Game No. 8 - Oct. 25, 2008 Charleston Southern Buccaneers (3-4, 1-1 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: 178-190-4 (.484) Affiliation: NCAA Division I FCS Conference: Big South Stadium: Williams Stadium Capacity: 12,000 Surface: FieldTurf vs. No. 20/21 Liberty Flames (6-1, 2-0 Big South) Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium - 3:30 p.m. Today’s Game The Flames return to Big South Conference action today when they welcome Charleston Southern to Williams Stadium. Both squads will be looking to rebound from setbacks the previous weekend. Liberty dropped a 35-21 contest to Lafayette, while Charleston Southern fell by one point, 20-19, in its first-ever trip to Long Island to face Big South newcomer Stony Brook. 2007 Record: 8-3 Conference Record: 4-0 (1st) Coach’s Corner Offensive Formation: Two-Back Set In just two seasons at Liberty, head coach Defensive Formation: 3-4 Danny Rocco has taken the Flames from 1-10 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 38/21 (in 2005) to Big South champions. The thirdStarters Returning/Lost: 12/14 Head Coach: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) Record at Liberty: 20-9 (Third season) Overall Record: 20-9 (Third season) Media Information Radio Station: WRVL 88.3 FM Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Jerry Edwards Color Commentator: Paul Rutigliano Sideline Reporter: Jamie Hall Statistician: H.J. Owen Engineer: Chris Wygal Producer: Mark Edwards Television Station: WTLU, MASN, FamilyNet, RTN13.2 Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Mike Tilley Color Commentary: Ray Jones Sideline Reporter: Samantha Steele year skipper has posted a 20-9 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. Jay Mills became the second coach in the history of the Buccaneer program, taking over as head coach in 2003. Over the past six seasons, the skipper has posted a 30-32 record, highlighted by a share of the Big South crown in 2005 and league Coach of the Year honors. Homecoming Happiness Today’s game will mark the 36th Homecoming football game in the history of the program. Liberty has been very successful on the festive weekend, as the Flames enter the game having posted a 23-12 overall record in previous Homecoming contests. 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 Sweet Sixteen For the 16th-consecutive season, the Flames and the Buccaneers are meeting on the gridiron, making the series the longest running in Liberty history. The Flames have proven victorious during 13 out of the previous 15 match-ups, including both under head coach Danny Rocco. Liberty has only lost once in eight games played at Williams Stadium against Charleston Southern, falling 25-0 in 2000. Home Sweet Home Today, the Flames welcome 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 69-38 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 record, en route to their Big South title run. Sensational Sellouts For the 10th-straight home game, the Flames filled Williams Stadium beyond capacity, as 15,483 fans packed into the oncampus facility last weekend. The attendance figure was the second largest in the 20-year history of the stadium, falling 148 shy of the school record. Since head coach Danny Rocco has arrived at Liberty, the Flames have filled Williams Stadium beyond capacity 12 out of 16 games. Liberty has posted a 13-3 record during those contests, averaging 13,198 fans. vs. vs. vs. vs. Lafayette Charleston So. Presbyterian VMI Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Home - L/ 21-35 Home - 3:30 p.m. Away - 1:30 p.m. Away - 1:30 p.m. vs. Gardner-Webb Nov. 15 Home - 7 p.m. vs. Elon Nov. 22 Home - 1 p.m. Liberty University Head Football Coach Danny Rocco Quick Facts Biographical Information Birth date: July 16, 1960 Wife: Julie Children: Two - David (16) and Amy (14) Hometown: Huntington, Pa. College: Wake Forest, 1984 Record at Liberty: 20-9 (Third season) Overall Record: 20-9 (Third season) Coaching Experience: 2005-Present : Liberty (head coach) 2003-05: Virginia (associate head coach/linebackers) 2001-02: Virginia (assistant head coach/linebackers/recruiting coordinator) 2000: New York Jets (assistant linebackers/special teams) 1998-99: Maryland (outside linebackers/assistant special teams) 1997: Texas (special teams coordinator/defensive ends) 1994-96: Texas (outside linebackers) 1991-93: Boston College (defensive line) 1988-90: Tulsa (outside linebackers) 1987: Colorado (assistant linebackers) 1986: Wake Forest (defensive line) 1984-85: Wake Forest (defensive graduate assistant) Bowl Games As A Player: 1983: Mirage Bowl (Wake Forest) 1980: Fiesta Bowl (Penn State) 1979: Liberty Bowl (Penn State) Bowl Games As A Coach: 2005: Music City Bowl (Virginia) 2004: MPC Computers Bowl (Virginia) 2003: Continental Tire Bowl (Virginia) 2002: Continental Tire Bowl (Virginia) 1996: Fiesta Bowl (Texas) 1995: Sugar Bowl (Texas) 1994: Sun Bowl (Texas) 1993: Carquest Bowl (Boston College) 1992: Hall of Fame Bowl (Boston College) 1989: Independence Bowl (Tulsa) Championships Won: 1996: Big XII Conference (Texas) 1995: Southwest Conference (Texas) 1994: Southwest Conference (Texas) Coaching Honors: 2006: Big South Coach of the Year Danny Rocco’s Weekly Media Interview Opportunities Tuesday 10:40 - Big South Conference Coaches Teleconference 1:00 - Weekly Press Conference Williams FB Operations Center Wednesday 5:45 - Post-practice interviews Thursday 5:45 - Post-practice interviews Attending to the National Numbers Following its 10th-consecutive sellout crowd at Williams Stadium in the Flames’ 35-21 setback to Lafayette last weekend, Liberty ranks as one of the nation’s elite in terms of home attendance figures. The Flames rank No. 8 nationally among FCS programs in filling stadium capacity (123.49 percent), No. 9 in total home attendance (59, 274) and No. 14 in average home attendance (14,819). Saturday Night Lights Under head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames are 11-3 in night games. Since 1976, Liberty has compiled a 53-65-3 in night games. In Broad Daylight Under head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames are 8-6 in games played during the day. Since 1976, Liberty is 112-113-1 in day games. Natural Versus Artificial Surfaces Under head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames are 15-7 on artificial turf and 4-2 on natural grass. Overall, Liberty is 96-107-4 on natural grass and 75-75 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 13-3 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. Today’s honorees are members of the Liberty University Alumni Office, as this weekend is 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 15-10 Big South record, thanks to a perfect 4-0 championship record in 2007 and back-toback 3-1 records in 2003 and 2004. Liberty series records against Big South schools since 2002 Charleston Southern 5-1 Coastal Carolina 3-3 Gardner-Webb 2-4 Stony Brook 1-0 VMI 4-1 Note: Elon was a member of the Big South in 2002 with Elon defeating Liberty. Big South Conference Overview (as of Oct. 20, 2008) Overall Standings W L Liberty 6 1 Coastal Carolina 4 4 VMI 3 3 Charleston So. 3 4 Gardner-Webb 3 4 Presbyterian 3 5 Stony Brook 2 5 Pct. .857 .500 .500 .429 .429 .375 .286 Big South Standings W L Liberty 2 0 VMI 1 0 Charleston So. 1 1 Stony Brook 1 1 Gardner-Webb 0 1 Coastal Carolina 0 2 Pct. 1.000 1.000 .000 .500 .000 .000 Big South Players of the Week Oct. 13 Offensive: Philip Peoples, RB, GWU Defensive: Jeffrey Williams, LB, GWU Specialist: Luke Gaddis, K, SBU Freshman: Edwin Gowins, RB, SBU Last Week’s Results Oct. 18 Charleston Southern 19 at Stony Brook 20 Lafayette 35 at Liberty 21 Presbyterian 21 at Gardner-Webb 47 N.C. Central 10 at Coastal Carolina 35 This Week’s Schedule Oct. 25 VMI at Gardner-Webb 1:30 p.m. Charleston So. at Liberty 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook at Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. Big South Conference 2008 Preason Poll Team 1. Liberty (12) 2. Coastal Carolina 3. Gardner-Webb 4. Stony Brook 5. Charleston Southern (1) 6. VMI Total Votes 77 58 52 38 30 18 At the Top Again For the second year in a row, the Flames were named the preseason favorites to hoist the Big South trophy at the end of the season. Liberty garnered 12 out of 13 first-place votes in the annual Big South coaches and media preseason poll and finished 19 points ahead of second-place Coastal Carolina in total votes. Noting the Streak Liberty 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 program (ranking head 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 streaks 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 eightstraight 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 GardnerWebb. The league run is tied for the best in conference history, as Coastal Carolina also had an eight-game conference winning streak (11/22/03—10/29/05). 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 victories run was the longest in program history and was the second longest in the nation at the time among FCS programs. San Diego currently holds the nation’s longest FCS home winning streak at 28 games. Still Ranking Among the Best The Flames lost to Lafayette last weekend snapped Liberty’s 11-game winning streak and dropped the Flames six spots in the Sports Network and FCS Coaches polls. Liberty enters today’s match-up with Charleston Southern ranked No. 20 in the Sports Network poll and No. 21 in the FCS Coaches national ranking. The Flames have been ranked among the nation’s Top 25 programs for sevenstraight 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 Thursday, while Sparky is the leading write-in candidate in the Capital One Mascot Challenge. Voting in both fan polls opened during the first week of the year and will conclude directly following the conclusion of the regular season. Rocco Revels in Defensive Effort The offensively minded Flames brought a smile to a 20-year defensive coaching veteran on Oct. 11, as Liberty shutout Big South newcomer Stony Brook, 33-0, at Williams Stadium. The blanking was the fifth shutout under head coach Danny Rocco and the 18th in the history of the Flames football program. Yardage Monsters For the fourth-straight game and the sixth time this year, the Flames surpassed the 400 total offensive yard mark against Lafayette last Saturday, finishing the game with 137 more total offensive yards than the Leopards (475 to 338). Liberty currently ranks No. 6 nationally in the statistical category, averaging 453.0 total offensive yards per game. Sports Network FCS Top 25 Poll as of Oct. 20, 2008 Teams (1st Place votes) 1. James Madison (102) (6-1) 2. Appalachian State (3) (5-2) 3. Elon (1) (7-1) 4. Wofford (5-1) 5. Northern Iowa (5-2) 6. Cal Poly (1) (4-1) 7. Villanova (5-1) 8. Montana (6-1) 9. Richmond (5-3) 10. New Hampshire (5-1) 11. McNeese State (4-2) 12. Western Illinois (5-2) 13. Central Arkansas (6-1) 14. Southern Illinois (4-2) 15. Northern Arizona (6-1) 16. Weber State (6-2) 17. Massachusetts (4-3) 18. Furman (6-2) 19. Tennessee State (6-1) 20. Liberty (6-1) 21. Jacksonville State (5-2) 22. Hampton (5-1) 23. William & Mary (4-2) 24. Lafayette (5-1) 25. Harvard (4-1) Points 2,669 2,527 2,270 2,210 2,033 2,022 2,018 1,833 1,746 1,540 1,511 1,311 1,241 1,205 1,136 1,043 991 912 608 529 448 392 357 244 190 Coaches FCS Football Poll as of Oct. 20, 2008 Teams (1st Place votes) 1. James Madison (27) (6-1) 2. Appalachian State (5-2) 3. Cal Poly (4-1) 4. Northern Iowa (5-2) 5. Montana (6-1) 6. Wofford (1) (5-1) 7. Elon (7-1) 8. Richmond (5-3) 9. Villanova (5-1) 10. New Hampshire (5-1) 11. McNeese State (4-2) 12. Central Arkansas (6-1) 13. Southern Illinois (4-2) 14. Western Illinois (5-2) 15. Northern Arizona (6-1) 16. Massachusetts (4-3) 17. Weber State (6-2) 18. Furman (6-2) 19. Tennessee State (6-1) 20. Jacksonville State (5-2) 21. Liberty (6-1) 22. Hampton (5-1) 23. William & Mary (4-2) 24. South Carolina State (5-2) 25. North Dakota State (3-4) Liberty in other Polls: AnyGivenSaturday.com Liberty (No. 21, 780 points) SME Network Liberty (No. 22, 94 points) Bold Indicates 2008 opponent Record 699 664 622 601 567 557 518 501 472 429 415 396 346 317 303 278 248 245 180 149 118 116 62 52 37 Passing Prowess For the first time under head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames finished a game with 300 or more team passing yards. More than 70 percent of Liberty’s offensive numbers came via the airways, as Liberty passed for 344 yards. Liberty’s previous high during Rocco’s three-year tenure was 281 yards against Presbyterian last year. All 344 yards came from senior Brock Smith’s arm, marking the 15th best single-game passing performance in school history. Run Game Reserved by Leopards For the second time this year, Liberty failed to surpass the 200-yard team rushing mark, as Lafayette held the Flames to a season low 131 rushing yards. The figure was the lowest team rushing total since Liberty was held to 74 yards by Elon in 2007 and was the sixth lowest under head coach Danny Rocco. Despite the fewer rushing yards, Liberty still ranks No. 9 nationally by averaging 233.9 rushing yards per game. Since head coach Danny Rocco’s arrival in 2006, Liberty has averaged 208.5 rushing yards per game and has surpassed the 200-yard plateau in 14 out of 29 games. Points a Plenty under Rocco Ine five out of seven games this year, the Flames have scored 30 or more points, doing so last against Stony Brook on Oct. 11. Liberty currently ranks No. 18 in scoring offense, as the Flames are averaging 34.3 points per game. Last year, the Flames were No. 3 in scoring offense, averaging a program and Big South record 42.6 points per game. Since head coach Danny Rocco took over the program in 2006, Liberty has averaged 33.3 points scored per game, and Liberty is 16-2 in contests when the Flames roll up 30 or more points on the scoreboard. Don’t Forget About the “D” Despite Liberty’s gaudy offensive numbers over the past two seasons, the Flames defense has played a significant factor in the team’s success, bringing a smile to head coach Danny Rocco’s face, as he is a 20-plus year defensive coaching veteran. Since 2006, Liberty has held its opponents to an average of 19.6 points per game, meaning Liberty is outscoring its opponents by almost two touchdowns per game (an average of 13.7 points per game). A Decisive Number The Flames prolific offense is starting to catch the eye of the nation, as Liberty ranks No. 18 in scoring offense (34.3 points per game). The 30-point mark seems to be the key number for a Flames’ victory, as Liberty is 16-2 under head coach Danny Rocco when Liberty scores more than 30 points in a game. The Flames are 3-7 under Rocco when Liberty fails to reach the 30-point threshold. An Active Chain Gang 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 Charleston Southern ranked No. 2 nationally in third-down conversion rate. Liberty has picked up a new set of downs 52.1 percent of the time in third-down situations (49-of-94). The only team to have a better third-down conversion rate nationally than Liberty is Monmouth at 56.4 percent (53-of-94). 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. 16 in first down offense, picking up an average of 21.7 first downs per game. 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 260 total first downs this year, which would surpass the 1993 squad who finished the year with 241 first downs. First Down Frenzy Liberty finished the Oct. 11 contest against Stony Brook with 28 total first downs, including 17 via rushing plays. The 28 first downs were the second most under head coach Danny Rocco, ranking only behind Liberty’ 29 first downs during its 31-0 shutout victory over Gardner-Webb to wrap up Liberty’s first-ever Big South championship. 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 four games, Liberty totaled 19 infractions for 148 total yards (averaging 4.8 penalties and 37.0 penalty yards per contest). Despite the marked improvement, Liberty still ranks No. 85 nationally in penalties per game (7.29) and No. 86 in penalty yards per game (64.43). Big South Conference Preseason All-Conference Team Offense QB - Brock Smith, Liberty, Sr. RB - Rashad Jennings, Liberty, Sr. RB - Conte Cuttino, Stony Brook, Jr. WR - Dee Brown, Charleston Southern, Sr. WR - Lynell Suggs, Stony Brook, Sr. WR - Dobson Collins, Gardner-Webb, Sr. TE - Scott Fambrough, Coastal Carolina, Jr. OL - Demario Deese, Gardner-Webb, Sr. OL - Britt Leggett, Coastal Carolina, R-Sr. 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. Taking Better Care of the Rock For the first time in three games, the Flames gave away the ball, committing two turnovers in its game against Lafayette last weekend. The Flames rank No. 38 in turnovers lost, having given the ball away 11 times in seven games. 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). The Ideal Job If you are looking for the “cushy” job on the Flames roster, you’ll find it in the area of punting. Liberty enters today’s game as the team with the fifth fewest total punts among FCS program so far in 2008. The Flames have been force to punt the ball away 19 times over seven games (2.7 times per game). Fewer punts mean Liberty’s offense is successful, but it has hurt its punting game, as Liberty ranks second to last among FCS programs in net punting (averaging 25.53 yards gained by punting). Run Stoppers For the third time in seven games this year, an opponent was able to surpass the 100-yard mark in team rushing. Lafayette rushed for 162 yards on 39 carries, finishing the game with the second highest rushing total Liberty has allowed this year. The only other team to finish with more rushing yards in a game against Liberty this year is Glenville State, who ran for an opponent season high 209 yards. The Flames currently rank No. 31 nationally in rushing defense, allowing 115.6 team rushing yards per game. 