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The 1989 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 7–3.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Headcoach
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1989 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Willard May Stadium
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1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^ – 15–0–0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^ – 9–4–0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^ – 8–3–1
Liberty – 7–3–0
Western Kentucky – 6–5–0
James Madison – 5–4–1
Lamar – 5–5–0
Arkansas State – 5–6–0
Nicholls State – 5–6–0
Samford – 5–6–0
Northeastern – 3–7–0
Fordham – 2–6–0
Towson State – 2–8–0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9EdinboroW 51–275,107[1]
September 23at Morehead StateW 34–145,200[2]
September 30James Madison
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 19–147,600[3]
October 7No. 19 Eastern Illinois
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 9–7[4]
October 14at Eastern MichiganNo. 17W 25–24[5]
October 21Towson StateNo. 11
W 37–1812,750[6]
October 28at UCFNo. T–9L 30–3315,095[7]
November 4at Youngstown StateNo. T–13L 14–41[8]
November 11Kutztown
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 48–148,595[9]
November 18No. 9 Southwest Missouri State
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 20–31[10]
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