Game No. 10 - Nov. 8, 2008
No. 25/25 Liberty Flames
(7-2, 3-0 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:
179-191-4 (.484)
Affiliation:
NCAA Division I FCS
Conference: Big South
Stadium: Williams Stadium
Capacity: 12,000
Surface: FieldTurf
2007 Record: 8-3
Conference Record: 4-0 (1st)
Offensive Formation:
Two-Back Set
Defensive Formation: 3-4
Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 38/21
Starters Returning/Lost: 12/14
Head Coach:
Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84)
Record at Liberty:
21-10 (Third season)
Overall Record:
21-10 (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: None
Play-By-Play Broadcaster: N/A
Color Commentary: N/A
Sideline Reporter: N/A
vs.
VMI Keydets
(3-5, 1-2 Big South)
Lexington, Va. - Foster Stadium - 1:30 p.m.
Today’s Game
Liberty will be looking to start a new
road winning streak this weekend, when the
Flames travel across the Blue Ridge Mountains
to take on Big South rival VMI on Saturday
in Lexington, Va. Both teams will be looking
to get back on track, as the Flames fell to
Presbyterian, 31-28, and VMI dropped a
31-21 decision to Charleston Southern, in last
weekend’s FCS action.
Coach’s Corner
In just two seasons at Liberty, head coach
Danny Rocco has taken the Flames from 1-10
(in 2005) to Big South champions. The thirdyear skipper has posted a 21-10 record since
taking over the program, helping him garner
Big South Coach of the Year honors in back-toback seasons. Last year, the Flames were 8-3
and a perfect 4-0 against Big South foes.
Sparky Woods brought more than 30
years of FBS and FCS coaching experience to
VMI when he was named the program’s 30th
head coach on Feb. 12, 2008. Prior to his days
with the Keydets, he skippered the programs
at Appalachian State and South Carolina,
leading the Mountaineers to back-to-back
Southern Conference championships and the
NCAA I-AA playoff semifinal game in 1987.
In Broad Daylight
Under head coach Danny Rocco, the
Flames are 10-7 in games played during the
day. Since 1976, Liberty is 113-114-1 in day
games.
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
Staying Close to Home
For the seventh-straight year, the Flames
and the Keydets will square off in a gridiron
battle of two Blue Ridge Mountain foes.
Liberty has won the last two games in the
series, including a 32-28 victory in the last
match-up in Lexington, Va., on Nov. 16, 2006.
Liberty holds a 4-3 overall series record,
having won four out of six times since the
series reopened in 2002. Liberty’s first-ever
match-up with VMI was on Sept. 9, 1995,
when the Keydets handed the Flames a 51-30
setback at Foster Stadium.
Home Sweet Home
On Oct. 25, the Flames welcomed visiting
Charleston Southern 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 70-38 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.
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. 9 in total home attendance (73,639) and
No. 13 in average home attendance (14,728).
vs.
Charleston So.
Oct. 25
Home - W/ 42-0
vs.
vs.
Presbyterian
VMI
Nov. 1
Nov. 8
Away - L/ 28-31 Away - 1:30 p.m.
vs.
Gardner-Webb
Nov. 15
Home - 7 p.m.
vs.
Elon
Nov. 22
Home - 1 p.m.
Liberty University
Head Football Coach
Danny Rocco
Quick Facts
Biographical Information
Birth date: July 16, 1960
Wife: Julie
Children: Two - David (16) and Amy (14)
Hometown: Huntington, Pa.
College: Wake Forest, 1984
Record at Liberty: 21-10 (Third season)
Overall Record: 21-10 (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
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.
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.
Natural Versus Artificial Surfaces
Under head coach Danny Rocco, the
Flames are 16-7 on artificial turf and 5-3 on
natural grass. Overall, Liberty is 96-108-4 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 lost to Morgan State on Sept. 21, 1996.
Liberty’s last victory in an overtime contest
came on Nov. 22, 2003, when it closed out the
2003 campaign with a 49-42 win over Hofstra.
From “Good2Great”
Liberty captured its first-ever Big South
championship last year, sweeping through
the conference with an unblemished 4-0
league record. Liberty was the fifth program in
league history to finish a conference campaign
undefeated, winning its Big South games by
more than 30 points per game (47.8 average
points scored to 17.0 average points allowed).
Raising Up No. 71
Prior to the start of the Flames’ contest
against Tusculum on Sept. 1, 2007, Liberty
ceremonially honored founder Dr. Jerry
Falwell, who passed away the previous
May, by starting a new game day tradition.
Members of the University Police force raised
a No. 71 flag underneath the Liberty Flames
flag above the South end zone, just prior to
the team taking the field, bringing the 14,925
fans in attendance to their feet.
The new tradition has become a
permanent part of the Flames’ pregame
ceremonies at all home football games.
A different person/group will receive the
honor of raising the flag at each game. Oct.
25th honorees were members of the Liberty
University Alumni Office, as that weekend was
Homecoming Weekend on campus.
This year’s honorees:
Aug. 30 (North Greenville) – Jerry Falwell, Jr.,
LU President and Chancellor
Sept. 6 (Glenville State) – Josh McDougal,
former LU cross country/track and field
standout
Oct. 11 (Stony Brook) – SAAC, LU’s StudentAthlete Advisory Committee
Oct. 18 (Lafayette) – Representative from the
Parents’ Club Foundation
Oct. 25 (Charleston Southern) Representative from Alumni Office
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
16-10 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
4-1
Note: Elon was a member of the Big South in
2002 with Elon defeating Liberty.
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.
Big South Conference
Overview
(as of Nov. 3, 2008)
Overall Standings
W
L
Liberty
7
2
Gardner-Webb
5
4
Charleston So.
4
5
Coastal Carolina
4
5
Presbyterian
4
5
VMI
3
5
Stony Brook
3
6
Pct.
.778
.556
.444
.444
.444
.375
.333
Big South Standings
W
L
Liberty
3
0
Gardner-Webb
2
1
Charleston So.
2
2
Stony Brook
2
2
VMI
1
2
Coastal Carolina
0
3
Pct.
1.000
.667
.500
.500
.333
.000
Big South
Players of the Week
Nov. 3
Offensive: Brandon Miley, QB, PC
Defensive: Anthony McKnight, DB, PC
Specialist: Cam Miller, K, PC
Freshman: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU
Last Week’s Results
Nov. 1
VMI 21 at Charleston Southern 31
Liberty 28 at Presbyterian 31
Gardner-Webb 34 at Stony Brook 33
This Week’s Schedule
Nov. 8
Stony Brook at Iona
1 p.m.
Presbyterian at Charleston So. 1:30 p.m.
Liberty at VMI
1:30 p.m.
Coastal Carolina at G.-Webb
3:30 p.m.
Big South Conference
2008 Preason Poll
Team
1. Liberty (12)
2. Coastal Carolina
3. Gardner-Webb
4. Stony Brook
5. Charleston Southern (1)
6. VMI
Total Votes
77
58
52
38
30
18
Noting the Streak
Liberty 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)
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 nine-straight
Big South victories dating back to the 2006
season. The last time the Flames dropped
a Big South contest was on Oct. 21, when
Liberty fell, 27-24, to Gardner-Webb. The
league run is the longest in Big South history,
bettering Coastal Carolina’s eight-game
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.
Still Hanging On
Despite dropping two out of its last
three games, the Flames remained nationally
ranked in both the Sports Network and FCS
Coaches polls this week. Following its loss
to Presbyterian, Liberty dropped eight spots
in the pair of rankings to No. 25 in both
polls. The Flames have been ranked among
the nation’s Top 25 programs for ninestraight 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 will conclude directly following the
conclusion of the regular season.
Twice as Nice
For the second time under head coach
Danny Rocco, the Flames have 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-toback opponents. The blanking was the sixth
under head coach Danny Rocco and the 19th
in program history.
Rocco Quickly Joins Elite
Liberty’s 42-0 shutout victory over
Charleston Southern on Oct. 25 gave head
coach Danny Rocco his 21st career victory
as the head coach of the Flames football
program. In two-plus years, Rocco has
matched his predecessor, Ken Karcher, who
ranks third in program annals in terms of
coaching victories (21-46). 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).
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).
Sports Network
FCS Top 25 Poll
as of Nov. 3, 2008
Teams (1st Place votes)
Points
1. James Madison (91) (8-1)
2,707
2. Appalachian State (17) (7-2) 2,617
3. Cal Poly (1) (6-1)
2,373
4. Northern Iowa (7-2)
2,296
5. Montana (8-1)
2,233
6. Villanova (6-2)
2,110
7. Richmond (6-3)
1,984
8. New Hampshire (7-1)
1,874
9. Weber State (8-2)
1,767
10. Wofford (6-2)
1,747
11. Elon (7-2)
1,690
12. Southern Illinois (6-2)
1,650
13. Massachusetts (6-3)
1,262
14. William & Mary (6-2)
1,202
15. Furman (7-3)
1,081
16. Central Arkansas (7-2)
887
17. Western Illinois (5-3)
824
18. McNeese State (5-3)
789
19. South Carolina State (7-2)
750
20. Tennessee-Martin (7-2)
527
21. Harvard (6-1)
463
22. Tennessee State (7-2)
425
23. Northern Arizona (6-3)
395
24. Colgate (7-2)
207
25. Liberty (7-2)
195
Coaches
FCS Football Poll
as of Nov. 3, 2008
Teams (1st Place votes)
1. James Madison (28) (8-1)
2. Appalachian State (7-2)
3. Cal Poly (6-1)
4. Northern Iowa (7-2)
5. Montana (8-1)
6. Richmond (6-3)
7. New Hampshire (7-1)
8. Villanova (6-2)
9. Southern Illinois (6-2)
10. Weber State (8-2)
11. Elon (7-2)
12. Wofford (6-2)
13. Massachusetts (6-3)
14. Central Arkansas (7-2)
15. McNeese State (5-3)
16. William & Mary (6-2)
17. Furman (7-3)
18. South Carolina State (7-2)
19. Western Illinois (5-3)
20. Tennessee-Martin (7-2)
21. Harvard (6-1)
22. Tennessee State (7-2)
23. North Dakota State (5-4)
24. Northern Arizona (6-3)
25. Liberty (7-2)
Liberty in other Polls:
AnyGivenSaturday.com
Liberty (RV, No. 36, 16 points)
SME Network
Liberty (RV, TNo. 26, 21 points)
Bold Indicates 2008 opponent
Record
700
669
635
611
585
548
513
482
455
433
411
396
378
300
283
267
243
206
191
137
97
90
84
70
60
Yardage Monsters
For the sixth-straight game and the eighth
time this year, the Flames surpassed the 400
total offensive yard mark against Presbyterian
last Saturday, finishing the game with 424
total offensive yards against the future
Big South foe. The yardage run currently
has Liberty ranked No. 7 nationally in the
statistical category, averaging 454.11 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. 14 in scoring offense (34.44 points per
game). The 30-point mark seems to be the key
number for a Flames victory, as Liberty is 17-2
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.
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 (226.9).
VMI ranks last in the Big South and among all
FCS programs, averaging 79.9 passing yards
per contest to give the Flames a 147 average
passing yard advantage heading into this
contest.
Points a Plenty under Rocco
In six out of nine games this year, the
Flames have scored 30 or more points, doing
so again in a 42-0 victory over Charleston
Southern on Oct. 25. Liberty currently ranks
No. 14 nationally in scoring offense, as the
Flames are averaging 34.44 points per game.
Last year, the Flames were No. 3 in scoring
offense, averaging a program and Big Southrecord 42.6 points per game. Since head
coach Danny Rocco took over the program in
2006, Liberty has averaged 33.4 points scored
per game, and Liberty is 17-2 in contests when
the Flames roll up 30 or more points on the
scoreboard.
Back Above the 200-Yard Threshold
After having back-to-back games where
the Flames failed to pass the 200-yard
rushing plateau, Liberty posted its thirdhighest rushing attempts total of the year
(44) against Presbyterian, resulting in 220
rushing yards. Liberty currently ranks No. 9
nationally by averaging 227.22 rushing yards
per game. Since head coach Danny Rocco’s
arrival in 2006, Liberty has averaged 208.2
rushing yards per game and has surpassed the
200-yard plateau in 15 out of 31 games.
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. 35 nationally in total defense, allowing
an average of 327.89 total offensive yards per
game.
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 19.2 points per game, meaning Liberty is
outscoring its opponents by more than two
touchdowns per game (an average of 14.2
points per game) over the span.
Run Stoppers
For the sixth time this year, the Flames
held an opponent under the 100-yard team
rushing mark, as Presbyterian finished with 89
team rushing yards. The Flames currently rank
No. 24 nationally in rushing defense, allowing
106.67 team rushing yards per game.
Strength against Strength
This Saturday’s match-up will pit two of
the nation’s top rushing attacks against each
other. VMI enters the contest as the second
best FCS rushing team in the nation, averaging
337.38 rushing yards per game. Liberty
averages 110 less rushing yards per game
(227.22), but ranks No. 9 nationally in the
statistical category.
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.
The Nation’s Best
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 VMI as the nation’s leader in third-down
conversions. After converting on 7-of-13
third-down plays against Presbyterian last
weekend, the Flames have now picked up a
new set of downs 54.6 percent of the time in
third-down situations (65-of-119). The Flames
are averaging 7.2 third-down conversions per
game.
Fewer Infractions
During the first three games of the year,
Liberty averaged 10.7 penalties per game
for an average of 101 penalty yards (32 total
penalties/303 total penalty yards). Over the
last six games, Liberty totaled 26 infractions
for 203 total yards (averaging 4.3 penalties
and 33.8 penalty yards per contest). Despite
the marked improvement, Liberty still ranks
No. 69 nationally in penalties per game (6.44)
and No. 68 in average penalty yards per game
(56.22).
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. 8 in first
down offense, picking up an average of 22.44
first downs per game (202 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
269 total first downs this year, which would
surpass the 1993 squad, who finished the year
with 241 first downs.
Trying to Take Better Care of the Ball
For the fourth time this year, the Flames
finished a game without turning the ball over
last weekend against Presbyterian. Liberty
forced the Blue Hose to give the ball away on
Patrick Calvary’s eighth career interception,
adding to the Flames positive turnover margin
in 2008. The Flames’ currently rank No. 45
nationally in turnover margin (0.22). 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).
TE - Scott Fambrough, Coastal Carolina, Jr.
OL - Demario Deese, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
OL - Britt Leggett, Coastal Carolina, R-Sr.
OL - Mike Godsil, Liberty, Sr.
OL - Britt Stone, Liberty, R-Sr.
OL - Alex Bragg, Charleston Southern, R-Sr.
Defense
DL - Colin Dugan, Liberty, Sr.
DL - Phillip Oboh, Coastal Carolina, Jr.
DL - Adam Soivilien, Stony Brook, Sr.
DL - Jake Killeen, Charleston Southern, Sr.
LB - Mario Brown, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
LB - Nick Hursky, Liberty, Sr.
LB - D.J. Rice, Coastal Carolina, Sr.
LB - Josh Mitchell, Charleston So., R-Sr.
DB - Marrio Norman, Coastal Car., R-Sr.
DB - Cedric McGowan, Gardner-Webb, Jr.
DB - Daniel Cooke, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
DB - Patrick Calvary, Liberty, Sr.
Special Teams
PK - Luke Gaddis, Stony Brook, Sr.
P - Michael Hanna, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
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
First Down Frenzy
Liberty finished last weekend’s game with
26 first downs, the second highest total by
the Flames this year. On Oct. 11, the Flames
finished the Stony Brook game with 28 first
downs, marking the second most under head
coach Danny Rocco. Liberty’s highest first
down total under head coach Danny Rocco
came on Nov. 17, 2007, when the Flames
picked up 29 first downs en route to a 31-0
shutout victory over Gardner-Webb to wrap
up the program’s first-ever Big South title.
Liberty has picked up 20 or more first downs
in all but one game this year (18 against
Lafayette).
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 third fewest total punts
among FCS programs so far in 2008. The
Flames have been forced to punt the ball
away 25 times over nine games (2.8 times per
game). Fewer punts mean Liberty’s offense is
successful, but it has hurt its punting game,
as Liberty ranks last among FCS programs in
net punting (averaging 25.36 yards gained by
punting).
Sensational Seven
The Flames enter the VMI contest
winners in seven of the nine games in 2008.
With the run of victories, Liberty is one of
12 FCS programs to have reached the sevenwin plateau this year. Only four other FCS
programs have more wins than Liberty in
2008, as Dayton, James Madison, Montana
and Sacred Heart each enter this weekend
with an 8-1 overall record.
Road Warriors
Prior to last weekend’s loss at
Presbyterian, the Flames had claimed
victory in five-straight 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 week with the
nation’s longest FCS winning streak, also
suffered a setback to Colgate on the road.
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.
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:
Defensive:
Specialist:
Freshman:
Nov. 17
Offensive:
Defensive:
Specialist:
Freshman:
Nov. 24
Offensive:
Defensive:
Specialist:
Freshman:
Eight is Great
The 2008 squad will be looking to join
an elite group of teams in program history,
when the Flames square off against VMI on
Saturday. Should the Flames be victorious
over the Keydets, this year’s team would
pick up its eighth victory over the year. Only
five other teams in the 37-year history of the
program have reached the eight-win plateau.
Three teams finished the season with eight
wins (1988, 1995 and 2007) and two squads
reached the nine-win mark (1979 and 1997).
