1993 Liberty Flames football team

The 1993 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 6–5.

1993 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumLiberty University Stadium
1993 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Troy State ^    11 0 1
Youngstown State ^    10 2 0
UAB    9 2 0
Wagner    9 2 0
No. 12 UCF ^    9 3 0
No. 24 Towson    8 2 0
No. 19 Western Kentucky    8 3 0
Hofstra    6 3 1
Saint Mary's    6 3 1
Davidson    6 4 0
Central Connecticut    5 5 0
Liberty    5 5 0
Marist    5 5 0
Samford    5 6 0
Duquesne    4 6 0
Saint Francis    3 7 0
Charleston Southern    3 8 0
Monmouth    2 5 0
Buffalo    1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4ConcordW 37–39,200[1]
September 11at Appalachian StateNo. 25W 20–1412,867[2]
September 18at Southwest Texas StateNo. 18W 17–14[3]
September 25No. 7 (D-II) IUPNo. 15
  • Liberty University Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 7–235,300[4]
October 2No. 9 North Carolina A&T
  • Liberty University Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 30–3812,000[5]
October 9at No. 3 Troy StateL 13–35[6]
October 16at No. 4 Youngstown StateL 0–42[7]
October 30Charleston Southern
  • Liberty University Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 42–67,000[8]
November 6at No. 13 UCFL 19–558,688[9]
November 13at Delaware StateW 47–43[10]
November 20Villanova
  • Liberty University Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 27–134,300[11]

References

  1. "LU crushes Concord". The News and Advance. September 5, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Liberty, QB spoil Appalachian's home opener". The Charlotte Observer. September 12, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Liberty 17, SW Texas 14". Daily Press. September 19, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "IUP douses Liberty's 'flame' with 23–7 upset". The Indiana Gazette. September 26, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Slumping LU falls to NC A&T". The News and Advance. October 3, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Troy State remains undefeated". The Dothan Eagle. October 10, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Youngstown hands LU a shutout". The News and Advance. October 17, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Charleston Southern falls, 42–6". The Greenville News. October 31, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hinshaw, UCF take Liberty". The Miami Herald. November 7, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Defense rests; Liberty stops Hornets 47–43". The News Journal. November 14, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "'Nova dies quietly in season finale". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 21, 1993. Retrieved April 7, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
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