Game No. 6 - Oct. 11, 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: 177-189-4 (.484) Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Big South Stadium: Williams Stadium Capacity: 12,000 Surface: FieldTurf Stony Brook Seawolves (1-4, 0-0 Big South) vs. No. 15/16 Liberty Flames (5-0, 1-0 Big South) Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium - 3:30 p.m. Today’s Game Big South play returns to Williams Stadium today, when Liberty welcomes league newcomer Stony Brook for the Flames’ first afternoon contest of the year. Liberty opened up its 2007 conference title defense last weekend with a 43-38 road win over Big South rival Coastal Carolina, while the Seawolves come into the game fresh and rested following an idle week. 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: 19-8 (Third season) Overall Record: 19-8 (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 19-8 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 Seawolves are under the direction of Chuck Priore, who is also in his third season at Stony Brook. Prior to joining the Seawolves’ staff, Priore served as the head coach at Trinity College. He guided the Bantams to four-straight NESCAC championships, including undefeated seasons in 2003-04-05. 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. Nice To Meet You Today’s match-up with Stony Brook not only marks the beginning of Big South Conference play for the associate member, but it also accounts for the first meeting between the two programs. The Seawolves are one of three newcomers to the Flames’ schedule this year. Liberty had never faced North Greenville prior to its season opener on Aug. 30, while the squad will have its firstever gridiron match-up next weekend when Lafayette comes to Lynchburg. Home Sweet Home Today, the Flames welcome visiting Stony Brook 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 68-37 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. Wonderful Crowds Despite remnants of Hurricane Hanna lingering in the area, Liberty played its Glenville State game on Sept. 6 in front of 13,917 fans, the seventh largest crowd in stadium history. Since head coach Danny Rocco has arrived at Liberty, the Flames have filled Williams Stadium beyond capacity 10 out of 14 games. Liberty has posted a 12-2 during those contests, averaging 12,938 fans per home game. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. 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 - 3:30 p.m. 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: 19-8 (Third season) Overall Record: 19-8 (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 back-to-back sellout crowds at Williams Stadium in the Flames’ first two games of the year, Liberty ranks as one of the nation’s elite in terms of home attendance figures. The Flames rank No. 5 nationally among FCS programs in filling stadium capacity (121.78 percent), No. 14 in average home attendance (14,614) and tied for No. 25 in total home attendance (29,228). 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. In Broad Daylight Under head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames are 7-5 in games played during the day. Since 1976, Liberty is 111-112-1 in day games. Natural Versus Artificial Surfaces Under head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames are 14-6 on artificial turf and 4-2 on natural grass. Overall, Liberty is 96-107-4 on natural grass and 74-74 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 12-2 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. 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). 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 SAAC, Liberty’s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee, which is a leadership team comprised of two members from each Flames athletics program. 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 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 14-10 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 0-0 VMI 4-1 Note: Elon was a member of the Big South in 2002 with Elon defeating Liberty. Sack It to Them The Flames were only able to get to Coastal Carolina quarterback Zach MacDowall twice last Saturday, ending a run of threestraight contests where Liberty had finished with three or more sacks in a game. Liberty has recorded 13 sacks during the first five games of the year, ranking No. 24 in sacks per game (2.6). Big South Conference Overview (as of Oct. 6, 2008) Overall Standings W L Liberty 5 0 Coastal Carolina 3 3 Charleston So. 2 3 Gardner-Webb 2 3 VMI 2 3 Presbyterian 2 4 Stony Brook 1 4 Big South Standings W L Charleston So. 1 0 Liberty 1 0 Stony Brook 0 0 VMI 0 0 Coastal Carolina 0 1 Gardner-Webb 0 1 Pct. 1.000 .500 .400 .400 .400 .333 .200 Pct. 1.000 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000 Big South Players of the Week Sept. 29 Offensive: Rashad Jennings, RB, LU Defensive: Kamalu Umu, DL, CSU Specialist: Andy Brown, P, CSU Freshman: Matt Bevins, K, LU Last Week’s Results Oct. 4 Richmond 56 at VMI 16 Gardner-Webb 10 at Charleston So. 13 North Greenville 15 at Presbyterian 22 Liberty 43 at Coastal Carolina 38 This Week’s Schedule Oct. 11 Coastal Carolina at VMI 1:30 p.m. N.C. Central at Presbyterian 1:30 p.m. Charleston So. at Savannah State 2 p.m. Stony Brook at Liberty 3:30 p.m. Gardner-Webb at Georgia Tech 3:30 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 Noting the Streak Liberty is currently in the midst of a 10-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: • Tied for the longest in program history (Liberty also won 10 straight over the span of the 1988 and 1989 season) • Tied for the second longest in Big South history (longest was 14-straight by Charleston Southern over the 2005 and 2006 seasons … Coastal Carolina also won 10 straight over the 2002 and 2003 seasons) • The nation’s longest active winning streak among FCS program (next longest is five by Sacred Heart, James Madison, San Diego and Elon) Not Many in the NCAA Can the Same Liberty’s 10-game winning streak ranks as the longest active winning streak among FCS programs. Liberty is one of six NCAA programs to own a current 10-game 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, 15-straight), Tuskegee (Division II, 19-straight), Valdosta State (Division II, 11-straight), Bloomsburg (Division II, 10-straight) and Wisconsin-Whitewater (Division III, 17-straight). Big South Barrage Not only are the Flames on a programtying best 10-game winning streak, Liberty has reeled off seven-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 the second best in conference history, ranking only behind Coastal Carolina’s eight-game conference winning streak (11/22/03—10/29/05). Fierce In Front of Their Own Fans Not only has Liberty been victorious in its last 10 contests, dating back to last year, but the Flames currently have knocked off the last 10 foes to enter Williams Stadium. Liberty’s 10-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. The Votes Are In The nation might be watching the Presidential polls as we near next month’s Presidential election, but Flames nation is watching the FCS polls this year. On Monday, the Flames climbed five spots in both the Sports Network and FCS Coaches polls, to be ranked No. 15 and 16, respectively, in this week’s national rankings. Liberty has received Top 25 recognition the past five-straight weeks, setting a new program record. 