Protecting the Passer
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 eight games.
Liberty currently ranks No. 6 nationally, as the
Flames are surrendering 0.75 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
(0.84/26 in 31 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. Last
weekend, Patrick Calvary picked off his eighth
career pass to push Liberty’s team total to 10
interceptions in 2008. The Flames currently
rank No. 39 nationally in passes intercepted.
Returning Rampage
Liberty finished the Presbyterian game
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 23.00 yards per return.
The Flames are one of 21 FCS programs to
have returned a kickoff for a touchdown in
2008, recording a 76-yard return 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 four opponents have
kept the Flames from returning punts, as the
Flames have returned just five punts over the
last four games for a total of one combined
yard. Following the lower punt return
numbers, Liberty now ranks No. 21 nationally
in in punt returns, averaging 13.25 yards per
return.
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’ third such return
of the season. Liberty and James Madison
are among a select few in the nation at the
FCS level, as the two programs are joined
by five others who have returned at least
one punt and one kickoff for a touchdown in
2008. The remaining five in the elite group are
Florida A&M, Georgia Southern, Hampton,
Northwestern State and Tennessee-Martin.
Keeping Them Out of the Backfield
For the seventh time in nine games this
year, the Flames kept an opponent from
recording more than three tackles for a loss.
Presbyterian hit the number on the nose,
resulting in 16 total yards lost. The Flames
currently rank No. 4 nationally in fewest
tackles for a loss allowed per game (3.56),
resulting in a loss of 14.9 average yards per
game.
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.
Sharing the Top Spot
Rashad Jennings led the Flames’ rushing
attack with 188 yards on 32 carries against
Presbyterian last weekend. The performance
was the 20th 100-yard rushing game of his
three-year career, tying him for the program’s
all-time record held by Dre Barnes (2001-04).
On Oct. 18 against Lafayette, Jennings passed
the Big South’s all-time record of 17 career
100-yards games, also posted by Barnes, who
did so over the final three years of his career
in the league.
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
Closing In on the Legends
With his 188 rushing yards against
Presbyterian last weekend, Rashad Jennings
continues to inch closer to first place on the
Big South all-time rushing list. The senior
has rushed for 3,321 yards since joining the
Flames roster in 2006, which is 88 yards away
from Dre Barnes’ mark of 3,409 yards. Against
the Blue Hose, Jennings overtook second
place from VMI’s Sean Mizzer, who finished his
career with 3,233 rushing yards.
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.
Standing at the Top
For the seventh-consecutive game,
running back Rashad Jennings recorded a
rushing touchdown, finding the end zone
twice during the contest against Presbyterian
last weekend. The pair of scores gave him 256
career points at Liberty, continuing to expand
his career record as the Flames all- time
scoring leader among non-kicking players.
Streaking Quarterback Halted
After back-to-back games with 250
or more passing yards, Brock Smith failed
to reach the mark against Presbyterian.
He finished 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.
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.
Playing with the Big Boys
Brock Smith’s 269 passing yards against
Charleston Southern on Oct. 25, which was his
fourth best single-game passing performance
in his career, gave the quarterback 6,097
career passing yards. The senior is now the
fourth hurler in program and Big South history
to surpass the 6,000 career passing yard mark
(currently standing at 6,301 yards).
The New Standard
Rashad Jennings has rushed for 100 or
more yards in nine-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.
Near Perfect Passer
Brock Smith enters today’s game as one
of the most efficient passers in the nation.
The senior currently ranks No. 12 nationally
in passing efficiency, boasting a 154.56 passer
ranking. Should the season end today, Smith
would finish his career as the most proficient
passer in Liberty and Big South history. The
senior has a 144.9 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.
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 148.5 rushing yards per game,
which ranks No. 4 nationally in the statistical
category. Jennings also ranks tied for No. 3
in the country in scoring (11.25 points per
game) and No. 11 in average all-purpose yards
(164.0).
Still One First for Jennings
Despite standing 88 yards away from
becoming the Big South all-time leading
rushing, Rashad Jennings has still yet to lead
the league in rushing for a single season. Both
The Third Time is the Charm
Dominic Bolden led the Flames against
Presbyterian, catching four passes for 111
yards and two touchdowns. The 111-yard
outing marked the third straight game the
senior has surpassed the century mark,
becoming the fourth receiver in program
history to accomplish the feat. The last
receiver to surpass the 100-yard mark in three
consecutive games was Courtney Freeman
in 1997. The all-time program record holder
is Pat Nelson, who finished with 100 yards
in five-straight games spanning the 1990-91
seasons.
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
9 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
12 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards
11 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-TD
8 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-TD
13 - Zach Terrell
Rushing-Car./Game 4 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yds./Game 2 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards/Car. 8 - Rashad Jennings
Rushing-Yards/Car.
14 - Zach Terrell
Passing-Attempts
18 - Brock Smith
Passing-Completions
17 - Brock Smith
Passing-Yards
9 - Brock Smith
Passing-Touchdowns
12 - Brock Smith
Passing-Passing Efficiency 9 - Brock Smith
Total Offense-Yards
9 - Brock Smith
Total Offense-Yds. Per Play 4 - Brock Smith
Receiving-TD
19 - Dominic Bolden
Interceptions
18 - Patrick Calvary
Punt Returns-TD
15 - Dominic Bolden
Punt Returns-TD 15 - Jonathan Crawford
Kickoff Returns-TD
2 - Dominic Bolden
Kickoff Returns-TD 18 - Jonathan Crawford
Scoring-TD
10 - Rashad Jennings
Scoring-TD
18 - Zach Terrell
Scoring-Total Points 17 - Rashad Jennings
Scoring-Pts./Game 2 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose Plays
11 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose Yards 15 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose Plays
6 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purp. Yds/Game 13 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purp. Yds/Play 12 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose TD
10 - Rashad Jennings
All-Purpose TD
18 - Zach Terrell
Twice as Nice
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.
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 829 receiving yards to his credit, marking
the most single-season receiving yards in the
last 10 years and the sixth best single-season
performance in program history. Bolden
currently leads the Big South and ranks No. 18
nationally by averaging 92.1 receiving yards
per game.
Career Day for Crawford
After posting his first 100-yard receiving
game against Lafayette, Jonathan Crawford
bettered his numbers against Charleston
Southern. On Oct. 25, the senior led the
Flames with six catches for 124 yards, while
two of his six receptions went for touchdowns.
The senior now has 538 receiving yards on the
year, which is more four times his career total
coming into the 2008 season (134 yards on 11
receptions).
Sensational Specialist
Liberty has two of the nation’s best
return specialists on its roster in seniors
Dominic Bolden and Jonathan Crawford.
Bolden, who currently ranks No. 2 nationally
by averaging 16.93 yards per punt return,
is the Big South’s all-time leader with 1,303
career kickoff return yards and three kick
offs returned for a touchdown. Bolden also
ranks atop the program’s listing with a 29.0
kickoff return yard average. Bolden’s wideout
partner Crawford currently ranks tied for No.
14 nationally, as the senior is averaging 26.69
yards per kickoff return. Both return specialists
have returned a kickoff and a punt for a
touchdown to account for two of three players
in Big South history to accomplish the feat.
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 40thconsecutive career game, doing so at center
for each game since he joined the roster in
2005. Last weekend against Presbyterian,
Godsil was joined in the elite club by Patrick
Calvary, who started his 40th career game.
The Purpose-Driven Pair
Liberty is the only team at the FCS
level to have two players rank in the Top 20
individually in all-purpose running yards.
Rashad Jennings leads the Flames, as he is
averaging 164.0 all-purpose yards per game,
which ranks No. 11 nationally. Dominic Bolden
leads the team in total all-purpose yards
(1,399), but ranks No. 18 in the country by
averaging 155.4 yards per game.
Total Team Effort
The Flames enter today’s game with the
best scoring defense in the Big South, while
ranking No. 24 nationally by allowing a stingy
20.56 points per game. Senior linebacker Nick
Hursky leads Liberty’s defensive effort and
ranks sixth in the Big South, as he is averaging
7.4 tackles per game. Hursky is followed
on the Flames’ defensive listing by Ryan
Greiser, as the defensive back is averaging 5.8
tackles per game. The pair are the lone two
Liberty defenders in the conference’s Top 25
individual tackles listing this year.
Defining the Word Student-Athlete
On Thursday, 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
student-athlete can receive.
Right on Rocco
For the second time in the last three
games, Chris Rocco finished a game in double
figures, leading the way for the Flames with
10 stops against Presbyterian last weekend.
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.
A complete list of the previous
Walter Payton Award winners:
Walter Payton Award Watch
What this year’s candidates are doing in 2008
2007 – Jayson Foster, RB, Georgia So.
Stats: 1,844 rushing yards, 24 rushing touchdowns,
1,203 passing yards, six touchdowns
2006 – Ricky Santos, QB, New Hampshire
Stats: 2,681 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 385 rushing
yards, 12 touchdowns
2005 – Erik Meyer, QB, East. Washington
Stats: 3,616 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 166.47
passer rating (FCS record)
2004 – Lang Campbell, QB, W. & Mary
Stats: 3,998 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, 317 rushing
yards, seven touchdowns
2003 – Jamaal Branch, RB, Colgate
Stats: 2,326 rushing yards, 29 touchdowns
2002 – Tony Romo, QB, Eastern Illinois
Stats: 2,950 passing yards, 33 touchdowns
A plethora of preseason distinctions for Liberty’s Rashad Jennings culminated with one of the nation’s
top FCS honors, as the running back was named to the preseason Walter Payton Award watch list on
Aug. 29, 2008. The preseason list of the 16 best FCS offensive players in the nation was announced by the
Sports Network, the organization which will conduct the voting for the prestigious honor.
The watch list was revised on Oct. 16, and Jennings was one of 13 holders from the original 16
preseason watch list members. The trio of newcomers to the list include Sam Houston State quarterback
Rhett Bomar, Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins and Monmouth running back David Sinisi.
The Sports Network will revisit the Walter Payton Award watch list two more times before voting
commences. The list of 16 candidates will be reviewed early in November, before the finalized list will be
handed over to the voting panel at the conclusion of the regular season.
The top three finalists will be announced by the Sports Network on Dec. 1, while the winner will be
announced at the Sports Network FCS Awards Dinner, held on the eve of the NCAA Division I Football
Championship game (Dec. 18).
Ramses Barden
WR
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Home vs. Idaho State (W/ 40-10) - 4 rec., 77 yards, 1 TD
Home vs. North Carolina Central
(7 games played) 46 rec., 960 yards, 11 TDs
Rhett Bomar
QB
1999 – Adrian Peterson, RB, Georgia So.
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Home vs. Stephen F. Austin (W/ 34-31) - 20-of-34, 1 INT, 328 yards, 3 TDs, 7 car., -6 yards, 0 TD
Away at Nicholls State
(7 games played) 152-of-264, 7 INT, 2,118 yards, 20 TDs, 51 car., 116 yards, 3 TDs
Stats: 2,740 rushing yards, 40 touchdowns
Nathan Brown
QB
1998 – Jerry Azumah, RB, New Hampshire
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Away at Nicholls State (L/17-20) - 23-of-42, 0 INT, 224 yards, 2 TDs, 4 car., -3 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Northwestern State
(9 games played) 185-of-271, 1 INT, 2,270 yards, 23 TDs, 49 car., 84 yards, 0 TD
Liam Coen
QB
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Away at Rhode Island (W/ 49-0) - 15-of-17, 0 INT, 241 yards, 3 TDs
Home vs. Maine
(9 games played) 156-of-242, 6 INT, 2,259 yards, 19 TDs, 24 car., -7 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.
Stats: 2,079 rushing yards, 25 touchdowns
1995 – Dave Dickenson, QB, Montana
Stats: 4,176 passing yards, 38 touchdowns
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
6-5
6-2
6-2
6-2
220
Cal Poly (6-1)
Sam Houston State (3-4)
209
Central Arkansas (7-2)
220
Massachusetts (6-3)
Herb Donaldson
RB
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Home vs. Northern Iowa (L/6-30) – 23 carries, 116 yards, 0 TD, 1 rec, 0 yards, 0 TD
Away at Southern Illinois
(8 games played) 215 car., 1,207 yards, 16 TDs, 11 rec., 72 yards, 1 TD
QB
1993 – Doug Nussmeier, QB, Idaho
Home vs. Wofford (W/ 70-24) - 17-of-18, 0 INT, 367 yards, 5 TDs, 14 car., 73 yards, 1 TD
Away at Chattanooga
(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
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Home vs. Portland State (W/ 31-21) - 21-of-36, 1 INT, 242 yards, 1 TDs, 5 car., -4 yards, 0 TD
Away at Idaho State
(10 games played) 223-of-328, 8 INT, 3,127 yards, 30 TDs, 39 car., -82 yards, 1 TD
Terrell Hudgins
WR
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No game last week
Home vs. Western Carolina
(9 games played) 69 rec., 923 yards, 8 TDs
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
So.
Jr.
Sr.
6-2
6-3
Appalachian State (7-2)
195
Weber State (7-2)
250
Elon (7-2)
230
Liberty (7-2)
Rashad Jennings
RB
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Away at Presbyterian (L/ 28-31) - 32 car., 188 yards, 2 TDs, 3 rec., 15 yards, 0 TD
Away at VMI
(8 games played) 203 car., 1,188 yards, 13 TDs, 21 rec., 124 yards, 2 TDs
Rodney Landers
QB
1987 – Kenny Gamble, RB, Colgate
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Home vs. Delaware (W/ 41-7) - 6-of-12, 62 yards, 0 TDs, 23 car., 185 yards, 2 TDs
No game scheduled for this week
(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
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Home vs. Columbia (W/ 27-12) - 23 car., 85 yards, 3 TDs, 3 rec., 25 yards, 0 TD
Away at Brown
(7 games played) 170 car., 579 yards, 6 TDs, 14 rec., 89 yards, 0 TD
Stats: 1,658 rushing yards, 788 receiving yards, 957
return yards, 30 total touchdowns
Considered the Heisman Trophy
of FCS football, the Walter Payton
Award was named for the legendary Jackson State and Chicago Bears
running back. It was established in
1987 by The Sports Network and is
presented annually to the top offensive player in FCS football.
Previous winners of the honor
include NFL standouts such as the
Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo (2002,
Eastern Illinois), Philadelphia Eagles
running back Brian Westbrook (2001,
Villanova) and quarterback Steve
McNair formerly of the Baltimore
Ravens (1994, Alcorn State).
Sr.
6-1
185
Western Illinois (5-3)
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Stats: 5,377 passing yards, 47 touchdowns
6-0
225
Armanti Edwards
1994 – Steve McNair, QB, Alcorn State
Jr.
5-11
230
Sr.
Jr.
6-1
5-11
James Madison (8-1)
200
QB
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Home vs. Sacramento State (L/15-13) - 29-of-43, 2 INT, 363 yards, 1TDs, 6 car., -43 yards
Away at Northern Colorado
(8 games played) 214-of-350, 11 INT, 2,462 yards, 15 TDs, 36 car., -20 yards, 3 TDs
Eastern Washington (3-5)
Dominic Randolph
QB
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Home vs. Bucknell (W/ 34-17) - 38-of-49, 1 INT, 398 yards, 4 TDs, 6 car., 16 yards, 0 TD
Home vs. Fordham
(8 games played) 261-of-385, 11 INT, 2,693 yards, 23 TDs, 50 car., 73 yards, 4 TDs
Andre Roberts
WR
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Home vs. Georgia Southern (L/ 41-44) – 1-of-1, 15 yards, 9 rec., 165 yards, 1 TD, 5 car., 6 yards, 1 TD
Away at Wofford
(9 games played) 67 rec., 962 yards, 11 TDs, 9 car., 25 yards, 1 TD, 1-of-1, 15 yards, 0 TDs
So.
Sr.
6-3
220
Yale (4-3)
Matt Nicholls
Sr.
6-2
220
5-11
175
Jordan Scott
RB
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Home vs. Lafayette (W/ 21-13) – 2 car., 1 yard, 0 TDs, 1 rec., 3 yards, 0 TDs
Away at Lehigh
(7 games played) 172 car., 972 yards, 11 TDs, 4 rec., 26 yards, 0 TD
Sr.
