1977 Liberty Baptist Flames football team
The 1977 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1977 NAIA Division I football season. Led by first-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 3–7.
| 1977 Liberty Baptist Flames football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 3–7 |
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| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Cameron | – | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Kentucky State | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Baptist | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from NAIA Division I poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at Chowan | L 13–31 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | Elon | L 14–38 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | Bowie State |
| W 47–0 | [3] | |
| October 1 | Gardner–Webb |
| L 7–22 | 2,617 | [4] |
| October 8 | vs. Hampden–Sydney |
| L 24–44 | [5] | |
| October 15 | at Bridgewater |
| L 7–10 | [6] | |
| October 22 | Saint Paul's (VA) |
| W 26–9 | [7] | |
| October 29 | at Lenoir–Rhyne | L 0–53 | [8] | ||
| November 5 | at Ferrum | L 0–25 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | Susquehanna |
| W 29–28 | [10] |
References
- "Flames lose". The Lynchburg News. September 11, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Elon blitzes Liberty Baptist 38–14". The Daily Times-News. September 18, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LBC Flames engulf Bowie". The Lynchburg News. September 25, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gardner–Webb 22, Liberty Baptist 7". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ferguson leads H–S rout of Liberty in Festival Bowl". The Danville Register. October 9, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bridgewater wins 10–7". The Daily News Leader. October 16, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Raynor stars for Flames". The Lynchburg News. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bears bop Baptist by 53–0". The Salisbury Post. October 30, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ferrum douses Flames by 25–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flames take squeaker". The Lynchburg News. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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