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. Heading in Opposite Directions The Flames enter today’s match-up with Stony Brook on a 10-game winning streak, which is the longest active winning streak among FCS programs. On the other hand, the Seawolves have dropped their last four games, since opening the year with a solid 42-26 victory over Colgate. Stony Brook’s four-game slid is the ninth longest active losing streak among FCS programs. The Seawolves will also be looking to halt another run, as Stony Brook has dropped its last seven-consecutive road games. Putting on the Board … Yes! For the second-straight game and the fourth time this year, the Flames surpassed the 30-point mark in its 43-38 victory over Coastal Carolina last Saturday. Liberty currently ranks No. 9 in scoring offense, as the Flames are averaging 37.2 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 14-2 in contests when the Flames roll up 30 or more points on the scoreboard. Sports Network FCS Top 25 Poll as of Oct. 6, 2008 Teams (1st Place votes) 1. James Madison (104) (5-1) 2. Appalachian State (4) (3-2) 3. McNeese State (1) (3-1) 4. New Hampshire (2) (4-0) 5. Richmond (4-2) 6. Elon (5-1) 7. Cal Poly (3-1) 8. Wofford (3-1) 9. Villanova (4-1) 10. Northern Iowa (3-2) 11. North Dakota State (3-2) 12. Montana (4-1) 13. Massachusetts (3-2) 14. Central Arkansas (4-1) 15. Liberty (5-0) 16. Southern Illinois (2-2) 17. Western Illinois (3-2) 18. Northern Arizona (4-1) 19. Jacksonville State (4-1) 20. Furman (4-2) 21. The Citadel (3-2) 22. Weber State (4-2) 23. Eastern Washington (2-3) 24. Delaware (2-3) 25. South Dakota State (3-3) Points 2,793 2,558 2,461 2,218 2,160 1,971 1,943 1,785 1,752 1,671 1,599 1,553 1,405 1,038 975 881 751 688 668 615 531 501 458 406 286 Coaches FCS Football Poll as of Oct. 6, 2008 Teams (1st Place votes) 1. James Madison (28) (5-1) 2. Appalachian State (3-2) 3. McNeese State (3-1) 4. New Hampshire (4-0) 5. Richmond (4-2) 6. North Dakota State (3-2) 7. Cal Poly (3-1) 8. Northern Iowa (3-2) 9. Wofford (3-1) 10. Montana (4-1) 11. Massachusetts (3-2) 12. Elon (5-1) 13. Villanova (4-1) 14. Central Arkansas (4-1) 15. Southern Illinois (2-2) 16. Liberty (5-0) 17. Northern Arizona (4-1) 18. Jacksonville State (4-1) 19. Western Illinois (3-2) 20. Delaware (2-3) 21. Furman (4-2) 22. Eastern Washington (2-3) 23. South Dakota State (3-3) 24. Tennessee State (5-1) 25. The Citadel (3-2) Record 700 659 630 585 549 540 526 484 473 463 425 391 366 296 265 259 204 193 182 151 118 107 81 73 64 Liberty in other Polls: AnyGivenSaturday.com Liberty, (No. 16, 888 points) SME Network - (No. 15, 181 points) Bold Indicates 2008 opponent 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 19.9 points per game. Liberty is outscoring its opponents by almost more than two touchdowns per game (33.8 average points scored per game to 19.9 average points allowed). Just Getting Better For the fourth time this year, Liberty surpassed the 200-yard team rushing mark, this time surpassing its previous high by 40 yards (was 252 against Youngstown State). The Flame rushed for 292 yards on 44 carries (6.6 average per carry), pushing the Flames up to No. 9 nationally in rushing offense (242.8 yards per game). Since head coach Danny Rocco’s arrival in 2006, Liberty has averaged 208.3 rushing yards per game and has surpassed the 200-yard plateau in 13 out of 27 games. Keep Those Chains Moving The Flames enter today’s game ranked No. 3 nationally in third-down conversion rate, having picked up a new set of downs on third-down plays 52.5 percent of the time (32-of-61). Last week against Coastal Carolina, Liberty has seven third-down conversion. Five of the seven were via pass plays, resulting in 125 yards through the air (play lengths of 4, 10, 21, and 23 yards twice). 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 two games, Liberty totaled seven infractions for 43 total yards. The Flames committed three penalties for 14 yards against Youngstown State and four infractions for 29 yards against Coastal Carolina. Despite the marked improvement, the Flames still rank No. 94 in penalties per game (7.80) and No. 96 in penalty yards per game (69.2). Great Out of the Gate For the second time in program history, the Flames are off to a 5-0 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 7-3. Finally Taking Care of the Rock For the second time in the last three games, the Flames finished a contest without committing a turnover against Coastal Carolina last weekend. Liberty also accomplished the feat in its three-point victory over Western Carolina. Against the Chanticleers, the Flames recovered two miscues, evening Liberty’s turnover margin at 0.0 (nine lost to nine gained). Liberty currently ranks No. 62 nationally in the statistical category. 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). Punting Problem?? Liberty’s Mike Larsson might be one of the most well rested players in all of FCS football, as Liberty has punted the ball only 11 times during its first five games in 2008. Only two other programs among the FCS ranks have punted the ball fewer times, as Wofford has recorded eight punts and Nicholls State has booted the ball away nine times. Due to the lack of opportunities, the Flames have struggled a bit in their punting game, as Liberty ranks No. 100 in net punting (29.09 net average yards per punt). 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 35 tackles for a loss, ranking the Flames No. 27 nationally in tackles for a loss per game (7.0). 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 four games (which came against Youngstown State). Liberty currently ranks No. 15 nationally, as the Flames are surrendering 0.8 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 (0.85/23 in 27 games) since head coach Danny Rocco took over the program in 2006. Returning Rampage Liberty returned five kickoffs for 125 yards against Coastal Carolina last Saturday, averaging 25.0 yards per return. Liberty currently ranks No. 4 nationally in kickoff Big South Conference Preseason All-Conference Team Offense returns, averaging 25.95 yards per return. The Flames are one of 18 FCS programs to have returned a kickoff for a touchdown in 2008, recording a 76-yard return against North Greenville in its season opener. 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. Punt Return Prowess For the fourth time in five games, the Flames averaged roughly 20 yards per punt return, as Liberty returned two punts for 49 yards (an average of 24.9 yards per return) against Coastal Carolina last weekend. Nationally, Liberty ranks No. 6 in the statistical category, as the Flames are averaging 17.6 yards per return. 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. Return King Trio Liberty is one of three programs among the FCS ranks to have returned both a kick off and a punt for a touchdown in 2008. The Flames returned a kickoff 76 yards for a score against North Greenville and a punt 72 yards to the end zone against Glenville State. The Flames are joined by Hampton (two punt and two kickoffs returned for touchdowns) and James Madison (one punt and one kickoff returned for a touchdowns) in the elite group. The Big South’s Best For the second week in a row, Liberty’s Rashad Jennings and Matt Bevins were named Big South Offensive Player and Freshman of the Week on Monday. The pair helped Liberty to a 43-38 road victory over Coastal Carolina, as Jennings scored three touchdowns and rushed for 195 yards. Bevins set a new career high, scoring 13 points, which was aided by a season-best three field goals. P - Michael Hanna, Gardner-Webb, Sr. 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 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Mario Brown, LB, Sr., Gardner-Webb 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 last Saturday. The senior finished the game with 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. Pat’s Picks Patrick Calvary intercepted a pass in the end zone last weekend against Coastal Carolina, helping the senior to move into fifth place on the Big South’s all-time interception list with seven career picks. The senior also ranks fifth in league history with 114 career interception return yards. Moving Up the Charts With the stellar season Rashad Jennings in 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 2,764 (needs 460 yards to pass VMI’s Sean Mizzer) • Rushing Attempts – Fourth with 475 (needs 30 yards to pass Charleston Southern’s Collin Drafts) • Rushing Touchdowns – Second with 31 (needs 16 touchdowns to pass Coastal Carolina’s Aundres Perkins and become the Big South’s all-time leader) • 100-Yard Rushing Games – Second with 16 (needs two more to move past Liberty’s Dre Barnes and become the Big South’s all-time leader) • Overall Scoring – Sixth with 212 points (needs three more to move past Charleston Southern’s Nick Ellis) • Non-Kicker Scoring – Third with 212 points (needs 53 more to move past Coastal Carolina’s Jerome Simpson) Liberty • Rushing Yards – Third with 2,764 (needs 948 more to pass Stacy Nobles) • Rushing Attempts – Fifth with 475 (needs 13 more to pass Glenn Inverso) • Rushing Touchdowns – Third with 31 (needs five more to pass Stacy Nobles and Lawrence Worthington to become the program’s all-time leader) • Scoring Excluding Kickers – Third with 212 points (needs 11 more to move past Stacy Nobles) Jennings Among the Best Back-to-back 200 all-purpose yards and three touchdown games have moved Rashad Jennings up the national rankings. The senior enters today’s game ranked No. 4 nationally in average rushing yards per game (157.75) and tied for third in scoring (12.0 points per game). Happy Hurler Brock Smith completed 15-of-24 pass attempts against Coastal Carolina on Saturday, throwing for 239 yards and three scores to lead the Flames to victory. The contest marked the 11th time in his Liberty career that Smith has surpassed the 200-yard passing mark in a game and seventh time since his freshman year that the senior has thrown for a trio of touchdowns in a contest. 