5-11
223
5-10
205
David Sinisi
RB
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Away at Albany (L/ 17-35) - 27 car., 118 yards, 0 TD, 2 rec., 3 yards
Home vs. Sacred Heart
(9 games played) 234 car., 1,413 yards, 17 TDs, 11 rec., 80 yards, 0 TD
200
Holy Cross (5-3)
The Citadel (3-6)
Colgate (7-2)
Monmouth (5-4)
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
SLB
32
35
MLB 53
48
or
59
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
Ian Childress
Wes Cheek
Nick Hursky
Pierre Tinsley
Doncel Bolt
Chad Brown
Kyle O’Donnell
Patrick Bannon
Jamal Giddens
Kent Hicks
Brandon Saunders
Ryan Greiser
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)
(Sr., 6-4, 225)
(Jr., 6-0, 205)
(Sr., 6-1, 235)
(R-So., 6-0, 235)
(So., 6-2, 245)
(R-So., 6-2, 240)
(R-So., 6-2, 23)
(So., 6-4, 230)
(Fr., 6-2, 210)
(R-Sr., 6-2, 200)
(So., 6-0, 185)
(Sr., 6-1, 205)
(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)
VMI Keydets
Offense
WR
12
21
WR
3
2
LT
51
66
LG
55
78
C
60
55
RG
63
74
RT
79
77
TE
90
89
SB
9
2
SB
24
6
RB
31
23
or
38
QB
28
14
Cameron Jones
Keith Taylor
Mario Scott
Bryan Barnson
Ben Brandt
D’Angelo Smith
George Handler
Rob Bailey
James Boatright
George Handler
Bo Wren
Kyle Johnson
Frank Ellis
Steven Hite
Travis Ludden
Josh Favaro
Michael Rainey-Wiles
Bryan Barnson
Zach Collins
Gabe Itoka
Howard Abegesah
Chaz Jones
Bobby Epps
Tim Maypray
Kyle Hughes
Defense
LE
44
93
NT
50
96
RE
84
83
OLB
8
32
ILB
7
99
ILB
35
54
OLB
17
47
LCB
22
46
SS
26
1
FS
5
4
RCB
37
34
Andy Viola
Aaron Blue
Josh Wine
Sam Palmer
Damiso Alexander
Nick Mims
Kyle Nikmard
Julian Bowers
A.J. Gross
Emilio Calvin
Jacob Rochester
Josh Sneed
Patrick McKinney
Eric Church
Byron Allen
Zach Webb
Kris Ware
Trae Watkins
Bryant Younglood
Tracy Hairston
Tyler Reedy
Juan Thrasher
Special Teams
K
49
P
40
H
12
LS
90
PR
9
25
KR
25
24
Greg Stevens
Patrick Sweeney
Cameron Jones
Travis Ludden
Michael Rainey-Wiles
Rajah Jenkins
Rajah Jenkins
Zach Collins
(R-Fr., 6-0, 200)
(Sr., 6-2, 190)
(So., 5-11, 170)
(So., 5-11, 175)
(R-So., 6-2, 260)
(Fr., 6-1, 255)
(R-Jr., 6-3, 255)
(Fr., 6-4, 330)
(So., 6-0, 270)
(R-Jr., 6-3, 255)
(So., 6-0, 260)
(R-Jr., 6-4, 285)
(R-Jr., 6-7, 260)
(R-Fr., 6-4, 250)
(R-Sr., 6-3, 240)
(R-So., 6-3, 230)
(So., 5-9, 170)
(So., 5-11, 175)
(Jr., 5-10, 200)
(So., 5-6, 180)
(Jr., 6-0, 220)
(R-Fr., 5-11, 220)
(Fr., 6-1, 210)
(Jr., 5-8, 165)
(Jr., 6-3, 190)
(R-Sr., 6-0, 230)
(R-Fr., 6-3, 250)
(So., 6-0, 265)
(R-Fr., 6-0, 300)
(R-So., 6-3, 245)
(R-Jr., 6-3, 250)
(R-So., 5-10, 215)
(R-Fr., 5-10, 225)
(R-Fr., 5-10, 220)
(R-Fr., 6-3, 240)
(Sr., 5-10, 213)
(Fr., 6-2, 230)
(R-Jr., 6-3, 245)
(R-Fr., 6-3, 240)
(R-Fr., 5-10, 185)
(Fr., 5-9, 175)
(R-So., 5-11, 211)
(Fr., 5-11, 180)
(Jr., 5-10, 180)
(R-Fr., 6-1, 185)
(R-Fr., 5-10, 175)
(Fr., 5-10, 170)
(Fr., 5-11, 175)
(So., 6-3, 190)
(R-Fr., 6-0, 200)
(R-Sr., 6-3, 240)
(So., 5-9, 170)
(Fr., 5-8, 165)
(Fr., 5-8, 165)
(Jr., 5-10, 200)
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
3. Rashad Jennings, Sr., LU
Mike McLeod, Sr., Yale
Javarris Williams, Sr., Tenn. State
6. Corey Lewis, Sr., UNI
James Nobles, Sr., Cal Poly
8. J.T. Rogan, Sr., San Diego
Armanti Edwards, Jr., App. State
10. Joe Casey, Sr., Rhode Island
29
21
20
20
20
17
17
15
15
12
Big South Career Statistics
Rushing Yards
1. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04)
2. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
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)
3,409
3,321
3,223
2,385
2,343
647
573
563
504
449
6.22
6.10
6.06
6.03
5.80
5.31
46
38
29
22
21
20
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)
6,301
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
744
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
443
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)
4. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08)
5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06)
73
53
48
46
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
42
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)
144.9
134.4
132.6
125.5
124.8
Overall Scoring
1. Josh Hoke, CCU (2003-06)
2. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
3. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07)
4. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
5. Hunter Smith, GWU (2003-06)
8. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
297
286
264
254
228
174
Non-Kicker Scoring
1. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06)
2. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07)
3. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08)
4. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07)
5. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08)
286
264
254
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)
1,554
Kickoff Return
1. Adrian Hall, LU (2002-04)
2. Tim Maypray, VMI (2006-08)
3. Kijana Thomas, CSU (2002-04)
4. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07)
5. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
60
52
51
46
45
Receiving Yards Per Catch (min. 50 catches)
1. Lauren Williams, LU (2003-05)
17.6
2. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08)
17.5
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)
1,303
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)
6,401
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
3,321
2,723
2,385
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
573
522
487
449
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. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
4. Brock Smith (2005-08)
5. Phil Basso (1980-84)
38
35
35
30
29
9,548
7,397
6,336
6,301
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
46
40
35
144.9
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
59.5
57.4
55.9
54.8
8,806
6,915
6,401
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
89
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
1,554
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
17.5
17.1
All Purpose Yards
1. Dre Barnes (2001-04)
2. Stacy Nobles (1996-99)
3. Adrian Cherry (1990-93)
4. Rashad Jennings (2005-08)
5. Courtney Freeman (1994-97)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
4,461
4,220
3,639
3,777
3,601
2,755
Kickoff Returns
1. Adrian Hall (2001-03)
2. Adrian Cherry (1990-93)
3. Scott Thomas (1989-93)
4. Carlton Wilkerson (1983-86)
5. Courtney Freeman (1994-97)
-- Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
87
63
62
57
56
45
Kickoff Return Average (Min. 25 returns)
1. Dominic Bolden (2005-08)
29.0
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)
256
228
222
192
178
174
Touchdowns Responsible For
1. Robby Justino (1989-92)
2. Antwan Chiles (1993-95)
Glenn Inverso (1976-80)
4. Brock Smith (2005-08)
5. Paul Johnson (1985-89)
-- Rashad Jennings (2006-08)
-- Zach Terrell (2005-08)
75
50
50
49
47
42
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. 42 11 11 11 9
42
Calvary, P. 40 9 11 11 9
40
Smith, B.
Stone, B.
Richard, K.
Greiser, R.
Dugan, C.
33
2
21
1
16
3
7
11
1
-
11
10
1
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
4
9
8
9
34
32
32
31
30
Hursky, N. 6
Jennings, R. 7
3
-
6
9
9
8
7
8
25
25
Terrell, Z.
Hicks, K.
Bolden, D.
Rocco, C.
Childress, I.
Weaver, J.
Mosier, B.
Rasberry, C.
12
3
9
9
9
9
9
5
2
1
7
1
3
1
1
1
4
9
3
1
2
-
2
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
18
18
14
12
11
11
10
10
Bannon, P.
Bishop, D.
Brown, C.
Davis, Z.
Jacobs, T.
Crawford, J.
Stadler, A.
Duffey, C.
Bolt, D.
Brown, M.
Tinsley, P.
Coady, J.
Quarles, W.
Torrence, T.
Summers, C.
9
1
9
9
1
3
-
-
1
1
1
-
2
2
2
-
9
6
9
9
8
8
5
1
2
2
1
1
1
9
9
9
9
9
8
5
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
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
WR
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
Summers
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford
NG
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Dugan
Coady
Dugan
LT
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
Davis
DE
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Jacobs
Dugan
Jacobs
LG
Stone
Stone
Stadler
Stadler
Stadler
Stadler
Stadler
Stone
Stone
SLB
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
Childress
C
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
Godsil
RG
Mosier
Mosier
Moiser
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
Mosier
MLB
Hursky
Bolt
Bolt
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
Hursky
RT
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
TE
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
Rasberry
WLB
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
Bannon
CB
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
Hicks
FB
Bishop
Bishop
Bishop
M. Brown (WR)
Terrell (AB)
Bishop
Bishop
Quarles (TE)
Bishop
SS
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Greiser
Duffey
Greiser
TB
Jennings
Terrell
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
Jennings
QB
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
Smith
FS
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
Rocco
CB
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 (2-8)
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
1 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/13
10/20
10/27
11/1
11/8
Glenville State (7-3)
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
1 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/22
Western Carolina (3-7)
SHORTER
at Florida State
LIBERTY
at Presbyterian
at The Citadel
SAMFORD
at Furman
at Wofford
GEORGIA SOUTHERN
CHATTANOOGA
at Elon
APPALACHIAN STATE
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/22
Youngstown State (2-8)
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 (4-5, 0-3 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
W/ 28-24
at Gardner-Webb
1:30 p.m.
at Presbyterian
1:30 p.m.
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
6 p.m.
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
Presbyterian (4-5)
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
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/26
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
Stony Brook (3-6, 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
1 p.m.
VMI
1 p.m.
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
VMI (3-5, 1-2 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
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
W/ 35-0
L/ 0-69
L/ 16-19
W/ 23-21
L/ 14-34
L/ 6-21
L/ 21-28
L/ 14-42
L/ 31-38
W/ 27-7
1:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
9/6
9/13
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
Lafayette (6-2)
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
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
1 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
L/ 0-43
L/ 7-40
W/ 38-0
W/ 32-24
L/ 28-31
L/ 7-14
L/ 28-42
L/ 0-33
L/ 20-21
L/ 44-54
1 p.m.
2:05 p.m.
8/28
9/6
9/13
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/1
11/8
11/15
11/22
Charleston So. (4-5, 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
1:30 p.m.
EDWARD WATERS
1:30 p.m.
at Coastal Carolina
6 p.m.
8/30
9/6
9/13
9/20
9/27
10/4
10/11
10/18
10/25
11/8
11/15
11/22
Gardner-Webb (5-4, 2-1 BSC)
at Tennessee Tech
L/ 12-28
TUSCULUM
W/ 31-12
at Austin Peay
W/ 31-15
SAM HOUSTON
L/ 33-49
at Charleston Southern
L/ 10-13
at Georgia Tech
L/ 7-10
PRESBYTERIAN
W/ 47-21
VMI
W/ 34-27
at Stony Brook
W/ 34-33
COASTAL CAROLINA
1:30 p.m.
at Liberty
7 p.m.
Elon (7-2)
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
3 p.m.
3:30 p.m.
1 p.m.
Game No. 1 - Liberty 49, North Greenville 10
Aug. 30, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (15,311)
Liberty extended its FCS nation-leading
home winning streak to nine-straight games,
opening the year with a 49-10 win over visiting North Greenville, on Aug. 30, at a packed
Williams Stadium.
With the victory, Liberty opened the
year with a 1-0 record and moves its mark
to 20-2 in its last 22 home-opening contests.
The win was Liberty’s third-straight by 30 or
more points and fifth time in the previous six
games. The loss dropped North Greenville to
0-1 on the season.
The victory also pushed Liberty’s overall
winning streak to six games, dating back to
the previous year. The run was tied for third
longest in program history and the longest
since the Flames won six straight during the
1992 and 1993 seasons.
The game was played in front of 15,311
fans, which ranked as the second-largest
crowd to attend a Liberty home game and
the largest to ever see a Flames victory.
The figure only ranked behind Liberty’s
2006 contest against William & Mary, when
15,631 fans packed Williams Stadium for the
Flames’ annual Homecoming contest.
Early-game jitters plagued both squads
with a pair of miscues leading to two turnovers on each squad’s opening possession.
Liberty won the coin toss and elected to
receive, but on the 10th play of the drive,
quarterback Brock Smith was sacked by
Emmanuel Davis at the North Greenville
30-yard line, and the lost ball was picked up
by Johnell Bell.
Not to be outdone by the Crusaders,
Liberty’s defense made its presence known
six plays later. North Greenville passer Richard Harb tried to find an open receiver over
the middle, but the Flames’ Ryan Greiser
tackled him just as he was trying to catch
the ball, which caromed into the arms of Tim
Torrence for his first career interception at
Liberty’s 39-yard line.
Eight plays later, Zach Terrell, who was
moved to wide receiver in the offseason,
found a way to continue his amazing rushing touchdown streak. The senior took a
pitch from Smith and found the end zone
15 yards later for a score. The scoring burst
gave Terrell his 17th-consecutive game with
a rushing touchdown and lifted Liberty to a
7-0 edge with 3:01 left in the first.
Liberty’s defensive backs made their
second big play of the game, when Chuck
Duffey stepped in front of a Harb pass at the
North Greenville 36-yard line and returned it
27 yards, deep into the Crusaders’ red zone.
Big South Preseason Player of the
Year Rashad Jennings was handed the ball
three-straight plays. On the third run, the
senior found a hole over the left tackle for a
two-yard rushing touchdown, giving Liberty
a 14-0 lead with 1:19 left in the opening
period.
On the second play of the second
quarter, Harb was picked off again, this time
by Greiser at the 40-yard line. Nearly three
minutes later, Jennings took his third handoff
of the drive and found the end zone for a sixyard rushing touchdown to push the Flames’
lead to 21-0, 12:00 before halftime.
After the first three-and-out series of
the game, Liberty quickly added to its lead
with its first big offensive play of the game.
Smith dropped back in the pocket at midfield
and found Dominic Bolden open in the near
corner of the end zone for a 48-yard scoring
strike, extending the Flames’ advantage to
28-0 with 9:25 left in the first half.
The North Greenville offense pieced
together its first sustained drive of the first
half, following the touchdown pass, getting
inside Liberty’s red zone.
However, the drive stalled at the seven
yard line after a four-yard tackle for a loss by
defensive captain Nick Hursky. The Crusaders had to settle for a 24-yard Michael Sears
field goal to put the visitors on the scoreboard, 28-3, with 2:07 remaining before the
intermission.
Liberty maintained its 28-3 advantage
entering the locker room, but quickly added
to its lead in the third quarter.
After gaining possession of the ball
following a three-and-out series, Liberty
extended its advantage when Smith found
Jonathan Crawford open for an 18-yard
scoring strike at the 12:16 mark of the third,
sealing the victory for the homestanding
Flames.
Liberty managed to score two more
times the rest of the game, highlighted by
a 76-yard kickof return for a touchdown by
Crawford midway through the third quarter.
Liberty rolled up 440 total offensive
yards on the night, averaging 7.7 yards per
play. The Crusaders finished the game with
247 total offensive yards, averaging 3.4 yards
per play. The Flames led an even offensive
attack, rushing for 241 yards and passing for
261. North Greenville predominantly passed
during the game, amassing 178 yards in the
air to 69 yards on the ground.
Penalties plagued the contest, as Liberty
was whistled for 13 infractions for 136 yards
to account for the most penalty yards under
third-year head coach Danny Rocco.
Jennings posted his 13th career 100-yard
rushing game, hitting the mark on the nose
on 13 carries. The senior found the end zone
twice during the contest, marking his 11th
career multiple-touchdown game and the
sixth time in the last seven contests. Terrell
followed by rushing eight times for 70 yards
and his 27th career rushing touchdown.
Smith had pinpoint accuracy on the
evening, completing 14-of-17 pass attempts
for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Spencer
Landis saw considerable time in the second
half, completing 3-of-4 passing attempts for
28 yards.
Bolden led eight different receivers,
posting his first collegiate 100-yard game by
catching five passes for 100 yards. Crawford
followed by matching Bolden with five receptions for 44 yards. Both receivers finished
the game with touchdown receptions.
Chad Brown lead a near 100 team tackle
total in the game (95 for Liberty), finishing
the contest with a career-best seven stops.
The linebacker duo of Patrick Bannon and
Nick Hursky ended the game with six stops
apiece.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
North Greenville vs Liberty (08-30-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
NGU
10
19
36-69
178
36-21-3
72-247
0-0
0-0
7-147
0-0
5-38.2
0-0
7-55
35:18
5 of 17
1 of 2
2-3
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
North Greenville
Rushing
Cummings,Rasha
Moore,Matt
Hornedo,Luis
Harb,Richard
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
21
74
9
12
24
3
1
0
1
2
0
16
Passing
Harb,Richard
C-A-I
21-36-3
Receiving
Dobbins,Brando
Joseph,Rowe
Hornedo,Luis
Garrett,Jarvis
No.
6
4
3
3
Punting
Jones,Justin
LIBERTY
49
22
36-241
199
21-17-0
57-440
0-0
2-41
3-122
3-56
1-39.0
2-2
13-136
24:42
6 of 9
0 of 0
5-5
No.
5
Net TD
65
0
21
0
-1
0
-16
0
Lg
9
6
0
0
Yds TD Long
178
1
17
Yards
60
30
37
18
Yds
191
TD
0
0
1
0
Avg
3.1
1.8
-1.0
-8.0
Sack
1
Long
13
9
17
10
Avg Long
38.2
46
In20
1
TB
0
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
LAWRENCE, Terron
No. Gain Loss
13 100
0
8
70
0
2
44
0
5
22
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
C-A-I
14-17-0
3-4-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
No.
5
5
2
1
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
1
TD
1
1
0
0
Avg Long
39.0
39
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
2
Yards
41
TD
0
Long
28
Kick Returns
Cummings,Rasha
Moore,Matt
No.
