2016 Liberty Flames football team
American college football season
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2016 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Charleston Southern. Despite the conference title, the Flames were not invited to the FCS playoffs.
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–5 (4–1 Big South)
Headcoach
- Turner Gill (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorJoe Dailey (1st season)
| 2016 Liberty Flames football | |
|---|---|
 | |
Big South co-champion | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–1 Big South) |
| Head coach |
|
| Offensive coordinator | Joe Dailey (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Co-defensive coordinators |
|
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | Williams Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Charleston Southern +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 3 | 12:30 pm | at Virginia Tech* | ACCN | L 13–36 | 62,234 | ||
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Jacksonville* | ESPN3 | W 55–7 | 16,625 | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | at SMU* | ESPN3 | L 14–29 | 22,127 | ||
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Jacksonville State* |
| ESPN3 | L 19–48 | 15,354 | |
| October 1 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris* |
| ESPN3 | W 41–7 | 11,273 | |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | W 36–21 | 8,803 | ||
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | Monmouth |
| ESPN3 | W 52–28 | 16,687 | |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | Gardner–Webb |
| BSN | W 23–20 OT | 16,608 | |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Presbyterian | ESPN3 | W 16–0 | 3,101 | ||
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 14 Charleston Southern | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | L 26–48 | 21,712 |
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | at No. 16 Coastal Carolina* | ESPNews | L 7–42 | 7,787 | ||
| |||||||
- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
Virginia Tech
Liberty @ Virginia Tech
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| • Hokies | 7 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 36 |
- Date: September 3
- Location: Lane Stadium
Blacksburg, VA - Game attendance: 62,234
Jacksonville
Jacksonville @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| • Flames | 14 | 17 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
- Date: September 10
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game attendance: 16,625
SMU
Liberty @ SMU
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| • Mustangs | 10 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 29 |
- Date: September 17
- Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium
Dallas, TX - Game attendance: 22,127
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • #3 Gamecocks | 14 | 13 | 0 | 21 | 48 |
| Flames | 3 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
- Date: September 24
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game attendance: 15,354
Robert Morris
Robert Morris @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colonials | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • Flames | 7 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 41 |
- Date: October 1
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game attendance: 11,273
Kennesaw State
Liberty @ Kennesaw State
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Flames | 7 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 36 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
- Date: October 15
- Location: Fifth Third Bank Stadium
Kennesaw, GA - Game attendance: 8,803
Monmouth
Monmouth @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawks | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| • Flames | 14 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 52 |
- Date: October 22
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game attendance: 16,687
Gardner–Webb
Gardner–Webb @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
| • Flames | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
- Date: October 29
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game attendance: 16,608
Presbyterian
Liberty @ Presbyterian
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Flames | 6 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: November 5
- Location: Bailey Memorial Stadium
Clinton, SC - Game attendance: 3,101
Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern @ Liberty
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • #14 Buccaneers | 7 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 48 |
| #25 Flames | 6 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 26 |
- Date: November 12
- Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA - Game attendance: 21,712
Coastal Carolina
Liberty @ Coastal Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flames | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • #16 Chanticleers | 7 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: Brooks Stadium
Conway, SC - Game attendance: 7,787
Ranking movements
References
 | This college football 2016 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |