chanticleers into
Liberty territory.
The Chanticleers took to the ground for
the next three plays, getting a pair of 15-yard
jaunts from Arthur Sitton and Jamie Fordham. The second by Fordham gave Coastal
Carolina a 14-10 lead with 12:30 left in the
second quarter.
Liberty regrouped on its next drive,
piecing together its longest drive of the first
quarter. On the 12th play of the drive, Smith
faked a handoff to Jonathan Crawford and
found Jennings wide open in the near side of
the end zone for his second receiving touchdown of the game. The four-yard receiving
by the senior with 7:01 left before the break,
gave Liberty a 17-14 lead.
Five plays later, Patrick Calvary picked off
his seventh career pass, moving the senior
into fifth place on the Big South all-time interception list, which gave Liberty possession
with 4:44 left to play before halftime.
The Chanticleers looked like they might
have halted the Flames on a third-and-13
play from the Coastal Carolina 23-yard line.
However, Smith got a key block on the offensive line from Jennings so the senior could
find Bolden open on a slant route, to give
Liberty a 10-point lead with 29 seconds left
before the intermission.
Liberty drove down the length of the
field on the first drive of the second half,
thanks in part to a third-down conversion
play that saw B.J. Hayes scamper for 44
yards, However, the drive stalled in the
Red Zone, as the Flames had to settle for
a 28-yard field goal by Bevins, which gave
Liberty a 13-point edge, 27-14, with 11:40
left in the third.
The Chanticleers looked like they quickly
answered, as MacDowall hooked up with
Sitton for a screen pass, which the senior
took the end zone less than a minute later.
However, the play was called back due to a
holding penalty at midfield.
Infractions continued to plague the
Chanticleers on the drive, as CCU was whistled for four more on the drive, including a
second wave off on a MacDowell touchdown
pass to Brandon Whitley, leaving the home
squad to settle for a 42-yard field by Justin
Durham at the 5:11 mark of the third quarter, cutting the lead to 10 points, 27-17.
Following a 17-play drive that had Liberty’s defense on the field for 6:24, the Flames
quickly ushered their defenders back on the
field, as Hayes scored on the next play.
The 66-yard sweeping touchdown run
to the far side of the field, Liberty’s longest
run of the year, pushed the Flames lead to
17 points, 34-17, as the Flames doubled the
Chanticleers up 15 seconds later.
Coastal Carolina mustered some fourthdown magic on the ensuing drive, as Liberty
looked like it might tackle MacDowall and
regain possession on downs.
But the sophomore squirmed away from
several would-be tacklers to find Chris Floyd
open for a 21-yard play at the LU six-yard
line. MacDowall called his own number on
the next play, cutting the lead back to 10
points, 34-24, with 1:23 left in the third.
The two teams traded touchdown during
the first five minutes of the fourth quarter.
Jennings tacked on his third touchdown
of the game, this time on the ground. The
senior bowled over several defenders, scampering for a 35-yard rushing touchdown with
11:53 left in the game.
However, Coastal Carolina quickly moved
the ball downfield and pulled within eight
points, 40-32, following a Marquel Willis
touchdown pass from MacDowall and a twopoint conversion pass to Trent Usher with
11:53 remaining on the clock.
Trying to wind down the game clock, LU
handed the ball to Jennings five times on the
next nine-play drive, helping set up a 34-yard
field goal by Bevins with 7:34 left, pushing
Liberty’s lead to 11 points, 43-32.
Kent Hicks intercepted the ball on the
next play, but Liberty was forced to punt four
plays later, following a three-and-out series.
MacDowall quickly moved the Chanticleers
downfield 91 yards on 15 plays, completing
the drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass
to Willis with 1:59 left on the game clock.
A two-point rushing attempt by Fordham
failed, leaving the score at 43-38.
Liberty recovered an attempted on-side
kick and handed the ball off to Jennings on
the next three plays. On the third rush, Jennings broke free for a sure touchdown run,
but the senior slid down at the one-yard line,
ending the game as Liberty was then able to
run the clock out.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#20 Liberty vs Coastal Carolina (10-04-08 at Conway, S.C.)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
43
23
44-292
239
24-15-0
68-531
0-0
2-49
5-125
2-0
2-36.0
1-0
4-29
29:59
7 of 12
0 of 0
5-6
COASTAL
38
32
37-152
382
45-24-2
82-534
0-0
1-1
9-162
0-0
2-29.5
0-0
10-70
30:01
7 of 13
3 of 3
5-5
Coastal Carolina
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
HAYES, B.J.
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
No. Gain Loss
35 201
6
3
76
0
1
15
0
1
6
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
15-24-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
JENNINGS, Rashad
RASBERRY, Corey
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
No.
5
3
3
2
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
2
Lg Avg
35 5.6
66 25.3
15 15.0
6 6.0
Yds TD Long
239
3
44
Yards
93
33
24
31
Yds
72
Net TD
195
1
76
1
15
0
6
0
TD
1
2
0
0
Sack
0
Long
25
23
8
21
Avg Long
36.0
43
In20
2
TB
0
Rushing
FORDHAM, Jamie
SITTON, Arthur
STARR, Vince
CHILDERS, Jamie
No. Gain Loss
13
66
0
9
59
3
1
17
0
6
13
2
Passing
MacDOWALL, Zach
CHILDERS, Jamie
C-A-I
24-44-2
0-1-0
Receiving
WILLIS, Marquel
USHER, Trent
FORDHAM, Jamie
GREENE, Jon
No.
7
6
4
2
Punting
ERDMAN, Ben
No.
2
TD
2
0
0
0
Avg Long
29.5
32
No.
1
1
Yards
10
39
TD
0
0
Long
0
39
Punt Returns
JONES, Kenny
No.
1
Yards
1
TD
0
Long
1
Kick Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
4
1
Yards
95
30
TD
0
0
Long
32
30
Kick Returns
JONES, Kenny
SITTON, Arthur
No.
7
1
Yards
129
11
TD
0
0
Long
26
11
UA-A
3-6
6-2
Total
9
8
Sacks
0.5
0.0
TFL
1.0
0.0
Tackles
RICE, D.J.
