1991 Liberty Flames football team

The 1991 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 4–7.

1991 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 10 Samford ^		–		12	–	2	–	0
Hofstra		–		8	–	2	–	0
No. 16 James Madison ^		–		9	–	4	–	0
No. 13 Youngstown State ^		–		12	–	3	–	0
Georgia Southern		–		7	–	4	–	0
UCF		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		5	–	6	–	0
Liberty		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		4	–	7	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		3	–	8	–	0
Arkansas State		–		1	–	10	–	0
Towson		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at No. 14 Boise State	Bronco Stadium Boise, ID	L 14–35	20,206	^[1]
September 14	at No. 6 Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–31	14,014	^[2]
September 21	West Virginia Tech	Liberty University Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 39–11	7,600	^[3]
October 5	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 10–12		^[4]
October 12	at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 20–9		^[5]
October 19	at Youngstown State	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	W 10–8		^[6]
October 26	Towson State	Liberty University Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 38–28	9,250	^[7]
November 2	No. 14 James Madison	Liberty University Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 34–35		^[8]
November 9	UCF	Liberty University Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 26–31	2,650	^[9]
November 16	Kutztown	Liberty University Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 16–17		^[10]
November 23	at Samford	Seibert Stadium Homewood, AL	L 19–31		^[11]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Broncos crush Liberty 35–14". The Idaho Statesman. September 8, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tremble, Swilling fire Furman". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 15, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty rolls to 39–11 win on home turf". The News and Advance. September 22, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead wins first game on field goal at 0:23 mark". The Courier-Journal. October 6, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty handles Hornets". The News Journal. October 13, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty 10, Youngstown St. 8". The Newark Advocate. October 20, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Towson's record falls to 0–7, as Liberty rolls to 38–28 victory". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JMU survives Liberty, 35–34". The Daily News Leader. November 3, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCF withstands Liberty and cold". The Orlando Sentinel. November 10, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kutztown nips Liberty for 1st win over I-AA foe". The Morning Call. November 17, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Samford beats Flames, 31–19". The News and Advance. November 24, 1991. Retrieved April 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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