4
3
Yards
87
60
TD
0
0
Long
31
25
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
1
Yards
46
76
TD
0
1
Long
24
76
Tackles
BROWN, Chad
BANNON, Patrick
HURSKY, Nick
WENDLAND, Soere
UA-A
2-5
2-4
1-5
1-4
UA-A
2-7
3-4
3-3
3-3
Total
9
7
6
6
Sacks
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
TFL
1.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
Total
7
6
6
5
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
04:15
01:56
12:00
09:25
02:07
12:16
06:14
05:57
12:16
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 15 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 8-61 3:01
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 3-9 1:19
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 5-40 2:10
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 48 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 1-53 0:13
NGU - Michael,Sears 24 yd field goal, 14-67 7:12
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 18 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 4-39 1:28
NGU - Hornedo,Luis 15 yd pass from Harb,Richard (Michael,Sears kick), 7-45 3:21
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 76 yd kickoff return (YOUNG, Paul kick)
LIBERTY - LAWRENCE, Terron 3 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 12-86 5:38
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
3
0
Long
48
18
5
11
Punt Returns
Tackles
Bernardi,Andre
Green,Jereme
Doug,Wilson
Davis,Emmauel
Lg Avg
19 7.7
23 8.8
43 22.0
11 4.4
Yds TD Long
171
2
48
28
0
11
Yards
100
44
8
11
Yds
39
Net TD
100
2
70
1
44
0
22
1
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
1.0
In20
0
TFL
1.0
0.0
1.5
1.5
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
0 - 21
0 - 28
3 - 28
3 - 35
10 - 35
10 - 42
10 - 49
TB
1
Game No. 2 - Liberty 44, Glenville State 27
Sept. 6, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (13,917)
Five of Liberty’s six touchdowns on the
evening were for 20 or more yards, pushing
the Flames to a 44-27 victory over Glenville
State, on Sept. 6, in front of 13,917 fans at
Williams Stadium.
The victory, played in front of the
seventh-largest crowd in program history,
pushed Liberty’s record to 2-0. The loss
evened the Pioneers’ record at 1-1 early in
the 2008 season.
The 17-point win extended Liberty’s
home winning streak to 10 games, the longest in the country among FCS programs at
the point of the contest. The Flames entered
the game tied with Dayton, as the Flyers had
also claimed nine-straight home wins. However, Dayton had the weekend off before it
hosted Fordham at home on Sept. 13.
The Flames wasted little time getting
on the scoreboard, finding the end zone on
the fourth play of their opening possession.
On a third-and-three play from the Liberty 28-yard line, quarterback Brock Smith
dumped a pass off to Dominic Bolden.
The senior made an acrobatic catch, and
following two key blocks down field, scoring
on a 72-yard touchdown reception. The longest reception of Bolden’s career put Liberty
up 7-0 at the 12:14 mark of the first.
Liberty continued to pepper the airways,
making quick work offensively. After a second three-and-out series, Smith’s pin-point
toss to Jonathan Crawford on the near side
extended the Flames’ lead to 14-0 on the
third play of the ensuing drive with a 33-yard
touchdown reception.
Big plays persisted, but this time for
Glenville State, as the Pioneers found the
scoreboard on the second-longest rushing
touchdown surrender by a Danny Rocco-led
football team.
Following a 34-yard sweep to the right
by Jerry Seymour, the senior bettered the
run by busting through the line for a 56-yard
rushing touchdown with 8:01 left to play in
the opening period.
Liberty responded by mounting its
longest drive of the first quarter, pieced
together a five-play drive that saw the
Flames move the ball 58 yards for a score.
Mike Brown tried to get into the lengthy-play
category himself, when the redshirt freshman caught a ball in open space at midfield,
but he was shoved out of bounds by a pair of
Pioneer defenders at the two-yard line.
Two plays later, Zach Terrell pushed his
rushing touchdown streak to 18-consecutive
games, finding a gap in the line for a oneyard score. Paul Young’s point after attempt
was blocked, leaving the score at 20-7 with
5:38 left to play in the high-scoring first
period.
The margin remained the same until
the second quarter, when Liberty’s defense
forced the Pioneers to punt for the third
time in the game. Dustan Fox booted the ball
41 yards downfield with Bolden fielding it at
the 28-yard line.
Just like his touchdown catch, the senior
used several key blocks, which opened up
holes for Bolden’s first career punt return
touchdown.
The senior’s second of three scores on
the evening was his fourth career special
teams’ return for a touchdown, following
behind three kickoff returns.
Bolden showcased his big-play ability one last time before the halftime siren
sounded, catching a 28-yard pass from Smith
over his left shoulder in the far corner of the
end zone to give Liberty a 27-7 intermission
advantage.
A Matt Bevin’s 38-yard field goal midway
through the third quarter, followed by a
45-yard touchdown burst by Mike Brown in
the fourth sealed the victory for the Flames.
The Pioneers managed to tack on two late
touchdowns during the final two minutes of
the game and recovered an on-side kick for a
third possession.
But a pair of negative-yardage stops of
quarterback James McCants, including a
nine-yard sack by Trey Jacobs closed out the
victory.
Terrell posted his eighth career 100-yard
rushing game, leading the Flames 239-yard
rushing attack by carrying the ball 24 times
for 110 yards and the one-yard touchdown.
Seymour rushed 15 times for 145 yards
and a score, averaging an impressive 9.7
yards per rushing attempt.
Smith completed 7-of-11 pass attempts
for 202 yards and three touchdowns. The
contest marked the sixth time the quarterback has tossed three touchdowns in a single
game and moved the senior into fourth
place on Liberty’s all-time career touchdown
passing list.
Smith now has 36 touchdown passes
to his credit, moving past Ben Anderson’s
35 touchdowns thrown during his four-year
career (1994-97).
Crawford led the Flames with four receptions for 77 yards and a score. Bolden made
the most of his three catches, finishing the
game with 88 yards and two touchdown
passes.
Bolden also finished the contest with
265 total all-purpose yards, ranking as the
fifth most in Big South Conference singlegame history.
A pair of newcomers paced the Flames
defensive effort. Linebacker Jamal Giddens,
who got his first career start on the evening,
led Liberty with eight stops. Daryl Robertson
followed with seven stops, including three
and a half tackles for a loss.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Glenville State vs Liberty (09-06-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
GSC
27
14
41-209
121
24-10-0
65-330
1-37
0-0
8-171
2-41
6-42.3
1-1
11-104
30:56
3 of 13
1 of 2
2-2
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Glenville State
Rushing
Jerry Seymour
Jared Dearing
James McCants
Xavier Glenn
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
15 147
2
7
42
1
16
46
29
2
7
0
Passing
James McCants
C-A-I
10-24-0
Receiving
Brian Miles
Xavier Glenn
David Russell
Antwan Stewart
No.
5
2
1
1
Punting
Dustan Fox
LIBERTY
44
21
43-239
214
15-8-2
58-453
0-0
4-98
5-88
0-0
2-36.5
4-2
8-68
29:04
5 of 11
1 of 1
2-2
No.
6
Net TD
145
1
41
0
17
2
7
0
Lg
56
22
19
6
Yds TD Long
121
1
33
Yards
97
14
10
2
Yds
254
TD
1
0
0
0
Avg
9.7
5.9
1.1
3.5
Sack
4
Long
33
12
10
2
Avg Long
42.3
50
Rushing
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
BROGGIN, Danny
SMITH, Brock
Passing
SMITH, Brock
BROWN, Mike
Receiving
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
BROWN, Mike
In20
2
TB
0
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No. Gain Loss
24 111
1
3
54
0
5
34
0
2
21
0
C-A-I
7-11-2
1-2-0
No.
4
3
1
No.
2
Net TD
110
1
54
1
34
0
21
0
Yds TD Long
202
3
72
12
0
12
Yards
77
88
49
Yds
73
TD
1
2
0
Avg Long
36.5
39
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
1
Yards
82
8
TD
1
0
Long
72
8
Kick Returns
Xavier Glenn
Antwan Stewart
No.
7
1
Yards
165
6
TD
0
0
Long
39
6
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
TEAM
No.
3
1
Yards
87
-1
TD
0
0
Long
42
0
Tackles
Randy Dobie
Kaleb Lawrence
Andre Wright
UA-A
4-7
3-8
1-6
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
1.0
1.5
0.0
Tackles
GIDDENS, Jamal
ROBERTSON, Daryl
ROCCO, Chris
UA-A
4-4
2-5
4-1
Total
8
7
5
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
12:14
09:14
08:01
05:38
12:03
01:04
06:12
10:56
09:55
01:53
00:55
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 72 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 4-83 1:26
LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 33 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 3-44 0:54
GSC - Jerry Seymour 56 yd run (Alex Amick kick), 2-85 1:06
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 1 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick blockd), 5-58 2:12
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 72 yd punt return (SHIPPS, Ben kick)
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 28 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 5-70 2:10
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 38 yd field goal, 14-56 8:41
GSC - James McCants 19 yd run (Alex Amick kick), 9-69 3:52
LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 45 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 2-45 0:49
GSC - Brian Miles 27 yd pass from James McCants (Alex Amick kick), 9-80 2:32
GSC - James McCants 1 yd run (Alex Amick kick failed), 3-3 0:41
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
0
0
Long
33
72
49
Punt Returns
Total
11
11
7
Lg Avg
13 4.6
45 18.0
16 6.8
13 10.5
Sacks
0.5
1.5
0.0
In20
0
TFL
1.0
3.5
0.0
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
7 - 14
7 - 20
7 - 27
7 - 34
7 - 37
14 - 37
14 - 44
21 - 44
27 - 44
TB
1
Game No. 3 - No. 25 Liberty 19, Western Carolina 16
Sept. 13, 2008 - Cullowhee, N.C. - E.J. Whitmire Stadium (7,289)
No. 25 Liberty withstood two fourth
quarter touchdowns and made a key fourthdown stop with 1:39 remaining to hold on
for a 19-16 road victory over Western Carolina, on Sept. 13, at E.J. Whitmore Stadium.
With the victory, the Flames moved to
3-0 for the first time since the 1997 season, a
year Liberty finished its campaign with a 9-2
overall record. Western Carolina’s secondstraight loss dropped the Catamounts to 1-2
on the season.
The three-point win also pushed Liberty’s winning streak to eight games, dating
back to its 2007 Big South championship
season. The winning streak was the second
longest active winning streak among FCS
program at the time, ranking one behind
Dayton’s nine-game streak. The Flyers also
held on for a 23-20 home victory over Fordham earlier in the day.
After holding the homestanding Catamounts to a three-and-out series on their
opening possession, Liberty methodically
used its running game and a pair of key
third-down conversions to take an early lead.
Rashad Jennings carried the ball five
times for 17 yards, while quarterback Brock
Smith completed 3-of-5 pass attempts for
37 yards to move the Flames into scoring
position. A majority of the senior’s passing
yardage came on a 26-yard completion to
Dominic Bolden on a third-and-10 play from
Liberty’s 45-yard line.
Ben Shipps capped the opening 12-play,
69-yard scoring drive, which used 5:03 on
the game clock, by booting a 29-yard field
goal through the uprights with 7:40 left
on the first quarter game clock to give the
Flames the early 3-0 edge.
Liberty looked like it might hold Western
Carolina scoreless over the remainder of the
period, including a stop on a third-and-six
play from the Flames’ 29-yard line. However,
Liberty was whistled for a roughing the
passer penalty on the play, extending the
Catamounts possession.
Two plays later, Quan Warley picked up
two precise blocks on the near side of the
field, and scored on a 15-yard sweep. The
scoring jaunt was the first career touchdown
for Warley, and gave the Catamounts a 7-3
lead with 1:23 left to play in the opening
quarter.
Following fumbles by both teams, Liberty drove downfield and tried to tack points
on the scoreboard midway through the
second quarter. But the drive stalled inside
the Catamounts’ red zone at the 13-yard
line, leaving the Flames to settle for a field
goal attempt.
However, a 30-yard attempt by Shipps
attempt was blocked by a leaping Chris
Edwards at the line of scrimmage, leaving
Western Carolina a four-point lead with 5:47
left to play before halftime.
Liberty’s offense had one more chance
before intermission, driving down to the Catamounts’ four-yard line. The Flames looked
like they might get their first touchdown of
the evening, when Smith broke out of the
pocket and found Corey Rasberry open in
the flat.
But, the floating pass slipped through
the tight end’s fingers, leaving the Flames
to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Shipps
with 32:5 ticks left in the opening half, as the
home team headed to the locker room with
a 7-6 lead.
The Flames dominated every aspect of
the game during the first 30 minutes of action, except on the scoreboard. Liberty held
a 20:08-9:52 time of possession advantage
and tallied 186 total offensive yards to Western Carolina’s 81 total offensive yards.
Liberty continued to control the battle
for the clock, grinding out an 80-plus yard,
opening drive of the first half. But once
again, the Catamounts kept the Flames out
of the end zone, as Liberty took the lead momentarily on a 23-yard field goal by Shipps.
However, Western Carolina was whistled
for an unsportsmanlike penalty on the
kicking attempt to give Liberty a fresh set of
downs.
And the Flames took advantage of the
extra opportunity, when Dominic Bolden
took the handoff on a reserve to the far
side of the field. The senior scored when he
completed his three-yard rushing play with a
burst through two defenders, putting Liberty
on top for the first time in the contest, 13-7,
at the 8:44 mark of the third quarter. The
12-play, 86-yard drive used up 6:10 on the
game clock.
With Western Carolina driving downfield, Liberty’s defense forced its second
turnover of the evening. Ian Childress broke
through the line and sacked Catamounts’
quarterback Andy Horn for the second time,
forcing a fumble, which was recovered by
Chad Brown.
Eight plays later, Smith called his own
number on a one-yard keeper, scoring his
second career rushing touchdown to push
Liberty’s lead to 19-7 with 45.5 left to play
in the third quarter. Shipps extra point was
blocked, giving Liberty a 12 point edge.
The Catamounts quickly struck back on
the first play of the fourth quarter, as Horn
found Marquel Pittman open on a screen
pass. The sophomore took the ball and
found several holes in Liberty’s downfield
defense, scoring on a 78-yard touchdown
reception. Blake Bostic continued the kicking
struggles by both teams on the evening,
missing the extra point to leave Liberty up
six, 19-13, with 14:46 left to play in the ball
game.
After a three-and-out series by Liberty,
the Catamounts continued to pressure the
Flames, getting down inside Liberty’s red
zone to the seven-yard line. But a nine-yard
sack by Chad Brown, followed a delay of
game penalty on Western Carolina forced
the host team to settle for a 38-yard, Bostic
field goal at 7:12 to pull within three points
at 19-16.
A second straight three-and-out series
forced Liberty to punt the ball away with
3:34 left to play, but Mike Larsson pinned the
Catamounts deep in their own territory at
the 10-yard line on the ensuing punt.
A six-yard pass play from Horn to Warley
enabled Western Carolina to move the
chains once. But four plays later, Horn’s pass
attempt to Adam Hearns fell short of the
receiver to give Liberty possession of the ball
and enable the Flames to wind out the clock.
At game’s end, the Flames were still
dominate in the box score totals. Liberty
finished with 72 plays to the Catamounts 52
plays, enabling the Flames to outgain the
home team 338 yards to 247. Liberty also
finished the game with 37:36 of total time of
possession.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#25 Liberty vs Western Carolina (09-13-08 at Cullowhee, N.C.)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
19
20
45-183
169
27-17-0
72-352
0-0
4-17
4-125
0-0
4-39.5
2-0
11-99
37:36
6 of 17
1 of 2
4-5
WCU
16
15
19-33
228
33-18-0
52-261
0-0
3-9
5-114
0-0
4-43.5
3-2
5-42
22:24
2 of 10
2 of 3
2-2
Western Carolina
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
SMITH, Brock
BOLDEN, Dominic
No. Gain Loss
27 117
8
8
51
0
6
30
3
1
3
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
17-27-0
Receiving
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
TERRELL, Zach
BOLDEN, Dominic
RASBERRY, Corey
No.
4
4
2
2
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
4
Lg
38
23
9
3
Yds TD Long
169
0
34
Yards
50
27
33
14
Yds
158
Net TD
109
0
51
0
27
1
3
1
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg
4.0
6.4
4.5
3.0
Sack
0
Long
34
12
26
7
Avg Long
39.5
42
In20
1
TB
1
Rushing
Quan Warley
Adam Hearns
Jayson Williams
Andy Horn
No. Gain Loss
12
72
0
2
5
2
1
0
4
4
0
38
Passing
Andy Horn
C-A-I
18-33-0
Receiving
Donald James
Quan Warley
Adam Hearns
Jayson Williams
No.
5
5
4
2
Punting
Blake Cain
No.
4
Net TD
72
1
3
0
-4
0
-38
0
Yds TD Long
228
1
78
Yards
49
27
47
22
Yds
174
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg Long
43.5
47
No.
4
Yards
17
TD
0
Long
10
Punt Returns
Adam Hearns
No.
3
Yards
9
TD
0
Long
5
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonat
No.
2
2
Yards
43
82
TD
0
0
Long
28
51
Kick Returns
Adam Hearns
No.
