1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football team
The 1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1981 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 1–9.
| 1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 1–9 |
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| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| No. 7 Cameron ^ | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central State (OK) | – | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern New Mexico | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | – | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Baptist | – | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | – | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | at Mars Hill | L 10–17 | 3,000 | [1] | |
| September 12 | at Catawba | L 22–30 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | Carson–Newman | L 6–21 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | James Madison |
| L 14–36 | [4] | |
| October 3 | Gardner–Webb |
| L 9–14 | [5] | |
| October 10 | at Delta State | L 8–31 | 3,100 | [6] | |
| October 17 | at No. 10 (D-II) Jacksonville State | L 0–64 | 11,000 | [7] | |
| October 24 | at Furman | L 14–38 | 9,250 | [8] | |
| November 7 | at Morehead State | L 10–34 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | Evangel |
| W 42–23 | [10] | |
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References
- "Mars Hill struggles to defeat Flames, 17–10". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Indians cool Flames, 30–22, with new air punch". The Salisbury Post. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "C–N shakes off Liberty Baptist". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Madison rips error-prone Flames". The News & Daily Advance. September 27, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gardner–Webb wins to stay unbeaten". Greensboro News & Record. October 4, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delta State jumps on mistakes to clobber Liberty Baptist 31–8". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Liberty Baptist pummeled". Daily Press. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Paladins blast winless Liberty Baptist 38–14". The State. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Flames lose to Morehead, 34–10". The News & Daily Advance. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mosely has record 300 yards as Flames notch first victory". The News & Daily Advance. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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