Game No. 11 - Nov. 15, 2008
Gardner-Webb Bulldogs
(5-5, 2-2 Big South)
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:
180-191-4 (.485)
Affiliation:
NCAA Division I FCS
Conference: Big South
Stadium: Williams Stadium
Capacity: 12,000
Surface: FieldTurf
vs.
No. 22/24 Liberty Flames
(8-2, 4-0 Big South)
Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium - 7 p.m.
Today’s Game
The Flames enter tonight’s match-up
with Gardner-Webb having already claimed
their second straight Big South Conference
championship. The outcomes of both Liberty’s
and Gardner-Webb’s games from last week
gave the Flames this year’s trophy. Liberty
won 38-26 at VMI, while Gardner-Webb
dropped a 23-18 decision at home to Coastal
Carolina, giving the Flames a two-game lead in
the conference standings with one game left.
2007 Record: 8-3
Conference Record: 4-0 (1st)
Offensive Formation:
Two-Back Set
Coach’s Corner
Defensive Formation: 3-4
In just three seasons at Liberty, head
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 38/21 coach Danny Rocco has taken the Flames
Starters Returning/Lost: 12/14
Head Coach:
Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84)
Record at Liberty:
22-10 (Third season)
Overall Record:
22-10 (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
from 1-10 (in 2005) to back-to-back Big South
Conference championships. The third-year
skipper has posted a 22-10 record since taking
over the program, helping him garner Big
South Coach of the Year honors in both 2007
and 2008. Last year, the Flames were 8-3 and
a perfect 4-0 against Big South foes.
Steve Patton is the elder statesman of
the Big South coaching ranks, having guided
Gardner-Webb to a 77-53 record over the past
12 seasons. The 17-year coaching veteran
led the Bulldogs to consecutive Big South
championships in 2002 and 2003, garnering
Coach of the Year honors both seasons.
Twice as Nice
Liberty’s victory over VMI last weekend,
coupled with Gardner-Webb’s loss to Coastal
Carolina, gave the Flames the Big South
Conference title for the second straight
season. Liberty is one of three programs
in league history to win consecutive titles.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
vs.
North Greenville Glenville State Western Carolina No. 23 Young. St. Coastal Carolina
Stony Brook
Aug. 30
Sept. 6
Sept. 13
Sept. 27
Oct. 4
Oct. 11
Home - W/ 49-10 Home - W/ 44-27 Away - W/ 19-16 Away - W/ 31-28 Away - W/ 43-38 Home - W/ 33-0
vs.
Lafayette
Oct. 18
Home - L/ 21-35
Gardner-Webb hoisted back-to-back trophies
in 2002 and 2003, while Coastal Carolina
reeled off three straight championship
seasons in 2004, 2004 and 2006.
Back against the Bulldogs
Tonight’s meeting will mark the 15th time
the Flames and the Bulldogs have squared
off on the gridiron, making Gardner-Webb
Liberty’s second-most frequently played
opponent. Since the series was renewed in
2000, the Bulldogs have won five out of the
last eight meetings, giving Gardner-Webb
an overall 8-5-1 series edge. Last year, the
Flames capped of their first-ever Big South
championship season with a 31-0 shutout
over the Bulldogs in Boiling Springs, N.C., on
Nov. 17, sealing Liberty’s league title.
Home Sweet Home
Tonight, the Flames welcome visiting
Gardner-Webb 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 71-38 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 mark, en
route to their Big South title run.
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 record in night
games.
vs.
Charleston So.
Oct. 25
Home - W/ 42-0
vs.
vs.
Presbyterian
VMI
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Away - L/ 28-31 Away - W/ 38-26
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: 22-10 (Third season)
Overall Record: 22-10 (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
2007: 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
In Broad Daylight
Under head coach Danny Rocco, the
Flames are 11-7 in games played during the
day. Since 1976, Liberty is 113-114-1 in day
games.
Sensational Sellouts
For the 11th-straight home game, the
Flames filled Williams Stadium beyond
capacity, as 14,365 fans packed into the oncampus facility against Charleston Southern
on Oct. 25. The attendance figure was the
seventh largest in the 20-year history of the
stadium. Since head coach Danny Rocco has
arrived at Liberty, the Flames have filled
Williams Stadium beyond capacity 13 out of
17 games. Liberty has posted a 14-3 record
during those contests, averaging 13,267 fans
per home game.
Attending to the National Numbers
Following its 11th-consecutive sellout
crowd at Williams Stadium in the Flames’ 42-0
shutout over Charleston Southern on Oct.
25, Liberty ranks as one of the nation’s elite
FCS programs in terms of home attendance
figures. The Flames now rank No. 6 nationally
in filling stadium capacity (122.73 percent),
No. 11 in total home attendance (73,639) and
No. 12 in average home attendance (14,728).
Natural Versus Artificial Surfaces
Under head coach Danny Rocco, the
Flames are 16-7 on artificial turf and 6-3 on
natural grass. Overall, Liberty is 97-108-4 on
natural grass and 76-75 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 14-3 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 loss 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.
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 had 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
honoree will be a representative from
Liberty’s 2007 Big South Conference football
championship team.
This year’s honorees:
Aug. 30 (North Greenville) – Jerry Falwell, Jr.,
LU President and Chancellor
Sept. 6 (Glenville State) – Josh McDougal,
former LU cross country/track and field
standout
Oct. 11 (Stony Brook) – SAAC, LU’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee
Oct. 18 (Lafayette) – Representative from the
Parents’ Club Foundation
Oct. 25 (Charleston Southern) Representative from Alumni Office
Nov. 15 (Gardner-Webb) - Representative
from the 2007 Big South Championship team
Noting the Streak
Liberty had its 11-game winning streak
snapped on Oct. 18 with a 35-21 loss to
Patriot League contender Lafayette. Below is
a breakdown of where the streak ranked on
the program, conference and national scenes
heading into the contest against the Leopards:
• It was the longest winning streak in
program history (bettering a 10-game winning
streak which spanned the 1988 and 1989
seasons)
• It was the second longest in Big South
history (longest was 14-straight by Charleston
Southern over the 2005 and 2006 seasons)
• It was the nation’s longest active winning
streak among FCS programs (ranking ahead of
Sacred Heart, James Madison, San Diego and
Elon, who all had won six-straight games)
Big South Conference
Overview
(as of Nov. 10, 2008)
Overall Standings
W
L
Liberty
8
2
Gardner-Webb
5
5
Charleston So.
5
5
Coastal Carolina
5
5
Presbyterian
4
6
VMI
3
6
Stony Brook
4
6
Pct.
.800
.500
.500
.500
.400
.333
.400
Big South Standings
W
L
Liberty
4
0
Gardner-Webb
2
2
Charleston So.
2
2
Stony Brook
2
2
Coastal Carolina
1
3
VMI
1
3
Pct.
1.000
.500
.500
.500
.250
.250
Big South
Players of the Week
Nov. 10
Offensive: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU
Defensive: Marcus Lott, RB, CCU
Specialist: Ben Erdman, P, CCU
Freshman: Jordan Woods, DE/LB, GWU
Last Week’s Results
Nov. 8
Stony Brook 68 at Iona 9
Presbyterian 18 at Charleston So. 29
Liberty 38 at VMI 26
Coastal Carolina 23 at G.-Webb 19
This Week’s Schedule
Nov. 15
Edward Waters at Char. So.
C. Carolina at Presbyterian
VMI at Stony Brook
Gardner-Webb at Liberty
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
7 p.m.
Big South Conference
2008 Preason Poll
Team
1. Liberty (12)
2. Coastal Carolina
3. Gardner-Webb
4. Stony Brook
5. Charleston Southern (1)
6. VMI
Total Votes
77
58
52
38
30
18
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
17-10 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
6-1
Coastal Carolina
3-3
Gardner-Webb
2-4
Stony Brook
1-0
VMI
5-1
Note: Elon was a member of the Big South in
2002 with Elon defeating Liberty.
From “Good2Great”
Liberty captured its first-ever Big South
championship last year, sweeping through
the conference with an unblemished 4-0
league record. Liberty was the fifth program in
league history to finish a conference campaign
undefeated, winning its Big South games by
more than 30 points per game (47.8 average
points scored to 17.0 average points allowed).
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.
Not Many in the NCAA Could Say the Same
Liberty’s 11-game winning streak ranked
as the longest active winning streak among
FCS programs prior to its loss to Lafayette on
Oct. 18. At the time of the loss, Liberty was
one of six NCAA programs to own a doubledigit winning streak out of 629 total NCAA
programs (FBS – 120, FCS – 123, Division
II – 150 and Division III – 236). The Flames
were joined in the elite group by BYU (FBS,
16-straight), Tuskegee (Division II, 20-straight),
Bloomsburg (Division II, 12-straight), American
International (Division II, 10-straight)
and Wisconsin-Whitewater (Division III,
18-straight).
Big South Barrage
Despite the Flames’ 11-game winning
streak coming to an end against Lafayette on
Oct. 18, one streak remains alive for Liberty,
as the Flames have reeled off 10-straight
Big South victories dating back to the 2006
season. The last time the Flames dropped
a Big South contest was on Oct. 28, when
Liberty fell, 28-26, to No. 22 Coastal Carolina.
The league run is the longest in Big South
history, bettering Coastal Carolina’s eightgame conference winning streak that spanned
three seasons (11/22/03—10/29/05).
Fierce In Front of Their Own Fans
Not only did the loss to Lafayette on Oct.
18 snap the nation’s longest FCS winning
streak, but it also halted an 11-game home
winning streak for Liberty. The successful
home victory run was the longest in program
history and was the second longest in the
nation at the time among FCS programs. San
Diego holds the nation’s longest FCS home
winning streak at 28 games.
The Votes are In
The Flames 12-point win over VMI last
weekend caught the eye of the national
pollsters, as Liberty moved up three spots
in the FCS Coaches poll and one spot in
the Sports Network rankings, as Liberty
enters the weekend ranked No. 22 and 24,
respectively. The Flames have been ranked
among the nation’s Top 25 programs for
10-straight weeks, setting a program record
for consecutive weeks in the national polls.
More from the Polls
Speaking of votes, Liberty Head Coach
Danny Rocco and Sparky, the program’s
mascot, are currently in the running for two
national honors. In the fan portion of the
poll for the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year
honor, Rocco ranked second in the Division
I-AA listing, as of Wednesday, while Sparky is
the second 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.
Sensational Shutouts
For the second time under head coach
Danny Rocco, the Flames recorded multiple
shutouts in the same season. Earlier this year,
the Flames blanked Stony Brook, 33-0, in the
Seawolves’ first-ever Big South game. On Oct.
25, the Flames shut out Charleston Southern,
42-0, making Liberty the first-ever Big South
team to shut out back-to-back opponents.
The blanking was the sixth under head coach
Danny Rocco and the 19th in program history.
Sports Network
FCS Top 25 Poll
as of Nov. 10, 2008
Teams (1st Place votes)
Points
1. James Madison (91) (8-1)
2,729
2. Appalachian State (17) (8-2) 2,642
3. Cal Poly (2) (7-1)
2,390
4. Northern Iowa (8-2)
2,364
5. Montana (9-1)
2,247
6. Villanova (7-2)
2,169
7. Richmond (7-3)
2,034
8. Weber State (9-2)
1,967
9. Wofford (7-2)
1,767
10. Southern Illinois (7-2)
1,757
11. Elon (8-2)
1,685
12. William & Mary (7-2)
1,394
13. New Hampshire (7-2)
1,375
14. Furman (7-3)
1,191
15. Central Arkansas (8-2)
1,153
16. McNeese State (6-3)
949
17. South Carolina State (8-2)
871
18. Tennessee State (8-2)
653
19. Harvard (7-1)
598
20. Tennessee-Martin (7-3)
583
21. Maine (7-3)
561
22. Massachusetts (6-4)
462
23. Colgate (8-2)
387
24. Liberty (8-2)
279
25. Western Illinois (5-4)
274
Coaches
FCS Football Poll
as of Nov. 10, 2008
Teams (1st Place votes)
1. James Madison (27) (8-1)
2. Appalachian State (8-2)
3. Cal Poly (7-1)
4. Northern Iowa (1) (8-2)
5. Montana (9-1)
6. Richmond (7-3)
7. Villanova (7-2)
8. Weber State (9-2)
9. Southern Illinois (7-2)
10. Elon (8-2)
11. Wofford (7-2)
12. New Hampshire (7-2)
13. Central Arkansas (8-2)
14. McNeese State (6-3)
15. William & Mary (7-2)
16. Furman (7-3)
17. South Carolina State (8-2)
18. Tennessee State (8-2)
19. Harvard (7-1)
20. Massachusetts (6-4)
21. Tennessee-Martin (7-3)
22. Liberty (8-2)
23. Maine (7-3)
24. Colgate (8-2)
25. North Dakota State (5-4)
Liberty in other Polls:
AnyGivenSaturday.com
Liberty (RV, No. 27, 36 points)
SME Network
Liberty (RV, TNo. 27, 29 points)
Bold Indicates 2008 opponent
Record
698
669
629
617
588
560
519
485
482
442
400
375
364
311
289
283
241
164
148
146
132
92
80
76
73
Rocco Quickly Joins Elite
In just three seasons, head coach Danny
Rocco has moved into third place on the
Flames coaching ranks, as Liberty’s victory
over VMI last weekend was Rocco’s 22nd
at Liberty. Ranking ahead of Rocco are Tom
Dowling with 33 wins (33-38-2) and Sam
Rutigliano, who is the winningest coach in
program history (67-53).
Offensive Obsession
For the seventh-straight game and the
ninth time this year, the Flames surpassed
the 400 total offensive yard mark against VMI
last Saturday, finishing the game with 425
total offensive yards against the Keydets. The
yardage run currently has Liberty ranked No. 8
nationally in the statistical category, averaging
451.20 total offensive yards per game.
By a Wide Margin
The Flames outgained Charleston
Southern by 301 yards on Oct. 25, helping
Liberty post its second-straight shutout
victory. The total offensive yardage margin
was the second largest under head coach
Danny Rocco. Last year, the Flames outgained
St. Francis, Pa., by 382 yards (591-209).
Frequent Flyer Miles
Prior to its match-up with Presbyterian,
where the Flames threw for 204 yards,
the Flames posted back-to-back 300-plus
yard passing games against Lafayette and
Charleston Southern. Against the Buccaneers,
the Flames got 304 of their 492 total offensive
yards via the passing game. Liberty passed
for 344 yards against Lafayette, marking the
most passing yards during head coach Danny
Rocco’s tenure. Prior to the Flames’ last two
games, Liberty’s previous passing high under
Rocco was 281 yards against Presbyterian last
year. The Flames currently rank third in the Big
South in passing yards per game (227.8).
Strength Against Strength
Saturday’s game against Gardner-Webb
is going to pit two team strengths against
each other. Liberty ranks No. 10 nationally in
rushing yards per game (223.40) against the
Bulldogs, who rank No. 27 in rushing defense
(110.6 rushing yards per game). GardnerWebb has held seven of its 10 opponents
under the century mark, not letting an
opponent run for 100 yards until Presbyterian
did so (110 yards) in the seventh game of
the year. However, three out of its last four
opponents have passed the 100-yard mark.
Nearly Missing the Mark
For the third time in four games, the
Flames missed surpassing the 200-yard
rushing mark, as Liberty ran for 189 yards in
its 12-point victory over VMI. Liberty currently
ranks No. 10 nationally, by averaging 223.40
rushing yards per game. Since head coach
Danny Rocco’s arrival in 2006, Liberty has
averaged 207.6 rushing yards per game and
has surpassed the 200-yard plateau in 15 out
of 32 games.
Approaching Record-Setting Marks
Liberty enters its match-up with Big South
foe Gardner-Webb on the verge of setting
two prominent records. Liberty has rushed for
2,234 yards in 2008, leaving the Flames 380
yards shy of matching the Flames’ all-time
record of 2,614 set by the 2003 squad. The
Flames also need 345 total offensive yards to
surpass the 1994 team, which finished that
campaign with a program best 4,856 total
offensive yards.
Danny Remains Defense
The Flames held Charleston Southern to
191 total offensive yards on Oct. 25, helping
guide Liberty to a 42-0 shutout victory. The
figure marked a new season low for a Liberty
opponent and was the third fewest yards
allowed since head coach Danny Rocco took
over the team in 2006. Liberty currently ranks
No. 51 nationally in total defense, allowing
an average of 338.60 total offensive yards per
game.
A Decisive Number
The Flames’ prolific offense is starting to
catch the eye of the nation, as Liberty ranks
No. 16 in scoring offense (34.80 points per
game). The 30-point mark seems to be the key
number for a Flames victory, as Liberty is 18-2
under head coach Danny Rocco when Liberty
scores more than 30 points in a game. The
Flames are 4-8 under Rocco when Liberty fails
to reach the 30-point threshold.
First Down Frenzy
For just the second time this year, Liberty
failed to reach the 20 first down mark against
VMI, as the Flames finished with a season
low 16 first downs in a 12-point victory over
the Keydets. Prior to the contest, Liberty
had finished 13 out of 14 games with 20 or
more first downs. Two games ago against
Presbyterian, Liberty finished with 26 first
downs, the second highest total by the Flames
this year.
Big South Conference
Preseason
All-Conference Team
Offense
QB - Brock Smith, Liberty, Sr.
RB - Rashad Jennings, Liberty, Sr.
RB - Conte Cuttino, Stony Brook, Jr.
WR - Dee Brown, Charleston Southern, Sr.
WR - Lynell Suggs, Stony Brook, Sr.
WR - Dobson Collins, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
TE - Scott Fambrough, Coastal Carolina, Jr.
OL - Demario Deese, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
OL - Britt Leggett, Coastal Carolina, R-Sr.
Points a Plenty under Rocco
In seven out of 10 games this year,
the Flames have scored 30 or more points,
doing so again in a 38-26 victory over VMI
last weekend. Liberty currently ranks No. 14
nationally in scoring offense, as the Flames
are averaging 34.80 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 33.5 points scored per
game, and Liberty is 18-2 in contests in which
the Flames roll up 30 or more points on the
scoreboard.
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.
Don’t Forget About the “D”
Despite Liberty’s gaudy offensive numbers
over the past two-plus 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 19.4 points per game, meaning Liberty is
outscoring its opponents by more than two
touchdowns per game (an average of 14.1
points per game) over the span.
LB - D.J. Rice, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
LB - Josh Mitchell, Charleston So., R-Sr.
DB - Marrio Norman, Coastal Car., R-Sr.
DB - Cedric McGowan, Gardner-Webb, Jr.
DB - Daniel Cooke, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
DB - Patrick Calvary, Liberty, Sr.
Special Teams
PK - Luke Gaddis, Stony Brook, Sr.
P - Michael Hanna, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
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
Frequent First Downs
Liberty’s potent offensive attack and high
third-down conversion rate have the Flames
ranked among the nation’s elite in another
statistical category. Liberty ranks No. 13 in
first down offense, picking up an average of
21.80 first downs per game (218 total). Should
the Flames continue to pick up first downs at
the same rate, Liberty would break a school
record. The Flames are on pace to pick up
262 total first downs this year, which would
surpass the 1993 squad, who finished the year
with 241 first downs.
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 seven games, Liberty totaled 31
infractions for 243 total yards (averaging 4.4
penalties and 34.7 penalty yards per contest).
Despite the marked improvement, Liberty still
ranks No. 67 nationally in penalties per game
(6.30) and No. 62 in average penalty yards per
game (54.60).
Bested at their Own Game
Liberty won the most important battle
last Saturday against VMI, taking the contests,
38-26, to clinch its second Big South title.
However, the Keydets won the rushing
contest, which pitted two of the nation’s
elite rushing attacks. VMI nearly doubled the
Flames ground yards, 372 to 189, allowing
the Keydets to regain the nation’s lead in
the offensive category. The largest rushing
total allowed by Liberty caused the Flames
to go from No. 24 nationally in rushing yards
allowed to No. 45 (133.20).
Trying to Take Better Care of the Ball
For the seventh time in 10 games, Liberty
finished a contest with a positive turnover
margin. Liberty gave up the ball on its first
play from scrimmage, fumbling the ball back
to the Keydets. VMI continued its string of
careless ball carrying, committing six fumbles
and giving the ball away twice. The Flames
currently rank No. 43 nationally in turnover
margin (0.30). 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).
Better than All the Rest
One of the busiest crews on the field
during a Liberty football game is the “chain
gang”, as Liberty enters today’s match-up
with Gardner-Webb as the nation’s leader
in third-down conversions. Despite a season
worst performance, where Liberty converted
on 3-of-9 third-down plays against VMI last
Saturday, the Flames have now picked up a
new set of downs 53.1 percent of the time in
third-down situations (68-of-128). The Flames
are averaging 6.8 third-down conversions per
game.
The Ideal Job
If you are looking for the “cushy” job on
the Flames roster, you’ll find it in the area of
punting. Liberty enters today’s game as the
team tied for the fourth fewest total punts
among FCS programs so far in 2008. The
Flames have been forced to punt the ball
away 29 times over 10 games (2.9 times per
game). Fewer punts mean Liberty’s offense is
successful, but it has hurt its punting game,
as Liberty ranks second to last among FCS
programs in net punting (averaging 26.31
yards gained by punting).
Big South
Players of the Week
Sept. 1
Offensive: Conte Cuttino, RB, SBU
Defensive: Chris Richards, DB, SBU
Specialist: Jonathan Crawford, LU, RS
Freshman: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU
Sept. 8
Offensive: Tim Maypray, QB, VMI
Defensive: Dominique Davenport, DB, CCU
Specialist: Gerald Stevenson, KR, CSU
Freshman: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU
Sept. 15
Offensive: Zach MacDowall, QB, CCU
Defensive: Chad Brown, LB, LU
Specialist: Mike Larsson, P, LU
Freshman: Chris Kuzdale, DB, CSU
Sept. 22
Offensive: Zach MacDowall, QB, CCU
Defensive: J.D. Rice, LB, CCU
Specialist: Rayn Gates, K, GWU
Freshman: Greg Stevens, K, VMI
Sept. 29
Offensive: Rashad Jennings, RB, LU
Defensive: Nick Hursky, LB, LU
Specialist: Ryan Gates, K, GWU
Freshman: Matt Bevins, K, LU
Oct. 6
Offensive: Rashad Jennings, RB, LU
Defensive: Kamalu Umu, DL, CSU
Specialist: Andy Brown, P, CSU
Freshman: Matt Bevins, K, LU
Oct. 13
Offensive: Tim Maypray, QB, VMI
Defensive: A.J. Gross, LB, VMI
Specialist: Michael Hanna, P, GWU
Freshman: Matt Bevins, K, LU
Oct. 20
Offensive: Philip Peoples, RB, GWU
Defensive: Jeffrey Williams, LB, GWU
Specialist: Luke Gaddis, K, SBU
Freshman: Edwin Gowns, RB, SBU
Oct. 27
Offensive: Devin Campbell, QB, GWU
Defensive: Jeffrey Williams, LB, GWU
Specialist: Cedric McGowan, DB, GWU
Freshman: Ryan Gates, K, GWU
Nov. 3
Offensive: Brandon Miley, QB, PC
Defensive: Anthony McKnight, DB, PC
Specialist: Cam Miller, K, PC
Freshman: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU
Nov. 10
Offensive: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU
Defensive: Marcus Lott, DB, CCU
Specialist: Ben Erdman, P, CCU
Freshman: Jordan Woods, DE/LB, GWU
Nov. 17
Offensive:
Defensive:
Specialist:
Freshman:
Nov. 24
Offensive:
Defensive:
Specialist:
Freshman:
Eight Is Great
The Flames enter the Gardner-Webb
contest winners of eight of of 10 games in
2008. With the run of victories, Liberty is
one of 14 FCS programs to have reached the
eight-win plateau this year. Only three other
FCS programs have more wins than Liberty
in 2008, as Dayton and Montana have a 9-1
record, while Weber State is 9-2.
But Nine Is Best
Liberty’s victory over VMI last weekend
gave the Flames their eighth victory on the
year and back-to-back eight-win seasons for
the first time in program history. Only five
other Liberty teams have finished a season
with eight or more wins. The Flames enter
tonight’s dual with Gardner-Webb needing
one more victory to tie a record, as the 1979
(9-1-1) and 1997 (9-2) squads hold the record
for most wins in a single season.
Road Warriors
Prior to Liberty’s loss at Presbyterian on
Nov. 1, the Flames had claimed victory in fivestraight road games. The run was the longest
road winning streak in Big South history and
was the second-longest active winning streak
among FCS programs. Lafayette, who entered
the same week with the nation’s longest FCS
winning streak, suffered a setback to Colgate
on the road, leaving Cal Poly with the nation’s
longest current winning streak at five games.
Great Out of the Gate
For the second time in program history,
the Flames started the season with a 6-0
record before falling to Lafayette on Oct. 18.
Liberty also accomplished the feat in 1989;
however, the Flames are hoping for a better
finish than the previous 6-0 squad, as the
1989 team lost four out of its last five games
to close out the year 7-4.
Brock’s Best Friends
After allowing three sacks in its season
opener against North Greenville, the Flames
offensive line has banded together to allow
just four sacks over the last nine games.
Liberty currently ranks No. 5 nationally, as the
Flames are surrendering 0.70 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 per game
(0.81/26 in 32 games) since head coach Danny
Rocco took over the program in 2006.
Picking Them Off
For the third time this year, the Flames
finished a game with multiple interceptions,
picking off Charleston Southern quarterback
Tribble Reese twice on Oct. 25, accounting for
a pair of the Buccaneers’ turnovers. Against
Presbyterian, Patrick Calvary picked off his
eighth career pass to push Liberty’s team total
to 10 interceptions in 2008, giving Liberty
an interception in five out of six games. The
Flames didn’t stand much of a chance to
add to their interception total last weekend
against the nation’s lowest passing offense
in VMI, falling to No. 54 nationally in passes
intercepted.
Returning Rampage
Liberty finished the Presbyterian game on
Nov. 1 with a season-high six kickoff returns
for 124 total yards. The yardage total was the
third highest this year, falling one yard shy of
tying the team’s mark of 125 yards against
Western Carolina and Coastal Carolina. Liberty
currently ranks No. 9 nationally in kickoff
returns, averaging 22.97 yards per return.
The Flames are one of 30 FCS programs to
have returned a kickoff for a touchdown in
2008, recording a 76-yard return by Jonathan
Crawford against North Greenville in its
season opener.
Punt Return Power Down
After five games, the Flames were ranked
as one of the top punt return teams in the
nation, averaging 17.6 yards per punt return.
However, Liberty’s last five opponents have
kept the Flames from returning punts, as
the Flames have returned just six punts over
the last five games for a total of zero yards.
Following the lower punt return numbers,
Liberty now ranks No. 24 nationally in punt
returns, averaging 12.24 yards per return.
The League’s Elite
Rashad Jennings was tabbed the Big
South Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
at the conference’s annual media day on July
25. Jennings, last year’s Big South Offensive
Player of the Year, set new Big South records
in rushing touchdowns (15), all-purpose yards
(154.3 per game), total touchdowns scored
(17) and points scored (104). Jennings, along
with seven other Flames, was named to the
Big South’s preseason all-conference team,
giving Liberty more preseason selects than any
other program in the conference this year.