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: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Oct. 20 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Oct. 27 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Nov. 3 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Nov. 10 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Nov. 17 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Nov. 24 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Brock Is Boosting His Numbers Too Rashad Jennings isn’t the only player on Liberty’s roster moving up the program’s and Big South’s all-time career listings. Quarterback Brock Smith will also be leaving his mark on the league and program’s record books after this season. The senior’s 239-yard performance against Coastal Carolina last weekend moved him into fourth in Big South listings and fifth in school rankings with 5,327 career passing yards. He needs just 84 more yards to move past Phil Basso for fourth place on Liberty’s all-time career listing. He also needs two more touchdown passes to take over third place from Antwan Chiles, who finished his career with 40 scoring passes. Near Perfect Passer Brock Smith enters today’s game as one of the most efficient passers in the nation. The senior currently ranks No. 9 nationally in passing efficiency, boasting a 160.32 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 144.1 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. Touchdown Streak Halted For the first time in 18 games, Zach Terrell failed to record a rushing touchdown in a game, as the senior finished the Western Carolina game on Sept. 13 with eight carries for 51 yards without finding the end zone. Prior to the game against the Catamounts, the last time Terrell played in a game without rushing for a touchdown was on Sept. 30, 2006, when the then sophomore carried the ball four times for 20 yards without finding the end zone against Wake Forest. Terrell currently ranks third in the Big South and fifth in Liberty’s program history with 29 career rushing touchdowns. Ryan is Racking Them Up Ryan Greiser was the Flames’ leading tackler against Coastal Carolina last week, as the senior finished the contest with Liberty’s Big South rival by tallying nine stops. Greiser has been one of the Flames’ top tacklers over the last several games, as he ranked second on the squad in tackles during Liberty’s victory over No. 23 Youngstown State. The current tackling barrage has helped the senior climb to second on the squad in tackles (29), including a team-best 16 solo stops. Sensational Specialist Liberty has two of the nation’s best return specialists on its roster in senior’s Dominic Bolden and Jonathan Crawford. Bolden, who currently ranks No. 3 nationally by averaging 19.83 yards per punt return, is the Big South’s all-time leader with 1,274 career kickoff returns yards and three kick offs returned for a touchdown. Bolden also ranks atop the program’s listing with a 29.6 kickoff return yard average, which is more than 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 No. 6 nationally, as the senior is averaging 32.00 yards per kickoff return. Both return specialists have returned a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown to account for two of three players in Big South history to accomplish the feat. Bolden Is a Big-Time Threat Dominic Bolden led the Flames’ receiving corps last weekend at Coastal Carolina, pulling in five passes for 93 yards and a touchdown. It was the senior’s second-best receiving game of the year and the third of his career. Bolen enters today’s game averaging a Big South best 79.6 receiving yards per game and No. 31 nationally in the statistical category. He also ranks second on the team and fourth in the league, as he is scoring 7.2 points per game (six touchdowns/five games). Hursky Hurries the Passer Nick Hursky led the Flames with 1.5 tackles for a loss on Saturday against Coastal Carolina, picking up nearly half of the team’s total tackles for a loss (4.0). The senior currently leads the Big South and ranks No. 8 nationally, as he is averaging 1.75 tackles for a loss per game. The linebacker come into the season with 12.5 negative-yardage stops to his career credit and is more than halfway to matching that total this year with 7.0 tackles for a loss. Coaches on the Field At halftime of the Flames’ annual Spring Football Game on April 19, head coach Danny Rocco tabbed six players for leadership roles in 2008, when the skipper named his team captains. Quarterback Brock Smith, running back Rashad Jennings and center Mike Godsil were named offensive team captains. Defensively, nose guard Colin Dugan, linebacker Nick Hursky and defensive back Ryan Greiser were recognized as this year’s defensive team captains. 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 2001 – Brian Westbrook, RB, Villanova Stats: 1,603 rushing yards, 50 receptions, 29 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 selections included seven running backs, six quarterbacks and three wide receivers. The Walter Payton Award watch list will be updated three times throughout the season, before voting takes place after the conclusion of the regular season. The list will be updated early in October and November before being finalized on Nov. 24. 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). Jennings is Liberty’s first-ever football player to land a spot on the Walter Payton Award watch list. Ramses Barden WR Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. South Dakota (W/ 49-22) - 5 rec., 158 yards, 3 TD No game scheduled this week (4 games played) 28 rec., 626 yards, 7 TDs Sr. QB 1999 – Adrian Peterson, RB, Georgia So. No game scheduled last week Home vs. Sam Houston State (5 games played) 111-of-156, 0 INT, 1,458 yards, 14 TDs, 31 car., 56 yards, 0 TDs Stats: 2,740 rushing yards, 40 touchdowns Liam Coen QB 1998 – Jerry Azumah, RB, New Hampshire Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Delaware (W/ 17-7) - 18-of-32, 3 INT, 228 yards, 1 TD, 3 car., -1 yard, 0 TD Away at Northeastern (5 games played) 92-of-147, 5 INT, 1,199 yards, 10 TDs, 17 car., -11 yards, 1 TD Stats: 2,195 rushing yards, 22 touchdowns 1997 – Brian Finneran, WR, Villanova Sr. 220 Massachusetts (3-2) RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Missouri State (W/ 33-21) Away at North Dakota State - 41 car., 273 yards, 4 TDs, 2 rec., 20 yards, 0 TD (5 games played) 146 car., 830 yards, 12 TDs, 10 rec., 72 yards, 1 TD Armanti Edwards QB Stats: 4,176 passing yards, 38 touchdowns Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. The Citadel (W/ 47-21) - 14-of-18, 0 INT, 225 yards, 4 TDs, 15 car., 80 yards, 2 TDs Away at Samford (5 games played) 53-of-99, 2 INT, 787 yards, 8 TDs, 69 car., 325 yards, 3 TD 1994 – Steve McNair, QB, Alcorn State Terrell Hudgins WR 1993 – Doug Nussmeier, QB, Idaho Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Furman (W/ 31-10) - 5 rec., 64 yards, 1 TD Away at The Citadel (6 games played) 50 rec., 634 yards, 4 TDs Stats: 2,960 passing yards, 33 touchdowns Rashad Jennings RB 1992 – Michael Payton, QB, Marshall Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away vs. Coastal Carolina (W/ 43-38) - 35 car., 195 yards, 1 TD, 3 rec., 33 yards, 2 TDs Home vs. Stony Brook (4 games played) 105 car., 631 yards, 6 TDs, 8 rec., 50 yards, 2 TD downs 1996 – Archie Amerson, RB, Northern Ari. Stats: 2,079 rushing yards, 25 touchdowns 1995 – Dave Dickenson, QB, Montana 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 