1990 Liberty Flames football team

The 1990 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 7–4.

1990 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumWillard May Stadium
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^    11 1 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^    10 2 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^    9 3 0
No. 18 UCF ^    9 3 0
Liberty    7 4 0
Samford    6 4 1
James Madison    5 6 0
Nicholls State    5 6 0
Arkansas State    3 7 1
Western Kentucky    2 8 0
Towson    2 9 0
Northeastern    1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1KutztownW 22–12[1]
September 8at James MadisonW 22–19[2]
September 15Southwest Texas State
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 35–227,540[3]
September 22Morehead StateNo. 9
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 42–13[4]
September 29at VillanovaNo. 8L 14–2613,125[5]
October 6Delaware StateNo. 13
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 37–38[6]
October 13No. 7 Youngstown State
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 6–34[7]
October 21at Towson StateW 30–10[8]
October 28Samford
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 37–1012,050[9]
November 3at UCFL 6–2814,107[10]
November 10No. 16 North Carolina A&T
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 45–24[11]

References

  1. "Defense key as Liberty U. beats Kutztown 22–12". The Morning Call. September 2, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Liberty rallies by JMU". The Daily News Leader. September 9, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Liberty downs SWT". Victoria Advocate. September 16, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Special teams carry LU to 4th straight win". The News and Daily Advance. September 23, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Villanova sacks Liberty, 26–14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 30, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "DelState miracle part II: Late rally stuns Liberty". The News Journal. October 7, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Penguins stay on ground, pound LU". The News and Daily Advance. October 14, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Losing streak ends for LU". The News and Daily Advance. October 21, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "LU throws book at Samford". The News and Daily Advance. October 28, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Giacone, Central Florida's defense put out Flames 28–6". The Palm Beach Post. November 4, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Liberty 45, NC A&T 24". The Roanoke Times. November 11, 1990. Retrieved April 1, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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