2019 Liberty Flames football team

The 2019 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Hugh Freeze and played their home games at Williams Stadium.

2019 Liberty Flames football
Cure Bowl champion
Cure Bowl, W 23–16 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kent Austin (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Maurice Harris (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Scott Symons (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Williams Stadium

2019 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Notre Dame			–						11	–	2
Liberty			–						8	–	5
BYU			–						7	–	6
Army			–						5	–	8
New Mexico State			–						2	–	10
UMass			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Syracuse	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 0–24	21,671
September 7	7:30 p.m.	at Louisiana	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN+	L 14–35	16,231
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 35–17	14,584
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Hampton	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 62–27	18,944
September 28	6:00 p.m.	New Mexico	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 17–10	17,101
October 5	8:00 p.m.	at New Mexico State	Aggie Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	FloSports	W 20–13	23,140
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Maine	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 59–44	18,657
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 34–44	23,854
November 2	12:00 p.m.	at UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	NESN/FloSports	W 63–21	10,184
November 9	7:30 p.m.	at BYU	LaVell Edwards Stadium Provo, UT	ESPNU	L 24–31	54,683
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 27–55	37,329
November 30	2:00 p.m.	New Mexico State	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	W 49–28	18,674
December 21	2:30 p.m.	vs. Georgia Southern	Exploria Stadium Orlando, FL (Cure Bowl)	CBSSN	W 23–16	18,158
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Name	Title	Coach
Hugh Freeze	Head coach	Head coach
Kent Austin	Offensive coordinator	Quarterbacks
Scott Symons	Defensive coordinator	Safety
Vantz Singletary	Co-defensive coordinator	Defensive line
Scott Downing	Special Teams Coordinator	Tight ends and Fullbacks
Mike Brown	Assistant Coach	Running backs
Aaron Stamn	Assistant Coach	offensive line
Kyle DeArmon	Assistant Coach	Wide receivers
Marshall Roberts	Assistant Coach	Cornerbacks
Josh Bookbinder	Assistant Coach	Linebackers
Bryant Lewellyn	Assistant Coach	Defensive tackles

Game summaries

Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Orange	3	7	7	7	24
Flames	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2019 Syracuse Orange football team

At Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	7	0	0	14
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	14	0	35

See also: 2019 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	7	3	7	17
Flames	7	21	7	0	35

See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	12	0	8	7	27
Flames	27	14	7	14	62

See also: 2019 Hampton Pirates football team

New Mexico

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lobos	0	3	0	7	10
Flames	7	7	3	0	17

See also: 2019 New Mexico Lobos football team

At New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	3	7	3	7	20
Aggies	0	0	6	7	13

See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	3	14	7	20	44
Flames	17	28	7	7	59

See also: 2019 Maine Black Bears football team

At Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	14	7	3	10	34
Scarlet Knights	7	14	17	6	44

See also: 2019 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

At UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	28	21	14	0	63
Minutemen	7	7	7	0	21

See also: 2019 UMass Minutemen football team

At BYU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	0	10	7	24
Cougars	7	10	7	7	31

See also: 2019 BYU Cougars football team

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	7	7	6	27
Cavaliers	10	14	14	17	55

See also: 2019 Virginia Cavaliers football team

New Mexico State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	7	7	7	7	28
Flames	10	10	15	14	49

See also: 2019 New Mexico State Aggies football team

Vs. Georgia Southern (Cure Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	9	7	0	23
Eagles	0	7	6	3	16

See also: 2019 Georgia Southern Eagles football team and 2019 Cure Bowl

Liberty defeated Georgia Southern at the first American football game played at Exploria Stadium

Players drafted into the NFL

See also: 2020 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL club
4	142	Antonio Gandy-Golden	WR	Washington Redskins