Liberty Flames
Football Birthdays List
January
18 – Donald Manns
February
5 – Derek Bishop
8 – Matt Lambros
9 – Wes Cheek
16 – Eugene Rogers
19 – Tim Hartman
21 – Aaron Brown, Patrick Calvary
23 – Kyle DeArmon
March
2 – David Drake, Spencer Landis
26 – Rashad Jennings
April
3 – Chuck Duffey
4 – Dominic Bolden
10 – Dan Pope
May
1 – Nathan Revell
2 – Tim Torrence
29 – Joey Sandvig
30 – Mamadou Balde
June
1 – Trey Jacobs
2 – Matt Camire
16 – Derek Lisko, Tim Smith
23 – Kyle O’Donnell
26 – Zach Davis
July
1 – Jay Coady
2 – Brock Smith
5 – Alfonso Wells
7 – James Pelzer
10 – Chris Summers
12 – Osita Ofuani
15 – Jonathan Crawford
22 – Will Quarles
27 – Mike Godsil
August
4 – Kevin Richard
5 – Colin Dugan, Nick Hursky
15 – Mario Cosby
20 – Britt Stone
24 – Daniel Broggin
26 – Cameron Gillespie, Rick Personna
September
5 – Mannie Willis
6 – Terry Williams
22 – Chad Brown
October
10 – Bryan Mosier
14 – Antonio Tassara
22 – Ryan Greiser
30 – Soeren Wendland
November
1 – Zach Terrell
8 – Ian Childress
23 – Justin Vargas
28 – Terron Lawrence
December
4 – Pierre Tinsley
12 – Kent Hicks
25 – Chris Rocco
28 – Corey Rasberry
29 – Josh Weaver
30 – B.J. Hayes
31 – Matthias Wrede
Kings of the Return Game
James Madison held onto its No. 1 ranking
in FCS football following the weekend of Oct.
18, thanks to a last-second punt return for a
touchdown, the Dukes’ fourth such return of
the season. Liberty and James Madison are
among a select few in the nation at the FCS
level, as the two programs are joined by 16
others who have returned at least one punt
and one kickoff for a touchdown in 2008.
Keydets Charge Further than Others
VMI was one of three opponents this
season to record more than three tackles for
a loss against Liberty’s offense, as the Keydets
tallied four negative-yardage stops for a total
loss of nine yards. The Flames currently rank
No. 3 nationally in fewest tackles for a loss
allowed per game (3.60), resulting in a loss of
14.3 average yards per game.
Both Teams Have Red Zone Rapport
Gardner-Webb and Liberty are two of the
nation’s best when it comes to scoring from
inside their opponent’s 20-yard line. GardnerWebb ranks No. 29, having scored 84 percent
of the time inside the Red Zone, while Liberty
ranks No. 37 just two percentage points below
the Bulldogs (82 percent).
Legends Enshrined
During Liberty’s annual Homecoming
game on Oct. 25, the Liberty University
Athletics Department honored long-time
head coach Sam Rutigliano and former AFC
Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowler Eric Green.
The pair of Liberty legends joined founder Dr.
Jerry Falwell, as jerseys were retired in honor
of their accomplishments. A “HC” jersey now
hangs in honor of Rutigliano, while a No. 86
jersey rests next to Rutigliano’s, paying tribute
to Green’s storied career at Liberty.
Making it Look Easy
For the eighth-consecutive game, running
back Rashad Jennings recorded a rushing
touchdown, finding the end zone twice during
the contest against VMI last weekend. The pair
of scores gave the senior 266 career points at
Liberty, continuing to expand his career record
as the Flames’ all-time scoring leader among
non-kicking players.
Jennings needs 21 more points to become
the Big South player with the most points
scored by a non-kicking player, as Coastal
Carolina’s Aundres Perkins holds the record
with 286 points.
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.
Duo Grabs All-America Honors
Rashad Jennings and Dominic Bolden
were named to the Sports Network’s
Preseason All-America teams on Aug. 22.
Jennings grabbed first-team honors as
the nation’s premium FCS running back,
while Bolden was recognized for his stellar
return abilities as a third-team honoree at
kickoff return specialist. Both Jennings and
Bolden were named to the Sports Network’s
honorable-mention All-America squad at their
respective positions at the end of 2007.
Simply the Best
For the 10th consecutive game, Rashad
Jennings surpassed the 100-yard mark, as
the senior rushed for 147 yards and two
touchdowns at VMI. The figure pushed the
senior’s total to 3,468 career rushing yards,
helping him become the Big South’s all-time
leading rusher. Jennings surpassed former
Flame Dre Barners, who finished the last three
years of his career playing in the Big South,
where he ran for 3,409 yards.
Tops of the List
Besides passing Dre Barnes for the Big
South all-time rushing mark, Rashad Jennings
bested one of Barnes’ Liberty markers.
Jennings rushed for 147 yards, marking his
21st career 100-yard game. Barnes finished
his four-year career with 20 100-yard games,
while Jennings has surpassed the mark in 21
out of 29 career games over a three-year span.
Leader of the Pack
For the third straight game and the
15th time in his career, Rashad Jennings
recorded multiple rushing touchdowns in
the same games, as he scored twice against
VMI last weekend. The pair of scores gave
him 40 career rushing touchdowns, which is
a program record and currently ranks sixth
behind Coastal Carolina Aundres Perkins, who
set the Big South’s record in 2006 with 46
career rushing touchdowns.
Longest Big South Win Streak (Overall)
14 Charleston So. 10/15/05—11/4/06
11 Liberty
10/20/06—10/11/08
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
10 Liberty
11/11/06—Present
8 Coastal Carolina 11/22/03—10/29/05
7 Gardner-Webb
10/5/02—11/8/03
5 Charleston So.
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 So. 10/15/05—10/6/07
11 Gardner-Webb
8/31/02—11/5/03
11 Liberty
11/4/06—10/11/08
6 Coastal Carolina
9/23/06—9/8/07
Longest Road Big South Win Streak
5 Liberty
10/20/07—10/4/08
4 Gardner-Webb
9/21/02—11/9/02
4 Charleston So.
11/5/05—10/7/06
3 several times
NCAA Active Career Leaders (Ranking)
Rushing-Carries
10 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards
10 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-TD
8 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-TD
14 - Zach Terrell
Rushing-Car./Game 4 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yds./Game 2 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards/Car. 9 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards/Car.
18 - Zach Terrell
Passing-Attempts
19 - Brock Smith
Passing-Completions
16 - Brock Smith
Passing-Yards
9 - Brock Smith
Passing-Touchdowns
13 - Brock Smith
Passing-Passing Efficiency 8 - Brock Smith
Total Offense-Yards
9 - Brock Smith
Total Offense-Yds. Per Play 4 - Brock Smith
Receiving-TD
20 - Dominic Bolden
Interceptions
20 - Patrick Calvary
Punt Returns-TD
15 - Dominic Bolden
Punt Returns-TD 15 - Jonathan Crawford
Kickoff Returns-TD
2 - Dominic Bolden
Kickoff Returns-TD 20 - Jonathan Crawford
Scoring-TD
10 - Rashad Jennings
Scoring-TD
20 - Zach Terrell
Scoring-Pts./Game 2 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose Plays
11 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose Yards 14 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose Plays
6 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purp. Yds/Game 13 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purp. Yds/Play 13 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose TD
10 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose TD
20 - Zach Terrell
Mr. Consistency
With his 127 rushing yards against
Charleston Southern on Oct. 25, Rashad
Jennings hit the 1,000-yard mark on the nose
for the season. Since joining the Flames roster
in 2006, Jennings has reached the 1,000-yard
plateau all three seasons to become the first
running back in program and Big South history
to accomplish the feat.
Back to Back
With his two rushing touchdowns against
VMI last weekend, Rashad Jennings pushed his
season scoring mark to 102 points, becoming
the first play in program history to score 100
points in consecutive seasons. The senior set
a new program and Big South record with 104
points scored last year on 17 touchdowns and
a pair of two-point conversions.
The New Standard
Rashad Jennings has rushed for 100 or
more yards in 10-straight games, shattering
program and Big South Conference records.
The previous school and league record was
held by Eugene Goodman, who rushed for 100
or more yards over seven-consecutive games
before his senior year was cut short when he
suffered an injury against Gardner-Webb on
Oct. 2, 2004.
Streaking Quarterback Halted
After back-to-back games with 250 or
more passing yards, Brock Smith failed to
reach the mark against Presbyterian on Nov.
1. He finished the game against the Blue Hose
with his lowest completion percentage of the
season at 50.0 percent (15-of-30), marking
the first time this year the quarterback has
failed to finish a game with a competition
percentage above the 60 percent mark. The
consecutive 250-yard passing performances
gave Smith nine for his career, which ranks
seventh in program history.
One of the Best
Rashad Jennings enters the game leading
the Big South in rushing yards per game,
scoring and all-purpose yards. The senior
is averaging 148.3 rushing yards per game,
which ranks No. 2 nationally in the statistical
category. Jennings also ranks tied for No. 4
in the country in scoring (11.33 points per
game) and No. 11 in average all-purpose yards
(162.11).
Still One First for Jennings
Despite just becoming the Big South’s alltime career leading rusher, Rashad Jennings
is still shooting for a conference single-season
record. The senior has yet to lead the league
in rushing for a year. During his first two years,
Jennings has finished just behind two different
Keydets. In 2006, he finished two yards behind
Sean Mizzer (1,022 to 1,020 yards). Last
year, he finished eight yards behind Howard
Abegesah (1,121 to 1,113), meaning Jennings
has missed the mark by a combined 10 yards
over his first two years at Liberty.
Single-Season King
Rashad Jennings enters the GardnerWebb game having rushed for 1,335 yards and
15 touchdowns this year. He needs 13 yards
to set a new single season program and Big
South record, as Dre Barnes finished the 2003
season with 1,347 rushing yards. The senior’s
15 rushing touchdowns ties his own Big South
single season record and stands just one shy
of Lawrence Worthington’s all-time mark of 16
touchdowns in 1995.
Playing with the Big Boys
Brock Smith’s 269 passing yards against
Charleston Southern on Oct. 25, his fourth
best single-game passing performance in
his career. The figure pushed him over the
6,000 career passing mark, making him the
fourth quarterback in program and Big South
to accomplish the feat. Smith enters today’s
game with 6,537 career passing yards, needing
62 yards to surpass former Coastal Carolina
quarterback Tyler Thigpen’s mark of 6,598,
who is currently the starting quarterback for
the NFL’s Kansas City Chiefs.
Always on the Mark
Brock Smith enters today’s game as one
of the most efficient passers in the nation.
The senior currently ranks No. 8 nationally in
passing efficiency, boasting a 159.51 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 146.7 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.
A Dynamic Duo
Against Lafayette and Charleston
Southern, Jonathan Crawford and Dominic
Bolden pulled off a feat no two other wide
receivers have in program history. The pair
became the 16th receiving duo to surpass the
100 yard receiving mark in the same game
against Lafayette. The following weekend, they
exceeded the century mark again to become the first pair to do
so in consecutive games. Prior to the Lafayette game, the last
time two receivers surpassed the 100 yard mark in the same
game was against Charleston Southern on Nov. 10, 2001. Adrian
Hall (133 yards) and Daniel Thomas (110 yards) did so, helping
the Flames down the Buccaneers, 45-31.
Senior’s Streak Comes to an End
VMI was the first opponent in four games to keep Dominic
Bolden from surpassing the 100-yard receiving mark, as the
senior finished the contest with four receptions for 51 yards.
Bolden became the fourth player in program history to surpass
the 100-yard mark for three straight games, doing so against
Lafayette (150 yards), Charleston Southern (117 yards) and
Presbyterian (111 yards). The last receiver to surpass the
100-yard mark in three consecutive games was Courtney
Freeman in 1997. The program’s all-time record for consecutive
100-yard receiving games was set by Pat Nelson at five games
over the span of the 1990-91 seasons.
Dominic Demands Notice
Following his third straight 100-yard game and the fifth of
his career, Dominic Bolden has put himself in the position to add
his name to the program’s record book. The senior now has 880
receiving yards to his credit, marking the most single-season
receiving yards in the last 10 years and the sixth best singleseason performance in program history. Bolden currently leads
the Big South and ranks No. 22 nationally by averaging 88.0
receiving yards per game.
Rasberry Rises to the Occasion
Corey Rasberry had a career day against VMI, catching two
passes for 53 yards and a touchdown to help the Flames clinch
its second straight Big South title. The senior’s first reception
was a 19-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter, followed
by a career-long reception of 34 yards in the second. The
touchdown catch for Rasberry, who came into the game having
caught 12 career passes for 124 yards, was his first of any level
of organized football.
The Over the Hill Gang
Celebrating the number 40 is often frowned upon, as the
40th birthday is known as moving “over the hill.” However,
for senior Mike Godsil it is a number of endearment. Against
Lafayette, the senior started his 40th-consecutive career game,
doing so at center for each game since he joined the roster
as a freshman in 2005. Against Presbyterian on Nov. 1, Godsil
was joined in the elite club by Patrick Calvary, who started his
40th career game. However, Calvary suffered an injury against
the Blue Hose, which kept the senior out of the line-up last
weekend against VMI, ending his streak.
Terrell’s Touchdown Run Comes to an End
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.
The Purpose-Driven Pair
Liberty is the only team at the FCS level to have two players
rank in the Top 25 individually in all-purpose running yards.
Rashad Jennings leads the Flames, as he is averaging 162.1 allpurpose yards per game, which ranks No. 11 nationally. Dominic
Bolden leads the team in total all-purpose yards (1,519), but
ranks No. 22 in the country by averaging 151.9 yards per game.
Total Team Effort
The Flames enter today’s game with the best scoring
defense in the Big South, while ranking No. 31 nationally by
allowing a stingy 21.10 points per game. Senior linebacker Nick
Hursky leads Liberty’s defensive effort and ranks third in the
Big South, as he is averaging 7.8 tackles per game. Hursky is
followed on the Flames’ defensive listing by Ryan Greiser (6.2
per game) and Chris Rocco (5.9). The trio are the lone three
Liberty defenders in the conference’s Top 25 individual tackles
listing this year.
Defining the Word Student-Athlete
On Nov. 6, four Liberty starters were named to the ESPN
the Magazine CoSIDA Academic District 3 All-District team. Colin
Dugan, Ryan Greiser, Dan Pope and Kevin Richard each received
the academic distinction, helped in part by having a 3.30
cumulative GPA. The quartet now will move onto the national
ballot for voting, which will determine the CoSIDA Academic
All-America team, the highest academic honor a NCAA studentathlete can receive.
Wes Has his Way
Wes Cheek was one of four Flames to finish the VMI game
with 10 or more tackles, helping the squad tally a season-high
97 team stops against the Keydets. The senior led the team with
13 tackles, marking a new career high for the former Liberty
fullback. The “baker’s dozen” tied a Liberty single-game high for
the year, as Nick Hursky also finished with 13 stops in Liberty’s
victory over Youngstown State on Sept. 27.
Career Day for Kevin
Kevin Richard joined Wes Cheek, Nick Hursky and Ryan
Greiser as double-figure tacklers against VMI, also setting a
new career high. Prior to the gridiron battle with the Keydets,
Richard’s previous career single-game high was six tackles
against Gardner-Webb (2005) and Charleston Southern (2007).
Right on Rocco
For the second time in the last four games, Chris Rocco
finished a game in double figures, leading the way for the
Flames with 10 stops against Presbyterian on Nov. 1. The
increased defensive production from the junior over the last
trio of games has elevated him to second on the team with 51
tackles in 2008. The 59 tackles nearly has doubled his career
total coming into the season, as he entered his third year with
the program with 28 career tackles.
Game Day Depth Chart
Liberty University Flames
Offense
WR (Z) 9
10
WR (X) 8
1
LT
69
or
76
LG
54
65
C
55
60
RG
56
62
or
75
RT
74
70
TE (Y) 82
89
or
88
FB
46
44
TB
23
7
or
5
HB
25
7
QB
13
15
or
10
Dominic Bolden
Mike Brown
Jonathan Crawford
Chris Summers
Zach Davis
Justin Vargas
Britt Stone
Tim Hartman
Mike Godsil
Mario Cosby
Bryan Mosier
Alex Stadler
Toney White
Josh Weaver
Antonio Tassara
Corey Rasberry
Tommy Shaver
Will Quarles
Derek Bishop
Joey Sandvig
Rashad Jennings
Zach Terrell
Danny Broggin
B.J. Hayes
Zach Terrell
Brock Smith
Spencer Landis
Mike Brown
(Sr., 5-10, 180)
(F-Fr., 6-0, 190)
(R-Sr., 6-0, 215)
(R-Fr., 6-4, 190)
(R-Sr., 6-4, 290)
(R-So., 6-5, 285)
(R-Sr., 6-2, 275)
(R-Jr., 6-4, 315)
(Sr., 6-2, 290)
(R-Jr., 6-1, 270)
(R-Jr., 6-2, 300)
(R-So., 6-5, 310)
(R-Fr., 6-4, 285)
(R-Jr., 6-4, 285)
(R-So., 6-8, 320)
(R-Sr., 6-2, 240)
(R-Fr., 6-6, 250)
(R-Jr., 6-2, 240)
(Jr., 5-10, 225)
(R-Sr., 5-10, 235)
(Sr., 6-1, 230)
(Sr., 6-0, 200)
(R-So., 6-0, 190)
(R-Fr., 5-9, 185)
(Sr., 6-0, 200)
(Sr., 6-3, 240)
(Jr., 6-2, 185)
(F-Fr., 6-0, 190)
Defense
DE
93
96
NG
90
94
or
98
DE
92
91
or
41
SLB
32
35
MLB 53
59
or
48
JLB
95
33
WLB 51
43
CB
26
3
SS
24
20
FS
14
17
CB
2
or
27
22
Kevin Richard
Daryl Robertson
Colin Dugan
Jay Coady
Asa Chapman
Trey Jacobs
Soeren Wendland
Terry Adams
Ian Childress
Wes Cheek
Nick Hursky
Doncel Bolt
Pierre Tinsley
Chad Brown
Kyle O’Donnell
Patrick Bannon
Jamal Giddens
Kent Hicks
Brandon Saunders
Ryan Greiser
Chuck Duffey
Chris Rocco
Larry Claiborne
Patrick Calvary
Tim Torrence
Brandon Robinson
(R-Sr., 6-3, 280)
(Fr., 6-3, 285)
(Sr., 6-0, 290)
(R-Sr., 6-1, 275)
(Fr., 6-5, 377)
(Jr., 6-3, 280)
(R-So., 6-8, 300)
(R-So., 5-11, 235)
(Sr., 6-4, 225)
(Jr., 6-0, 205)
(Sr., 6-1, 235)
(So., 6-2, 245)
(R-So., 6-0, 235)
(R-So., 6-2, 240)
(R-So., 6-2, 23)
(So., 6-4, 230)
(Fr., 6-2, 210)
(R-Sr., 6-2, 200)
(So., 6-0, 185)
(Sr., 6-1, 205)
(R-Jr., 6-0, 190)
(Jr., 5-10, 200)
(R-Fr., 6-1, 180)
(Sr., 5-9, 180)
(Jr., 5-8, 165)
(So., 6-3, 285)
Special Teams
KO
49
or
39
PK
49
or
39
P
47
or
49
H
10
14
LS
42
55
KOR
9
8
PR
9
8
Matt Bevins
Ben Shipps
Matt Bevins
Ben Shipps
Mike Larsson
Matt Bevins
Mike Brown
Chris Rocco
Dan Pope
Mike Godsil
Dominic Bolden
Jonathan Crawford
Dominic Bolden
Jonathan Crawford
(Fr., 6-2, 185)
(R-Fr., 6-0, 130)
(Fr., 6-2, 185)
(R-Fr., 6-0, 130)
(Fr., 5-10, 170)
(Fr., 6-2, 185)
(F-Fr., 6-0, 190)
(Jr., 5-10, 200)
(R-Sr., 6-3, 200)
(Sr., 6-2, 290)
(Sr., 5-10, 180)
(R-Sr., 6-0, 215)
(Sr., 5-10, 180)
(R-Sr., 6-0, 215)
Offense
WR
7
84
WR
84
18
RT
73
76
RG
66
71
C
53
66
LG
76
72
LT
75
52
TE
21
48
WR
17
11
RB
34
40
QB
10
8
Gardner-Webb University Bulldogs
Dobson Collins
Jamal Patmon
Jamal Patmon
Nick Melton
Kyle Webber
Corey O’Daniel
Austin Osment
Joey Riggs
C.J. Bryant
Austin Osment
Corey O’Daniel
Zach Welch
DeMario Deese
Marion Gramling
Josh Miller
Kyle Hoffner
James Perry, III
Tyson Petty
Philip Peoples
Patrick Hall
Devin Campbell
Stan Doolittle
(Sr., 6-2, 188)
(So., 6-6, 195)
(So., 6-6, 195)
(Jr., 6-1, 198)
(Jr., 6-5, 284)
(So., 6-7, 303)
(Jr., 6-3, 294)
(Jr., 6-2, 255)
(So., 6-1, 262)
(Jr., 6-3, 294)
(So., 6-7, 303)
(R-Fr., 6-2, 279)
(Sr., 6-4, 305)
(Jr., 6-2, 281)
(So., 6-2, 226)
(R-Fr., 6-2, 247)
(R-Fr., 6-0, 172)
(So., 5-11, 181)
(Jr., 6-0, 215)
(So., 5-11, 207)
(Sr., 6-4, 196)
(Jr., 6-3, 210)
Defense
DE
91
98
DT
31
99
DT
69
90
DE
19
57
SLB
39
43
MLB 51
58
WLB 9
42
CB
16
22
FS
46
42
SS
23
6
CB
20
24
Leon Hudson
Brian Lewis
Kenny Baker
Nelson Rushing
Quinnon Isom
Kyle Daye
Jordan Woods
Kyle Hill
Marty Patterson
Heath Hover
Dami Teniola
Garrett Trusler
Jeffrey Williams
Quantavis Jackson
Bryce Nixon
Jermaine Grandison
Lyndrez Leslie
Quantavis Jackson
Daniel Cooke
Dave Simpson, Jr.
Ced McGowan
Terron Williams
(Jr., 6-2, 238)
(Jr., 6-4, 264)
(Sr., 5-11, 216)
(So., 6-1, 284)
(Sr., 6-1, 280)
(Sr., 6-1, 256)
(Fr., 6-3, 225)
(Sr., 6-0, 256)
(So., 6-3, 212)
(Jr., 5-11, 222)
(So., 5-11, 220)
(Fr., 6-2, 217)
(So., 6-0, 221)
(Jr., 5-11, 205)
(So., 5-11, 182)
(Jr., 5-7, 171)
(Fr., 6-1, 197)
(Jr., 5-11, 205)
(Sr., 6-1, 200)
(Sr., 5-11, 206)
(Jr., 6-0, 193)
(Sr., 5-10, 190)
Special Teams
K
83
KO
83
H
18
P
95
SS
68
LS
67
KOR
2
11
PR
7
Ryan Gates
Ryan Gates
Nick Melton
Michael Hanna
Cody Honeycutt
Travis McManus
Brandon Jackson
Tyson Petty
Dobson Collins
(Fr., 5-8, 172)
(Fr., 5-8, 172)
(Jr., 6-1, 198)
(Sr., 6-2, 220)
(Sr., 6-1, 290)
(Fr., 6-0, 277)
(Jr., 5-11, 195)
(So., 5-11, 181)
(Sr., 6-2, 188)
A complete list of the previous
Walter Payton Award winners:
Walter Payton Award Watch
What this year’s candidates are doing in 2008
2007 – Jayson Foster, RB, Georgia So.
Stats: 1,844 rushing yards, 24 rushing touchdowns,
1,203 passing yards, six touchdowns
2006 – Ricky Santos, QB, New Hampshire
Stats: 2,681 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 385 rushing
yards, 12 touchdowns
2005 – Erik Meyer, QB, East. Washington
Stats: 3,616 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 166.47
passer rating (FCS record)
2004 – Lang Campbell, QB, W. & Mary
Stats: 3,998 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, 317 rushing
yards, seven touchdowns
2003 – Jamaal Branch, RB, Colgate
Stats: 2,326 rushing yards, 29 touchdowns
2002 – Tony Romo, QB, Eastern Illinois
Stats: 2,950 passing yards, 33 touchdowns
A plethora of preseason distinctions for Liberty’s Rashad Jennings culminated with one of the nation’s
top FCS honors, as the running back was named to the preseason Walter Payton Award watch list on
Aug. 29, 2008. The preseason list of the 16 best FCS offensive players in the nation was announced by the
Sports Network, the organization which will conduct the voting for the prestigious honor.
The watch list was revised on Oct. 16, and Jennings was one of 13 holders from the original 16
preseason watch list members. The trio of newcomers to the list include Sam Houston State quarterback
Rhett Bomar, Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins and Monmouth running back David Sinisi.
The Sports Network will revisit the Walter Payton Award watch list two more times before voting
commences. The list of 16 candidates will be reviewed early in November, before the finalized list will be
handed over to the voting panel at the conclusion of the regular season.
The top three finalists will be announced by the Sports Network on Dec. 1, while the winner will be
announced at the Sports Network FCS Awards Dinner, held on the eve of the NCAA Division I Football
Championship game (Dec. 18).
Ramses Barden
WR
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Home vs. North Carolina Central - 3 rec., 36 yards, 2 TDs
Home vs. UC Davis
(8 games played) 49 rec., 996 yards, 13 TDs
Rhett Bomar
QB
1999 – Adrian Peterson, RB, Georgia So.
