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@LibertyFootball liberty flames @LibertyFootball 2017 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected] GAME 11: LIBERTY at charleston southern 2017 schedule nov. 18, 2017/noon/buccaneer field/charleston, S.C. at Baylor W Sept. 2 | McLane Stadium 7 p.m. 48-45 AT MOREHEAD STATE 2017 Record: ..............6-4, 2-2 Big South 2017 Record: .............5-5, 2-2 Big South Sept. 9 | Williams Stadium W Head Coach: .........................Turner Gill Head Coach: ................... Mark Tucker 6 p.m. 58-17 Record at Liberty: .......41-28 (6th Year) Record at CSU: ............... 5-5 (1st Year) Overall Record: ..........66-77 (12th Year) Overall Record: ..........................Same INDIANA STATE Sept. 16 | Williams Stadium W 6 p.m. 42-41 THE MATCHUP Storylines 1) Liberty (6-4, 2-2 Big South) will travel to Charleston South- 33.9 PPG 23.0 ern (5-5, 2-2 Big South) for both teams' 2017 fi nale and Liberty's at No. 5/7 Jacksonville State fi nal Big South Conference game in program history. Sept. 23 | JSU Stadium L 240 1st DOWNS 155 7 p.m. 10-31 148.1 YPG RUSH 189.4 YPG 2) Liberty and CSU were two of the four charter members of Big South football in 2002, and the Flames' fi rst conference win 315.4 YPG PASS 120.8 YPG came at the Buccaneers' hands. Saturday will mark the 25th SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) all-time meeting between the two teams. 463.5 YPG OFFENSE 310.2 YPG Sept. 30 | Williams Stadium L 6 INT 8 3) The Flames will look to close out their fi nal season as FCS 6 p.m. 7-13 members with a four-game winning streak and reach the sev- 44 TDs 31 en-win mark for the 17th time in program history. KENNESAW STATE * 12 FGs 5 L 4) Liberty will look to snap CSU's three-game winning streak Oct. 14| Williams Stadium 28:48 TOP 29:50 in the head-to-head series, as no current Flame has ever ap- 6 p.m. 28-42 peared in a victory over the Buccaneers. Turner Gill is 16-4 in 451.9 YPG DEFENSE 312.1 YPG November games at Liberty, but three of those losses have 12 INT 6 been to the Buccaneers. at Monmouth * L 8 SACKS 31 Oct. 21 | Kessler Stadium 5) Liberty QB Stephen Calvert has set a program single-season 1 p.m. 39-56 record with 27 TD passes. Now Buckshot will set his sights on the Big South single-season TD passes (29) and passing yards (3,389) standards. at Gardner-Webb * Oct. 28 | Spangler Stadium W 6) RB Carrington Mosley, one of 10 Liberty seniors who will be playing his fi nal game on Saturday, has rushed for 100+ yards Noon 33-17 during fi ve of the Flames' six wins in 2017, including each of the last three weeks. DUQUESNE Nov. 4 | Williams Stadium W 3:30 p.m. 27-24 PRESBYTERIAN * W Nov. 11 | Williams Stadium 3:30 p.m. 47-28 at Charleston Southern * PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE Nov. 18 | Buccaneer Field 232-394 59 CATCHES 178 CARRIES 71 TACKLES Noon 3,108 YARDS 953 YARDS 877 YARDS 2.5 SACKS - Home - Away 27 TD/5 INT 8 TD 9 TD 9 TFL All Times Listed Are Eastern * Indicates Big South Conference Game STEPHEN CALVERT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN CARRINGTON MOSLEY JUWAN WELLS ‹ 1 › MEDIA INFORMATION 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY No Practice Coach Gill Press Conference Team Meeting Team Meeting Team Meeting Gameday Team Meeting (Players' Day Off ) 12:30-1 p.m. (Team Room) 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) 3:30 p.m. Liberty at Charleston So. 3 p.m. (Closed to Media) Buccaneer Field Flames Sports Hotline Player/Coaches Interviews Practice Practice Walk Thru Practice Noon 6-7 p.m. with Turner Gill 1-2:15 p.m. (Team Room) 4:10-6:15 p.m. 4:35-6:15 p.m. 4:20-5:25 p.m. Weekly Radio Call-In Show (Players & Coaches available (Coach Gill is available for inter- (Closed to Media) Team Meeting Post Game Location: Journey FM Studio outside locker room at 6:15 p.m.) views in the Team Room at 6:15 Coach Gill is available following 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) p.m.) 93.3 FM – Lynchburg the game. Players will follow 100.9 FM – Lynchburg Practice after Coach Gill. 106.3 FM – Gretna/Danville 4:05-6:05 p.m. (Players & Coaches available out- 1320 FM – Lynchburg side locker room at 6:05 p.m.) 1240 AM – Roanoke 1350 AM – Bedford 730 AM – Gretna/Danville LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION - 12:06 P.M. KICKOFF School . Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . Lynchburg, Va. Mark Bryant (Play-by-Play) Game Broadcast: htt p://bit.ly/2jZKjuw Founded . 1971 Will Merritt (Color Analyst) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Enrollment . 