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 two opponents have kept the Flames from returning punts, as the Flames recorded one punt return against both Stony Brook and Lafayette. Despite the lower punt return totals of late, the Flames still rank No. 11 nationally in punt returns, now averaging 15.5 yards per return. Protecting the Passer After allowing three sacks in its seasonopener against North Greenville, the Flames offensive line has banned together to allow just two sacks over the last six games. Liberty currently ranks No. 6 nationally, as the Flames are surrendering 0.71 sacks per game. Last year, Liberty finished the season ranked No. 4 in the country, as the Flames allowed 0.73 sacks per contest. All in all, the Flames have allowed less than a sack a game (0.82/23 in 28 games) since head coach Danny Rocco took over the program in 2006. Kings of the Return Game James Madison held onto its No. 1 ranking in FCS football in its last outing, 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. 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 three out of their last games to close out the year 7-4. Legends to be Enshrined Today during Liberty’s annual Homecoming game, the Liberty University Athletics Department will be honoring longtime head coach Sam Rutigliano and former AFC Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowler Eric Green. The pair of Liberty legends will join founder Dr. Jerry Falwell, as jerseys which will be retired in honor of their accomplishments. An “HC” jersey will be hung in honor of Rutigliano, while a No. 86 jersey will rest next to Rutigliano’s paying tribute to Green’s storied career at Liberty during a halftime ceremony. 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 Returning Rampage Liberty returned five kickoffs for 125 yards against Coastal Carolina Oct. 4, tying season highs in both total kick returns and kickoff return yardage. Liberty currently ranks No. 7 nationally in kickoff returns, averaging 23.56 yards per return. The Flames are one of 21 FCS programs to have returned a kickoff for a touchdown in 2008. 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: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Nov. 3 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Nov. 10 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Nov. 17 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Nov. 24 Offensive: Defensive: Specialist: Freshman: Quickly Joining the Elite With the Flames 33-0 victory over Stony Brook last week, head coach Danny Rocco picked up his 20th career victory at Liberty. The skipper (20-9/three seasons), who reached the 20-win plateau the quickest in program history, is currently tied with Morgan Hout (20-29-1/five seasons) for third-place on the Flames coaching charts in terms of overall victories. Rocco ranks one behind Ken Karcher (21-46/seven seasons), while legendary coach Sam Rutigliano holds the coaching record with 67 wins (67-53/11 seasons). Coaches on the Field At halftime of the Flames’ annual Spring Football Game on April 19, head coach Danny Rocco tabbed six players for leadership roles in 2008, when the skipper named his team captains. Quarterback Brock Smith, running back Rashad Jennings and center Mike Godsil were named offensive team captains. Defensively, nose guard Colin Dugan, linebacker Nick Hursky and defensive back Ryan Greiser were recognized as this year’s defensive team captains. New Leader in the Clubhouse Rashad Jennings rushed for 148 yards and a touchdown against Lafayette on Saturday, marking the 18th 100-yard rushing game of the senior’s career. The performance moved him to the top of the Big South’s all-time 100-yard rushers list, surpassing Liberty’s Dre Barnes, who finished his days in the league with 17 career 100-yard games. Standing at the Top For the fifth-consecutive game, running back Rashad Jennings recorded a rushing touchdown, reeling off a 58-yard scoring scamper against Lafayette. The touchdown run gave the senior 230 career points at Liberty, moving him atop Liberty’s all-time career scoring list among non-kicking players. Dynamic Duo Dominic Bolden and Jonathan Crawford both posted career numbers last Saturday against Lafayette, as the pair individually hauled in 150 and 106 receiving yards, respectively. The duo became the 15th pair in school history to surpass the 100-yard mark during the same game. The last time two receivers accomplished the feat was against Charleston Southern on Nov. 10, 2001, when Adrian Hall (133 yards) and Daniel Thomas (110 yards) helped the Flamed down the Buccaneers, 45-31. Kevin Keeps Them Moving Kevin Richard finished the Lafayette game with three of Liberty’s four team quarterback hurries, marking a new single-game career high for the senior. The trio of quarterbacks hurries was the second highest singlegame total this year by a Flames’ defender, ranking only behind Asa Champman’s four quarterback hurries against North Greenville Mr. 3000 With his 148 rushing yards against Lafayette, Rashad Jennings eclipsed the 3,000 career rushing mark. Since joining the Flames in 2006, the senior has now rushed for 3,006 yards in 26 games (an average of 115.6 per game). Only two players stand between Jennings and the tops of Liberty’s and the Big South’s all-time list. Dre Barnes tops both lists, as Barnes rushed for 3,409 yards as a threeyear member of the conference and 4,035 four-year member on the Flames’ roster. A Scoring Machine Rashad Jennings, who currently ranks tied for No. 4 nationally in scoring per game (11.0), scored his 11th touchdown of the season, bursting through for a 58-yard rushing touchdown against Lafayette. The fourthlongest rushing of his career gave him 230 career points, making him LU’s all-time leader in scoring excluding kickers as he passed Lawrence Worthington’s mark of 228 points. Biggest Day for Brock Brock Smith had a career day against Lafayette, throwing for a career-high 344 yards. The senior completed 24-of-37 pass attempts, tying a career high for single-game passing attempts. Big Against the Bucs Brock Smith enters today’s game needing 172 passing yards to become the fourth quarterback in program and Big South history to surpass the career 6,000 passing mark. And if history is any indicator, he has a very good chance against Charleston Southern. The senior has thrown for 734 yards and six touchdowns in three previous games against the Buccaneers, completing 43-of-70 pass attempts (61.4 percent). Prior to his breakout game against Lafayette last week, Smith’s previous career high for yardage came against Charleston Southern, as he passed for 315 yards and three touchdowns during his freshman year, earning him the starting role he has never since relinquished. A complete list of the previous Walter Payton Award winners: Walter Payton Award Watch What this year’s candidates are doing in 2008 2007 – Jayson Foster, RB, Georgia So. Stats: 1,844 rushing yards, 24 rushing touchdowns, 1,203 passing yards, six touchdowns 2006 – Ricky Santos, QB, New Hampshire Stats: 2,681 passing yards, 23 touchdowns, 385 rushing yards, 12 touchdowns 2005 – Erik Meyer, QB, East. Washington Stats: 3,616 passing yards, 26 touchdowns, 166.47 passer rating (FCS record) 2004 – Lang Campbell, QB, W. & Mary Stats: 3,998 passing yards, 30 touchdowns, 317 rushing yards, seven touchdowns 2003 – Jamaal Branch, RB, Colgate Stats: 2,326 rushing yards, 29 touchdowns 2002 – Tony Romo, QB, Eastern Illinois Stats: 2,950 passing yards, 33 touchdowns A plethora of preseason distinctions for Liberty’s Rashad Jennings culminated with one of the nation’s top FCS honors, as the running back was named to the preseason Walter Payton Award watch list on Aug. 29, 2008. The preseason list of the 16 best FCS offensive players in the nation was announced by the Sports Network, the organization which will conduct the voting for the prestigious honor. The watch list was revised on Oct. 16, and Jennings was one of 13 holders from the original 16 preseason watch list members. The trio of newcomers to the list include Sam Houston State quarterback Rhett Bomar, Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins and Monmouth running back David Sinisi. The Sports Network will revisit the Walter Payton Award watch list two more times before voting commences. The list of 16 candidates will be reviewed early in November, before the finalized list will be handed over to the voting panel at the conclusion of the regular season. The top three finalists will be announced by the Sports Network on Dec. 1, while the winner will be announced at the Sports Network FCS Awards Dinner, held on the eve of the NCAA Division I Football Championship game (Dec. 18). Ramses Barden WR Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away vs. South Dakota State (W/ 42-28) – 2 rec., 40 yards, 1 TD Home vs. Southern Utah (5 games played) 30 rec., 666 yards, 8 TDs Rhett Bomar QB 1999 – Adrian Peterson, RB, Georgia So. Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. McNeese State (L/ 17-28) – 18-of-39, 1 INT, 237 yards, 2 TD, 10 car., -22 yards, 0 TD Away at Northwestern State (5 games played) 109-of-183, 5 INT, 1,476 yards, 15 TDs, 39 car., 107 yards, 3 TDs Stats: 2,740 rushing yards, 40 touchdowns Nathan Brown QB 1998 – Jerry Azumah, RB, New Hampshire Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Texas State (W/ 31-24) – 18-of-22, 0 INT, 163 yards, 2 TD, 7 car., 14 yards, 0 TD Home vs. Southeastern Louisiana (7 games played) 149-of-206, 1 INT, 1,890 yards, 19 TDs, 41 car., 64 yards, 0 TD Liam Coen QB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Richmond (L/ 15-30) -18-of-30, 0 INT, 165 yards, 1 TD, 3 car., -15 yards, 0 TD Home vs. Bryant (7 games played) 130-of-2077, 6 INT, 1,629 yards, 11 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. Sr. Sr. Sr. Sr. 6-2 6-2 6-2 220 Cal Poly (4-1) Sam Houston State (2-3) 209 Central Arkansas (6-1) 220 Massachusetts (4-3) RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Indiana State (W/56-0) – 20 car., 137 yards, 2 TDs Home vs. Northern Iowa (7 games played) 192 car., 1,115 yards, 16 TDs, 10 rec., 72 yards, 1 TD Armanti Edwards QB 1993 – Doug Nussmeier, QB, Idaho Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Georgia Southern (W/37-36) - 12-of-22, 0 INT, 176 yards, 2 TDs, 33 car., 157 yards, 3 TD Home vs. Furman (7 games played) 87-of-150, 2 INT, 1270 yards, 13 TDs, 115 car., 545 yards, 7 TD Stats: 2,960 passing yards, 33 touchdowns Cameron Higgins QB 1992 – Michael Payton, QB, Marshall Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Northern Colorado (W/ 17-10) - 27-of-37, 1 INT, 413 yards, 2 TDs, 11 car., -6 yards, 0 TD Away at Northern Arizona (8 games played) 181-of-264, 6 INT, 2,551 yards, 25 TDs, 29 car., -44 yards, 1 TD Terrell Hudgins WR Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Chattanooga (W/ 42-7) - 3 rec., 39 yards, 2 TD Home vs. Wofford (8 games played) 58 rec., 803 yards, 7 TDs 1995 – Dave Dickenson, QB, Montana Stats: 4,176 passing yards, 38 touchdowns 1994 – Steve McNair, QB, Alcorn State Stats: 5,377 passing yards, 47 touchdowns Stats: 3,610 passing yards, 31 touchdowns 1991 – Jamie Martin, QB, Weber State Stats: 4,125 passing yards, 37 touchdowns 1990 – Walter Dean, RB, Grambling State Stats: 1,401 rushing yards, 17 touchdowns 1989 – John Friesz, QB, Idaho Stats: 4,041 passing yards, 31 touchdowns 1988 – Dave Meggett, RB, Towson Jr. So. Jr. Sr. 5-11 230 Herb Donaldson Stats: 2,079 rushing yards, 25 touchdowns Sr. 6-5 6-0 6-2 6-3 185 Western Illinois (5-2) Appalachian State (5-2) 195 Weber State (5-2) 250 Elon (7-1) Rashad Jennings RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Home vs. Lafayette (L/ 21-35) – 20 car., 148 yards, 1 TD, 5 rec., 25 yards, 0 TD Home vs. Charleston Southern (6 games played) 148 car., 873 yards, 9 TDs, 17 rec., 101 yards, 2 TDs Liberty (6-1) QB 1987 – Kenny Gamble, RB, Colgate Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: No game scheduled last week Away at Villanova (7 games played) 52-of-83, 3 INT, 692 yards, 8 TDs, 121 car., 797 yards, 8 TDs Stats: 1,411 rushing yards, 11 touchdowns Mike McLeod RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Fordham (L /10-12) – 21 car., 65 yards, 0 TD, 2 rec., 23 yards, 0 TD Home vs. Penn (5 games played) 129 car., 466 yards, 3 TDs, 10 rec., 64 yards, 0 TD return yards, 30 total touchdowns Considered the Heisman Trophy of FCS football, the Walter Payton Award was named for the legendary Jackson State and Chicago Bears running back. It was established in 1987 by The Sports Network and is presented annually to the top offensive player in FCS football. Previous winners of the honor include NFL standouts such as the Dallas Cowboys’ Tony Romo (2002, Eastern Illinois), Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook (2001, Villanova) and quarterback Steve McNair formerly of the Baltimore Ravens (1994, Alcorn State). Sr. Jr. 6-1 230 Rodney Landers Stats: 1,658 rushing yards, 788 receiving yards, 957 Sr. 6-1 225 5-11 James Madison (6-1) 200 QB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Montana State (W/34-17) – 20-of-31, 1 INT, 189 yards, 2 TD, 3 car., 3 yards, 1 TD Home vs. Sacramento State (7 games played) 185-of-307, 9 INT, 2,099 yards, 14 TDs, 30 car., 23 yards, 3 TDs QB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Dartmouth (W/44-26) – 33-of-45, 2 INT, 391 yards, 2 TDs, 7 car., 7 yards, 1 TD Home vs. Lehigh (6 games played) 195-of-297, 8 INT, 1,965 yards, 16 TDs, 37 car., 35 yards, 4 TDs Andre Roberts WR Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Furman (L/20-34) – 10 rec., 87 yards, 1 TD Away at Samford (7 games played) 50 rec., 697 yards, 9 TDs, 4 car., 19 yards, 0 TD Jordan Scott RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: Away at Cornell (W/38-22) – 9 car., 41 yards, 0 TD Away at Bucknell (6 games played) 170 car., 971 yards, 11 TDs, 3 rec., 23 yards, 0 TD Sr. Sr. 5-11 5-11 5-10 223 Eastern Washington (3-4) Dominic Randolph So. 6-3 220 Yale (3-2) Matt Nicholls Sr. 6-2 220 175 205 David Sinisi RB Last Week’s Stats: This Week’s Schedule: Updated Season Stats: No game schedule last week Home vs. Central Connecticut State (7 games played) 178 car., 1,101 yards, 13 TDs, 9 rec., 77 yards, 0 TD 200 Holy Cross (3-3) The Citadel (3-4) Colgate (5-2) Monmouth (4-3) Game Day Depth Chart Liberty University Flames Offense WR (Z) 9 10 WR (X) 8 1 LT 69 or 76 LG 54 62 C 55 60 RG 56 65 or 75 RT 74 70 TE (Y) 82 88 or 89 FB 46 44 TB 23 5 or 81 HB 25 10 QB 13 15 or 10 Dominic Bolden Mike Brown Jonathan Crawford Chris Summers Zach Davis Justin Vargas Britt Stone Alex Stadler Mike Godsil Mario Cosby Bryan Mosier Tim Hartman Toney White Josh Weaver Antonio Tassara Corey Rasberry Will Quarles Tommy Shaver Derek Bishop Joey Sandvig Rashad Jennings Danny Broggin Aaron Hewlett B.J. Hayes Mike Brown Brock Smith Spencer Landis Mike Brown (Sr., 5-10, 180) (F-Fr., 6-0, 190) (R-Sr., 6-0, 215) (R-Fr., 6-4, 190) (R-Sr., 6-4, 290) (R-So., 6-5, 285) (R-Sr., 6-2, 275) (R-So., 6-5, 310) (Sr., 6-2, 290) (R-Jr., 6-1, 270) (R-Jr., 6-2, 300) (R-Jr., 6-4, 315) (R-Fr., 6-4, 285) (R-Jr., 6-4, 285) (R-So., 6-8, 320) (R-Sr., 6-2, 240) (R-Jr., 6-2, 250) (R-Fr., 6-6, 250) (Jr., 5-10, 225) (R-Sr., 5-10, 235) (Sr., 6-1, 230) (R-So., 6-0, 190) (R-Jr., 5-7, 165) (R-Fr., 5-9, 185) (F-Fr., 6-0, 190) (Sr., 6-3, 240) (Jr., 6-2, 185) (F-Fr., 6-0, 190) Defense DE 93 96 NG 94 98 DE 90 92 or 91 SLB 32 35 MLB 53 48 or 59 JLB 95 33 WLB 51 43 CB 26 3 SS 20 or 17 FS 14 17 CB 2 22 Kevin Richard Daryl Robertson Jay Coady Asa Chapman Colin Dugan 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 Chuck Duffey Larry Claiborne Chris Rocco Larry Claiborne Patrick Calvary Brandon Robinson (R-Sr., 6-3, 280) (Fr., 6-3, 285) (R-Sr., 6-1, 275) (Fr., 6-5, 377) (Sr., 6-0, 290) (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) (R-Jr., 6-0, 190) (R-Fr., 6-1, 180) (Jr., 5-10, 200) (R-Fr., 6-1, 180) (Sr., 5-9, 180) (So., 6-3, 285) Special Teams KO 49 or 39 PK 49 or 39 P 47 or 49 H 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) Charleston Southern University Buccaneers Offense WR 84 Gerald Stevenson (So., 5-9, 160) 14 Kwame Krakue (R-So., 5-10, 175) WR 5 Markus Murry (Sr., 5-11, 185) 87 Ronnie Baldner (Fr., 5-11, 190) LT 73 Levi McFatter (R-Fr., 6-3, 290) 66 Donald Fondren (R-Sr., 6-3, 313) LG 69 Jordan Lancaster (R-So., 6-4, 295) 73 Levi McFatter (R-Fr., 6-3, 290) C 63 Zach Mitchell (R-So., 6-3, 300) 64 Alex Bragg (R-Sr., 6-4, 254) RG 78 B.J. Baker (R-Fr., 6-5, 295) 56 Jarret Johns (R-Jr., 6-4, 290) RT 56 Jarret Johns (R-Jr., 6-4, 290) 71 J.W. Myers (R-Jr., 6-4, 299) TE 82 Clayton Coffman (R-Jr., 6-2, 241) 99 Tyrese Harris (R-Jr., 6-2, 250) WR 7 Alex Neal (R-So., 5-8, 180) 88 Greg Fiegel (So., 5-8, 175) RB 42 Demarcus Moon (So., 5-10, 190) 4 Antwan Ivey (Fr., 5-7, 180) QB 11 Tribble Reese (Sr., 6-3, 215) 17 Gabe Gilmour (R-Fr., 6-1, 203) Defense DE 80 91 DT 39 95 DT 97 98 DE 8 37 WILL 2 45 MIKE 51 46 SPUR 9 28 BANDIT 40 20 CB 1 32 CB 13 34 FS 3 24 Dorein Perkins Chris Parris Quinton Johnson Kamalu Umu Justin Witzmann Alex Thomas Jake Killeen Abiyd Coleman Andrew McKain David Jackson Josh Mitchell Fred Godfrey Okeba Rollinson Matt Bach Josh Warrior Darius Gaither Philip Ashley Shawn King Jacques Bazile Reggie Ellington Mike McCann Chris Kuzdale (Jr., 6-3, 230) (R-So., 6-4, 230) (Sr., 6-2, 260) (Jr., 6-3, 290) (R-Sr., 5-11, 280) (R-Sr., 6-0, 265) (R-Sr., 6-3, 240) (Jr., 6-1, 230) (R-Jr., 6-0, 225) (R-So., 6-2, 225) (R-Sr., 6-2, 232) (R-So., 6-0, 220) (R-Sr., 5-11, 201) (Jr., 5-10, 192) (R-Sr., 5-11, 201) (R-So., 6-0, 210) (Jr., 5-10, 180) (F-Fr., 5-10, 185) (So., 5-10, 170) (R-Jr., 5-9, 181) (R-Sr., 6-0, 200) (Fr., 5-11, 190) Special Teams K 30 18 P 18 31 LS 2 SS 82 KRS 84 5 PR 5 4 John Paglia Andy Brown Andy Brown Steven Lewis Andrew McKain Clayton Coffman Gerald Stevenson Markus Murry Markus Murry Antwan Ivey (So., 6-1, 190) (Fr., 6-0, 175) (Fr., 6-0, 175) (R-Fr., 5-9, 180) (R-Jr., 6-0, 225) (R-Jr., 6-2, 241) (So., 5-9, 160) (Sr., 5-11, 185) (Sr., 5-11, 185) (Fr., 5-7, 180) 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 Mike McLeod, Sr., Yale 4. Rashad Jennings, Sr., LU 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 20 20 18 18 17 17 15 15 12 Big South Career Statistics Rushing Yards 1. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04) 2. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06) 3. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08) 4. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08) 5. Andres Perkins, CCU (2003-06) Rushing Attempts 1. Sean Mizzer, VMI (2003-06) 2. Dre Barnes, LU (2002-04) 3. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08) 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 3,223 3,006 2,385 2,343 647 563 518 504 449 6.22 6.10 6.06 6.03 5.80 5.31 46 34 29 22 21 18 17 15 9 8 8 Passing Yards 1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06) 9,768 2. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05) 6,690 3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06) 6,598 4. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08) 5,828 5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06) 5,096 Pass Attempts 1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06) 2. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05) 3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06) 4. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06) 5. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08) 1,344 1,007 879 721 687 Pass Completions 1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06) 2. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05) 3. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06) 4. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06) 5. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08) Overall Scoring 1. Josh Hoke, CCU (2003-06) 2. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06) 3. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07) 4. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08) 5. Hunter Smith, GWU (2003-06) 8. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08) 297 286 264 230 228 174 833 597 486 419 411 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) 286 264 230 194 174 Touchdown Passes 1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06) 2. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06) 3. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05) 4. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08) 5. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06) 73 53 48 42 28 Kickoff Return 1. Adrian Hall, LU (2002-04) 2. Tim Maypray, VMI (2006-08) 3. Kijana Thomas, CSU (2002-04) 4. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07) 5. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08) 60 52 51 46 45 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 Total Offense 1. Collin Drafts, CSU (2003-06) 10,571 2. Tyler Thigpen, CCU (2003-06) 8,236 3. Nick Roberts, GWU (2002-05) 7.872 5. Brock Smith, LU (2005-08) 5,930 4. Jonathan Wilson, VMI (2003-06) 5,286 Interception Return Yards 1. Erick Harris, LU (2002-04) 2. Justin Huggard, VMI (2003-05) 3. Jonathan Carmon, CSU (2004-07) 4. Mario Williams, GWU (2002-04) 5. Patrick Calvary, LU (2005-08) 184 152 123 117 114 Pass Break-Ups 1. Quinton Teal, CCU (2003-06) 2. Mario Williams, GWU (2002-04) 3. Patrick Calvary, LU (2005-08) 4. Rent Sherrill, GWU (2004-07) 5. Marrio Norman, GWU (2004-08) 31 30 23 18 17 Passes Defended 1. Quinton Teal, CCU (2003-06) 2. Mario Williams, GWU (2002-04) 3. Patrick Calvary, LU (2005-08) Marrio Norman, GWU (2004-08) 5. Dewitt Myers, CCU (2003-06) 48 38 30 27 24 Touchdowns Scored 1. Aundres Perkins, CCU (2003-06) 2. Jerome Simpson, CCU (2004-07) 3. Rashad Jennings, LU (2006-08) 4. Duvaughn Flagler, GWU (2004-07) 5. Zach Terrell, LU (2005-08) 47 44 38 32 29 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 Kickoff Return Touchdowns 1. Dominic Bolden, LU (2005-08) 2. Tim Maypray, VMI (2006-08) 3. Mike Washington, CSU (2002) Sam Gado, LU (2002-04) Tavares Shorter, CSU (2003-05) Arthur Sitton, CSU (2005-08) Wynton Jackson, LU (2003-07) 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 Liberty Statistics Rushing Yards 1. Dre Barnes (2001-04) 2. Stacy Nobles (1996-99) 3. Rashad Jennings (2005-08) 4. Lawrence Worthington (1994-96) 5. Zach Terrell (2005-08) Rushing Attempts 1. Stacy Nobles (1996-99) 2. Dre Barnes (2001-04) 3. Chip Smith (1974-76) 4. Rashad Jennings (2005-08) 5. Glenn Inverso (1977-80) -- Zach Terrell (2005-08) Rushing Touchdowns 1. Stacy Nobles (1996-99) Lawrence Worthington (1994-96) 3. Rashad Jennings (2005-08) Charles McCray (1985-89) 5. Zach Terrell (2005-08) 4,035 3,711 3,006 2,723 2,385 805 665 522 518 487 449 35 35 34 30 29 Off the Charts Where Liberty Players/Team Statistics Rank Passing Yards 1. Robby Justino (1989-91) 2. Paul Johnson (1985-89) 3. Antwan Chiles (1993-95) 4. Brock Smith (2005-08) 5. Phil Basso (1980-84) 9,548 7,397 6,336 5,828 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) 64 49 42 40 35 Passing Efficiency 1. Brock Smith (2005-08) 2. Robby Justino (1989-91) 3. Travis Wilemon (1990-93) 4. Antwan Chiles (1993-95) 5. Dean Phillips (1973-76) 144.9 132.6 126.4 123.6 117.1 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. Antwan Chiles (1993-95) 4. Brock Smith (2005-08) 5. Phil Basso (1980-84) All Purpose Yards 1. Dre Barnes (2001-04) 2. Stacy Nobles (1996-99) 3. Adrian Cherry (1990-93) 4. Courtney Freeman (1994-97) 5. Lawrence Worthington (1994-96) -- Rashad Jennings (2005-08) -- Zach Terrell (2005-08) 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) 60.7 59.8 57.4 55.9 54.8 8,806 6,915 6,310 5,930 5,097 4,461 4,220 3,639 3,601 3,535 3,439 2,755 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) 230 228 222 192 178 174 Touchdowns Responsible For 1. Robby Justino (1989-92) 2. Antwan Chiles (1993-95) Glenn Inverso (1976-80) 4. Paul Johnson (1985-89) 5. Brock Smith (2005-08) -- Rashad Jennings (2006-08) -- Zach Terrell (2005-08) 75 50 50 47 44 38 29 Passes Defended 1. Wesley McConnell (1989-92) 2. Patrick Calvary (2005-08) 3. Wayne Monroe (1989-92) Donald Smith (1986-89) Richard Shelton (1984-88) 53 30 26 26 26 The Start Chart - Career Starts at Liberty Name Con. 05 06 07 08 Total Godsil, M. 40 11 11 11 7 40 Calvary, P. Smith, B. Stone, B. Greiser, R. Richard, K. 38 31 29 19 9 3 7 1 11 11 11 10 11 1 11 11 11 11 11 7 7 2 7 7 38 32 30 30 30 Dugan, C. 14 Hursky, N. 4 Jennings, R. 5 3 - 11 10 6 9 9 8 7 5 6 28 23 23 Terrell, Z. Hicks, K. Bolden, D. Rocco, C. 10 1 7 5 2 - 7 1 3 4 9 3 - 2 7 6 7 18 16 12 10 Childress, I. Weaver, J. Bishop, D. Jacobs, T. Mosier, B. Rasberry, C. Bannon, P. Brown, C. Davis, Z. Crawford, J. Stadler, A. Bolt, D. Brown, M. Duffey, C. Tinsley, P. Torrence, T. Summers, C. 7 7 2 7 7 7 7 7 7 1 5 - 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 2 2 2 2 - 7 7 5 7 7 6 7 7 7 6 5 2 2 1 9 9 8 8 8 8 7 7 7 6 5 2 2 2 2 1 1 Longest Big South Win Streak (Overall) 14 Charleston Southern 10/15/05—11/4/06 11 Liberty 10/20/06—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 8 Coastal Carolina 11/22/03—10/29/05 8 Liberty 11/11/06—Present 7 Gardner-Webb 10/5/02—11/8/03 5 Charleston Southern 11/5/05—11/5/05 5 Coastal Carolina 10/14/06—10/27/07 Longest Home Big South Win Streak 12 Coastal Carolina 9/11/04—11/12/05 12 Charleston Southern 10/15/05—10/6/07 11 Gardner-Webb 8/31/02—11/5/03 11 Liberty 11/4/06—10/11/08 6 Coastal Carolina 9/23/06—9/8/07 Longest Road Big South Win Streak 5 Liberty 10/20/07—Present 4 Gardner-Webb 9/21/02—11/9/02 4 Charleston Southern 11/5/05—10/7/06 3 several times NCAA Active Career Leaders (Ranking) Rushing-Carries 15 - Rashad Jennings Rushing-Carries 19 - Zach Terrell Rushing-Yards 12 - Rashad Jennings Rushing-Yards 19 - Zach Terrell Rushing-TD 8 - Rashad Jennings Rushing-TD 12 - Zach Terrell Rushing-Car. Per Game 4 - Rashad Jennings Rushing-Yds. Per Game 3 - Rashad Jennings Rushing-Yards Per Car. 10 - Rashad Jennings Rushing-Yards Per Car. 16 - Zach Terrell Passing-Attempts Passing-Completions Passing-Yards Passing-Touchdowns Passing-Passing Efficiency 18 - Brock Smith 17 - Brock Smith 9 - Brock Smith 11 - Brock Smith 10 - Brock Smith Total Offense-Yards 12 - Brock Smith Total Offense-Yds. Per Play 3 - Brock Smith Punt Returns-TD Punt Returns-TD Kickoff Returns-TD Kickoff Returns-TD 15 - Dominic Bolden 15 - Jonathan Crawford 2 - Dominic Bolden 17 - Jonathan Crawford Scoring-TD 11 - Rashad Jennings Scoring-TD 15 - Zach Terrell Scoring-Total Points 20 - Rashad Jennings Scoring-Pts. Per Game 3 - Rashad Jennings All-Purpose Run Plays 14 - Rashad Jennings All-Purpose Run Yards 18 - Rashad Jennings Starts and Stars Liberty’s Game-By-Game Starters and 2008 Player Honors 2008 Starters - Game-By-Game Comparsion Offensive Starters North Greenville Glenville State Western Carolina Youngstown State Coastal Carolina Stony Brook Lafayette Charleston So. Presbyterian VMI Gardner-Webb Elon WR Bolden Bolden Bolden Bolden Bolden M. Brown 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 WR Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Crawford Summers Crawford NG Dugan Dugan Dugan Dugan Dugan Dugan Dugan LT Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis Davis DE Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs Jacobs LG Stone Stone Stadler Stadler Stadler Stadler Stadler SLB Childress Childress Childress Childress Childress Childress Childress C Godsil Godsil Godsil Godsil Godsil Godsil Godsil RG Mosier Mosier Moiser Mosier Mosier Mosier Mosier MLB Hursky Bolt Bolt Hursky Hursky Hursky Hursky RT Weaver Weaver Weaver Weaver Weaver Weaver Weaver JLB C. Brown C. Brown C. Brown C. Brown C. Brown C. Brown C. Brown WLB Bannon Bannon Bannon Bannon Bannon Bannon Bannon 2008 Football Awards List Big South Conference Preseason All-Conference Offense Quarterback - Brock Smith Running Back - Rashad Jennings Offensive Line - Mike Godsil Offensive Line - Britt Stone Defense Defensive Line - Colin Dugan Linebacker - Nick Hursky Defensive Back - Patrick Calvary Freshman Sept. 29 - Matt Bevins, K Oct. 6 - Matt Bevins, K Oct. 13 - Matt Bevins, K Sports Network Preseason Position Rankings Running Back - No. 1 - Rashad Jennings Quarterback - No. 14 - Brock Smith Full Backs - No. 14 - Derek Bishop Team Rushing - No. 4 - Liberty Special Teams Long Snapper - Dan Pope Preseason FCS All-America Team First Team Running Back - Rashad Jennings Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Rashad Jennings, Running Back Third Team Kickoff Return Specialist - Dominic Bolden Conference Players of the Week Offensive Sept. 29 - Rashad Jennings, RB Oct. 6 - Rashad Jennings, RB National Player of the Week Offense Sept. 29 - Rashad Jennings, RB Defensive Sept. 15 - Chad Brown, LU Special Teams Sept. 1 - Jonathan Crawford, RS Sept. 15 - Mike Larsson, P Walter Payton Watch List Running Back - Rashad Jennings College Sporting News Preseason All-America Team Third Team Running Back - Rashad Jennings Return Specialist - Dominic Bolden TE Rasberry Rasberry Rasberry Rasberry Rasberry Rasberry Rasberry CB Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks Hicks FB Bishop Bishop Bishop M. Brown (WR) Terrell (AB) Bishop Bishop SS Greiser Greiser Greiser Greiser Greiser Greiser Greiser TB Jennings Terrell Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings Jennings QB Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith Smith FS Rocco Rocco Rocco Rocco Rocco Rocco Rocco CB Calvary Calvary Calvary Calvary Calvary Calvary Calvary Liberty Football Rosters Alphabetical and Numerical Roster No. 41 29 57 51 49 46 87 9 59 12 5 77 95 10 2 63 29 98 35 32 17 19 94 11 60 8 86 84 69 19 20 90 16 43 52 55 24 65 25 79 81 26 67 53 99 92 23 85 18 15 47 34 28 36 45 78 47 31 6 21 56 33 50 49 42 88 82 40 Name Terry Adams Alfonso Bailey Mamadou Balde Patrick Bannon Matt Bevins Derek Bishop Mark Blakeney Dominic Bolden Doncel Bolt Tyler Brennan Danny Broggin Aaron Brown Chad Brown Mike Brown Patrick Calvary Matt Camire Brit Campbell Asa Chapman Wes Cheek Ian Childress Larry Claiborne Omar Clark Jay Coady Mike Connolly Mario Cosby Jonathan Crawford Steven Crawford Ryan Culkin Zach Davis Kyle DeArmon Chuck Duffey Colin Dugan Jimmy Eden Jamal Giddens Cameron Gillespie Mike Godsil Ryan Greiser Tim Hartman B.J. Hayes Stan Herring Aaron Hewlett Kent Hicks Spencer Hodges Nick Hursky Ryan Jackson Trey Jacobs Rashad Jennings Dominique Jones Matt Lambros Spencer Landis Mike Larsson Terron Lawrence Kajuan Lee Julian LiDrazzah Derek Lisko Aaron Lundy Mark Malvaso Donald Manns Reggie Matthews Chris McAlister Bryan Mosier Kyle O’Donnell Pat Parziale James Pelzer Dan Pope Will Quarles Corey Rasberry Nathan Revell Year R-So. So. R-Jr. So. Fr. Jr. R-Fr. Sr. So. Fr. R-So. R-Fr. R-So. R-Fr. Sr. R-So. Fr. Fr. Jr. Sr. R-Fr. R-Fr. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Sr. Fr. R-So. R-Sr. R-So. R-Jr. Sr. Fr. Fr. R-Jr. Sr. Sr. R-Jr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-Fr. Sr. Fr. Jr. Sr. R-Jr. Sr. Jr. Fr. R-Jr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-Jr. Fr. R-Jr. Jr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Jr. R-So. Sr. So. R-Sr. R-Jr. R-Sr. R-So. Pos. DL DB OLB OLB K/P FB WR WR ILB QB WR OL ILB QB DB OL WR DL LB OLB DB DB NG OLB OL WR WR TE OL QB DB NG WR OLB ILB OL DB OL WR DL WR DB OL LB DL DL RB TE WR QB K RB DB RB OLB OL FB DB DB DB OL ILB LB OLB LS TE TE FB Ht. 5-11 5-9 6-1 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-3 6-0 6-4 6-2 6-0 5-9 6-3 6-1 6-5 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-1 6-0 6-2 6-4 6-4 6-3 6-0 6-0 5-10 6-2 5-10 6-2 6-1 6-4 5-9 6-4 5-7 6-2 6-5 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-2 5-10 5-7 5-11 5-8 6-0 6-5 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-2 6-2 5-10 Wt. 235 185 230 230 185 225 200 180 245 205 190 280 240 190 180 270 190 377 205 225 180 185 275 235 270 215 190 225 290 185 190 290 175 210 245 290 205 315 185 275 165 200 300 235 280 280 230 260 210 185 170 175 180 200 225 305 225 180 190 180 300 230 220 195 200 250 240 225 Hometown/High School (Previous School) Elkin, N.C./Elkin Fort Myers, Fla./Mariner Moon Twp., Pa./Moon Area (Akron) Lexington, Va./Rockbridge County Newport News, Va./Warwick Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore Midlothian, Va./James River Orlando, Fla./University Long Beach, Calif./Polytechnic (Cerritos) Anderson, S.C./T.L. Hanna Brookneal, Va./William Campbell South Hill, Va./Park View Senior Melbourne, Fla./ Eau Gallie Charlottesville, Va./Monticello Bradenton, Fla./Bayshore Midlothian, Va./Manchester Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Orange, Va./Orange Co. (Fork Union) Dacula, Ga./Dacula Bedford, Va./Liberty Ringgold, Va./GW Danville Ringgold, Va./GW Danville Forest, Va./Lynchburg Christian Sarasota, Fla./Cardinal Mooney Lynchburg, Va./E.C. Glass Staunton, Va./Robert E. Lee Lehigh Acres, Fla./South Fort Myers Indian Rocks Beach, Fla./Indian Rocks Chr. (SE Univ.) Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian (East Carolina) Clearwater, Fla./Indian Rocks Christian Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland Kathleen Springdale, Pa./Springdale Peachtree City, Ga./Landmark Christian Norfolk, Va./Maury Federal Way, Wash./Todd Beamer Mansfield, Ohio/Madison Comprehensive Sellersville, Pa./Pennridge Chester, Va./Thomas Dale (Concord) Valentines, Va./Brunswick Woodstock, Ga./Kell Virginia Beach, Va./Tallwood (Concord) Culpepper, Va./Culpepper (Virginia Tech) Bradenton, Fla./Manatee Carnegie, Pa./Chartiers Valley Forest, Va./Brookville Columbia, S.C./Eau Claire Forest, Va./Liberty Christian (Pittsburgh) San Diego, Calif./Horizon Calgary, Alberta/Sir Winston Churchill Dacula, Ga./Dacula Monroe, N.C./Piedmont Wake Forest, N.C./Wakefield Newport News, Va./Heritage Woodland, Wash./Vancouver Flower Mound, Texas/Flower Mound Chilhowie, Va./Chilhowie Norwalk, Conn./Norwalk Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Northeast Lynchburg, Va./Liberty Christian Mansfield, Ohio/Madison Comprehensive York, Pa./Dallastown Area Forest, Va./Jefferson Forest (West Point) Laurel, Md./Reservoir (Sacred Heart) Palm City, Fla./John Carroll (Florida Atlantic) Richmond, Va./L.C. Bird Panama City, Fla./Bay Pompano Beach, Fla./Highlands Christian Liberty Football Rosters Alphabetical and Numerical Roster No. 93 96 22 14 4 44 3 58 89 39 13 97 62 54 1 70 83 7 48 27 76 74 91 75 37 30 61 Name Kevin Richard Daryl Robertson Brandon Robinson Chris Rocco Eugene Rogers Joey Sandvig Brandon Saunders Greg Schuster Tommy Shaver Ben Shipps Brock Smith Tim Smith Alex Stadler Britt Stone Chris Summers Antonio Tassara Stetson Tchividjian Zach Terrell Pierre Tinsley Tim Torrence Justin Vargas Josh Weaver Soeren Wendland Toney White Terry Williams Mannie Willis Matthias Wrede Year R-Sr. So. Fr. Jr. Sr. R-Sr. R-Fr. Fr. R-Fr. R-Fr. Sr. R-So. R-So. R-Sr. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. Sr. R-So. Jr. R-So. R-Jr. R-So. R-Fr. R-So. R-Jr. Jr. Pos. DL DL DB DB WR FB DB DL TE K QB DL OL OL WR OL WR RB ILB DB OL OL DL OL RB DB OL Ht. 6-3 6-3 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-10 6-0 6-2 6-6 6-0 6-3 6-3 6-5 6-2 6-4 6-8 5-11 6-0 6-0 5-8 6-5 6-4 6-8 6-4 5-9 5-10 6-5 Wt. 280 285 175 200 180 235 185 275 250 130 240 265 310 275 190 320 185 200 235 165 285 285 300 285 185 200 265 40 Paul Young So. K 6-2 180 No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 19A 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 29A 30 Name Chris Summers Patrick Calvary Brandon Saunders Eugene Rogers Danny Broggin Reggie Matthews Zach Terrell Jonathan Crawford Dominic Bolden Mike Brown Mike Connolly Tyler Brennan Brock Smith Chris Rocco Spencer Landis Jimmy Eden Larry Claiborne Matt Lambros Omar Clark Kyle DeArmon Chuck Duffey Chris McAlister Brandon Robinson Rashad Jennings Ryan Greiser B.J. Hayes Kent Hicks Tim Torrence Kajuan Lee Alfonso Bailey Brit Campbell Mannie Willis Pos. WR DB DB WR WR DB RB WR WR QB OLB QB QB DB QB WR DB WR DB QB DB DB DB RB DB WR DB DB DB DB WR DB No. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 39 40 40A 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 47A 48 49 49A 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 Name Donald Manns Ian Childress Kyle O’Donnell Terron Lawrence Wes Cheek Julian LiDrazzah Terry Williams Ben Shipps Paul Young Nathan Revell Terry Adams Dan Pope Jamal Giddens Joey Sandvig Derek Lisko Derek Bishop Mike Larsson Mark Malvaso Pierre Tinsley Matt Bevins James Pelzer Pat Parziale Patrick Bannon Cameron Gillespie Nick Hursky Britt Stone Mike Godsil Bryan Mosier Mamadou Balde Greg Schuster Doncel Bolt Mario Cosby Hometown/High School (Previous School) Lynchburg, Va./Lynchburg Christian Bedford, Va./Liberty (Virginia Tech) Waxhaw, N.C./Charlotte Christian Forest, Va./Liberty Christian Grovetown, Ga./Greenbier Appomattox, Va./Appomattox Laurel, Md./Paint Branch (Northeastern) Waxhaw, N.C./Charlotte Latin Hot Springs, Va./Bath County Venice, Fla./Venice Hershey, Pa./Hershey High Point, N.C./T.W. Andrews Bealeton, Va./Liberty (Alabama) Ozark, Ala./Osceola Jacksonville, Fla./Jean Ribault Naples, Fla./Barron Collier Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Westminster Manassas Park, Va./Manassas Park Lynchburg, Va./Amherst Miramar, Fla./ Miami Edison Senior Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian Starke, Fla./Bradford County Cuxhaven, Germany/Amandus-Abendroth Manassas Park, Va./Manassas Park Miami, Fla./Miami Central Newport News, Va./Woodside Langenhagen, Germany/St. Anne’s Belfield (Santa Barbara City) Woodbridge, Va./Forest Park (NMSU) Pos. DB OLB ILB RB RB RB RB K K FB DL LS OLB FB OLB FB K FB ILB K/P OLB LB OLB ILB LB OL OL OL OLB DL ILB OL No. 61 62 63 65 67 69 70 74 75 76 77 78 79 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Name Matthias Wrede Alex Stadler Matt Camire Tim Hartman Spencer Hodges Zach Davis Antonio Tassara Josh Weaver Toney White Justin Vargas Aaron Brown Aaron Lundy Stan Herring Aaron Hewlett Corey Rasberry Stetson Tchividjian Ryan Culkin Dominique Jones Steven Crawford Mark Blakeney Will Quarles Tommy Shaver Colin Dugan Soeren Wendland Trey Jacobs Kevin Richard Jay Coady Chad Brown Daryl Robertson Tim Smith Asa Chapman Ryan Jackson Pos. OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL OL DL WR TE WR TE TE WR WR TE TE NG DL DL DL NG ILB DL DL DL DL How the Foes are Faring Schedule and Results for Liberty’s 2008 Opponents 8/30 9/6 9/11 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/9 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 North Greenville (1-7) 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 2 p.m. SOUTH DAKOTA Noon at UNC Pembroke 1 p.m. 8/28 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/13 10/20 10/27 11/1 11/8 Glenville State (5-3) 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 1:30 p.m. at West Virginia Wesleyan 1 p.m. CHARLESTON 1 p.m. 8/28 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/22 Western Carolina (2-6) 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 (2-6) 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 (4-4, 0-2 BSC) at Penn State L/ 10-66 COLGATE L/ 19-23 at Monmouth W/ 26-7 TOWSON W/ 31-3 at North Carolina A&T W/ 20-7 LIBERTY L/ 38-43 at VMI L/ 20-47 N. CAROLINA CENTRAL W/ 35-10 STONY BROOK 7 p.m. at Gardner-Webb 1:30 p.m. at Presbyterian 1:30 p.m. CHARLESTON SOUTHERN 6 p.m. 8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 Presbyterian (3-5) 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 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/26 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 Stony Brook (2-5, 1-1 BSC) COLGATE W/ 42-26 ELON L/ 20-30 at Maine L/ 13-28 at Brown L/ 7-17 HOFSTRA L/ 3-43 at Liberty L/0-33 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN W/ 20-19 at Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. GARDNER-WEBB 3 p.m. at Iona 1 p.m. VMI 1 p.m. 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 VMI (3-3, 1-0 BSC) ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) at William & Mary CHOWAN at Ohio RICHMOND COASTAL CAROLINA at Gardner-Webb at Charleston Southern LIBERTY at Stony Brook PRESBYTERIAN W/ 49-0 L/ 17-52 W/ 69-20 L/ 31-51 L/ 16-56 W/ 47-20 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. W/ 35-0 L/ 0-69 L/ 16-19 W/ 23-21 L/ 14-34 L/ 6-21 L/ 21-28 L/ 14-42 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 9/6 9/13 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 Lafayette (5-1) at Marist GEORGETOWN PENN HARVARD at Columbia at Liberty at Fordham at Colgate at Bucknell HOLY CROSS LEHIGH W/ 28-6 W/ 24-6 W/ 24-17 L/ 13-27 W/ 13-3 W/ 35-21 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 1 p.m. 8/28 9/6 9/13 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 L/ 0-43 L/ 7-40 W/ 38-0 W/ 32-24 L/ 28-31 L/ 7-14 L/ 28-42 L/ 0-33 4 p.m. 2:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 2:05 p.m. 8/28 9/6 9/13 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/1 11/8 11/15 11/22 Charleston So. (3-4, 1-1 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 3:30 p.m. VMI 1:30 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN 1:30 p.m. EDWARD WATERS 1:30 p.m. at Coastal Carolina 6 p.m. 8/30 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/4 10/11 10/18 10/25 11/8 11/15 11/22 Gardner-Webb (3-4, 0-1 BSC) at Tennessee Tech L/ 12-28 TUSCULUM W/ 31-12 at Austin Peay W/ 31-15 SAM HOUSTON L/ 33-49 at Charleston Southern L/ 10-13 at Georgia Tech L/ 7-10 PRESBYTERIAN W/ 47-21 VMI 1:30 p.m. at Stony Brook 3 p.m. COASTAL CAROLINA 1:30 p.m. at Liberty 7 p.m. Elon (7-1) RICHMOND at Stony Brook PRESBYTERIAN at Georgia Southern SAMFORD FURMAN at The Citadel at Chattanooga WOFFORD WESTERN CAROLINA at Appalachian State at Liberty L/ 10-28 W/ 30-20 W/ 66-12 W/ 22-20 W/ 23-17 W/ 31-10 W/ 27-23 W/ 42-7 3 p.m. 3 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1 p.m. Game No. 1 - Liberty 49, North Greenville 10 Aug. 30, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (15,311) Liberty extended its FCS nation-leading home winning streak to nine-straight games, opening the year with a 49-10 win over visiting North Greenville, on Aug. 30, at a packed Williams Stadium. With the victory, Liberty opened the year with a 1-0 record and moves its mark to 20-2 in its last 22 home-opening contests. The win was Liberty’s third-straight by 30 or more points and fifth time in the previous six games. The loss dropped North Greenville to 0-1 on the season. The victory also pushed Liberty’s overall winning streak to six games, dating back to the previous year. The run was tied for third longest in program history and the longest since the Flames won six straight during the 1992 and 1993 seasons. The game was played in front of 15,311 fans, which ranked as the second-largest crowd to attend a Liberty home game and the largest to ever see a Flames victory. The figure only ranked behind Liberty’s 2006 contest against William & Mary, when 15,631 fans packed Williams Stadium for the Flames’ annual Homecoming contest. Early-game jitters plagued both squads with a pair of miscues leading to two turnovers on each squad’s opening possession. Liberty won the coin toss and elected to receive, but on the 10th play of the drive, quarterback Brock Smith was sacked by Emmanuel Davis at the North Greenville 30-yard line, and the lost ball was picked up by Johnell Bell. Not to be outdone by the Crusaders, Liberty’s defense made its presence known six plays later. North Greenville passer Richard Harb tried to find an open receiver over the middle, but the Flames’ Ryan Greiser tackled him just as he was trying to catch the ball, which caromed into the arms of Tim Torrence for his first career interception at Liberty’s 39-yard line. Eight plays later, Zach Terrell, who was moved to wide receiver in the offseason, found a way to continue his amazing rushing touchdown streak. The senior took a pitch from Smith and found the end zone 15 yards later for a score. The scoring burst gave Terrell his 17th-consecutive game with a rushing touchdown and lifted Liberty to a 7-0 edge with 3:01 left in the first. Liberty’s defensive backs made their second big play of the game, when Chuck Duffey stepped in front of a Harb pass at the North Greenville 36-yard line and returned it 27 yards, deep into the Crusaders’ red zone. Big South Preseason Player of the Year Rashad Jennings was handed the ball three-straight plays. On the third run, the senior found a hole over the left tackle for a two-yard rushing touchdown, giving Liberty a 14-0 lead with 1:19 left in the opening period. On the second play of the second quarter, Harb was picked off again, this time by Greiser at the 40-yard line. Nearly three minutes later, Jennings took his third handoff of the drive and found the end zone for a sixyard rushing touchdown to push the Flames’ lead to 21-0, 12:00 before halftime. After the first three-and-out series of the game, Liberty quickly added to its lead with its first big offensive play of the game. Smith dropped back in the pocket at midfield and found Dominic Bolden open in the near corner of the end zone for a 48-yard scoring strike, extending the Flames’ advantage to 28-0 with 9:25 left in the first half. The North Greenville offense pieced together its first sustained drive of the first half, following the touchdown pass, getting inside Liberty’s red zone. However, the drive stalled at the seven yard line after a four-yard tackle for a loss by defensive captain Nick Hursky. The Crusaders had to settle for a 24-yard Michael Sears field goal to put the visitors on the scoreboard, 28-3, with 2:07 remaining before the intermission. Liberty maintained its 28-3 advantage entering the locker room, but quickly added to its lead in the third quarter. After gaining possession of the ball following a three-and-out series, Liberty extended its advantage when Smith found Jonathan Crawford open for an 18-yard scoring strike at the 12:16 mark of the third, sealing the victory for the homestanding Flames. Liberty managed to score two more times the rest of the game, highlighted by a 76-yard kickof return for a touchdown by Crawford midway through the third quarter. Liberty rolled up 440 total offensive yards on the night, averaging 7.7 yards per play. The Crusaders finished the game with 247 total offensive yards, averaging 3.4 yards per play. The Flames led an even offensive attack, rushing for 241 yards and passing for 261. North Greenville predominantly passed during the game, amassing 178 yards in the air to 69 yards on the ground. Penalties plagued the contest, as Liberty was whistled for 13 infractions for 136 yards to account for the most penalty yards under third-year head coach Danny Rocco. Jennings posted his 13th career 100-yard rushing game, hitting the mark on the nose on 13 carries. The senior found the end zone twice during the contest, marking his 11th career multiple-touchdown game and the sixth time in the last seven contests. Terrell followed by rushing eight times for 70 yards and his 27th career rushing touchdown. Smith had pinpoint accuracy on the evening, completing 14-of-17 pass attempts for 171 yards and two touchdowns. Spencer Landis saw considerable time in the second half, completing 3-of-4 passing attempts for 28 yards. Bolden led eight different receivers, posting his first collegiate 100-yard game by catching five passes for 100 yards. Crawford followed by matching Bolden with five receptions for 44 yards. Both receivers finished the game with touchdown receptions. Chad Brown lead a near 100 team tackle total in the game (95 for Liberty), finishing the contest with a career-best seven stops. The linebacker duo of Patrick Bannon and Nick Hursky ended the game with six stops apiece. Quickie Statistics (Final) North Greenville vs Liberty (08-30-08 at Lynchburg, Va.) NGU 10 19 36-69 178 36-21-3 72-247 0-0 0-0 7-147 0-0 5-38.2 0-0 7-55 35:18 5 of 17 1 of 2 2-3 Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances North Greenville Rushing Cummings,Rasha Moore,Matt Hornedo,Luis Harb,Richard Liberty No. Gain Loss 21 74 9 12 24 3 1 0 1 2 0 16 Passing Harb,Richard C-A-I 21-36-3 Receiving Dobbins,Brando Joseph,Rowe Hornedo,Luis Garrett,Jarvis No. 6 4 3 3 Punting Jones,Justin LIBERTY 49 22 36-241 199 21-17-0 57-440 0-0 2-41 3-122 3-56 1-39.0 2-2 13-136 24:42 6 of 9 0 of 0 5-5 No. 5 Net TD 65 0 21 0 -1 0 -16 0 Lg 9 6 0 0 Yds TD Long 178 1 17 Yards 60 30 37 18 Yds 191 TD 0 0 1 0 Avg 3.1 1.8 -1.0 -8.0 Sack 1 Long 13 9 17 10 Avg Long 38.2 46 In20 1 TB 0 Rushing JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. LAWRENCE, Terron No. Gain Loss 13 100 0 8 70 0 2 44 0 5 22 0 Passing SMITH, Brock LANDIS, Spencer C-A-I 14-17-0 3-4-0 Receiving BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach No. 5 5 2 1 Punting LARSSON, Mike No. 1 TD 1 1 0 0 Avg Long 39.0 39 No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns BOLDEN, Dominic No. 2 Yards 41 TD 0 Long 28 Kick Returns Cummings,Rasha Moore,Matt No. 4 3 Yards 87 60 TD 0 0 Long 31 25 Kick Returns BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonat No. 2 1 Yards 46 76 TD 0 1 Long 24 76 Tackles BROWN, Chad BANNON, Patrick HURSKY, Nick WENDLAND, Soere UA-A 2-5 2-4 1-5 1-4 UA-A 2-7 3-4 3-3 3-3 Total 9 7 6 6 Sacks 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 TFL 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 Total 7 6 6 5 Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 04:15 01:56 12:00 09:25 02:07 12:16 06:14 05:57 12:16 LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 15 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 8-61 3:01 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 3-9 1:19 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 5-40 2:10 LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 48 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 1-53 0:13 NGU - Michael,Sears 24 yd field goal, 14-67 7:12 LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 18 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 4-39 1:28 NGU - Hornedo,Luis 15 yd pass from Harb,Richard (Michael,Sears kick), 7-45 3:21 LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 76 yd kickoff return (YOUNG, Paul kick) LIBERTY - LAWRENCE, Terron 3 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick), 12-86 5:38 2nd 3rd 4th Sack 3 0 Long 48 18 5 11 Punt Returns Tackles Bernardi,Andre Green,Jereme Doug,Wilson Davis,Emmauel Lg Avg 19 7.7 23 8.8 43 22.0 11 4.4 Yds TD Long 171 2 48 28 0 11 Yards 100 44 8 11 Yds 39 Net TD 100 2 70 1 44 0 22 1 Sacks 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 In20 0 TFL 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.5 V-H 0-7 0 - 14 0 - 21 0 - 28 3 - 28 3 - 35 10 - 35 10 - 42 10 - 49 TB 1 Game No. 2 - Liberty 44, Glenville State 27 Sept. 6, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (13,917) Five of Liberty’s six touchdowns on the evening were for 20 or more yards, pushing the Flames to a 44-27 victory over Glenville State, on Sept. 6, in front of 13,917 fans at Williams Stadium. The victory, played in front of the seventh-largest crowd in program history, pushed Liberty’s record to 2-0. The loss evened the Pioneers’ record at 1-1 early in the 2008 season. The 17-point win extended Liberty’s home winning streak to 10 games, the longest in the country among FCS programs at the point of the contest. The Flames entered the game tied with Dayton, as the Flyers had also claimed nine-straight home wins. However, Dayton had the weekend off before it hosted Fordham at home on Sept. 13. The Flames wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, finding the end zone on the fourth play of their opening possession. On a third-and-three play from the Liberty 28-yard line, quarterback Brock Smith dumped a pass off to Dominic Bolden. The senior made an acrobatic catch, and following two key blocks down field, scoring on a 72-yard touchdown reception. The longest reception of Bolden’s career put Liberty up 7-0 at the 12:14 mark of the first. Liberty continued to pepper the airways, making quick work offensively. After a second three-and-out series, Smith’s pin-point toss to Jonathan Crawford on the near side extended the Flames’ lead to 14-0 on the third play of the ensuing drive with a 33-yard touchdown reception. Big plays persisted, but this time for Glenville State, as the Pioneers found the scoreboard on the second-longest rushing touchdown surrender by a Danny Rocco-led football team. Following a 34-yard sweep to the right by Jerry Seymour, the senior bettered the run by busting through the line for a 56-yard rushing touchdown with 8:01 left to play in the opening period. Liberty responded by mounting its longest drive of the first quarter, pieced together a five-play drive that saw the Flames move the ball 58 yards for a score. Mike Brown tried to get into the lengthy-play category himself, when the redshirt freshman caught a ball in open space at midfield, but he was shoved out of bounds by a pair of Pioneer defenders at the two-yard line. Two plays later, Zach Terrell pushed his rushing touchdown streak to 18-consecutive games, finding a gap in the line for a oneyard score. Paul Young’s point after attempt was blocked, leaving the score at 20-7 with 5:38 left to play in the high-scoring first period. The margin remained the same until the second quarter, when Liberty’s defense forced the Pioneers to punt for the third time in the game. Dustan Fox booted the ball 41 yards downfield with Bolden fielding it at the 28-yard line. Just like his touchdown catch, the senior used several key blocks, which opened up holes for Bolden’s first career punt return touchdown. The senior’s second of three scores on the evening was his fourth career special teams’ return for a touchdown, following behind three kickoff returns. Bolden showcased his big-play ability one last time before the halftime siren sounded, catching a 28-yard pass from Smith over his left shoulder in the far corner of the end zone to give Liberty a 27-7 intermission advantage. A Matt Bevin’s 38-yard field goal midway through the third quarter, followed by a 45-yard touchdown burst by Mike Brown in the fourth sealed the victory for the Flames. The Pioneers managed to tack on two late touchdowns during the final two minutes of the game and recovered an on-side kick for a third possession. But a pair of negative-yardage stops of quarterback James McCants, including a nine-yard sack by Trey Jacobs closed out the victory. Terrell posted his eighth career 100-yard rushing game, leading the Flames 239-yard rushing attack by carrying the ball 24 times for 110 yards and the one-yard touchdown. Seymour rushed 15 times for 145 yards and a score, averaging an impressive 9.7 yards per rushing attempt. Smith completed 7-of-11 pass attempts for 202 yards and three touchdowns. The contest marked the sixth