1989 Liberty Flames football team

The 1989 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 7–3.

1989 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Willard May Stadium
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^    12 0 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^    9 3 0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^    8 3 1
Liberty    7 3 0
Western Kentucky    6 5 0
James Madison    5 4 1
Lamar    5 5 0
Arkansas State    5 6 0
Nicholls State    5 6 0
Samford    4 7 0
Northeastern    3 7 0
Fordham    2 6 0
Towson    2 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9EdinboroW 51–275,107[1]
September 23at Morehead StateW 34–145,200[2]
September 30James Madison
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 19–147,600[3]
October 7No. 19 Eastern Illinois
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 9–7[4]
October 14at Eastern MichiganNo. 17W 25–24[5]
October 21Towson StateNo. 11
W 37–1812,750[6]
October 28at UCFNo. T–9L 30–3315,095[7]
November 4at Youngstown StateNo. T–13L 14–41[8]
November 11Kutztown
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 48–148,595[9]
November 18No. 9 Southwest Missouri State
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 20–31[10]

References

  1. "Liberty pounds Edinboro 51–27". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 10, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Liberty breaks free, tops Morehead 34–14". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Liberty downs JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 1, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "LU tops E. Illinois in final minute". The News & Daily Advance. October 8, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "EMU nipped by Liberty". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Unbeaten Liberty tops Towson, 37–18". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UCF celebrates 33–30 upset of Liberty". Florida Today. October 29, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Penguins stay on ground to ice Flames". The News and Daily Advance. November 5, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Air Johnson lights up Liberty". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "SW Missouri ends LU playoff dream". The News and Daily Advance. November 19, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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