1985 Liberty Flames football team

The 1985 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Morgan Hout, the Flames compiled an overall record of 3–4–1.

1985 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1985 NCAA Division II independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 American International   –  8 –2 –0
No. 10 Towson State   –  7 –2 –1
No. 5 Central State (OH) ^   –  8 –3 –0
Northern Michigan   –  6 –3 –0
New Haven   –  6 –4 –0
Southern Connecticut State   –  4 –5 –0
Liberty   –  3 –4 –1
UCF   –  4 –7 –0
Central Connecticut   –  3 –7 –0
Saint Mary's   –  3 –8 –0
Springfield   –  2 –8 –0
Kentucky State   –  0 –11 –0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The Flames' final two games of the season were canceled after their equipment was destroyed when their practice facility flooded during the 1985 Election Day floods.[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7West Georgia
L 7–107,321[2]
September 14Mars Hill
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 23–76,590[3]
September 21at James Madison
W 9–311,000[4]
September 28at Wofford
W 15–95,333[5]
October 5at East Tennessee State
T 23–236,375[6]
October 19Southern Connecticut State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 28–3010,652[7]
October 26at Lenoir–Rhyne
L 16–187,150[8]
November 2Presbyterian
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 0–31,683[9]
November 9at Carson–Newman
Canceled [1]
November 16at Towson State
Canceled [1][10]

[11]

References
  1. "Flood may wash out LU's season". The News & Daily Advance. November 6, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "W. Georgia slips by". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 8, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Liberty upends Mars Hill, 23–7". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Liberty upsets James Madison, 9–3". The Daily News Leader. September 22, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Liberty derails Wofford". The Greenville News. September 29, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bucs, Liberty finish in 23–23 deadlock". Bristol Herald Courier. October 6, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Flames' streak ends in 30–28 loss". The News & Daily Advance. October 20, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Lenoir–Rhyne edges Liberty 18–16". Greensboro News & Record. October 27, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Blue Hose capture muddy 3–0 victory". The State. November 3, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Towson decides not to switch original schedule". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1985. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final 1985 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Liberty)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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