2015 Liberty Flames football team

2015 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–5 (3–3 Big South)
Head coach	Turner Gill (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Stamn (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Wimberly (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Vantz Singletary (4th season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Williams Stadium

2015 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^		6	–	0					10	–	3
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^		4	–	2					9	–	3
Liberty		3	–	3					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	3					5	–	6
Kennesaw State		2	–	4					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb *		2	–	4					4	–	7
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-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 6–5, 3–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	Delaware State*	No. 15	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	W 32–13	18,803
September 12	3:00 pm	at West Virginia*	No. 15	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	RT PITT	L 17–41	52,899
September 19	7:00 pm	No. 8 Montana*	No. 15	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 31–21	22,551
September 26	7:00 pm	at Southern Illinois*	No. 10	Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL	ESPN3	L 13–34	11,886
October 3	3:30 pm	at Georgia State*	No. 18	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 41–33	11,512
October 10	7:00 pm	at Gardner–Webb	No. 15	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ASN	L 20–34	3,545
October 17	1:00 pm	at Monmouth	No. 22	Kessler Field West Long Beach, NJ	ESPN3	L 17–20 OT	1,734
October 24	7:00 pm	Kennesaw State		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	W 45–35	20,393
November 7	3:30 pm	Presbyterian		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 21–13	14,248
November 14	2:00 pm	at No. 11 Charleston Southern		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 24–31	4,718
November 19	7:00 pm	No. 4 Coastal Carolina		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPNews	W 24–21	18,955
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

Delaware State

Delaware State @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Hornets 0 6 7 0 13 • #15 Flames 14 5 6 7 32 Date: September 5 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 18,803

See also: 2015 Delaware State Hornets football team

@ West Virginia

Liberty @ West Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total #15 Flames 0 0 7 10 17 • Mountaineers 6 14 14 7 41 Date: September 12 Location: Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV Game start: 3:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 52,899

See also: 2015 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Montana

Montana @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total #8 Grizzlies 0 12 7 2 21 • #15 Flames 14 3 7 7 31 Date: September 19 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 22,551

See also: 2015 Montana Grizzlies football team

@ Southern Illinois

Liberty @ Southern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total #10 Flames 3 3 0 7 13 • Salukis 3 17 7 7 34 Date: September 26 Location: Saluki Stadium Carbondale, IL Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 11,886

See also: 2015 Southern Illinois Salukis football team

@ Georgia State

Liberty @ Georgia State

1 2 3 4 Total • #18 Flames 7 14 7 13 41 Panthers 14 0 10 9 33 Date: October 3 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Game start: 3:30 PM EDT Game attendance: 11,512

See also: 2015 Georgia State Panthers football team

@ Gardner–Webb

Liberty @ Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total #15 Flames 0 10 10 0 20 • Runnin' Bulldogs 14 13 0 7 34 Date: October 10 Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 3,545

See also: 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

@ Monmouth

Liberty @ Monmouth

1 2 3 4 OT Total #22 Flames 0 0 0 17 0 17 • Hawks 0 7 0 10 3 20 Date: October 17 Location: Kessler Field West Long Beach, NJ Game start: 1:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 8,300

See also: 2015 Monmouth Hawks football team

Kennesaw State

Kennesaw State @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 0 7 21 35 • Flames 7 17 7 14 45 Date: October 24 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 20,393

See also: 2015 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Presbyterian

Presbyterian @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 3 0 7 3 13 • Flames 0 7 0 14 21 Date: November 7 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EST Game attendance: 14,248

See also: 2015 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

@ Charleston Southern

Liberty @ Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 7 7 7 3 24 • #11 Buccaneers 7 3 14 7 31 Date: November 14 Location: Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EST Game attendance: 4,781

See also: 2015 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total #4 Chanticleers 0 7 0 14 21 • Flames 7 0 7 10 24 Date: November 21 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EST Game attendance: 18,955

See also: 2015 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Ranking movements

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

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	15	15	15	10	18	15	22	RV	RV	RV	—	—	RV	RV
Coaches	14	13	14	10	18	15	22	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—