OBOH, Phillip
UA-A
5-5
4-3
Total
10
7
Sacks
0.0
0.0
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
09:36
06:37
01:56
12:30
07:01
00:29
11:40
05:11
04:55
01:23
13:50
11:53
07:34
01:59
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 23 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 8-56 2:47
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 22 yd field goal, 4-7 1:48
COASTAL - CHILDERS, Jamie 1 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 11-70 4:35
COASTAL - FORDHAM, Jamie 15 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 7-84 2:30
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 4 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 12-81 5:22
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 23 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-80 4:15
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 28 yd field goal, 7-50 3:12
COASTAL - DURHAM, Justin 42 yd field goal, 17-48 6:24
LIBERTY - HAYES, B.J. 66 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-66 0:10
COASTAL - MacDOWALL, Zach 6 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 12-75 3:26
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 35 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick failed), 7-64 2:27
COASTAL - WILLIS, Marquel 30 yd pass from MacDOWALL, Zach (USHER, Trent pass from MacDOWALL, Z.), 5-73 1:
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 34 yd field goal, 9-57 4:12
COASTAL - WILLIS, Marquel 14 yd pass from MacDOWALL, Zach (FORDHAM, Jamie rush failed), 15-91 4:05
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
2
0
Long
30
12
21
31
Punt Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
GREISER, Ryan
CALVARY, Patrick
Lg Avg
15 5.1
18 6.2
17 17.0
6 1.8
Yds TD Long
382
2
31
0
0
0
Yards
145
62
46
40
Yds
59
Net TD
66
1
56
0
17
0
11
1
In20
0
TFL
0.0
0.0
V-H
7-0
10 - 0
10 - 7
10 - 14
17 - 14
24 - 14
27 - 14
27 - 17
34 - 17
34 - 24
40 - 24
40 - 32
43 - 32
43 - 38
TB
0
Game No. 6 - No. 15/16 Liberty 33, Stony Brook 0
Oct. 11, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (14,563)
The first two possessions of the game
set the tone, as Liberty reeled off its 11thstraight victory and its fifth shutout under
Danny Rocco, when the Flames downed
Stony Brook, 33-0, at Williams Stadium.
The victory pushed Liberty’s record to
6-0 on the year and 2-0 in Big South play.
The win extended the nation’s longest FCS
winning streak and set a new program
record, surpassing the previous mark set
during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. The
Flames have now won eight-straight Big
South games, tying Coastal Carolina’s mark
for consecutive league victories.
The loss, the Seawolves’ fifth-straight
since opening the year with a 42-26 victory
over Colgate, dropped Stony Brook’s record
to 1-5 and 0-1 in conference action, as the
visitors were playing in their first-ever Big
South Conference game.
The Flames won the opening coin toss
and elected to take the ball, trying to jump
out ahead of the visiting Seawolves. The
Flames pieced together a 17-play drive to
open the game, which stalled at the Stony
Brook 10-yard line, leaving Liberty to settle
for a 27-yard field goal by two-time reigning
Freshman of the Week Matt Bevins.
The drive ate up 9:03 on the game clock,
marking the longest drive in duration under
head coach Danny Rocco, bettering an 8:41
drive against Glenville State earlier this year.
The field goal gave the Flames an early 3-0
lead with 5:57 left to play in the first quarter.
Liberty quickly regained possession of
the football, after forcing the Seawolves to
punt the ball away after a three-and-out
series. Flames defensive back Ryan Greiser
upended wideout Lynell Suggs just as the
senior was attempting to catch the football,
negating the would-be, first-down reception.
Liberty managed to move the football
much quicker on the ensuing drive, marching
64 yards downfield to open up a 10-0 lead.
Mike Brown took a handoff from quarterback Brock Smith and scored on a 29-yard
reverse play with 97 seconds left in the
opening quarter.
For the third-straight drive, Liberty
managed to put points on the scoreboard,
stringing together a seven-play, 80-yard drive
to push the lead to 17-0 with 12:05 left in
the second quarter.
Liberty kept the ball on the ground five
out of seven plays during the drive, including
a sweeping 14-yard run by Rashad Jennings
to the far side of the field, giving the senior
his 32nd career rushing touchdown.
Stony Brook tried to get on the scoreboard late in the second quarter, as the
Seawolves mounted their longest drive during the opening 30 minutes. However, the
visiting team’s push ran out of steam at the
Liberty 23-yard line. Luke Gaddis came onto
the field, but his 41-yard field goal attempt
sailed wide left, leaving the Flames with a
17-point advantage at the break.
For the first time since Liberty’s season
opener against North Greenville, the Flames
held an opponent without a first-half touchdown. The Flames more than doubled the
Seawolves in total offensive yards in the first
half, 256 to 127, with 165 of their yards coming on the ground.
On the second play of the third quarter,
Liberty’s Nick Hursky forced the ball loose
from Stony Brook tailback Edwin Gowins,
giving the Flames possession at the Seawolves’ 43-yard line.
Liberty handed the ball off to Jennings
five-straight plays, with the senior capping
off his own 43-yard drive with a two-yard
sweeping run to the left for a score, pushing
the Flames’ lead to 23-0 with 12:15 left in
the third quarter.
Following Stony Brook’s third threeand-out series of the afternoon, the Flames
pushed their advantage to 30 points on the
ensuing drive. Smith completed all three
of his pass attempts during the 82-yard
drive, including a crisp slant pass to Dominic
Bolden for four yards for a score, securing
the victory for the homestanding team.
The Flames managed to tack on three
points in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard
Bevins field goal, while keeping the Seawolves from denting the scoreboard for the
18th shutout in program history and the fifth
under Rocco.
The Flames managed to continue their
offensive dominance in the contest, doubling
up the visitors. Liberty finished with 466
total offensive yards on 79 plays (5.9 average
yards per play) to Stony Brook’s 233 yards on
46 plays (5.1 average yards per play).
The 233 yards allowed by Liberty’s defense marked the third fewest by a Rocco-led
program against a Division I opponent.
For the third-straight outing, the Flames
bettered their rushing total from the previous game, as Liberty finished the contest
with a season-best 299 rushing yards.
Jennings was the leading ground grainer
for Liberty, rushing for 101 yards and two
touchdowns on 24 carries. The contest
accounted for the 17th time the senior
has surpassed the century mark during his
career, tying him for most 100-yard games in
Big South history, along with former Liberty
running back Dre Barnes.
The Stony Brook running back tandem of
Gowins and Big South preseason all-conference selection Conte Cuttino combined
for 93 rushing yards. Gowins finished with a
team-high 55 yards on seven carries, while
Cuttino led the team with 11 carries for 38
yards.
Smith won the battle of the quarterbacks, as the Liberty senior completed
14-of-20 pass attempts for 136 yards and a
score. Stony Brook’s Dayne Hoffman tallied
142 yards as he was 13-of-23, while being
picked off once.
Bolden led a plethora of wide receivers
on the afternoon, as his four receptions for
46 yards and a touchdown were the most by
16 different players who caught a pass in the
game. Suggs was Hoffman’s favorite target
in the contest, pulling in three receptions for
33 yards.
Defense dominated the contest, with
Hursky and Greiser leading the effort. Both
senior captains finished the game with six
tackles.
Liberty, who entered the game ranked
No. 27 in the nation in tackles for a loss,
added to its total with six negative-yardage
stops during the contest for a combined 19
yards. The Flames also finished with seven
pass break-ups, marking a new season high
and tying for the most under a Roccocoached football program.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Stony Brook vs #15 Liberty (10-11-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
SBU
0
10
23-91
142
23-13-1
46-233
0-0
1-15
7-69
0-0
6-36.0
1-1
10-95
22:14
3 of 10
0 of 0
0-1
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Stony Brook
Rushing
GOWINS, Edwin
CUTTINO, Conte
CONTARDI, Rock
TEAM
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
7
56
1
11
47
9
2
8
0
1
0
1
Passing
HOFFMAN, Dayne
C-A-I
13-23-1
Receiving
SUGGS, Lynell
LEE, Donald
PORTER, Donald
CUTTINO, Conte
No.
