This is a list of seasons completed by the Liberty Flames football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Liberty's first football team was fielded in 1973.
Originally a NAIA team, Liberty moved to the NCAA's Division II in 1981, to Division I-AA (now called the FCS) in 1988, and to the FBS in 2018. Except from 2002 to 2017, when they were members of the Big South Conference, Liberty has been independent of a conference, though they have accepted an invitation to join Conference USA in 2023.[1]
Seasons
edit| Division Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl Eligible | Undefeated Season |
| Year | Division | Conference | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | |||||
| 1973 | NAIA | Independent | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Lee Royer | ||
| 1974 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | John Cartwright | ||||
| 1975 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | John Cartwright | ||||
| 1976 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | John Cartwright | ||||
| 1977 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Tom Dowling | ||||
| 1978 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Tom Dowling | ||||
| 1979 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Tom Dowling | ||||
| 1980 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Tom Dowling | ||||
| 1981 | II | Independent | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Tom Dowling | ||
| 1982 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Tom Dowling | ||||
| 1983 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Tom Dowling | ||||
| 1984 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Morgan Hout | ||||
| 1985 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Morgan Hout | ||||
| 1986 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Morgan Hout | ||||
| 1987 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Morgan Hout | ||||
| 1988 | FCS[a] | Independent | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Morgan Hout | ||
| 1989 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1990 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1991 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1992 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1993 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1994 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1995 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1996 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1997 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1998 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 1999 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | ||||
| 2000 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Ken Karcher | ||||
| 2001 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Ken Karcher | ||||
| 2002 | Big South | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 3rd | Ken Karcher | ||
| 2003 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | Ken Karcher | |||
| 2004 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | Ken Karcher | |||
| 2005 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 5th | Ken Karcher | |||
| 2006 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | T-2nd | Danny Rocco | |||
| 2007 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Danny Rocco | |||
| 2008 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Danny Rocco | #14 | ||
| 2009 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | Danny Rocco | #22 | ||
| 2010 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | Danny Rocco | #21 | ||
| 2011 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2nd | Danny Rocco | #25 | ||
| 2012 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | Turner Gill | |||
| 2013 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | T-1st | Turner Gill | |||
| 2014 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .642 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | T-1st | Turner Gill | |||
| 2015 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | T-3rd | Turner Gill | |||
| 2016 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | T-1st | Turner Gill | |||
| 2017 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 4th | Turner Gill | |||
| 2018 | FBS | Independent | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Turner Gill | ||
| 2019 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Hugh Freeze | ||||
| 2020 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Hugh Freeze | #17 | |||
| 2021 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Hugh Freeze | ||||
| 2022 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | Hugh Freeze | ||||
| 2023 | Conference USA | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .928 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Jamey Chadwell | #25 | |
| Totals | 556 | 298 | 255 | 4 | .540 | 79 | 57 | 22 | 0 | .722 | |||||
^a The FCS was known as Division I-AA through the 2005 season.
References
edit- ^ "Liberty Moving to Conference USA for 2023-24 Season". Liberty Flames. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "The Sports Network - Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014.
- ^ "Liberty Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ "AP Top 25 Poll". AP NEWS. Retrieved January 15, 2021.