5
Yards
114
TD
0
Long
34
Tackles
Q. Phillips
Chris Collins
Mitchell Bell
Michael Shaw
UA-A
4-12
3-8
3-3
2-4
UA-A
5-2
3-4
5-0
3-2
Total
7
7
5
5
Sacks
0.0
1.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
0.0
2.5
0.0
1.0
Total
16
11
6
6
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
07:40
01:52
00:33
08:44
00:45
14:46
07:12
LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 29 yd field goal, 12-69 5:03
WCU - Quan Warley 15 yd run (Blake Bostic kick), 5-54 1:23
LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 27 yd field goal, 10-44 3:37
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 3 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 12-86 6:10
LIBERTY - SMITH, Brock 2 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick blockd), 8-49 4:12
WCU - Marquel Pittman 78 yd pass from Andy Horn (Blake Bostic kick failed), 2-81 0:52
WCU - Blake Bostic 38 yd field goal, 12-54 5:48
2nd
3rd
4th
Avg
6.0
1.5
-4.0
-9.5
Sack
3
Long
21
11
19
20
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
GREISER, Ryan
BROWN, Chad
TORRENCE, Tim
HURSKY, Nick
Lg
15
5
0
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
3
TFL
0.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
V-H
3-0
3-7
6-7
13 - 7
19 - 7
19 - 13
19 - 16
TB
0
Game No. 4 - No. 25 Liberty 31, No. 23 Youngstown State 28
Sept. 27, 2008 - Youngstown, Ohio - Stambaugh Stadium (20,630)
Rashad Jennings rushed for a career-best
220 yards and three touchdowns, but it was
a 24-yard field goal by Matt Bevins as time
expired that lifted No. 25 Liberty to a 31-28
victory over No. 23 Youngstown State, on
Sept. 27, at Stambaugh Stadium.
With the victory, the Flames remained
unbeaten in 2008, moving their record to
4-0 on the season, and extend their winning
streak to an FCS-best nine-straight games.
The win was Liberty’s ninth over a ranked
FCS opponent in program history and the
first since Liberty defeated No. 24 Charleston
Southern, 34-20, on Nov. 11, 2006.
Liberty won the game’s coin toss and
deferred to the Penguins, giving Youngstown
State the ball to open the contest. And the
home team took quick advantage of the
game’s first possession, methodically moving
the ball downfield to score with 7:38 left in
the first quarter.
Penguins quarterback Brandon Summers
completed eight-of-eight passes to account
for 62 of the team’s 77 yards on the 13-play
drive. The eighth-consecutive completion was a seven-yard slant to Dominique
Barnes on the far side of the field, giving
Youngstown State an early 7-0 lead.
Following a Brock Smith intercepted pass
and the two teams trading three-and-out
series, Summers kept his passing streak alive
by competing his next four pass attempts to
get the Penguins to the Liberty 18-yard line,
ending the opening 15 minutes of action.
After resetting the chains at the south
end of the stadium, Summers showed that
he can do damage on the ground as well.
The junior faked a pass attempt, freezing the
defense and allowing the speedy hurler to
burst up the middle and score on an 18-yard
run, six seconds into the period, extending
the home team’s advantage to 14-0.
Liberty overcame its opening-quarter jitters, responding with a 70-yard scoring drive
to pull back within seven points. The Flames
kept to the ground for seven of the 10 plays
in the drive, including the final play of the
drive, which ate up 4:21 on the game clock.
Zach Terrell used blocks by Derek Bishop
and Rashad Jennings to find a hole on the
left side of the line for a three-yard rushing
touchdown, giving the senior his 29th career
rushing touchdown.
After forcing the Penguins to punt the
ball away on the next possession, the Flames
continued to pound away at Youngstown
State with a ground attack.
Eight of Liberty’s nine plays on the
86-yard drive, which lasted 4:48 on the
clock, were of the rushing variety. Three
were of note, as Jennings got the Flames
into Youngstown State territory, bouncing off
two defenders at the line of scrimmage to
open up a hole for a 55-yard game, his fifthlongest run since joining the Flames’ roster.
Three plays later, the drive would have
stalled in the Penguins’ red zone, but Smith
tucked the ball away and the quarterback
leaped over two defenders to pick up 10
yards on a third-and-seven play.
Jennings was handed the ball on the
following three plays, including a two-yard
scoring run to the near side of the field
with 2:03 left before the intermission. The
senior’s 13th carry of the evening needed
an extra effort to find the end zone, knotting
the contest at 14-14.
Youngstown State tried to break the
deadlock, quickly marching downfield on the
ensuing drive and getting the ball down to
the Flames’ 16-yard line. But on third-andsix, Summers was flushed from the pocket
and his sideline toss was picked off by Chuck
Duffey with three seconds left on the game
clock, leaving the game tied at half.
Liberty took the ball on its second possession of the second half and scored their
21th-unanswered point, thanks to a trick
play and some strong rushing by Jennings.
At its own 36-yard line, Terrell took a
pitch from Smith and the A-back player
tossed his first pass since 2006, hooking up
with Dominic Bolden 51 yards downfield. Prior to his career-long pass play, the one-time
quarterback’s last pass was against Charleston Southern on Nov. 11 of that season.
Three plays later, Jennings muscled his
way into the end zone from two yards out,
capping off an eight-play, 95-yard drive to
push Liberty’s lead to 21-14 with 2:21 left to
play in the third.
Liberty’s defense quickly forced the Penguins to punt the ball away on the ensuring
drive. The three-and-out series was keyed
by a pass break-up by Chris Rocco and an
11-yard sack by Jamal Giddens.
Bolden, who entered the game ranked
No. 9 nationally in average punt return yards
(17.5 per return), proved why he is one of
the best return men in the nation. The senior broke several tackles on the far side of
the field, staying in bounds all the way on a
52-yard punt return to the YSU six-yard line.
On the following play, Jennings once
again got extra yardage on a rushing play,
extending the nose of the football over the
goal line for a six-yard rushing touchdown
with 28 seconds left in the third quarter,
boosting Liberty’s lead to 14 points, 28-14.
However, homestanding Youngstown
State didn’t go down quietly, as the Penquins
regrouped for a fourth-quarter charge.
After Jonathan Crawford fumbled the ball at
midfield following a reception, Youngstown
State quickly moved downfield and pulled
within seven, 28-21, when Summers capped
an eight-play, 50-yard drive with a four-yard
pass play to Donald Jones with 6:19 left.
Liberty, trying to run out the clock, managed to advance the ball to the Youngstown
State 34-yard line. However, on a third-andfour play, Smith’s attempted sideline pass
was picked off by Mike Barlak with 2:31
left in the ballgame, giving the home team
another chance.
Youngstown State continued to ride the
strong throwing arm of Summers, as the
junior completed six-straight passes to move
the Penguins 64 yards downfield in just 52
seconds. The sixth and final pass was an
11-yard strike to Ferlando Williams in the
near side of the end zone, tying the game at
28-28 with 1:29 left in regulation.
An out-of-bounds kickoff gave Liberty
possession at the 40-yard line, where Smith
countered Summers’ quick moving of his
squad. Liberty’s senior quarterback completed four-of-seven pass attempts, including an
eight-yard slant to Mike Brown that moved
the ball into potential field goal range.
Following a five-yard run up the middle
by Jennings to give Liberty the ball on the
near-side hash mark, head coach Danny
Rocco called on the freshman kicker, Bevins,
to clinch the victory. With the clock at three
seconds, Bevins sent the ball through the
uprights for his second career collegiate field
goal, lifting Liberty to a momentous victory.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#25 Liberty vs #23 Youngstown State (09-27-08 at Youngstown, Ohio)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
31
21
44-252
202
24-16-2
68-454
0-0
3-59
3-59
1-0
2-34.0
1-1
3-14
28:46
8 of 12
0 of 0
5-6
YSU
28
24
32-93
334
39-32-1
71-427
0-0
0-0
5-93
2-11
4-40.5
0-0
5-35
31:14
6 of 13
1 of 2
4-5
Youngstown State
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
BOLDEN, Dominic
TEAM
No. Gain Loss
29 220
0
11
37
2
1
3
0
1
0
2
Passing
SMITH, Brock
TERRELL, Zach
C-A-I
15-23-2
1-1-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
No.
6
5
3
1
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
2
Lg
55
10
3
0
Yds TD Long
151
0
16
51
0
51
Yards
91
60
35
10
Yds
68
Net TD
220
3
35
1
3
0
-2
0
TD
0
0
0
0
Avg
7.6
3.2
3.0
-2.0
Rushing
Summers, B.
Brown, Dana
Keys, Kamryn
Scott, Jabari
Sack
1
0
Passing
Summers, B.
C-A-I
32-39-1
Receiving
Williams, F.
Horne, D.
Jones, Donald
Bush, Derrick
No.
9
7
5
3
Long
51
16
16
10
Avg Long
34.0
37
In20
0
TB
1
Punting
Nowicki, Ben
No. Gain Loss
17
76
27
5
23
0
6
19
3
3
5
0
No.
4
TD
1
0
1
0
Avg Long
40.5
46
No.
3
Yards
59
TD
0
Long
52
Punt Returns
No.
Yards
TD
Long
Kick Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
2
1
Yards
35
24
TD
0
0
Long
18
24
Kick Returns
Barnes, D.
Horne, D.
No.
4
1
Yards
70
23
TD
0
0
Long
20
23
UA-A
9-4
8-2
3-4
4-2
Total
13
10
7
6
Sacks
1.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
3.0
1.5
0.0
0.0
Tackles
Elliott, Andre
Barlak, Mike
Edwards, Jordan
Ross, Brandian
UA-A
6-5
4-7
2-9
6-4
Total
11
11
11
10
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
2nd
07:38
14:54
10:26
02:03
02:21
00:35
06:19
01:29
00:00
YSU - Barnes, D. 7 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 13-77 7:22
YSU - Summers, B. 18 yd run (Palmer, Brian kick), 7-70 3:20
LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 3 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 10-71 4:21
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-86 4:48
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 8-95 4:14
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-6 0:06
YSU - Jones, Donald 4 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 8-50 3:13
YSU - Williams, F. 11 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 7-64 1:02
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 24 yd field goal, 10-53 1:29
3rd
4th
Avg
2.9
4.6
2.7
1.7
Sack
3
Long
19
11
27
45
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
HURSKY, Nick
GREISER, Ryan
ROCCO, Chris
HICKS, Kent
Lg
18
12
13
2
Yds TD Long
334
3
45
Yards
87
49
74
59
Yds
162
Net TD
49
1
23
0
16
0
5
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
2
TFL
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
V-H
0-7
0 - 14
7 - 14
14 - 14
21 - 14
28 - 14
28 - 21
28 - 28
31 - 28
TB
0
Game No. 5 - No. 20/21 Liberty 43, Coastal Carolina 38
Oct. 4, 2008 - Conway, S.C. - Brooks Stadium (7,322)
For the third-straight road game, No.
20/21 Liberty outlasted an opponent, this
time picking up a 43-38 victory over Big
South rival Coastal Carolina in its conference
opener, Saturday night, at Brooks Stadium.
With the win, the Flames ran their record to 5-0 on the year and 1-0 in Big South
play. The victory extended the nation’s longest FCS winning streak to 10 games and tied
a program record, as Liberty also reeled off
10-straight wins over the span of the 1988
and 1989 seasons.
For the third time in 2008, the Flames
put points up on the scoreboard during their
opening drive, taking a 7-0 lead with 9:36
left to play in the opening 15 minutes.
Rashad Jennings carried the ball four
times on the eight-play drive, however, the
senior tailback was the intended target of
quarterback Brock Smith on third-and-eight
play from the Coastal 23-yard line. Jennings
caught the pass over the middle and broke
several tackles before getting the nose of the
football over the goal line to give Liberty the
early advantage.
After a three-and-out series on the ensuing drive, Liberty’s special teams, which entered the game ranked No. 11 in the nation
in punt return yardage, showcased its return
prowess. Dominic Bolden, who ranked
eighth individually coming into the contest,
made use of a key block by Wes Cheek to
clip off a 39-yard punt return.
Bolden’s third-longest punt return of
the season set up Liberty’s next scoring opportunity, as three plays later, Matt Bevins
knocked down a 22-yard field goal at the
6:37 mark, pushing LU’s advantage to 10-0.
Coastal Carolina made a quarterback
change on the following drive, placing
redshirt freshman Jamie Childress under
center. And the move by head coach David
Bennett paid off, as the rookie scored his
first collegiate touchdown, diving one yard
on a third-and-goal play with 1:56 left to play
in the first quarter to trim Liberty’s lead to
three points, 10-7.
The Flames failed to move the chains on
their next drive, forcing to punt the ball away
four plays later as time expired on the first
quarter game clock. Starting quarterback
Zach MacDowall returned the game, completing two out of his three pass attempts
for 46 yards to get the Chanticleers into
Liberty territory.
The Chanticleers took to the ground for
the next three plays, getting a pair of 15-yard
jaunts from Arthur Sitton and Jamie Fordham. The second by Fordham gave Coastal
Carolina a 14-10 lead with 12:30 left in the
second quarter.
Liberty regrouped on its next drive,
piecing together its longest drive of the first
quarter. On the 12th play of the drive, Smith
faked a handoff to Jonathan Crawford and
found Jennings wide open in the near side of
the end zone for his second receiving touchdown of the game. The four-yard receiving
by the senior with 7:01 left before the break,
gave Liberty a 17-14 lead.
Five plays later, Patrick Calvary picked off
his seventh career pass, moving the senior
into fifth place on the Big South all-time interception list, which gave Liberty possession
with 4:44 left to play before halftime.
The Chanticleers looked like they might
have halted the Flames on a third-and-13
play from the Coastal Carolina 23-yard line.
However, Smith got a key block on the offensive line from Jennings so the senior could
find Bolden open on a slant route, to give
Liberty a 10-point lead with 29 seconds left
before the intermission.
Liberty drove down the length of the
field on the first drive of the second half,
thanks in part to a third-down conversion
play that saw B.J. Hayes scamper for 44
yards, However, the drive stalled in the
Red Zone, as the Flames had to settle for
a 28-yard field goal by Bevins, which gave
Liberty a 13-point edge, 27-14, with 11:40
left in the third.
The Chanticleers looked like they quickly
answered, as MacDowall hooked up with
Sitton for a screen pass, which the senior
took the end zone less than a minute later.
However, the play was called back due to a
holding penalty at midfield.
Infractions continued to plague the
Chanticleers on the drive, as CCU was whistled for four more on the drive, including a
second wave off on a MacDowell touchdown
pass to Brandon Whitley, leaving the home
squad to settle for a 42-yard field by Justin
Durham at the 5:11 mark of the third quarter, cutting the lead to 10 points, 27-17.
Following a 17-play drive that had Liberty’s defense on the field for 6:24, the Flames
quickly ushered their defenders back on the
field, as Hayes scored on the next play.
The 66-yard sweeping touchdown run
to the far side of the field, Liberty’s longest
run of the year, pushed the Flames lead to
17 points, 34-17, as the Flames doubled the
Chanticleers up 15 seconds later.
Coastal Carolina mustered some fourthdown magic on the ensuing drive, as Liberty
looked like it might tackle MacDowall and
regain possession on downs.
But the sophomore squirmed away from
several would-be tacklers to find Chris Floyd
open for a 21-yard play at the LU six-yard
line. MacDowall called his own number on
the next play, cutting the lead back to 10
points, 34-24, with 1:23 left in the third.
The two teams traded touchdown during
the first five minutes of the fourth quarter.
Jennings tacked on his third touchdown
of the game, this time on the ground. The
senior bowled over several defenders, scampering for a 35-yard rushing touchdown with
11:53 left in the game.
However, Coastal Carolina quickly moved
the ball downfield and pulled within eight
points, 40-32, following a Marquel Willis
touchdown pass from MacDowall and a twopoint conversion pass to Trent Usher with
11:53 remaining on the clock.
Trying to wind down the game clock, LU
handed the ball to Jennings five times on the
next nine-play drive, helping set up a 34-yard
field goal by Bevins with 7:34 left, pushing
Liberty’s lead to 11 points, 43-32.
Kent Hicks intercepted the ball on the
next play, but Liberty was forced to punt four
plays later, following a three-and-out series.
MacDowall quickly moved the Chanticleers
downfield 91 yards on 15 plays, completing
the drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass
to Willis with 1:59 left on the game clock.
A two-point rushing attempt by Fordham
failed, leaving the score at 43-38.
Liberty recovered an attempted on-side
kick and handed the ball off to Jennings on
the next three plays. On the third rush, Jennings broke free for a sure touchdown run,
but the senior slid down at the one-yard line,
ending the game as Liberty was then able to
run the clock out.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
#20 Liberty vs Coastal Carolina (10-04-08 at Conway, S.C.)
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Liberty
LIBERTY
43
23
44-292
239
24-15-0
68-531
0-0
2-49
5-125
2-0
2-36.0
1-0
4-29
29:59
7 of 12
0 of 0
5-6
COASTAL
38
32
37-152
382
45-24-2
82-534
0-0
1-1
9-162
0-0
2-29.5
0-0
10-70
30:01
7 of 13
3 of 3
5-5
Coastal Carolina
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
HAYES, B.J.
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
No. Gain Loss
35 201
6
3
76
0
1
15
0
1
6
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
C-A-I
15-24-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
JENNINGS, Rashad
RASBERRY, Corey
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
No.
5
3
3
2
Punting
LARSSON, Mike
No.