Jr. Jr. Sr. Sr. 5-11 Central Arkansas (4-1) Herb Donaldson Stats: 1,389 receiving yards, 96 receptions, 19 touch- Sr. 6-2 209 Cal Poly (3-1) Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Stats: 2,079 rushing yards, 16 touchdowns 6-2 230 Nathan Brown 2000 – Louis Ivory, RB, Furman Sr. 6-5 6-0 6-3 6-1 185 Western Illinois (3-2) Appalachian State (3-2) 250 Elon (5-1) 230 Liberty (5-0) Rodney Landers QB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Hofstra (W/ 56-0) - 7-for-13, 0 INT, 92 yards, 3 TDs, 13 car., 133 yards, 1 TD Away at Richmond (6 games played) 42-of-71, 3 INT, 596 yards, 6 TDs, 105 car., 735 yards, 8 TDs RB No game played last week Home vs. Nicholls State (5 games played) 91 car., 476 yards, 2 TD, 9 rec., 85 yards, 0 TD Mike McLeod RB 1987 – Kenny Gamble, RB, Colgate Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Holy Cross (W/ 31-28, OT) - 39 car., 131 yards, 1 TD, 3 rec., 0 yards, 0 TD Away at Dartmouth (3 games played) 81 car., 266 yards, 2 TDs, 5 rec., 22 yards, 0 TD Stats: 1,411 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns Matt Nicholls QB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Portland State (L/ 36-47) - 34-of-56, 2 INT, 418 yards, 9 car., 17 yards, 1 TD Home vs. Montana (5 games played) 146-of-231, 8 INT, 1,719 yards, 12 TDs, 25 car., 17 yards, 2 TDs 1988 – Dave Meggett, RB, Towson Stats: 1,658 rushing yards, 788 receiving yards, 957 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. Sr. 5-11 6-2 Northern Iowa (3-2) 200 220 Yale (2-1) Eastern Washington (2-3) Dominic Randolph QB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Yale (L/ 28-31 OT) - 41-of-63, 376 yards, 3 TDs, 6 car., -4 yards, 1 TD Home vs. Brown (4 games played) 121-of-198, 6 INT, 1,144 yards, 10 TDs, 26 car., 17 yards, 3 TDs Andre Roberts WR Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Appalachian State (L/ 21-47) - 6 rec., 52 yards, 0 TD, 1 car., 0 yards, 0 TD Home vs. Elon (4 games played) 29 rec., 492 yards, 6 TDs, 3 car., 29 yards, 0 TD Tyler Roehl RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Southern Illinois (W/ 36-27) - 26 car., 125 yards, 1 TD, 3 rec., 34 yards, 0 TD Home vs. Western Illinois (5 games played) 62 car., 407 yards, 4 TD, 6 rec., 44 yards, 0 TD Jordan Scott RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Georgetown - Game Cancelled Home vs. Princeton (5 games played) 134 car., 814 yards, 9 TDs, 2 rec., 16 yards, 0 TD So. Sr. Sr. Sr. 6-3 197 James Madison (5-1) Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Stats: 4,041 passing yards, 31 touchdowns 6-0 220 Corey Lewis 1989 – John Friesz, QB, Idaho Sr. 6-1 225 5-11 5-10 5-11 5-11 223 Holy Cross (1-4) 175 232 205 215 The Citadel (3-2) North Dakota State (3-2) Colgate (3-2) Javarris Williams RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Tennessee-Martin (W/ 30-27, OT) - 26 car., 163 yards, 1 TD, 2 rec., 17 yards, 0 TD No game scheduled this week (6 games played) 109 car., 499 yards, 8 TDs, 13 rec., 114 yards, 0 TD Tennessee State (5-1) Game Day Depth Chart Liberty University Flames Offense WR (Z) 9 10 WR (X) 8 1 LT 69 76 LG 62 or 54 65 C 55 60 RG 56 or 54 75 RT 74 70 TE (Y) 82 88 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 Alex Stadler Britt Stone Tim Hartman Mike Godsil Mario Cosby Bryan Mosier Britt Stone Toney White Josh Weaver Antonio Tassara Corey Rasberry Will Quarles 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-So., 6-5, 310) (R-Sr., 6-2, 275) (R-Jr., 6-4, 315) (Sr., 6-2, 290) (R-Jr., 6-1, 270) (R-Jr., 6-2, 300) (R-Sr., 6-2, 275) (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) (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 59 JLB 95 48 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 Doncel Bolt Chad Brown Pierre Tinsley 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) (So., 6-2, 245) (R-So., 6-2, 240) (R-So., 6-0, 235) (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 47 PK 49 or 39 P 47 49 H 14 10 LS 42 55 KOR 9 24 PR 9 8 Matt Bevins Mike Larsson 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) (Fr., 5-10, 170) (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) Offense WR 84 81 WR 7 6 LT 72 70 LG 65 78 C 75 71 RG 71 66 RT 61 76 TE 83 11 FB 86 90 TB 1 23 QB 16 12 or 15 Stony Brook University Seawolves Lynell Suggs Donald Lee Dwayne Eley Donald Porter Lawrence Lovell Mario Dattilo Steve Council Markell Watson Paul Fenaroli Chris Pugliese Chris Pugliese Danile Muy Jeff Santos Emmett Phillips Chris Tyler Bo Cassel Adrian Sawyer Josh Auerbach Conte Cuttino Ed Gowins Dayne Hoffman Dan Sweeney Matt Dardenne (Sr., 6-2, 190) (Jr., 6-2, 180) (Sr., 5-10, 180) (So., 5-8, 170) (Sr., 6-3, 295) (R-Fr., 6-4, 265) (Sr., 6-1, 315) (Jr., 6-2, 300) (So., 6-1, 280) (Jr., 6-0, 300) (Jr., 6-0, 300) (Sr., 6-2, 290) (Jr., 6-3, 300) (So., 6-5, 300) (Jr., 6-5, 245) (Jr., 6-5, 240) (Jr., 6-3, 230) (Jr., 6-1, 255) (Jr., 5-10, 200) (Fr., 5-11, 222) (R-Fr., 6-2, 225) (Sr., 6-0, 200) (Jr., 6-4, 207) Defense DE 94 77 NT 95 99 DE 98 91 OLB 9 41 ILB 44 42 ILB 46 33 OLB 3 10 CB 28 5 FS 8 31 SS 21 34 CB 22 2 James Harris Charles Ryan Adam Soivilien Will Martinez David Gross Dominic Chevalier Carl Teague Michael Meadows Tyler Santucci Paul Ferrari Stephen Schwicke Greg Weeks Juilian Glenn Andre Jean-Pierre Chris Richards Leonard Wright Benjamin Clements John Smith Arin West Luis Altamiranda Dayton Guillory Mike McCoy (Sr., 6-5, 270) (Jr., 6-3, 270) (Sr., 6-2, 275) (Sr., 6-1, 310) (Sr., 6-1, 250) (Sr., 6-3, 250) (Jr., 6-1, 230) (Sr., 6-0, 220) (Jr., 6-1, 230) (Sr., 6-1, 230) (So., 6-1, 230) (Sr., 6-0, 225) (Jr., 6-1, 225) (Sr., 6-1, 245) (Jr., 6-0, 180) (Sr., 5-8, 170) (Jr., 5-8, 175) (Sr., 6-1, 215) (So., 6-0, 215) (Jr., 5-11, 217) (Jr., 6-0, 175) (Sr., 5-10, 180) Specialists PK/KO 38 54 P 38 54 H 82 19 LS 44 21 KOR 1 28 PR 22 7 Luke Gaddis Wesley Skiffington Luke Gaddis Wesley Skiffington Michael Lepore Sean Burgwardt Tyler Santucci Arin West Conte Cuttino Chris Richards Dayton Guillory Dwayne Eley (Sr., 5-11, 175) (Fr., 6-2, 205) (Sr., 5-11, 175) (Fr., 6-2, 205) (So., 6-0, 190) (R-Fr., 5-9, 180) (Jr., 6-1, 230) (So., 6-0, 215) (Jr., 5-10, 200) (Jr., 6-0, 180) (Jr., 6-0, 175) (Sr., 5-10, 180) 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. Corey Lewis, Sr., UNI James Nobles, Sr., Cal Poly Javarris Williams, Sr., Tenn. State 7. Rashad Jennings, Sr., LU 8. J.T. Rogan, Sr., San Diego 9. Armanti Edwards, Jr., App. State 10. Joe Casey, Sr., Rhode Island 28 19 18 17 17 17 16 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) 2. 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 2,764 2,385 2,343 647 563 504 475 449 6.22 6.10 6.06 6.03 5.82 5.31 46 31 29 22 21 17 16 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) 5,327 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 1,007 879 721 629 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) 833 597 486 419 372 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 39 28 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) 144.1 134.4 132.6 125.5 124.8 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) 5,424 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) 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) 184 152 123 117 114 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 35 32 29 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. Nick Ellis, CSU (2003-07) 6. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08) 8. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08) 297 286 264 228 214 212 174 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) 286 264 212 194 174 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 43 Kickoff Return Yards 1. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08) 1,274 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. Glenn Inverso (1977-80) 5. Rashad Jennings (2005-08) -- Zach Terrell (2005-08) 4,035 3,711 2,764 2,723 2,385 805 665 522 487 475 449 Off the Charts Where Liberty Players/Team Statistics Rank 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) 35 35 31 30 29 Passing Yards 1. Robby Justino (1989-91) 2. Paul Johnson (1985-89) 3. Antwan Chiles (1993-95) 4. Phil Basso (1980-84) 5. Brock Smith (2005-08) 9,548 7,397 6,336 5,410 5,327 Career Touchdown Passes 1. Robby Justino (1989-91) 2. Paul Johnson (1985-89) 3. Antwan Chiles (1993-95) 4. Brock Smith (2005-08) 5. Ben Anderson (1994-97) 64 49 40 39 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) 144.1 132.6 126.4 123.6 117.1 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 59.1 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 5,424 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 3,146 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 43 Kickoff Return Average (Min. 25 returns) 1. Dominic Bolden (2005-08) 29.6 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. Stacy Nobles (1996-99) 3. Rashad Jennings (2006-08) 4. Charles McCray (1986-89) 5. Kim Raynor (1977-80) -- Zach Terrell (2005-08) 228 222 212 192 178 174 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 41 35 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. 38 11 11 11 5 38 Calvary, P. 36 9 11 11 5 36 Stone, B. 7 10 11 2 30 Smith, B. 29 3 11 11 5 30 Greiser, R. 27 1 11 11 5 28 Richard, K. 17 11 1 11 5 28 Dugan, C. 12 11 10 5 26 Hursky, N. 2 3 6 9 3 21 Jennings, R. 3 9 8 4 21 Terrell, Z. 1 5 7 4 2 18 Hicks, K. 8 9 5 14 Bolden, D. 7 2 1 3 5 11 Rocco, C. 5 3 5 8 Bishop, D. 1 2 3 6 Childress, I. 5 1 1 5 7 Weaver, J. 5 2 5 7 Jacobs, T. 5 1 5 6 Mosier, B. 5 1 5 6 Rasberry, C. 5 1 1 4 6 Bannon, P. 5 5 5 Brown, C. 5 5 5 Crawford, J. 5 5 5 Davis, Z. 5 5 5 Stadler, A. 3 3 3 Bolt, D. 2 2 Duffey, C. 2 2 Tinsley, P. 2 2 Brown, M. 1 1 Torrence, T. 1 1 Longest Big South Win Streak (Overall) 14 Charleston Southern 10/15/05—11/4/06 10 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 7 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 10 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 Rushing-Carries 15-Rashad Jennings Rushing-Carries 17-Zach Terrell Rushing-Yards 14-Rashad Jennings Rushing-Yards 17-Zach Terrell Rushing-Touchdowns 8-Rashad Jennings Rushing-Touchdowns 12-Zach Terrell Rushing-Carries Per Game4-Rashad Jennings Rushing-Yards Per Game 3-Rashad Jennings Rushing-Yards Per Carry 9-Rashad Jennings Rushing-Yards Per Carry 15-Zach Terrell Passing-Attempts 17-Brock Smith Passing-Completions 17-Brock Smith Passing-Interceptions 18-Brock Smith Passing-Yards 10-Brock Smith Passing-Touchdowns 11-Brock Smith Passing-Passing Efficiency 10-Brock Smith Total Offense-Yards 12-Brock Smith Total Offense-Yards Per Play 2-Brock Smith Interceptions-Int. 18-Patrick Calvary Punt Returns-TD 11-Dominic Bolden Punt Returns-TD 11-Jonathan Crawford 2-Dominic Bolden Kickoff Returns-TD Kickoff Returns-TD 15-Jonathan Crawford Scoring-Touchdowns 11-Rashad Jennings Scoring-Touchdowns 15-Zach Terrell Scoring-Total Points 20-Rashad Jennings Scoring-Points Per Game 3-Rashad Jennings Scoring-2-point Con. Made 18-Brock Smith All-Purpose Run-Plays 16-Rashad Jennings, All-Purpose Run-Plays 18-Zach Terrell 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 WR Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford LT Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis 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 NG Dugan Dugan Dugan Dugan Dugan DE Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs LG Stone Stone Stadler Stadler Stadler SLB Childress Childress Childress Childress Childress C Godsil Godsil Godsil Godsil Godsil RG Mosier Mosier Moiser Mosier Mosier MLB Hursky Bolt Bolt Hursky Hursky RT Weaver Weaver Weaver Weaver Weaver JLB C. Brown C. Brown C. Brown C. Brown C. Brown WLB 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 Special Teams Long Snapper - Dan Pope Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Rashad Jennings, Running Back Conference Players of the Week Offensive Sept. 29 - Rashad Jennings, RB Oct. 6 - Rashad Jennings, RB Defensive Sept. 15 - Chad Brown, LU Special Teams Sept. 1 - Jonathan Crawford, RS Sept. 15 - Mike Larsson, P Freshman Sept. 29 - Matt Bevins, K Oct. 6 - 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 Preseason FCS All-America Team First Team Running Back - Rashad Jennings Third Team Kickoff Return Specialist - Dominic Bolden National Player of the Week Offense Sept. 29 - Rashad Jennings, RB 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 CB Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks FB Bishop Bishop Bishop M. Brown (WR) Terrell (AB) SS Greiser Greiser Greiser Greiser Greiser TB Jennings Terrell Jennings Jennings Jennings QB Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith FS Rocco Rocco Rocco Rocco Rocco CB 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 (1-5) 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 7 p.m. 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 (3-3) 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 1 p.m. 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 (2-4) 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 (2-4) 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 (3-3, 0-1 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 1:30 p.m. 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 (2-4) 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 1:30 p.m. 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 (1-4, 0-0 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 3:30 p.m. 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 (2-3, 0-0 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 1:30 p.m. 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 2 p.m. 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 (3-1) 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 12:30 p.m. 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 2:30 p.m. 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. (2-3, 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 2 p.m. 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 (2-3, 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 2 p.m. 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 (5-1) 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 2 p.m. 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 Liberty (5 - 0 - 0) Thru: 10/04/2008 - Week 6 TEAM RANKINGS 118 teams ranked in Football Championship Subdivision 6 teams ranked in the Big South Conference SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 5-0-0 W-10 Category Rushing Offense Big South Conference Record: 1-0-0 08/30/2008 *+ North Greenville 49 10 National Actual Rank 8 242.80 National Leader VMI Actual Conf Big South Conference Actual Rank Leader 360.60 2 VMI 360.60 W Passing Offense 65 200.40 Portland St. 409.80 3 Gardner-Webb 224.20 7 443.20 McNeese St. 493.75 1 Liberty 443.20 37.20 09/06/2008 *+ Glenville St. 44 27 W Total Offense 09/13/2008 * Western Caro. 19 16 W Scoring Offense 9 37.20 McNeese St. 47.00 1 Liberty 09/27/2008 * Youngstown St. 31 28 W Rushing Defense 29 108.40 Northern Ariz. 11.40 2 Gardner-Webb 45.60 W Pass Efficiency Defense 59 126.43 San Diego 85.95 4 Coastal Caro. 115.83 10/04/2008 * Coastal Caro. 10/11/2008 + Stony Brook Total Defense 57 357.00 Prairie View 216.20 4 Gardner-Webb 278.60 10/18/2008 + Lafayette Scoring Defense 47 23.80 San Diego 14.00 2 Gardner-Webb 23.40 10/25/2008 + Charleston So. Net Punting 100 29.09 Nicholls St. 40.67 4 Stony Brook 33.72 11/01/2008 Presbyterian Punt Returns 6 17.60 Illinois St. 23.18 1 Liberty 17.60 11/08/2008 VMI Kickoff Returns 4 25.95 Hampton 30.69 1 Liberty 25.95 11/15/2008 Gardner-Webb Turnover Margin 62 .00 Grambling 2.33 3 VMI .60 Elon Pass Defense 94 248.60 North Dakota St. 102.80 6 Coastal Caro. 160.17 Passing Efficiency 8 158.74 Cal Poly 201.62 1 Liberty 158.74 Sacks 24 2.60 Northern Ariz. 3.80 1 Liberty 2.60 Tackles For Loss 27 7.00 Morgan St. 9.60 2 Coastal Caro. 7.83 15 .80 San Diego .00 1 Liberty .80 11/22/2008 + Home Game + ^ Neutral Site 43 38 * 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 4 157.75 Player Zach Terrell 89 National Leader Scott, Colg Big South Conference Actual Actual Conf Rank Leader 203.50 1 Jennings, Lberty 157.75 56.20 6 B.J. Hayes 26.00 14 Mike Brown 12.00 24 Danny Broggin 9.80 25 Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Brock Smith 9 160.32 Dally, CalPly 201.60 1 Smith, Lberty 160.32 Total Offense Brock Smith 70 188.40 Nichols, E Wash 347.20 2 Doolittle, GarWeb 224.80 Rashad Jennings 93 157.75 5 Zach Terrell 66.40 10 B.J. Hayes 26.00 20 Mike Brown 14.40 Jonathan Crawford 4.00 Collins, GarWeb 6.20 Dominic Bolden 4.00 T-4 Rashad Jennings 2.00 T-14 Mike Brown 1.40 T-21 Zach Terrell 1.20 T-23 Corey Rasberry 1.20 Bolden, Lberty 79.60 Giddings, SBrook .50 Receptions Per Game Receiving