1983 Liberty Baptist Flames football team
The 1983 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1983 NAIA Division I football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 2–9.
| 1983 Liberty Baptist Flames football | |
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| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 2–9 |
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| Home stadium | City Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Central State (OK) ^ | – | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Eastern New Mexico ^ | – | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Guilford | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wofford | – | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameron | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kentucky State | – | 2 | – | 7 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty Baptist | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Howard | W 15–10 | 5,321 | [1] | |
| September 10 | at Saginaw Valley State | L 15–18 | [2] | ||
| September 17 | Towson State |
| L 3–13 | [3] | |
| September 24 | at No. T–20 James Madison | L 35–44 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | at Central State (OH) |
| L 16–66 | 4,700 | [5] |
| October 8 | Virginia State |
| W 14–2 | [6] | |
| October 22 | Delaware State |
| L 24–48 | [7] | |
| October 29 | Presbyterian |
| L 9–29 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at Morehead State | L 16–24 | 1,800 | [9] | |
| November 12 | at Wofford |
| L 27–35 | [10] | |
| November 19 | West Georgia |
| L 7–28 | [11] | |
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References
- "Bryan re-enacts Camelot for Flames". The News & Daily Advance. September 4, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Liberty Baptist loses to Saginaw Valley, 18–15". The News & Daily Advance. September 11, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rogers passes Towson to 2d straight victory". The Baltimore Sun. September 18, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Dukes win home opener, 44–35". The News Leader. September 25, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Central State 66, Liberty Baptist 16". Springfield News-Sun. October 2, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "LBC wins, but may lose quarterback". The News & Daily Advance. October 9, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "DelState's sixth victory assures winning season". The News Journal. October 23, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Blue Hose throttle Flames". The State. October 30, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hanlin helps Morehead end 11-game losing streak". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wofford's offense downs Liberty Baptist, 35–27". The Greenville News. November 13, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "W. Georgia whips Liberty Baptist 28–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 20, 1983. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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