2
Lg Avg
35 5.6
66 25.3
15 15.0
6 6.0
Yds TD Long
239
3
44
Yards
93
33
24
31
Yds
72
Net TD
195
1
76
1
15
0
6
0
TD
1
2
0
0
Sack
0
Long
25
23
8
21
Avg Long
36.0
43
In20
2
TB
0
Rushing
FORDHAM, Jamie
SITTON, Arthur
STARR, Vince
CHILDERS, Jamie
No. Gain Loss
13
66
0
9
59
3
1
17
0
6
13
2
Passing
MacDOWALL, Zach
CHILDERS, Jamie
C-A-I
24-44-2
0-1-0
Receiving
WILLIS, Marquel
USHER, Trent
FORDHAM, Jamie
GREENE, Jon
No.
7
6
4
2
Punting
ERDMAN, Ben
No.
2
TD
2
0
0
0
Avg Long
29.5
32
No.
1
1
Yards
10
39
TD
0
0
Long
0
39
Punt Returns
JONES, Kenny
No.
1
Yards
1
TD
0
Long
1
Kick Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
4
1
Yards
95
30
TD
0
0
Long
32
30
Kick Returns
JONES, Kenny
SITTON, Arthur
No.
7
1
Yards
129
11
TD
0
0
Long
26
11
UA-A
3-6
6-2
Total
9
8
Sacks
0.5
0.0
TFL
1.0
0.0
Tackles
RICE, D.J.
OBOH, Phillip
UA-A
5-5
4-3
Total
10
7
Sacks
0.0
0.0
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
09:36
06:37
01:56
12:30
07:01
00:29
11:40
05:11
04:55
01:23
13:50
11:53
07:34
01:59
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 23 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 8-56 2:47
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 22 yd field goal, 4-7 1:48
COASTAL - CHILDERS, Jamie 1 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 11-70 4:35
COASTAL - FORDHAM, Jamie 15 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 7-84 2:30
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 4 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 12-81 5:22
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 23 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-80 4:15
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 28 yd field goal, 7-50 3:12
COASTAL - DURHAM, Justin 42 yd field goal, 17-48 6:24
LIBERTY - HAYES, B.J. 66 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-66 0:10
COASTAL - MacDOWALL, Zach 6 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 12-75 3:26
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 35 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick failed), 7-64 2:27
COASTAL - WILLIS, Marquel 30 yd pass from MacDOWALL, Zach (USHER, Trent pass from MacDOWALL, Z.), 5-73 1:
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 34 yd field goal, 9-57 4:12
COASTAL - WILLIS, Marquel 14 yd pass from MacDOWALL, Zach (FORDHAM, Jamie rush failed), 15-91 4:05
2nd
3rd
4th
Sack
2
0
Long
30
12
21
31
Punt Returns
CRAWFORD, Jonat
BOLDEN, Dominic
Tackles
GREISER, Ryan
CALVARY, Patrick
Lg Avg
15 5.1
18 6.2
17 17.0
6 1.8
Yds TD Long
382
2
31
0
0
0
Yards
145
62
46
40
Yds
59
Net TD
66
1
56
0
17
0
11
1
In20
0
TFL
0.0
0.0
V-H
7-0
10 - 0
10 - 7
10 - 14
17 - 14
24 - 14
27 - 14
27 - 17
34 - 17
34 - 24
40 - 24
40 - 32
43 - 32
43 - 38
TB
0
Game No. 6 - No. 15/16 Liberty 33, Stony Brook 0
Oct. 11, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (14,563)
The first two possessions of the game
set the tone, as Liberty reeled off its 11thstraight victory and its fifth shutout under
Danny Rocco, when the Flames downed
Stony Brook, 33-0, at Williams Stadium.
The victory pushed Liberty’s record to
6-0 on the year and 2-0 in Big South play.
The win extended the nation’s longest FCS
winning streak and set a new program
record, surpassing the previous mark set
during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. The
Flames have now won eight-straight Big
South games, tying Coastal Carolina’s mark
for consecutive league victories.
The loss, the Seawolves’ fifth-straight
since opening the year with a 42-26 victory
over Colgate, dropped Stony Brook’s record
to 1-5 and 0-1 in conference action, as the
visitors were playing in their first-ever Big
South Conference game.
The Flames won the opening coin toss
and elected to take the ball, trying to jump
out ahead of the visiting Seawolves. The
Flames pieced together a 17-play drive to
open the game, which stalled at the Stony
Brook 10-yard line, leaving Liberty to settle
for a 27-yard field goal by two-time reigning
Freshman of the Week Matt Bevins.
The drive ate up 9:03 on the game clock,
marking the longest drive in duration under
head coach Danny Rocco, bettering an 8:41
drive against Glenville State earlier this year.
The field goal gave the Flames an early 3-0
lead with 5:57 left to play in the first quarter.
Liberty quickly regained possession of
the football, after forcing the Seawolves to
punt the ball away after a three-and-out
series. Flames defensive back Ryan Greiser
upended wideout Lynell Suggs just as the
senior was attempting to catch the football,
negating the would-be, first-down reception.
Liberty managed to move the football
much quicker on the ensuing drive, marching
64 yards downfield to open up a 10-0 lead.
Mike Brown took a handoff from quarterback Brock Smith and scored on a 29-yard
reverse play with 97 seconds left in the
opening quarter.
For the third-straight drive, Liberty
managed to put points on the scoreboard,
stringing together a seven-play, 80-yard drive
to push the lead to 17-0 with 12:05 left in
the second quarter.
Liberty kept the ball on the ground five
out of seven plays during the drive, including
a sweeping 14-yard run by Rashad Jennings
to the far side of the field, giving the senior
his 32nd career rushing touchdown.
Stony Brook tried to get on the scoreboard late in the second quarter, as the
Seawolves mounted their longest drive during the opening 30 minutes. However, the
visiting team’s push ran out of steam at the
Liberty 23-yard line. Luke Gaddis came onto
the field, but his 41-yard field goal attempt
sailed wide left, leaving the Flames with a
17-point advantage at the break.
For the first time since Liberty’s season
opener against North Greenville, the Flames
held an opponent without a first-half touchdown. The Flames more than doubled the
Seawolves in total offensive yards in the first
half, 256 to 127, with 165 of their yards coming on the ground.
On the second play of the third quarter,
Liberty’s Nick Hursky forced the ball loose
from Stony Brook tailback Edwin Gowins,
giving the Flames possession at the Seawolves’ 43-yard line.
Liberty handed the ball off to Jennings
five-straight plays, with the senior capping
off his own 43-yard drive with a two-yard
sweeping run to the left for a score, pushing
the Flames’ lead to 23-0 with 12:15 left in
the third quarter.
Following Stony Brook’s third threeand-out series of the afternoon, the Flames
pushed their advantage to 30 points on the
ensuing drive. Smith completed all three
of his pass attempts during the 82-yard
drive, including a crisp slant pass to Dominic
Bolden for four yards for a score, securing
the victory for the homestanding team.
The Flames managed to tack on three
points in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard
Bevins field goal, while keeping the Seawolves from denting the scoreboard for the
18th shutout in program history and the fifth
under Rocco.
The Flames managed to continue their
offensive dominance in the contest, doubling
up the visitors. Liberty finished with 466
total offensive yards on 79 plays (5.9 average
yards per play) to Stony Brook’s 233 yards on
46 plays (5.1 average yards per play).
The 233 yards allowed by Liberty’s defense marked the third fewest by a Rocco-led
program against a Division I opponent.
For the third-straight outing, the Flames
bettered their rushing total from the previous game, as Liberty finished the contest
with a season-best 299 rushing yards.
Jennings was the leading ground grainer
for Liberty, rushing for 101 yards and two
touchdowns on 24 carries. The contest
accounted for the 17th time the senior
has surpassed the century mark during his
career, tying him for most 100-yard games in
Big South history, along with former Liberty
running back Dre Barnes.
The Stony Brook running back tandem of
Gowins and Big South preseason all-conference selection Conte Cuttino combined
for 93 rushing yards. Gowins finished with a
team-high 55 yards on seven carries, while
Cuttino led the team with 11 carries for 38
yards.
Smith won the battle of the quarterbacks, as the Liberty senior completed
14-of-20 pass attempts for 136 yards and a
score. Stony Brook’s Dayne Hoffman tallied
142 yards as he was 13-of-23, while being
picked off once.
Bolden led a plethora of wide receivers
on the afternoon, as his four receptions for
46 yards and a touchdown were the most by
16 different players who caught a pass in the
game. Suggs was Hoffman’s favorite target
in the contest, pulling in three receptions for
33 yards.
Defense dominated the contest, with
Hursky and Greiser leading the effort. Both
senior captains finished the game with six
tackles.
Liberty, who entered the game ranked
No. 27 in the nation in tackles for a loss,
added to its total with six negative-yardage
stops during the contest for a combined 19
yards. The Flames also finished with seven
pass break-ups, marking a new season high
and tying for the most under a Roccocoached football program.
Quickie Statistics (Final)
Stony Brook vs #15 Liberty (10-11-08 at Lynchburg, Va.)
SBU
0
10
23-91
142
23-13-1
46-233
0-0
1-15
7-69
0-0
6-36.0
1-1
10-95
22:14
3 of 10
0 of 0
0-1
Score
FIRST DOWNS
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)
PASSING YDS (NET)
Passes Att-Comp-Int
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS
Fumble Returns-Yards
Punt Returns-Yards
Kickoff Returns-Yards
Interception Returns-Yards
Punts (Number-Avg)
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Possession Time
Third-Down Conversions
Fourth-Down Conversions
Red-Zone Scores-Chances
Stony Brook
Rushing
GOWINS, Edwin
CUTTINO, Conte
CONTARDI, Rock
TEAM
Liberty
No. Gain Loss
7
56
1
11
47
9
2
8
0
1
0
1
Passing
HOFFMAN, Dayne
C-A-I
13-23-1
Receiving
SUGGS, Lynell
LEE, Donald
PORTER, Donald
CUTTINO, Conte
No.
3
3
2
2
Punting
GADDIS, Luke
LIBERTY
33
28
52-299
167
27-18-0
79-466
0-0
1--1
1-16
1-0
4-41.8
1-0
6-55
37:46
10 of 18
1 of 1
5-5
No.
6
Lg Avg
30 7.9
16 3.5
5 4.0
0 -1.0
Yds TD Long
142
0
20
Yards
33
30
22
7
Yds
216
Net TD
55
0
38
0
8
0
-1
0
TD
0
0
0
0
Sack
1
Long
20
20
13
4
Avg Long
36.0
42
In20
1
TB
1
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
BROGGIN, Danny
No. Gain Loss
24 104
3
4
53
0
4
47
1
9
26
0
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
C-A-I
14-20-0
4-7-0
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
JENNINGS, Rashad
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
No.
4
4
3
2
Punting
BEVINS, Matt
No.
4
TD
1
0
0
0
Avg Long
41.8
50
No.
1
Yards
15
TD
0
Long
15
Punt Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
1
Yards
-1
TD
0
Long
0
Kick Returns
CUTTINO, Conte
PORTER, Donald
No.
4
2
Yards
58
-2
TD
0
0
Long
20
0
Kick Returns
BOLDEN, Dominic
No.
1
Yards
16
TD
0
Long
16
Tackles
WEST, Arin
SANTUCCI, Tyler
SOIVILIEN, Adam
GUILROY, Dayton
UA-A
6-5
6-4
5-4
6-2
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
TFL
1.0
0.5
0.0
0.0
Tackles
HURSKY, Nick
GREISER, Ryan
RICHARD, Kevin
ADAMS, Terry
UA-A
2-4
1-5
1-4
2-2
Qtr
Time
Scoring Play
1st
05:57
01:37
12:05
12:15
05:00
11:09
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 27 yd field goal, 17-71 9:03
LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 29 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 6-64 2:05
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 14 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 7-80 2:33
LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (TEAM rush failed), 5-43 2:26
LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 4 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 10-82 4:33
LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 22 yd field goal, 15-56 6:28
2nd
3rd
4th
Total
6
6
5
4
Sack
0
0
Long
30
8
37
9
Punt Returns
GUILROY, Dayton
Total
11
10
9
8
Lg Avg
15 4.2
29 13.2
20 11.5
9 2.9
Yds TD Long
136
1
37
31
0
13
Yards
46
26
42
12
Yds
167
Net TD
101
2
53
1
46
0
26
0
Sacks
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
In20
2
TFL
1.0
0.5
0.5
0.0
V-H
0-3
0 - 10
0 - 17
0 - 23
0 - 30
0 - 33
TB
0
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 - No. 17/17 Presbyterian 31, Liberty 28
Nov. 1, 2008 - Clinton, S.C. - Bailey Memorial Stadium (6,500)
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
Liberty (7 - 2 - 0)
Thru: 11/01/2008 - Week 10
TEAM RANKINGS
118 teams ranked in Football Championship Subdivision
6 teams ranked in the Big South Conference
SCHEDULE AND RESULTS
7-2-0 L-1
Category
Rushing Offense
Big South Conference Record: 3-0-0
08/30/2008
*+
North Greenville
49
10
National Actual
Rank
9
227.22
National
Leader
Wofford
Actual Conf Big South Conference Actual
Rank Leader
354.38
2
VMI
337.38
W
Passing Offense
42
226.89
Portland St.
413.38
2
Gardner-Webb
250.33
7
454.11
Cal Poly
487.57
1
Liberty
454.11
09/06/2008
*+
Glenville St.
44
27
W
Total Offense
09/13/2008
*
Western Caro.
19
16
W
Scoring Offense
18
34.44
Cal Poly
45.43
2
VMI
34.63
09/27/2008
*
Youngstown St.
31
28
W
Rushing Defense
24
106.67
Northern Ariz.
41.44
1
Liberty
106.67
10/04/2008
*
Coastal Caro.
43
38
W
Pass Efficiency Defense
38
120.11
Morgan St.
90.86
1
Liberty
120.11
10/11/2008
+
Stony Brook
33
0
W
Total Defense
35
327.89
Morgan St.
207.89
1
Liberty
327.89
10/18/2008
+
Lafayette
21
35
L
Scoring Defense
24
20.56
Yale
13.14
1
Liberty
20.56
10/25/2008
+
Charleston So.
42
0
W
Net Punting
118
25.36
Illinois St.
37.91
6
Stony Brook
34.17
L
Punt Returns
21
13.25
Norfolk St.
22.90
1
Liberty
13.25
23.00
11/01/2008
Presbyterian
11/08/2008
VMI
Kickoff Returns
9
23.00
New Hampshire
26.24
1
Liberty
11/15/2008
Gardner-Webb
Turnover Margin
45
.22
Grambling
1.67
2
Gardner-Webb
.89
Elon
Pass Defense
77
221.22
North Dakota St.
104.22
4
Coastal Caro.
171.56
Passing Efficiency
13
152.57
Cal Poly
203.33
2
VMI
159.41
Sacks
66
1.78
Northern Ariz.
4.56
2
VMI
2.13
Tackles For Loss
T-63
5.89
Morgan St.
9.56
3
Coastal Caro.
