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2014 Liberty Flames football
Big South co-champion
ConferenceBig South Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 17
FCS CoachesNo. 17
Record9–5 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAaron Stamn (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorRobert Wimberly (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorVantz Singletary (3rd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
2014 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Coastal Carolina +^   4 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 17 Liberty +^   4 – 1     9 – 5  
Charleston Southern   3 – 2     8 – 4  
Presbyterian   3 – 2     6 – 5  
Monmouth   1 – 4     6 – 5  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 5     4 – 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 9–4, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Coastal Carolina. They received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing in the second round to Villanova.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 306:00 pmat No. 23 (FBS) North Carolina*
ESPN3L 29–5651,000
September 64:00 pmat Norfolk State*
LFSNW 17–06,150
September 137:00 pmBrevard*
LFSNW 56–3115,755
September 207:00 pmBryant*No. 24
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
LFSNW 38–2116,873
September 273:00 pmat Indiana State*No. 22
LFSNL 19–385,633
October 47:00 pmNo. 20 Richmond*dagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
LFSNL 39–46 2OT20,838
October 113:30 pmat Appalachian State*
ESPN3W 55–48 OT26,058
October 253:30 pmGardner–Webb
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3W 34–020,217
November 12:00 pmat Presbyterian
LFSNW 28–72,691
November 83:30 pmMonmouth
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ASNW 34–2416,053
November 153:30 pmCharleston Southern
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
LFSNL 36–3812,362
November 221:00 pmat No. 1 Coastal Carolina
ESPN3W 15–148,576
November 294:00 pmat No. 15 James Madison*No. 20
ESPN3W 26–2113,040
December 64:30 pmat No. 5 Villanova*No. 20
ESPN3L 22–293,113

Game summaries

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@ North Carolina

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Liberty @ North Carolina
1 234Total
Flames 7 877 29
• #23 Tar Heels 14 7287 56
Scoring summary
111:25UNCBug Howard 7-yard pass from Marquise Williams,Thomas Moore kickUNC 7–0
14:44LIBTodd Macon 1-yard run, Avery Echols kickTied 7–7
13:22UNCRomar Morris 1-yard run, Thomas Moore kickUNC 14–7
25:09LIBTeam SafetyUNC 14–9
21:37LIBD.J. Abner 1-yard run, two-point conversion failedLIB 15–14
20:28UNCMarquise Williams 3-yard run, Nick Weiler kickUNC 21–15
39:25LIBJacob Hagan 27-yard fumble return, Avery Echols kickLIB 22–21
35:55UNCMack Hollins 33-yard pass from Marquise Williams, Nick Weiler kickUNC 28–22
35:42UNCJeff Schoettmer 19-yard interception return, Nick Weiler kickUNC 35–22
33:47UNCMarquise Williams 15-yard run, Nick Weiler kickUNC 42–22
32:06UNCJack Tabb 4-yard pass from Mitch Trubisky, Nick Weiler kickUNC 49–22
410:16LIBTodd Macon 1-yard run, Avery Echols kickUNC 49–29
41:16UNCCharles Brunson 2-yard run, Nick Weiler kickUNC 56–29
See also: 2014 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

In their first game of the season, the Flames lost, 56–29 to the North Carolina Tar Heels.[1]

@ Norfolk State

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Liberty @ Norfolk State
1 234Total
• Flames 3 707 17
Spartans 0 000 0
Scoring summary
12:47LIBAvery Echols 22-yard kick goodLIB 3–0
26:39LIBJosh Woodrum 7-yard run, Avery Echols kickLIB 10–0
45:52LIBD.J. Abnar 22-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, Avery Echols kickLIB 17–0
See also: 2014 Norfolk State Spartans football team

In their second game of the season, the Flames won, 17–0 over the Norfolk State Spartans.[2]

