List of Liberty Flames football seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Liberty Flames football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship 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, and then to Division I-AA in 1988. The Flames joined the Big South Conference in 2002, of which it has been a member since.
Seasons
- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018-19 college football season
| NCAA Division I champions | NCAA Division I FCS champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Bowl Eligible | Undefeated Season |
| Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Conference Division | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | ||||||
| 1973 | NAIA | NAIA Independent | N/A | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Lee Royer | - |
| 1974 | NAIA | NAIA Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | John Cartwright | - |
| 1975 | NAIA | NAIA Independent | N/A | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | John Cartwright | - |
| 1976 | NAIA | NAIA Independent | N/A | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | John Cartwright | - |
| 1977 | NAIA | NAIA Independent | N/A | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Tom Dowling | - |
| 1978 | NAIA | NAIA Independent | N/A | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Tom Dowling | - |
| 1979 | NAIA | NAIA Independent | N/A | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | .864 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Tom Dowling | - |
| 1980 | NAIA | NAIA Independent | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Tom Dowling | - |
| 1981 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Tom Dowling | - |
| 1982 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Tom Dowling | - |
| 1983 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Tom Dowling | - |
| 1984 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Morgan Hout | - |
| 1985 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Morgan Hout | - |
| 1986 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Morgan Hout | - |
| 1987 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Morgan Hout | - |
| 1988 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Morgan Hout | - |
| 1989 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1990 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1991 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1992 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1993 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1994 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1995 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1996 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1997 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1998 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 1999 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Sam Rutigliano | - |
| 2000 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ken Karcher | - |
| 2001 | I-AA | Division I-AA Independent | N/A | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ken Karcher | - |
| 2002 | I-AA | Big South | N/A | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 3rd | Ken Karcher | - |
| 2003 | I-AA | Big South | N/A | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | Ken Karcher | - |
| 2004 | I-AA | Big South | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | Ken Karcher | - |
| 2005 | I-AA | Big South | N/A | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | 5th | Ken Karcher | - |
| 2006 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | T-2nd | Danny Rocco | - |
| 2007 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Danny Rocco | - |
| 2008 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Danny Rocco | #14 |
| 2009 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | Danny Rocco | #22 |
| 2010 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | Danny Rocco | #21 |
| 2011 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 2nd | Danny Rocco | #25 |
| 2012 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | T-1st | Turner Gill | |
| 2013 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | T-1st | Turner Gill | |
| 2014 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .642 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | T-1st | Turner Gill | |
| 2015 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | T-3rd | Turner Gill | |
| 2016 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | T-1st | Turner Gill | |
| 2017 | FCS | Big South | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 4th | Turner Gill | |
| 2018 | FBS | Independent | N/A | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Turner Gill | |
| 2019 | FBS | Independent | N/A | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0 | .615 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Hugh Freeze | |
| Totals | 472 | 243 | 229 | 4 | .515 | 71 | 49 | 22 | 0 | .690 | ||||||
References
- ^ http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/direct645.htm Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Liberty Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-11.