time the quarterback has tossed three touchdowns in a single game and moved the senior into fourth place on Liberty’s all-time career touchdown passing list. Smith now has 36 touchdown passes to his credit, moving past Ben Anderson’s 35 touchdowns thrown during his four-year career (1994-97). Crawford led the Flames with four receptions for 77 yards and a score. Bolden made the most of his three catches, finishing the game with 88 yards and two touchdown passes. Bolden also finished the contest with 265 total all-purpose yards, ranking as the fifth most in Big South Conference singlegame history. A pair of newcomers paced the Flames defensive effort. Linebacker Jamal Giddens, who got his first career start on the evening, led Liberty with eight stops. Daryl Robertson followed with seven stops, including three and a half tackles for a loss. Quickie Statistics (Final) Glenville State vs Liberty (09-06-08 at Lynchburg, Va.) GSC 27 14 41-209 121 24-10-0 65-330 1-37 0-0 8-171 2-41 6-42.3 1-1 11-104 30:56 3 of 13 1 of 2 2-2 Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Glenville State Rushing Jerry Seymour Jared Dearing James McCants Xavier Glenn Liberty No. Gain Loss 15 147 2 7 42 1 16 46 29 2 7 0 Passing James McCants C-A-I 10-24-0 Receiving Brian Miles Xavier Glenn David Russell Antwan Stewart No. 5 2 1 1 Punting Dustan Fox LIBERTY 44 21 43-239 214 15-8-2 58-453 0-0 4-98 5-88 0-0 2-36.5 4-2 8-68 29:04 5 of 11 1 of 1 2-2 No. 6 Net TD 145 1 41 0 17 2 7 0 Lg 56 22 19 6 Yds TD Long 121 1 33 Yards 97 14 10 2 Yds 254 TD 1 0 0 0 Avg 9.7 5.9 1.1 3.5 Sack 4 Long 33 12 10 2 Avg Long 42.3 50 Rushing TERRELL, Zach BROWN, Mike BROGGIN, Danny SMITH, Brock Passing SMITH, Brock BROWN, Mike Receiving CRAWFORD, Jonathan BOLDEN, Dominic BROWN, Mike In20 2 TB 0 Punting LARSSON, Mike No. Gain Loss 24 111 1 3 54 0 5 34 0 2 21 0 C-A-I 7-11-2 1-2-0 No. 4 3 1 No. 2 Net TD 110 1 54 1 34 0 21 0 Yds TD Long 202 3 72 12 0 12 Yards 77 88 49 Yds 73 TD 1 2 0 Avg Long 36.5 39 No. Yards TD Long Punt Returns BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonat No. 2 1 Yards 82 8 TD 1 0 Long 72 8 Kick Returns Xavier Glenn Antwan Stewart No. 7 1 Yards 165 6 TD 0 0 Long 39 6 Kick Returns BOLDEN, Dominic TEAM No. 3 1 Yards 87 -1 TD 0 0 Long 42 0 Tackles Randy Dobie Kaleb Lawrence Andre Wright UA-A 4-7 3-8 1-6 Sacks 0.0 0.0 0.0 TFL 1.0 1.5 0.0 Tackles GIDDENS, Jamal ROBERTSON, Daryl ROCCO, Chris UA-A 4-4 2-5 4-1 Total 8 7 5 Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 12:14 09:14 08:01 05:38 12:03 01:04 06:12 10:56 09:55 01:53 00:55 LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 72 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 4-83 1:26 LIBERTY - CRAWFORD, Jonathan 33 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (YOUNG, Paul kick), 3-44 0:54 GSC - Jerry Seymour 56 yd run (Alex Amick kick), 2-85 1:06 LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 1 yd run (YOUNG, Paul kick blockd), 5-58 2:12 LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 72 yd punt return (SHIPPS, Ben kick) LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 28 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 5-70 2:10 LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 38 yd field goal, 14-56 8:41 GSC - James McCants 19 yd run (Alex Amick kick), 9-69 3:52 LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 45 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 2-45 0:49 GSC - Brian Miles 27 yd pass from James McCants (Alex Amick kick), 9-80 2:32 GSC - James McCants 1 yd run (Alex Amick kick failed), 3-3 0:41 2nd 3rd 4th Sack 0 0 Long 33 72 49 Punt Returns Total 11 11 7 Lg Avg 13 4.6 45 18.0 16 6.8 13 10.5 Sacks 0.5 1.5 0.0 In20 0 TFL 1.0 3.5 0.0 V-H 0-7 0 - 14 7 - 14 7 - 20 7 - 27 7 - 34 7 - 37 14 - 37 14 - 44 21 - 44 27 - 44 TB 1 Game No. 3 - No. 25 Liberty 19, Western Carolina 16 Sept. 13, 2008 - Cullowhee, N.C. - E.J. Whitmire Stadium (7,289) No. 25 Liberty withstood two fourth quarter touchdowns and made a key fourthdown stop with 1:39 remaining to hold on for a 19-16 road victory over Western Carolina, on Sept. 13, at E.J. Whitmore Stadium. With the victory, the Flames moved to 3-0 for the first time since the 1997 season, a year Liberty finished its campaign with a 9-2 overall record. Western Carolina’s secondstraight loss dropped the Catamounts to 1-2 on the season. The three-point win also pushed Liberty’s winning streak to eight games, dating back to its 2007 Big South championship season. The winning streak was the second longest active winning streak among FCS program at the time, ranking one behind Dayton’s nine-game streak. The Flyers also held on for a 23-20 home victory over Fordham earlier in the day. After holding the homestanding Catamounts to a three-and-out series on their opening possession, Liberty methodically used its running game and a pair of key third-down conversions to take an early lead. Rashad Jennings carried the ball five times for 17 yards, while quarterback Brock Smith completed 3-of-5 pass attempts for 37 yards to move the Flames into scoring position. A majority of the senior’s passing yardage came on a 26-yard completion to Dominic Bolden on a third-and-10 play from Liberty’s 45-yard line. Ben Shipps capped the opening 12-play, 69-yard scoring drive, which used 5:03 on the game clock, by booting a 29-yard field goal through the uprights with 7:40 left on the first quarter game clock to give the Flames the early 3-0 edge. Liberty looked like it might hold Western Carolina scoreless over the remainder of the period, including a stop on a third-and-six play from the Flames’ 29-yard line. However, Liberty was whistled for a roughing the passer penalty on the play, extending the Catamounts possession. Two plays later, Quan Warley picked up two precise blocks on the near side of the field, and scored on a 15-yard sweep. The scoring jaunt was the first career touchdown for Warley, and gave the Catamounts a 7-3 lead with 1:23 left to play in the opening quarter. Following fumbles by both teams, Liberty drove downfield and tried to tack points on the scoreboard midway through the second quarter. But the drive stalled inside the Catamounts’ red zone at the 13-yard line, leaving the Flames to settle for a field goal attempt. However, a 30-yard attempt by Shipps attempt was blocked by a leaping Chris Edwards at the line of scrimmage, leaving Western Carolina a four-point lead with 5:47 left to play before halftime. Liberty’s offense had one more chance before intermission, driving down to the Catamounts’ four-yard line. The Flames looked like they might get their first touchdown of the evening, when Smith broke out of the pocket and found Corey Rasberry open in the flat. But, the floating pass slipped through the tight end’s fingers, leaving the Flames to settle for a 27-yard field goal by Shipps with 32:5 ticks left in the opening half, as the home team headed to the locker room with a 7-6 lead. The Flames dominated every aspect of the game during the first 30 minutes of action, except on the scoreboard. Liberty held a 20:08-9:52 time of possession advantage and tallied 186 total offensive yards to Western Carolina’s 81 total offensive yards. Liberty continued to control the battle for the clock, grinding out an 80-plus yard, opening drive of the first half. But once again, the Catamounts kept the Flames out of the end zone, as Liberty took the lead momentarily on a 23-yard field goal by Shipps. However, Western Carolina was whistled for an unsportsmanlike penalty on the kicking attempt to give Liberty a fresh set of downs. And the Flames took advantage of the extra opportunity, when Dominic Bolden took the handoff on a reserve to the far side of the field. The senior scored when he completed his three-yard rushing play with a burst through two defenders, putting Liberty on top for the first time in the contest, 13-7, at the 8:44 mark of the third quarter. The 12-play, 86-yard drive used up 6:10 on the game clock. With Western Carolina driving downfield, Liberty’s defense forced its second turnover of the evening. Ian Childress broke through the line and sacked Catamounts’ quarterback Andy Horn for the second time, forcing a fumble, which was recovered by Chad Brown. Eight plays later, Smith called his own number on a one-yard keeper, scoring his second career rushing touchdown to push Liberty’s lead to 19-7 with 45.5 left to play in the third quarter. Shipps extra point was blocked, giving Liberty a 12 point edge. The Catamounts quickly struck back on the first play of the fourth quarter, as Horn found Marquel Pittman open on a screen pass. The sophomore took the ball and found several holes in Liberty’s downfield defense, scoring on a 78-yard touchdown reception. Blake Bostic continued the kicking struggles by both teams on the evening, missing the extra point to leave Liberty up six, 19-13, with 14:46 left to play in the ball game. After a three-and-out series by Liberty, the Catamounts continued to pressure the Flames, getting down inside Liberty’s red zone to the seven-yard line. But a nine-yard sack by Chad Brown, followed a delay of game penalty on Western Carolina forced the host team to settle for a 38-yard, Bostic field goal at 7:12 to pull within three points at 19-16. A second straight three-and-out series forced Liberty to punt the ball away with 3:34 left to play, but Mike Larsson pinned the Catamounts deep in their own territory at the 10-yard line on the ensuing punt. A six-yard pass play from Horn to Warley enabled Western Carolina to move the chains once. But four plays later, Horn’s pass attempt to Adam Hearns fell short of the receiver to give Liberty possession of the ball and enable the Flames to wind out the clock. At game’s end, the Flames were still dominate in the box score totals. Liberty finished with 72 plays to the Catamounts 52 plays, enabling the Flames to outgain the home team 338 yards to 247. Liberty also finished the game with 37:36 of total time of possession. Quickie Statistics (Final) #25 Liberty vs Western Carolina (09-13-08 at Cullowhee, N.C.) Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Liberty LIBERTY 19 20 45-183 169 27-17-0 72-352 0-0 4-17 4-125 0-0 4-39.5 2-0 11-99 37:36 6 of 17 1 of 2 4-5 WCU 16 15 19-33 228 33-18-0 52-261 0-0 3-9 5-114 0-0 4-43.5 3-2 5-42 22:24 2 of 10 2 of 3 2-2 Western Carolina Rushing JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach SMITH, Brock BOLDEN, Dominic No. Gain Loss 27 117 8 8 51 0 6 30 3 1 3 0 Passing SMITH, Brock C-A-I 17-27-0 Receiving CRAWFORD, Jonathan TERRELL, Zach BOLDEN, Dominic RASBERRY, Corey No. 4 4 2 2 Punting LARSSON, Mike No. 4 Lg 38 23 9 3 Yds TD Long 169 0 34 Yards 50 27 33 14 Yds 158 Net TD 109 0 51 0 27 1 3 1 TD 0 0 0 0 Avg 4.0 6.4 4.5 3.0 Sack 0 Long 34 12 26 7 Avg Long 39.5 42 In20 1 TB 1 Rushing Quan Warley Adam Hearns Jayson Williams Andy Horn No. Gain Loss 12 72 0 2 5 2 1 0 4 4 0 38 Passing Andy Horn C-A-I 18-33-0 Receiving Donald James Quan Warley Adam Hearns Jayson Williams No. 5 5 4 2 Punting Blake Cain No. 4 Net TD 72 1 3 0 -4 0 -38 0 Yds TD Long 228 1 78 Yards 49 27 47 22 Yds 174 TD 0 0 0 0 Avg Long 43.5 47 No. 4 Yards 17 TD 0 Long 10 Punt Returns Adam Hearns No. 3 Yards 9 TD 0 Long 5 Kick Returns BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonat No. 2 2 Yards 43 82 TD 0 0 Long 28 51 Kick Returns Adam Hearns No. 5 Yards 114 TD 0 Long 34 Tackles Q. Phillips Chris Collins Mitchell Bell Michael Shaw UA-A 4-12 3-8 3-3 2-4 UA-A 5-2 3-4 5-0 3-2 Total 7 7 5 5 Sacks 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 TFL 0.0 2.5 0.0 1.0 Total 16 11 6 6 Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 07:40 01:52 00:33 08:44 00:45 14:46 07:12 LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 29 yd field goal, 12-69 5:03 WCU - Quan Warley 15 yd run (Blake Bostic kick), 5-54 1:23 LIBERTY - SHIPPS, Ben 27 yd field goal, 10-44 3:37 LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 3 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick), 12-86 6:10 LIBERTY - SMITH, Brock 2 yd run (SHIPPS, Ben kick blockd), 8-49 4:12 WCU - Marquel Pittman 78 yd pass from Andy Horn (Blake Bostic kick failed), 2-81 0:52 WCU - Blake Bostic 38 yd field goal, 12-54 5:48 2nd 3rd 4th Avg 6.0 1.5 -4.0 -9.5 Sack 3 Long 21 11 19 20 Punt Returns BOLDEN, Dominic Tackles GREISER, Ryan BROWN, Chad TORRENCE, Tim HURSKY, Nick Lg 15 5 0 0 Sacks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 In20 3 TFL 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 V-H 3-0 3-7 6-7 13 - 7 19 - 7 19 - 13 19 - 16 TB 0 Game No. 4 - No. 25 Liberty 31, No. 23 Youngstown State 28 Sept. 27, 2008 - Youngstown, Ohio - Stambaugh Stadium (20,630) Rashad Jennings rushed for a career-best 220 yards and three touchdowns, but it was a 24-yard field goal by Matt Bevins as time expired that lifted No. 25 Liberty to a 31-28 victory over No. 23 Youngstown State, on Sept. 27, at Stambaugh Stadium. With the victory, the Flames remained unbeaten in 2008, moving their record to 4-0 on the season, and extend their winning streak to an FCS-best nine-straight games. The win was Liberty’s ninth over a ranked FCS opponent in program history and the first since Liberty defeated No. 24 Charleston Southern, 34-20, on Nov. 11, 2006. Liberty won the game’s coin toss and deferred to the Penguins, giving Youngstown State the ball to open the contest. And the home team took quick advantage of the game’s first possession, methodically moving the ball downfield to score with 7:38 left in the first quarter. Penguins quarterback Brandon Summers completed eight-of-eight passes to account for 62 of the team’s 77 yards on the 13-play drive. The eighth-consecutive completion was a seven-yard slant to Dominique Barnes on the far side of the field, giving Youngstown State an early 7-0 lead. Following a Brock Smith intercepted pass and the two teams trading three-and-out series, Summers kept his passing streak alive by competing his next four pass attempts to get the Penguins to the Liberty 18-yard line, ending the opening 15 minutes of action. After resetting the chains at the south end of the stadium, Summers showed that he can do damage on the ground as well. The junior faked a pass attempt, freezing the defense and allowing the speedy hurler to burst up the middle and score on an 18-yard run, six seconds into the period, extending the home team’s advantage to 14-0. Liberty overcame its opening-quarter jitters, responding with a 70-yard scoring drive to pull back within seven points. The Flames kept to the ground for seven of the 10 plays in the drive, including the final play of the drive, which ate up 4:21 on the game clock. Zach Terrell used blocks by Derek Bishop and Rashad Jennings to find a hole on the left side of the line for a three-yard rushing touchdown, giving the senior his 29th career rushing touchdown. After forcing the Penguins to punt the ball away on the next possession, the Flames continued to pound away at Youngstown State with a ground attack. Eight of Liberty’s nine plays on the 86-yard drive, which lasted 4:48 on the clock, were of the rushing variety. Three were of note, as Jennings got the Flames into Youngstown State territory, bouncing off two defenders at the line of scrimmage to open up a hole for a 55-yard game, his fifthlongest run since joining the Flames’ roster. Three plays later, the drive would have stalled in the Penguins’ red zone, but Smith tucked the ball away and the quarterback leaped over two defenders to pick up 10 yards on a third-and-seven play. Jennings was handed the ball on the following three plays, including a two-yard scoring run to the near side of the field with 2:03 left before the intermission. The senior’s 13th carry of the evening needed an extra effort to find the end zone, knotting the contest at 14-14. Youngstown State tried to break the deadlock, quickly marching downfield on the ensuing drive and getting the ball down to the Flames’ 16-yard line. But on third-andsix, Summers was flushed from the pocket and his sideline toss was picked off by Chuck Duffey with three seconds left on the game clock, leaving the game tied at half. Liberty took the ball on its second possession of the second half and scored their 21th-unanswered point, thanks to a trick play and some strong rushing by Jennings. At its own 36-yard line, Terrell took a pitch from Smith and the A-back player tossed his first pass since 2006, hooking up with Dominic Bolden 51 yards downfield. Prior to his career-long pass play, the one-time quarterback’s last pass was against Charleston Southern on Nov. 11 of that season. Three plays later, Jennings muscled his way into the end zone from two yards out, capping off an eight-play, 95-yard drive to push Liberty’s lead to 21-14 with 2:21 left to play in the third. Liberty’s defense quickly forced the Penguins to punt the ball away on the ensuring drive. The three-and-out series was keyed by a pass break-up by Chris Rocco and an 11-yard sack by Jamal Giddens. Bolden, who entered the game ranked No. 9 nationally in average punt return yards (17.5 per return), proved why he is one of the best return men in the nation. The senior broke several tackles on the far side of the field, staying in bounds all the way on a 52-yard punt return to the YSU six-yard line. On the following play, Jennings once again got extra yardage on a rushing play, extending the nose of the football over the goal line for a six-yard rushing touchdown with 28 seconds left in the third quarter, boosting Liberty’s lead to 14 points, 28-14. However, homestanding Youngstown State didn’t go down quietly, as the Penquins regrouped for a fourth-quarter charge. After Jonathan Crawford fumbled the ball at midfield following a reception, Youngstown State quickly moved downfield and pulled within seven, 28-21, when Summers capped an eight-play, 50-yard drive with a four-yard pass play to Donald Jones with 6:19 left. Liberty, trying to run out the clock, managed to advance the ball to the Youngstown State 34-yard line. However, on a third-andfour play, Smith’s attempted sideline pass was picked off by Mike Barlak with 2:31 left in the ballgame, giving the home team another chance. Youngstown State continued to ride the strong throwing arm of Summers, as the junior completed six-straight passes to move the Penguins 64 yards downfield in just 52 seconds. The sixth and final pass was an 11-yard strike to Ferlando Williams in the near side of the end zone, tying the game at 28-28 with 1:29 left in regulation. An out-of-bounds kickoff gave Liberty possession at the 40-yard line, where Smith countered Summers’ quick moving of his squad. Liberty’s senior quarterback completed four-of-seven pass attempts, including an eight-yard slant to Mike Brown that moved the ball into potential field goal range. Following a five-yard run up the middle by Jennings to give Liberty the ball on the near-side hash mark, head coach Danny Rocco called on the freshman kicker, Bevins, to clinch the victory. With the clock at three seconds, Bevins sent the ball through the uprights for his second career collegiate field goal, lifting Liberty to a momentous victory. Quickie Statistics (Final) #25 Liberty vs #23 Youngstown State (09-27-08 at Youngstown, Ohio) Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Liberty LIBERTY 31 21 44-252 202 24-16-2 68-454 0-0 3-59 3-59 1-0 2-34.0 1-1 3-14 28:46 8 of 12 0 of 0 5-6 YSU 28 24 32-93 334 39-32-1 71-427 0-0 0-0 5-93 2-11 4-40.5 0-0 5-35 31:14 6 of 13 1 of 2 4-5 Youngstown State Rushing JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach BOLDEN, Dominic TEAM No. Gain Loss 29 220 0 11 37 2 1 3 0 1 0 2 Passing SMITH, Brock TERRELL, Zach C-A-I 15-23-2 1-1-0 Receiving BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan BROWN, Mike TERRELL, Zach No. 6 5 3 1 Punting LARSSON, Mike No. 2 Lg 55 10 3 0 Yds TD Long 151 0 16 51 0 51 Yards 91 60 35 10 Yds 68 Net TD 220 3 35 1 3 0 -2 0 TD 0 0 0 0 Avg 7.6 3.2 3.0 -2.0 Rushing Summers, B. Brown, Dana Keys, Kamryn Scott, Jabari Sack 1 0 Passing Summers, B. C-A-I 32-39-1 Receiving Williams, F. Horne, D. Jones, Donald Bush, Derrick No. 9 7 5 3 Long 51 16 16 10 Avg Long 34.0 37 In20 0 TB 1 Punting Nowicki, Ben No. Gain Loss 17 76 27 5 23 0 6 19 3 3 5 0 No. 4 TD 1 0 1 0 Avg Long 40.5 46 No. 3 Yards 59 TD 0 Long 52 Punt Returns No. Yards TD Long Kick Returns CRAWFORD, Jonat BOLDEN, Dominic No. 2 1 Yards 35 24 TD 0 0 Long 18 24 Kick Returns Barnes, D. Horne, D. No. 4 1 Yards 70 23 TD 0 0 Long 20 23 UA-A 9-4 8-2 3-4 4-2 Total 13 10 7 6 Sacks 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TFL 3.