Brevard

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Brevard @ Liberty
1 234Total
Tornadoes 0 1777 31
• Flames 21 14714 56
Scoring summary
112:03LIBD.J. Abnar 13-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 7–0
18:47LIBDante Shells 38-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lunsford kickLIB 14–0
13:19LIBTodd Macon 3-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 21–0
210:40BREJordan Ollis 2-yard run, Alex Noboa kickLIB 21–7
210:29LIBZac Parker 65-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 28–7
24:20BREJordan Ollis 6-yard run, Alex Noboa kickLIB 28–14
21:42LIBD.J. Abnar 7-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 35–14
20:18BREAlex Noboa 42-yard kick goodLIB 35–17
37:52BRETanner Wright 5-yard run, Alex Noboa kickLIB 35–24
32:38LIBDexter Herman 10-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lunsford kickLIB 42–24
413:53LIBDarrin Peterson 86-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lunsford kickLIB 49–24
49:32BREJordan Ollis 1-yard run, Alex Noboa kickLIB 49–31
47:33LIBGabe Henderson 32-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lunsford kickLIB 56–31
See also: Brevard Tornadoes football

In their third game of the season, the Flames won, 56–31 over the Brevard Tornadoes.[3]

Bryant

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Bryant @ Liberty
1 234Total
Bulldogs 0 1407 21
• #24 Flames 10 1477 38
Scoring summary
17:41LIBJohn Lunsford 57 yard kick goodLIB 3–0
12:42LIBJosh Woodrum 10-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 10–0
213:46LIBD.J. Abnar 3-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 17–0
25:19LIBD.J. Abnar 22-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 24–0
22:22BRYRicardo McCray 11-yard pass from Dalton Easton, Tom Alberti kickLIB 24–7
20:41BRYRicardo McCray 2-yard run, Tom Alberti kickLIB 24–14
310:48LIBThomas Kennedy 4-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lunsford kickLIB 31–14
412:17LIBJosh Woodrum 30-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 38–14
48:05BRYPaul Canevari 1-yard run, Tom Alberti kickLIB 38–21
See also: 2014 Bryant Bulldogs football team

In their fourth game of the season, the Flames won, 38–21 over the Bryant Bulldogs.[4]

@ Indiana State

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Liberty @ Indiana State
1 234Total
#22 Flames 3 1006 19
• Sycamores 3 21014 38
Scoring summary
111:00LIBEric Heidorn 25-yard kick goodINST 3–0
14:30INSTJohn Lunsford 22-yard kick goodTied 3–3
211:19INSTGary Owens 17-yard pass from Mike Perish, Eric Heidorn kickINST 10–3
211:03LIBDante Shell 71-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lunsford kickTied 10–10
29:16INSTDimitri Taylor 6-yard pass from Mike Perish, Eric Heidorn kickINST 17–10
23:16LIBJohn Lunsford 48-yard kick goodINST 17–13
20:10INSTRobert Tonyan Jr. 14-yard pass from Mike Perish, Eric Heidorn kickINST 24–13
46:10INSTMike Perish 1-yard run, Eric Heidorn kickINST 31–13
44:51LIBDarrin Peterson 8-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, two-point conversion failedINST 31–19
412:03INSTBuck Logan 7-yard run, Eric Heidorn kickINST 38–19
See also: 2014 Indiana State Sycamores football team

In their fifth game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–19 to the Indiana State Sycamores.[5]