15,000 Erin Summers (Sidelines) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) President . Jerry Falwell Jr. Kevin Keys (Sidelines) Director of Athletics . Ian McCaw Pregame Show: htt p://bit.ly/2jZKjuw Founder . Dr. Jerry Falwell Alan York Affi liation . NCAA Division I Matt Camire Nickname . Flames Kevin Keys Mascot . Sparky MEDIA INFORMATION Colors . Red, White & Blue The Liberty Athletics Department is served by an athletics communications offi ce staff that works diligently to promote Conference: . Big South (BSC) the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and staff . The offi ce members handle all sport and Athletics Website: . www.LibertyFlames.com department communications and media relations needs, and work to serve the working media. Offi cial Athletics Twitt er . @LibertyFlames Off cial Athletics Facebook . LibertyFlamesAthletics Credentials Requests for season and single-game credentials should be emailed to the appropriate communications representative at Offi cial Athletics Instagram . @LibertyFlames least 48 hours prior to the requested event. Due to space limitations, credentials will be issued to full-time journalists from Offi cial Football Twitt er . @LibertyFootball media outlets that cover Liberty Athletics regularly and substantially or to representatives who regularly and customarily Offi cial Football Instagram . @LibertyFootball perform services for that outlet. By acceptance of a credential, the bearer agrees to abide by all of the Liberty University, Big South Conference and NCAA LIBERTY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF policies and procedures as well as conduct him/herself in a professional and ethical manner. Violation of any of these policies will result in immediate revocation of credentials. The Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce reserves the right Turner Gill . Head Coach to revoke or deny credentials at any time. Ron Brown . Associate Head Coach/RB Joe Dailey . .Off ensive Coordinator/QB Work-Related Equipment Bags Scott Downing . Special Teams Coordinator/TE/FB Members of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/TV broadcast Aaron Stamn . .Assistant Coach/OL equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through Gate 6 at Williams Stadium (gate located between the Football Operations Center and Osborne Stadium). Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security. Kyle DeArmon . Assistant Coach/WR Robert Wimberly . Defensive Coordinator/S Postgame Interviews Vantz Singletary . Co-Def. Coordinator/DL Postgame interviews are held on the fi rst fl oor of the Williams Football Operations Center in the room next to the Liberty Marshall Roberts . Assistant Coach/DB team locker room. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth Josh Bookbinder . .Assistant Coach/LB quarter of the contest. Aaron Wilkins . Graduate Assistant/DL J.R. Rozier . Off ensive Quality Control Parking Liberty University has designated the Bailey/Orange lot as reserved media parking for home football contests. Media Darren Jackson . Defensive Quality Control parking opens two hours before each game. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain a parking Dr. Ed Gomes . Director of Spiritual Development pass. Paul Rutigliano . Asst. AD for Football Admin. Matt Bevins . .Director of High School Relations Photographers Trey Johnson . Asst. Director of Player Personnel Liberty University strictly enforces a photo credential approval policy designed to best allocate working credentials for Matt Young . .Football Operations - Graduate Assistant photographers to maximize coverage in a safe, professional working environment. Unfortunately, it is not possible to Danny Wenger . Video Coordinator accommodate all requests. Due to limited space, credentials will generally not be issued to freelance photographers without a specifi c assignment received in writing from the assigning organization.Photographers are to stay behind the Barry Finke . Senior Assistant Athletic Trainer red line that surrounds the playing fi eld and are not allowed in the team box on either sideline at Williams Stadium and are Bill Gillespie . Strength & Conditioning Coordinator prohibited from going on the fi eld at any time. ‹ 2 › matchup notes 2017 INDIVIDUAL HONORS “4 DOWNS” WITH THE BUCCANEERS A Liberty Win Would ... #2 Jeremy Peters - CB • Big South Defensive Player of the Saturday's game will be the 25th all-time meet- • Wrap up the Flames' 17th 7-win season in program history Week (Oct. 30) ing between Liberty and Charleston Southern, and their fi rst since 2014. making the Buccaneers the most commonly #10 Alex Probert - K played opponent in program history. If the • Give the Flames a victory in their fi nal Big South Confer- 1 Flames win, CSU would become the fi rst oppo- • 2-time Big South Special Teams ence game, closing out their 12th straight season with a Player of the Week (Sept. 4 & 11) nent Liberty has ever defeated 20 times.