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at Nicholls State (W/ 47-37) - 25-of-48, 2 INT, 394 yards, 2 TDs, 12 car., 34 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Southeastern LA
(8 games played) 177-of-312, 9 INT, 2,512 yards, 22 TDs, 63 car., 150 yards, 3 TDs
Stats: 2,740 rushing yards, 40 touchdowns
Nathan Brown
QB
1998 – Jerry Azumah, RB, New Hampshire
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Home vs. Northwestern State (W/ 42-6) - 19-of-35, 2 INT, 348 yards, 4 TDs, 2 car., 14 yards, 0 TD
Away at Stephen F. Austin
(10 games played) 204-of-306, 3 INT, 2,618 yards, 27 TDs, 51 car., 98 yards, 0 TD
Liam Coen
QB
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Home vs. Maine (L/ 20-21) - 15-of-33, 4 INT, 200 yards, 2 TDs, 1 car., 9 yards, 0 TD
Away at New Hampshire
(10 games played) 171-of-275, 10 INT, 2,459 yards, 21 TDs, 25 car., 2 yards, 2 TDs
2001 – Brian Westbrook, RB, Villanova
Stats: 1,603 rushing yards, 50 receptions, 29 touchdowns
2000 – Louis Ivory, RB, Furman
Stats: 2,079 rushing yards, 16 touchdowns
Stats: 2,195 rushing yards, 22 touchdowns
1997 – Brian Finneran, WR, Villanova
Stats: 1,389 receiving yards, 96 receptions, 19 touchdowns
1996 – Archie Amerson, RB, Northern Ari.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
6-2
6-2
6-2
Cal Poly (7-1)
220
Sam Houston State (4-4)
209
Central Arkansas (8-2)
220
Massachusetts (6-4)
RB
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at Southern Illinois (L/ 14-24) - 28 car., 99 yards, 1 TD
Home vs. Illinois State
(9 games played) 243 car., 1,340 yards, 17 TDs, 11 rec., 72 yards, 1 TD
Armanti Edwards
QB
1993 – Doug Nussmeier, QB, Idaho
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at Chattanooga (W/ 49-7) - 9-of-17, 176 yards, 2 TDs, 9 car., 152 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Elon
(9 games played) 120-of-193, 2 INT, 1,823 yards, 20 TDs, 145 car., 634 yards, 9 TDs
Stats: 2,960 passing yards, 33 touchdowns
Cameron Higgins
QB
1992 – Michael Payton, QB, Marshall
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at Idaho State (W/ 59-27) - 18-of-23, 0 INT, 369 yards, 3 TDs, 4 car., 10 yards, 0 TD
No game scheduled this week
(11 games played) 241-of-351, 8 INT, 3,469 yards, 33 TDs, 43 car., -72 yards, 1 TD
1995 – Dave Dickenson, QB, Montana
Stats: 4,176 passing yards, 38 touchdowns
1994 – Steve McNair, QB, Alcorn State
Stats: 5,377 passing yards, 47 touchdowns
Stats: 3,610 passing yards, 31 touchdowns
1991 – Jamie Martin, QB, Weber State
Stats: 4,125 passing yards, 37 touchdowns
1990 – Walter Dean, RB, Grambling State
Stats: 1,401 rushing yards, 17 touchdowns
1989 – John Friesz, QB, Idaho
Stats: 4,041 passing yards, 31 touchdowns
1988 – Dave Meggett, RB, Towson
Jr.
So.
Jr.
5-11
230
Herb Donaldson
Stats: 2,079 rushing yards, 25 touchdowns
Sr.
6-5
6-0
6-2
Appalachian State (8-2)
195
WR
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Home vs. Western Carolina (W/ 33-14) - 7 rec., 120 yards, 1 TD
Away at Elon
(10 games played) 76 rec., 1,023 yards, 9 TDs
Weber State (8-2)
250
Elon (8-2)
Rashad Jennings
RB
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at VMI (W/ 38-26) - 24 car., 147 yards, 2 TDs
Home vs. Gardner-Webb
(9 games played) 227 car., 1,355 yards, 15 TDs, 21 rec., 124 yards, 2 TDs
QB
1987 – Kenny Gamble, RB, Colgate
No game scheduled last week
Home vs. Williams & Mary
(9 games played) 66-of-107, 3 INT, 938 yards, 11 TDs, 169 car.,1,115 yards, 10 TDs
Stats: 1,411 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns
Mike McLeod
RB
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at Brown (13-3) - 24 car., 63 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Princeton
(8 games played) 194 car., 642 yards, 6 TDs, 14 rec., 89 yards, 0 TD
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.
5-11
James Madison (8-1)
200
QB
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at Northern Colorado (W/ 31-16) - 19-of-25, 0 INT, 243 yards, 2 TD, 4 car., 3 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Northern Arizona
(9 games played) 233-of-376, 11 INT, 2,705 yards, 17 TDs, 40 car., -17 yards, 3 TDs
Eastern Washington (4-5)
Dominic Randolph
QB
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Home vs. Fordham (W/ 38-17) - 35-of-59, 3 INT, 407 yards, 5 TDs, 2 car., 3 yards, 0 TD
Away at Lafayette
(9 games played) 296-of-444, 14 INT, 3,100 yards, 28 TDs, 52 car., 76 yards, 4 TDs
Andre Roberts
WR
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at Wofford (L/ 28-33) - 14 rec., 190 yards, 3 TDs, 3 car., 20 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Chattanooga
(10 games played) 81 rec., 1,152 yards, 14 TDs, 12 car., 45 yards, 1 TD, 1-of-1, 15 yards, 0 TDs
Jordan Scott
RB
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Away at Lehigh (W/ 34-33) - Did not play in the game
Home vs. Holy Cross
(7 games played) 172 car., 972 yards, 11 TDs, 4 rec., 26 yards, 0 TD
So.
Sr.
Sr.
6-3
220
Yale (5-3)
Matt Nicholls
Sr.
6-2
220
Liberty (8-2)
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
return yards, 30 total touchdowns
6-1
230
Rodney Landers
Stats: 1,658 rushing yards, 788 receiving yards, 957
Sr.
6-1
Western Illinois (5-4)
185
Terrell Hudgins
Sr.
6-3
225
5-11
5-11
5-10
223
175
205
David Sinisi
RB
Last Week’s Stats:
This Week’s Schedule:
Updated Season Stats:
Home vs. Sacred Heart (W/ 19-7) - 29 car., 87 yards, 2 TDs, 1 rec., 14 yards, 0 TD
Away at Duquesne
(10 games played) 263 car., 1,541 yards, 19 TDs, 12 rec., 94 yards, 0 TD
200
Holy Cross (6-3)
The Citadel (3-7)
Colgate (8-2)
Monmouth (6-4)
Off the Charts
Where Liberty Players/Team Statistics Rank
National Statistics
Active Rushers with 100-Yard Games
1. Jordan Scott, Sr., Colgate
2. Herb Donaldson, Sr., W. Illinois
Rashad Jennings, Sr., LU
4. Mike McLeod, Sr., Yale
Javarris Williams, Sr., Tenn. State
6. Corey Lewis, Sr., UNI
James Nobles, Sr., Cal Poly
8. Armanti Edwards, Jr., App. State
9. J.T. Rogan, Sr., San Diego
10. Joe Casey, Sr., Rhode Island
29
21
21
20
20
17
17
16
15
12
Big South Career Statistics
Rushing Yards
1. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
2. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04)
3. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06)
4. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
5. Andres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
Rushing Attempts
1. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06)
2. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
3. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04)
4. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
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. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
2. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04)
3. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06)
4. Chris Foster, GWU (2002-03)
5. Eugene Goodman, LU (2002-04)
Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
3,468
3,409
3,223
2,388
2,343
647
597
563
504
451
6.22
6.10
6.06
6.03
5.81
5.29
46
40
29
22
21
21
17
15
9
8
8
Passing Yards
1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
9,768
2. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05)
6,690
3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
6,598
4. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
6,537
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. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06)
1,344
1,007
879
762
721
Pass Break-Ups
1. Quinton Teal, CCU (2003-06)
2. Mario Williams, GWU (2002-04)
3. Patrick Calvary, LU (2005-08)
4. Rent Sherrill, GWU (2004-07)
5. Marrio Norman, GWU (2004-08)
31
30
23
18
17
Pass Completions
1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
2. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05)
3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
4. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06)
833
597
486
456
419
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
31
27
24
Touchdown Passes
1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06)
2. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06)
3. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05)
Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06)
73
53
48
48
28
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
44
32
29
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)
146.7
134.4
132.6
125.5
124.8
Overall Scoring
1. Josh Hoke, CCU (2003-06)
2. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
3. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
4. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07)
5. Hunter Smith, GWU (2003-06)
8. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
297
286
266
264
228
174
Non-Kicker Scoring
1. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
2. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
3. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07)
4. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07)
5. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
286
266
264
194
174
Receiving Yards
1. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07) 2,720
2. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07) 2,552
3. Maurice Price, CSU (2004-06)
2,429
4. Zohn Burden, VMI (2003-05)
1,936
5. Wynton Jackson, LU (2003-07)
1,923
-- Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
1,605
Kickoff Return
1. Adrian Hall, LU (2002-04)
2. Tim Maypray, VMI (2006-08)
3. Kijana Thomas, CSU (2002-04)
4. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
5. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07)
60
52
51
47
46
Receiving Yards Per Catch (min. 50 catches)
1. Lauren Williams, LU (2003-05)
17.6
2. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
17.3
3. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07)
16.9
4. Aaron Richardson, CCU (2003-05) 14.7
5. Markus Murry, CSU (2005-08)
14.3
Kickoff Return Yards
1. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
1,369
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
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)
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)
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)
6,537
4. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06) 5,286
184
152
123
117
114
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Off the Charts
Where Liberty Players/Team Statistics Rank
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)
4,035
3,711
3,468
2,723
2,388
Rushing Attempts
1. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
2. Dre Barnes (2001-04)
3. Rashad Jennings (2005-08)
4. Chip Smith (1974-76)
5. Glenn Inverso (1977-80)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
805
665
597
522
487
451
Rushing Touchdowns
1. Rashad Jennings (2005-08)
2. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
Lawrence Worthington (1994-96)
4. Charles McCray (1985-89)
5. Zach Terrell (2005-08)
Passing Yards
1. Robby Justino (1989-91)
2. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
3. Brock Smith (2005-08)
4. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
5. Phil Basso (1980-84)
40
35
35
30
29
9,548
7,397
6,537
6,336
5,410
Career Touchdown Passes
1. Robby Justino (1989-91)
2. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
3. Brock Smith (2005-08)
4. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
5. Ben Anderson (1994-97)
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)
64
49
48
40
35
146.7
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)
Total Offense
1. Robby Justino (1989-91)
2. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
3. Brock Smith (2005-08)
4. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
5. Phil Basso (1980-84)
60.7
59.8
57.4
55.9
54.8
8,806
6,915
6,537
6,310
5,097
Receptions
1. Pat Nelson (1988-91)
2. Kelvin Edwards (1982-85)
3. Wynton Jackson (2003-07)
4. Brandon Turner (2004-07)
5. Maurice Jones (1992-93)
-- Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
176
158
143
138
115
93
Receiving Yards
1. Kelvin Edwards (1982-85)
2. Pat Nelson (1988-91)
3. Courtney Freeman (1994-97)
4. James McKnight (1991-93)
5. Wynton Jackson (2003-07)
-- Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
2,522
2,447
2,381
1,948
1,923
1,605
Touchdown Receptions
1. Kelvin Edwards (1982-85)
2. Courtney Freeman (1994-97)
3. James McKnight (1991-93)
Scott Queen (1986-90)
5. Maurice Jones (1992-93)
L.G. Parrish (1988-91)
-- Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
22
21
17
17
16
16
15
Yards Per Reception (min. 75 rec.)
1. Courtney Freeman (1994-97)
2. Chris Patterson (1978-81)
3. Courtney Freeman (1994-96)
4. Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
5. James McKnight (1991-93)
22.3
20.3
19.3
17.3
17.1
All Purpose Yards
1. Dre Barnes (2001-04)
2. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
3. Rashad Jennings (2005-08)
4. Adrian Cherry (1990-93)
5. Courtney Freeman (1994-97)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
4,461
4,220
3,924
3,639
3,601
2,758
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
47
Kickoff Return Average (Min. 25 returns)
1. Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
29.1
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. Rashad Jennings (2006-08)
2. Lawrence Worthington (1984-86)
3. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
4. Charles McCray (1986-89)
5. Kim Raynor (1977-80)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
266
228
222
192
178
174
Touchdowns Responsible For
1. Robby Justino (1989-92)
2. Brock Smith (2005-08)
3. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
Glenn Inverso (1976-80)
5. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
-- Rashad Jennings (2006-08)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
75
52
50
50
47
44
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
31
26
26
26
The Start Chart - Career Starts at Liberty
Name
Con. 05 06 07 08 Total
Godsil, M. 43 11 11 11 10
43
Calvary, P. 9 11 11 9
40
Smith, B.
Richard, K.
Stone, B.
Greiser, R.
Dugan, C.
34
22
3
2
17
3
11
7
1
-
11
1
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
5
9
10
35
33
33
32
31
Hursky, N. 7
Jennings, R. 8
3
-
6
9
9
8
8
9
26
26
Hicks, K.
Terrell, Z.
Bolden, D.
Rocco, C.
Childress, I.
Rasberry, C.
Weaver, J.
Mosier, B.
Bishop, D.
Brown, C.
Davis, Z.
Jacobs, T.
13
10
10
10
10
10
2
10
10
2
5
2
1
-
7
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
9
4
3
1
2
2
-
10
2
8
10
10
10
10
10
7
10
10
9
19
18
14
13
12
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
Bannon, P.
Crawford, J.
Stadler, A.
Brown, M.
Duffey, C.
Bolt, D.
Tinsley, P.
Torrence, T.
Coady, J.
Quarles, W.
Summers, C.
Giddens, J.
4
1
1
1
-
1
-
2
2
-
9
9
5
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
9
9
5
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Starts and Stars
Liberty’s Game-By-Game Starters and 2008 Player Honors
2008 Starters - Game-By-Game Comparsion
Offensive Starters
North Greenville
Glenville State
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
Stony Brook
Lafayette
Charleston So.
Presbyterian
VMI
Gardner-Webb
Elon
WR
Bolden
Bolden
Bolden
Bolden
Bolden
M. Brown
Bolden
Bolden
Bolden
M. Brown
Defensive Starters
North Greenville
Glenville State
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
Stony Brook
Lafayette
Charleston So.
Presbyterian
VMI
Gardner-Webb
Elon
DE
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
Richard
WR
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Summers
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
NG
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Coady
Dugan
Dugan
LT
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
DE
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Dugan
Jacobs
Jacobs
LG
Stone
Stone
Stadler
Stadler
Stadler
Stadler
Stadler
Stone
Stone
Stone
SLB
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
C
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
RG
Mosier
Mosier
Moiser
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
MLB
Hursky
Bolt
Bolt
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
RT
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
Weaver
JLB
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
C. Brown
TE
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
WLB
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Giddens
CB
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
FB
Bishop
Bishop
Bishop
M. Brown (WR)
Terrell (AB)
Bishop
Bishop
Quarles (TE)
Bishop
Bishop
SS
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Duffey
Greiser
Greiser
TB
Jennings
Terrell
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
QB
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
FS
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
CB
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
Calvary
2008 Football Awards List
Big South Conference
Preseason All-Conference
Offense
Quarterback - Brock Smith
Running Back - Rashad Jennings
Offensive Line - Mike Godsil
Offensive Line - Britt Stone
Defense
Defensive Line - Colin Dugan
Linebacker - Nick Hursky
Defensive Back - Patrick Calvary
Freshman
Sept. 29 - Matt Bevins, K
Oct. 6 - Matt Bevins, K
Oct. 13 - Matt Bevins, K
Sports Network
Preseason Position Rankings
Running Back - No. 1 - Rashad Jennings
Quarterback - No. 14 - Brock Smith
Full Backs - No. 14 - Derek Bishop
Team Rushing - No. 4 - Liberty
Special Teams
Long Snapper - Dan Pope
Preseason FCS All-America Team
First Team
Running Back - Rashad Jennings
Preseason Offensive Player of the Year
Rashad Jennings, Running Back
Third Team
Kickoff Return Specialist - Dominic Bolden
Conference Players of the Week
Offensive
Sept. 29 - Rashad Jennings, RB
Oct. 6 - Rashad Jennings, RB
National Player of the Week
Offense
Sept. 29 - Rashad Jennings, RB
Defensive
Sept. 15 - Chad Brown, LU
Special Teams
Sept. 1 - Jonathan Crawford, RS
Sept. 15 - Mike Larsson, P
Walter Payton Watch List
Running Back - Rashad Jennings
College Sporting News
Preseason All-America Team
Third Team
Running Back - Rashad Jennings
Return Specialist - Dominic Bolden
ESPN the Magazine CoSIDA
District 3 Academic All-District Team
First Team
Defensive Line - Colin Dugan
Defensive Back - Ryan Greiser
Defensive Line - Kevin Richard
Offensive Line - Dan Pope
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 (2-9)
at Liberty
L/ 10-49
WINGATE
L/ 31-35
at Newberry
L/ 3-41
KENTUCKY WESLEYAN
W/ 44-14
at Charleston Southern
L/ 0-27
at Presbyterian
L/ 15-22
NORTH ALABAMA
L/ 7-52
at Shorter
L/ 21-37
EDWARD WATERS
W/ 45-21
SOUTH DAKOTA
L/ 0-63
at UNC Pembroke
L/ 7-21
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/13
10/20
10/27
11/1
11/8
Glenville State (8-3)
at Lock Haven
W/ 30-0
at Liberty
L/ 27-44
at Shepherd
W/ 21-14
SETON HILL
L/ 29-34
FAIRMONT STATE
W/ 23-13
at Lake Erie
L/ 27-34
at West Liberty State
W/ 42-39
at Concord
W/ 34-14
WEST VIRGINIA STATE
W/ 50-28
at West Virginia Wesleyan W/ 40-14
CHARLESTON
W/ 50-20
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 (3-8)
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 (3-8)
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 (5-5, 1-3 BSC)
at Penn State
L/ 10-66
COLGATE
L/ 19-23
at Monmouth
W/ 26-7
TOWSON
W/ 31-3
at North Carolina A&T
W/ 20-7
LIBERTY
L/ 38-43
at VMI
L/ 20-47
N. CAROLINA CENTRAL W/ 35-10
STONY BROOK
L/ 24-28
at Gardner-Webb
W/ 23-18
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 (4-6)
at Wofford
FAYETTEVILLE STATE
at Elon
WESTERN CAROLINA
at Appalachian State
NORTH GREENVILLE
N. CAROLINA CENTRAL
at Gardner-Webb
LIBERTY
at Charleston Southern
COASTAL CAROLINA
at VMI
L/ 21-38
W/ 38-28
L/ 12-66
L/ 21-23
L/ 14-48
W/ 22-15
W/ 28-24
L/ 21-47
W/ 31-28
L/ 18-29
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 (4-6, 2-2 BSC)
COLGATE
W/ 42-26
ELON
L/ 20-30
at Maine
L/ 13-28
at Brown
L/ 7-17
HOFSTRA
L/ 3-43
at Liberty
L/0-33
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W/ 20-19
at Coastal Carolina
W/ 28-24
GARDNER-WEBB
L/ 33-34
at Iona
W/ 68-9
VMI
1 p.m.
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
VMI (3-6, 1-3 BSC)
ST. FRANCIS (Pa.)
at William & Mary
CHOWAN
at Ohio
RICHMOND
COASTAL CAROLINA
at Gardner-Webb
at Charleston Southern
LIBERTY
at Stony Brook
PRESBYTERIAN
W/ 49-0
L/ 17-52
W/ 69-20
L/ 31-51
L/ 16-56
W/ 47-20
L/ 27-34
L/ 21-31
L/ 26-38
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
W/ 35-0
L/ 0-69
L/ 16-19
W/ 23-21
L/ 14-34
L/ 6-21
L/ 21-28
L/ 14-42
L/ 31-38
W/ 27-7
L/ 14-33
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 (7-2)
at Marist
GEORGETOWN
PENN
HARVARD
at Columbia
at Liberty
at Fordham
at Colgate
at Bucknell
HOLY CROSS
LEHIGH
W/ 28-6
W/ 24-6
W/ 24-17
L/ 13-27
W/ 13-3
W/ 35-21
W/ 48-14
L/ 13-21
W/ 38-21
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
L/ 0-43
L/ 7-40
W/ 38-0
W/ 32-24
L/ 28-31
L/ 7-14
L/ 28-42
L/ 0-33
L/ 20-21
L/ 44-54
W/ 35-21
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. (5-5, 2-2 BSC)
at Miami
L/ 7-52
at Wofford
L/ 23-41
at Miami (Ohio)
L/ 27-38
NORTH GREENVILLE
W/ 27-0
GARDNER-WEBB
W/ 13-10
at Savannah State
W/ 29-20
at Stony Brook
L/ 19-20
at Liberty
L/ 0-42
VMI
W/ 31-21
PRESBYTERIAN
W/ 29-18
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 (5-5, 2-2 BSC)
at Tennessee Tech
L/ 12-28
TUSCULUM
W/ 31-12
at Austin Peay
W/ 31-15
SAM HOUSTON
L/ 33-49
at Charleston Southern
L/ 10-13
at Georgia Tech
L/ 7-10
PRESBYTERIAN
W/ 47-21
VMI
W/ 34-27
at Stony Brook
W/ 34-33
COASTAL CAROLINA
L/ 18-23
at Liberty
7 p.m.
Elon (8-2)
RICHMOND
at Stony Brook
PRESBYTERIAN
at Georgia Southern
SAMFORD
FURMAN
at The Citadel
at Chattanooga
WOFFORD
WESTERN CAROLINA
at Appalachian State
at Liberty
L/ 10-28
W/ 30-20
W/ 66-12
W/ 22-20
W/ 23-17
W/ 31-10
W/ 27-23
W/ 42-7
L/ 20-55
W/ 33-14
3:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
Game No. 1 - Liberty 49, North Greenville 10
Aug. 30, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (15,311)
Liberty extended its FCS nation-leading
home winning streak to nine-straight games,
opening the year with a 49-10 win over visiting North Greenville, on Aug. 30, at a packed
Williams Stadium.
With the victory, Liberty opened the
year with a 1-0 record and moves its mark
to 20-2 in its last 22 home-opening contests.
The win was Liberty’s third-straight by 30 or
more points and fifth time in the previous six
games. The loss dropped North Greenville to
0-1 on the season.
The victory also pushed Liberty’s overall
winning streak to six games, dating back to
the previous year. The run was tied for third
longest in program history and the longest
since the Flames won six straight during the
1992 and 1993 seasons.
The game was played in front of 15,311
fans, which ranked as the second-largest
crowd to attend a Liberty home game and
the largest to ever see a Flames victory.
The figure only ranked behind Liberty’s
2006 contest against William & Mary, when
15,631 fans packed Williams Stadium for the
Flames’ annual Homecoming contest.
Early-game jitters plagued both squads
with a pair of miscues leading to two turnovers on each squad’s opening possession.
Liberty won the coin toss and elected to
receive, but on the 10th play of the drive,
quarterback Brock Smith was sacked by
Emmanuel Davis at the North Greenville
30-yard line, and the lost ball was picked up
by Johnell Bell.
Not to be outdone by the Crusaders,
Liberty’s defense made its presence known
six plays later. North Greenville passer Richard Harb tried to find an open receiver over
the middle, but the Flames’ Ryan Greiser
tackled him just as he was trying to catch
the ball, which caromed into the arms of Tim
Torrence for his first career interception at
Liberty’s 39-yard line.
Eight plays later, Zach Terrell, who was
moved to wide receiver in the offseason,
found a way to continue his amazing rushing touchdown streak. The senior took a
pitch from Smith and found the end zone
15 yards later for a score. The scoring burst
gave Terrell his 17th-consecutive game with
a rushing touchdown and lifted Liberty to a
7-0 edge with 3:01 left in the first.
Liberty’s defensive backs made their
second big play of the game, when Chuck
Duffey stepped in front of a Harb pass at the
North Greenville 36-yard line and returned it
27 yards, deep into the Crusaders’ red zone.
Big South Preseason Player of the
Year Rashad Jennings was handed the ball
three-straight plays. On the third run, the
senior found a hole over the left tackle for a
two-yard rushing touchdown, giving Liberty
a 14-0 lead with 1:19 left in the opening
period.
On the second play of the second
quarter, Harb was picked off again, this time
by Greiser at the 40-yard line. Nearly three
minutes later, Jennings took his third handoff
of the drive and found the end zone for a sixyard rushing touchdown to push the Flames’
lead to 21-0, 12:00 before halftime.
After the first three-and-out series of
the game, Liberty quickly added to its lead
with its first big offensive play of the game.
Smith dropped back in the pocket at midfield
and found Dominic Bolden open in the near
corner of the end zone for a 48-yard scoring
strike, extending the Flames’ advantage to
28-0 with 9:25 left in the first half.
The North Greenville offense pieced
together its first sustained drive of the first
half, following the touchdown pass, getting
inside Liberty’s red zone.
However, the drive stalled at the seven
yard line after a four-yard tackle for a loss by
defensive captain Nick Hursky. The Crusaders had to settle for a 24-yard Michael Sears
field goal to put the visitors on the scoreboard, 28-3, with 2:07 remaining before the
intermission.
Liberty maintained its 28-3 advantage
entering the locker room, but quickly added
to its lead in the third quarter.
After gaining possession of the ball
following a three-and-out series, Liberty
extended its advantage when Smith found
Jonathan Crawford open for an 18-yard
scoring strike at the 12:16 mark of the third,
sealing the victory for the homestanding
Flames.
Liberty managed to score two more
times the rest of the game, highlighted by
a 76-yard kickof return for a touchdown by
Crawford midway through the third quarter.
Liberty rolled up 440 total offensive
yards on the night, averaging 7.7 yards per
play. The Crusaders finished the game with
247 total offensive yards, averaging 3.4 yards
per play. The Flames led an even offensive
attack, rushing for 241 yards and passing for
261. North Greenville predominantly passed
during the game, amassing 178 yards in the
air to 69 yards on the ground.
Penalties plagued the contest, as Liberty
was whistled for 13 infractions for 136 yards
to account for the most penalty yards under
third-year head coach Danny Rocco.
Jennings posted his 13th career 100-yard
rushing game, hitting the mark on the nose
on 13 carries. The senior found the end zone
twice during the contest, marking his 11th
career multiple-touchdown game and the
sixth time in the last seven contests. Terrell
followed by rushing eight times for 70 yards
and his 27th career rushing touchdown.
Smith had pinpoint accuracy on the
evening, completing 14-of-17 pass attempts
for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Spencer
Landis saw considerable time in the second
half, completing 3-of-4 passing attempts for
28 yards.
Bolden led eight different receivers,
posting his first collegiate 100-yard game by
catching five passes for 100 yards. Crawford
followed by matching Bolden with five receptions for 44 yards. Both receivers finished
the game with touchdown receptions.
Chad Brown lead a near 100 team tackle
total in the game (95 for Liberty), finishing
the contest with a career-best seven stops.
The linebacker duo of Patrick Bannon and
Nick Hursky ended the game with six stops
apiece.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
North Greenville vs Liberty (08-30-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
NGU
10
19
36-69
178
36-21-3
72-247
0-0
0-0
7-147
0-0
5-38.2
0-0
7-55
35:18
5 of 17
1 of 2
2-3
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
North Greenville
Rushing
Cummings,Rasha
Moore,Matt
Hornedo,Luis
Harb,Richard
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
21
74
9
12
24
3
1
0
1
2
0
16
Passing
Harb,Richard
C-A-I
21-36-3
Receiving
Dobbins,Brando
Joseph,Rowe
Hornedo,Luis
Garrett,Jarvis
No.
6
4
3
3
Punting
Jones,Justin
LIBERTY
49
22
36-241
199
21-17-0
57-440
0-0
2-41
3-122
3-56
1-39.0
2-2
13-136
24:42
6 of 9
0 of 0
5-5
No.
5
Net TD
65
0
21
0
-1
0
-16
0
Lg
9
6
0
0
Yds TD Long
178
1
17
Yards
60
30
37
18
Yds
191
TD
0
0
1
0
Avg
3.1
1.8
-1.0
-8.0
Sack
1
Long
13
9
17
10
Avg Long
38.2
46
In20
1
TB
0
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
LAWRENCE, Terron
No. Gain Loss
13 100
0
8
70
0
2
44
0
5
22
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
C-A-I
14-17-0
3-4-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
No.