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 Tackles Elliott, Andre Barlak, Mike Edwards, Jordan Ross, Brandian UA-A 6-5 4-7 2-9 6-4 Total 11 11 11 10 Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 2nd 07:38 14:54 10:26 02:03 02:21 00:35 06:19 01:29 00:00 YSU - Barnes, D. 7 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 13-77 7:22 YSU - Summers, B. 18 yd run (Palmer, Brian kick), 7-70 3:20 LIBERTY - TERRELL, Zach 3 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 10-71 4:21 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-86 4:48 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 8-95 4:14 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 6 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-6 0:06 YSU - Jones, Donald 4 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 8-50 3:13 YSU - Williams, F. 11 yd pass from Summers, B. (Palmer, Brian kick), 7-64 1:02 LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 24 yd field goal, 10-53 1:29 3rd 4th Avg 2.9 4.6 2.7 1.7 Sack 3 Long 19 11 27 45 Punt Returns BOLDEN, Dominic Tackles HURSKY, Nick GREISER, Ryan ROCCO, Chris HICKS, Kent Lg 18 12 13 2 Yds TD Long 334 3 45 Yards 87 49 74 59 Yds 162 Net TD 49 1 23 0 16 0 5 0 Sacks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 In20 2 TFL 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 V-H 0-7 0 - 14 7 - 14 14 - 14 21 - 14 28 - 14 28 - 21 28 - 28 31 - 28 TB 0 Game No. 5 - No. 20/21 Liberty 43, Coastal Carolina 38 Oct. 4, 2008 - Conway, S.C. - Brooks Stadium (7,322) For the third-straight road game, No. 20/21 Liberty outlasted an opponent, this time picking up a 43-38 victory over Big South rival Coastal Carolina in its conference opener, Saturday night, at Brooks Stadium. With the win, the Flames ran their record to 5-0 on the year and 1-0 in Big South play. The victory extended the nation’s longest FCS winning streak to 10 games and tied a program record, as Liberty also reeled off 10-straight wins over the span of the 1988 and 1989 seasons. For the third time in 2008, the Flames put points up on the scoreboard during their opening drive, taking a 7-0 lead with 9:36 left to play in the opening 15 minutes. Rashad Jennings carried the ball four times on the eight-play drive, however, the senior tailback was the intended target of quarterback Brock Smith on third-and-eight play from the Coastal 23-yard line. Jennings caught the pass over the middle and broke several tackles before getting the nose of the football over the goal line to give Liberty the early advantage. After a three-and-out series on the ensuing drive, Liberty’s special teams, which entered the game ranked No. 11 in the nation in punt return yardage, showcased its return prowess. Dominic Bolden, who ranked eighth individually coming into the contest, made use of a key block by Wes Cheek to clip off a 39-yard punt return. Bolden’s third-longest punt return of the season set up Liberty’s next scoring opportunity, as three plays later, Matt Bevins knocked down a 22-yard field goal at the 6:37 mark, pushing LU’s advantage to 10-0. Coastal Carolina made a quarterback change on the following drive, placing redshirt freshman Jamie Childress under center. And the move by head coach David Bennett paid off, as the rookie scored his first collegiate touchdown, diving one yard on a third-and-goal play with 1:56 left to play in the first quarter to trim Liberty’s lead to three points, 10-7. The Flames failed to move the chains on their next drive, forcing to punt the ball away four plays later as time expired on the first quarter game clock. Starting quarterback Zach MacDowall returned the game, completing two out of his three pass attempts for 46 yards to get the Chanticleers into Liberty territory. The Chanticleers took to the ground for the next three plays, getting a pair of 15-yard jaunts from Arthur Sitton and Jamie Fordham. The second by Fordham gave Coastal Carolina a 14-10 lead with 12:30 left in the second quarter. Liberty regrouped on its next drive, piecing together its longest drive of the first quarter. On the 12th play of the drive, Smith faked a handoff to Jonathan Crawford and found Jennings wide open in the near side of the end zone for his second receiving touchdown of the game. The four-yard receiving by the senior with 7:01 left before the break, gave Liberty a 17-14 lead. Five plays later, Patrick Calvary picked off his seventh career pass, moving the senior into fifth place on the Big South all-time interception list, which gave Liberty possession with 4:44 left to play before halftime. The Chanticleers looked like they might have halted the Flames on a third-and-13 play from the Coastal Carolina 23-yard line. However, Smith got a key block on the offensive line from Jennings so the senior could find Bolden open on a slant route, to give Liberty a 10-point lead with 29 seconds left before the intermission. Liberty drove down the length of the field on the first drive of the second half, thanks in part to a third-down conversion play that saw B.J. Hayes scamper for 44 yards, However, the drive stalled in the Red Zone, as the Flames had to settle for a 28-yard field goal by Bevins, which gave Liberty a 13-point edge, 27-14, with 11:40 left in the third. The Chanticleers looked like they quickly answered, as MacDowall hooked up with Sitton for a screen pass, which the senior took the end zone less than a minute later. However, the play was called back due to a holding penalty at midfield. Infractions continued to plague the Chanticleers on the drive, as CCU was whistled for four more on the drive, including a second wave off on a MacDowell touchdown pass to Brandon Whitley, leaving the home squad to settle for a 42-yard field by Justin Durham at the 5:11 mark of the third quarter, cutting the lead to 10 points, 27-17. Following a 17-play drive that had Liberty’s defense on the field for 6:24, the Flames quickly ushered their defenders back on the field, as Hayes scored on the next play. The 66-yard sweeping touchdown run to the far side of the field, Liberty’s longest run of the year, pushed the Flames lead to 17 points, 34-17, as the Flames doubled the Chanticleers up 15 seconds later. Coastal Carolina mustered some fourthdown magic on the ensuing drive, as Liberty looked like it might tackle MacDowall and regain possession on downs. But the sophomore squirmed away from several would-be tacklers to find Chris Floyd open for a 21-yard play at the LU six-yard line. MacDowall called his own number on the next play, cutting the lead back to 10 points, 34-24, with 1:23 left in the third. The two teams traded touchdown during the first five minutes of the fourth quarter. Jennings tacked on his third touchdown of the game, this time on the ground. The senior bowled over several defenders, scampering for a 35-yard rushing touchdown with 11:53 left in the game. However, Coastal Carolina quickly moved the ball downfield and pulled within eight points, 40-32, following a Marquel Willis touchdown pass from MacDowall and a twopoint conversion pass to Trent Usher with 11:53 remaining on the clock. Trying to wind down the game clock, LU handed the ball to Jennings five times on the next nine-play drive, helping set up a 34-yard field goal by Bevins with 7:34 left, pushing Liberty’s lead to 11 points, 43-32. Kent Hicks intercepted the ball on the next play, but Liberty was forced to punt four plays later, following a three-and-out series. MacDowall quickly moved the Chanticleers downfield 91 yards on 15 plays, completing the drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass to Willis with 1:59 left on the game clock. A two-point rushing attempt by Fordham failed, leaving the score at 43-38. Liberty recovered an attempted on-side kick and handed the ball off to Jennings on the next three plays. On the third rush, Jennings broke free for a sure touchdown run, but the senior slid down at the one-yard line, ending the game as Liberty was then able to run the clock out. Quickie Statistics (Final) #20 Liberty vs Coastal Carolina (10-04-08 at Conway, S.C.) Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Liberty LIBERTY 43 23 44-292 239 24-15-0 68-531 0-0 2-49 5-125 2-0 2-36.0 1-0 4-29 29:59 7 of 12 0 of 0 5-6 COASTAL 38 32 37-152 382 45-24-2 82-534 0-0 1-1 9-162 0-0 2-29.5 0-0 10-70 30:01 7 of 13 3 of 3 5-5 Coastal Carolina Rushing JENNINGS, Rashad HAYES, B.J. TERRELL, Zach BROWN, Mike No. Gain Loss 35 201 6 3 76 0 1 15 0 1 6 0 Passing SMITH, Brock C-A-I 15-24-0 Receiving BOLDEN, Dominic JENNINGS, Rashad RASBERRY, Corey CRAWFORD, Jonathan No. 5 3 3 2 Punting LARSSON, Mike No. 2 Lg Avg 35 5.6 66 25.3 15 15.0 6 6.0 Yds TD Long 239 3 44 Yards 93 33 24 31 Yds 72 Net TD 195 1 76 1 15 0 6 0 TD 1 2 0 0 Sack 0 Long 25 23 8 21 Avg Long 36.0 43 In20 2 TB 0 Rushing FORDHAM, Jamie SITTON, Arthur STARR, Vince CHILDERS, Jamie No. Gain Loss 13 66 0 9 59 3 1 17 0 6 13 2 Passing MacDOWALL, Zach CHILDERS, Jamie C-A-I 24-44-2 0-1-0 Receiving WILLIS, Marquel USHER, Trent FORDHAM, Jamie GREENE, Jon No. 7 6 4 2 Punting ERDMAN, Ben No. 2 TD 2 0 0 0 Avg Long 29.5 32 No. 1 1 Yards 10 39 TD 0 0 Long 0 39 Punt Returns JONES, Kenny No. 1 Yards 1 TD 0 Long 1 Kick Returns CRAWFORD, Jonat BOLDEN, Dominic No. 4 1 Yards 95 30 TD 0 0 Long 32 30 Kick Returns JONES, Kenny SITTON, Arthur No. 7 1 Yards 129 11 TD 0 0 Long 26 11 UA-A 3-6 6-2 Total 9 8 Sacks 0.5 0.0 TFL 1.0 0.0 Tackles RICE, D.J. OBOH, Phillip UA-A 5-5 4-3 Total 10 7 Sacks 0.0 0.0 Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 09:36 06:37 01:56 12:30 07:01 00:29 11:40 05:11 04:55 01:23 13:50 11:53 07:34 01:59 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 23 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 8-56 2:47 LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 22 yd field goal, 4-7 1:48 COASTAL - CHILDERS, Jamie 1 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 11-70 4:35 COASTAL - FORDHAM, Jamie 15 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 7-84 2:30 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 4 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 12-81 5:22 LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 23 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 9-80 4:15 LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 28 yd field goal, 7-50 3:12 COASTAL - DURHAM, Justin 42 yd field goal, 17-48 6:24 LIBERTY - HAYES, B.J. 66 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 1-66 0:10 COASTAL - MacDOWALL, Zach 6 yd run (DURHAM, Justin kick), 12-75 3:26 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 35 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick failed), 7-64 2:27 COASTAL - WILLIS, Marquel 30 yd pass from MacDOWALL, Zach (USHER, Trent pass from MacDOWALL, Z.), 5-73 1: LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 34 yd field goal, 9-57 4:12 COASTAL - WILLIS, Marquel 14 yd pass from MacDOWALL, Zach (FORDHAM, Jamie rush failed), 15-91 4:05 2nd 3rd 4th Sack 2 0 Long 30 12 21 31 Punt Returns CRAWFORD, Jonat BOLDEN, Dominic Tackles GREISER, Ryan CALVARY, Patrick Lg Avg 15 5.1 18 6.2 17 17.0 6 1.8 Yds TD Long 382 2 31 0 0 0 Yards 145 62 46 40 Yds 59 Net TD 66 1 56 0 17 0 11 1 In20 0 TFL 0.0 0.0 V-H 7-0 10 - 0 10 - 7 10 - 14 17 - 14 24 - 14 27 - 14 27 - 17 34 - 17 34 - 24 40 - 24 40 - 32 43 - 32 43 - 38 TB 0 Game No. 6 - No. 15/16 Liberty 33, Stony Brook 0 Oct. 11, 2008 - Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium (14,563) The first two possessions of the game set the tone, as Liberty reeled off its 11thstraight victory and its fifth shutout under Danny Rocco, when the Flames downed Stony Brook, 33-0, at Williams Stadium. The victory pushed Liberty’s record to 6-0 on the year and 2-0 in Big South play. The win extended the nation’s longest FCS winning streak and set a new program record, surpassing the previous mark set during the 1988 and 1989 seasons. The Flames have now won eight-straight Big South games, tying Coastal Carolina’s mark for consecutive league victories. The loss, the Seawolves’ fifth-straight since opening the year with a 42-26 victory over Colgate, dropped Stony Brook’s record to 1-5 and 0-1 in conference action, as the visitors were playing in their first-ever Big South Conference game. The Flames won the opening coin toss and elected to take the ball, trying to jump out ahead of the visiting Seawolves. The Flames pieced together a 17-play drive to open the game, which stalled at the Stony Brook 10-yard line, leaving Liberty to settle for a 27-yard field goal by two-time reigning Freshman of the Week Matt Bevins. The drive ate up 9:03 on the game clock, marking the longest drive in duration under head coach Danny Rocco, bettering an 8:41 drive against Glenville State earlier this year. The field goal gave the Flames an early 3-0 lead with 5:57 left to play in the first quarter. Liberty quickly regained possession of the football, after forcing the Seawolves to punt the ball away after a three-and-out series. Flames defensive back Ryan Greiser upended wideout Lynell Suggs just as the senior was attempting to catch the football, negating the would-be, first-down reception. Liberty managed to move the football much quicker on the ensuing drive, marching 64 yards downfield to open up a 10-0 lead. Mike Brown took a handoff from quarterback Brock Smith and scored on a 29-yard reverse play with 97 seconds left in the opening quarter. For the third-straight drive, Liberty managed to put points on the scoreboard, stringing together a seven-play, 80-yard drive to push the lead to 17-0 with 12:05 left in the second quarter. Liberty kept the ball on the ground five out of seven plays during the drive, including a sweeping 14-yard run by Rashad Jennings to the far side of the field, giving the senior his 32nd career rushing touchdown. Stony Brook tried to get on the scoreboard late in the second quarter, as the Seawolves mounted their longest drive during the opening 30 minutes. However, the visiting team’s push ran out of steam at the Liberty 23-yard line. Luke Gaddis came onto the field, but his 41-yard field goal attempt sailed wide left, leaving the Flames with a 17-point advantage at the break. For the first time since Liberty’s season opener against North Greenville, the Flames held an opponent without a first-half touchdown. The Flames more than doubled the Seawolves in total offensive yards in the first half, 256 to 127, with 165 of their yards coming on the ground. On the second play of the third quarter, Liberty’s Nick Hursky forced the ball loose from Stony Brook tailback Edwin Gowins, giving the Flames possession at the Seawolves’ 43-yard line. Liberty handed the ball off to Jennings five-straight plays, with the senior capping off his own 43-yard drive with a two-yard sweeping run to the left for a score, pushing the Flames’ lead to 23-0 with 12:15 left in the third quarter. Following Stony Brook’s third threeand-out series of the afternoon, the Flames pushed their advantage to 30 points on the ensuing drive. Smith completed all three of his pass attempts during the 82-yard drive, including a crisp slant pass to Dominic Bolden for four yards for a score, securing the victory for the homestanding team. The Flames managed to tack on three points in the fourth quarter on a 22-yard Bevins field goal, while keeping the Seawolves from denting the scoreboard for the 18th shutout in program history and the fifth under Rocco. The Flames managed to continue their offensive dominance in the contest, doubling up the visitors. Liberty finished with 466 total offensive yards on 79 plays (5.9 average yards per play) to Stony Brook’s 233 yards on 46 plays (5.1 average yards per play). The 233 yards allowed by Liberty’s defense marked the third fewest by a Rocco-led program against a Division I opponent. For the third-straight