1978 Liberty Baptist Flames football team
The 1978 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1978 NAIA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 4–5–1.
| 1978 Liberty Baptist Flames football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 4–5–1 |
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| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Cameron | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Kentucky State | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Baptist | – | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | – | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from NAIA Division I poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | at Dayton | L 0–35 | 10,133 | [1] | |
| September 9 | Mars Hill | L 16–29 | [2] | ||
| September 16 | Catawba |
| L 16–52 | [3] | |
| September 23 | at Bowie State | W 14–13 | [4] | ||
| September 30 | at Gardner–Webb | T 20–20 | [5] | ||
| October 7 | Hampden–Sydney |
| L 7–18 | 1,000 | [6] |
| October 14 | vs. Bridgewater | W 21–13 | [7] | ||
| October 21 | at Saint Paul's (VA) |
| W 34–28 | [8] | |
| October 28 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| L 16–28 | [9] | |
| November 4 | Ferrum |
| W 42–28 | 3,529 | [10] |
References
- "Flyers roll 35–0". The Journal Herald. September 2, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LBC succumbs in second half". The Lynchburg News. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Catawba rips Liberty Baptist, 52–16, in opener". The Salisbury Post. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bowie State falls, 14–13". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Liberty Baptist, G–W tie". Daily Press. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Newell, Tigers stop Flames 14–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Liberty Baptist has problems but still defeats Bridgewater". The Roanoke Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mosley hero for Flames". The Lynchburg News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Same results but LBC improved". The Lynchburg News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flames rip Ferrum". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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