5
5
2
1
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
1
TD
1
1
0
0
Avg Long
39.0
39
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
2
Yards
41
TD
0
Long
28
Kick Returns
Cummings,Rasha
Moore,Matt
No.
4
3
Yards
87
60
TD
0
0
Long
31
25
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
1
Yards
46
76
TD
0
1
Long
24
76
Tackles
BROWN, Chad
BANNON, Patrick
HURSKY, Nick
WENDLAND, Soere
UA-A
2-5
2-4
1-5
1-4
UA-A
2-7
3-4
3-3
3-3
Total
9
7
6
6
Sacks
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
TFL
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
Total
7
6
6
5
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
04:15
01:56
12:00
09:25
02:07
12:16
06:14
05:57
12:16
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 15 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 8-61 3:01
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 3-9 1:19
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 5-40 2:10
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 48 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 1-53 0:13
NGU - Michael,Sears 24 yd field goal, 14-67 7:12
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 18 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 4-39 1:28
NGU - Hornedo,Luis 15 yd pass from Harb,Richard (Michael,Sears kick), 7-45 3:21
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 76 yd kickoff return (YOUNG, Paul kick)
LIBERTY - LAWRENCE, Terron 3 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 12-86 5:38
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
3
0
Long
48
18
5
11
Punt Returns
Tackles
Bernardi,Andre
Green,Jereme
Doug,Wilson
Davis,Emmauel
Lg Avg
19 7.7
23 8.8
43 22.0
11 4.4
Yds TD Long
171
2
48
28
0
11
Yards
100
44
8
11
Yds
39
Net TD
100
2
70
1
44
0
22
1
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
In20
0
TFL
1.0
0.0
1.5
1.5
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
0 - 21
0 - 28
3 - 28
3 - 35
10 - 35
10 - 42
10 - 49
TB
1
Game No. 2 - Liberty 44, Glenville State 27
Sept. 6, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (13,917)
Five of Liberty’s six touchdowns on the
evening were for 20 or more yards, pushing
the Flames to a 44-27 victory over Glenville
State, on Sept. 6, in front of 13,917 fans at
Williams Stadium.
The victory, played in front of the
seventh-largest crowd in program history,
pushed Liberty’s record to 2-0. The loss
evened the Pioneers’ record at 1-1 early in
the 2008 season.
The 17-point win extended Liberty’s
home winning streak to 10 games, the longest in the country among FCS programs at
the point of the contest. The Flames entered
the game tied with Dayton, as the Flyers had
also claimed nine-straight home wins. However, Dayton had the weekend off before it
hosted Fordham at home on Sept. 13.
The Flames wasted little time getting
on the scoreboard, finding the end zone on
the fourth play of their opening possession.
On a third-and-three play from the Liberty 28-yard line, quarterback Brock Smith
dumped a pass off to Dominic Bolden.
The senior made an acrobatic catch, and
following two key blocks down field, scoring
on a 72-yard touchdown reception. The longest reception of Bolden’s career put Liberty
up 7-0 at the 12:14 mark of the first.
Liberty continued to pepper the airways,
making quick work offensively. After a second three-and-out series, Smith’s pin-point
toss to Jonathan Crawford on the near side
extended the Flames’ lead to 14-0 on the
third play of the ensuing drive with a 33-yard
touchdown reception.
Big plays persisted, but this time for
Glenville State, as the Pioneers found the
scoreboard on the second-longest rushing
touchdown surrender by a Danny Rocco-led
football team.
Following a 34-yard sweep to the right
by Jerry Seymour, the senior bettered the
run by busting through the line for a 56-yard
rushing touchdown with 8:01 left to play in
the opening period.
Liberty responded by mounting its
longest drive of the first quarter, pieced
together a five-play drive that saw the
Flames move the ball 58 yards for a score.
Mike Brown tried to get into the lengthy-play
category himself, when the redshirt freshman caught a ball in open space at midfield,
but he was shoved out of bounds by a pair of
Pioneer defenders at the two-yard line.
Two plays later, Zach Terrell pushed his
rushing touchdown streak to 18-consecutive
games, finding a gap in the line for a oneyard score. Paul Young’s point after attempt
was blocked, leaving the score at 20-7 with
5:38 left to play in the high-scoring first
period.
The margin remained the same until
the second quarter, when Liberty’s defense
forced the Pioneers to punt for the third
time in the game. Dustan Fox booted the ball
41 yards downfield with Bolden fielding it at
the 28-yard line.
Just like his touchdown catch, the senior
used several key blocks, which opened up
holes for Bolden’s first career punt return
touchdown.
The senior’s second of three scores on
the evening was his fourth career special
teams’ return for a touchdown, following
behind three kickoff returns.
Bolden showcased his big-play ability one last time before the halftime siren
sounded, catching a 28-yard pass from Smith
over his left shoulder in the far corner of the
end zone to give Liberty a 27-7 intermission
advantage.
A Matt Bevin’s 38-yard field goal midway
through the third quarter, followed by a
45-yard touchdown burst by Mike Brown in
the fourth sealed the victory for the Flames.
The Pioneers managed to tack on two late
touchdowns during the final two minutes of
the game and recovered an on-side kick for a
third possession.
But a pair of negative-yardage stops of
quarterback James McCants, including a
nine-yard sack by Trey Jacobs closed out the
victory.
Terrell posted his eighth career 100-yard
rushing game, leading the Flames 239-yard
rushing attack by carrying the ball 24 times
for 110 yards and the one-yard touchdown.
Seymour rushed 15 times for 145 yards
and a score, averaging an impressive 9.7
yards per rushing attempt.
Smith completed 7-of-11 pass attempts
for 202 yards and three touchdowns. The
contest marked the sixth time the quarterback has tossed three touchdowns in a single
game and moved the senior into fourth
place on Liberty’s all-time career touchdown
passing list.
Smith now has 36 touchdown passes
to his credit, moving past Ben Anderson’s
35 touchdowns thrown during his four-year
career (1994-97).
Crawford led the Flames with four receptions for 77 yards and a score. Bolden made
the most of his three catches, finishing the
game with 88 yards and two touchdown
passes.
Bolden also finished the contest with
265 total all-purpose yards, ranking as the
fifth most in Big South Conference singlegame history.
A pair of newcomers paced the Flames
defensive effort. Linebacker Jamal Giddens,
who got his first career start on the evening,
led Liberty with eight stops. Daryl Robertson
followed with seven stops, including three
and a half tackles for a loss.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Glenville State vs Liberty (09-06-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
GSC
27
14
41-209
121
24-10-0
65-330
1-37
0-0
8-171
2-41
6-42.3
1-1
11-104
30:56
3 of 13
1 of 2
2-2
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Glenville State
Rushing
Jerry Seymour
Jared Dearing
James McCants
Xavier Glenn
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
15 147
2
7
42
1
16
46
29
2
7
0
Passing
James McCants
C-A-I
10-24-0
Receiving
Brian Miles
Xavier Glenn
David Russell
Antwan Stewart
No.
5
2
1
1
Punting
Dustan Fox
LIBERTY
44
21
43-239
214
15-8-2
58-453
0-0
4-98
5-88
0-0
2-36.5
4-2
8-68
29:04
5 of 11
1 of 1
2-2
No.
6
Net TD
145
1
41
0
17
2
7
0
Lg
56
22
19
6
Yds TD Long
121
1
33
Yards
97
14
10
2
Yds
254
TD
1
0
0
0
Avg
9.7
5.9
1.1
3.5
Sack
4
Long
33
12
10
2
Avg Long
42.3
50
Rushing
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
BROGGIN, Danny
SMITH, Brock
Passing
SMITH, Brock
BROWN, Mike
Receiving
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
BROWN, Mike
In20
2
TB
0
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No. Gain Loss
24 111
1
3
54
0
5
34
0
2
21
0
C-A-I
7-11-2
1-2-0
No.
4
3
1
No.
2
Net TD
110
1
54
1
34
0
21
0
Yds TD Long
202
3
72
12
0
12
Yards
77
88
49
Yds
73
TD
1
2
0
Avg Long
36.5
39
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
1
Yards
82
8
TD
1
0
Long
72
8
Kick Returns
Xavier Glenn
Antwan Stewart
No.
7
1
Yards
165
6
TD
0
0
Long
39
6
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
TEAM
No.
3
1
Yards
87
-1
TD
0
0
Long
42
0
Tackles
Randy Dobie
Kaleb Lawrence
Andre Wright
UA-A
4-7
3-8
1-6
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
1.0
1.5
0.0
Tackles
GIDDENS, Jamal
ROBERTSON, Daryl
ROCCO, Chris
UA-A
4-4
2-5
4-1
Total
8
7
5
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
12:14
09:14
08:01
05:38
12:03
01:04
06:12
10:56
09:55
01:53
00:55
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 72 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 4-83 1:26
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 33 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 3-44 0:54
GSC - Jerry Seymour 56 yd run (Alex Amick kick), 2-85 1:06
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 1 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick blockd), 5-58 2:12
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 72 yd punt return (SHIPPS, Ben kick)
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 28 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 5-70 2:10
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 38 yd field goal, 14-56 8:41
GSC - James McCants 19 yd run (Alex Amick kick), 9-69 3:52
LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 45 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 2-45 0:49
GSC - Brian Miles 27 yd pass from James McCants (Alex Amick kick), 9-80 2:32
GSC - James McCants 1 yd run (Alex Amick kick failed), 3-3 0:41
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
0
0
Long
33
72
49
Punt Returns
Total
11
11
7
Lg Avg
13 4.6
45 18.0
16 6.8
13 10.5
Sacks
0.5
1.5
0.0
In20
0
TFL
1.0
3.5
0.0
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
7 - 14
7 - 20
7 - 27
7 - 34
7 - 37
14 - 37
14 - 44
21 - 44
27 - 44
TB
1
Game No. 3 - No. 25 Liberty 19, Western Carolina 16
Sept. 13, 2008 - Cullowhee, N.C. - E.J. Whitmire Stadium (7,289)
No. 25 Liberty withstood two fourth
quarter touchdowns and made a key fourthdown stop with 1:39 remaining to hold on
for a 19-16 road victory over Western Carolina, on Sept. 13, at E.J. Whitmore Stadium.
With the victory, the Flames moved to
3-0 for the first time since the 1997 season, a
year Liberty finished its campaign with a 9-2
overall record. Western Carolina’s secondstraight loss dropped the Catamounts to 1-2
on the season.
The three-point win also pushed Liberty’s winning streak to eight games, dating
back to its 2007 Big South championship
season. The winning streak was the second
longest active winning streak among FCS
program at the time, ranking one behind
Dayton’s nine-game streak. The Flyers also
held on for a 23-20 home victory over Fordham earlier in the day.
After holding the homestanding Catamounts to a three-and-out series on their
opening possession, Liberty methodically
used its running game and a pair of key
third-down conversions to take an early lead.
Rashad Jennings carried the ball five
times for 17 yards, while quarterback Brock
Smith completed 3-of-5 pass attempts for
37 yards to move the Flames into scoring
position. A majority of the senior’s passing
yardage came on a 26-yard completion to
Dominic Bolden on a third-and-10 play from
Liberty’s 45-yard line.
Ben Shipps capped the opening 12-play,
69-yard scoring drive, which used 5:03 on
the game clock, by booting a 29-yard field
goal through the uprights with 7:40 left
on the first quarter game clock to give the
Flames the early 3-0 edge.
Liberty looked like it might hold Western
Carolina scoreless over the remainder of the
period, including a stop on a third-and-six
play from the Flames’ 29-yard line. However,
Liberty was whistled for a roughing the
passer penalty on the play, extending the
Catamounts possession.
Two plays later, Quan Warley picked up
two precise blocks on the near side of the
field, and scored on a 15-yard sweep. The
scoring jaunt was the first career touchdown
for Warley, and gave the Catamounts a 7-3
lead with 1:23 left to play in the opening
quarter.
Following fumbles by both teams, Liberty drove downfield and tried to tack points
on the scoreboard midway through the
second quarter. But the drive stalled inside
the Catamounts’ red zone at the 13-yard
line, leaving the Flames to settle for a field
goal attempt.
However, a 30-yard attempt by Shipps
attempt was blocked by a leaping Chris
Edwards at the line of scrimmage, leaving
Western Carolina a four-point lead with 5:47
left to play before halftime.
Liberty’s offense had one more chance
before intermission, driving down to the Catamounts’ four-yard line. The Flames looked
like they might get their first touchdown of
the evening, when Smith broke out of the
pocket and found Corey Rasberry open in
the flat.
But, the floating pass slipped through
the tight end’s fingers, leaving the Flames
to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Shipps
with 32:5 ticks left in the opening half, as the
home team headed to the locker room with
a 7-6 lead.
The Flames dominated every aspect of
the game during the first 30 minutes of action, except on the scoreboard. Liberty held
a 20:08-9:52 time of possession advantage
and tallied 186 total offensive yards to Western Carolina’s 81 total offensive yards.
Liberty continued to control the battle
for the clock, grinding out an 80-plus yard,
opening drive of the first half. But once
again, the Catamounts kept the Flames out
of the end zone, as Liberty took the lead momentarily on a 23-yard field goal by Shipps.
However, Western Carolina was whistled
for an unsportsmanlike penalty on the
kicking attempt to give Liberty a fresh set of
downs.
And the Flames took advantage of the
extra opportunity, when Dominic Bolden
took the handoff on a reserve to the far
side of the field. The senior scored when he
completed his three-yard rushing play with a
burst through two defenders, putting Liberty
on top for the first time in the contest, 13-7,
at the 8:44 mark of the third quarter. The
12-play, 86-yard drive used up 6:10 on the
game clock.
With Western Carolina driving downfield, Liberty’s defense forced its second
turnover of the evening. Ian Childress broke
through the line and sacked Catamounts’
quarterback Andy Horn for the second time,
forcing a fumble, which was recovered by
Chad Brown.
Eight plays later, Smith called his own
number on a one-yard keeper, scoring his
second career rushing touchdown to push
Liberty’s lead to 19-7 with 45.5 left to play
in the third quarter. Shipps extra point was
blocked, giving Liberty a 12 point edge.
The Catamounts quickly struck back on
the first play of the fourth quarter, as Horn
found Marquel Pittman open on a screen
pass. The sophomore took the ball and
found several holes in Liberty’s downfield
defense, scoring on a 78-yard touchdown
reception. Blake Bostic continued the kicking
struggles by both teams on the evening,
missing the extra point to leave Liberty up
six, 19-13, with 14:46 left to play in the ball
game.
After a three-and-out series by Liberty,
the Catamounts continued to pressure the
Flames, getting down inside Liberty’s red
zone to the seven-yard line. But a nine-yard
sack by Chad Brown, followed a delay of
game penalty on Western Carolina forced
the host team to settle for a 38-yard, Bostic
field goal at 7:12 to pull within three points
at 19-16.
A second straight three-and-out series
forced Liberty to punt the ball away with
3:34 left to play, but Mike Larsson pinned the
Catamounts deep in their own territory at
the 10-yard line on the ensuing punt.
A six-yard pass play from Horn to Warley
enabled Western Carolina to move the
chains once. But four plays later, Horn’s pass
attempt to Adam Hearns fell short of the
receiver to give Liberty possession of the ball
and enable the Flames to wind out the clock.
At game’s end, the Flames were still
dominate in the box score totals. Liberty
finished with 72 plays to the Catamounts 52
plays, enabling the Flames to outgain the
home team 338 yards to 247. Liberty also
finished the game with 37:36 of total time of
possession.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#25 Liberty vs Western Carolina (09-13-08 at Cullowhee, N.C.)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
19
20
45-183
169
27-17-0
72-352
0-0
4-17
4-125
0-0
4-39.5
2-0
11-99
37:36
6 of 17
1 of 2
4-5
WCU
16
15
19-33
228
33-18-0
52-261
0-0
3-9
5-114
0-0
4-43.5
3-2
5-42
22:24
2 of 10
2 of 3
2-2
Western Carolina
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
SMITH, Brock
BOLDEN, Dominic
No. Gain Loss
27 117
8
8
51
0
6
30
3
1
3
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
17-27-0
Receiving
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
TERRELL, Zach
BOLDEN, Dominic
RASBERRY, Corey
No.
4
4
2
2
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
4
Lg
38
23
9
3
Yds TD Long
169
0
34
Yards
50
27
33
14
Yds
158
Net TD
109
0
51
0
27
1
3
1
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg
4.0
6.4
4.5
3.0
Sack
0
Long
34
12
26
7
Avg Long
39.5
42
In20
1
TB
1
Rushing
Quan Warley
Adam Hearns
Jayson Williams
Andy Horn
No. Gain Loss
12
72
0
2
5
2
1
0
4
4
0
38
Passing
Andy Horn
C-A-I
18-33-0
Receiving
Donald James
Quan Warley
Adam Hearns
Jayson Williams
No.
5
5
4
2
Punting
Blake Cain
No.
4
Net TD
72
1
3
0
-4
0
-38
0
Yds TD Long
228
1
78
Yards
49
27
47
22
Yds
174
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg Long
43.5
47
No.
4
Yards
17
TD
0
Long
10
Punt Returns
Adam Hearns
No.
3
Yards
9
TD
0
Long
5
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
2
Yards
43
82
TD
0
0
Long
28
51
Kick Returns
Adam Hearns
No.
5
Yards
114
TD
0
Long
34
Tackles
Q. Phillips
Chris Collins
Mitchell Bell
Michael Shaw
UA-A
4-12
3-8
3-3
2-4
UA-A
5-2
3-4
5-0
3-2
Total
7
7
5
5
Sacks
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
0.0
2.5
0.0
1.0
Total
16
11
6
6
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
07:40
01:52
00:33
08:44
00:45
14:46
07:12
LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 29 yd field goal, 12-69 5:03
WCU - Quan Warley 15 yd run (Blake Bostic kick), 5-54 1:23
LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 27 yd field goal, 10-44 3:37
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 3 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 12-86 6:10
LIBERTY - SMITH, Brock 2 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick blockd), 8-49 4:12
WCU - Marquel Pittman 78 yd pass from Andy Horn (Blake Bostic kick failed), 2-81 0:52
WCU - Blake Bostic 38 yd field goal, 12-54 5:48
2nd
3rd
4th
Avg
6.0
1.5
-4.0
-9.5
Sack
3
Long
21
11
19
20
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
GREISER, Ryan
BROWN, Chad
TORRENCE, Tim
HURSKY, Nick
Lg
15
5
0
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
3
TFL
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
V-H
3-0
3-7
6-7
13 - 7
19 - 7
19 - 13
19 - 16
TB
0
Game No. 4 - No. 25 Liberty 31, No. 23 Youngstown State 28
Sept. 27, 2008 - Youngstown, Ohio - Stambaugh Stadium (20,630)
Rashad Jennings rushed for a career-best
220 yards and three touchdowns, but it was
a 24-yard field goal by Matt Bevins as time
expired that lifted No. 25 Liberty to a 31-28
victory over No. 23 Youngstown State, on
Sept. 27, at Stambaugh Stadium.
With the victory, the Flames remained
unbeaten in 2008, moving their record to
4-0 on the season, and extend their winning
streak to an FCS-best nine-straight games.
The win was Liberty’s ninth over a ranked
FCS opponent in program history and the
first since Liberty defeated No. 24 Charleston
Southern, 34-20, on Nov. 11, 2006.
Liberty won the game’s coin toss and
deferred to the Penguins, giving Youngstown
State the ball to open the contest. And the
home team took quick advantage of the
game’s first possession, methodically moving
the ball downfield to score with 7:38 left in
the first quarter.
Penguins quarterback Brandon Summers
completed eight-of-eight passes to account
for 62 of the team’s 77 yards on the 13-play
drive. The eighth-consecutive completion was a seven-yard slant to Dominique
Barnes on the far side of the field, giving
Youngstown State an early 7-0 lead.
Following a Brock Smith intercepted pass
and the two teams trading three-and-out
series, Summers kept his passing streak alive
by competing his next four pass attempts to
get the Penguins to the Liberty 18-yard line,
ending the opening 15 minutes of action.
After resetting the chains at the south
end of the stadium, Summers showed that
he can do damage on the ground as well.
The junior faked a pass attempt, freezing the
defense and allowing the speedy hurler to
burst up the middle and score on an 18-yard
run, six seconds into the period, extending
the home team’s advantage to 14-0.
Liberty overcame its opening-quarter jitters, responding with a 70-yard scoring drive
to pull back within seven points. The Flames
kept to the ground for seven of the 10 plays
in the drive, including the final play of the
drive, which ate up 4:21 on the game clock.
Zach Terrell used blocks by Derek Bishop
and Rashad Jennings to find a hole on the
left side of the line for a three-yard rushing
touchdown, giving the senior his 29th career
rushing touchdown.
After forcing the Penguins to punt the
ball away on the next possession, the Flames
continued to pound away at Youngstown
State with a ground attack.
Eight of Liberty’s nine plays on the
86-yard drive, which lasted 4:48 on the
clock, were of the rushing variety. Three
were of note, as Jennings got the Flames
into Youngstown State territory, bouncing off
two defenders at the line of scrimmage to
open up a hole for a 55-yard game, his fifthlongest run since joining the Flames’ roster.
Three plays later, the drive would have
stalled in the Penguins’ red zone, but Smith
tucked the ball away and the quarterback
leaped over two defenders to pick up 10
yards on a third-and-seven play.
Jennings was handed the ball on the
following three plays, including a two-yard
scoring run to the near side of the field
with 2:03 left before the intermission. The
senior’s 13th carry of the evening needed
an extra effort to find the end zone, knotting
the contest at 14-14.
Youngstown State tried to break the
deadlock, quickly marching downfield on the
ensuing drive and getting the ball down to
the Flames’ 16-yard line. But on third-andsix, Summers was flushed from the pocket
and his sideline toss was picked off by Chuck
Duffey with three seconds left on the game
clock, leaving the game tied at half.
Liberty took the ball on its second possession of the second half and scored their
21th-unanswered point, thanks to a trick
play and some strong rushing by Jennings.
At its own 36-yard line, Terrell took a
pitch from Smith and the A-back player
tossed his first pass since 2006, hooking up
with Dominic Bolden 51 yards downfield. Prior to his career-long pass play, the one-time
quarterback’s last pass was against Charleston Southern on Nov. 11 of that season.
Three plays later, Jennings muscled his
way into the end zone from two yards out,
capping off an eight-play, 95-yard drive to
push Liberty’s lead to 21-14 with 2:21 left to
play in the third.
Liberty’s defense quickly forced the Penguins to punt the ball away on the ensuring
drive. The three-and-out series was keyed
by a pass break-up by Chris Rocco and an
11-yard sack by Jamal Giddens.
Bolden, who entered the game ranked
No. 9 nationally in average punt return yards
(17.5 per return), proved why he is one of
the best return men in the nation. The senior broke several tackles on the far side of
the field, staying in bounds all the way on a
52-yard punt return to the YSU six-yard line.
On the following play, Jennings once
again got extra yardage on a rushing play,
extending the nose of the football over the
goal line for a six-yard rushing touchdown
with 28 seconds left in the third quarter,
boosting Liberty’s lead to 14 points, 28-14.
However, homestanding Youngstown
State didn’t go down quietly, as the Penquins
regrouped for a fourth-quarter charge.
After Jonathan Crawford fumbled the ball at
midfield following a reception, Youngstown
State quickly moved downfield and pulled
within seven, 28-21, when Summers capped
an eight-play, 50-yard drive with a four-yard
pass play to Donald Jones with 6:19 left.
Liberty, trying to run out the clock, managed to advance the ball to the Youngstown
State 34-yard line. However, on a third-andfour play, Smith’s attempted sideline pass
was picked off by Mike Barlak with 2:31
left in the ballgame, giving the home team
another chance.
Youngstown State continued to ride the
strong throwing arm of Summers, as the
junior completed six-straight passes to move
the Penguins 64 yards downfield in just 52
seconds. The sixth and final pass was an
11-yard strike to Ferlando Williams in the
near side of the end zone, tying the game at
28-28 with 1:29 left in regulation.
An out-of-bounds kickoff gave Liberty
possession at the 40-yard line, where Smith
countered Summers’ quick moving of his
squad. Liberty’s senior quarterback completed four-of-seven pass attempts, including an
eight-yard slant to Mike Brown that moved
the ball into potential field goal range.
Following a five-yard run up the middle
by Jennings to give Liberty the ball on the
near-side hash mark, head coach Danny
Rocco called on the freshman kicker, Bevins,
to clinch the victory. With the clock at three
seconds, Bevins sent the ball through the
uprights for his second career collegiate field
goal, lifting Liberty to a momentous victory.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#25 Liberty vs #23 Youngstown State (09-27-08 at Youngstown, Ohio)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
31
21
44-252
202
24-16-2
68-454
0-0
3-59
3-59
1-0
2-34.0
1-1
3-14
28:46
8 of 12
0 of 0
5-6
YSU
28
24
32-93
334
39-32-1
71-427
0-0
0-0
5-93
2-11
4-40.5
0-0
5-35
31:14
6 of 13
1 of 2
4-5
Youngstown State
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
BOLDEN, Dominic
TEAM
No. Gain Loss
29 220
0
11
37
2
1
3
0
1
0
2
Passing
SMITH, Brock
TERRELL, Zach
C-A-I
15-23-2
1-1-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
No.
6
5
3
1
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
2
Lg
55
10
3
0
Yds TD Long
151
0
16
51
0
51
Yards
91
60
35
10
Yds
68
Net TD
220
3
35
1
3
0
-2
0
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg
7.6
3.2
3.0
-2.0
Rushing
Summers, B.
Brown, Dana
Keys, Kamryn
Scott, Jabari
Sack
1
0
Passing
Summers, B.
C-A-I
32-39-1
Receiving
Williams, F.
Horne, D.
Jones, Donald
Bush, Derrick
No.
9
7
5
3
Long
51
16
16
10
Avg Long
34.0
37
In20
0
TB
1
Punting
Nowicki, Ben
No. Gain Loss
17
76
27
5
23
0
6
19
3
3
5
0
No.
4
TD
1
0
1
0
Avg Long
40.5
46
No.
3
Yards
59
TD
0
Long
52
Punt Returns
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Kick Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
2
1
Yards
35
24
TD
0
0
Long
18
24
Kick Returns
Barnes, D.
Horne, D.
No.