outing, the Flames bettered their rushing total from the previous game, as Liberty finished the contest with a season-best 299 rushing yards. Jennings was the leading ground grainer for Liberty, rushing for 101 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. The contest accounted for the 17th time the senior has surpassed the century mark during his career, tying him for most 100-yard games in Big South history, along with former Liberty running back Dre Barnes. The Stony Brook running back tandem of Gowins and Big South preseason all-conference selection Conte Cuttino combined for 93 rushing yards. Gowins finished with a team-high 55 yards on seven carries, while Cuttino led the team with 11 carries for 38 yards. Smith won the battle of the quarterbacks, as the Liberty senior completed 14-of-20 pass attempts for 136 yards and a score. Stony Brook’s Dayne Hoffman tallied 142 yards as he was 13-of-23, while being picked off once. Bolden led a plethora of wide receivers on the afternoon, as his four receptions for 46 yards and a touchdown were the most by 16 different players who caught a pass in the game. Suggs was Hoffman’s favorite target in the contest, pulling in three receptions for 33 yards. Defense dominated the contest, with Hursky and Greiser leading the effort. Both senior captains finished the game with six tackles. Liberty, who entered the game ranked No. 27 in the nation in tackles for a loss, added to its total with six negative-yardage stops during the contest for a combined 19 yards. The Flames also finished with seven pass break-ups, marking a new season high and tying for the most under a Roccocoached football program. Quickie Statistics (Final) Stony Brook vs #15 Liberty (10-11-08 at Lynchburg, Va.) SBU 0 10 23-91 142 23-13-1 46-233 0-0 1-15 7-69 0-0 6-36.0 1-1 10-95 22:14 3 of 10 0 of 0 0-1 Score FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Stony Brook Rushing GOWINS, Edwin CUTTINO, Conte CONTARDI, Rock TEAM Liberty No. Gain Loss 7 56 1 11 47 9 2 8 0 1 0 1 Passing HOFFMAN, Dayne C-A-I 13-23-1 Receiving SUGGS, Lynell LEE, Donald PORTER, Donald CUTTINO, Conte No. 3 3 2 2 Punting GADDIS, Luke LIBERTY 33 28 52-299 167 27-18-0 79-466 0-0 1--1 1-16 1-0 4-41.8 1-0 6-55 37:46 10 of 18 1 of 1 5-5 No. 6 Lg Avg 30 7.9 16 3.5 5 4.0 0 -1.0 Yds TD Long 142 0 20 Yards 33 30 22 7 Yds 216 Net TD 55 0 38 0 8 0 -1 0 TD 0 0 0 0 Sack 1 Long 20 20 13 4 Avg Long 36.0 42 In20 1 TB 1 Rushing JENNINGS, Rashad BROWN, Mike HAYES, B.J. BROGGIN, Danny No. Gain Loss 24 104 3 4 53 0 4 47 1 9 26 0 Passing SMITH, Brock LANDIS, Spencer C-A-I 14-20-0 4-7-0 Receiving BOLDEN, Dominic JENNINGS, Rashad HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike No. 4 4 3 2 Punting BEVINS, Matt No. 4 TD 1 0 0 0 Avg Long 41.8 50 No. 1 Yards 15 TD 0 Long 15 Punt Returns BOLDEN, Dominic No. 1 Yards -1 TD 0 Long 0 Kick Returns CUTTINO, Conte PORTER, Donald No. 4 2 Yards 58 -2 TD 0 0 Long 20 0 Kick Returns BOLDEN, Dominic No. 1 Yards 16 TD 0 Long 16 Tackles WEST, Arin SANTUCCI, Tyler SOIVILIEN, Adam GUILROY, Dayton UA-A 6-5 6-4 5-4 6-2 Sacks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 TFL 1.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 Tackles HURSKY, Nick GREISER, Ryan RICHARD, Kevin ADAMS, Terry UA-A 2-4 1-5 1-4 2-2 Qtr Time Scoring Play 1st 05:57 01:37 12:05 12:15 05:00 11:09 LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 27 yd field goal, 17-71 9:03 LIBERTY - BROWN, Mike 29 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 6-64 2:05 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 14 yd run (BEVINS, Matt kick), 7-80 2:33 LIBERTY - JENNINGS, Rashad 2 yd run (TEAM rush failed), 5-43 2:26 LIBERTY - BOLDEN, Dominic 4 yd pass from SMITH, Brock (BEVINS, Matt kick), 10-82 4:33 LIBERTY - BEVINS, Matt 22 yd field goal, 15-56 6:28 2nd 3rd 4th Total 6 6 5 4 Sack 0 0 Long 30 8 37 9 Punt Returns GUILROY, Dayton Total 11 10 9 8 Lg Avg 15 4.2 29 13.2 20 11.5 9 2.9 Yds TD Long 136 1 37 31 0 13 Yards 46 26 42 12 Yds 167 Net TD 101 2 53 1 46 0 26 0 Sacks 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 In20 2 TFL 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 V-H 0-3 0 - 10 0 - 17 0 - 23 0 - 30 0 - 33 TB 0 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 Liberty (6 - 1 - 0) Thru: 10/18/2008 - Week 8 TEAM RANKINGS 118 teams ranked in Football Championship Subdivision 6 teams ranked in the Big South Conference SCHEDULE AND RESULTS 6-1-0 L-1 Category Rushing Offense Big South Conference Record: 2-0-0 08/30/2008 *+ North Greenville 49 10 National Actual Rank 9 233.86 National Leader VMI Actual Conf Big South Conference Actual Rank Leader 356.50 2 VMI 356.50 W Passing Offense 51 219.14 Portland St. 403.00 1 Liberty 219.14 6 453.00 McNeese St. 492.83 1 Liberty 453.00 38.17 09/06/2008 *+ Glenville St. 44 27 W Total Offense 09/13/2008 * Western Caro. 19 16 W Scoring Offense 18 34.29 McNeese St. 43.00 2 VMI 09/27/2008 * Youngstown St. 31 28 W Rushing Defense 31 115.57 Northern Ariz. 10.86 2 Gardner-Webb 59.57 Pass Efficiency Defense 43 121.89 San Diego 84.28 1 Liberty 121.89 10/04/2008 * Coastal Caro. 43 38 W 10/11/2008 + Stony Brook 33 0 W Total Defense 46 338.57 Prairie View 192.14 3 Gardner-Webb 297.71 10/18/2008 + Lafayette 21 35 L Scoring Defense 38 22.00 Prairie View 13.14 2 Gardner-Webb 21.14 10/25/2008 + Charleston So. Net Punting 117 25.53 Nicholls St. 39.88 6 Stony Brook 32.82 11/01/2008 Presbyterian Punt Returns 11 15.47 Nicholls St. 26.00 1 Liberty 15.47 11/08/2008 VMI Kickoff Returns 7 23.56 Hampton 28.60 1 Liberty 23.56 11/15/2008 Gardner-Webb Turnover Margin T-60 .00 Grambling 1.88 4 Gardner-Webb .71 Elon Pass Defense 72 223.00 North Dakota St. 114.57 5 Coastal Caro. 168.38 Passing Efficiency 12 154.36 Wofford 197.13 2 VMI 158.66 Sacks 47 2.00 Cal Poly 5.00 2 VMI 2.67 Tackles For Loss 56 6.14 Morgan St. 9.86 4 Coastal Caro. 7.25 6 .71 Sacred Heart .00 1 Liberty .71 11/22/2008 + Home Game + ^ Neutral Site * Night Game OT Overtime Game Sacks Allowed T=tied at this ranking PLAYER RANKINGS Player must have played in 75% of team's games Summary of the top 100 national leaders and top 25 conference leaders 15 categories ranked Category Rushing National Actual Rank Rashad Jennings 4 145.50 Player B.J. Hayes 24.14 Mike Brown 16.14 National Leader Scott, Colg Big South Conference Actual Actual Conf Rank Leader 161.83 1 Jennings, Lberty 145.50 14 20 Passing Efficiency (Min. 15 Att./Game) Brock Smith 7 157.80 Dally, CalPly 187.11 1 Smith, Lberty 157.80 Total Offense Brock Smith 54 206.86 Randolph, HC 333.33 1 Smith, Lberty 206.86 Rashad Jennings 99 145.50 Collins, GarWeb 6.29 Bolden, Lberty 85.86 Ashley, CharSo .43 B.J. Hayes Receptions Per Game Dominic Bolden 24.14 T-69 Interceptions 4.71 21 Thompson, IdaSt 8.50 2 Jonathan Crawford 4.00 Rashad Jennings 2.83 8 Mike Brown 1.57 18 Corey Rasberry Receiving Yards Per Game 5 Dominic Bolden 5 1.14 22 85.86 T-23 Barden, CalPly 133.20 1 Jonathan Crawford 53.71 3 Mike Brown 24.71 13 B.J. Hayes 17.29 17 Rashad Jennings 16.83 Chuck Duffey T-83 .33 18 Buckley, APeay .86 5 Kent Hicks .29 T-6 Patrick Calvary .14 T-17 Ryan Greiser .14 T-17 Tim Torrence .14 Punting (Min. 3.6 Punts/Game) T-17 Erdman, CostC 38.71 Punt Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Dominic Bolden 8 16.93 Nelson, Ill St 22.00 1 Bolden, Lberty 16.93 Kickoff Returns (Min. 1.2 Ret./Game) Jonathan Crawford 8 29.09 Teel, Hmpton 42.10 1 Crawford, Lberty 29.09 Dominic Bolden 49 23.55 Field Goals Matt Bevins T-28 1.00 Long, EKy 2.00 4 Kay, GarWeb 1.57 Scoring Rashad Jennings T-4 11.00 Donaldson, W Ill 14.57 1 Jennings, Lberty 11.00 Dominic Bolden T-58 6.86 3 5.00 T-8 Stevenson, CharSo 162.57 Matt Bevins Jonathan Crawford All-Purpose Runners Rashad Jennings Spada, SE Mo 45.29 6 3.43 15 162.33 T-13 Bush, TexSt. 200.29 2 Sacks Tackles Tackles For Loss T=tied at this ranking Dominic Bolden 16 160.86 Jonathan Crawford 100 102.00 3 6 Mike Brown 42.00 24 Trey Jacobs .29 Chad Brown .29 T-9 Jamal Giddens .25 T-15 Ian Childress .21 T-17 Kevin Richard .21 T-17 Daryl Robertson .21 T-17 Nick Hursky .17 T-22 Doncel Bolt .14 T-25 Soeren Wendland .14 Nick Hursky T-79 8.17 Peach, E Wash 2.00 T-9 15.00 2 6.14 Chris Rocco 5.43 13 Chad Brown 4.71 T-18 T-29 1.42 .83 Williams, GarWeb 8.86 Gross, VMI 1.75 T-25 Williams, Murray Ryan Greiser Nick Hursky Alexander, VMI 10 Peach, E Wash 2.29 2 Daryl Robertson .71 T-10 Chad Brown .64 T-13 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Game Results (as of Oct 18, 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 Opponent NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at #23 Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE W W W W W W L Score Overall Conference Time Attend 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 33-0 21-35 1-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 6-0 6-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 3:21 3:19 2:50 2:51 3:35 2:54 3:06 15311 13917 7289 18978 7063 14563 15483 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Team Statistics (as of Oct 18, 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 240 34.3 153 74 68 11 1637 1750 113 292 5.6 233.9 18 1534 175-115-5 8.8 13.3 219.1 11 3171 467 6.8 453.0 25-589 17-263 7-56 23.6 15.5 8.0 13-6 51-451 64.4 19-700 36.8 25.5 30:41 49/94 52% 3/5 60% 14-126 0 31 9-13 0-0 27-32 84% 18-32 56% 27-30 90% 59274 4/14818 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT 64 42 73 31 67 24 36 57 0 0 Total 240 154 OPP 154 22.0 133 49 75 9 809 1004 195 227 3.6 115.6 11 1561 232-136-7 6.7 11.5 223.0 9 2370 459 5.2 338.6 45-810 8-135 5-54 18.0 16.9 10.8 5-4 56-462 66.0 34-1321 38.9 30.5 29:19 35/93 38% 9/13 69% 5-48 39 21 3-6 0-1 19-22 86% 16-22 73% 17-19 89% 33330 3/11110 0/0 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 18, 2008) All games Rushing JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike BROGGIN, Danny LAWRENCE, Terron LANDIS, Spencer SMITH, Brock BOLDEN, Dominic WILLIAMS, Terry HEWLETT, Aaron LIDRAZZAH, Julian TEAM Total Opponents Passing SMITH, Brock LANDIS, Spencer BROWN, Mike TERRELL, Zach Total Opponents Receiving BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan JENNINGS, Rashad BROWN, Mike RASBERRY, Corey HAYES, B.J. TERRELL, Zach SUMMERS, Chris BISHOP, Derek JONES, Dominique Total Opponents gp-gs att gain loss net avg td 6-6 148 892 19 873 5.9 9 5-2 52 284 3 281 5.4 3 7-0 13 177 8 169 13.0 1 7-2 10 114 1 113 11.3 2 6-0 15 75 0 75 5.0 0 3-0 12 50 1 49 4.1 1 3- 0 5 41 0 41 8.2 0 7-7 21 85 49 36 1.7 1 7- 6 4 29 0 29 7.2 1 1- 0 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 6- 0 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 1- 0 1 0 15 -15 -15.0 0 7- 0 8 0 16 -16 -2.0 0 7 292 1750 113 1637 5.6 18 7 227 1004 195 809 3.6 11 gp-gs 7- 7 3- 0 7- 2 5- 2 7 7 gp-gs effic comp-att-int pct lg avg/g Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg 58 23 66 45 16 11 13 13 15 2 0 0 0 66 56 BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan BROWN, Mike Total Opponents 14 2 1 17 8 237 18 8 263 135 1 0 0 1 1 72 8 8 72 63 Interceptions no. yds avg td lg yds td 157.80 106-159-5 66.7 1412 11 91.97 7-13-0 53.8 59 0 100.40 1-2-0 50.0 12 0 528.40 1-1-0 100.0 51 0 154.37 115-175-5 65.7 1534 11 121.91 136-232-7 58.6 1561 9 no. 145.5 56.2 24.1 16.1 12.5 16.3 13.7 5.1 4.1 3.0 -0.2 -15.0 -2.3 233.9 115.6 lg avg/g 72 13 12 51 72 78 201.7 19.7 1.7 10.2 219.1 223.0 HICKS, Kent DUFFEY, Chuck GREISER, Ryan CALVARY, Patrick TORRENCE, Tim Total Opponents 0 27 29 0 0 56 54 0.0 13.5 29.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 10.8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 29 0 0 29 41 Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan TEAM RASBERRY, Corey SHAVER, Tommy Total Opponents 11 11 1 1 1 25 45 259 320 -1 2 9 589 810 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 42 76 0 2 9 76 39 no. yds avg td lg yds avg td lg avg/g Fumble Returns 7-6 33 601 7-6 28 376 6-6 17 101 7-2 11 173 7- 7 8 75 7- 0 7 121 5- 2 6 48 7- 1 2 14 7- 5 2 12 2- 0 1 13 7 115 1534 7 136 1561 18.2 13.4 5.9 15.7 9.4 17.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 13.0 13.3 11.5 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 72 34 23 49 20 44 12 8 8 13 72 78 Total Opponents 85.9 53.7 16.8 24.7 10.7 17.3 9.6 2.0 1.7 6.5 219.1 223.0 2 2 1 1 1 7 5 16.9 9.0 8.0 15.5 16.9 0 1 23.5 29.1 -1.0 2.0 9.0 23.6 18.0 0 0.0 37 37.0 0 0 0 37 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 18, 2008) All games Scoring td fg JENNINGS, Rashad 11 BOLDEN, Dominic 8 BEVINS, Matt - 7-10 CRAWFORD, Jonathan 4 TERRELL, Zach 3 BROWN, Mike 2 SHIPPS, Ben - 2-3 YOUNG, Paul - LAWRENCE, Terron 1 HAYES, B.J. 1 SMITH, Brock 1 TEAM - Total 31 9-13 Opponents 21 3-6 Field Goals BEVINS, Matt SHIPPS, Ben fg kick 14-15 4-5 9-10 27-30 17-19 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 7-10 70.0 0-0 2-3 66.7 0-0 5-5 2-2 2-3 0-1 0-2 0-0 FG Sequence Liberty Opponents North Greenville Glenville State Western Carolina Youngstown State Coastal Carolina Stony Brook Lafayette (38),48 (29),30,(27) (24) (22),(28),(34) (27),(22) 47,31 (24) 43 (38) 47,(42) 41 - Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. 0-0 0-0 pts - 66 - 48 - 35 - 24 - 18 - 12 - 10 9 6 6 6 0 - 240 - 154 Total Offense g plays SMITH, Brock JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike LANDIS, Spencer BROGGIN, Danny LAWRENCE, Terron BOLDEN, Dominic WILLIAMS, Terry HEWLETT, Aaron LIDRAZZAH, Julian TEAM Total Opponents 7 6 5 7 7 3 6 3 7 1 6 1 7 7 7 rush pass total avg/g 180 36 1412 1448 206.9 148 873 0 873 145.5 53 281 51 332 66.4 13 169 0 169 24.1 12 113 12 125 17.9 18 41 59 100 33.3 15 75 0 75 12.5 12 49 0 49 16.3 4 29 0 29 4.1 2 3 0 3 3.0 1 -1 0 -1 -0.2 1 -15 0 -15 -15.0 8 -16 0 -16 -2.3 467 1637 1534 3171 453.0 459 809 1561 2370 338.6 lg blk Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i20 50+ blk 38 29 LARSSON, Mike BEVINS, Matt TEAM Total Opponents 11 410 7 290 1 0 19 700 34 1321 Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn BEVINS, Matt SHIPPS, Ben LARSSON, Mike Total Opponents 32 2007 11 630 3 173 46 2810 30 1754 0 1 37.3 41.4 0.0 36.8 38.9 62.7 57.3 57.7 61.1 58.5 43 50 0 50 59 1 0 0 1 4 4 0 0 4 1 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 5 7 12 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 net ydln 0 0 0 0 18.0 43.0 1 23.6 36.2 26 33 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Individual Statistics (as of Oct 18, 2008) All games All Purpose g rcv pr kr BOLDEN, Domin JENNINGS, Ras CRAWFORD, Jo TERRELL, Zach BROWN, Mike HAYES, B.J. RASBERRY, Co BROGGIN, Dan LAWRENCE, Te LANDIS, Spence SMITH, Brock GREISER, Ryan DUFFEY, Chuck SUMMERS, Chri JONES, Dominiq BISHOP, Derek SHAVER, Tomm WILLIAMS, Terr HEWLETT, Aaro LIDRAZZAH, Jul TEAM Total Opponents 7 29 601 6 873 101 7 0 376 5 281 48 7 113 173 7 169 121 7 0 75 6 75 0 3 49 0 3 41 0 7 36 0 7 0 0 6 0 0 7 0 14 2 0 13 7 0 12 5 0 0 1 3 0 6 -1 0 1 -15 0 7 -16 0 7 1637 1534 7 809 1561 rush 237 0 18 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 263 135 259 0 320 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 -1 589 810 ir total avg/g 0 1126 160.9 0 974 162.3 0 714 102.0 0 329 65.8 0 294 42.0 0 290 41.4 0 77 11.0 0 75 12.5 0 49 16.3 0 41 13.7 0 36 5.1 29 29 4.1 27 27 4.5 0 14 2.0 0 13 6.5 0 12 1.7 0 9 1.8 0 3 3.0 0 -1 -0.2 0 -15 -15.0 0 -17 -2.4 56 4079 582.7 54 3369 481.3 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 18, 2008) All games ## 53 24 14 95 32 93 90 2 51 26 27 92 96 59 43 41 35 22 3 17 88 30 91 48 28 81 4 94 11 57 25 98 8 33 10 46 19 42 20 7 49 23 Defensive Leaders HURSKY, Nick GREISER, Ryan ROCCO, Chris BROWN, Chad CHILDRESS, Ian RICHARD, Kevin DUGAN, Colin CALVARY, Patrick BANNON, Patrick HICKS, Kent TORRENCE, Tim JACOBS, Trey ROBERTSON, Daryl BOLT, Doncel GIDDENS, Jamal ADAMS, Terry CHEEK, Wes ROBINSON, Brandon SAUNDERS, Brandon CLAIBORNE, Larry QUARLES, Will WILLIS, Mannie WENDLAND, Soeren TINSLEY, Pierre LEE, Kajuan HEWLETT, Aaron ROGERS, Eugene COADY, Jay CONNOLLY, Mike BALDE, Mamadou HAYES, B.J. CHAPMAN, Asa CRAWFORD, Jonathan O'DONNELL, Kyle BROWN, Mike BISHOP, Derek DeARMON, Kyle POPE, Dan DUFFEY, Chuck TERRELL, Zach BEVINS, Matt JENNINGS, Rashad Total Opponents gp-gs 6-5 7-7 7-7 7-7 7-7 7-7 7-7 7-7 7-7 7-7 7-0 7-7 7-0 7-2 6-0 7-0 7-0 6-0 6-0 7-0 7-0 5-0 7-0 6-0 7-0 6-0 7-0 5-0 7-0 3-0 7-0 7-0 7-6 2-0 7-2 7-5 1-0 7-0 6-0 5-2 7-0 6-6 7 7 Tackles ua a 22 22 23 13 12 10 5 16 6 13 11 6 6 7 6 5 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 . . 1 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 . 1 230 233 27 21 15 20 16 15 20 9 18 10 11 14 10 6 7 7 4 4 4 4 5 5 4 4 3 3 4 3 4 4 3 2 1 1 . . 1 1 1 . 1 . 292 330 tot Sacks tfl/yds 49 43 38 33 28 25 25 25 24 23 22 20 16 13 13 12 10 8 8 7 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 522 563 8.5-31 3.0-11 0.5-1 4.5-26 2.0-19 3.5-15 0.5-7 1.0-2 0.5-1 . 1.5-3 3.0-15 5.0-11 1.0-7 2.0-15 . 2.0-2 . . 1.0-3 . . 1.5-17 . . . . . 1.0-2 . . 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . . . 43-189 25-104 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 . . . . 2.0-14 1.5-7 1.0-7 1.5-14 . . . . . . . 1.0-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14-126 5-48 . 1-29 . . . . . 1-0 . 2-0 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-27 . . . 7-56 5-54 1 3 2 2 2 3 . 2 . 4 . . 2 . 1 . 3 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . 31 10 3 . . . 1 9 1 . 1 . . 6 1 . . 1 . . . . . . 1 . . . . . . . . 4 . 1 . . . . . . . . 29 17 1-0 . . 1-0 . 1-0 . . . 1-0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-0 6-37 ff . . . 