3
3
2
2
Punting
GADDIS, Luke
LIBERTY
33
28
52-299
167
27-18-0
79-466
0-0
1--1
1-16
1-0
4-41.8
1-0
6-55
37:46
10 of 18
1 of 1
5-5
No.
6
Lg Avg
30 7.9
16 3.5
5 4.0
0 -1.0
Yds TD Long
142
0
20
Yards
33
30
22
7
Yds
216
Net TD
55
0
38
0
8
0
-1
0
TD
0
0
0
0
Sack
1
Long
20
20
13
4
Avg Long
36.0
42
In20
1
TB
1
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
BROGGIN, Danny
No. Gain Loss
24 104
3
4
53
0
4
47
1
9
26
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
C-A-I
14-20-0
4-7-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
JENNINGS, Rashad
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
No.
4
4
3
2
Punting
BEVINS, Matt
No.
4
TD
1
0
0
0
Avg Long
41.8
50
No.
1
Yards
15
TD
0
Long
15
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
1
Yards
-1
TD
0
Long
0
Kick Returns
CUTTINO, Conte
PORTER, Donald
No.
4
2
Yards
58
-2
TD
0
0
Long
20
0
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
1
Yards
16
TD
0
Long
16
Tackles
WEST, Arin
SANTUCCI, Tyler
SOIVILIEN, Adam
GUILROY, Dayton
UA-A
6-5
6-4
5-4
6-2
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
Tackles
HURSKY, Nick
GREISER, Ryan
RICHARD, Kevin
ADAMS, Terry
UA-A
2-4
1-5
1-4
2-2
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
05:57
01:37
12:05
12:15
05:00
11:09
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 27 yd field goal, 17-71 9:03
LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 29 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 6-64 2:05
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 14 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 7-80 2:33
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (TEAM rush failed), 5-43 2:26
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 4 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 10-82 4:33
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 22 yd field goal, 15-56 6:28
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
6
6
5
4
Sack
0
0
Long
30
8
37
9
Punt Returns
GUILROY, Dayton
Total
11
10
9
8
Lg Avg
15 4.2
29 13.2
20 11.5
9 2.9
Yds TD Long
136
1
37
31
0
13
Yards
46
26
42
12
Yds
167
Net TD
101
2
53
1
46
0
26
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
2
TFL
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
V-H
0-3
0 - 10
0 - 17
0 - 23
0 - 30
0 - 33
TB
0
Liberty (6 - 0 - 0)
Thru: 10/11/2008 - Week 7
TEAM RANKINGS
118 teams ranked in Football Championship Subdivision
6 teams ranked in the Big South Conference
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
6-0-0 W-11
Category
Rushing Offense
Big South Conference Record: 2-0-0
08/30/2008
*+
North Greenville
49
10
National Actual
Rank
7
251.00
National
Leader
VMI
Actual Conf Big South Conference Actual
Rank Leader
356.50
2
VMI
356.50
W
Passing Offense
69
198.33
Portland St.
403.00
2
Gardner-Webb
212.33
7
449.33
McNeese St.
509.40
1
Liberty
449.33
38.17
09/06/2008
*+
Glenville St.
44
27
W
Total Offense
09/13/2008
*
Western Caro.
19
16
W
Scoring Offense
15
36.50
McNeese St.
46.00
2
VMI
09/27/2008
*
Youngstown St.
31
28
W
Rushing Defense
24
107.83
Northern Ariz.
7.17
2
Gardner-Webb
51.17
Pass Efficiency Defense
45
123.37
San Diego
84.28
2
Gardner-Webb
121.42
10/04/2008
*
Coastal Caro.
43
38
W
10/11/2008
+
Stony Brook
33
0
W
Total Defense
41
338.67
Prairie View
209.50
3
Gardner-Webb
265.33
10/18/2008
+
Lafayette
Scoring Defense
20
19.83
Lafayette
11.80
1
Liberty
19.83
10/25/2008
+
Charleston So.
Net Punting
75
31.47
Nicholls St.
40.17
4
Stony Brook
33.57
11/01/2008
Presbyterian
Punt Returns
9
16.44
Illinois St.
23.18
1
Liberty
16.44
11/08/2008
VMI
Kickoff Returns
3
25.48
Hampton
30.69
1
Liberty
25.48
11/15/2008
Gardner-Webb
Turnover Margin
T-40
.33
Grambling
2.29
1
Liberty
.33
Elon
Pass Defense
81
230.83
North Dakota St.
107.67
6
Coastal Caro.
167.29
Passing Efficiency
12
154.06
Cal Poly
201.62
2
VMI
158.66
Sacks
29
2.33
Northern Ariz.
4.83
2
VMI
2.67
Tackles For Loss
T-26
6.83
Morgan St.
10.00
2
Coastal Caro.
7.29
8
.67
Sacred Heart
.00
1
Liberty
.67
11/22/2008
+ Home Game
+
^ Neutral Site
* Night Game
OT Overtime Game
Sacks Allowed
T=tied at this ranking
PLAYER RANKINGS
Player must have played in 75% of team's games
Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders
15 categories ranked
Category
Rushing
National Actual
Rank
Rashad Jennings
T-4
145.00
Player
Zach Terrell
89
National
Leader
Scott, Colg
Big South Conference Actual
Actual Conf
Rank Leader
186.00
1
Jennings, Lberty
145.00
56.20
5
B.J. Hayes
29.33
12
Mike Brown
18.83
18
Danny Broggin
12.50
T-23
Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game)
Brock Smith
8
158.53
Dally, CalPly
201.60
1
Smith, Lberty
158.53
Total Offense
Brock Smith
79
185.67
Bomar, SmHous
342.00
3
MacDowall, CostC
207.00
Rashad Jennings
T-99
145.00
5
Zach Terrell
66.40
10
B.J. Hayes
29.33
18
Mike Brown
20.83
Dominic Bolden
4.17
Collins, GarWeb
6.33
Jonathan Crawford
3.50
T-5
Rashad Jennings
2.40
11
Mike Brown
1.50
18
Zach Terrell
1.20
T-23
Bolden, Lberty
75.17
Ashley, CharSo
.50
Receptions Per Game
Receiving Yards Per Game
Interceptions
Dominic Bolden
T-39
75.17
21
Hood, Howard
Barden, CalPly
8.75
156.50
4
1