4
1
Yards
70
23
TD
0
0
Long
20
23
UA-A
9-4
8-2
3-4
4-2
Total
13
10
7
6
Sacks
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
3.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
Tackles
Elliott, Andre
Barlak, Mike
Edwards, Jordan
Ross, Brandian
UA-A
6-5
4-7
2-9
6-4
Total
11
11
11
10
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
2nd
07:38
14:54
10:26
02:03
02:21
00:35
06:19
01:29
00:00
YSU - Barnes, D. 7 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 13-77 7:22
YSU - Summers, B. 18 yd run (Palmer, Brian kick), 7-70 3:20
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 3 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 10-71 4:21
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-86 4:48
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 8-95 4:14
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-6 0:06
YSU - Jones, Donald 4 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 8-50 3:13
YSU - Williams, F. 11 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 7-64 1:02
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 24 yd field goal, 10-53 1:29
3rd
4th
Avg
2.9
4.6
2.7
1.7
Sack
3
Long
19
11
27
45
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
HURSKY, Nick
GREISER, Ryan
ROCCO, Chris
HICKS, Kent
Lg
18
12
13
2
Yds TD Long
334
3
45
Yards
87
49
74
59
Yds
162
Net TD
49
1
23
0
16
0
5
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
2
TFL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
7 - 14
14 - 14
21 - 14
28 - 14
28 - 21
28 - 28
31 - 28
TB
0
Game No. 5 - No. 20/21 Liberty 43, Coastal Carolina 38
Oct. 4, 2008 - Conway, S.C. - Brooks Stadium (7,322)
For the third-straight road game, No.
20/21 Liberty outlasted an opponent, this
time picking up a 43-38 victory over Big
South rival Coastal Carolina in its conference
opener, Saturday night, at Brooks Stadium.
With the win, the Flames ran their record to 5-0 on the year and 1-0 in Big South
play. The victory extended the nation’s longest FCS winning streak to 10 games and tied
a program record, as Liberty also reeled off
10-straight wins over the span of the 1988
and 1989 seasons.
For the third time in 2008, the Flames
put points up on the scoreboard during their
opening drive, taking a 7-0 lead with 9:36
left to play in the opening 15 minutes.
Rashad Jennings carried the ball four
times on the eight-play drive, however, the
senior tailback was the intended target of
quarterback Brock Smith on third-and-eight
play from the Coastal 23-yard line. Jennings
caught the pass over the middle and broke
several tackles before getting the nose of the
football over the goal line to give Liberty the
early advantage.
After a three-and-out series on the ensuing drive, Liberty’s special teams, which entered the game ranked No. 11 in the nation
in punt return yardage, showcased its return
prowess. Dominic Bolden, who ranked
eighth individually coming into the contest,
made use of a key block by Wes Cheek to
clip off a 39-yard punt return.
Bolden’s third-longest punt return of
the season set up Liberty’s next scoring opportunity, as three plays later, Matt Bevins
knocked down a 22-yard field goal at the
6:37 mark, pushing LU’s advantage to 10-0.
Coastal Carolina made a quarterback
change on the following drive, placing
redshirt freshman Jamie Childress under
center. And the move by head coach David
Bennett paid off, as the rookie scored his
first collegiate touchdown, diving one yard
on a third-and-goal play with 1:56 left to play
in the first quarter to trim Liberty’s lead to
three points, 10-7.
The Flames failed to move the chains on
their next drive, forcing to punt the ball away
four plays later as time expired on the first
quarter game clock. Starting quarterback
Zach MacDowall returned the game, completing two out of his three pass attempts
for 46 yards to get the Chanticleers into
Liberty territory.
The Chanticleers took to the ground for
the next three plays, getting a pair of 15-yard
jaunts from Arthur Sitton and Jamie Fordham. The second by Fordham gave Coastal
Carolina a 14-10 lead with 12:30 left in the
second quarter.
Liberty regrouped on its next drive,
piecing together its longest drive of the first
quarter. On the 12th play of the drive, Smith
faked a handoff to Jonathan Crawford and
found Jennings wide open in the near side of
the end zone for his second receiving touchdown of the game. The four-yard receiving
by the senior with 7:01 left before the break,
gave Liberty a 17-14 lead.
Five plays later, Patrick Calvary picked off
his seventh career pass, moving the senior
into fifth place on the Big South all-time interception list, which gave Liberty possession
with 4:44 left to play before halftime.
The Chanticleers looked like they might
have halted the Flames on a third-and-13
play from the Coastal Carolina 23-yard line.
However, Smith got a key block on the offensive line from Jennings so the senior could
find Bolden open on a slant route, to give
Liberty a 10-point lead with 29 seconds left
before the intermission.
Liberty drove down the length of the
field on the first drive of the second half,
thanks in part to a third-down conversion
play that saw B.J. Hayes scamper for 44
yards, However, the drive stalled in the
Red Zone, as the Flames had to settle for
a 28-yard field goal by Bevins, which gave
Liberty a 13-point edge, 27-14, with 11:40
left in the third.
The Chanticleers looked like they quickly
answered, as MacDowall hooked up with
Sitton for a screen pass, which the senior
took the end zone less than a minute later.
However, the play was called back due to a
holding penalty at midfield.
Infractions continued to plague the
Chanticleers on the drive, as CCU was whistled for four more on the drive, including a
second wave off on a MacDowell touchdown
pass to Brandon Whitley, leaving the home
squad to settle for a 42-yard field by Justin
Durham at the 5:11 mark of the third quarter, cutting the lead to 10 points, 27-17.
Following a 17-play drive that had Liberty’s defense on the field for 6:24, the Flames
quickly ushered their defenders back on the
field, as Hayes scored on the next play.
The 66-yard sweeping touchdown run
to the far side of the field, Liberty’s longest
run of the year, pushed the Flames lead to
17 points, 34-17, as the Flames doubled the
Chanticleers up 15 seconds later.
Coastal Carolina mustered some fourthdown magic on the ensuing drive, as Liberty
looked like it might tackle MacDowall and
regain possession on downs.
But the sophomore squirmed away from
several would-be tacklers to find Chris Floyd
open for a 21-yard play at the LU six-yard
line. MacDowall called his own number on
the next play, cutting the lead back to 10
points, 34-24, with 1:23 left in the third.
The two teams traded touchdown during
the first five minutes of the fourth quarter.
Jennings tacked on his third touchdown
of the game, this time on the ground. The
senior bowled over several defenders, scampering for a 35-yard rushing touchdown with
11:53 left in the game.
However, Coastal Carolina quickly moved
the ball downfield and pulled within eight
points, 40-32, following a Marquel Willis
touchdown pass from MacDowall and a twopoint conversion pass to Trent Usher with
11:53 remaining on the clock.
Trying to wind down the game clock, LU
handed the ball to Jennings five times on the
next nine-play drive, helping set up a 34-yard
field goal by Bevins with 7:34 left, pushing
Liberty’s lead to 11 points, 43-32.
Kent Hicks intercepted the ball on the
next play, but Liberty was forced to punt four
plays later, following a three-and-out series.
MacDowall quickly moved the Chanticleers
downfield 91 yards on 15 plays, completing
the drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass
to Willis with 1:59 left on the game clock.
A two-point rushing attempt by Fordham
failed, leaving the score at 43-38.
Liberty recovered an attempted on-side
kick and handed the ball off to Jennings on
the next three plays. On the third rush, Jennings broke free for a sure touchdown run,
but the senior slid down at the one-yard line,
ending the game as Liberty was then able to
run the clock out.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#20 Liberty vs Coastal Carolina (10-04-08 at Conway, S.C.)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
43
23
44-292
239
24-15-0
68-531
0-0
2-49
5-125
2-0
2-36.0
1-0
4-29
29:59
7 of 12
0 of 0
5-6
COASTAL
38
32
37-152
382
45-24-2
82-534
0-0
1-1
9-162
0-0
2-29.5
0-0
10-70
30:01
7 of 13
3 of 3
5-5
Coastal Carolina
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
HAYES, B.J.
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
No. Gain Loss
35 201
6
3
76
0
1
15
0
1
6
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
15-24-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
JENNINGS, Rashad
RASBERRY, Corey
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
No.
5
3
3
2
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
2
Lg Avg
35 5.6
66 25.3
15 15.0
6 6.0
Yds TD Long
239
3
44
Yards
93
33
24
31
Yds
72
Net TD
195
1
76
1
15
0
6
0
TD
1
2
0
0
Sack
0
Long
25
23
8
21
Avg Long
36.0
43
In20
2
TB
0
Rushing
FORDHAM, Jamie
SITTON, Arthur
STARR, Vince
CHILDERS, Jamie
No. Gain Loss
13
66
0
9
59
3
1
17
0
6
13
2
Passing
MacDOWALL, Zach
CHILDERS, Jamie
C-A-I
24-44-2
0-1-0
Receiving
WILLIS, Marquel
USHER, Trent
FORDHAM, Jamie
GREENE, Jon
No.
7
6
4
2
Punting
ERDMAN, Ben
No.
2
TD
2
0
0
0
Avg Long
29.5
32
No.
1
1
Yards
10
39
TD
0
0
Long
0
39
Punt Returns
JONES, Kenny
No.
1
Yards
1
TD
0
Long
1
Kick Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
4
1
Yards
95
30
TD
0
0
Long
32
30
Kick Returns
JONES, Kenny
SITTON, Arthur
No.
7
1
Yards
129
11
TD
0
0
Long
26
11
UA-A
3-6
6-2
Total
9
8
Sacks
0.5
0.0
TFL
1.0
0.0
Tackles
RICE, D.J.
OBOH, Phillip
UA-A
5-5
4-3
Total
10
7
Sacks
0.0
0.0
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
09:36
06:37
01:56
12:30
07:01
00:29
11:40
05:11
04:55
01:23
13:50
11:53
07:34
01:59
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 23 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 8-56 2:47
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 22 yd field goal, 4-7 1:48
COASTAL - CHILDERS, Jamie 1 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 11-70 4:35
COASTAL - FORDHAM, Jamie 15 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 7-84 2:30
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 4 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 12-81 5:22
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 23 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-80 4:15
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 28 yd field goal, 7-50 3:12
COASTAL - DURHAM, Justin 42 yd field goal, 17-48 6:24
LIBERTY - HAYES, B.J. 66 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-66 0:10
COASTAL - MacDOWALL, Zach 6 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 12-75 3:26
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 35 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick failed), 7-64 2:27
COASTAL - WILLIS, Marquel 30 yd pass from MacDOWALL, Zach (USHER, Trent pass from MacDOWALL, Z.), 5-73 1:
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 34 yd field goal, 9-57 4:12
COASTAL - WILLIS, Marquel 14 yd pass from MacDOWALL, Zach (FORDHAM, Jamie rush failed), 15-91 4:05
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
2
0
Long
30
12
21
31
Punt Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
GREISER, Ryan
CALVARY, Patrick
Lg Avg
15 5.1
18 6.2
17 17.0
6 1.8
Yds TD Long
382
2
31
0
0
0
Yards
145
62
46
40
Yds
59
Net TD
66
1
56
0
17
0
11
1
In20
0
TFL
0.0
0.0
V-H
7-0
10 - 0
10 - 7
10 - 14
17 - 14
24 - 14
27 - 14
27 - 17
34 - 17
34 - 24
40 - 24
40 - 32
43 - 32
43 - 38
TB
0
Game No. 6 - No. 15/16 Liberty 33, Stony Brook 0
Oct. 11, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (14,563)
The first two possessions of the game
set the tone, as Liberty reeled off its 11thstraight victory and its fifth shutout under
Danny Rocco, when the Flames downed
Stony Brook, 33-0, at Williams Stadium.
The victory pushed Liberty’s record to
6-0 on the year and 2-0 in Big South play.
The win extended the nation’s longest FCS
winning streak and set a new program
record, surpassing the previous mark set
during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. The
Flames have now won eight-straight Big
South games, tying Coastal Carolina’s mark
for consecutive league victories.
The loss, the Seawolves’ fifth-straight
since opening the year with a 42-26 victory
over Colgate, dropped Stony Brook’s record
to 1-5 and 0-1 in conference action, as the
visitors were playing in their first-ever Big
South Conference game.
The Flames won the opening coin toss
and elected to take the ball, trying to jump
out ahead of the visiting Seawolves. The
Flames pieced together a 17-play drive to
open the game, which stalled at the Stony
Brook 10-yard line, leaving Liberty to settle
for a 27-yard field goal by two-time reigning
Freshman of the Week Matt Bevins.
The drive ate up 9:03 on the game clock,
marking the longest drive in duration under
head coach Danny Rocco, bettering an 8:41
drive against Glenville State earlier this year.
The field goal gave the Flames an early 3-0
lead with 5:57 left to play in the first quarter.
Liberty quickly regained possession of
the football, after forcing the Seawolves to
punt the ball away after a three-and-out
series. Flames defensive back Ryan Greiser
upended wideout Lynell Suggs just as the
senior was attempting to catch the football,
negating the would-be, first-down reception.
Liberty managed to move the football
much quicker on the ensuing drive, marching
64 yards downfield to open up a 10-0 lead.
Mike Brown took a handoff from quarterback Brock Smith and scored on a 29-yard
reverse play with 97 seconds left in the
opening quarter.
For the third-straight drive, Liberty
managed to put points on the scoreboard,
stringing together a seven-play, 80-yard drive
to push the lead to 17-0 with 12:05 left in
the second quarter.
Liberty kept the ball on the ground five
out of seven plays during the drive, including
a sweeping 14-yard run by Rashad Jennings
to the far side of the field, giving the senior
his 32nd career rushing touchdown.
Stony Brook tried to get on the scoreboard late in the second quarter, as the
Seawolves mounted their longest drive during the opening 30 minutes. However, the
visiting team’s push ran out of steam at the
Liberty 23-yard line. Luke Gaddis came onto
the field, but his 41-yard field goal attempt
sailed wide left, leaving the Flames with a
17-point advantage at the break.
For the first time since Liberty’s season
opener against North Greenville, the Flames
held an opponent without a first-half touchdown. The Flames more than doubled the
Seawolves in total offensive yards in the first
half, 256 to 127, with 165 of their yards coming on the ground.
On the second play of the third quarter,
Liberty’s Nick Hursky forced the ball loose
from Stony Brook tailback Edwin Gowins,
giving the Flames possession at the Seawolves’ 43-yard line.
Liberty handed the ball off to Jennings
five-straight plays, with the senior capping
off his own 43-yard drive with a two-yard
sweeping run to the left for a score, pushing
the Flames’ lead to 23-0 with 12:15 left in
the third quarter.
Following Stony Brook’s third threeand-out series of the afternoon, the Flames
pushed their advantage to 30 points on the
ensuing drive. Smith completed all three
of his pass attempts during the 82-yard
drive, including a crisp slant pass to Dominic
Bolden for four yards for a score, securing
the victory for the homestanding team.
The Flames managed to tack on three
points in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard
Bevins field goal, while keeping the Seawolves from denting the scoreboard for the
18th shutout in program history and the fifth
under Rocco.
The Flames managed to continue their
offensive dominance in the contest, doubling
up the visitors. Liberty finished with 466
total offensive yards on 79 plays (5.9 average
yards per play) to Stony Brook’s 233 yards on
46 plays (5.1 average yards per play).
The 233 yards allowed by Liberty’s defense marked the third fewest by a Rocco-led
program against a Division I opponent.
For the third-straight outing, the Flames
bettered their rushing total from the previous game, as Liberty finished the contest
with a season-best 299 rushing yards.
Jennings was the leading ground grainer
for Liberty, rushing for 101 yards and two
touchdowns on 24 carries. The contest
accounted for the 17th time the senior
has surpassed the century mark during his
career, tying him for most 100-yard games in
Big South history, along with former Liberty
running back Dre Barnes.
The Stony Brook running back tandem of
Gowins and Big South preseason all-conference selection Conte Cuttino combined
for 93 rushing yards. Gowins finished with a
team-high 55 yards on seven carries, while
Cuttino led the team with 11 carries for 38
yards.
Smith won the battle of the quarterbacks, as the Liberty senior completed
14-of-20 pass attempts for 136 yards and a
score. Stony Brook’s Dayne Hoffman tallied
142 yards as he was 13-of-23, while being
picked off once.
Bolden led a plethora of wide receivers
on the afternoon, as his four receptions for
46 yards and a touchdown were the most by
16 different players who caught a pass in the
game. Suggs was Hoffman’s favorite target
in the contest, pulling in three receptions for
33 yards.
Defense dominated the contest, with
Hursky and Greiser leading the effort. Both
senior captains finished the game with six
tackles.
Liberty, who entered the game ranked
No. 27 in the nation in tackles for a loss,
added to its total with six negative-yardage
stops during the contest for a combined 19
yards. The Flames also finished with seven
pass break-ups, marking a new season high
and tying for the most under a Roccocoached football program.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Stony Brook vs #15 Liberty (10-11-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
SBU
0
10
23-91
142
23-13-1
46-233
0-0
1-15
7-69
0-0
6-36.0
1-1
10-95
22:14
3 of 10
0 of 0
0-1
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Stony Brook
Rushing
GOWINS, Edwin
CUTTINO, Conte
CONTARDI, Rock
TEAM
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
7
56
1
11
47
9
2
8
0
1
0
1
Passing
HOFFMAN, Dayne
C-A-I
13-23-1
Receiving
SUGGS, Lynell
LEE, Donald
PORTER, Donald
CUTTINO, Conte
No.
3
3
2
2
Punting
GADDIS, Luke
LIBERTY
33
28
52-299
167
27-18-0
79-466
0-0
1--1
1-16
1-0
4-41.8
1-0
6-55
37:46
10 of 18
1 of 1
5-5
No.
6
Lg Avg
30 7.9
16 3.5
5 4.0
0 -1.0
Yds TD Long
142
0
20
Yards
33
30
22
7
Yds
216
Net TD
55
0
38
0
8
0
-1
0
TD
0
0
0
0
Sack
1
Long
20
20
13
4
Avg Long
36.0
42
In20
1
TB
1
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
BROGGIN, Danny
No. Gain Loss
24 104
3
4
53
0
4
47
1
9
26
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
C-A-I
14-20-0
4-7-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
JENNINGS, Rashad
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
No.
4
4
3
2
Punting
BEVINS, Matt
No.
4
TD
1
0
0
0
Avg Long
41.8
50
No.
1
Yards
15
TD
0
Long
15
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
1
Yards
-1
TD
0
Long
0
Kick Returns
CUTTINO, Conte
PORTER, Donald
No.
4
2
Yards
58
-2
TD
0
0
Long
20
0
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
1
Yards
16
TD
0
Long
16
Tackles
WEST, Arin
SANTUCCI, Tyler
SOIVILIEN, Adam
GUILROY, Dayton
UA-A
6-5
6-4
5-4
6-2
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
Tackles
HURSKY, Nick
GREISER, Ryan
RICHARD, Kevin
ADAMS, Terry
UA-A
2-4
1-5
1-4
2-2
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
05:57
01:37
12:05
12:15
05:00
11:09
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 27 yd field goal, 17-71 9:03
LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 29 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 6-64 2:05
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 14 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 7-80 2:33
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (TEAM rush failed), 5-43 2:26
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 4 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 10-82 4:33
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 22 yd field goal, 15-56 6:28
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
6
6
5
4
Sack
0
0
Long
30
8
37
9
Punt Returns
GUILROY, Dayton
Total
11
10
9
8
Lg Avg
15 4.2
29 13.2
20 11.5
9 2.9
Yds TD Long
136
1
37
31
0
13
Yards
46
26
42
12
Yds
167
Net TD
101
2
53
1
46
0
26
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
2
TFL
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
V-H
0-3
0 - 10
0 - 17
0 - 23
0 - 30
0 - 33
TB
0
Game No. 7 - Lafayette 35, No. 14/15 Liberty 21
Oct. 18, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (15,483)
No. 14/15 Liberty overcame a first-half
offensive barrage by Lafayette to give itself
chances late in the game. However, the visiting Leopards withstood several second-half
charges to take a 35-21 victory over Liberty.
The loss ends the nation’s longest FCS
winning streak at 11 games, dropping the
Flames to 6-1 on the season. Liberty, which
was looking for its first-ever 7-0 start in
program history, also saw its 11-game home
winning streak snapped in front of 15,483
fans.
The win pushed Lafayette’s record to 5-1
on the season and is the Leopards’ secondstraight road victory during their current
five-game road swing.
Lafayette scored first in the contest, taking advantage of a Liberty error the first time
the Flames touched the football. The Flames
stopped the Leopards on their opening
drive, but Liberty’s Dominic Bolden misplayed a bounding ball on the ground during
the punt, with Lafayette quickly jumping on
the loose pigskin.
Seven plays later, Lafayette’s DeAndre’
Morrow took a handoff from quarterback
Rob Curley and scored on a sweeping play to
the far side of the field. The six-yard run gave
the visitors a 7-0 lead with 8:10 left in the
opening quarter.
However, it didn’t take long for Bolden
to redeem himself for his errant play early in
the first, as the senior turned a short-yardage screen pass into a lengthy touchdown
reception. Smith found the wideout open,
and he used several key blocks downfield to
record a 60-yard touchdown reception, knotting the game at 7-7 just 49 seconds later.
Lafayette forced the Flames to punt the
ball away on Liberty’s next possession, which
Shaun Adair returned 63 yards to the Liberty
13-yard line. The return was a season long
for Lafayette and was the longest the Flames
have allowed since Charleston Southern
returned a punt for a score against Liberty
on Nov. 11, 2006.
Morrow was given the ball on the first
play of the drive and he made a carbon copy
of his scoring run from earlier in the game.
However, this time the junior found the end
zone from 13 yards out, giving the visitors
a 14-7 lead with 2:02 left in the opening
quarter.
The Flames tried to get on the scoreboard early in the second quarter, but Matt
Bevins’ 47-yard field goal attempt into the
wind came up just shy of the crossbar with
12:38 left in the first half.
The Leopards pieced together their first
double-digit play drive of the opening half,
with Joe Russo capping off a 10-play, 71-yard
drive, when the fullback scored from four
yards out. The four-yard burst pushed Lafayette’s lead to 21-7 at the 8:41 mark.
Five plays later, a previously quieted
Rashad Jennings made his presence known
quickly. Surveying the defense, Smith called
an audible at the line of scrimmage, changing the play up, which he handed off to Jennings. The senior broke through the line of
scrimmage and outran Lafayette’s defenders,
cutting the Leopards’ lead to seven points,
21-14, on a 58-yard touchdown run.
After Lafayette forced the second Liberty three-and-out series of the ball game,
the Leopards mounted their longest scoring
drive of the game. With the first-half clock
winding down, Curley found Tim Watson in
the far corner of the end zone on a 19-yard
flag route for a touchdown, giving Lafayette
a 28-14 edge at the intermission.
The Leopards finished the opening period with 249 total offensive yards, as compared to the Flames’ 202 yards. However,
Lafayette almost doubled up Liberty in terms
of plays, 46 to 24. The Leopards continually
moved the ball during the first 30 minutes,
picking up 15 first downs, as the squad converted on 8-of-11 third-down plays.
Jennings picked up 15 yards on the
Flames’ first rushing attempt of the second
half. However, four plays later the drive
stalled, forcing Liberty to punt. Bevins was
brought on to punt, but Lafayette’s Andy Romans got behind the line of scrimmage. The
senior linebacker blocked the kick, picked it
up and returned it 15 yards to push the visitors’ lead to 21 points, 35-14.
The Flames offense tried to regroup
on the ensuing drive, stringing together its
longest drive of the afternoon at 12 plays.
Liberty managed to get down to the Leopards’ two-yard line, but the Flames couldn’t
punch the ball in, leaving the squad to settle
for a field goal try.
Bevins connected on the 26-yard field
goal attempt, but the Flames were whistled
for illegal formation, forcing Liberty to move
five yards back and retry the kick. And this
time, the freshman was not as successful,
missing his second field goal attempt of the
game wide left.
The score remained the same until the
first play of the fourth quarter, when Smith
found Jonathan Crawford open on a 19-yard
post route. The senior’s third receiving
touchdown of the year pulled the Flames
back within 14 points, 35-21, with 14:56 left
to play in the contest.
Liberty’s defense continued to hold the
Leopards in check, forcing Lafayette to punt
the ball away with 11:02 left in regulation.
Smith quickly moved the Flames down
the field, completing 4-of-6 pass attempts,
followed by a 32-yard jaunt by Jennings up
the middle to get into the Leopards’ red
zone at the five-yard line.
However, Lafayette’s blockers came up
strong, keeping the Flames out of the end
zone by inches. Jennings, a Walter Payton
Award candidate, picked up four of the five
yards needed to score, but was halted on a
fourth-and-one just shy of the goal line with
6:58 left in the ball game.
Liberty pressed the Leopards during
the remaining seven minutes, but Lafayette
sealed the victory with its continued solid
play. Lafayette finished things off with a fake
punt, where Romans was snapped the ball
directly and picked up a first down, enabling
the Leopards to wind out the game clock.
The Flames dominated the second half,
outgaining Lafayette, 273 yards to 89. However, both squads were only able to add one
touchdown apiece to the scoreboard during
the final 30 minutes of the contest. Liberty
finished the game with 475 total offensive
yards to Lafayette’s 338.
Liberty, who came into the game ranked
No. 7 in the nation by averaging 251 rushing
yards per game, was held to a season-low
131 yards on 28 carries. Jennings recorded
his 18th career 100-yard game to set a new
Big South record, rushing for 148 yards.
straight conference win.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Lafayette vs #14 Liberty (10-18-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
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
Lafayette
LAFAYETT
35
19
39-162
176
32-18-0
71-338
0-0
3-110
4-54
1-2
7-37.9
0-0
8-61
33:04
9 of 17
1 of 1
4-4
LIBERTY
21
18
28-131
344
37-24-1
65-475
0-0
1-0
4-54
0-0
4-30.8
2-1
6-50
26:56
7 of 15
0 of 1
1-3
Liberty
Rushing
Coon, Tyrell
Morrow, D.
Rudolph, Jerome
Romans, Andy
No. Gain Loss
10
47
0
9
38
0
6
23
0
1
21
0
Passing
Curley, Rob
C-A-I
18-32-0
Receiving
Adair, Shaun
Morrow, D.
Watson, Tim
Coon, Tyrell
No.
5
5
3
2
Punting
Kondash, T.
Rodriguez, D.
No.
5
2
Net TD
47
0
38
2
23
0
21
0
Lg Avg
10 4.7
13 4.2
8 3.8
21 21.0
Yds TD Long
176
1
22
Yards
76
19
37
20
Yds
193
72
TD
0
0
1
0
Sack
0
Long
22
8
19
13
Avg Long
38.6
59
36.0
44
In20
2
1
TB
0
0
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
SMITH, Brock
No. Gain Loss
20 150
2
2
1
1
2
0
7
4
3
13
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
24-37-1
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
No.
8
7
5
2
Punting
BEVINS, Matt
TEAM
No.
3
1
TD
1
1
0
0
Avg Long
41.0
48
0.0
0
No.
2
1
Yards
67
43
TD
0
1
Long
63
15
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
1
Yards
0
TD
0
Long
0
Kick Returns
Adair, Shaun
Watson, Tim
No.
