1988 Liberty Flames football team

The 1988 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Morgan Hout, the Flames compiled an overall record of 8–3.

1988 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^    10 2 0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^    9 4 0
Liberty    8 3 0
Nicholls State    7 4 0
William & Mary    6 4 1
Towson    5 5 0
Arkansas State    5 6 0
James Madison    5 6 0
Louisiana Tech    4 7 0
Northeastern    4 7 0
Youngstown State    4 7 0
Lamar    3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at EdinboroW 17–7[1]
September 10Tennessee TechW 24–20[2]
September 17at Eastern IllinoisL 27–28[3]
September 24Morehead State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 34–94,850[4]
October 1at James MadisonL 28–31[5]
October 8at Elon
W 42–14[6]
October 22No. 2 Western Illinois
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 35–3611,400[7]
October 29Youngstown State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 29–04,250[8]
November 5UCF
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 24–73,530[9]
November 12at KutztownW 36–13[10]
November 19at Towson StateW 20–141,176[11]

References

  1. "Hail Mary TD reception triggers Flames' victory". The News & Daily Advance. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Liberty rally sends Tech to second defeat". The Tennessean. September 11, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Eastern escapes Liberty". Herald and Review. September 18, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Morehead State's offense sputters in 34–9 defeat". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Second half rally keys JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 2, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Flames burn Elon for 42–14 victory". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 9, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Western Illinois 36, Liberty 35". The Dispatch-Argus. October 23, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Liberty blanks Youngstown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Liberty drops Central Florida 24–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "LU awakens in second half, blisters Kutztown". The News & Daily Advance. November 13, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Towson falls 2 yards short on late drive, loses to Liberty, 20–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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