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2000 Liberty Flames football team

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2000 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Davidson       10 0  
No. 7 Hofstra ^       9 4  
Southern Utah       7 4  
South Florida       7 4  
Elon       7 4  
Morehead State       6 3  
Saint Mary's       6 5  
Charleston Southern       5 6  
Georgetown       5 6  
Jacksonville       3 8  
Samford       4 7  
Cal Poly       3 8  
Liberty       3 8  
Austin Peay       2 9  
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under the guidance of first-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames achieved a record of 3–8. Home games were played at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2East Tennessee State*L 20–376,279
September 96:00 p.m.at No. 14 James Madison*L 7–3810,000[1]
September 167:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 19–89,877[2]
September 231:00 p.m.at Delaware State*L 25–421,710
September 30Wingate*dagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 50–2611,377[3]
October 13at No. 13 Hofstra*L 14–424,354[4]
October 217:00 p.m.at South Florida*FSNFL 6–4425,161
October 281:30 p.m.Samford*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 24–05,813
November 4at Elon*
L 17–247,653[a]
November 111:30 p.m.Charleston Southern*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 0–253,237
November 18at No. 10 Appalachian State*L 13–346,531[5]

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Notes

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  1. ^ According to the 2000 Liberty statistics sheet, a total of 55,409 spectators attended the six away games. 47,756 combined spectators attended the away games not including Elon.

References

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  1. ^ "JMU shakes slow start to rout Liberty". The Daily News Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Liberty 19, Gardner-Webb 8". The Charlotte Observer. September 17, 2000. p. 136. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Final 2000 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 2000. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via stats.ncaa.org.
  4. ^ Geiger, Brad (October 14, 2000). "Thomas' 2 TDs Spark Hofstra". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 34. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Appalachian State rips Liberty, smells playoffs". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "2000 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 21, 2023.