3
1
Yards
40
14
TD
0
0
Long
15
14
Kick Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
2
1
Yards
32
13
TD
0
0
Long
19
13
UA-A
7-5
2-10
4-2
4-2
Total
12
12
6
6
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
1.0
1.0
0.0
0.5
Tackles
HURSKY, Nick
ROCCO, Chris
GREISER, Ryan
DUGAN, Colin
UA-A
5-7
6-4
5-3
1-6
Total
12
10
8
7
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
08:10
07:21
02:02
08:47
06:20
00:16
12:28
14:56
LAFAYETT - Morrow, D. 6 yd run (Rodriguez, D. kick), 7-36 3:07
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 60 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 2-64 0:44
LAFAYETT - Morrow, D. 13 yd run (Rodriguez, D. kick), 1-13 0:09
LAFAYETT - Russo, Joe 4 yd run (Rodriguez, D. kick), 10-71 3:51
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 58 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 5-87 2:21
LAFAYETT - Watson, Tim 19 yd pass from Curley, Rob (Rodriguez, D. kick), 12-74 3:00
LAFAYETT - Romans, Andy 15 yd blocked punt return (Rodriguez, D. kick)
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 19 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 7-65 1:55
2nd
3rd
4th
Avg
7.4
0.0
-3.5
-2.5
Sack
1
Long
60
32
13
33
Punt Returns
Adair, Shaun
Romans, Andy
Tackles
Romans, Andy
Leggiero, Mark
Bryant, Nigel
McGovern, Eric
Lg
58
1
0
2
Yds TD Long
344
2
60
Yards
150
106
25
38
Yds
123
0
Net TD
148
1
0
0
-7
0
-10
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
0
0
TFL
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
V-H
7-0
7-7
14 - 7
21 - 7
21 - 14
28 - 14
35 - 14
35 - 21
TB
0
0
Game No. 8 - No. 20/21 Liberty 42, Charleston Southern 0
Oct. 25, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (14,365)
The No. 20/21 Flames scored on their
first five possessions and never looked back,
en route to a 42-0 Homecoming shutout victory over Charleston Southernat a sold out
Williams Stadium.
With the victory, the Flames raised their
record to 7-1 on the year and 3-0 in Big
South play. The loss was the second straight
for the Buccaneers, dropping Charleston
Southern to 3-5 on the season and 1-2 in Big
South action.
The Flames got on the scoreboard first,
scoring on Liberty’s opening possession of
the contest. Liberty handed the ball off to
Rashad Jennings three out of the first four
plays, but took to the airways to jump out
to a 7-0 lead two and half minutes into the
contest.
Brock Smith found Jonathan Crawford
open on a near-side slant route. The senior
caught the pass at midfield and after spinning to evade a would-be tackler, Crawford
had nothing but open field between him and
the end zone, resulting in a 69-yard touchdown reception.
After a three-and-out series on the ensuing Buccaneer drive, Charleston Southern
was forced to punt for the second-straight
drive. However, Andy Brown’s punt attempt
was blocked by Larry Claiborne, giving Liberty possession at the visitor’s 25-yard line.
Head coach Danny Rocco went to his
bag of tricks on the drive’s first play. Smith
handed the ball to B.J. Hayes, but once
the freshman got outside the far-side hash
marks, he handed it to Dominic Bolden, who
found a seam for a 25-yard touchdown run
to push Liberty’s lead to 14-0 with 6:12 left
in the opening period.
Bolden almost had his second multiple
touchdown game of the season, as the
senior was pushed out of bounds at the oneyard line, giving him a 40-yard reception on
the second play of the second quarter.
Jennings gave the Flames their third
touchdown of the game and the senior’s
10th rushing score of the year. The running
back burst through the line of scrimmage for
the one-yard score, pushing Liberty’s lead to
21-0 with 13:53 left in the second quarter.
Following Liberty’s second interception
of the game, this one by Chris Rocco, the
Flames alternated run and pass plays to dent
the scoreboard for the fourth-straight drive.
On the six play of the 57-yard drive, Smith
connected with Crawford for a second time
on the afternoon.
The 10-yard slant pass to the senior
pushed Liberty’s advantage to 28-0 with 7:57
left before the break and gave Crawford his
second multiple touchdown game of the
season.
Following the third three-and-out series
of the game for Charleston Southern, Liberty
pieced together its longest drive of the
contest at 12 plays, resulting in the team’s
fifth-straight scoring drive.
Jennings rushed six times on the 12-play,
61-yard drive, including the final yard to
give the senior his second one-yard rushing
touchdown on the afternoon to advance
Liberty’s lead to 35-0, 73 seconds before the
halftime festivities.
Liberty’s defense continued to make
quick work of the Buccaneers, forcing
Charleston Southern to punt the ball away
38 seconds later to give Liberty one last possession before intermission.
However, the Flames finally ran into
something it couldn’t beat, as the Flames ran
out of time before it could add points to the
scoreboard, resulting in its first drive of the
game that didn’t add points to Liberty’s lead.
The Flames dominated the Buccaneers
on both sides of the ball during the opening 30 minutes. Liberty finished with a 210
total offensive yard advantage, 321-111,
and a 14-4 edge in first downs. Thanks to
two lengthy passing plays, Liberty’s passing
attack pick up most of the team’s yardage, as
the Flames threw for 194 of the 321 first half
yards.
The score remained the same until the
10:39 mark of the fourth quarter. Smith
called his own number on a third-and-goal
from the one-yard line. The senior got a
push from his offensive line, allowing him to
score his third career rushing touchdown to
seal the victory.
The remainder of the game belonged to
the defensive players in the red jerseys, as
Liberty posted its second-straight Big South
shutout and the sixth shutout overall under
Rocco.
The defense finished with seven quarterback hurries, six tackles for a loss and two
sacks. The Flames had their third game of
the year with more than one interception,
while adding five break-ups and two forced
fumbles.
For the fifth-straight game and the seventh time this year, Liberty finished a game
with more than 400 yards of total offense.
The Flames, who entered the game ranked
No. 6 in the nation in average total offense
(453 yards), upped their numbers by finishing the contest with 492 yards. Charleston
Southern’s 192 yards was a season low for a
Liberty opponent and was the third fewest
under Rocco.
Jennings recorded his 19th career
100-yard rushing performance, rushing for
127 yards and two touchdowns. The yardage
gave the senior 1,000 rushing yards on the
year, marking the third-straight season he
has hit the mark.
For the fifth time in eight games, the
Flames held an opponent under 100 team
rushing yards, with Antwan Ivey leading the
way with 23 yards on seven carries for the
Buccaneers.
Smith had another sharp performance
for Liberty, completing 17-of-27 pass attempts for 269 yards and two touchdowns.
The yardage on the day pushed the senior’s
career total to 6,097 yards, making him the
fourth quarterback in school and Big South
history to eclipse the 6,000 yard mark.
For the second-straight week, both
Bolden and Crawford surpassed the 100-yard
receiving mark in the same contest. This
time Crawford led the way with a career-high
124 yards on six receptions. Bolden finished
with 117 yards on five catches.
Wes Cheek led Liberty’s strong defensive
effort, finishing the game with a career high
nine tackles. Hursky followed by recording
eight stops, followed by a career-best seven
stops by Clairborne to go along with his first
career interception.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Charleston Southern vs #20 Liberty (10-25-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
CSU
0
9
26-62
129
35-15-2
61-191
0-0
1-7
7-134
1-0
7-27.3
2-1
9-50
29:49
3 of 15
0 of 3
0-2
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
Charleston Southern
Rushing
IVEY, Antwan
REESE, Tribble
LATIMORE, T.J.
STEVENSON, Gerald
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
7
23
0
6
31
10
6
21
1
2
19
0
Passing
REESE, Tribble
BROWN, Andy
C-A-I
15-34-2
0-1-0
Receiving
JONES, Tim
IVEY, Antwan
NEAL, Alex
MURRY, Markus
No.
3
2
2
2
Punting
BROWN, Andy
TEAM
LIBERTY
42
23
37-188
304
31-21-1
68-492
0-0
3-2
0-0
2-14
2-43.5
3-1
3-25
30:11
9 of 12
0 of 0
4-6
No.
6
1
Net TD
23
0
21
0
20
0
19
0
Lg
7
19
10
10
Yds TD Long
129
0
35
0
0
0
Yards
27
29
24
16
Yds
191
0
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg
3.3
3.5
3.3
9.5
Sack
2
0
Long
11
35
16
15
Avg Long
31.8
35
0.0
0
In20
1
0
TB
0
0
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
BOLDEN, Dominic
LAWRENCE, Terron
LANDIS, Spencer
No. Gain Loss
23 127
0
2
34
0
3
21
3
2
13
3
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
C-A-I
17-27-1
3-3-0
Receiving
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
No.
6
5
4
2
Punting
BEVINS, Matt
No.
2
TD
2
0
0
0
Avg Long
43.5
44
No.
1
Yards
7
TD
0
Long
7
Punt Returns
HEWLETT, Aaron
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
1
1
Yards
-4
0
TD
0
0
Long
0
0
Kick Returns
STEVENSON, Geral
MURRY, Markus
No.
5
2
Yards
119
15
TD
0
0
Long
38
15
Kick Returns
No.
Yards
TD
Long
UA-A
4-7
1-6
1-6
2-4
Total
11
7
7
6
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
Tackles
CHEEK, Wes
HURSKY, Nick
CLAIBORNE, Larry
RICHARD, Kevin
UA-A
2-7
3-5
3-4
2-3
Total
9
8
7
5
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
08:08
06:12
13:53
07:57
01:13
10:39
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 69 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 5-89 2:34
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 25 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-25 0:10
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 1 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 4-55 1:30
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 10 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 6-57 2:36
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 1 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 12-61 5:27
LIBERTY - SMITH, Brock 1 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-84 4:21
2nd
4th
Sack
1
0
Long
69
46
10
6
Punt Returns
MURRY, Markus
Tackles
WARRIOR, Josh
McKAIN, Andrew
MITCHELL, Josh
KUZDALE, Chris
Lg Avg
21 5.5
25 17.0
12 6.0
13 5.0
Yds TD Long
269
2
69
22
0
14
Yards
124
117
20
6
Yds
87
Net TD
127
2
34
1
18
0
10
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
0
TFL
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
0 - 21
0 - 28
0 - 35
0 - 42
TB
1
Game No. 9 - Presbyterian 31, No. 17/17 Liberty 28
Nov. 1, 2008 - Clinton, S.C. - Bailey Memorial Stadium (6,193)
In a back and forth battle, it was a
28-yard field late in the fourth quarter that
lifted Presbyterian to an upset victory over
No. 17 Liberty, 31-28, at Bailey Memorial
Stadium.
The loss snapped the longest Big South
road winning streak in league history at five
games and drops the Flames to 7-2 on the
season. The victory raised the Blue Hose
season mark to 4-5 and gave Presbyterian a
victory at home in nine out of their last 10
games.
For the second-straight week and the
fifth time this year, the Flames put points on
the scoreboard the first time they touched
the football. Liberty quickly moved downfield, getting the ball just past midfield on
five plays to set up a 42-yard touchdown
pass from Brock Smith to Dominic Bolden
with 12:16 left in the opening quarter.
Presbyterian quickly answered back,
evening the game at 7-7 just four minutes
later. The Blue Hose picked up a third and
fourth down conversion, keeping a nine-play
drive alive, which set up a 25-yard pass over
the middle from Brandon Miley to Patrick
McKoy for a score at 8:11.
The Flames took to the ground on the
ensuing drive, moving the ball 61 yards on
seven out of nine rushing plays. The 4:02
drive ended with a six-yard burst up the
middle by Rashad Jennings, giving the senior
his 12th rushing touchdown of the year and
the 37th of his career.
The see-saw battle continued, when Miley called his own number on the third play
of the second quarter to even the contest
at 14-14. The redshirt hurler just snuck the
nose of the football over the goal line on a
fourth-and-goal play, capping the 13-play,
71-yard drive with 13:35 left before halftime.
Both teams’ defensive units started to
settle down, as the Blue Hose forced the
Flames to punt the ball away after a threeand-out series. However, Derrick Overbolt
was able to get behind the line of scrimmage
and blocked Matt Bevins punt to give Presbyterian the ball at the Liberty 17-yard line.
Three players later, Miley looked for a
receiver in the near-side corner of the end
zone, but the Flames’ Patrick Calvary was
able to pick the pass attempt off. The interception was the eighth of the senior’s career,
moving him into a tie for fourth place on the
Big South’s all-time career interception list.
Just as the offense dominated the first
half, the defensive units made their presence
known during the second 15-minute period.
The two teams combined for 28 points and
273 total offensive yards in the first quarter,
while being held scoreless for a combined 65
total offensive yards in the second quarter.
Jennings finished the first half with 14
rushing attempts for 72 yards and a touchdown, while Smith completed 9-of-15 pass
attempts for 98 yards and the 42-yard scoring strike.
The scoreless streak continued until
the 2:27 mark of the third quarter, when
Jennings scored from two yards out, as he
overpowered the Blue Hose’s defensive line.
The 15-play, 81-yard drive, which ate up 7:02
on the game clock, was keyed by a red zone
third-down conversion.
Smith faked a handoff to Jennings, but
pulled the ball back and used a block from
the tailback to move the chains on a fiveyard gain on third-and-five from the Liberty
10-yard line.
But it didn’t take long for Presbyterian
to even the score at 21-21. The Flames were
flagged for a personal foul penalty on the
extra point attempt, moving the start of the
kickoff back to the 15-yard line.
Bevins kickoff was returned 45 yards
past midfield by Bryson Summers to the
Liberty 25-yard line. One the next play, Miley
threaded the needle and found Brandon
Clark open on a slant route, with the senior
outrunning two would-be tacklers to tie the
game eight seconds later.
Quick scoring drives left the game tied
28-28 heading into the fourth quarter, following lengthy plays by both squads and a
1:42 period that saw 28 points added to the
scoreboard.
After trading five-yard penalties, Smith
evaded several defenders in the pocket to
give himself enough time to find Bolden
open on the far side of the field for a 58-yard
scoring play, giving the Flames the momentary seven-point lead, 21-14, at 1:13.
Following a 21-yard kickoff return by
Chetyuane Reeder, the senior picked up 70
more yards on a screen pass from Miley
before he was shoved out of bounds at the
one-yard line. On the next play, running back
S.J. Worrell leaped over a pile of players at
the goal line, tying the game with 45 second
left in the third with his fifth rushing touchdown of the year.
The Flames looked like they might keep
the offensive barrage going on the ensuing
drive, but the movement was stopped at the
11-yard line, leaving the Flames to settle for
a field goal attempt. However, Ben Shipps
wasn’t able to attempt the 28-yarder as the
snap sailed wide of holder Mike Brown, giving the Blue Hose possession of the football
with 11:58 left to play.
In almost similar fashion, the Blue Hose
had their next drive stall at the 11-yard line,
but this time Presbyterian was able to knock
down the 28-yard attempt, giving the home
squad their first lead of the day, 31-28, with
7:04 left to play.
The three-point field goal by Cam Miller
was Presbyterian’s second field goal of the
year and the first since Miller knocked down
a 24-yarder against Fayetteville State on the
second week of the year.
After trading a pair of three-and-out
series, the Flames took possession of the
football at the 11-yard line with 3:18 left in
the contest. A mixture of Jennings running
plays and 3-of-5 passing from Smith got the
Flames to the Presbyterian 24-yard line.
However, Smith was sacked for an eightyard loss, while his pass to Crawford in the
end zone was battled away by Justin Bethel
on a fourth-and-15 play, securing the upset
victory in front of 6,193 fans for Presbyterian’s Parents’ Weekend.
For the sixth-straight game and the
eighth time this year, the Flames rolled
up 424 total offensive yards, as Liberty
outgained Presbyterian 424 to 390 yards.
However, 301 of the 390 yards by Presbyterian were through the air, leading to three of
the team’s four touchdowns.
Jennings was the game’s leading rusher,
gaining 188 yards on the ground with two
touchdowns. The 188-yard game was the
20th 100-yard rushing performance of his career, tying the running back with Dre Barnes
for the school’s all-time mark for career
100-yard games.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#17 Liberty vs Presbyterian (11-01-08 at Clinton, 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
28
26
44-220
204
30-15-0
74-424
0-0
0-0
6-124
1-0
4-30.2
0-0
4-30
30:27
7 of 13
0 of 2
2-3
PC
31
17
33-89
301
29-21-1
62-390
0-0
3-32
5-127
0-0
3-30.7
0-0
5-40
29:33
6 of 14
2 of 2
3-4
Presbyterian
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
BOLDEN, Dominic
HAYES, B.J.
No. Gain Loss
32 189
1
2
13
0
2
11
0
2
7
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
15-30-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
HAYES, B.J.
JENNINGS, Rashad
No.
4
3
3
3
Punting
BEVINS, Matt
TEAM
No.
3
1
Lg
18
10
7
6
Yds TD Long
204
2
58
Yards
111
38
22
15
Yds
121
0
Net TD
188
2
13
0
11
0
7
0
TD
2
0
0
0
Avg
5.9
6.5
5.5
3.5
Sack
1
Long
58
15
11
12
Avg Long
40.3
45
0.0
0
In20
1
0
TB
0
0
Rushing
WORRELL,S.J.
MILEY,Brandon
TEAM
REEDER,Chetyuane
No. Gain Loss
14
69
1
16
29
2
1
0
2
2
0
4
Passing
MILEY,Brandon
C-A-I
21-29-1
Receiving
REEDER,Chetyuane
ROBBINS,Tyler
CLARK,Brandon
QUINN,Matt
No.
4
4
2
2
Punting
SUMMERS,Bryson
No.
3
Net TD
68
1
27
1
-2
0
-4
0
Yds TD Long
301
2
70
Yards
95
36
64
44
Yds
92
TD
0
0
1
0
Avg Long
30.7
36
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Punt Returns
SMITH,Bruce
REEDER,Chetyuane
No.
2
1
Yards
11
8
TD
0
0
Long
6
0
Kick Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
RASBERRY, Corey
No.
5
1
Yards
107
17
TD
0
0
Long
29
17
Kick Returns
CARTER,Mario
REEDER,Chetyuane
No.
3
1
Yards
73
21
TD
0
0
Long
27
21
Tackles
MCKNIGHT,Anthony
THOMAS,Antwan
BOWMAN,Chris
LEONARDI,Brian
UA-A
11-3
7-6
3-7
4-0
UA-A
7-3
5-1
5-0
3-2
Total
10
6
5
5
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
0.0
2.0
0.0
0.0
Total
14
13
10
4
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
12:16
08:11
04:09
13:35
02:27
02:12
01:13
00:45
07:04
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 42 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 6-74 2:44
PC - MCKOY,Patrick 25 yd pass from MILEY,Brandon (MILLER,Cam kick), 9-66 4:05
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 9-61 4:02
PC - MILEY,Brandon 1 yd run (MILLER,Cam kick), 13-71 5:34
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 15-81 7:02
PC - CLARK,Brandon 43 yd pass from MILEY,Brandon (MILLER,Cam kick), 1-43 0:15
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 58 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 1-58 0:59
PC - WORRELL,S.J. 1 yd run (MILLER,Cam kick), 2-71 0:28
PC - MILLER,Cam 28 yd field goal, 10-71 4:54
2nd
3rd
4th
Avg
4.9
1.7
-2.0
-2.0
Sack
0
Long
70
17
43
26
Punt Returns
Tackles
ROCCO, Chris
CHILDRESS, Ian
HICKS, Kent
DUGAN, Colin
Lg
13
8
0
0
Sacks
0.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
3
TFL
0.5
1.0
1.0
0.0
V-H
7-0
7-7
14 - 7
14 - 14
21 - 14
21 - 21
28 - 21
28 - 28
28 - 31
TB
0
Game No. 10 - No. 25/25 Liberty 38, VMI 26
Nov. 8, 2008 - Lexington, Va. - Foster Stadium (6,813)
No. 25 Liberty overcame a slow start
on the afternoon to not only claim a 38-26
victory over VMI, but its second straight Big
South Conference title. With the victory at
Foster Stadium, the Flames clinch the regular season title with one conference game
remaining on their 2008 Big South slate.
The win, Liberty’s 10th straight against
Big South foes to extend its league record
winning streak, gives the Flames a two-game
cushion with one game Big South game
remaining on the year for each conference
opponent.
The Keydets dropped their third straight
Big South Conference game to fall to 3-6
on the year and 1-3 in league action. The
setback is also VMI’s third straight to Liberty
and pushes the Flames series record versus
VMI to 5-3.
Both teams experienced some jitters
early on in the game, as Rashad Jennings
fumbled the ball on the first Flames’ play
early in the first, giving the Keydets possession in Liberty territory.
After picking up a first down to get to the
Liberty 10-yard line, VMI gave the football
back to the Flames when Tim Maypray
fumbled on a diving play up the middle,
helping settle both teams down.
After trading possessions, the Flames
got on the scoreboard with a big play, when
Brock Smith found Mike Brown open in the
end zone. The 53-yard deep pass, the sixth
50-plus yard pass play by Liberty this year,
was hauled in by the redshirt freshman,
giving Liberty a 7-0 lead with 5:16 left in the
first quarter.
On the first play of the ensuing drive,
Chaz Jones broke a few tackles at the line of
scrimmage and scampered 53 yards downfield to put the Keydets into Liberty territory.
However, the drive stalled five plays later,
leaving VMI to settle for a 48 field goal by
Greg Stevens, trimming Liberty’s lead to four
points, 7-3, at the 2:45 mark.
The Flames continued to shake off their
sluggish start, adding their second touchdown to the scoreboard two and a half minutes later. Smith faked a handoff to Rashad
Jennings and found Corey Rasberry open for
a 19-yard touchdown reception on the far
side of the field.
The first touchdown reception of the
senior tight end’s career gave the Flames a
14-3 with 14 ticks left on the first quarter
game clock.
Liberty made quick work of the Keydets
on its next drive, moving the ball 74 yards
on three plays to push its lead to 21-3 with
12:44 left before halftime. The drive was
capped off by a 32-yard touchdown run by
Jennings, as the senior broke three attempted tackles for his 39th career rushing
touchdown.
The Keydets managed to drive inside the
Flames red zone once again. However, three
straight rushing attempts by VMI, including
a two-yard attempt by Maypray that was
stopped by Kevin Richard on the goal line on
fourth down, gave the ball back to Liberty.
After a quarterback sneak by Smith
gave the Flames some breathing room, the
Flames handed the ball off to Jennings. However, the senior got clogged up on the line of
scrimmage and several Keydets surrounded
the running back in the end zone, pulling the
Keydets back within 16 points, 21-5, with
4:56 left in the first half.
The two-point play was the first safety
by a Liberty opponent since the Flames
snapped a punt attempt out the back of the
end zone against Hofstra on Nov. 23, 2002.
Following the free kick after the safety,
the Keydets continued to march downfield
on the Flames adding seven more points on
an eight-play, 46 yard drive.
The possession was capped off by an
11-yard touchdown burst up the middle by
Joe Taylor, cutting Liberty’s lead to 21-12
with 1:12 left before the break.
VMI outgained the Flames in the first
half, finishing the opening 30 minutes of
action with 254 total offensive yards to Liberty’s 218. All 254 yards by the Keydets came
via the ground game, while the Flames ran
for 70 yards and passed for 148 more.
Smith was the Flames’ leading offensive
player in the first half, as the quarterback
was 7-of-10 for 148 yards and two touchdowns. Jennings carried the ball seven times
for 48 yards, getting most of his yardage on
the 32-yard touchdown run.
Following the Flames punting the ball
away on their first drive of the second half,
the Keydets continued to chip away at Liberty’s advantage.
A 53-yard pass play from Maypray to
Zach Collins, VMI’s first completion on the
afternoon, helped the Keydets advance the
ball onto Liberty’s side of the field. Five plays
later, Jones capped off an eight-play, 90-yard
drive with a two-yard burst over the right
tackle, cutting the lead to two points, 21-19,
at the 7:15 mark of the third quarter.
Jennings helped the Flames move the
ball downfield on Liberty’s next drive, a possession which saw Liberty eat up 4:44 on the
game clock on a 10-play drive.
With third-and-nine on the nine-yard
line, the Flames ran four receivers onto the
field, with Smith finding one of them, as
Brown moved the chains by stretching the
ball to the one-yard line on the catch.
Smith called his own number on the
next possession, as the senior picked up his
third rushing touchdown of the year and
the fourth of his career. The one-yard run
up the middle extended Liberty’s lead to
nine points, 28-19, with 2:31 left in the third
quarter.
The Keydets fumbled the ball away on
their next drive as Maypray mishandled the
ball, which was recovered by Ian Childress at
the VMI 40-yard line.
The combination of Smith and Jennings
continued to move the Flame downfield, setting up a 24-yard field goal by Ben Shipps to
push Liberty’s lead to 12 points, 31-19, with
8:30 left in the Big South contest.
The Keydets continued to press to stay
in the contest, piecing together their longest
drive of the game to pull back within five
points, 31-26. Jones took the last three plays
on the 14-play drive, finishing the 73-yard
march with a four-yard scamper with 2:10
left in the ball game.
However, the Flames finally squashed
VMI’s hopes on the next three plays. Liberty
recovered an attempted on-side kick at the
36-yard line. Jennings was given the ball on
the next play and the senior broke through
the line for the score, giving him back-toback seasons with 15 rushing touchdowns.
On the ensuing kickoff, the Keydets
fumbled the ball for the sixth time this week
and the 13th time over the last two games.
Chad Brown struck returner Rajah Jenkins
with Brandon Robinson covering up the
miscue to seal the victory for Liberty.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#25 Liberty vs VMI (11-08-08 at Lexington, Va.)
LIBERTY
38
16
35-189
236
18-13-0
53-425
0-0
1--8
4-91
0-0
4-38.2
1-1
5-40
24:20
3 of 9
0 of 0
3-3
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
Liberty
VMI
26
20
66-372
63
7-2-0
73-435
0-0
3-24
8-150
0-0
4-30.5
6-2
7-45
35:40
7 of 17
2 of 4
3-5
VMI
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
SMITH, Brock
BROWN, Mike
BOLDEN, Dominic
No. Gain Loss
24 151
4
4
15
0
2
12
0
2
11
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
13-18-0
Receiving
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
BROWN, Mike
RASBERRY, Corey
No.
4
4
2
2
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
BEVINS, Matt
No.
2
2
Lg
36
10
9
7
Yds TD Long
236
2
53
Yards
61
51
61
53
Yds
79
74
Net TD
147
2
15
1
12
0
11
0
TD
0
0
1
1
Avg
6.1
3.8
6.0
5.5
Sack
0
Long
33
27
53
34
Avg Long
39.5
44
37.0
48
Rushing
No. Gain Loss
JONES, Chaz
14
98
0
ITOKA, Gabe.
6
64
0
ABEGESAH, Howard 13
57
0
MAYPRAY, Tim
16
60
7
Passing
MAYPRAY, Tim
HICKMAN, Justin
Receiving
COLLINS, Zack
RAINEY-WILES, M
In20
0
1
TB
0
0
Punting
MURRAY, C.
SWEENEY, Patrick
C-A-I
1-4-0
1-3-0
No.
1
1
No.
2
2
Net TD
98
2
64
0
57
0
53
1
Yds TD Long
53
0
53
10
0
10
Yards
53
10
Yds
74
48
TD
0
0
Avg Long
37.0
39
24.0
28
No.
1
Yards
-8
TD
0
Long
0
Punt Returns
JENKINS, Rajah
No.