Richmond

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Richmond @ Liberty
1 234OT2OTTotal
• #20 Spiders 15 701077 46
Flames 0 7151070 39
Scoring summary
17:19RICHSeth Fisher 2-yard pass from Michael Rocco, Peter Yoder kickRICH 7–0
10:30RICHSeth Fisher 8-yard pass from Michael Strauss, Porter Abell pass to Brian Brown for two-point conversionRICH 15–0
211:09LIBJosh Woodrum 1-yard run, John Lunsford kickRICH 15–7
22:51RICHMichael Strauss 1-yard run, Peter Yoder kickRICH 22–7
311:35LIBJosh Woodrum 8-yard run, John Lunsford kickRICH 22–15
35:03LIBDarrin Peterson 16-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, Josh Woodrum run for two-point conversionsTied 22–22
411:42RICHStephen Barnette 3-yard pass from Michael Strauss, Peter Yoder kickRICH 29–22
42:02LIBDarrin Peterson 11-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lundsford kickTied 29–29
40:08RICHPeter Yoder 21-yard kick goodRICH 32–29
40:00LIBJohn Lundsford 60-yard kick goodTied 32–32
OT0:00LIBDarrin Peterson 15-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lundsford kickLIB 39–32
OT0:00RICHSeth Fisher 16-yard run, Peter Yoder kickTied 39–39
2OT0:00RICHSeth Fisher 1-yard run, Peter Yoder kickRICH 46–39
See also: 2014 Richmond Spiders football team

In their sixth game of the season, the Flames lost, 46–39, in double overtime, to the Richmond Spiders.[6]

@ Appalachian State

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Liberty @ Appalachian State
1 234OTTotal
• Flames 14 141377 55
Mountaineers 7 171680 48
Scoring summary
114:52APPMarcus Cox 38-yard run, Bentlee Critcher kickAPP 7–0
18:23LIBD.J. Abnar 1-yard run, John Lundsford kickTied 7–7
10:46LIBDexter Herman 24-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lunsford kickLIB 14–7
214:49APPSimms McElfresh 63-yard pass from Taylor Lamb, Bentlee Critcher kickTied 14–14
211:50APPAaron Krah 0-yard fumble return, Bentlee Critcher kickAPP 21–14
211:42LIBDante Shells 75-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lunsford kickTied 21–21
26:58LIBKenny Scott 39-yard fumble return, John Lundsford kickLIB 28–21
20:04APPBentlee Critcher 33-yard kick goodLIB 28–24
312:11LIBJohn Lunsford 33-yard kick goodLIB 31–24
311:36APPBobo Beathard 60-yard pass from Taylor Lamb, Bentlee Critcher kickTied 31–31
38:29LIBJohn Lunsford 35-yard kick goodLIB 34–31
36:42APPShaedon Meadors 48-yard pass from Taylor Lamb, Bentlee Critcher kick failedAPP 37–34
34:47APPBentlee Critcher 38-yard kick goodAPP 40–34
30:29LIBD.J. Abnar 1-yard run, John Lundsford kickLIB 41–40
412:46APPTerrance Upshaw 60-yard run, Taylor Lamb pass to Bobo Beatheart for two-point conversionAPP 48–41
46:19LIBJosh Woodrum 13-yard run, John Lundsford kickTied 48–48
OT0:00LIBDarrin Peterson 9-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lundsford kickLIB 55–48
See also: 2014 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team

In their seventh game of the season, the Flames won, 55–48, in overtime, over the Appalachian State Mountaineers.[7]

Gardner–Webb

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Gardner–Webb @ Liberty
1 234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 000 0
• Flames 10 10140 34
Scoring summary
19:00LIBJosh Woodrum 4-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 7–0
15:54LIBJohn Lundsford 35-yard kick goodLIB 10–0
211:12LIBD.J. Abnar 19-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 17–0
20:00LIBJohn Lunsford 39-yard kick goodLIB 20–0
312:48LIBD.J. Abnar 5-yard run, John Lunsford kickLIB 27–0
310:52LIBJaquan Glover 6-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lundsford kickLIB 34–0
See also: 2014 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

In their eighth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–0, over the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs.[8]

@ Presbyterian

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Liberty @ Presbyterian
1 234Total
• Flames 7 1407 28
Blue Hose 0 007 7
Scoring summary
111:35LIBJosh Woodrum 2-yard run, John Lundsford kickLIB 7–0
27:44LIBGabe Henderson 29-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lundsford kickLIB 14–0
22:39LIBDarrin Peterson 70-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lundsford kickLIB 21–0
49:25PREJordan Hallum 5-yard run, Brandon Morrow kickLIB 21–7
41:03LIBD.J. Abnar 1-yard run, John Lundsford kickLIB 28–7
See also: 2014 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