Jonathan Crawford
45.00
6
Mike Brown
22.50
14
B.J. Hayes
19.33
15
Rashad Jennings
15.20
21
Chuck Duffey
T-57
.40
Kent Hicks
T-83
.33
T-5
Patrick Calvary
.17
T-10
Ryan Greiser
.17
T-10
Tim Torrence
.17
Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game)
Buckley, APeay
1.00
4
T-10
Spada, SE Mo
45.63
Erdman, CostC
39.81
Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)
Dominic Bolden
5
18.23
Nelson, Ill St
22.00
1
Bolden, Lberty
18.23
Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)
Jonathan Crawford
T-5
32.00
Teel, Hmpton
43.22
1
Crawford, Lberty
32.00
Dominic Bolden
T-38
24.60
Field Goals
Matt Bevins
T-26
1.17
Long, EKy
2.00
4
Kay, GarWeb
1.50
Scoring
Rashad Jennings
T-3
12.00
Donaldson, W Ill
15.00
1
Jennings, Lberty
12.00
4
Dominic Bolden
All-Purpose Runners
Sacks
Tackles
Tackles For Loss
T=tied at this ranking
T-59
7.00
2
Matt Bevins
5.33
8
Zach Terrell
3.60
11
Jonathan Crawford
3.00
T-14
Mike Brown
2.00
Dominic Bolden
14
160.50
Rashad Jennings
15
160.20
T-24
Osborne, TexSrn
200.71
1
Jonathan Crawford
96.00
6
Zach Terrell
65.80
14
B.J. Hayes
48.67
22
Mike Brown
42.67
T-24
Trey Jacobs
.33
Chad Brown
.33
Jamal Giddens
.30
12
Ian Childress
.25
T-13
Peach, E Wash
1.83
T-5
Kevin Richard
.25
T-13
.25
T-13
Nick Hursky
.20
T-19
Doncel Bolt
.17
T-22
Soeren Wendland
.17
Nick Hursky
7.40
Ryan Greiser
5.83
Chris Rocco
4.67
20
Chad Brown
4.33
T-24
T-16
1.60
160.50
Alexander, VMI
.83
Santucci, SBrook
8.17
Gross, VMI
1.75
T-5
Daryl Robertson
Nick Hursky
Bolden, Lberty
2
T-22
Williams, Murray
15.00
3
T-11
Tracy, Wm&Mry
2.20
2
Daryl Robertson
.83
T-8
Chad Brown
.75
T-12
Ryan Greiser
.50
T-25
Trey Jacobs
.50
T-25
Kevin Richard
.50
T-25
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Results (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
Date
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
* 10-04-08
* 10-11-08
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at #23 Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
W
W
W
W
W
W
Score
Overall
Conference
Time
Attend
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-0
5-0
6-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
3:21
3:19
2:50
2:51
3:35
2:54
15311
13917
7289
18978
7063
14563
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
Team Statistics
SCORING
Points Per Game
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
RUSHING YARDAGE
Yards gained rushing
Yards lost rushing
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Average Per Game
TDs Rushing
PASSING YARDAGE
Att-Comp-Int
Average Per Pass
Average Per Catch
Average Per Game
TDs Passing
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total Plays
Average Per Play
Average Per Game
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards
INT RETURNS: #-Yards
KICK RETURN AVERAGE
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
INT RETURN AVERAGE
FUMBLES-LOST
PENALTIES-Yards
Average Per Game
PUNTS-Yards
Average Per Punt
Net punt average
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
3RD-DOWN Conversions
3rd-Down Pct
4TH-DOWN Conversions
4th-Down Pct
SACKS BY-Yards
MISC YARDS
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS
ON-SIDE KICKS
RED-ZONE SCORES
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS
PAT-ATTEMPTS
ATTENDANCE
Games/Avg Per Game
Neutral Site Games
Score by Quarters
Liberty
Opponents
LIBERTY
219
36.5
135
69
55
11
1506
1596
90
264
5.7
251.0
17
1190
138-91-4
8.6
13.1
198.3
9
2696
402
6.7
449.3
21-535
16-263
7-56
25.5
16.4
8.0
11-5
45-401
66.8
15-577
38.5
31.5
31:19
42/79
53%
3/4
75%
14-126
0
28
9-11
0-0
26-29 90%
17-29 59%
24-27 89%
43791
3/14597
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
57
28
66
17
67
17
29
57
0
0
Total
219
119
OPP
119
19.8
114
40
65
9
647
836
189
188
3.4
107.8
8
1385
200-118-7
6.9
11.7
230.8
8
2032
388
5.2
338.7
41-756
5-25
4-52
18.4
5.0
13.0
5-4
48-401
66.8
27-1056
39.1
28.6
28:41
26/76
34%
8/12
67%
4-37
39
16
3-6
0-1
15-18 83%
12-18 67%
12-14 86%
33330
3/11110
0/0
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
BROGGIN, Danny
LAWRENCE, Terron
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
BOLDEN, Dominic
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
Total
Opponents
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
RASBERRY, Corey
HAYES, B.J.
TERRELL, Zach
SUMMERS, Chris
BISHOP, Derek
JONES, Dominique
Total
Opponents
gp-gs
att
gain loss
net avg td
5-5 128 742 17 725 5.7 8
5-2 52 284
3 281 5.4 3
6-0 11 177
1 176 16.0 1
6- 2
8 113
0 113 14.1 2
5-0 15
75
0
75 5.0 0
3-0 12
50
1
49 4.1 1
6-6 17
82 36
46 2.7 1
3- 0
5
41
0
41 8.2 0
6- 5
4
29
0
29 7.2 1
1- 0
2
3
0
3 1.5 0
5- 0
1
0
1
-1 -1.0 0
1- 0
1
0 15 -15 -15.0 0
6- 0
8
0 16 -16 -2.0 0
6 264 1596 90 1506 5.7 17
6 188 836 189 647 3.4 8
gp-gs
6- 6
3- 0
6- 2
5- 2
6
6
gp-gs
effic comp-att-int
pct
yds
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BROWN, Mike
Total
Opponents
13
2
1
16
5
237
18
8
263
25
1
0
0
1
0
72
8
8
72
15
Interceptions
no.
yds avg td
lg
yds td
158.53 82-122-4 67.2 1068
91.97 7-13-0
53.8
59
100.40
1-2-0
50.0
12
528.40
1-1-0
100.0
51
154.10 91-138-4 65.9 1190
123.37 118-200-7 59.0 1385
no.