3
Yards
24
TD
0
Long
11
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
1
Yards
66
25
TD
0
0
Long
35
25
Kick Returns
JENKINS, Rajah
EPPS, Bobby
No.
5
2
Yards
104
33
TD
0
0
Long
29
20
Tackles
GROSS, A.J.
NIKMARD, Kyle
CALVIN, Emilio
UA-A
3-6
4-4
3-5
UA-A
5-8
8-3
3-8
Total
13
11
11
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
0.0
0.0
0.0
Total
9
8
8
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
05:16
02:45
00:14
12:44
04:56
01:11
07:15
02:31
08:30
02:10
02:02
LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 53 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 3-61 1:27
VMI - STEVENS, Greg 38 yd field goal, 5-56 2:31
LIBERTY - RASBERRY, Corey 19 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 5-38 2:31
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 32 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 3-74 0:43
VMI - TEAM safety
VMI - MAYPRAY, Tim 11 yd run (STEVENS, Greg kick), 8-46 3:45
VMI - JONES, Chaz 2 yd run (STEVENS, Greg kick), 8-90 4:02
LIBERTY - SMITH, Brock 1 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 10-59 4:44
LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 24 yd field goal, 10-53 4:01
VMI - JONES, Chaz 4 yd run (STEVENS, Greg kick), 14-73 6:20
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 36 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 1-36 0:15
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
1
0
Long
53
10
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
CHEEK, Wes
HURSKY, Nick
RICHARD, Kevin
Lg Avg
53 7.0
22 10.7
8 4.4
14 3.3
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
0
0
TFL
1.0
0.0
0.0
V-H
7-0
7-3
14 - 3
21 - 3
21 - 5
21 - 12
21 - 19
28 - 19
31 - 19
31 - 26
38 - 26
TB
0
0
Liberty (8 - 2 - 0)
Thru: 11/08/2008 - Week 11
TEAM RANKINGS
118 teams ranked in Football Championship Subdivision
6 teams ranked in the Big South Conference
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
8-2-0 W-1
Category
Rushing Offense
Big South Conference Record: 4-0-0
08/30/2008
*+
North Greenville
49
10
National Actual
Rank
10
223.40
National
Leader
Wofford
Actual Conf Big South Conference Actual
Rank Leader
346.00
2
VMI
341.22
W
Passing Offense
44
227.80
Portland St.
391.11
2
Gardner-Webb
259.10
8
451.20
Cal Poly
490.13
1
Liberty
451.20
09/06/2008
*+
Glenville St.
44
27
W
Total Offense
09/13/2008
*
Western Caro.
19
16
W
Scoring Offense
16
34.80
Cal Poly
45.88
1
Liberty
34.80
09/27/2008
*
Youngstown St.
31
28
W
Rushing Defense
45
133.20
Dayton
51.50
2
Gardner-Webb
110.60
10/04/2008
*
Coastal Caro.
43
38
W
Pass Efficiency Defense
42
119.72
Grambling
90.11
1
Liberty
119.72
10/11/2008
+
Stony Brook
33
0
W
Total Defense
51
338.60
Morgan St.
205.50
2
Gardner-Webb
334.10
10/18/2008
+
Lafayette
21
35
L
Scoring Defense
31
21.10
Yale
11.88
1
Liberty
21.10
10/25/2008
+
Charleston So.
42
0
W
Net Punting
117
26.31
New Hampshire
38.17
6
Stony Brook
33.88
24
12.24
Norfolk St.
19.75
1
Liberty
12.24
22.97
11/01/2008
Presbyterian
28
31
L
Punt Returns
11/08/2008
VMI
38
26
W
Kickoff Returns
9
22.97
New Hampshire
25.33
1
Liberty
11/15/2008
Gardner-Webb
Turnover Margin
43
.30
Grambling
1.80
2
Gardner-Webb
.80
Elon
Pass Defense
59
205.40
North Dakota St.
104.22
3
Coastal Caro.
188.20
Passing Efficiency
9
157.30
Cal Poly
199.37
1
Liberty
157.30
Sacks
T-77
1.70
Northern Ariz.
4.20
2
VMI
1.89
Tackles For Loss
74
5.60
Morgan St.
9.30
4
Coastal Caro.
6.60
5
.70
Wofford
.22
1
Liberty
.70
11/22/2008
+ Home Game
+
^ Neutral Site
* Night Game
OT Overtime Game
Sacks Allowed
T=tied at this ranking
PLAYER RANKINGS
Player must have played in 75% of team's games
Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders
15 categories ranked
Category
Rushing
National Actual
Rank
Rashad Jennings
2
148.33
Player
National
Leader
Sinisi, Monmth
Big South Conference Actual
Actual Conf
Rank Leader
150.00
1
Jennings, Lberty
148.33
B.J. Hayes
17.70
20
Mike Brown
14.20
22
Dominic Bolden
8.50
25
Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game)
Brock Smith
8
159.51
Dally, CalPly
205.54
1
Smith, Lberty
159.51
Total Offense
Brock Smith
46
217.00
Randolph, HC
352.89
2
MacDowall, CostC
230.56
Rashad Jennings
89
148.33
Collins, GarWeb
6.60
Bolden, Lberty
88.00
Ashley, CharSo
.30
B.J. Hayes
Receptions Per Game
Receiving Yards Per Game
Interceptions
Dominic Bolden
5
17.70
T-77
4.60
25
Matthews, SDiego
8.33
4
Jonathan Crawford
4.10
5
Rashad Jennings
2.33
T-10
Mike Brown
1.60
T-18
B.J. Hayes
1.50
T-20
Dominic Bolden
22
88.00
Matthews, SDiego
125.56
Jonathan Crawford
T-75
59.90
1
5
Mike Brown
24.90
15
B.J. Hayes
17.30
21
Corey Rasberry
15.00
Chuck Duffey
.25
Patrick Calvary
.22
24
LeGree, AppSt
.89
6
7
Kent Hicks
.20
T-8
Ryan Greiser
.11
T-17
Chris Rocco
.10
T-25
Tim Torrence
.10
T-25
Chad Brown
.10
Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game)
T-25
Dehaze, NAriz
45.60
Erdman, CostC
38.60
Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)
Dominic Bolden
8
15.27
Nelson, Ill St
19.45
1
Bolden, Lberty
15.27
Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)
Jonathan Crawford
12
26.59
Teel, Hmpton
39.33
1
Crawford, Lberty
26.59
Dominic Bolden
T-24
25.00
Field Goals
Matt Bevins
T-65
.70
Wilcox, Elon
2.00
T-4
Kay, GarWeb
1.50
Scoring
Rashad Jennings
4
11.33
Donaldson, W Ill
12.00
1
Jennings, Lberty
11.33
Dominic Bolden
T-65
6.60
2
3
All-Purpose Runners
Sacks
Tackles
Tackles For Loss
T=tied at this ranking
Matt Bevins
4.10
13
Jonathan Crawford
3.60
T-17
Rashad Jennings
11
162.11
Dominic Bolden
22
151.90
Jonathan Crawford
81
Osborne, TexSrn
204.20
1
106.90
6
Mike Brown
39.90
25
Trey Jacobs
.40
Chad Brown
.20
T-18
Peach, E Wash
1.78
T-4
Jamal Giddens
.17
T-20
Daryl Robertson
.17
T-20
Ian Childress
.15
T-22
Kevin Richard
.15
Nick Hursky
T-95
7.78
Jennings, Lberty
162.11
Alexander, VMI
.56
Williams, GarWeb
10.40
Gross, VMI
1.39
3
T-22
Williams, Murray
15.00
2
Ryan Greiser
6.22
8
T-11
Chris Rocco
5.90
Kevin Richard
4.60
Nick Hursky
.94
Daryl Robertson
.61
11
Trey Jacobs
.50
T-20
Chad Brown
.50
T-20
T-22
Peach, E Wash
2.22
3
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Results (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
Date
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
* 10-04-08
* 10-11-08
10-18-08
* 10-25-08
11-01-08
* 11-08-08
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at #23 Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at Presbyterian
at VMI
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Score
Overall
Conference
Time
Attend
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
38-26
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-0
5-0
6-0
6-1
7-1
7-2
8-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
2-0
3-0
3-0
4-0
3:21
3:19
2:50
2:51
3:35
2:54
3:06
3:00
2:44
2:31
15311
13917
7289
18978
7063
14563
15483
14365
6193
6813
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 08, 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
1st
LIBERTY
348
34.8
218
106
100
12
2234
2389
155
408
5.5
223.4
27
2278
254-164-6
9.0
13.9
227.8
17
4512
662
6.8
451.2
35-804
21-257
10-70
23.0
12.2
7.0
17-8
63-546
54.6
29-1061
36.6
26.3
29:59
68/128
53%
3/7
43%
17-141
0
46
10-15
0-0
36-44 82%
26-44 59%
42-45 93%
73639
5/14728
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
106 101
52 47
88
45
53
67
0
0
Total
348
211
OPP
211
21.1
179
78
91
10
1332
1585
253
352
3.8
133.2
16
2054
303-174-10
6.8
11.8
205.4
11
3386
655
5.2
338.6
65-1221
15-198
6-54
18.8
13.2
9.0
13-7
77-597
59.7
48-1726
36.0
30.2
30:01
51/139
37%
13/22
59%
7-62
39
28
5-8
1-2
25-33 76%
21-33 64%
24-26 92%
46336
5/9267
0/0
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2008)
All games
SEASON
Rushing
gp
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
BOLDEN, Dominic
BROGGIN, Danny
LAWRENCE, Terron
LANDIS, Spencer
SMITH, Brock
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
9 227 1359 24 1335 5.9 15
6 54 291
7 284 5.3 3
10 16 185
8 177 11.1 1
10 15 143
1 142 9.5 2
10 10
85
0
85 8.5 2
9 19
81
6
75 3.9 0
5 16
76
4
72 4.5 1
4
7
54
3
51 7.3 0
10 31 112 63
49 1.6 3
2
2
3
0
3 1.5 0
9
1
0
1
-1 -1.0 0
1
1
0 15 -15 -15.0 0
9
9
0 23 -23 -2.6 0
10 408 2389 155 2234 5.5 27
10 352 1585 253 1332 3.8 16
Passing
gp
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
Total
Opponents
10
4
10
6
10
10
att
CAREER
gain loss
effic comp-att-int
net avg
yds
lg avg/g
gp
att
gain
loss
net
avg
td
lg
avg/g
58
23
66
45
25
16
12
13
13
2
0
0
0
66
56
29
38
10
10
43
15
21
16
38
5
9
2
44
597
451
16
15
17
20
75
18
108
18
1
4
46
3527
2574
185
143
115
85
399
106
375
87
0
5
0
59
186
8
1
18
6
9
7
260
1
1
17
260
3468
2388
177
142
97
79
390
99
115
86
-1
-12
-260
5.8
5.3
11.1
9.5
5.7
4.0
5.2
5.5
1.1
4.8
-1.0
-3.0
-5.7
40
29
1
2
3
0
1
1
4
1
0
0
0
64
75
66
45
25
16
28
13
18
31
0
3
0
119.6
62.8
17.7
14.2
2.3
5.3
18.6
6.2
3.0
17.2
-0.1
-6.0
-5.9
148.3
47.3
17.7
14.2
8.5
8.3
14.4
12.8
4.9
1.5
-0.1
-15.0
-2.6
223.4
133.2
td
lg avg/g
gp
effic comp-att-int
pct
yds
td
lg
avg/g
159.51 151-234-6 64.5 2121 17
105.02 10-16-0
62.5
81 0
136.67
2-3-0
66.7
25 0
528.40
1-1-0
100.0
51 0
157.26 164-254-6 64.6 2278 17
119.75 174-303-10 57.4 2054 11
72 212.1
14 20.2
13
2.5
51
8.5
72 227.8
78 205.4
38
16
10
38
146.65 456-762-23
131.13
25-38-0
136.67
2-3-0
120.45
24-38-1
59.8
65.8
66.7
63.2
6537
217
25
283
48
2
0
0
86
19
13
51
172.0
13.6
2.5
7.4
Receiving
gp
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
gp
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
avg/g
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
RASBERRY, Corey
TERRELL, Zach
SUMMERS, Chris
BISHOP, Derek
SHAVER, Tommy
JONES, Dominique
HEWLETT, Aaron
Total
Opponents
10 46 880
10 41 599
9 21 124
10 16 249
10 15 173
10 12 150
6
6
48
10
2
14
10
2
12
8
1
14
3
1
13
9
1
2
10 164 2278
10 174 2054
19.1
14.6
5.9
15.6
11.5
12.5
8.0
7.0
6.0
14.0
13.0
2.0
13.9
11.8
8
5
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
11
72 88.0
69 59.9
23 13.8
53 24.9
44 17.3
34 15.0
12
8.0
8
1.4
8
1.2
14
1.8
13
4.3
2
0.2
72 227.8
78 205.4
43
32
29
10
10
36
38
10
30
8
3
9
93
52
40
16
15
14
34
2
4
1
1
1
1605
733
456
249
173
177
311
14
35
14
13
2
17.3
14.1
11.4
15.6
11.5
12.6
9.1
7.0
8.8
14.0
13.0
2.0
15
5
4
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
72
69
64
53
44
34
41
8
13
14
13
2
37.3
22.9
15.7
24.9
17.3
4.9
8.2
1.4
1.2
1.8
4.3
0.2
g plays
pass
total avg/g
Total Offense
SMITH, Brock
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
LANDIS, Spencer
BOLDEN, Dominic
BROGGIN, Danny
LAWRENCE, Terron
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
10
9
6
10
10
4
10
9
5
2
9
1
9
10
10
no.
pct
td
rush
265
49 2121 2170
227 1335
0 1335
55 284
51 335
16 177
0 177
18 142
25 167
23
51
81 132
10
85
0
85
19
75
0
75
16
72
0
72
2
3
0
3
1
-1
0
-1
1 -15
0 -15
9 -23
0 -23
662 2234 2278 4512
655 1332 2054 3386
217.0
148.3
55.8
17.7
16.7
33.0
8.5
8.3
14.4
1.5
-0.1
-15.0
-2.6
451.2
338.6
g
plays
rush
pass
total
avg/g
38
29
38
10
10
16
43
15
21
5
9
2
44
870
597
489
16
18
56
17
20
75
18
1
4
46
115
3468
2388
177
142
99
97
79
390
86
-1
-12
-260
6537
0
283
0
25
217
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6652
3468
2671
177
167
316
97
79
390
86
-1
-12
-260
175.1
119.6
70.3
17.7
16.7
19.8
2.3
5.3
18.6
17.2
-0.1
-6.0
-5.9
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2008)
All games
SEASON
Scoring
td
fg
JENNINGS, Rashad
BOLDEN, Dominic
BEVINS, Matt
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
SHIPPS, Ben
BROWN, Mike
SMITH, Brock
TERRELL, Zach
YOUNG, Paul
LAWRENCE, Terron
HAYES, B.J.
RASBERRY, Corey
TEAM
Total
Opponents
17 11 - 7-11
6 - 3-4
3 3 3 - 1 1 1 - 46 10-15
28 5-8
CAREER
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
kick
20-21
13-14
9-10
42-45
24-26
0-1
0-1
0-1
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1
-
pts
td
fg
kick
- 102
- 66
- 41
- 36
- 22
- 18
- 18
- 18
9
6
6
6
0
- 348
1 211
44
22
7
3
4
29
1
1
1
-
7-11
3-4
0-1
20-21
13-14
9-10
-
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
pts
0-1
0-3
266
132
41
42
22
18
24
174
9
6
6
6
4
1 - - - - - - 1-2
- - - - - - -
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
HEWLETT, Aaron
BROWN, Mike
CLAIBORNE, Larry
Total
Opponents
15
3
1
1
1
21
15
229
18
-4
8
6
257
198
15.3
6.0
-4.0
8.0
6.0
12.2
13.2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
72
8
0
8
0
72
63
16
9
1
1
1
229
158
-4
8
6
14.3
17.6
-4.0
8.0
6.0
1
1
0
0
0
72
65
0
8
0
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
RASBERRY, Corey
TEAM
SUMMERS, Chris
SHAVER, Tommy
Total
Opponents
17 452
13 325
2
19
1
-1
1
0
1
9
35 804
65 1221
Interceptions
no.
CALVARY, Patrick
DUFFEY, Chuck
HICKS, Kent
GREISER, Ryan
TORRENCE, Tim
BROWN, Chad
ROCCO, Chris
Total
Opponents
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
10
6
Fumble Returns
Total
Opponents
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
26.6
25.0
9.5
-1.0
0.0
9.0
23.0
18.8
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
76
42
17
0
0
9
76
39
29
47
4
1
1
1
631
1369
11
-1
0
9
21.8
29.1
2.8
-1.0
0.0
9.0
1
3
0
0
0
0
76
97
17
0
0
9
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
0.0
13.5
0.0
29.0
0.0
14.0
0.0
7.0
9.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
0
29
0
14
0
29
41
8
3
5
3
1
1
2
114
27
36
65
0
14
3
14.2
9.0
7.2
21.7
0.0
14.0
1.5
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
61
27
30
35
0
14
3
no.
yds avg
td
lg
no.
yds
avg
td
lg
0
1
0 0.0
37 37.0
0
0
0
37
0
27
0
29
0
14
0
70
54
-
2
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2008)
All games
SEASON
All Purpose
BOLDEN, Domini
JENNINGS, Ras
CRAWFORD, Jo
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
TERRELL, Zach
RASBERRY, Cor
BROGGIN, Dann
LAWRENCE, Ter
LANDIS, Spence
SMITH, Brock
GREISER, Ryan
DUFFEY, Chuck
SHAVER, Tomm
SUMMERS, Chri
BROWN, Chad
JONES, Dominiq
BISHOP, Derek
CLAIBORNE, Lar
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaro
LIDRAZZAH, Juli
TEAM
Total
Opponents
g
rush
rcv
CAREER
pr
10
85 880
9 1335 124
10
0 599
10 142 249
10 177 173
6 284
48
10
0 150
9
75
0
5
72
0
4
51
0
10
49
0
9
0
0
8
0
0
8
0
14
10
0
14
10
0
0
3
0
13
10
0
12
10
0
0
2
3
0
9
-1
2
1 -15
0
9 -23
0
10 2234 2278
10 1332 2054
Field Goals
att good
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
Total
Opponents
11
4
15
8
kr
ir
229 325
0
0
18 452
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
0
0
-4
0
0
0
0
-1
257 804
198 1221
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
27
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
54
total avg/g
1519
1459
1069
399
350
332
169
75
72
51
49
29
27
23
14
14
13
12
6
3
-3
-15
-24
5643
4859
151.9
162.1
106.9
39.9
35.0
55.3
16.9
8.3
14.4
12.8
4.9
3.2
3.4
2.9
1.4
1.4
4.3
1.2
0.6
1.5
-0.3
-15.0
-2.7
564.3
485.9
g
rush
rcv
pr
kr
ir
total
avg/g
43
29
32
10
10
38
36
15
21
16
38
37
29
8
10
17
3
30
10
5
9
2
44
97
3468
0
142
177
2388
0
79
390
99
115
42
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
86
-1
-12
-260
1605
456
733
249
173
311
177
0
19
0
27
0
0
14
14
0
13
35
0
0
2
0
0
229
0
158
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
0
-4
0
0
1369
0
631
0
0
59
11
0
0
0
0
146
0
9
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
65
27
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3300
3924
1522
399
350
2758
188
79
409
99
142
253
27
23
14
14
13
58
6
86
-3
-12
-261
76.7
135.3
47.6
39.9
35.0
72.6
5.2
5.3
19.5
6.2
3.7
6.8
0.9
2.9
1.4
0.8
4.3
1.9
0.6
17.2
-0.3
-6.0
-5.9
long
blkd
att
good
long
blkd
38
29
38
42
1
1
2
1
11
4
7
3
38
29
1
1
7
3
10
5
Punting
no. yds avg
lg blk
no.
yds
avg
lg
blk
BEVINS, Matt
LARSSON, Mike
TEAM
Total
Opponents
14
13
2
29
48
50
44
0
50
59
14
13
11
572
489
39
40.9
37.6
3.5
50
44
27
1
0
5
572
489
0
1061
1726
40.9
37.6
0.0
36.6
36.0
1
0
1
2
1
Kickoffs
no. yds avg
tb ob
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
LARSSON, Mike
Total
Opponents
45
18
3
66
41
1
0
0
1
4
45 2766
18 1048
3 173
61.5
58.2
57.7
1
0
0
0
0
0
2766
1048
173
3987
2310
61.5
58.2
57.7
60.4
56.3
0
0
0
0
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2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Individual Season/Career Statistics (as of Nov 13, 2008)
All games
SEASON
## Defensive Leaders
53
14
24
93
32
95
90
35
26
92
27
51
2
43
96
17
59
41
94
48
22
3
98
30
28
88
81
91
4
11
25
89
8
57
19
20
42
46
10
33
49
7
1
82
23
TM
HURSKY, Nick
ROCCO, Chris
GREISER, Ryan
RICHARD, Kevin
CHILDRESS, Ian
BROWN, Chad
DUGAN, Colin
CHEEK, Wes
HICKS, Kent
JACOBS, Trey
TORRENCE, Tim
BANNON, Patrick
CALVARY, Patrick
GIDDENS, Jamal
ROBERTSON, Daryl
CLAIBORNE, Larry
BOLT, Doncel
ADAMS, Terry
COADY, Jay
TINSLEY, Pierre
ROBINSON, Brandon
SAUNDERS, Brandon
CHAPMAN, Asa
WILLIS, Mannie
LEE, Kajuan
QUARLES, Will
HEWLETT, Aaron
WENDLAND, Soeren
ROGERS, Eugene
CONNOLLY, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
SHAVER, Tommy
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BALDE, Mamadou
DeARMON, Kyle
DUFFEY, Chuck
POPE, Dan
BISHOP, Derek
BROWN, Mike
O'DONNELL, Kyle
BEVINS, Matt
TERRELL, Zach
SUMMERS, Chris
RASBERRY, Corey
JENNINGS, Rashad
TEAM
Total
Opponents
gp
ua
CAREER
a total
9 34 36 70
10 34 25 59
9 30 26 56
10 17 29 46
10 18 25 43
10 18 24 42
10 10 26 36
10 15 20 35
10 20 15 35
10 10 21 31
10 18 13 31
10
8 20 28
9 16 10 26
9 11 13 24
9
6 13 19
10
9
8 17
10
8
8 16
8
5
7 12
7
4
6 10
8
3
6
9
9
5
4
9
8
5
4
9
10
3
5
8
6
2
5
7
10
4
3
7
8
2
5
7
9
3
4
7
9
2
4
6
10
1
5
6
10
1
4
5
10
1
3
4
8
2
2
4
10
3
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4
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4
4
4
2
2
4
8
3
1
4
10
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10
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10 346 410 756
10 327 460 787
tfl sack int pbu
8.5
0.5
3.0
4.5
4.0
5.0
0.5
3.5
1.5
5.0
2.5
1.5
1.0
3.0
5.5
1.0
1.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.5
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
56
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gp
ua
a
39 112 131
31 49 38
37 106 81
43 45 68
33 28 46
17 22 28
34 39 95
30 20 31
20 45 33
30 16 35
30 48 42
19 19 32
42 90 58
9 11 13
9
6 13
10
9
8
10
8
8
11
7
9
11
4
8
17
9 18
9
5
4
8
5
4
10
3
5
6
2
5
10
4
3
19
3 12
9
3
4
18
2
5
27
3
9
10
1
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10
1
3
8
2
2
32
4
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4
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2
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29 11
7
41 11
7
30
6
1
10
2
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16
8
8
10
1
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38
1
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10
1
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36
2
3
29
1
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44
1
.
total
tfl
243 21.0
87 1.5
187 8.5
113 10.5
74 8.0
50 5.0
134 6.5
51 3.5
78 3.5
51 6.0
90 6.5
51 5.0
148 7.0
24 3.0
19 5.5
17 1.0
16 1.0
16 0.5
12 1.5
27 0.5
9 0.0
9 0.0
8 1.0
7 0.0
7 0.0
15 0.0
7 0.0
7 1.5
12 0.0
5 1.0
4 0.0
4 0.0
10 0.0
4 0.0
4 0.0
18 1.0
18 0.0
7 0.0
2 0.0
16 1.0
2 0.0
1 0.0
1 0.0
5 0.0
1 0.0
1 0.0
sack int pbu
5 .0
.
2 .5
5 .5
3 .5
2 .0
3 .5
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2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
##
53
14
24
93
32
95
90
35
26
92
27
51
2
43
96
17
59
41
94
48
22
3
98
81
28
30
88
4
91
11
89
20
25
19
8
57
42
46
10
33
49
82
7
23
1
TM
Defensive Leaders
gp-gs
HURSKY, Nick
ROCCO, Chris
GREISER, Ryan
RICHARD, Kevin
CHILDRESS, Ian
BROWN, Chad
DUGAN, Colin
CHEEK, Wes
HICKS, Kent
JACOBS, Trey
TORRENCE, Tim
BANNON, Patrick
CALVARY, Patrick
GIDDENS, Jamal
ROBERTSON, Daryl
CLAIBORNE, Larry
BOLT, Doncel
ADAMS, Terry
COADY, Jay
TINSLEY, Pierre
ROBINSON, Brandon
SAUNDERS, Brandon
CHAPMAN, Asa
HEWLETT, Aaron
LEE, Kajuan
WILLIS, Mannie
QUARLES, Will
ROGERS, Eugene
WENDLAND, Soeren
CONNOLLY, Mike
SHAVER, Tommy
DUFFEY, Chuck
HAYES, B.J.
DeARMON, Kyle
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BALDE, Mamadou
POPE, Dan
BISHOP, Derek
BROWN, Mike
O'DONNELL, Kyle
BEVINS, Matt
RASBERRY, Corey
TERRELL, Zach
JENNINGS, Rashad
SUMMERS, Chris
TEAM
Total
Opponents
9-8
10-10
9-9
10-10
10-10
10-10
10-10
10-0
10-10
10-9
10-1
10-9
9-9
9-1
9-0
10-0
10-2
8-0
7-1
8-0
9-0
8-0
10-0
9-0
10-0
6-0
8-1
10-0
9-0
10-0
8-0
8-1
10-0
4-0
10-9
4-0
10-0
10-7
10-3
5-0
10-0
10-10
6-2
9-9
10-1
9-0
10
10
Tackles
ua
a
34
34
30
17
18
18
10
15
20
10
18
8
16
11
6
9
8
5
4
3
5
5
3
3
4
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
.
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
.
346
327
36
25
26
29
25
24
26
20
15
21
13
20
10
13
13
8
8
7
6
6
4
4
5
4
3
5
5
5
4
4
2
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2
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410
460
tot
Sacks
tfl/yds
70
59
56
46
43
42
36
35
35
31
31
28
26
24
19
17
16
12
10
9
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
.
756
787
8.5-31
0.5-1
3.0-11
4.5-16
4.0-23
5.0-27
0.5-7
3.5-18
1.5-16
5.0-25
2.5-9
1.5-3
1.0-2
3.0-17
5.5-11
1.0-3
1.0-7
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1.0-5
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1.5-17
1.0-2
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56-252
36-143
Pass defense
Fumbles
blkd
no-yds
int-yds brup qbh
rcv-yds
1.0-11
.