In their ninth game of the season, the Flames won, 28–7, over the Presbyterian Blue Hose.[9]

Monmouth

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Monmouth @ Liberty
1 234Total
Hawks 7 7100 24
• Flames 7 10710 34
Scoring summary
19:31LIBD.J. Abnar 5-yard run, John Lundsford kickLIB 7–0
18:49MONHakeem Valles 68-yard pass from Matt Choi, Lucas Santangelo kickTied 7–7
214:31LIBDarrin Peterson 31-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, John Lundsford kickLIB 14–7
212:09MONJake Mauro 3-yard pass from Brandon Hill, Lucas Santangelo kickTied 14–14
20:00LIBJohn Lundsford 26-yard kick goodLIB 17–14
38:25MONLucas Santangelo 24-yard kick goodTied 17–17
35:07LIBGabe Henderson 13-yard pass from Josh Woodrum, Josh Lundsford kickLIB 24–17
33:30MONDarren Ambush 37-yard pass from Brandon Hill, Lucas Santangelo kickTied 24–24
410:19LIBD.J. Abnar 2-yard run, John Lundsford kickLIB 31–24
43:27LIBJohn Lundsford 27-yard kick goodLIB 34–24
See also: 2014 Monmouth Hawks football team

In their tenth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–24, over the Monmouth Hawks.[10]

Charleston Southern

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Charleston Southern @ Liberty
1 234Total
• Buccaneers 0 17147 38
Flames 3 13713 36
Scoring summary
111:34LIBJohn Lundsford 51-yard kick goodLIB 3–0
213:20CHSOChristian Reyes 4-yard run, David Kennedy kickCHSO 7–3
210:22LIBDarrin Peterson 6-yard pass from Stephon Masha, John Lundsford kickLIB 10–7
27:03CHSOChristian Reyes 52-yard run, David Kennedy kickCHSO 14–10
22:21LIBDarrin Peterson 19-yard pass from Stephon Masha, John Lundsford kick failedLIB 16–14
20:15CHSODavid Kennedy 27-yard kick goodCHSO 17–16
310:01CHSONathan Prater 11-yard pass from Austin Brown, David Kennedy kickCHSO 24–16
38:11LIBDarrin Peterson 16-yard pass from Stephon Masha, John Lundsford kickCHSO 24–23
36:35CHSOBen Robinson 2-yard run, David Kennedy kickCHSO 31–23
413:04CHSOMike Holloway 40-yard run, David Kennedy kickCHSO 38–23
410:09LIBGabe Henderson 26-yard pass from Stephon Masha, two-point conversion failedCHSO 38–29
45:24LIBD.J. Abnar 3-yard run, John Lundsford kickCHSO 38–36
See also: 2014 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

In their eleventh game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–36, to the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.[11]

@ Coastal Carolina

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Liberty @ Coastal Carolina
1 234Total
• Flames 3 363 15
#2 Chanticleers 0 1400 14
  • Date: November 22
  • Location: Brooks Stadium
    Conway, SC
  • Game start: 1:00 PM EST
  • Game attendance: 8,576
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood and Mike Gleason
Scoring summary
18:48LIBJohn Lundsford 32-yard kick goodLIB 3–0
210:07CCARBruce Mapp 38-yard pass from Alex Ross, Alex Catron kickCCAR 7–3
24:45CCARDeAngelo Henderson 19-yard run, Alex Catron kickCCAR 14–3
20:03LIBJohn Lundsford 42-yard kick goodCCAR 14–6
32:01LIBDarrin Peterson 72-yard pass from Shephon Masha, two-point conversion failedCCAR 14–12
41:20LIBJohn Lundsford 32-yard kick goodLIB 15–14
See also: 2014 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

