2017_Liberty_Flames_football_team

2017 Liberty Flames football
2017 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–5 (2–3 Big South)
Head coach	Turner Gill (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Dailey
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Wimberly
Co-defensive coordinator	Vantz Singletary
Home stadium	Williams Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Liberty Flames football team

American college football season

The 2017 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 2–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.

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The school owned by Jerry Falwell Jr. announced plans to undergo the two-year transition period join the Division I FBS as a football independent, while remaining in the Big South Conference in all other sports.^[1] While normally against NCAA rules to transition to FBS without a conference invite, Liberty was granted a waiver.^[1]

Game summaries

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Baylor*		McLane Stadium Waco, TX	FS2	W 48–45	45,784
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Morehead State*	No. 20	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN ESPN3	W 58–17	17,118
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Indiana State*	No. 19	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN ESPN3	W 42–41	16,060
September 23	7:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Jacksonville State*	No. 16	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	OVCDN	L 10–31	23,944
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Saint Francis (PA)*	No. 22	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN ESPN3	L 7–13	15,886
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Kennesaw State		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 28–42	17,726
October 21	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth		Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 39–56	4,235
October 28	Noon	at Gardner–Webb		Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	STADIUM	W 33–17	3,850
November 4	3:30 p.m.	Duquesne*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN ESPN3 MASN	W 27–24	14,634
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Presbyterian		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	CFDS	W 47–28	18,001
November 18	Noon	at Charleston Southern		Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC		L 19–20	3,345
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	20	19	16	22	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches*	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

2017_Liberty_Flames_football_team

2017 Liberty Flames football team

Schedule

Game summaries

At Baylor

Morehead State

Indiana State

At Jacksonville State

Saint Francis (PA)

Kennesaw State

At Monmouth

At Gardner–Webb

Duquesne

Presbyterian

At Charleston Southern

Ranking movements

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^	5	–	0	12	–	2
Monmouth ^	4	–	1	9	–	3
Charleston Southern	3	–	2	6	–	5
Liberty *	2	–	3	6	–	5
Presbyterian	1	–	4	4	–	7
Gardner–Webb	0	–	5	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition Rankings from STATS Poll