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
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Wimberly
Co-defensive coordinator	Vantz Singletary
Home stadium	Williams Stadium (Capacity: 19,200)

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	ESPNews	W 24–21	18,955
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game 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	—	—	—	—	—