lg avg/g
55
23
66
45
16
11
13
13
15
2
0
0
0
66
56
avg
td
lg avg/g
6-5 25 451 18.0
6-5 21 270 12.9
5-5 12
76 6.3
6- 2
9 135 15.0
6- 6
7
55 7.9
6- 0
6 116 19.3
5- 2
6
48 8.0
6- 1
2
14 7.0
6- 4
2
12 6.0
2- 0
1
13 13.0
6 91 1190 13.1
6 118 1385 11.7
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
8
72
34
23
49
10
44
12
8
8
13
72
78
75.2
45.0
15.2
22.5
9.2
19.3
9.6
2.3
2.0
6.5
198.3
230.8
9
0
0
0
9
8
145.0
56.2
29.3
18.8
15.0
16.3
7.7
13.7
4.8
3.0
-0.2
-15.0
-2.7
251.0
107.8
lg avg/g
72
13
12
51
72
78
178.0
19.7
2.0
10.2
198.3
230.8
HICKS, Kent
DUFFEY, Chuck
GREISER, Ryan
CALVARY, Patrick
TORRENCE, Tim
Total
Opponents
2
2
1
1
1
7
4
0
27
29
0
0
56
52
18.2
9.0
8.0
16.4
5.0
0.0
13.5
29.0
0.0
0.0
8.0
13.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
29
0
0
29
41
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
TEAM
RASBERRY, Corey
Total
Opponents
10
9
1
1
21
41
246
288
-1
2
535
756
0
1
0
0
1
0
42
76
0
2
76
39
Fumble Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
Total
Opponents
0
1
24.6
32.0
-1.0
2.0
25.5
18.4
0 0.0
37 37.0
0
0
0
37
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
Scoring
td
fg
JENNINGS, Rashad
10 BOLDEN, Dominic
7 BEVINS, Matt
- 7-8
CRAWFORD, Jonathan 3 TERRELL, Zach
3 BROWN, Mike
2 SHIPPS, Ben
- 2-3
YOUNG, Paul
- LAWRENCE, Terron
1 HAYES, B.J.
1 SMITH, Brock
1 TEAM
- Total
28 9-11
Opponents
16 3-6
Field Goals
fg
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
7-8
2-3
kick
11-12
4-5
9-10
24-27
12-14
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1
0-1
0-1
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1
-
pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
87.5 0-0
66.7 0-0
5-5
2-2
2-2
0-1
0-1
0-0
FG Sequence
Liberty
Opponents
North Greenville
Glenville State
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
Stony Brook
(38),48
(29),30,(27)
(24)
(22),(28),(34)
(27),(22)
(24)
43
(38)
47,(42)
41
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
0-0
0-0
pts
- 60
- 42
- 32
- 18
- 18
- 12
- 10
9
6
6
6
0
- 219
- 119
Total Offense
g plays
SMITH, Brock
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
LANDIS, Spencer
BROGGIN, Danny
LAWRENCE, Terron
BOLDEN, Dominic
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
6
5
5
6
6
3
5
3
6
1
5
1
6
6
6
rush pass
total avg/g
139
46 1068 1114 185.7
128 725
0 725 145.0
53 281
51 332 66.4
11 176
0 176 29.3
10 113
12 125 20.8
18
41
59 100 33.3
15
75
0
75 15.0
12
49
0
49 16.3
4
29
0
29 4.8
2
3
0
3 3.0
1
-1
0
-1 -0.2
1 -15
0 -15 -15.0
8 -16
0 -16 -2.7
402 1506 1190 2696 449.3
388 647 1385 2032 338.7
lg blk
Punting
no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
38
29
LARSSON, Mike
BEVINS, Matt
Total
Opponents
11 410
4 167
15 577
27 1056
Kickoffs
no. yds avg tb ob retn
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
LARSSON, Mike
Total
Opponents
32 2007
7 400
3 173
42 2580
24 1385
0
1
37.3
41.8
38.5
39.1
62.7
57.1
57.7
61.4
57.7
43
50
50
50
1
0
0
1
2
4
0
4
1
0
1
1
5
3
2
5
9
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
net ydln
0
0
0
0 18.4 43.0
1 25.5 33.8
27
36
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
##
53
24
14
95
32
93
2
51
26
92
90
27
96
43
41
59
35
3
17
22
30
88
91
28
4
94
81
48
25
57
11
98
42
19
10
20
8
23
46
7
49
33
Defensive Leaders
HURSKY, Nick
GREISER, Ryan
ROCCO, Chris
BROWN, Chad
CHILDRESS, Ian
RICHARD, Kevin
CALVARY, Patrick
BANNON, Patrick
HICKS, Kent
JACOBS, Trey
DUGAN, Colin
TORRENCE, Tim
ROBERTSON, Daryl
GIDDENS, Jamal
ADAMS, Terry
BOLT, Doncel
CHEEK, Wes
SAUNDERS, Brandon
CLAIBORNE, Larry
ROBINSON, Brandon
WILLIS, Mannie
QUARLES, Will
WENDLAND, Soeren
LEE, Kajuan
ROGERS, Eugene
COADY, Jay
HEWLETT, Aaron
TINSLEY, Pierre
HAYES, B.J.
BALDE, Mamadou
CONNOLLY, Mike
CHAPMAN, Asa
POPE, Dan
DeARMON, Kyle
BROWN, Mike
DUFFEY, Chuck
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
BISHOP, Derek
TERRELL, Zach
BEVINS, Matt
O'DONNELL, Kyle
Total
Opponents
gp-gs
5-4
6-6
6-6
6-6
6-6
6-6
6-6
6-6
6-6
6-6
6-6
6-0
6-0
5-0
6-0
6-2
6-0
5-0
6-0
5-0
5-0
6-0
6-0
6-0
6-0
4-0
5-0
5-0
6-0
3-0
6-0
6-0
6-0
1-0
6-2
5-0
6-5
5-5
6-4
5-2
6-0
1-0
6
6
Tackles
ua
a
17
17
17
12
10
9
13
6
10
6
4
11
5
6
5
6
6
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
.
.
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
.
1
197
204
20
18
11
14
14
12
7
13
9
12
14
7
10
7
7
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
1
1
.
1
1
.
.
.
1
.
244
286
tot
Sacks
tfl/yds
37
35
28
26
24
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
15
13
12
11
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
441
490
8.0-29
3.0-11
0.5-1
4.5-26
2.0-19
3.0-12
.
0.5-1
.
3.0-15
0.5-7
1.5-3
5.0-11
2.0-15
.
1.0-7
2.0-2
.
1.0-3
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1.5-17
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41-182
16-72
Pass defense
Fumbles
blkd
no-yds
int-yds brup qbh
rcv-yds
1.0-11
0.5-7
.
2.0-16
1.5-18
1.5-9
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2.0-14
0.5-7
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1.5-7
1.5-14
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1.0-7
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1.0-16
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4-52
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2
2
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4
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14
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2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing
yds td
lg
no.
Receiving
yds td
Date
Opponent
no.
