1976 Liberty Baptist Flames football team
The 1976 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1976 NAIA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach John Cartwright, the Flames compiled an overall record of 5–4–1.
| 1976 Liberty Baptist Flames football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 5–4–1 |
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| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Eastern New Mexico | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Baptist | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | – | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | – | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from NAIA Division I poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | vs. Hampden–Sydney |
| L 6–14 | [1][2] | |
| September 11 | Chowan |
| T 20–20 | 4,000 | [3] |
| September 18 | at Elon |
| L 15–56 | 7,000 | [4] |
| September 25 | Gallaudet |
| W 47–0 | [5] | |
| October 2 | at Gardner–Webb | L 16–54 | [6] | ||
| October 16 | at Bridgewater |
| W 24–13 | [7] | |
| October 23 | at Saint Paul's (VA) |
| W 24–21 | 200 | [8] |
| October 30 | at Bowie State | W 27–0 | 1,500 | [9] | |
| November 13 | Ferrum |
| L 16–17 | [10] | |
| November 20 | Apprentice |
| W 68–3 | 1,500 | [11] |
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References
- "Old Belt grid bowl scheduled tonight". The Danville Register. September 4, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "H–S wins Old Belt Bowl". The Danville Register. September 5, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flames tie Chowan". The Lynchburg News. September 12, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Elon runs roughshod over Liberty Baptist". The Daily Times-News. September 19, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LBC celebrates with victory". The Lynchburg News. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gardner–Webb romps by 49–20". The Salisbury Post. October 3, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Lib. Bapt. 24, B'Water 13". The Daily Progress. October 17, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flames even record as Smith scores twice". The Lynchburg News. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Liberty Baptist defeats Bowie". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 31, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ferrum nips Liberty 17–16". The Danville Register. November 14, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Builders fall 68–3 in finale". Daily Press. November 21, 1976. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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