0.5-7
1.5-9
1.5-18
2.0-16
0.5-7
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4.0-24
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1.5-14
1.5-7
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7-62
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19
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2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
TEAM STATISTICS
Rushing
yds td
Date
Opponent
no.
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
10-18-08
10-25-08
11-01-08
11-08-08
Liberty
Opponents
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at Presbyterian
at VMI
36 241 4
43 239 2
45 183 2
44 252 4
44 292 2
52 299 3
28 131 1
37 188 4
44 220 2
35 189 3
408 2234 27
352 1332 16
td
lg
Kick Returns
no. yds td lg
Punt Returns
no. yds td lg
43 17 199 2 48
17-21-0 199 2
45
8 214 3 72
8-15-2 214 3
38 17 169 0 34
17-27-0 169 0
55 16 202 0 51
16-24-2 202 0
66 15 239 3 44
15-24-0 239 3
29 18 167 1 37
18-27-0 167 1
58 24 344 2 60
24-37-1 344 2
25 21 304 2 69
21-31-1 304 2
18 15 204 2 58
15-30-0 204 2
36 13 236 2 53
13-18-0 236 2
66 164 2278 17 72 164-254-6 2278 17
56 174 2054 11 78 174-303-10 2054 11
48
72
34
51
44
37
60
69
58
53
72
78
3
5
4
3
5
1
4
0
6
4
35
65
2 41
4 98
4 17
3 59
2 49
1 -1
1
0
3
2
0
0
1 -8
21 257
15 198
lg
no.
Receiving
yds td
lg
Passing
cmp-att-int
yds
122
88
125
59
125
16
54
0
124
91
804
1221
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
76
42
51
24
32
16
19
0
29
35
76
39
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
tot
off
28 440
72 453
10 352
52 454
39 531
0 466
0 475
0 492
0 424
0 425
72 4512
63 3386
Games played: 10
Avg per rush: 5.5
Avg per catch: 13.9
Pass efficiency: 157.26
Kick ret avg: 23.0
Punt ret avg: 12.2
All purpose avg/game: 564.3
Total offense avg/gm: 451.2
Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles
a
total
66
46
16
32
42
42
48
50
18
50
410
460
95
81
50
74
79
62
81
74
63
97
756
787
tfl-yds
Sacks
no-yds
6.0-29
11.0-35
7.0-36
7.0-30
4.0-33
6.0-19
2.0-7
6.0-47
4.0-7
3.0-9
56.0-252
36.0-143
1.0-16
4.0-26
3.0-25
3.0-24
2.0-28
1.0-7
0.0-0
2.0-10
0.0-0
1.0-5
17.0-141
7.0-62
Fumble
ff fr-yds
08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE
09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE
09-13-0 at Western Carolina
09-27-0 at Youngstown State
10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina
10-11-0 STONY BROOK
10-18-0 LAFAYETTE
10-25-0 CHARLESTON SOUTHE
11-01-0 at Presbyterian
11-08-0 at VMI
Liberty
Opponents
29
35
34
42
37
20
33
24
45
47
346
327
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
7
9
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
1
2
4
2
2
4
4
2
4
4
29
48
39
73
158
68
72
167
123
87
121
153
1061
1726
39.0
36.5
39.5
34.0
36.0
41.8
30.8
43.5
30.2
38.2
36.6
36.0
39
39
42
37
43
50
48
44
45
48
50
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
11
Pass Defense
int-yds qbh brup
0-0
1-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
2-0
7-0
8-37
3-56
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
2-14
1-0
0-0
10-70
6-54
12
4
3
0
3
3
4
7
1
0
37
19
50+
i20
md-att
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
1
7
16
0-0
1-2
2-3
1-1
3-3
2-2
0-2
0-1
0-0
1-1
10-15
5-8
Punting
Opponent
08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE
09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE
09-13-0 at Western Carolina
09-27-0 at Youngstown State
10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina
10-11-0 STONY BROOK
10-18-0 LAFAYETTE
10-25-0 CHARLESTON SOUTHE
11-01-0 at Presbyterian
11-08-0 at VMI
Liberty
Opponents
5
4
5
2
5
7
3
5
2
3
41
19
Blkd
kick
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
5
PAT Attempts
kick rush rcv
7-7
5-6
1-2
4-4
4-5
3-3
3-3
6-6
4-4
5-5
42-45
24-26
Field Goals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
saf
pts
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
49
44
19
31
43
33
21
42
28
38
348
211
Kickoffs
long blkd
0
38
29
24
34
27
0
0
0
24
38
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
8 527
8 512
5 322
5 306
9 513
7 400
4 230
7 418
5 308
8 451
66 3987
41 2310
65.9
64.0
64.4
61.2
57.0
57.1
57.5
59.7
61.6
56.4
60.4
56.3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing
yds td
Date
Opponent
no.
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
10-18-08
10-25-08
11-01-08
11-08-08
Opponents
Liberty
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at Presbyterian
at VMI
36
69 0
41 209 3
19
33 1
32
93 1
37 152 3
23
91 0
39 162 3
26
62 0
33
89 2
66 372 3
352 1332 16
408 2234 27
lg
no.
Receiving
yds td
lg
Passing
cmp-att-int
yds
td
lg
9 21 178 1 17
21-36-3 178 1 17
56 10 121 1 33
10-24-0 121 1 33
15 18 228 1 78
18-33-0 228 1 78
18 32 334 3 45
32-39-1 334 3 45
18 24 382 2 31
24-45-2 382 2 31
30 13 142 0 20
13-23-1 142 0 20
21 18 176 1 22
18-32-0 176 1 22
19 15 129 0 35
15-35-2 129 0 35
13 21 301 2 70
21-29-1 301 2 70
53
2
63 0 53
2-7-0
63 0 53
56 174 2054 11 78 174-303-10 2054 11 78
66 164 2278 17 72 164-254-6 2278 17 72
Kick Returns
no. yds td lg
Punt Returns
no. yds td lg
7
8
5
5
9
7
4
7
5
8
65
35
0
0
0
0
3
9
0
0
1
1
1 15
3 110
1
7
3 32
3 24
15 198
21 257
147
171
114
93
162
69
54
134
127
150
1221
804
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
31
39
34
23
26
20
15
38
33
29
39
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
tot
off
0 247
0 330
5 261
0 427
1 534
15 233
63 338
7 191
13 390
11 435
63 3386
72 4512
Games played: 10
Avg per rush: 3.8
Avg per catch: 11.8
Pass efficiency: 119.75
Kick ret avg: 18.8
Punt ret avg: 13.2
All purpose avg/game: 485.9
Total offense avg/gm: 338.6
Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles
a
total
48
54
58
42
38
46
44
62
32
36
460
410
76
78
93
79
75
89
73
84
74
66
787
756
tfl-yds
Sacks
no-yds
3.0-23
3.0-14
2.0-8
2.0-16
3.0-6
3.0-5
9.0-32
4.0-14
3.0-16
4.0-9
36.0-143
56.0-252
3.0-23
0.0-0
0.0-0
1.0-14
0.0-0
0.0-0
1.0-11
1.0-6
1.0-8
0.0-0
7.0-62
17.0-141
Fumble
ff fr-yds
08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE
09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE
09-13-0 at Western Carolina
09-27-0 at Youngstown State
10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina
10-11-0 STONY BROOK
10-18-0 LAFAYETTE
10-25-0 CHARLESTON SOUTHE
11-01-0 at Presbyterian
11-08-0 at VMI
Opponents
Liberty
28
24
35
37
37
43
29
22
42
30
327
346
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
9
7
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
5
6
4
4
2
6
7
7
3
4
48
29
191
254
174
162
59
216
265
191
92
122
1726
1061
38.2
42.3
43.5
40.5
29.5
36.0
37.9
27.3
30.7
30.5
36.0
36.6
46
50
47
46
32
42
59
35
36
39
59
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
0
1
0
4
2
1
2
1
11
1
Pass Defense
int-yds qbh brup
2-0
2-37
0-0
1-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
8-37
7-0
0-0
2-41
0-0
2-11
0-0
0-0
1-2
1-0
0-0
0-0
6-54
10-70
3
5
2
1
3
0
3
1
1
0
19
37
50+
i20
md-att
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
3
1
3
0
16
7
1-1
0-1
1-1
0-0
1-2
0-1
0-0
0-0
1-1
1-1
5-8
10-15
Punting
Opponent
08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE
09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE
09-13-0 at Western Carolina
09-27-0 at Youngstown State
10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina
10-11-0 STONY BROOK
10-18-0 LAFAYETTE
10-25-0 CHARLESTON SOUTHE
11-01-0 at Presbyterian
11-08-0 at VMI
Opponents
Liberty
0
1
2
0
3
2
2
2
4
3
19
41
Blkd
kick
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
5
2
PAT Attempts
kick rush rcv
1-1
3-4
1-2
4-4
3-3
0-0
5-5
0-0
4-4
3-3
24-26
42-45
Field Goals
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
saf
pts
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
10
27
16
28
38
0
35
0
31
26
211
348
Kickoffs
long blkd
24
0
38
0
42
0
0
0
28
38
42
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
no.
yds
avg
tb
ob
3 162
5 217
4 242
5 301
6 396
1
67
6 369
0
0
6 321
5 235
41 2310
66 3987
54.0
43.4
60.5
60.2
66.0
67.0
61.5
0.0
53.5
47.0
56.3
60.4
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Nov 08, 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
37
24
344
3
3
72
8
150
2
2
2
2
72
3
38
4
4
43.5
50
72
76
13
13
2.0
3.5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
JENNINGS, Rashad at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
JENNINGS, Rashad at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
JENNINGS, Rashad at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
HAYES, B.J. at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
SMITH, Brock vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
SMITH, Brock vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
SMITH, Brock vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
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 vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
JENNINGS, Rashad at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
CRAWFORD, Jonathan vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic at Presbyterian (11-01-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
BEVINS, Matt at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
BEVINS, Matt vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
LARSSON, Mike at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
BEVINS, Matt vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
BEVINS, Matt vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
BEVINS, Matt vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
BOLDEN, Dominic vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
CRAWFORD, Jonathan vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
HURSKY, Nick at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
CHEEK, Wes at VMI (11-08-08)
JACOBS, Trey vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
ROBERTSON, Daryl vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
DUFFEY, Chuck vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
GREISER, Ryan vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
TORRENCE, Tim vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
DUFFEY, Chuck at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
CALVARY, Patrick at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
HICKS, Kent at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
HICKS, Kent vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
ROCCO, Chris vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
BROWN, Chad vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
CALVARY, Patrick at Presbyterian (11-01-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
Yards Per Rush
TD Rushes
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
Yards Per Pass
TD Passes
Total Plays
Total Offense
Yards Per Play
Points
Sacks By
First Downs
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Turnovers
Interceptions By
52
299
6.7
4
4
4
37
24
344
14.3
3
3
79
531
8.0
49
4
28
13
136
4
3
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at VMI (11-08-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Nov 08, 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
2
2
56
44
32
382
3
78
9
145
2
78
1
1
1
1
1
42
6
6
6
43.5
59
63
39
16
1.0
1.0
1.0
1.0
2.0
1
1
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)
Morrow, D., vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
JONES, Chaz, at VMI (11-08-08)
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)
MILLER,C., at Presbyterian (11-01-08)
RAINEY-WILES, M, at VMI (11-08-08)
DURHAM, J., at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
Dustan Fox, vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
GADDIS, L., vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
BROWN, A., vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
Blake Cain, at Western Carolina (09-13-08)
Kondash, T., vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
Adair, Shaun, vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
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)
PERKINS, D., vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
Mills, Jason, vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
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)
Bryant, Nigel, vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
KING, S., vs Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Nov 08, 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
66
372
5.6
3
3
3
3
45
32
382
10.4
3
82
534
6.5
38
3
32
11
104
3
3
2
2
at VMI (11-08-08)
at VMI (11-08-08)
at VMI (11-08-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
at VMI (11-08-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
at Presbyterian (11-01-08)
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 Charleston Southern (10-25-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHE
Presbyterian
VMI
Totals
Opponent
Score
Total
49 - 10
44 - 27
19 - 16
31 - 28
43 - 38
33 - 0
21 - 35
42 - 0
28 - 31
38 - 26
348 - 211
22
21
20
21
23
28
18
23
26
16
218
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
19
14
15
24
32
10
19
9
17
20
179
3rd Down
Conversions
NORTH GREENVILLE
6-9
GLENVILLE STATE
5-11
Western Carolina
6-17
Youngstown State
8-12
Coastal Carolina
7-12
STONY BROOK
10-18
LAFAYETTE
7-15
CHARLESTON SOUTHE
9-12
Presbyterian
7-13
VMI
3-9
Totals
68-128
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5-17
3-13
2-10
6-13
7-13
3-10
9-17
3-15
6-14
7-17
51-139
First Downs
Rush
Pass
9
13
10
10
10
17
5
11
14
7
106
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5
12
7
7
4
7
9
11
11 11
4
7
9
13
5
11
7
12
17
9
78 100
4th Down
Conversions
0-0
1-1
1-2
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-0
0-2
0-0
3-7
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
1-2
1-2
2-3
1-2
3-3
0-0
1-1
0-3
2-2
2-4
13-22
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
10
6
8
15
20
6
10
4
10
2
91
Rushing
Number-Yards
Pen
1
1
3
0
2
4
0
1
0
0
12
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
4
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
10
36-241
43-239
45-183
44-252
44-292
52-299
28-131
37-188
44-220
35-189
408-2234
Time of
Possession
24:42
29:04
37:36
28:46
29:59
37:46
26:56
30:11
30:27
24:20
299:47
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/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
35:18
30:56
22:24
31:14
30:01
22:14
33:04
29:49
29:33
35:40
300:13
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
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/
/
/
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Passing
Comp-Att-Int
36-69
41-209
19-33
32-93
37-152
23-91
39-162
26-62
33-89
66-372
352-1332
TOP
Margin
-10:36
-1:52
15:12
-2:28
0:02
15:32
-6:08
0:22
0:54
-11:20
0:26
17-21-0
8-15-2
17-27-0
16-24-2
15-24-0
18-27-0
24-37-1
21-31-1
15-30-0
13-18-0
164-254-6
Avg
Yds/Rush
6.7
5.6
4.1
5.7
6.6
5.8
4.7
5.1
5.0
5.4
5.5
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
1.9
5.1
1.7
2.9
4.1
4.0
4.2
2.4
2.7
5.6
3.8
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
21-36-3
199
10-24-0
214
18-33-0
169
32-39-1
202
24-45-2
239
13-23-1
167
18-32-0
344
15-35-2
304
21-29-1
204
2-7-0
236
174-303-10 2278
Avg
Yds/Pass
9.5
14.3
6.3
8.4
10.0
6.2
9.3
9.8
6.8
13.1
9.0
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/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
4.9
5.0
6.9
8.6
8.5
6.2
5.5
3.7
10.4
9.0
6.8
Total Offense
Plays-Yards
Yards
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
178
57-440
121
58-453
228
72-352
334
68-454
382
68-531
142
79-466
176
65-475
129
68-492
301
74-424
63
53-425
2054 662-4512
Avg
Yds/Play
7.7
7.8
4.9
6.7
7.8
5.9
7.3
7.2
5.7
8.0
6.8
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3.4
5.1
5.0
6.0
6.5
5.1
4.8
3.1
6.3
6.0
5.2
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
72-247
65-330
52-261
71-427
82-534
46-233
71-338
61-191
62-390
73-435
655-3386
Punting
Number-Avg
1-39.0
2-36.5
4-39.5
2-34.0
2-36.0
4-41.8
4-30.8
2-43.5
4-30.2
4-38.2
29-36.6
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5-38.2
6-42.3
4-43.5
4-40.5
2-29.5
6-36.0
7-37.9
7-27.3
3-30.7
4-30.5
48-36.0
Return
Yards
219
186
142
118
174
15
54
16
124
83
1131
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
147
249
123
104
163
84
166
141
159
174
1510
Penalties
Number-Yards
13-136
8-68
11-99
3-14
4-29
6-55
6-50
3-25
4-30
5-40
63-546
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
7-55
11-104
5-42
5-35
10-70
10-95
8-61
9-50
5-40
7-45
77-597
TurnOvers
2
4
0
3
0
0
2
2
0
1
14
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3
1
2
1
2
2
0
3
1
2
17
Sacks
1
4
3
3
2
1
0
2
0
1
17
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
7
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
3rd-Down Conversions
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
10-18-08
10-25-08
11-01-08
11-08-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
at VMI
Liberty
Opponents
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
38-26
Overall
6-9
5-11
6-17
8-12
7-12
10-18
7-15
9-12
7-13
3-9
68-128
51-139
1st Qtr
66.7
45.5
35.3
66.7
58.3
55.6
46.7
75.0
53.8
33.3
53.1
36.7
3-4
2-2
2-5
0-1
2-4
4-5
1-2
1-2
0-0
1-2
16-27
12-35
2nd Qtr
75.0
100.0
40.0
0.0
50.0
80.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
50.0
59.3
34.3
1-2
1-3
1-5
4-4
2-2
2-5
1-3
3-3
1-4
0-1
16-32
16-39
3rd Qtr
50.0
33.3
20.0
100.0
100.0
40.0
33.3
100.0
25.0
0.0
50.0
41.0
1-1
1-3
3-4
1-2
2-3
4-5
2-5
0-2
3-3
1-2
18-30
13-31
100.0
33.3
75.0
50.0
66.7
80.0
40.0
0.0
100.0
50.0
60.0
41.9
4th Qtr
1-2
1-3
0-3
3-5
1-3
0-3
3-5
5-5
3-6
1-4
18-39
10-34
50.0
33.3
0.0
60.0
33.3
0.0
60.0
100.0
50.0
25.0
46.2
29.4
Overtime
0-0
0-0
0.0
0.0
4th-Down Conversions
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
10-18-08
10-25-08
11-01-08
11-08-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
at VMI
Liberty
Opponents
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
38-26
Overall
0-0
1-1
1-2
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-0
0-2
0-0
3-7
13-22
1st Qtr
0.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
42.9
59.1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-3
2nd Qtr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
33.3
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
2-4
3rd Qtr
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
50.0
0-0
1-1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
2-3
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
66.7
4th Qtr
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-0
0-2
0-0
1-4
8-12
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
66.7
Overtime
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
10-11-08
10-18-08
10-25-08
11-01-08
11-08-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
at VMI
Liberty
Opponents
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
Score
Overall
1st Qtr
2nd Qtr
3rd Qtr
4th Qtr
Overtime
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
38-26
Total
Avg.
Total
Avg.
24:42
29:04
37:36
28:46
29:59
37:46
26:56
30:11
30:27
24:20
299:47
29:58
300:13
30:01
9:06
7:01
7:43
2:19
6:31
11:08
4:19
4:13
6:46
6:09
65:15
6:31
84:45
8:28
4:30
6:27
12:25
9:19
9:45
7:28
6:06
9:48
8:22
2:05
76:15
7:37
73:45
7:22
4:49
10:51
10:28
9:20
4:59
9:36
11:34
5:42
8:46
8:33
84:38
8:27
65:22
6:32
6:17
4:45
7:00
7:48
8:44
9:34
4:57
10:28
6:33
7:33
73:39
7:21
76:21
7:38
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
Liberty Inside Opponent Red-Zone
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
10-18-08
10-25-08
11-01-08
11-08-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
at VMI
Totals
36 of 44 (81.8%)
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
38-26
Times Times
In RZ Scored
5
2
5
6
6
5
3
6
3
3
44
5
2
4
5
5
5
1
4
2
3
36
Total
Pts
TDs
Rush
TDs
Pass
TDs
FGs
Made
35
9
19
31
23
26
7
28
14
17
209
5
1
2
4
2
3
1
4
2
2
26
4
1
2
4
0
2
0
3
2
1
19
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
7
0
1
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
1
10
Failed to score inside RZ
FGA Down
Int Fumb Half Game
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Opponents Inside Liberty Red-Zone
Date
Opponent
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
10-18-08
10-25-08
11-01-08
11-08-08
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
at VMI
Totals
25 of 33 (75.8%)
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
38-26
Times Times
In RZ Scored
3
2
2
5
5
1
4
2
4
5
33
2
2
2
4
5
0
4
0
3
3
25
Total
Pts
TDs
Rush
TDs
Pass
TDs
FGs
Made
10
13
10
28
30
0
28
0
17
21
157
1
2
1
4
4
0
4
0
2
3
21
0
2
1
1
3
0
3
0
2
3
15
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
6
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
4
Failed to score inside RZ
FGA Down
Int Fumb Half Game
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
4
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 08, 2008)
All games
*
*
*
*
Date
08-30-08
09-06-08
09-13-08
09-27-08
10-04-08
10-11-08
10-18-08
10-25-08
11-01-08
11-08-08
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at Presbyterian
at VMI
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
BOLDEN, Dominic
BROGGIN, Danny
LAWRENCE, Terron
LANDIS, Spencer
SMITH, Brock
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
Passing
gp-gs
gp-gs
10-10
4-0
10-3
6-2
10
10
Receiving
gp-gs
Field Goals
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
Scoring
JENNINGS, Rashad
BOLDEN, Dominic
BEVINS, Matt
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
SHIPPS, Ben
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
SMITH, Brock
YOUNG, Paul
LAWRENCE, Terron
HAYES, B.J.
RASBERRY, Corey
TEAM
Total
Opponents
gain loss
Att.
15311
13917
7289
18978
7063
14563
15483
14365
6193
6813
net avg
td
effic comp-att-int
fg
td
58
23
66
45
25
16
12
13
13
2
0
0
0
66
56
yds
td
no.
yds
pct. 01-19
63.6 0-0
75.0 0-0
fg
17 11 - 7-11
6 - 3-4
3 3 3 - 1 1 1 - 46 10-15
28 5-8
kick
20-21
13-14
9-10
42-45
24-26
avg
19.1
14.6
5.9
15.6
11.5
12.5
8.0
7.0
6.0
14.0
13.0
2.0
13.9
11.8
20-29
5-5
3-3
td
8
5
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
11
30-39
2-4
0-1
72 212.1
14 20.2
13
2.5
51
8.5
72 227.8
78 205.4
lg avg/g
72 88.0
69 59.9
23 13.8
53 24.9
44 17.3
34 15.0
12
8.0
8
1.4
8
1.2
14
1.8
13
4.3
2
0.2
72 227.8
78 205.4
40-49
0-2
0-0
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1
lg blk
0-0
0-0
38
29
pts
- 102
- 66
- 41
- 36
- 22
- 18
- 18
- 18
9
6
6
6
0
- 348
1 211
0
1
Home
4-1
2-0
2-1
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
Interceptions
no.
HICKS, Kent
DUFFEY, Chuck
CALVARY, Patrick
ROCCO, Chris
GREISER, Ryan
BROWN, Chad
TORRENCE, Tim
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Away
4-1
2-0
2-1
LIBERTY
218
106
100
12
2234
408
5.5
223.4
27
2278
254-164-6
9.0
13.9
227.8
17
4512
6.8
451.2
35-804
21-257
10-70
17-8
63-546
29-36.6
29:59
68/128
3/7
yds avg
0
27
0
0
29
14
0
0.0
13.5
0.0
0.0
29.0
14.0
0.0
no. yds avg
BEVINS, Matt
LARSSON, Mike
TEAM
50-99
-
Overall
8-2
4-0
4-2
Punting
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1
0-1
0-1
148.3
47.3
17.7
14.2
8.5
8.3
14.4
12.8
4.9
1.5
-0.1
-15.0
-2.6
223.4
133.2
lg avg/g
159.51 151-234-6 64.5 2121 17
105.02 10-16-0
62.5
81 0
136.67
2-3-0
66.7
25 0
528.40
1-1-0
100.0
51 0
157.26 164-254-6 64.6 2278 17
119.75 174-303-10 57.4 2054 11
10-8 46 880
10-9 41 599
9-9 21 124
10-3 16 249
10-0 15 173
10-10 12 150
6-2
6
48
10-1
2
14
10-7
2
12
8-0
1
14
3-0
1
13
9-0
1
2
10 164 2278
10 174 2054
7-11
3-4
pct
Record:
All games
Conference
Non-Conference
lg avg/g
9-9 227 1359 24 1335 5.9 15
6-2 54 291
7 284 5.3 3
10-0 16 185
8 177 11.1 1
10-3 15 143
1 142 9.5 2
10-8 10
85
0
85 8.5 2
9-0 19
81
6
75 3.9 0
5-0 16
76
4
72 4.5 1
4-0
7
54
3
51 7.3 0
10-10 31 112 63
49 1.6 3
2-0
2
3
0
3 1.5 0
9-0
1
0
1
-1 -1.0 0
1-0
1
0 15 -15 -15.0 0
9-0
9
0 23 -23 -2.6 0
10 408 2389 155 2234 5.5 27
10 352 1585 253 1332 3.8 16
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
Total
Opponents
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
RASBERRY, Corey
TERRELL, Zach
SUMMERS, Chris
BISHOP, Derek
SHAVER, Tommy
JONES, Dominique
HEWLETT, Aaron
Total
Opponents
att
Score
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
38-26
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
W
lg
14 572 40.9 50
13 489 37.6 44
2
0 0.0 0
td
1
4
0
15
3
1
1
1
21
15
229
18
8
6
-4
257
198
yds avg
td
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg
td
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
RASBERRY, Corey
SHAVER, Tommy
SUMMERS, Chris
TEAM
Total
Opponents
All Purpose
BOLDEN, Domini
JENNINGS, Ras
CRAWFORD, Jo
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
Total
Opponents
Total Offense
g
17 452
13 325
2
19
1
9
1
0
1
-1
35 804
65 1221
rush
rcv
15.3
6.0
8.0
6.0
-4.0
12.2
13.2
26.6
25.0
9.5
9.0
0.0
-1.0
23.0
18.8
pr
10
85 880 229
9 1335 124
0
10
0 599 18
10 142 249
8
10 177 173
0
10 2234 2278 257
10 1332 2054 198
SMITH, Brock
JENNINGS, Rashad
g plays
10
9
0
27
0
0
29
14
0
tb
no.
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BROWN, Mike
CLAIBORNE, Larry
HEWLETT, Aaron
Total
Opponents
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
fc i20 50+ blk
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
lg
lg
76
42
17
9
0
0
76
39
kr
ir
pass
4
3
0
72
8
8
0
0
72
63
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
325
0
452
0
0
804
1221
rush
OPP
179
78
91
10
1332
352
3.8
133.2
16
2054
303-174-10
6.8
11.8
205.4
11
3386
5.2
338.6
65-1221
15-198
6-54
13-7
77-597
48-36.0
30:01
51/139
13/22
lg
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Punt Returns
Neutral
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
0
0
0
70
54
total avg/g
1519
1459
1069
399
350
5643
4859
151.9
162.1
106.9
39.9
35.0
564.3
485.9
total avg/g
265
49 2121 2170 217.0
227 1335
0 1335 148.3