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
Liberty
Opponents
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
36 241 4 43 17 199
43 239 2 45
8 214
45 183 2 38 17 169
44 252 4 55 16 202
44 292 2 66 15 239
52 299 3 29 18 167
264 1506 17 66 91 1190
188 647 8 56 118 1385
2
3
0
0
3
1
9
8
lg
Passing
cmp-att-int
yds
td
lg
Kick Returns
no. yds td lg
Punt Returns
no. yds td lg
48
72
34
51
44
37
72
78
17-21-0 199
8-15-2 214
17-27-0 169
16-24-2 202
15-24-0 239
18-27-0 167
91-138-4 1190
118-200-7 1385
2
3
0
0
3
1
9
8
48
72
34
51
44
37
72
78
3
5
4
3
5
1
21
41
2 41
4 98
4 17
3 59
2 49
1 -1
16 263
5 25
122
88
125
59
125
16
535
756
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
76
42
51
24
32
16
76
39
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
tot
off
28 440
72 453
10 352
52 454
39 531
0 466
72 2696
15 2032
Games played: 6
Avg per rush: 5.7
Avg per catch: 13.1
Pass efficiency: 154.10
Kick ret avg: 25.5
Punt ret avg: 16.4
All purpose avg/game: 591.7
Total offense avg/gm: 449.3
Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles
a
total
66
46
16
32
42
42
244
286
95
81
50
74
79
62
441
490
tfl-yds
Sacks
no-yds
6.0-29
11.0-35
7.0-36
7.0-30
4.0-33
6.0-19
41.0-182
16.0-72
1.0-16
4.0-26
3.0-25
3.0-24
2.0-28
1.0-7
14.0-126
4.0-37
Fumble
ff fr-yds
08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE
09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE
09-13-0 at Western Carolina
09-27-0 at Youngstown State
10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina
10-11-0 STONY BROOK
Liberty
Opponents
29
35
34
42
37
20
197
204
0
1
2
0
0
0
3
6
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
1
2
4
2
2
4
15
27
39
73
158
68
72
167
577
1056
39.0
36.5
39.5
34.0
36.0
41.8
38.5
39.1
39
39
42
37
43
50
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
5
Pass Defense
int-yds qbh brup
0-0
1-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
4-0
5-37
3-56
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
1-0
7-56
4-52
12
4
3
0
3
3
25
14
50+
i20
md-att
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
5
9
0-0
1-2
2-3
1-1
3-3
2-2
9-11
3-6
Punting
Opponent
08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE
09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE
09-13-0 at Western Carolina
09-27-0 at Youngstown State
10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina
10-11-0 STONY BROOK
Liberty
Opponents
5
4
5
2
5
7
28
8
Blkd
kick
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
PAT Attempts
kick rush rcv
7-7
5-6
1-2
4-4
4-5
3-3
24-27
12-14
Field Goals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
saf
pts
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
44
19
31
43
33
219
119
Kickoffs
long blkd
0
38
29
24
34
27
38
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
8 527
8 512
5 322
5 306
9 513
7 400
42 2580
24 1385
65.9
64.0
64.4
61.2
57.0
57.1
61.4
57.7
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing
yds td
Date
Opponent
no.
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
Opponents
Liberty
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
36
69 0
41 209 3
19
33 1
32
93 1
37 152 3
23
91 0
188 647 8
264 1506 17
lg
no.
Receiving
yds td
9 21 178
56 10 121
15 18 228
18 32 334
18 24 382
30 13 142
56 118 1385
66 91 1190
1
1
1
3
2
0
8
9
lg
Passing
cmp-att-int
yds
td
lg
Kick Returns
no. yds td lg
Punt Returns
no. yds td lg
17
33
78
45
31
20
78
72
21-36-3 178
10-24-0 121
18-33-0 228
32-39-1 334
24-45-2 382
13-23-1 142
118-200-7 1385
91-138-4 1190
1
1
1
3
2
0
8
9
17
33
78
45
31
20
78
72
7
8
5
5
9
7
41
21
0
0
0
0
3
9
0
0
1
1
1 15
5 25
16 263
147
171
114
93
162
69
756
535
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
31
39
34
23
26
20
39
76
tot
off
0 0 247
0 0 330
0 5 261
0 0 427
0 1 534
0 15 233
0 15 2032
1 72 2696
Games played: 6
Avg per rush: 3.4
Avg per catch: 11.7
Pass efficiency: 123.37
Kick ret avg: 18.4
Punt ret avg: 5.0
All purpose avg/game: 477.5
Total offense avg/gm: 338.7
Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles
a
total
48
54
58
42
38
46
286
244
76
78
93
79
75
89
490
441
tfl-yds
Sacks
no-yds
3.0-23
3.0-14
2.0-8
2.0-16
3.0-6
3.0-5
16.0-72
41.0-182
3.0-23
0.0-0
0.0-0
1.0-14
0.0-0
0.0-0
4.0-37
14.0-126
Fumble
ff fr-yds
08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE
09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE
09-13-0 at Western Carolina
09-27-0 at Youngstown State
10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina
10-11-0 STONY BROOK
Opponents
Liberty
28
24
35
37
37
43
204
197
2
2
1
1
0
0
6
3
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
5
6
4
4
2
6
27
15
191
254
174
162
59
216
1056
577
38.2
42.3
43.5
40.5
29.5
36.0
39.1
38.5
46
50
47
46
32
42
50
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
0
0
0
1
0
4
5
1
Pass Defense
int-yds qbh brup
2-0
2-37
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
5-37
4-0
0-0
2-41
0-0
2-11
0-0
0-0
4-52
7-56
3
5
2
1
3
0
14
25
50+
i20
md-att
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
9
5
1-1
0-1
1-1
0-0
1-2
0-1
3-6
9-11
Punting
Opponent
08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE
09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE
09-13-0 at Western Carolina
09-27-0 at Youngstown State
10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina
10-11-0 STONY BROOK
Opponents
Liberty
0
1
2
0
3
2
8
28
Blkd
kick
0
1
2
0
0
0
3
1
PAT Attempts
kick rush rcv
1-1
3-4
1-2
4-4
3-3
0-0
12-14
24-27
Field Goals
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
saf
pts
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
27
16
28
38
0
119
219
Kickoffs
long blkd
24
0
38
0
42
0
42
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
3 162
5 217
4 242
5 301
6 396
1
67
24 1385
42 2580
54.0
43.4
60.5
60.2
66.0
67.0
57.7
61.4
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
TD Rushes
Long Rush
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
TD Passes
Long Pass
Receptions
Yards Receiving
TD Receptions
Long Reception
Field Goals
Long Field Goal
Punts
Punting Avg
Long Punt
Long Punt Return
Long Kickoff Return
Tackles
Sacks
Tackles For Loss
Interceptions
35
220
3
66
27
17
239
3
3
72
6
100
2
2
72
3
38
4
4
41.8
50
72
76
13
1.5
3.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
JENNINGS, Rashad at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
JENNINGS, Rashad at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
JENNINGS, Rashad at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
HAYES, B.J. at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
SMITH, Brock at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
SMITH, Brock at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
SMITH, Brock at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
SMITH, Brock vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
SMITH, Brock at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
SMITH, Brock vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
JENNINGS, Rashad at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
BEVINS, Matt at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
BEVINS, Matt vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
LARSSON, Mike at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
BEVINS, Matt vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
BEVINS, Matt vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
BEVINS, Matt vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
CRAWFORD, Jonathan vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
HURSKY, Nick at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
ROBERTSON, Daryl vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
ROBERTSON, Daryl vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
DUFFEY, Chuck vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
GREISER, Ryan vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
TORRENCE, Tim vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
DUFFEY, Chuck at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
CALVARY, Patrick at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
HICKS, Kent at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
HICKS, Kent vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
Yards Per Rush
TD Rushes
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
Yards Per Pass
TD Passes
Total Plays
Total Offense
Yards Per Play
Points
Sacks By
First Downs
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Turnovers
Interceptions By
52
299
6.7
4
4
27
27
18
239
14.3
3
3
79
531
7.8
49
4
28
13
136
4
3
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
TD Rushes
Long Rush
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
TD Passes
Long Pass
Receptions
Yards Receiving
TD Receptions
Long Reception
Field Goals
Long Field Goal
