Game 5 - October 1, 2016 Turner Gill Bio
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Table of Contents Game 5 - October 1, 2016 Turner Gill Bio .............2 Weekly Schedule ........2 Quick Facts .................3 Matchup Info ..............3 Big South Conference .4 Liberty Flames vs. Robert Morris Colonials Milestone Watch ........4 (1-3, 0-0 Big South) (1-3, 0-0 NEC) A LU Win Would .........4 Lynchburg, Va. (Williams Stadium - 19,200) - 7:06 p.m. - LFSN/ESPN3 Quick Hitters ...............4 Uniform Tracker ..........4 First and 10 - Today’s Top Storylines On This Date ...............4 1) Liberty (1-3) will host Robert Morris (1-3) for both teams’ final tune-up for conference play, Saturday Top 25 Polls .................5 at 7 p.m. at Williams Stadium. Team Notes .................5 2) Liberty is 1-1 all-time against the Colonials, losing at Robert Morris in 2010 and posting a home vic- Off. Player Notes .........6 tory over the Colonials in 2011. The Flames have won all four home matchups with NEC opponents Individual Honors .......6 all-time, as noted in greater detail on page 3. Def./ST Player Notes ...7 Flames’ Record When .. 7 3) The Flames are looking to get back on track, following a road loss at SMU and a home setback to No. 3/4 Jacksonville State. Liberty has not lost three games in a row overall or dropped back-to-back home Attendance Records ...8 contests since September 2012. See page 4 for more on what a Liberty victory would mean. Player Career Highs ....8 Team Captains ............9 4) Despite seeing its six-game home winning streak halted last Saturday, Liberty is 20-6 at home under Turner Gill and 50-11 at Williams Stadium since the start of the 2006 season. Injury Update ............9 Big Games ...................9 5) LB Nick Newman enters Saturday’s game two tackles shy of 200 for his career, while DL JaRon Greene NCAA/BSC Stats ........10 is four stops away from 100. See page 4 for a list of milestones within reach on Saturday. Depth Chart ............. 11 6) Coming off of a career-best nine-tackle, two-sack effort against Jacksonville State, JaRon Greene is in Start Chart ................12 line to make his 30th career start on Saturday. See page 7 for more information on Greene. Radio/TV Info............13 Numerical Roster ..... 14 7) In each of the last three games, WR Dante’ Shells has caught a TD pass and CB Tyrin Holloway has recorded an interception. See page 4 for more information on their respective streaks. Pronunciation Guide 15 Coaching Staff ......... 16 8) The Liberty defense has forced 12 turnovers during the season’s first four games, ranking No. 5 na- Opp. Sched./Results .17 tionally. See page 5 for more notes on the Flames’ defensive unit. Series History ............18 9) Liberty is 1-0 this season and 19-1 under Turner Gill when holding its opponent under the 20-point Overtime History ......18 mark. See page 7 for more on “Liberty’s record when ...” The Last Time ...........19 Flames in the Pros ....20 10) The ability to run the ball will be key on Saturday. Liberty is 22-3 under Turner Gill (1-0 in 2016) when outrushing its opponent but only 8-19 under Gill (0-3 in 2016) when losing the rushing battle. 2016 Stats .................21 2016 Liberty Flames Football Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result TV Series Note Sept. 3 at Virginia Tech L/13-36 ACCN/ESPN3 VT leads, 1-0 Liberty led 13-10 before yielding 26 unanswered points Sept. 10 Jacksonville W/55-7 LFSN/ESPN3 LU leads, 1-0 Flames rushed for 319 yards, 4 TDs in home-opening victory Sept. 17 at SMU L/14-29 ESPN3 SMU leads, 2-0 SMU scored 10 points in final :47 to hold off Liberty comeback Sept. 24 No. 3/4 Jacksonville State (Hall of Fame) L/19-48 LFSN/ESPN3 JSU leads, 3-0 2015 FCS runners-up handed Liberty worst home loss since 2005 Oct. 1 Robert Morris 7 p.m. LFSN/ESPN3 Tied, 1-1 Liberty is 4-1 vs. NEC opponents, including 4-0 in Lynchburg Oct. 15 at Kennesaw State * 7 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 1-0 Flames open Big South slate with 1st-ever trip to Kennesaw State Oct. 22 Monmouth * (Homecoming) 3:30 p.m. LFSN/ESPN3 LU leads, 2-1 Flames are 29-13 all-time on Homecoming Oct. 29 Gardner-Webb * 3:30 p.m. BSN LU leads, 12-9-1 Liberty has won 4 straight home meetings with Gardner-Webb Nov. 5 at Presbyterian * 2 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 9-4 Liberty has won 7 straight matchups against Presbyterian Nov. 12 No. 10/8 Charleston Southern * 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 LU leads, 19-4 Flames will seek 1st win over Charleston Southern since 2013 Nov. 17 at No. 14/NR Coastal Carolina 7 p.m. TBA LU leads, 7-6 Liberty has won last 2 meetings with former Big South rival * - Big South Conference game Rankings listed are AP/USA Today for FBS opponents and STATS/FCS Coaches Poll for FCS opponents ACCN - ACC Network BSN-Big South Network LFSN - Liberty Flames Sports Network All times listed are Eastern 2 2016 LIBERTY FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Flames Head Coach Turner Gill Fifth Year at Liberty Career Coaching Record: 55-71 - Record at Liberty: 30-22 (16-6 Big South) Year-by-Year Head Coaching Record: • Signed free agent contract with the Cleveland Buffalo 2006-09 20-30 (14-18 MAC) Indians in 1986 2006 2-10 1-7 MAC - 6th/East • Played for A Waterloo Indians in 1986 2007 5-7 5-3 MAC - T1st/East • Played for AA Williamsport Bills in 1987-88 2008 8-6 5-3 MAC - 1st/East Football Turner Gill 2009 5-7 3-5 MAC - 5th/East • Played two seasons in the CFL for the Montreal Coaching Career Kansas 2010-11 5-19 (1-16 Big 12) Concordes 2012-16 – Liberty 2010 3-9 1-7 Big 12 - 6th/North • Career passing – 411-of-727 (56.5 comp. %), • Head Coach 2011 2-10 0-9 Big 12 - 10th 4,928 yds., 23 TDs, 24 INTs 2010-11 – Kansas Liberty 2012-15 30-22 (16-6 Big South) • Career rushing – 173 carries, 826 yds. (4.8 avg.), • Head Coach 2012 6-5 5-1 Big South - T1st 7 TDs 2006-09 – Buffalo 2013 8-4 4-1 Big South - T1st • Head Coach 2014 9-5 4-1 Big South - T1st Career Coaching Highlights: 2005 – NFL Green Bay 2015 6-5 3-3 Big South - T3rd Nebraska (Asst. Coach) • Director of Player 2016 1-3 0-0 Big South • QB Coach (1992-03); WR Coach (2004) Development/Off. Asst.) Total 55-71 31-40 (Conference) • 13 straight bowl appearances 1992-04 – Nebraska • Three national championships (1994, 1995, • Asst. HC, QB, WR College Career Highlights: 1997) 1991 – SMU • Nebraska – 1980-83 • Coached All-America QBs Tommy Frazier (1995) • Wide Receivers • Three-time All-Big Eight selection and Heisman Trophy winner Eric Crouch (2001) 1990 – Nebraska • 1983 Heisman Trophy finalist (finished fourth) • 2002 Frank Broyles Award finalist (national Asst. • Graduate Asst. • 1983 Nebraska Co-Captain Coach of the Year) 1989 – North Texas • 1983 Novak Trophy Winner Buffalo (Head Coach) • Graduate Asst. • Career passing – 231-of-428 (54.0 comp. %), • 2007 MAC Coach of the Year 3,317 yds., 34 TDs, 11 INTs • 2008 MAC Champions/International Bowl Education: • Career rushing – 290 carries, 1,593 yds. (4.5 Kansas (Head Coach) • B.A., Behavior Analysis avg.), 18 TDs • Coached 10 All-Big 12 honorees (North Texas, ’90) • Record as starting quarterback – 28-2, 20-0 Big 8 • Defeated No. 15 Georgia Tech, 28-25, for his first Hometown: • Three straight Orange Bowl appearances win at Kansas • Fort Worth, Texas • Nebraska Football Hall of Fame inductee (1989) Liberty (Head Coach) Wife: • Orange Bowl Hall of Fame inductee (2006) • 2014 Bobby Ross and VaSID Division I State • Gayle • Played baseball for Nebraska in 1983 Coach of the Year Children: • All-Big Eight selection at shortstop • Big South Conference Champions in 2012, 2013 • Jordan and Margaux and 2014 Birthday: Post Collegiate Playing Career Highlights: • 2014 NCAA FCS Playoffs appearance (first in • Aug. 13, 1962 (Age 54) Baseball program history) • Selected in the MLB Draft by the Chicago White • Coached the Flames to their first victory over a Sox in 1979 and the New York Yankees in 1983 No. 1 ranked opponent (Coastal Carolina, 2014) Liberty Flames Football Weekly Schedule Sunday Tuesday Wednesday Friday 3 p.m. 11:20 - 11:30 a.m. 2:45 p.m. Home Game Schedule • Team Meeting • Big South Weekly Teleconference (Call-In/ • Team Meeting 3:30 p.m. 5:25 - 6:15 p.m. Media Only) 3:30 - 6 p.m. • Team Meeting • Practice (Closed to Public/Media) 12:30 - 1 p.m. • Practice 4:20 - 5:25 p.m. • Turner Gill Weekly Press Conference • Coach Gill, Asst. Coach & Players available • Walk Thru Practice Monday • Location: Team Room (Williams Football for interviews following practice (Meet • Closed to Media Practice: Ops Center) outside locker room at 5:45 p.m.) Road Game Schedule • No practice - Players’ Day Off 1 - 2:15 p.m. TBA 6 - 7 p.m. Player/Asst. Coach Weekly Interviews Thursday • Flames Sports Hotline With Turner Gill • Location: Team Room (Williams Football 2:45 p.m. Interview Policy: • Weekly Radio Call-In Show Ops Center) • Team Meeting All interview requests for Head Coach Turner • Location: Liberty University Bookstore 2:45 p.m. 3:45 - 6 p.m. Gill, Assistant Coaches and Players must be • Airs on • Team Meeting • Practice made the day prior and approved by Todd 93.3 FM (Lynchburg) 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.