6.78
6
.78
Wofford
.25
1
Liberty
.78
11/22/2008
+ Home Game
+
28
^ Neutral Site
31
* Night Game
OT Overtime Game
Sacks Allowed
T=tied at this ranking
PLAYER RANKINGS
Player must have played in 75% of team's games
Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders
15 categories ranked
Category
Rushing
National Actual
Rank
Rashad Jennings
4
148.50
Player
B.J. Hayes
19.56
Mike Brown
14.44
National
Leader
Sinisi, Monmth
Big South Conference Actual
Actual Conf
Rank Leader
157.00
1
Jennings, Lberty
148.50
19
23
Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game)
Brock Smith
13
154.56
Dally, CalPly
203.51
2
Campbell, GarWeb
165.92
Total Offense
Brock Smith
44
213.22
Randolph, HC
345.75
2
MacDowall, CostC
223.62
Rashad Jennings
96
148.50
Dominic Bolden
T-73
4.67
Collins, GarWeb
6.67
Bolden, Lberty
92.11
Ashley, CharSo
.33
Receptions Per Game
Interceptions
Matthews, SDiego
8.00
4
Jonathan Crawford
4.11
Rashad Jennings
2.62
T-8
Mike Brown
1.56
T-20
B.J. Hayes
Receiving Yards Per Game
6
5
1.56
T-20
Dominic Bolden
18
92.11
Barden, CalPly
137.14
Jonathan Crawford
76
59.78
1
4
Mike Brown
20.89
17
B.J. Hayes
18.11
Chuck Duffey
.25
Patrick Calvary
.22
20
LeGree, AppSt
.88
5
T-6
Kent Hicks
.22
T-6
Ryan Greiser
.12
T-14
Chris Rocco
.11
T-24
Tim Torrence
.11
T-24
Chad Brown
.11
Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game)
T-24
Hanna, GarWeb
38.26
Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)
Dominic Bolden
2
16.93
Roberts, Cit
18.71
1
Bolden, Lberty
16.93
Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game)
Jonathan Crawford
14
26.69
Teel, Hmpton
39.33
1
Crawford, Lberty
26.69
Dominic Bolden
42
23.55
Field Goals
Matt Bevins
T-56
.78
Wilcox, Elon
2.00
T-4
Kay, GarWeb
1.44
Scoring
Rashad Jennings
T-3
11.25
Donaldson, W Ill
12.75
1
Jennings, Lberty
11.25
Dominic Bolden
T-35
7.33
2
4.56
10
Jennings, Lberty
164.00
Matt Bevins
Jonathan Crawford
All-Purpose Runners
Rashad Jennings
Arnold, Mass
44.89
4
4.00
11
164.00
T-14
Warner, SIll
194.25
1
Sacks
Tackles
Tackles For Loss
T=tied at this ranking
Dominic Bolden
18
155.44
Jonathan Crawford
75
109.22
Trey Jacobs
T-95
.44
3
6
Peach, E Wash
1.75
T-2
Chad Brown
.22
T-15
Jamal Giddens
.19
T-17
Ian Childress
.17
T-19
Kevin Richard
.17
T-19
Daryl Robertson
.17
T-19
Nick Hursky
.12
Nick Hursky
7.38
Ryan Greiser
5.75
T-11
Chris Rocco
5.67
13
Chad Brown
4.44
Nick Hursky
T-83
1.06
Alexander, VMI
.62
Williams, GarWeb
10.00
Gross, VMI
1.44
T-24
Williams, Murray
15.67
3
25
Peach, E Wash
2.13
3
Daryl Robertson
.61
T-13
Trey Jacobs
.56
T-16
Chad Brown
.56
T-16
Kevin Richard
.50
T-23
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Results (as of Nov 02, 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
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at #23 Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at Presbyterian
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
Score
Overall
Conference
Time
Attend
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
1-0
2-0
3-0
4-0
5-0
6-0
6-1
7-1
7-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
2-0
3-0
3-0
3:21
3:19
2:50
2:51
3:35
2:54
3:06
3:00
2:44
15311
13917
7289
18978
7063
14563
15483
14365
6193
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Team Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2008)
All games
Team Statistics
SCORING
Points Per Game
FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
RUSHING YARDAGE
Yards gained rushing
Yards lost rushing
Rushing Attempts
Average Per Rush
Average Per Game
TDs Rushing
PASSING YARDAGE
Att-Comp-Int
Average Per Pass
Average Per Catch
Average Per Game
TDs Passing
TOTAL OFFENSE
Total Plays
Average Per Play
Average Per Game
KICK RETURNS: #-Yards
PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards
INT RETURNS: #-Yards
KICK RETURN AVERAGE
PUNT RETURN AVERAGE
INT RETURN AVERAGE
FUMBLES-LOST
PENALTIES-Yards
Average Per Game
PUNTS-Yards
Average Per Punt
Net punt average
TIME OF POSSESSION/Game
3RD-DOWN Conversions
3rd-Down Pct
4TH-DOWN Conversions
4th-Down Pct
SACKS BY-Yards
MISC YARDS
TOUCHDOWNS SCORED
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS
ON-SIDE KICKS
RED-ZONE SCORES
RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS
PAT-ATTEMPTS
ATTENDANCE
Games/Avg Per Game
Neutral Site Games
Score by Quarters
Liberty
Opponents
LIBERTY
310
34.4
202
99
91
12
2045
2192
147
373
5.5
227.2
24
2042
236-151-6
8.7
13.5
226.9
15
4087
609
6.7
454.1
31-713
20-265
10-70
23.0
13.2
7.0
16-7
58-506
56.2
25-908
36.3
25.4
30:36
65/119
55%
3/7
43%
16-136
0
41
9-14
0-0
33-41 80%
24-41 59%
37-40 93%
73639
5/14728
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
OT
92
49
94
38
81
38
43
60
0
0
Total
310
185
OPP
185
20.6
159
61
89
9
960
1203
243
286
3.4
106.7
13
1991
296-172-10
6.7
11.6
221.2
11
2951
582
5.1
327.9
57-1071
12-174
6-54
18.8
14.5
9.0
7-5
70-552
61.3
44-1604
36.5
30.0
29:24
44/122
36%
11/18
61%
7-62
39
25
4-7
1-2
22-28 79%
18-28 64%
21-23 91%
39523
4/9881
0/0
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2008)
All games
Rushing
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
BROGGIN, Danny
BOLDEN, Dominic
LAWRENCE, Terron
LANDIS, Spencer
SMITH, Brock
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
Passing
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
Total
Opponents
Receiving
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
JENNINGS, Rashad
BROWN, Mike
HAYES, B.J.
RASBERRY, Corey
TERRELL, Zach
SUMMERS, Chris
BISHOP, Derek
SHAVER, Tommy
JONES, Dominique
HEWLETT, Aaron
Total
Opponents
gp-gs
att
gain loss
net avg td
8-8 203 1208 20 1188 5.9 13
5-2 52 284
3 281 5.4 3
9-0 15 184
8 176 11.7 1
9-2 13 131
1 130 10.0 2
8-0 19
81
6
75 3.9 0
9- 8
8
74
0
74 9.2 2
5-0 16
76
4
72 4.5 1
4- 0
7
54
3
51 7.3 0
9-9 27
97 63
34 1.3 2
2- 0
2
3
0
3 1.5 0
8- 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
9 373 2192 147 2045 5.5 24
9 286 1203 243 960 3.4 13
gp-gs
9- 9
4- 0
9- 2
5- 2
9
9
gp-gs
effic comp-att-int
pct
lg avg/g
Punt Returns
no.
yds avg td
lg
58
23
66
45
16
25
12
13
13
2
0
0
0
66
56
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BROWN, Mike
CLAIBORNE, Larry
HEWLETT, Aaron
Total
Opponents
14
3
1
1
1
20
12
237
18
8
6
-4
265
174
72
8
8
0
0
72
63
Interceptions
no.
yds avg td
DUFFEY, Chuck
HICKS, Kent
CALVARY, Patrick
ROCCO, Chris
GREISER, Ryan
BROWN, Chad
TORRENCE, Tim
Total
Opponents
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
10
6
Kick Returns
no.
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
RASBERRY, Corey
SHAVER, Tommy
TEAM
Total
Opponents
16 427
11 259
2
19
1
9
1
-1
31 713
57 1071
Fumble Returns
no.
yds td
154.56 138-216-6 63.9 1885 15
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
152.55 151-236-6 64.0 2042 15
120.12 172-296-10 58.1 1991 11
yds
avg
td
lg avg/g
9-8 42 829
9-8 37 538
8-8 21 124
9-2 14 188
9-0 14 163
9-9 10
97
5- 2
6
48
9- 1
2
14
9- 5
2
12
7- 0
1
14
3- 0
1
13
8- 0
1
2
9 151 2042
9 172 1991
no.
19.7
14.5
5.9
13.4
11.6
9.7
8.0
7.0
6.0
14.0
13.0
2.0
13.5
11.6
8
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
11
72
69
23
49
44
20
12
8
8
14
13
2
72
78
92.1
59.8
15.5
20.9
18.1
10.8
9.6
1.6
1.3
2.0
4.3
0.2
226.9
221.2
148.5
56.2
19.6
14.4
9.4
8.2
14.4
12.8
3.8
1.5
-0.1
-15.0
-2.6
227.2
106.7
lg avg/g
72
14
13
51
72
78
209.4
20.2
2.8
10.2
226.9
221.2
Total
Opponents
0
1
27
0
0
0
29
14
0
70
54
16.9
6.0
8.0
6.0
-4.0
13.2
14.5
13.5
0.0
0.0
0.0
29.0
14.0
0.0
7.0
9.0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
yds avg td
26.7
23.5
9.5
9.0
-1.0
23.0
18.8
lg
27
0
0
0
29
14
0
29
41
lg
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
76
42
17
9
0
76
39
yds avg td
lg
0 0.0
37 37.0
0
0
0
37
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2008)
All games
Scoring
td
fg
kick
JENNINGS, Rashad
BOLDEN, Dominic
BEVINS, Matt
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
TERRELL, Zach
SHIPPS, Ben
BROWN, Mike
SMITH, Brock
YOUNG, Paul
LAWRENCE, Terron
HAYES, B.J.
TEAM
Total
Opponents
15
11
6
3
2
2
1
1
41
25
7-11
2-3
9-14
4-7
20-21
8-9
9-10
37-40
21-23
Field Goals
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
fg
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1
0-1
0-1
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1
-
pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99
7-11 63.6 0-0
2-3 66.7 0-0
5-5
2-2
2-4
0-1
0-2
0-0
FG Sequence
Liberty
Opponents
North Greenville
Glenville State
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
Stony Brook
Lafayette
Charleston Southern
Presbyterian
(38),48
(29),30,(27)
(24)
(22),(28),(34)
(27),(22)
47,31
31
-
(24)
43
(38)
47,(42)
41
(28)
Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.
0-0
0-0
pts
- 90
- 66
- 41
- 36
- 18
- 14
- 12
- 12
9
6
6
0
- 310
- 185
Total Offense
g plays
SMITH, Brock
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
LANDIS, Spencer
BROGGIN, Danny
BOLDEN, Dominic
LAWRENCE, Terron
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
9
8
5
9
9
4
8
9
5
2
8
1
9
9
9
rush pass
total avg/g
243
34 1885 1919
203 1188
0 1188
53 281
51 332
15 176
0 176
16 130
25 155
23
51
81 132
19
75
0
75
8
74
0
74
16
72
0
72
2
3
0
3
1
-1
0
-1
1 -15
0 -15
9 -23
0 -23
609 2045 2042 4087
582 960 1991 2951
213.2
148.5
66.4
19.6
17.2
33.0
9.4
8.2
14.4
1.5
-0.1
-15.0
-2.6
454.1
327.9
lg blk
Punting
no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk
38
29
BEVINS, Matt
LARSSON, Mike
TEAM
Total
Opponents
12 498
11 410
2
0
25 908
44 1604
Kickoffs
no. yds avg tb ob retn
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
LARSSON, Mike
Total
Opponents
37 2315
18 1048
3 173
58 3536
36 2075
0
1
41.5
37.3
0.0
36.3
36.5
62.6
58.2
57.7
61.0
57.6
50
43
0
50
59
1
0
0
1
4
1 1 3
4 0 3
0 0 0
5 1 6
1 10 16
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
1
2
1
net ydln
0
0
0
0 18.8 42.2
1 23.0 35.6
27
34
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2008)
All games
All Purpose
g
BOLDEN, Domin
JENNINGS, Ras
CRAWFORD, Jo
HAYES, B.J.
TERRELL, Zach
BROWN, Mike
RASBERRY, Co
BROGGIN, Dan
LAWRENCE, Te
LANDIS, Spence
SMITH, Brock
GREISER, Ryan
DUFFEY, Chuck
SHAVER, Tomm
BROWN, Chad
SUMMERS, Chri
JONES, Dominiq
BISHOP, Derek
CLAIBORNE, La
WILLIAMS, Terr
HEWLETT, Aaro
LIDRAZZAH, Jul
TEAM
Total
Opponents
9
74 829
8 1188 124
9
0 538
9 176 163
5 281
48
9 130 188
9
0
97
8
75
0
5
72
0
4
51
0
9
34
0
8
0
0
8
0
0
7
0
14
9
0
0
9
0
14
3
0
13
9
0
12
9
0
0
2
3
0
8
-1
2
1 -15
0
9 -23
0
9 2045 2042
9 960 1991
rush
rcv
kr
ir
237 259
0
0
18 427
0
0
0
0
8
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
265 713
174 1071
pr
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
27
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
54
total avg/g
1399
1312
983
339
329
326
116
75
72
51
34
29
27
23
14
14
13
12
6
3
-3
-15
-24
5135
4250
155.4
164.0
109.2
37.7
65.8
36.2
12.9
9.4
14.4
12.8
3.8
3.6
3.4
3.3
1.6
1.6
4.3
1.3
0.7
1.5
-0.4
-15.0
-2.7
570.6
472.2
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Nov 02, 2008)
All games
##
53
14
24
95
32
93
90
26
51
27
2
92
35
43
96
17
59
41
48
22
3
94
98
88
28
30
91
81
4
57
25
8
20
11
19
42
33
46
89
10
1
49
7
23
TM
Defensive Leaders
HURSKY, Nick
ROCCO, Chris
GREISER, Ryan
BROWN, Chad
CHILDRESS, Ian
RICHARD, Kevin
DUGAN, Colin
HICKS, Kent
BANNON, Patrick
TORRENCE, Tim
CALVARY, Patrick
JACOBS, Trey
CHEEK, Wes
GIDDENS, Jamal
ROBERTSON, Daryl
CLAIBORNE, Larry
BOLT, Doncel
ADAMS, Terry
TINSLEY, Pierre
ROBINSON, Brandon
SAUNDERS, Brandon
COADY, Jay
CHAPMAN, Asa
QUARLES, Will
LEE, Kajuan
WILLIS, Mannie
WENDLAND, Soeren
HEWLETT, Aaron
ROGERS, Eugene
BALDE, Mamadou
HAYES, B.J.
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
DUFFEY, Chuck
CONNOLLY, Mike
DeARMON, Kyle
POPE, Dan
O'DONNELL, Kyle
BISHOP, Derek
SHAVER, Tommy
BROWN, Mike
SUMMERS, Chris
BEVINS, Matt
TERRELL, Zach
JENNINGS, Rashad
TEAM
Total
Opponents
gp-gs
8-7
9-9
8-8
9-9
9-9
9-9
9-9
9-9
9-9
9-0
9-9
9-8
9-0
8-0
9-0
9-0
9-2
8-0
8-0
8-0
7-0
6-1
9-0
8-1
9-0
6-0
9-0
8-0
9-0
4-0
9-0
9-8
8-1
9-0
3-0
9-0
4-0
9-5
7-0
9-2
9-1
9-0
5-2
8-8
9-0
9
9
Tackles
ua
a
26
30
24
16
17
14
9
18
8
15
16
9
10
10
6
9
8
5
3
5
5
2
3
2
4
2
2
2
1
.
1
3
3
.
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
.
1
1
.
299
297
33
21
22
24
20
21
24
13
20
12
10
16
12
9
13
8
7
7
6
4
4
6
5
5
3
5
4
3
4
4
3
1
1
4
2
1
1
.
1
.
.
1
.
.
.
360
424
tot
Sacks
tfl/yds
59
51
46
40
37
35
33
31
28
27
26
25
22
19
19
17
15
12
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
.
659
721
8.5-31
0.5-1
3.0-11
5.0-27
4.0-23
4.5-16
0.5-7
0.5-14
1.5-3
2.5-9
1.0-2
5.0-25
3.5-18
2.0-15
5.5-11
1.0-3
1.0-7
.
.
.
.
.
1.0-1
.
.
.
1.5-17
.
.
.
.
.
.
1.0-2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
53-243
32-134
Pass defense
Fumbles
blkd
no-yds
int-yds brup qbh
rcv-yds
1.0-11
.
0.5-7
2.0-16
1.5-18
1.5-9
0.5-7
.
.
.
.
4.0-24
.
1.5-14
1.5-7
.
1.0-7
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1.0-16
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
16-136
7-62
.
1-0
1-29
1-14
.
.
.
2-0
.
1-0
2-0
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
2-27
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
10-70
6-54
1
4
3
2
2
3
.
5
.
2
2
1
3
1
2
3
.
.
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
38
16
4
.
.
.
1
11
1
1
1
1
.
6
.
.
2
.
.
1
1
.
.
.
4
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
37
19
1-0
.
.
1-0
.
1-0
.
1-0
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1-0
5-0
7-37
ff
.
.
.
1
2
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
.
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.
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.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
5
8
k
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Team Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 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
Liberty
Opponents
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at Presbyterian
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
373 2045 24
286 960 13
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
66 151 2042 15 72 151-236-6 2042 15
56 172 1991 11 78 172-296-10 1991 11
48
72
34
51
44
37
60
69
58
72
78
3
5
4
3
5
1
4
0
6
31
57
2 41
4 98
4 17
3 59
2 49
1 -1
1
0
3
2
0
0
20 265
12 174
lg
no.
Receiving
yds td
lg
Passing
cmp-att-int
yds
122
88
125
59
125
16
54
0
124
713
1071
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
76
42
51
24
32
16
19
0
29
76
39
0
1
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
72 4087
63 2951
Games played: 9
Avg per rush: 5.5
Avg per catch: 13.5
Pass efficiency: 152.55
Kick ret avg: 23.0
Punt ret avg: 13.2
All purpose avg/game: 570.6
Total offense avg/gm: 454.1
Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles
a
total
66
46
16
32
42
42
48
50
18
360
424
95
81
50
74
79
62
81
74
63
659
721
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
53.0-243
32.0-134
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
16.0-136
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
Liberty
Opponents
29
35
34
42
37
20
33
24
45
299
297
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
5
8
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
1
2
4
2
2
4
4
2
4
25
44
39
73
158
68
72
167
123
87
121
908
1604
39.0
36.5
39.5
34.0
36.0
41.8
30.8
43.5
30.2
36.3
36.5
39
39
42
37
43
50
48
44
45
50
59
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
5
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
10
Pass Defense
int-yds qbh brup
0-0
1-0
2-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
1-0
0-0
5-0
7-37
3-56
0-0
0-0
1-0
2-0
1-0
0-0
2-14
1-0
10-70
6-54
12
4
3
0
3
3
4
7
1
37
19
50+
i20
md-att
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
2
2
0
0
1
6
16
0-0
1-2
2-3
1-1
3-3
2-2
0-2
0-1
0-0
9-14
4-7
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
Liberty
Opponents
5
4
5
2
5
7
3
5
2
38
16
Blkd
kick
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
37-40
21-23
Field Goals
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
saf
pts
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
44
19
31
43
33
21
42
28
310
185
Kickoffs
long blkd
0
38
29
24
34
27
0
0
0
38
42
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
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
58 3536
36 2075
65.9
64.0
64.4
61.2
57.0
57.1
57.5
59.7
61.6
61.0
57.6
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Nov 02, 2008)
All games
OPPONENT STATISTICS
Rushing
yds td
lg
no.