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 7 k 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Team Game-by-Game (as of Oct 18, 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 Liberty Opponents NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE 36 241 4 43 239 2 45 183 2 44 252 4 44 292 2 52 299 3 28 131 1 292 1637 18 227 809 11 lg no. Receiving yds td lg Passing cmp-att-int yds 43 17 199 2 48 45 8 214 3 72 38 17 169 0 34 55 16 202 0 51 66 15 239 3 44 29 18 167 1 37 58 24 344 2 60 66 115 1534 11 72 56 136 1561 9 78 td lg 17-21-0 199 2 48 8-15-2 214 3 72 17-27-0 169 0 34 16-24-2 202 0 51 15-24-0 239 3 44 18-27-0 167 1 37 24-37-1 344 2 60 115-175-5 1534 11 72 136-232-7 1561 9 78 Kick Returns no. yds td lg Punt Returns no. yds td lg 3 5 4 3 5 1 4 25 45 2 41 4 98 4 17 3 59 2 49 1 -1 1 0 17 263 8 135 122 88 125 59 125 16 54 589 810 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 76 42 51 24 32 16 19 76 39 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 tot off 28 440 72 453 10 352 52 454 39 531 0 466 0 475 72 3171 63 2370 Games played: 7 Avg per rush: 5.6 Avg per catch: 13.3 Pass efficiency: 154.37 Kick ret avg: 23.6 Punt ret avg: 15.5 All purpose avg/game: 582.7 Total offense avg/gm: 453.0 Date Opponent ua Tackles a total 66 46 16 32 42 42 48 292 330 95 81 50 74 79 62 81 522 563 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 43.0-189 25.0-104 1.0-16 4.0-26 3.0-25 3.0-24 2.0-28 1.0-7 0.0-0 14.0-126 5.0-48 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 Liberty Opponents 29 35 34 42 37 20 33 230 233 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 7 Date no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 1 2 4 2 2 4 4 19 34 39 73 158 68 72 167 123 700 1321 39.0 36.5 39.5 34.0 36.0 41.8 30.8 36.8 38.9 39 39 42 37 43 50 48 50 59 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 7 Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup 0-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 4-0 6-37 3-56 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 1-0 0-0 7-56 5-54 12 4 3 0 3 3 4 29 17 50+ i20 md-att 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 5 12 0-0 1-2 2-3 1-1 3-3 2-2 0-2 9-13 3-6 Punting Opponent 08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE 09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE 09-13-0 at Western Carolina 09-27-0 at Youngstown State 10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina 10-11-0 STONY BROOK 10-18-0 LAFAYETTE Liberty Opponents 5 4 5 2 5 7 3 31 10 Blkd kick 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 PAT Attempts kick rush rcv 7-7 5-6 1-2 4-4 4-5 3-3 3-3 27-30 17-19 Field Goals 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 saf pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 44 19 31 43 33 21 240 154 Kickoffs long blkd 0 38 29 24 34 27 0 38 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 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 46 2810 30 1754 65.9 64.0 64.4 61.2 57.0 57.1 57.5 61.1 58.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Oct 18, 2008) All games OPPONENT STATISTICS Date Opponent no. Rushing yds td Receiving yds td lg Passing cmp-att-int yds td lg Kick Returns no. yds td lg Punt Returns no. yds td lg 08-30-08 09-06-08 09-13-08 09-27-08 10-04-08 10-11-08 10-18-08 Opponents Liberty NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE 36 69 0 9 21 178 1 41 209 3 56 10 121 1 19 33 1 15 18 228 1 32 93 1 18 32 334 3 37 152 3 18 24 382 2 23 91 0 30 13 142 0 39 162 3 21 18 176 1 227 809 11 56 136 1561 9 292 1637 18 66 115 1534 11 17 33 78 45 31 20 22 78 72 21-36-3 178 1 10-24-0 121 1 18-33-0 228 1 32-39-1 334 3 24-45-2 382 2 13-23-1 142 0 18-32-0 176 1 136-232-7 1561 9 115-175-5 1534 11 17 33 78 45 31 20 22 78 72 7 8 5 5 9 7 4 45 25 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 0 1 1 1 15 3 110 8 135 17 263 lg no. 147 171 114 93 162 69 54 810 589 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 31 39 34 23 26 20 15 39 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 tot off 0 247 0 330 5 261 0 427 1 534 15 233 63 338 63 2370 72 3171 Games played: 7 Avg per rush: 3.6 Avg per catch: 11.5 Pass efficiency: 121.91 Kick ret avg: 18.0 Punt ret avg: 16.9 All purpose avg/game: 481.3 Total offense avg/gm: 338.6 Date Opponent ua Tackles a total 48 54 58 42 38 46 44 330 292 76 78 93 79 75 89 73 563 522 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 25.0-104 43.0-189 3.0-23 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-14 0.0-0 0.0-0 1.0-11 5.0-48 14.0-126 Fumble ff fr-yds 08-30-0 NORTH GREENVILLE 09-06-0 GLENVILLE STATE 09-13-0 at Western Carolina 09-27-0 at Youngstown State 10-04-0 at Coastal Carolina 10-11-0 STONY BROOK 10-18-0 LAFAYETTE Opponents Liberty 28 24 35 37 37 43 29 233 230 2 2 1 1 0 0 1 7 3 Date no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 5 6 4 4 2 6 7 34 19 191 254 174 162 59 216 265 1321 700 38.2 42.3 43.5 40.5 29.5 36.0 37.9 38.9 36.8 46 50 47 46 32 42 59 59 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 4 2 7 1 Pass Defense int-yds qbh brup 2-0 2-37 0-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 6-37 4-0 0-0 2-41 0-0 2-11 0-0 0-0 1-2 5-54 7-56 3 5 2 1 3 0 3 17 29 50+ i20 md-att 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 1 2 3 2 0 1 3 12 5 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 0-0 3-6 9-13 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 Opponents Liberty 0 1 2 0 3 2 2 10 31 Blkd kick 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 4 1 PAT Attempts kick rush rcv 1-1 3-4 1-2 4-4 3-3 0-0 5-5 17-19 27-30 Field Goals 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 saf pts 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 27 16 28 38 0 35 154 240 Kickoffs long blkd 24 0 38 0 42 0 0 42 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 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 30 1754 46 2810 54.0 43.4 60.5 60.2 66.0 67.0 61.5 58.5 61.1 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 4 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 18, 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 72 3 38 4 4 41.8 50 72 76 13 1.5 3.5 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 JENNINGS, Rashad at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) JENNINGS, Rashad at Youngstown State (09-27-08) JENNINGS, Rashad at Youngstown State (09-27-08) HAYES, B.J. at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) SMITH, Brock 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) BOLDEN, Dominic vs Glenville State (09-06-08) BEVINS, Matt at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) BEVINS, Matt vs Glenville State (09-06-08) LARSSON, Mike at Western Carolina (09-13-08) BEVINS, Matt vs Stony Brook (10-11-08) BEVINS, Matt vs Stony Brook (10-11-08) BEVINS, Matt vs Stony Brook (10-11-08) BOLDEN, Dominic vs Glenville State (09-06-08) CRAWFORD, Jonathan vs North Greenville (08-30-08) HURSKY, Nick at Youngstown State (09-27-08) ROBERTSON, Daryl vs Glenville State (09-06-08) ROBERTSON, Daryl vs Glenville State (09-06-08) DUFFEY, Chuck vs North Greenville (08-30-08) GREISER, Ryan vs North Greenville (08-30-08) TORRENCE, Tim vs North Greenville (08-30-08) DUFFEY, Chuck at Youngstown State (09-27-08) CALVARY, Patrick at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) HICKS, Kent at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) HICKS, Kent vs Stony Brook (10-11-08) 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 18, 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 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 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 Oct 18, 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 42 6 6 43.5 59 63 39 16 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 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) DURHAM, J., at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) Dustan Fox, vs Glenville State (09-06-08) GADDIS, L., vs Stony Brook (10-11-08) Blake Cain, at Western Carolina (09-13-08) 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) 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) 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Game Superlatives (as of Oct 18, 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 8.6 3 82 534 6.5 38 3 32 11 104 3 2 2 vs Glenville State (09-06-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) vs Lafayette (10-18-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) at Youngstown State (09-27-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) at Youngstown State (09-27-08) at Youngstown State (09-27-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) vs North Greenville (08-30-08) at Coastal Carolina (10-04-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) vs North Greenville (08-30-08) vs Glenville State (09-06-08) at Youngstown State (09-27-08) 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Oct 18, 2008) All games Opponent NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE Western Carolina Youngstown State Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE Totals Opponent NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE Western Carolina Youngstown State Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE Totals Score Total 49 - 10 44 - 27 19 - 16 31 - 28 43 - 38 33 - 0 21 - 35 240 - 154 22 21 20 21 23 28 18 153 / / / / / / / / 3rd Down Conversions 6-9 5-11 6-17 8-12 7-12 10-18 7-15 49-94 / / / / / / / / 5-17 3-13 2-10 6-13 7-13 3-10 9-17 35-93 19 14 15 24 32 10 19 133 First Downs Rush Pass 9 13 10 10 10 17 5 74 / / / / / / / / 5 7 4 9 11 4 9 49 12 7 7 11 11 7 13 68 4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 3-5 / / / / / / / / 1-2 1-2 2-3 1-2 3-3 0-0 1-1 9-13 / / / / / / / / 10 6 8 15 20 6 10 75 Rushing Number-Yards Pen 1 1 3 0 2 4 0 11 / / / / / / / / 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 9 36-241 43-239 45-183 44-252 44-292 52-299 28-131 292-1637 Time of Possession 24:42 29:04 37:36 28:46 29:59 37:46 26:56 214:49 / / / / / / / / 35:18 30:56 22:24 31:14 30:01 22:14 33:04 205:11 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 39-162 227-809 TOP Margin -10:36 -1:52 15:12 -2:28 0:02 15:32 -6:08 9:38 17-21-0 8-15-2 17-27-0 16-24-2 15-24-0 18-27-0 24-37-1 115-175-5 Avg Yds/Rush 6.7 5.6 4.1 5.7 6.6 5.8 4.7 5.6 / / / / / / / / 1.9 5.1 1.7 2.9 4.1 4.0 4.2 3.6 / / / / / / / / 21-36-3 10-24-0 18-33-0 32-39-1 24-45-2 13-23-1 18-32-0 136-232-7 Avg Yds/Pass 9.5 14.3 6.3 8.4 10.0 6.2 9.3 8.8 / / / / / / / / 4.9 5.0 6.9 8.6 8.5 6.2 5.5 6.7 Total Offense Plays-Yards Yards 199 214 169 202 239 167 344 1534 / / / / / / / / 178 57-440 121 58-453 228 72-352 334 68-454 382 68-531 142 79-466 176 65-475 1561 467-3171 Avg Yds/Play 7.7 7.8 4.9 6.7 7.8 5.9 7.3 6.8 / / / / / / / / 3.4 5.1 5.0 6.0 6.5 5.1 4.8 5.2 / / / / / / / / 72-247 65-330 52-261 71-427 82-534 46-233 71-338 459-2370 Punting Number-Avg 1-39.0 2-36.5 4-39.5 2-34.0 2-36.0 4-41.8 4-30.8 19-36.8 / / / / / / / / 5-38.2 6-42.3 4-43.5 4-40.5 2-29.5 6-36.0 7-37.9 34-38.9 Return Yards 219 186 142 118 174 15 54 908 / / / / / / / / 147 249 123 104 163 84 166 1036 Penalties Number-Yards 13-136 8-68 11-99 3-14 4-29 6-55 6-50 51-451 / / / / / / / / 7-55 11-104 5-42 5-35 10-70 10-95 8-61 56-462 TurnOvers 2 4 0 3 0 0 2 11 / / / / / / / / 3 1 2 1 2 2 0 11 Sacks 1 4 3 3 2 1 0 14 / / / / / / / / 3 0 0 1 0 0 1 5 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty By-Quarter Statistics (as of Oct 18, 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 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE Liberty Opponents Score W W W W W W L 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 33-0 21-35 Overall 6-9 5-11 6-17 8-12 7-12 10-18 7-15 49-94 35-93 1st Qtr 66.7 45.5 35.3 66.7 58.3 55.6 46.7 52.1 37.6 3-4 2-2 2-5 0-1 2-4 4-5 1-2 14-23 9-23 2nd Qtr 75.0 100.0 40.0 0.0 50.0 80.0 50.0 60.9 39.1 1-2 1-3 1-5 4-4 2-2 2-5 1-3 12-24 11-25 50.0 33.3 20.0 100.0 100.0 40.0 33.3 50.0 44.0 3rd Qtr 1-1 1-3 3-4 1-2 2-3 4-5 2-5 14-23 8-21 100.0 33.3 75.0 50.0 66.7 80.0 40.0 60.9 38.1 4th Qtr 1-2 1-3 0-3 3-5 1-3 0-3 3-5 9-24 7-24 Overtime 50.0 33.3 0.0 60.0 33.3 0.0 60.0 37.5 29.2 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 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE Liberty Opponents Score W W W W W W L 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 33-0 21-35 Overall 0-0 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 3-5 9-13 1st Qtr 0.0 100.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 60.0 69.2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr Overtime 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 1-2 6-9 0-0 0-0 0.0 0.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 50.0 100.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 50.0 66.7 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 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE Liberty Opponents W W W W W 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 Total Avg. Total Avg. 24:42 29:04 37:36 28:46 29:59 37:46 26:56 214:49 30:41 205:11 29:18 9:06 7:01 7:43 2:19 6:31 11:08 4:19 48:07 6:52 56:53 8:07 4:30 6:27 12:25 9:19 9:45 7:28 6:06 56:00 8:00 49:00 7:00 4:49 10:51 10:28 9:20 4:59 9:36 11:34 61:37 8:48 43:23 6:11 6:17 4:45 7:00 7:48 8:44 9:34 4:57 49:05 7:00 55:55 7:59 0:00 0:00 0:00 0:00 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Red-Zone Results (as of Oct 18, 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 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE Totals 27 of 32 (84.4%) Score W W W W W W L 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 33-0 21-35 Times Times In RZ Scored 5 2 5 6 6 5 3 32 5 2 4 5 5 5 1 27 Total Pts TDs Rush TDs Pass TDs FGs Made 35 9 19 31 23 26 7 150 5 1 2 4 2 3 1 18 4 1 2 4 0 2 0 13 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 5 0 1 2 1 3 2 0 9 Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 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 NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE Totals 19 of 22 (86.4%) Score W W W W W W L 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 33-0 21-35 Times Times In RZ Scored 3 2 2 5 5 1 4 22 2 2 2 4 5 0 4 19 Total Pts TDs Rush TDs Pass TDs FGs Made 10 13 10 28 30 0 28 119 1 2 1 4 4 0 4 16 0 2 1 1 3 0 3 10 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 6 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 Failed to score inside RZ FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Liberty University Football Liberty Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 18, 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 Opponent NORTH GREENVILLE GLENVILLE STATE at Western Carolina at Youngstown State at Coastal Carolina STONY BROOK LAFAYETTE Rushing gp-gs Passing gp-gs Receiving gp-gs JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike BROGGIN, Danny LAWRENCE, Terron LANDIS, Spencer SMITH, Brock BOLDEN, Dominic WILLIAMS, Terry HEWLETT, Aaron LIDRAZZAH, Julian TEAM Total Opponents SMITH, Brock LANDIS, Spencer BROWN, Mike TERRELL, Zach Total Opponents BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan JENNINGS, Rashad BROWN, Mike RASBERRY, Corey HAYES, B.J. TERRELL, Zach SUMMERS, Chris BISHOP, Derek JONES, Dominique Total Opponents Field Goals BEVINS, Matt SHIPPS, Ben Scoring JENNINGS, Rashad BOLDEN, Dominic BEVINS, Matt CRAWFORD, Jonathan TERRELL, Zach BROWN, Mike SHIPPS, Ben YOUNG, Paul HAYES, B.J. LAWRENCE, Terron SMITH, Brock TEAM Total Opponents att Score 49-10 44-27 19-16 31-28 43-38 33-0 21-35 W W W W W W L gain loss Att. 15311 13917 7289 18978 7063 14563 15483 net avg td lg avg/g 6-6 148 892 19 873 5.9 9 5-2 52 284 3 281 5.4 3 7-0 13 177 8 169 13.0 1 7-2 10 114 1 113 11.3 2 6-0 15 75 0 75 5.0 0 3-0 12 50 1 49 4.1 1 3-0 5 41 0 41 8.2 0 7-7 21 85 49 36 1.7 1 7-6 4 29 0 29 7.2 1 1-0 2 3 0 3 1.5 0 6-0 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 1-0 1 0 15 -15 -15.0 0 7-0 8 0 16 -16 -2.0 0 7 292 1750 113 1637 5.6 18 7 227 1004 195 809 3.6 11 7-7 3-0 7-2 5-2 7 7 effic comp-att-int fg td 58 23 66 45 16 11 13 13 15 2 0 0 0 66 56 yds td no. yds pct. 01-19 70.0 0-0 66.7 0-0 fg 11 8 - 7-10 4 3 2 - 2-3 - 1 1 1 - 31 9-13 21 3-6 kick 14-15 4-5 9-10 27-30 17-19 avg 18.2 13.4 5.9 15.7 9.4 17.3 8.0 7.0 6.0 13.0 13.3 11.5 20-29 5-5 2-2 td 6 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 9 30-39 2-3 0-1 72 201.7 13 19.7 12 1.7 51 10.2 72 219.1 78 223.0 lg avg/g 40-49 0-2 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1 1-1 no. 2 2 1 1 1 Punting lg blk 38 29 pts - 66 - 48 - 35 - 24 - 18 - 12 - 10 9 6 6 6 0 - 240 - 154 0 1 no. Kick Returns no. BOLDEN, Dominic CRAWFORD, Jonathan BROWN, Mike Total Opponents CRAWFORD, Jonathan BOLDEN, Dominic TEAM RASBERRY, Corey SHAVER, Tommy Total Opponents BOLDEN, Domini JENNINGS, Ras CRAWFORD, Jo TERRELL, Zach BROWN, Mike Total Opponents Total Offense SMITH, Brock JENNINGS, Rashad TERRELL, Zach HAYES, B.J. BROWN, Mike Total Opponents yds avg 0 27 0 29 0 0.0 13.5 0.0 29.0 0.0 lg 11 410 37.3 43 7 290 41.4 50 1 0 0.0 0 Punt Returns All Purpose Away 3-0 1-0 2-0 LIBERTY 153 74 68 11 1637 292 5.6 233.9 18 1534 175-115-5 8.8 13.3 219.1 11 3171 6.8 453.0 25-589 17-263 7-56 13-6 51-451 19-36.8 30:41 49/94 3/5 no. yds avg LARSSON, Mike BEVINS, Matt TEAM 0-0 0-0 Home 3-1 1-0 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 HICKS, Kent DUFFEY, Chuck TORRENCE, Tim GREISER, Ryan CALVARY, Patrick 50-99 - Overall 6-1 2-0 4-1 Interceptions 72 85.9 34 53.7 23 16.8 49 24.7 20 10.7 44 17.3 12 9.6 8 2.0 8 1.7 13 6.5 72 219.1 78 223.0 PAT rush rcv pass dxp saf 0-1 0-1 0-1 145.5 56.2 24.1 16.1 12.5 16.3 13.7 5.1 4.1 3.0 -0.2 -15.0 -2.3 233.9 115.6 lg avg/g 157.80 106-159-5 66.7 1412 11 91.97 7-13-0 53.8 59 0 100.40 1-2-0 50.0 12 0 528.40 1-1-0 100.0 51 0 154.37 115-175-5 65.7 1534 11 121.91 136-232-7 58.6 1561 9 7-6 33 601 7-6 28 376 6-6 17 101 7-2 11 173 7-7 8 75 7-0 7 121 5-2 6 48 7-1 2 14 7-5 2 12 2-0 1 13 7 115 1534 7 136 1561 7-10 2-3 pct Record: All games Conference Non-Conference g 14 2 1 17 8 11 11 1 1 1 25 45 rush td 4 0 0 yds avg td 320 259 -1 2 9 589 810 rcv 29.1 23.5 -1.0 2.0 9.0 23.6 18.0 pr 0 27 0 29 0 tb td 16.9 9.0 8.0 15.5 16.9 1 0 0 1 1 g plays rush fc i20 50+ blk 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 lg lg 76 42 0 2 9 76 39 kr ir pass 3 2 0 72 8 8 72 63 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 29 601 237 259 6 873 101 0 0 7 0 376 18 320 5 281 48 0 0 7 113 173 8 0 7 1637 1534 263 589 7 809 1561 135 810 7 6 5 7 7 7 7 OPP 133 49 75 9 809 227 3.6 115.6 11 1561 232-136-7 6.7 11.5 223.0 9 2370 5.2 338.6 45-810 8-135 5-54 5-4 56-462 34-38.9 29:19 35/93 9/13 lg 0 0 0 0 0 yds avg 237 18 8 263 135 Neutral 0-0 0-0 0-0 total avg/g 0 1126 160.9 0 974 162.3 0 714 102.0 0 329 65.8 0 294 42.0 56 4079 582.7 54 3369 481.3 total avg/g 180 36 1412 1448 206.9 148 873 0 873 145.5 53 281 51 332 66.4 13 169 0 169 24.1 12 113 12 125 17.9 467 1637 1534 3171 453.0 459 809 1561 2370 338.6
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