The 1985 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Morgan Hout, the Flames compiled an overall record of 3–4–1.
| 1985 Liberty Flames football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–4–1 |
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| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 American International | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Towson State | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Central State (OH) ^ | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Michigan | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Connecticut State | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | – | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Connecticut | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Springfield | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | – | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Flames' final two games of the season were canceled after their equipment was destroyed when their practice facility flooded during the 1985 Election Day floods.[1]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | West Georgia | L 7–10 | 7,321 | [2] | |
| September 14 | Mars Hill |
| W 23–7 | 6,590 | [3] |
| September 21 | at James Madison | W 9–3 | 11,000 | [4] | |
| September 28 | at Wofford |
| W 15–9 | 5,333 | [5] |
| October 5 | at East Tennessee State | T 23–23 | 6,375 | [6] | |
| October 19 | Southern Connecticut State |
| L 28–30 | 10,652 | [7] |
| October 26 | at Lenoir–Rhyne | L 16–18 | 7,150 | [8] | |
| November 2 | Presbyterian |
| L 0–3 | 1,683 | [9] |
| November 9 | at Carson–Newman | Canceled | [1] | ||
| November 16 | at Towson State | Canceled | [1][10] |
References
edit- ^ a b c "Flood may wash out LU's season". The News & Daily Advance. November 6, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Georgia slips by". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Liberty upends Mars Hill, 23–7". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Liberty upsets James Madison, 9–3". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Liberty derails Wofford". The Greenville News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bucs, Liberty finish in 23–23 deadlock". Bristol Herald Courier. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Flames' streak ends in 30–28 loss". The News & Daily Advance. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lenoir–Rhyne edges Liberty 18–16". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blue Hose capture muddy 3–0 victory". The State. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Towson decides not to switch original schedule". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Liberty)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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