Receiving
yds td
lg
Passing
cmp-att-int
yds
Date
Opponent
no.
td
lg
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
Opponents
Liberty
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at Presbyterian
36
69 0 9 21 178 1 17
21-36-3 178 1 17
41 209 3 56 10 121 1 33
10-24-0 121 1 33
19
33 1 15 18 228 1 78
18-33-0 228 1 78
32
93 1 18 32 334 3 45
32-39-1 334 3 45
37 152 3 18 24 382 2 31
24-45-2 382 2 31
23
91 0 30 13 142 0 20
13-23-1 142 0 20
39 162 3 21 18 176 1 22
18-32-0 176 1 22
26
62 0 19 15 129 0 35
15-35-2 129 0 35
33
89 2 13 21 301 2 70
21-29-1 301 2 70
286 960 13 56 172 1991 11 78 172-296-10 1991 11 78
373 2045 24 66 151 2042 15 72 151-236-6 2042 15 72
Kick Returns
no. yds td lg
Punt Returns
no. yds td lg
7
8
5
5
9
7
4
7
5
57
31
0
0
0
0
3
9
0
0
1
1
1 15
3 110
1
7
3 32
12 174
20 265
147
171
114
93
162
69
54
134
127
1071
713
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
31
39
34
23
26
20
15
38
33
39
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
tot
off
0 247
0 330
5 261
0 427
1 534
15 233
63 338
7 191
13 390
63 2951
72 4087
Games played: 9
Avg per rush: 3.4
Avg per catch: 11.6
Pass efficiency: 120.12
Kick ret avg: 18.8
Punt ret avg: 14.5
All purpose avg/game: 472.2
Total offense avg/gm: 327.9
Date
Opponent
ua
Tackles
a
total
48
54
58
42
38
46
44
62
32
424
360
76
78
93
79
75
89
73
84
74
721
659
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
32.0-134
53.0-243
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
7.0-62
16.0-136
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
Opponents
Liberty
28
24
35
37
37
43
29
22
42
297
299
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
8
5
Date
no.
yds
avg
long
blkd
tb
fc
5
6
4
4
2
6
7
7
3
44
25
191
254
174
162
59
216
265
191
92
1604
908
38.2
42.3
43.5
40.5
29.5
36.0
37.9
27.3
30.7
36.5
36.3
46
50
47
46
32
42
59
35
36
59
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
5
0
0
0
1
0
4
2
1
2
10
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
7-37
5-0
0-0
2-41
0-0
2-11
0-0
0-0
1-2
1-0
0-0
6-54
10-70
3
5
2
1
3
0
3
1
1
19
37
50+
i20
md-att
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
1
2
3
2
0
1
3
1
3
16
6
1-1
0-1
1-1
0-0
1-2
0-1
0-0
0-0
1-1
4-7
9-14
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
Opponents
Liberty
0
1
2
0
3
2
2
2
4
16
38
Blkd
kick
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
1
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
21-23
37-40
Field Goals
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
saf
pts
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
27
16
28
38
0
35
0
31
185
310
Kickoffs
long blkd
24
0
38
0
42
0
0
0
28
42
38
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
36 2075
58 3536
54.0
43.4
60.5
60.2
66.0
67.0
61.5
0.0
53.5
57.6
61.0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Nov 02, 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
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)
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 02, 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
7.8
49
4
28
13
136
4
3
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
at Youngstown State (09-27-08)
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)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Stony Brook (10-11-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs North Greenville (08-30-08)
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Nov 02, 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
56
44
32
382
3
78
9
145
2
78
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)
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)
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 02, 2008)
All games
OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS
Rushes
Yards Rushing
Yards Per Rush
TD Rushes
Pass attempts
Pass completions
Yards Passing
Yards Per Pass
TD Passes
Total Plays
Total Offense
Yards Per Play
Points
Sacks By
First Downs
Penalties
Penalty Yards
Turnovers
Interceptions By
41
209
5.1
3
3
3
45
32
382
10.4
3
82
534
6.5
38
3
32
11
104
3
3
2
2
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
vs Glenville State (09-06-08)
at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08)
vs Lafayette (10-18-08)
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 02, 2008)
All games
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
Western Carolina
Youngstown State
Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHE
Presbyterian
Totals
Opponent
Score
Total
49 - 10
44 - 27
19 - 16
31 - 28
43 - 38
33 - 0
21 - 35
42 - 0
28 - 31
310 - 185
22
21
20
21
23
28
18
23
26
202
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
19
14
15
24
32
10
19
9
17
159
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
Totals
65-119
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5-17
3-13
2-10
6-13
7-13
3-10
9-17
3-15
6-14
44-122
First Downs
Rush
Pass
9
13
10
10
10
17
5
11
14
99
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
5
7
4
9
11
4
9
5
7
61
12
7
7
11
11
7
13
11
12
91
4th Down
Conversions
0-0
1-1
1-2
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-0
0-2
3-7
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
1-2
1-2
2-3
1-2
3-3
0-0
1-1
0-3
2-2
11-18
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
10
6
8
15
20
6
10
4
10
89
Rushing
Number-Yards
Pen
1
1
3
0
2
4
0
1
0
12
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
4
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
9
36-241
43-239
45-183
44-252
44-292
52-299
28-131
37-188
44-220
373-2045
Time of
Possession
24:42
29:04
37:36
28:46
29:59
37:46
26:56
30:11
30:27
275:27
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
35:18
30:56
22:24
31:14
30:01
22:14
33:04
29:49
29:33
264:33
Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
36-69
41-209
19-33
32-93
37-152
23-91
39-162
26-62
33-89
286-960
TOP
Margin
-10:36
-1:52
15:12
-2:28
0:02
15:32
-6:08
0:22
0:54
10:54
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
151-236-6
Avg
Yds/Rush
6.7
5.6
4.1
5.7
6.6
5.8
4.7
5.1
5.0
5.5
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
1.9
5.1
1.7
2.9
4.1
4.0
4.2
2.4
2.7
3.4
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
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
172-296-10 2042
Avg
Yds/Pass
9.5
14.3
6.3
8.4
10.0
6.2
9.3
9.8
6.8
8.7
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
4.9
5.0
6.9
8.6
8.5
6.2
5.5
3.7
10.4
6.7
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
1991 609-4087
Avg
Yds/Play
7.7
7.8
4.9
6.7
7.8
5.9
7.3
7.2
5.7
6.7
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3.4
5.1
5.0
6.0
6.5
5.1
4.8
3.1
6.3
5.1
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
72-247
65-330
52-261
71-427
82-534
46-233
71-338
61-191
62-390
582-2951
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
25-36.3
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
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
44-36.5
Return
Yards
219
186
142
118
174
15
54
16
124
1048
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
147
249
123
104
163
84
166
141
159
1336
Penalties
Number-Yards
13-136
8-68
11-99
3-14
4-29
6-55
6-50
3-25
4-30
58-506
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
7-55
11-104
5-42
5-35
10-70
10-95
8-61
9-50
5-40
70-552
TurnOvers
2
4
0
3
0
0
2
2
0
13
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3
1
2
1
2
2
0
3
1
15
Sacks
1
4
3
3
2
1
0
2
0
16
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
/
3
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
7
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty By-Quarter Statistics (as of Nov 02, 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
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
Liberty
Opponents
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
Overall
6-9
5-11
6-17
8-12
7-12
10-18
7-15
9-12
7-13
65-119
44-122
1st Qtr
66.7
45.5
35.3
66.7
58.3
55.6
46.7
75.0
53.8
54.6
36.1
3-4
2-2
2-5
0-1
2-4
4-5
1-2
1-2
0-0
15-25
12-31
2nd Qtr
75.0
100.0
40.0
0.0
50.0
80.0
50.0
50.0
0.0
60.0
38.7
1-2
1-3
1-5
4-4
2-2
2-5
1-3
3-3
1-4
16-31
13-34
3rd Qtr
50.0
33.3
20.0
100.0
100.0
40.0
33.3
100.0
25.0
51.6
38.2
1-1
1-3
3-4
1-2
2-3
4-5
2-5
0-2
3-3
17-28
11-28
100.0
33.3
75.0
50.0
66.7
80.0
40.0
0.0
100.0
60.7
39.3
4th Qtr
1-2
1-3
0-3
3-5
1-3
0-3
3-5
5-5
3-6
17-35
8-29
50.0
33.3
0.0
60.0
33.3
0.0
60.0
100.0
50.0
48.6
27.6
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
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
Liberty
Opponents
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
Overall
0-0
1-1
1-2
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-0
0-2
3-7
11-18
1st Qtr
0.0
100.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
42.9
61.1
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
2nd Qtr
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
0-0
0-0
1-2
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-2
2-3
3rd Qtr
0.0
0.0
50.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
50.0
66.7
0-0
1-1
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
100.0
66.7
4th Qtr
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-1
0-1
0-0
0-2
1-4
6-10
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
100.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
25.0
60.0
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
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
Liberty
Opponents
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
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
Total
Avg.
Total
Avg.
24:42
29:04
37:36
28:46
29:59
37:46
26:56
30:11
30:27
275:27
30:36
264:33
29:23
9:06
7:01
7:43
2:19
6:31
11:08
4:19
4:13
6:46
59:06
6:34
75:54
8:26
4:30
6:27
12:25
9:19
9:45
7:28
6:06
9:48
8:22
74:10
8:14
60:50
6:45
4:49
10:51
10:28
9:20
4:59
9:36
11:34
5:42
8:46
76:05
8:27
58:55
6:32
6:17
4:45
7:00
7:48
8:44
9:34
4:57
10:28
6:33
66:06
7:20
68:54
7:39
0:00
0:00
0:00
0:00
2008 Liberty University Football
Liberty Red-Zone Results (as of Nov 02, 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
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
Totals
33 of 41 (80.5%)
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
Times Times
In RZ Scored
5
2
5
6
6
5
3
6
3
41
5
2
4
5
5
5
1
4
2
33
Total
Pts
TDs
Rush
TDs
Pass
TDs
FGs
Made
35
9
19
31
23
26
7
28
14
192
5
1
2
4
2
3
1
4
2
24
4
1
2
4
0
2
0
3
2
18
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
6
0
1
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
9
Failed to score inside RZ
FGA Down
Int Fumb Half Game
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
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
1
0
0
1
0
2
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
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHER
at Presbyterian
Totals
22 of 28 (78.6%)
Score
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
Times Times
In RZ Scored
3
2
2
5
5
1
4
2
4
28
2
2
2
4
5
0
4
0
3
22
Total
Pts
TDs
Rush
TDs
Pass
TDs
FGs
Made
10
13
10
28
30
0
28
0
17
136
1
2
1
4
4
0
4
0
2
18
0
2
1
1
3
0
3
0
2
12
1
0
0
3
1
0
1
0
0
6
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
4
Failed to score inside RZ
FGA Down
Int Fumb Half Game
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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 02, 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
Opponent
NORTH GREENVILLE
GLENVILLE STATE
at Western Carolina
at Youngstown State
at Coastal Carolina
STONY BROOK
LAFAYETTE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN
at Presbyterian
Rushing
gp-gs
Passing
gp-gs
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
HAYES, B.J.
BROWN, Mike
BROGGIN, Danny
BOLDEN, Dominic
LAWRENCE, Terron
LANDIS, Spencer
SMITH, Brock
WILLIAMS, Terry
HEWLETT, Aaron
LIDRAZZAH, Julian
TEAM
Total
Opponents
SMITH, Brock
LANDIS, Spencer
BROWN, Mike
TERRELL, Zach
Total
Opponents
Receiving
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
Field Goals
BEVINS, Matt
SHIPPS, Ben
Scoring
JENNINGS, Rashad
BOLDEN, Dominic
BEVINS, Matt
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
TERRELL, Zach
SHIPPS, Ben
BROWN, Mike
SMITH, Brock
YOUNG, Paul
HAYES, B.J.
LAWRENCE, Terron
TEAM
Total
Opponents
att
Score
49-10
44-27
19-16
31-28
43-38
33-0
21-35
42-0
28-31
W
W
W
W
W
W
L
W
L
gain loss
Att.
15311
13917
7289
18978
7063
14563
15483
14365
6193
net avg
td
lg avg/g
8-8 203 1208 20 1188 5.9 13
5-2 52 284
3 281 5.4 3
9-0 15 184
8 176 11.7 1
9-2 13 131
1 130 10.0 2
8-0 19
81
6
75 3.9 0
9-8
8
74
0
74 9.2 2
5-0 16
76
4
72 4.5 1
4-0
7
54
3
51 7.3 0
9-9 27
97 63
34 1.3 2
2-0
2
3
0
3 1.5 0
8-0
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
9 373 2192 147 2045 5.5 24
9 286 1203 243 960 3.4 13
9-9
4-0
9-2
5-2
9
9
effic comp-att-int
no.
yds
9-8 42 829
9-8 37 538
8-8 21 124
9-2 14 188
9-0 14 163
9-9 10
97
5-2
6
48
9-1
2
14
9-5
2
12
7-0
1
14
3-0
1
13
8-0
1
2
9 151 2042
9 172 1991
fg
td
58
23
66
45
16
25
12
13
13
2
0
0
0
66
56
yds
td
pct. 01-19
63.6 0-0
66.7 0-0
fg
15 11 - 7-11
6 3 - 2-3
2 2 - 1 1 - 41 9-14
25 4-7
kick
20-21
8-9
9-10
37-40
21-23
avg
19.7
14.5
5.9
13.4
11.6
9.7
8.0
7.0
6.0
14.0
13.0
2.0
13.5
11.6
20-29
5-5
2-2
td
8
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
15
11
30-39
2-4
0-1
72 209.4
14 20.2
13
2.8
51 10.2
72 226.9
78 221.2
lg avg/g
72 92.1
69 59.8
23 15.5
49 20.9
44 18.1
20 10.8
12
9.6
8
1.6
8
1.3
14
2.0
13
4.3
2
0.2
72 226.9
78 221.2
40-49
0-2
0-0
- - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1
0-0
0-0
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.
CALVARY, Patrick
DUFFEY, Chuck
HICKS, Kent
BROWN, Chad
GREISER, Ryan
TORRENCE, Tim
ROCCO, Chris
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Away
3-1
1-0
2-1
LIBERTY
202
99
91
12
2045
373
5.5
227.2
24
2042
236-151-6
8.7
13.5
226.9
15
4087
6.7
454.1
31-713
20-265
10-70
16-7
58-506
25-36.3
30:36
65/119
3/7
yds avg
0
27
0
14
29
0
0
0.0
13.5
0.0
14.0
29.0
0.0
0.0
no. yds avg
BEVINS, Matt
LARSSON, Mike
TEAM
50-99
-
Overall
7-2
3-0
4-2
Punting
lg
12 498 41.5 50
11 410 37.3 43
2
0 0.0 0
td
1
4
0
no.
yds avg
237
18
8
6
-4
265
174
td
lg blk
14
3
1
1
1
20
12
pts
Kick Returns
no.
yds avg
td
- 90
- 66
- 41
- 36
- 18
- 14
- 12
- 12
9
6
6
0
- 310
- 185
0
1
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BOLDEN, Dominic
RASBERRY, Corey
SHAVER, Tommy
TEAM
Total
Opponents
All Purpose
BOLDEN, Domini
JENNINGS, Ras
CRAWFORD, Jo
HAYES, B.J.
TERRELL, Zach
Total
Opponents
Total Offense
SMITH, Brock
JENNINGS, Rashad
TERRELL, Zach
g
16 427
11 259
2
19
1
9
1
-1
31 713
57 1071
rush
rcv
16.9
6.0
8.0
6.0
-4.0
13.2
14.5
26.7
23.5
9.5
9.0
-1.0
23.0
18.8
pr
9
74 829 237
8 1188 124
0
9
0 538 18
9 176 163
0
5 281
48
0
9 2045 2042 265
9 960 1991 174
g plays
9
8
5
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
76
39
kr
ir
pass
3
3
0
72
8
8
0
0
72
63
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
259
0
427
0
0
713
1071
rush
OPP
159
61
89
9
960
286
3.4
106.7
13
1991
296-172-10
6.7
11.6
221.2
11
2951
5.1
327.9
57-1071
12-174
6-54
7-5
70-552
44-36.5
29:24
44/122
11/18
0
27
0
14
29
0
0
tb
BOLDEN, Dominic
CRAWFORD, Jonathan
BROWN, Mike
CLAIBORNE, Larry
HEWLETT, Aaron
Total
Opponents
Neutral
0-0
0-0
0-0
lg
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Punt Returns
38
29
PAT
rush rcv pass dxp saf
0-1
0-1
0-1
148.5
56.2
19.6
14.4
9.4
8.2
14.4
12.8
3.8
1.5
-0.1
-15.0
-2.6
227.2
106.7
lg avg/g
154.56 138-216-6 63.9 1885 15
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
152.55 151-236-6 64.0 2042 15
120.12 172-296-10 58.1 1991 11
gp-gs
7-11
2-3
pct
Record:
All games
Conference
Non-Conference
0
0
0
0
0
70
54
total avg/g
1399
1312
983
339
329
5135
4250
155.4
164.0
109.2
37.7
65.8
570.6
472.2
total avg/g
243
34 1885 1919 213.2
203 1188
0 1188 148.5
53 281
51 332 66.4