Punts
Punting Avg
Long Punt
Long Punt Return
Long Kickoff Return
Tackles
Sacks
Tackles For Loss
Interceptions
21
145
2
56
44
32
382
3
78
9
145
2
78
1
1
1
42
6
6
43.5
50
15
39
16
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.5
1
1
1
1
Cummings,Rasha, vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
Jerry Seymour, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
James McCants, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
Jerry Seymour, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
MacDOWALL, Z., at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
Summers, B., at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
MacDOWALL, Z., at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
Summers, B., at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
Andy Horn, at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
Williams, F., at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
WILLIS, M., at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
WILLIS, M., at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
Marquel Pittman, at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
Michael,Sears, vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
Blake Bostic, at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
DURHAM, J., at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
DURHAM, J., at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
Dustan Fox, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
GADDIS, L., vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
Blake Cain, at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
Dustan Fox, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
GUILROY, D., vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
Xavier Glenn, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
Q. Phillips, at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
Davis,Emmauel, vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
Bell,Johnell, vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
Bernardi,Andre, vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
Kaleb Lawrence, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
Randy Dobie, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
Eric Turner, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
Wicks, Lenny, at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
Barlak, Mike, at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
Yards Per Rush
TD Rushes
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
Yards Per Pass
TD Passes
Total Plays
Total Offense
Yards Per Play
Points
Sacks By
First Downs
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Turnovers
Interceptions By
41
209
5.1
3
3
45
32
382
8.6
3
82
534
6.5
38
3
32
11
104
3
2
2
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
Totals
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
Totals
Score
Total
49 - 10
44 - 27
19 - 16
31 - 28
43 - 38
33 - 0
219 - 119
22
21
20
21
23
28
135
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3rd Down
Conversions
6-9
5-11
6-17
8-12
7-12
10-18
42-79
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5-17
3-13
2-10
6-13
7-13
3-10
26-76
19
14
15
24
32
10
114
First Downs
Rush
Pass
9
13
10
10
10
17
69
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5
7
4
9
11
4
40
12
7
7
11
11
7
55
4th Down
Conversions
0-0
1-1
1-2
0-0
0-0
1-1
3-4
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
1-2
1-2
2-3
1-2
3-3
0-0
8-12
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
10
6
8
15
20
6
65
Rushing
Number-Yards
Pen
1
1
3
0
2
4
11
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
4
1
3
0
1
0
9
36-241
43-239
45-183
44-252
44-292
52-299
264-1506
Time of
Possession
24:42
29:04
37:36
28:46
29:59
37:46
187:53
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
35:18
30:56
22:24
31:14
30:01
22:14
172:07
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
36-69
41-209
19-33
32-93
37-152
23-91
188-647
TOP
Margin
-10:36
-1:52
15:12
-2:28
0:02
15:32
15:46
17-21-0
8-15-2
17-27-0
16-24-2
15-24-0
18-27-0
91-138-4
Avg
Yds/Rush
6.7
5.6
4.1
5.7
6.6
5.8
5.7
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
1.9
5.1
1.7
2.9
4.1
4.0
3.4
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
21-36-3
10-24-0
18-33-0
32-39-1
24-45-2
13-23-1
118-200-7
Avg
Yds/Pass
9.5
14.3
6.3
8.4
10.0
6.2
8.6
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
4.9
5.0
6.9
8.6
8.5
6.2
6.9
Total Offense
Plays-Yards
Yards
199
214
169
202
239
167
1190
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
178
57-440
121
58-453
228
72-352
334
68-454
382
68-531
142
79-466
1385 402-2696
Avg
Yds/Play
7.7
7.8
4.9
6.7
7.8
5.9
6.7
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3.4
5.1
5.0
6.0
6.5
5.1
5.2
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
72-247
65-330
52-261
71-427
82-534
46-233
388-2032
Punting
Number-Avg
1-39.0
2-36.5
4-39.5
2-34.0
2-36.0
4-41.8
15-38.5
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5-38.2
6-42.3
4-43.5
4-40.5
2-29.5
6-36.0
27-39.1
Return
Yards
219
186
142
118
174
15
854
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
147
249
123
104
163
84
870
Penalties
Number-Yards
13-136
8-68
11-99
3-14
4-29
6-55
45-401
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
7-55
11-104
5-42
5-35
10-70
10-95
48-401
TurnOvers
2
4
0
3
0
0
9
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3
1
2
1
2
2
11
Sacks
1
4
3
3
2
1
14
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3
0
0
1
0
0
4
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
3rd-Down Conversions
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
Liberty
Opponents
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
Overall
6-9
5-11
6-17
8-12
7-12
10-18
42-79
26-76
1st Qtr
66.7
45.5
35.3
66.7
58.3
55.6
53.2
34.2
3-4
2-2
2-5
0-1
2-4
4-5
13-21
5-17
2nd Qtr
75.0
100.0
40.0
0.0
50.0
80.0
61.9
29.4
1-2
1-3
1-5
4-4
2-2
2-5
11-21
7-20
50.0
33.3
20.0
100.0
100.0
40.0
52.4
35.0
3rd Qtr
1-1
1-3
3-4
1-2
2-3
4-5
12-18
7-18
100.0
33.3
75.0
50.0
66.7
80.0
66.7
38.9
4th Qtr
1-2
1-3
0-3
3-5
1-3
0-3
6-19
7-21
Overtime
50.0
33.3
0.0
60.0
33.3
0.0
31.6
33.3
0-0
0-0
0.0
0.0
4th-Down Conversions
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
Liberty
Opponents
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
Overall
0-0
1-1
1-2
0-0
0-0
1-1
3-4
8-12
1st Qtr
0.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
75.0
66.7
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Overtime
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
1-1
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
2-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
1-1
5-8
0-0
0-0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
100.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
100.0
62.5
0.0
0.0
Time of Possession
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
Liberty
Opponents
W
W
W
W
W
W
Score
Overall
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Overtime
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
Total
Avg.
Total
Avg.
24:42
29:04
37:36
28:46
29:59
37:46
187:53
31:18
172:07
28:41
9:06
7:01
7:43
2:19
6:31
11:08
43:48
7:18
46:12
7:42
4:30
6:27
12:25
9:19
9:45
7:28
49:54
8:19
40:06
6:41
4:49
10:51
10:28
9:20
4:59
9:36
50:03
8:20
39:57
6:39
6:17
4:45
7:00
7:48
8:44
9:34
44:08
7:21
45:52
7:38
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
Liberty Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
Totals
26 of 29 (89.7%)
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
Times Times
In RZ Scored
5
2
5
6
6
5
29
5
2
4
5
5
5
26
Total
Pts
TDs
Rush
TDs
Pass
TDs
FGs
Made
35
9
19
31
23
26
143
5
1
2
4
2
3
17
4
1
2
4
0
2
13
1
0
0
0
2
1
4
0
1
2
1
3
2
9
Failed to score inside RZ
FGA Down
Int Fumb Half Game
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Opponents Inside Liberty Red-Zone
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
Totals
15 of 18 (83.3%)
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
Times Times
In RZ Scored
3
2
2
5
5
1
18
2
2
2
4
5
0
15
Total
Pts
TDs
Rush
TDs
Pass
TDs
FGs
Made
10
13
10
28
30
0
91
1
2
1
4
4
0
12
0
2
1
1
3
0
7
1
0
0
3
1
0
5
1
0
1
0
1
0
3
Failed to score inside RZ
FGA Down
Int Fumb Half Game
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 11, 2008)
All games
Date
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
* 10-04-08
* 10-11-08
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
Rushing
gp-gs
Passing
gp-gs
Receiving
gp-gs
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
BROGGIN, Danny
LAWRENCE, Terron
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
BOLDEN, Dominic
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
Total
Opponents
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
RASBERRY, Corey
HAYES, B.J.
