1980 Liberty Baptist Flames football team
The 1980 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1980 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 7–3.
| 1980 Liberty Baptist Flames football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 7–3 |
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| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Cameron | – | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Wofford | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Baptist | – | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OK) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | – | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rankings from NAIA Division I poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | Mars Hill | L 0–7 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | Catawba |
| W 35–14 | [2] | |
| September 20 | Bowie State |
| W 35–0 | 4,749 | [3] |
| October 4 | UNAM |
| W 41–12 | [4] | |
| October 11 | at James Madison | L 14–30 | [5] | ||
| October 18 | at Gardner–Webb | W 15–14 | [6] | ||
| October 25 | Lenoir–Rhyne |
| W 45–25 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at C. W. Post |
| L 13–30 | [8] | |
| November 8 | Morehead State |
| W 23–20 | 7,126 | [9] |
| November 15 | Hampton |
| W 51–18 | 983 | [10] |
References
- "Lions take 7–0 victory". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tribe, down 7 at half, drops opener by 35–14". The Salisbury Post. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flames glad game over despite 35–0 victory". The News & Daily Advance. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LBC holds down score with subs". The News & Daily Advance. October 5, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Madison 30, Liberty Baptist 14". Daily Press. October 11, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "G–W loses, 15–14". The Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flames outlast Bears in offensive show". The News & Daily Advance. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "New QB carries Post to victory". Newsday. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Liberty humbles Morehead". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Liberty Baptist crushes 'defenseless' HI 51–18". Daily Press. November 16, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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