Yards Per Game Dominic Bolden T-31 10.00 T-4 T-23 Barden, CalPly 156.50 1 Jonathan Crawford 49.60 Mike Brown 24.60 14 B.J. Hayes 14.80 T-19 Rashad Jennings Interceptions 79.60 25 Thompson, IdaSt Chuck Duffey 5 12.50 T-35 .50 24 Buckley, APeay 1.00 T-1 Patrick Calvary .20 T-12 Ryan Greiser .20 T-12 Kent Hicks .20 T-12 Tim Torrence .20 Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) T-12 Erdman, CostC 39.70 Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Dominic Bolden 3 19.83 Roberts, Cit 22.00 1 Bolden, Lberty 19.83 Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Jonathan Crawford T-6 32.00 Teel, Hmpton 43.22 1 Crawford, Lberty 32.00 Dominic Bolden 28 25.56 Matt Bevins T-29 1.00 Kay, GarWeb 1.80 Field Goals Spada, SE Mo 45.63 4 Long, EKy 2.17 4 Scoring Rashad Jennings T-3 12.00 Dominic Bolden T-55 7.20 Sacks Tackles Tackles For Loss T=tied at this ranking 15.60 1 4.60 10 Zach Terrell 3.60 T-12 3.60 Dominic Bolden 9 176.00 Rashad Jennings 13 170.25 Jonathan Crawford 76 222.00 1 4 65.80 15 B.J. Hayes 40.80 Trey Jacobs .40 Chad Brown .40 Jamal Giddens .38 10 Ian Childress .30 T-11 176.00 Alexander, VMI .60 Davenport, CostC 7.80 Hursky, Lberty 1.75 T-25 Knicky, SFAust 1.40 T-4 T-4 Kevin Richard .30 T-11 Daryl Robertson .30 T-11 Nick Hursky .25 T-14 Soeren Wendland .20 Nick Hursky 7.75 Ryan Greiser 5.80 T-11 Chris Rocco 5.20 T-16 Chad Brown 4.80 1.75 Bolden, Lberty 2 110.80 T-8 12.00 T-12 Kackert, NH Zach Terrell Nick Hursky Jennings, Lberty 4 Matt Bevins Jonathan Crawford All-Purpose Runners Donaldson, W Ill T-18 Totino, Duques 15.00 3 T-21 Washingto, Jack 2.40 1 Daryl Robertson 1.00 6 Chad Brown .90 T-8 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Game Results (as of Oct 05, 2008) All games Date 08-30-08 09-06-08 09-13-08 09-27-08 * 10-04-08 Opponent NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at #23 Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina W W W W W Score Overall Conference Time Attend 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 3:21 3:19 2:50 2:51 3:35 15311 13917 7289 18978 7063 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 05, 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 186 37.2 107 52 48 7 1214 1299 85 213 5.7 242.8 14 1002 110-72-4 9.1 13.9 200.4 8 2216 323 6.9 443.2 20-519 15-264 6-56 26.0 17.6 9.3 10-5 39-346 69.2 11-410 37.3 29.1 30:01 32/61 52% 2/3 67% 13-119 0 24 7-9 0-0 21-24 88% 14-24 58% 21-24 88% 29228 2/14614 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT 47 28 59 17 54 17 26 57 0 0 Total 186 119 OPP 119 23.8 104 36 59 9 542 711 169 165 3.3 108.4 8 1243 177-105-6 7.0 11.8 248.6 8 1785 342 5.2 357.0 34-687 4-10 4-52 20.2 2.5 13.0 4-3 38-306 61.2 21-840 40.0 27.4 29:59 23/66 35% 8/12 67% 4-37 39 16 3-5 0-1 15-17 88% 12-17 71% 12-14 86% 33330 3/11110 0/0 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2008) All games Rushing JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike BROGGIN, Danny SMITH, Brock LAWRENCE, Terron LANDIS, Spencer BOLDEN, Dominic WILLIAMS, Terry 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 TERRELL, Zach RASBERRY, Corey HAYES, B.J. SUMMERS, Chris BISHOP, Derek Total Opponents gp-gs att gain loss net avg td 4-4 105 645 14 631 6.0 6 5-2 52 284 3 281 5.4 3 5- 0 7 130 0 130 18.6 1 5- 1 4 60 0 60 15.0 1 5- 0 6 49 0 49 8.2 0 5-5 14 67 36 31 2.2 1 2- 0 9 32 1 31 3.4 1 2- 0 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 5- 5 3 14 0 14 4.7 1 1- 0 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 1- 0 1 0 15 -15 -15.0 0 5- 0 8 0 16 -16 -2.0 0 5 213 1299 85 1214 5.7 14 5 165 711 169 542 3.3 8 gp-gs 5- 5 2- 0 5- 1 5- 2 5 5 gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct yds Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan BROWN, Mike Total Opponents 12 2 1 15 4 238 18 8 264 10 72 8 8 72 5 Interceptions no. yds avg td yds td 160.32 67-101-4 66.3 911 89.20 3-6-0 50.0 28 100.40 1-2-0 50.0 12 528.40 1-1-0 100.0 51 158.70 72-110-4 65.5 1002 126.45 105-177-6 59.3 1243 no. lg avg/g 55 23 66 45 16 13 11 8 5 2 0 0 66 56 8 0 0 0 8 8 157.8 56.2 26.0 12.0 9.8 6.2 15.5 7.5 2.8 3.0 -15.0 -3.2 242.8 108.4 DUFFEY, Chuck TORRENCE, Tim CALVARY, Patrick GREISER, Ryan HICKS, Kent Total Opponents 27 0 0 29 0 56 52 13.5 0.0 0.0 29.0 0.0 9.3 13.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 lg 27 0 0 29 0 29 41 lg avg/g Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg 72 11 12 51 72 78 CRAWFORD, Jonathan BOLDEN, Dominic RASBERRY, Corey TEAM Total Opponents 9 9 1 1 20 34 288 230 2 -1 519 687 1 0 0 0 1 0 76 42 2 0 76 39 no. yds avg td lg 182.2 14.0 2.4 10.2 200.4 248.6 avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns 5-5 20 398 19.9 5-5 20 248 12.4 4- 4 8 50 6.2 5- 1 7 123 17.6 5- 2 6 48 8.0 5- 5 6 45 7.5 5- 0 3 74 24.7 5- 0 1 8 8.0 5- 3 1 8 8.0 5 72 1002 13.9 5 105 1243 11.8 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 72 33 23 49 12 8 44 8 8 72 78 Total Opponents 79.6 49.6 12.5 24.6 9.6 9.0 14.8 1.6 1.6 200.4 248.6 2 1 1 1 1 6 4 19.8 9.0 8.0 17.6 2.5 0 1 32.0 25.6 2.0 -1.0 26.0 20.2 0 0.0 37 37.0 0 0 0 37 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2008) All games Scoring td fg JENNINGS, Rashad 8 BOLDEN, Dominic 6 BEVINS, Matt - 5-6 TERRELL, Zach 3 CRAWFORD, Jonathan 3 SHIPPS, Ben - 2-3 YOUNG, Paul - SMITH, Brock 1 HAYES, B.J. 1 BROWN, Mike 1 LAWRENCE, Terron 1 Total 24 7-9 Opponents 16 3-5 Field Goals fg BEVINS, Matt SHIPPS, Ben 5-6 2-3 kick 8-9 4-5 9-10 21-24 12-14 PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf 0-1 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1 - pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 83.3 0-0 66.7 0-0 3-3 2-2 2-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 FG Sequence Liberty Opponents North Greenville Glenville State Western Carolina Youngstown State Coastal Carolina (38),48 (29),30,(27) (24) (22),(28),(34) (24) 43 (38) 47,(42) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 0-0 0-0 pts - 48 - 36 - 23 - 18 - 18 - 10 9 6 6 6 6 - 186 - 119 Total Offense g plays SMITH, Brock JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike BROGGIN, Danny LANDIS, Spencer LAWRENCE, Terron BOLDEN, Dominic WILLIAMS, Terry LIDRAZZAH, Julian TEAM Total Opponents 5 4 5 5 5 5 2 2 5 1 1 5 5 5 rush pass total avg/g 115 31 911 942 188.4 105 631 0 631 157.8 53 281 51 332 66.4 7 130 0 130 26.0 6 60 12 72 14.4 6 49 0 49 9.8 8 15 28 43 21.5 9 31 0 31 15.5 3 14 0 14 2.8 2 3 0 3 3.0 1 -15 0 -15 -15.0 8 -16 0 -16 -3.2 323 1214 1002 2216 443.2 342 542 1243 1785 357.0 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk 38 29 LARSSON, Mike Total Opponents 11 410 37.3 43 11 410 37.3 43 21 840 40.0 50 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn BEVINS, Matt LARSSON, Mike Total Opponents 32 2007 3 173 35 2180 23 1318 0 1 62.7 57.7 62.3 57.3 1 0 1 2 4 4 0 0 0 1 3 3 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 net ydln 0 0 0 20.2 42.1 1 26.0 33.0 27 37 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2008) All games All Purpose g rcv pr kr BOLDEN, Domin JENNINGS, Ras CRAWFORD, Jo TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike BROGGIN, Dan RASBERRY, Co LAWRENCE, Te SMITH, Brock GREISER, Ryan DUFFEY, Chuck LANDIS, Spence BISHOP, Derek SUMMERS, Chri WILLIAMS, Terr LIDRAZZAH, Jul TEAM Total Opponents 5 14 398 4 631 50 5 0 248 5 281 48 5 130 74 5 60 123 5 49 0 5 0 45 2 31 0 5 31 0 5 0 0 4 0 0 2 15 0 5 0 8 5 0 8 1 3 0 1 -15 0 5 -16 0 5 1214 1002 5 542 1243 rush 238 0 18 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 264 10 230 0 288 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 519 687 ir total avg/g 0 880 176.0 0 681 170.2 0 554 110.8 0 329 65.8 0 204 40.8 0 191 38.2 0 49 9.8 0 47 9.4 0 31 15.5 0 31 6.2 29 29 5.8 27 27 6.8 0 15 7.5 0 8 1.6 0 8 1.6 0 3 3.0 0 -15 -15.0 0 -17 -3.4 56 3055 611.0 52 2534 506.8 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2008) All games ## 53 24 14 95 32 2 90 92 26 93 27 51 96 43 59 41 22 35 88 91 3 94 28 17 30 81 4 98 11 25 57 48 20 42 10 49 8 23 46 7 Defensive Leaders HURSKY, Nick GREISER, Ryan ROCCO, Chris BROWN, Chad CHILDRESS, Ian CALVARY, Patrick DUGAN, Colin JACOBS, Trey HICKS, Kent RICHARD, Kevin TORRENCE, Tim BANNON, Patrick ROBERTSON, Daryl GIDDENS, Jamal BOLT, Doncel ADAMS, Terry ROBINSON, Brandon CHEEK, Wes QUARLES, Will WENDLAND, Soeren SAUNDERS, Brandon COADY, Jay LEE, Kajuan CLAIBORNE, Larry WILLIS, Mannie HEWLETT, Aaron ROGERS, Eugene CHAPMAN, Asa CONNOLLY, Mike HAYES, B.J. BALDE, Mamadou TINSLEY, Pierre DUFFEY, Chuck POPE, Dan BROWN, Mike BEVINS, Matt CRAWFORD, Jonathan JENNINGS, Rashad BISHOP, Derek TERRELL, Zach Total Opponents gp-gs 4-3 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-0 5-5 5-0 4-0 5-2 5-0 4-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 4-0 3-0 5-0 5-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 5-0 3-0 4-0 4-0 5-0 5-1 5-0 5-5 4-4 5-3 5-2 5 5 Tackles ua a 15 16 16 12 10 13 4 6 10 8 10 5 5 6 3 3 3 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 . 