TERRELL, Zach
SUMMERS, Chris
BISHOP, Derek
JONES, Dominique
Total
Opponents
Field Goals
gain loss
Att.
15311
13917
7289
18978
7063
14563
net avg
td
6-6
3-0
6-2
5-2
6
6
effic comp-att-int
fg
Scoring
td
55
23
66
45
16
11
13
13
15
2
0
0
0
66
56
yds
td
158.53 82-122-4
67.2 1068
91.97 7-13-0
53.8
59
100.40
1-2-0
50.0
12
528.40
1-1-0
100.0
51
154.10 91-138-4
65.9 1190
123.37 118-200-7 59.0 1385
no.
yds
6-5 25 451
6-5 21 270
5-5 12
76
6-2
9 135
6-6
7
55
6-0
6 116
5-2
6
48
6-1
2
14
6-4
2
12
2-0
1
13
6 91 1190
6 118 1385
7-8
2-3
pct
pct. 01-19
87.5 0-0
66.7 0-0
fg
10 7 - 7-8
3 3 2 - 2-3
- 1 1 1 - 28 9-11
16 3-6
kick
11-12
4-5
9-10
24-27
12-14
avg
18.0
12.9
6.3
15.0
7.9
19.3
8.0
7.0
6.0
13.0
13.1
11.7
20-29
5-5
2-2
td
5
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
8
30-39
2-2
0-1
145.0
56.2
29.3
18.8
15.0
16.3
7.7
13.7
4.8
3.0
-0.2
-15.0
-2.7
251.0
107.8
lg avg/g
9
0
0
0
9
8
72 178.0
13 19.7
12
2.0
51 10.2
72 198.3
78 230.8
lg avg/g
72 75.2
34 45.0
23 15.2
49 22.5
10
9.2
44 19.3
12
9.6
8
2.3
8
2.0
13
6.5
72 198.3
78 230.8
40-49
0-1
0-0
-
2
2
1
1
1
lg blk
38
29
pts
- 60
- 42
- 32
- 18
- 18
- 12
- 10
9
6
6
6
0
- 219
- 119
0
1
no.
Kick Returns
no.
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BROWN, Mike
Total
Opponents
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
RASBERRY, Corey
TEAM
Total
Opponents
BOLDEN, Domini
JENNINGS, Ras
CRAWFORD, Jo
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
Total
Opponents
SMITH, Brock
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
Total
Opponents
Sacks
yds avg
0
27
0
29
0
0.0
13.5
0.0
29.0
0.0
lg
11 410 37.3 43
4 167 41.8 50
Punt Returns
All Purpose
Away
3-0
1-0
2-0
LIBERTY
135
69
55
11
1506
264
5.7
251.0
17
1190
138-91-4
8.6
13.1
198.3
9
2696
6.7
449.3
21-535
16-263
7-56
11-5
45-401
15-38.5
31:19
42/79
3/4
no. yds avg
LARSSON, Mike
BEVINS, Matt
Total Offense
Tackles
no.
Punting
0-0
0-0
Home
3-0
1-0
2-0
Team Statistics
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
RUSHING YARDAGE
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Average Per Game
TDs Rushing
PASSING YARDAGE
Att-Comp-Int
Average Per Pass
Average Per Catch
Average Per Game
TDs Passing
TOTAL OFFENSE
Average Per Play
Average Per Game
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards
INT RETURNS: #-Yards
FUMBLES-LOST
PENALTIES-Yards
PUNTS-AVG
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
3RD-DOWN Conversions
4TH-DOWN Conversions
HICKS, Kent
DUFFEY, Chuck
TORRENCE, Tim
GREISER, Ryan
CALVARY, Patrick
50-99
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1
Overall
6-0
2-0
4-0
Interceptions
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1
0-1
0-1
Record:
All games
Conference
Non-Conference
lg avg/g
5-5 128 742 17 725 5.7 8
5-2 52 284
3 281 5.4 3
6-0 11 177
1 176 16.0 1
6-2
8 113
0 113 14.1 2
5-0 15
75
0
75 5.0 0
3-0 12
50
1
49 4.1 1
6-6 17
82 36
46 2.7 1
3-0
5
41
0
41 8.2 0
6-5
4
29
0
29 7.2 1
1-0
2
3
0
3 1.5 0
5-0
1
0
1
-1 -1.0 0
1-0
1
0 15 -15 -15.0 0
6-0
8
0 16 -16 -2.0 0
6 264 1596 90 1506 5.7 17
6 188 836 189 647 3.4 8
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
JENNINGS, Rashad
BOLDEN, Dominic
BEVINS, Matt
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
SHIPPS, Ben
YOUNG, Paul
SMITH, Brock
LAWRENCE, Terron
HAYES, B.J.
TEAM
Total
Opponents
att
Score
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
W
W
W
W
W
W
g
13
2
1
16
5
10
9
1
1
21
41
rush
td
4
0
yds avg
td
246
288
2
-1
535
756
rcv
24.6
32.0
2.0
-1.0
25.5
18.4
pr
0
27
0
29
0
tb
td
18.2
9.0
8.0
16.4
5.0
1
0
0
1
0
g plays
Pass defense
rush
fc i20 50+ blk
0
1
0
1
lg
kr
ir
total avg/g
0 963 160.5
0 801 160.2
0 576 96.0
0 329 65.8
0 292 48.7
56 3550 591.7
52 2865 477.5
total avg/g
139
46 1068 1114 185.7
128 725
0 725 145.0
53 281
51 332 66.4
11 176
0 176 29.3
10 113
12 125 20.8
402 1506 1190 2696 449.3
388 647 1385 2032 338.7
Fumbles
0
0
lg
42
76
2
0
76
39
pass
3
2
72
8
8
72
15
0
1
0
0
1
0
6
29 451 237 246
5 725
76
0
0
6
0 270 18 288
5 281
48
0
0
6 176 116
0
0
6 1506 1190 263 535
6 647 1385 25 756
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
OPP
114
40
65
9
647
188
3.4
107.8
8
1385
200-118-7
6.9
11.7
230.8
8
2032
5.2
338.7
41-756
5-25
4-52
5-4
48-401
27-39.1
28:41
26/76
8/12
lg
0
0
0
0
0
yds avg
237
18
8
263
25
Neutral
0-0
0-0
0-0
blkd