2015 Liberty Flames football team
American college football season
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The 2015 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Turner Gill, they finished the season 6–5.[1] In the Big South Conference, they finished 3–3 and tied for third place. They played their home games at Williams Stadium.
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Big South)
Headcoach
- Turner Gill (4th season)
OffensivecoordinatorAaron Stamn (4th season)
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–3 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Aaron Stamn (4th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
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| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Williams Stadium |
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| No. 6 Charleston Southern $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 3 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb * | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 5 | 7:00 pm | Delaware State* | No. 15 | LFSN | W 32–13 | 18,803 | |
| September 12 | 3:00 pm | at West Virginia* | No. 15 | RT PITT | L 17–41 | 52,899 | |
| September 19 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Montana* | No. 15 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 22,551 |
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Illinois* | No. 10 | ESPN3 | L 13–34 | 11,886 | |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | at Georgia State* | No. 18 | ESPN3 | W 41–33 | 11,512 | |
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | No. 15 | ASN | L 20–34 | 3,545 | |
| October 17 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | No. 22 | ESPN3 | L 17–20 OT | 1,734 | |
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | Kennesaw State |
| LFSN | W 45–35 | 20,393 | |
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | Presbyterian |
| ESPN3 | W 21–13 | 14,248 | |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | at No. 11 Charleston Southern | ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 4,718 | ||
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Coastal Carolina |
| ESPNews | W 24–21 | 18,955 | |
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- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
Delaware State
Delaware State @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Hornets | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| • #15 Flames | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 32 |
- Date: September 5
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 18,803
@ West Virginia
Liberty @ West Virginia
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #15 Flames | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| • Mountaineers | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 41 |
- Date: September 12
- Location: Mountaineer Field
Morgantown, WV - Game start: 3:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 52,899
Montana
Montana @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #8 Grizzlies | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| • #15 Flames | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
- Date: September 19
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 22,551
@ Southern Illinois
Liberty @ Southern Illinois
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #10 Flames | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| • Salukis | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
- Date: September 26
- Location: Saluki Stadium
Carbondale, IL - Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 11,886
@ Georgia State
Liberty @ Georgia State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • #18 Flames | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| Panthers | 14 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 33 |
- Date: October 3
- Location: Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA - Game start: 3:30 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 11,512
@ Gardner–Webb
Liberty @ Gardner–Webb
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #15 Flames | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| • Runnin' Bulldogs | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 34 |
- Date: October 10
- Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
Boiling Springs, NC - Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 3,545
@ Monmouth
Liberty @ Monmouth
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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| #22 Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| • Hawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
- Date: October 17
- Location: Kessler Field
West Long Beach, NJ - Game start: 1:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 8,300
Kennesaw State
Kennesaw State @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| • Flames | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
- Date: October 24
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game start: 7:00 PM EDT
- Game attendance: 20,393
Presbyterian
Presbyterian @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Hose | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| • Flames | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
- Date: November 7
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game start: 3:30 PM EST
- Game attendance: 14,248
@ Charleston Southern
Liberty @ Charleston Southern
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Flames | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| • #11 Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
- Date: November 14
- Location: Buccaneer Field
Charleston, SC - Game start: 2:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 4,781
Coastal Carolina
Coastal Carolina @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #4 Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| • Flames | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
- Date: November 21
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game start: 7:00 PM EST
- Game attendance: 18,955