In their twelfth game of the season, the Flames won, 15–14, over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.[12]

FCS Playoffs

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@ James Madison

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Liberty @ James Madison
1 234Total
• #20 Flames 3 7106 26
#15 Dukes 0 2100 21
Scoring summary
114:52LIBJohn Lundsford 26-yard kick goodLIB 3–0
214:53LIBD.J. Abnar 19-yard run, John Lundsford kickLIB 10–0
214:33JMUJauan Latney 73-yard run, Ryan Maglio kickLIB 10–7
28:47JMUVad Lee 9-yard run, Ryan Maglio kickJMU 14–10
22:48JMUDeAndre Smith 16-yard pass from Vad Lee, Ryan Maglio kickJMU 21–10
310:16LIBD.J. Abnar 7-yard run, John Lundsford kickJMU 21–17
34:45LIBJohn Lunsford 56-yard kick goodJMU 21–20
42:53LIBNicky Fualaau 1-yard run, two-point conversion failedLIB 26–21
See also: 2014 James Madison Dukes football team

In their thirteenth game of the season, the Flames won, 26–21, over the James Madison Dukes in their 2014 FCS First Round playoff game.[13]

@ Villanova

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Liberty @ Villanova
1 234Total
#20 Flames 10 930 22
• #5 Wildcats 0 14015 29
Scoring summary
112:11LIBJosh Woodrum 1-yard run, John Lundsford kickLIB 7–0
15:07LIBJohn Lundsford 50-yard kick goodLIB 10–0
29:20LIBJohn Lundsford 23-yard kick goodLIB 13–0
27:29VILJohn Robertson 3-yard run, Chris Gough kickLIB 13–7
25:24VILAustin Medley 1-yard run, Chris Gough kickVIL 14–13
21:31LIBNick Newman 58-yard fumble return, two-point conversion failedLIB 19–14
35:22LIBJohn Lundsford 21-yard kick goodLIB 22–14
413:17VILKevin Guylas 70-yard pass from John Robertson, John Robertson run for two-point conversionTied 22–22
41:12VILJohn Robertson 1-yard run, Chris Gough kickVIL 29–22
See also: 2014 Villanova Wildcats football team

In their fourteenth game of the season, the Flames lost, 29–22, to the Villanova Wildcats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.[14]

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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CoachesRVRVRVRV23RV—RVRVRVRVRVRV2317

References

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  1. ^ Beard, Aaron (August 30, 2014). "No. 23 Tar Heels Beat Flames 56-29 in Opener". ESPN. Associated Press. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  2. ^ "Liberty Defeats Norfolk State 17-0". ESPN. Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014.
  3. ^ "Brevard vs. Liberty". ESPN. Associated Press. September 13, 2014. Archived from the original on October 14, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
  4. ^ "Liberty over Bryant 38-21". ESPN. Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014.
  5. ^ "Perish leads Indiana State Past Liberty, 38-19". ESPN. Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  6. ^ "Richmond Edges Liberty 46-39 in 2OT". ESPN. Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014.
  7. ^ "Liberty edges Appalachian State 55-48 in OT". ESPN. Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
  8. ^ "Abnar leads Liberty past Gardner-Webb 34-0". ESPN. Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  9. ^ "Liberty rolls over Presbyterian 28-7". ESPN. Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "Abnar carries Liberty past Monmouth, 34-24". ESPN. Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014.
  11. ^ "Charleston Southern hangs on to tip Liberty, 38-36". ESPN. Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  12. ^ "Liberty edges Coastal Carolina 15-14 to win title". ESPN. Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  13. ^ "Liberty outlasts James Madison 26-21". ESPN. Associated Press. November 29, 2014. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  14. ^ "Villanova comeback tops Liberty 29-22 in FCS". ESPN. Associated Press. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014.
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