1 . . 1 1 2 . 1 1 1 1 177 161 16 13 10 12 11 5 14 11 7 8 5 10 8 5 5 5 4 3 5 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 4 3 1 1 . 1 . . . . 202 240 tot Sacks tfl/yds 31 29 26 24 21 18 18 17 17 16 15 15 13 11 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 379 401 7.0-26 2.5-10 . 4.5-26 2.0-19 . 0.5-7 2.5-15 . 2.5-10 0.5-1 0.5-1 5.0-11 2.0-15 . . . 2.0-2 . 1.5-17 . . . . . . . 1.0-1 1.0-2 . . . . . . . . . . . 35-163 13-67 Pass defense Fumbles blkd no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds 1.0-11 0.5-7 . 2.0-16 1.5-18 . 0.5-7 2.0-14 . 1.5-9 . . 1.5-7 1.5-14 . . . . . 1.0-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-119 4-37 . 1-29 . . . 1-0 . . 1-0 . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27 . . . . . . . 6-56 4-52 . 2 1 . 2 2 . . 3 1 . . 1 1 . . 2 2 . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . 21 6 2 . . . 1 . 1 5 . 5 . 1 1 . . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 14 . . . 1-0 . . . . 1-0 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-0 5-37 ff . . . 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6 k 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 05, 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 Liberty Opponents NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina 36 241 4 43 17 199 43 239 2 45 8 214 46 190 2 38 16 148 44 252 4 55 16 202 44 292 2 66 15 239 213 1214 14 66 72 1002 165 542 8 56 105 1243 2 3 0 0 3 8 8 lg Passing cmp-att-int yds td lg Kick Returns no. yds td lg Punt Returns no. yds td lg 48 72 26 51 44 72 78 17-21-0 199 8-15-2 214 16-26-0 148 16-24-2 202 15-24-0 239 72-110-4 1002 105-177-6 1243 2 3 0 0 3 8 8 48 72 26 51 44 72 78 3 5 4 3 5 20 34 2 41 4 98 4 17 3 59 2 49 15 264 4 10 122 88 125 59 125 519 687 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 76 42 51 24 32 76 39 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 tot off 28 440 72 453 10 338 52 454 39 531 72 2216 5 1785 Games played: 5 Avg per rush: 5.7 Avg per catch: 13.9 Pass efficiency: 158.70 Kick ret avg: 26.0 Punt ret avg: 17.6 All purpose avg/game: 611.0 Total offense avg/gm: 443.2 Date Opponent ua Tackles a total 66 46 16 32 42 202 240 95 81 50 74 79 379 401 tfl-yds Sacks no-yds 6.0-29 11.0-35 7.0-36 7.0-30 4.0-33 35.0-163 13.0-67 1.0-16 4.0-26 3.0-25 3.0-24 2.0-28 13.0-119 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 Liberty Opponents 29 35 34 42 37 177 161 0 1 2 0 0 3 6 Date no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 1 2 4 2 2 11 21 39 73 158 68 72 410 840 39.0 36.5 39.5 34.0 36.0 37.3 40.0 39 39 42 37 43 43 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 5-37 3-56 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 6-56 4-52 12 4 3 0 3 22 14 50+ i20 md-att 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 8 0-0 1-2 2-3 1-1 3-3 7-9 3-5 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 Liberty Opponents 5 4 5 2 5 21 6 Blkd kick 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 PAT Attempts kick rush rcv 7-7 5-6 1-2 4-4 4-5 21-24 12-14 Field Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 saf pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 44 19 31 43 186 119 Kickoffs long blkd 0 38 29 24 34 38 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 no. yds avg tb ob 8 527 8 512 5 322 5 306 9 513 35 2180 23 1318 65.9 64.0 64.4 61.2 57.0 62.3 57.3 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 05, 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 Opponents Liberty NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina 36 69 0 41 209 3 19 19 1 32 93 1 37 152 3 165 542 8 213 1214 14 lg no. Receiving yds td 9 21 178 56 10 121 15 18 228 18 32 334 18 24 382 56 105 1243 66 72 1002 1 1 1 3 2 8 8 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 78 72 21-36-3 178 10-24-0 121 18-33-0 228 32-39-1 334 24-45-2 382 105-177-6 1243 72-110-4 1002 1 1 1 3 2 8 8 17 33 78 45 31 78 72 7 8 5 5 9 34 20 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 1 1 4 10 15 264 147 171 114 93 162 687 519 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 39 34 23 26 39 76 tot off 0 0 247 0 0 330 0 5 247 0 0 427 0 1 534 0 5 1785 1 72 2216 Games played: 5 Avg per rush: 3.3 Avg per catch: 11.8 Pass efficiency: 126.45 Kick ret avg: 20.2 Punt ret avg: 2.5 All purpose avg/game: 506.8 Total offense avg/gm: 357.0 Date Opponent ua Tackles a total 48 54 58 42 38 240 202 76 78 93 79 75 401 379 tfl-yds Sacks no-yds 3.0-23 3.0-14 2.0-8 2.0-16 3.0-6 13.0-67 35.0-163 3.0-23 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-14 0.0-0 4.0-37 13.0-119 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 Opponents Liberty 28 24 35 37 37 161 177 2 2 1 1 0 6 3 Date no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 5 6 4 4 2 21 11 191 254 174 162 59 840 410 38.2 42.3 43.5 40.5 29.5 40.0 37.3 46 50 47 46 32 50 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup 2-0 2-37 0-0 1-0 0-0 5-37 3-0 0-0 2-41 0-0 2-11 0-0 4-52 6-56 3 5 2 1 3 14 22 50+ i20 md-att 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 3 2 0 8 3 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 3-5 7-9 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 Opponents Liberty 0 1 2 0 3 6 21 Blkd kick 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 PAT Attempts kick rush rcv 1-1 3-4 1-2 4-4 3-3 12-14 21-24 Field Goals 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 saf pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 27 16 28 38 119 186 Kickoffs long blkd 24 0 38 0 42 42 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 no. yds avg tb ob 3 162 5 217 4 242 5 301 6 396 23 1318 35 2180 54.0 43.4 60.5 60.2 66.0 57.3 62.3 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 05, 2008) All games Opponent NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE Western Carolina Youngstown State Coastal Carolina Totals Opponent NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE Western Carolina Youngstown State Coastal Carolina Totals Score Total 49 - 10 44 - 27 19 - 16 31 - 28 43 - 38 186 - 119 22 21 20 21 23 107 / / / / / / 3rd Down Conversions 6-9 5-11 6-17 8-12 7-12 32-61 / / / / / / 5-17 3-13 2-10 6-13 7-13 23-66 19 14 15 24 32 104 First Downs Rush Pass 9 13 10 10 10 52 / / / / / / 5 7 4 9 11 36 12 7 7 11 11 48 4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 / / / / / / 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 3-3 8-12 / / / / / / 10 6 8 15 20 59 Rushing Number-Yards Pen 1 1 3 0 2 7 / / / / / / 4 1 3 0 1 9 36-241 43-239 46-190 44-252 44-292 213-1214 Time of Possession 24:42 29:04 37:36 28:46 29:59 150:07 / / / / / / 35:18 30:56 22:24 31:14 30:01 149:53 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category / / / / / / Passing Comp-Att-Int 36-69 41-209 19-19 32-93 37-152 165-542 TOP Margin -10:36 -1:52 15:12 -2:28 0:02 0:14 17-21-0 8-15-2 16-26-0 16-24-2 15-24-0 72-110-4 Avg Yds/Rush 6.7 5.6 4.1 5.7 6.6 5.7 / / / / / / 1.9 5.1 1.0 2.9 4.1 3.3 / / / / / / 21-36-3 10-24-0 18-33-0 32-39-1 24-45-2 105-177-6 Avg Yds/Pass 9.5 14.3 5.7 8.4 10.0 9.1 / / / / / / 4.9 5.0 6.9 8.6 8.5 7.0 Total Offense Plays-Yards Yards 199 214 148 202 239 1002 / / / / / / 178 57-440 121 58-453 228 72-338 334 68-454 382 68-531 1243 323-2216 Avg Yds/Play 7.7 7.8 4.7 6.7 7.8 6.9 / / / / / / 3.4 5.1 4.8 6.0 6.5 5.2 / / / / / / 72-247 65-330 52-247 71-427 82-534 342-1785 Punting Number-Avg 1-39.0 2-36.5 4-39.5 2-34.0 2-36.0 11-37.3 / / / / / / 5-38.2 6-42.3 4-43.5 4-40.5 2-29.5 21-40.0 Return Yards 219 186 142 118 174 839 / / / / / / 147 249 123 104 163 786 Penalties Number-Yards 13-136 8-68 11-99 3-14 4-29 39-346 / / / / / / 7-55 11-104 5-42 5-35 10-70 38-306 TurnOvers 2 4 0 3 0 9 / / / / / / 3 1 2 1 2 9 Sacks 1 4 3 3 2 13 / / / / / / 3 0 0 1 0 4 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 05, 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 26 16 239 3 3 72 6 100 2 2 72 3 38 4 39.5 43 72 76 13 1.5 3.5 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) LARSSON, Mike at Western Carolina (09-13-08) LARSSON, Mike at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) 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) 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 05, 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 46 292 6.7 4 4 26 17 239 14.3 3 3 72 531 7.8 49 4 23 13 136 4 3 at Western Carolina (09-13-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) 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 North Greenville (08-30-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) at Western Carolina (09-13-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) vs North Greenville (08-30-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) 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 05, 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 43.5 50 5 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) Blake Cain, at Western Carolina (09-13-08) Dustan Fox, vs Glenville State (09-06-08) Adam Hearns, at Western Carolina (09-13-08) 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 05, 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 By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 05, 2008) All games 3rd-Down Conversions Date Opponent 08-30-08 09-06-08 09-13-08 09-27-08 10-04-08 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina Liberty Opponents Score W W W W W 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 Overall 6-9 5-11 6-17 8-12 7-12 32-61 23-66 1st Qtr 66.7 45.5 35.3 66.7 58.3 52.5 34.8 3-4 2-2 2-5 0-1 2-4 9-16 5-16 2nd Qtr 75.0 100.0 40.0 0.0 50.0 56.2 31.2 1-2 1-3 1-5 4-4 2-2 9-16 5-16 50.0 33.3 20.0 100.0 100.0 56.2 31.2 3rd Qtr 1-1 1-3 3-4 1-2 2-3 8-13 7-16 100.0 33.3 75.0 50.0 66.7 61.5 43.8 4th Qtr 1-2 1-3 0-3 3-5 1-3 6-16 6-18 Overtime 50.0 33.3 0.0 60.0 33.3 37.5 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 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina Liberty Opponents Score W W W W W 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 Overall 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 2-3 8-12 1st Qtr 0.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 66.7 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 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-8 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 Overtime 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 62.5 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.0 Time of Possession Date Opponent 08-30-08 09-06-08 09-13-08 09-27-08 10-04-08 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina Liberty Opponents 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 Total Avg. Total Avg. 24:42 29:04 37:36 28:46 29:59 150:07 30:01 149:53 29:58 9:06 7:01 7:43 2:19 6:31 32:40 6:32 42:20 8:28 4:30 6:27 12:25 9:19 9:45 42:26 8:29 32:34 6:30 4:49 10:51 10:28 9:20 4:59 40:27 8:05 34:33 6:54 6:17 4:45 7:00 7:48 8:44 34:34 6:54 40:26 8:05 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 05, 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 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina Totals 21 of 24 (87.5%) Score W W W W W 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 Times Times In RZ Scored 5 2 5 6 6 24 5 2 4 5 5 21 Total Pts TDs Rush TDs Pass TDs FGs Made 35 9 19 31 23 117 5 1 2 4 2 14 4 1 2 4 0 11 1 0 0 0 2 3 0 1 2 1 3 7 Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina Totals 15 of 17 (88.2%) Score W W W W W 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 Times Times In RZ Scored 3 2 2 5 5 17 2 2 2 4 5 15 Total Pts TDs Rush TDs Pass TDs FGs Made 10 13 10 28 30 91 1 2 1 4 4 12 0 2 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 1 0 1 3 Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 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 05, 2008) All games Date 08-30-08 09-06-08 09-13-08 09-27-08 * 10-04-08 Opponent NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina Rushing gp-gs Passing gp-gs Receiving gp-gs JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike BROGGIN, Danny SMITH, Brock LAWRENCE, Terron LANDIS, Spencer BOLDEN, Dominic WILLIAMS, Terry LIDRAZZAH, Julian TEAM Total Opponents SMITH, Brock LANDIS, Spencer BROWN, Mike TERRELL, Zach Total Opponents BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan JENNINGS, Rashad BROWN, Mike TERRELL, Zach RASBERRY, Corey HAYES, B.J. BISHOP, Derek SUMMERS, Chris Total Opponents Field Goals gain loss 5-5 2-0 5-1 5-2 5 5 net avg effic comp-att-int td lg avg/g fg Scoring td 8 6 3 3 1 1 1 1 24 16 55 23 66 45 16 13 11 8 5 2 0 0 66 56 yds td 160.32 67-101-4 66.3 911 89.20 3-6-0 50.0 28 100.40 1-2-0 50.0 12 528.40 1-1-0 100.0 51 158.70 72-110-4 65.5 1002 126.45 105-177-6 59.3 1243 no. yds 5-5 20 398 5-5 20 248 4-4 8 50 5-1 7 123 5-2 6 48 5-5 6 45 5-0 3 74 5-3 1 8 5-0 1 8 5 72 1002 5 105 1243 5-6 2-3 pct pct. 01-19 83.3 0-0 66.7 0-0 fg 5-6 2-3 7-9 3-5 kick 8-9 4-5 9-10 21-24 12-14 avg 19.9 12.4 6.2 17.6 8.0 7.5 24.7 8.0 8.0 13.9 11.8 20-29 3-3 2-2 td 157.8 56.2 26.0 12.0 9.8 6.2 15.5 7.5 2.8 3.0 -15.0 -3.2 242.8 108.4 lg avg/g 8 0 0 0 8 8 72 182.2 11 14.0 12 2.4 51 10.2 72 200.4 78 248.6 lg avg/g 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 72 79.6 33 49.6 23 12.5 49 24.6 12 9.6 8 9.0 44 14.8 8 1.6 8 1.6 72 200.4 78 248.6 30-39 40-49 2-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1 lg blk 38 29 0 1 pts - 48 - 36 - 23 - 18 - 18 - 10 9 6 6 6 6 - 186 - 119 no. Kick Returns no. BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan TEAM RASBERRY, Corey Total Opponents BOLDEN, Domini JENNINGS, Ras CRAWFORD, Jo TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. Total Opponents gp-gs ua a Tackles tot tfl/yds Sacks no-yds yds avg 27 29 0 0 0 13.5 29.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 lg 11 410 37.3 43 BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan BROWN, Mike Total Opponents All Purpose Away 3-0 1-0 2-0 g 12 2 1 15 4 9 9 1 1 20 34 rush td 4 td yds avg td 230 288 -1 2 519 687 rcv 19.8 9.0 8.0 17.6 2.5 25.6 32.0 -1.0 2.0 26.0 20.2 pr 27 29 0 0 0 tb yds avg 238 18 8 264 10 g plays Pass defense int-yds brup rush OPP 104 36 59 9 542 165 3.3 108.4 8 1243 177-105-6 7.0 11.8 248.6 8 1785 5.2 357.0 34-687 4-10 4-52 4-3 38-306 21-40.0 29:59 23/66 8/12 lg 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 fc i20 50+ blk 0 0 0 lg lg 42 76 0 2 76 39 kr ir pass 3 72 8 8 72 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 5 14 398 238 230 4 631 50 0 0 5 0 248 18 288 5 281 48 0 0 5 130 74 0 0 5 1214 1002 264 519 5 542 1243 10 687 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0 LIBERTY 107 52 48 7 1214 213 5.7 242.8 14 1002 110-72-4 9.1 13.9 200.4 8 2216 6.9 443.2 20-519 15-264 6-56 10-5 39-346 11-37.3 30:01 32/61 2/3 no. yds avg Punt Returns SMITH, Brock JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike Total Opponents Defensive Leaders 2 1 1 1 1 LARSSON, Mike Total Offense ## no. Punting 0-0 0-0 Home 2-0 0-0 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 DUFFEY, Chuck GREISER, Ryan TORRENCE, Tim CALVARY, Patrick HICKS, Kent 50-99 - Overall 5-0 1-0 4-0 Interceptions PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf 0-1 Record: All games Conference Non-Conference Att. 15311 13917 7289 18978 7063 4-4 105 645 14 631 6.0 6 5-2 52 284 3 281 5.4 3 5-0 7 130 0 130 18.6 1 5-1 4 60 0 60 15.0 1 5-0 6 49 0 49 8.2 0 5-5 14 67 36 31 2.2 1 2-0 9 32 1 31 3.4 1 2-0 2 15 0 15 7.5 0 5-5 3 14 0 14 4.7 1 1-0 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 1-0 1 0 15 -15 -15.0 0 5-0 8 0 16 -16 -2.0 0 5 213 1299 85 1214 5.7 14 5 165 711 169 542 3.3 8 BEVINS, Matt SHIPPS, Ben JENNINGS, Rashad BOLDEN, Dominic BEVINS, Matt CRAWFORD, Jonathan TERRELL, Zach SHIPPS, Ben YOUNG, Paul LAWRENCE, Terron SMITH, Brock BROWN, Mike HAYES, B.J. Total Opponents att Score 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 W W W W W total avg/g 0 880 176.0 0 681 170.2 0 554 110.8 0 329 65.8 0 204 40.8 56 3055 611.0 52 2534 506.8 total avg/g 115 31 911 942 188.4 105 631 0 631 157.8 53 281 51 332 66.4 7 130 0 130 26.0 6 60 12 72 14.4 323 1214 1002 2216 443.2 342 542 1243 1785 357.0 qbh Fumbles rcv-yds ff blkd kick saf
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