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Game No. 6 - Oct. 11, 2008 Stony Brook Seawolves (1-4, 0-0 Big South) Football Quick Facts Locati on: Lynchburg, Va. vs. Enrollment: 11,311 Founder: Dr. Jerry Falwell President/Chancellor: No. 15/16 Liberty Flames Jerry Falwell, Jr. Vice Chancellor/COO: (5-0, 1-0 Big South) Dr. Ronald Godwin Director of Athleti cs: Jeff Barber Founded: 1971 Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium - 3:30 p.m. Nickname: Flames Colors: Red, White and Blue Today’s Game Nice To Meet You Football Began: 1973 Big South play returns to Williams Today’s match-up with Stony Brook All-Time Football Record: Stadium today, when Liberty welcomes not only marks the beginning of Big South 177-189-4 (.484) league newcomer Stony Brook for the Flames’ Conference play for the associate member, Affi liati on: fi rst aft ernoon contest of the year. Liberty but it also accounts for the fi rst meeti ng NCAA Division I FCS opened up its 2007 conference ti tle defense between the two programs. The Seawolves Conference: Big South Stadium: Williams Stadium last weekend with a 43-38 road win over are one of three newcomers to the Flames’ Capacity: 12,000 Big South rival Coastal Carolina, while the schedule this year. Liberty had never faced Surface: FieldTurf Seawolves come into the game fresh and North Greenville prior to its season opener rested following an idle week. on Aug. 30, while the squad will have its fi rst- 2007 Record: 8-3 Conference Record: 4-0 (1st) ever gridiron match-up next weekend when Off ensive Formati on: Coach’s Corner Lafayett e comes to Lynchburg. Two-Back Set In just two seasons at Liberty, head coach Defensive Formati on: 3-4 Danny Rocco has taken the Flames from 1-10 Home Sweet Home Lett erwinners Returning/Lost: 38/21 (in 2005) to Big South champions. The third- Today, the Flames welcome visiti ng Stony Starters Returning/Lost: 12/14 year skipper has posted a 19-8 record since Brook to Williams Stadium, a facility Liberty Head Coach: taking over the program, helping him garner has called home for the past 20 seasons. Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) Big South Coach of the Year honors in back-to- Liberty rallied for a 37-19 victory over Towson Record at Liberty: back seasons. Last year, the Flames were 8-3 State on Oct. 21, 1989, and has won 65 19-8 (Third season) Overall Record: and a perfect 4-0 against Big South foes. percent of its contests since, having posted a 19-8 (Third season) The Seawolves are under the directi on of 68-37 record at the on-campus facility. Last Chuck Priore, who is also in his third season at year, the Flames went undefeated at home for Media Informati on Stony Brook. Prior to joining the Seawolves’ the second ti me in program history, posti ng a Radio staff , Priore served as the head coach at school-record 6-0 record, en route to their Big Stati on: WRVL 88.3 FM Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Trinity College. He guided the Bantams South ti tle run. Jerry Edwards to four-straight NESCAC championships, Color Commentator: including undefeated seasons in 2003-04-05. Wonderful Crowds Paul Ruti gliano Despite remnants of Hurricane Hanna Sideline Reporter: Jamie Hall Stati sti cian: H.J. Owen At the Top Again lingering in the area, Liberty played its Engineer: Chris Wygal For the second year in a row, the Flames Glenville State game on Sept. 6 in front of Producer: Mark Edwards were named the preseason favorites to hoist 13,917 fans, the seventh largest crowd in the Big South trophy at the end of the season. stadium history. Since head coach Danny Television Liberty garnered 12 out of 13 fi rst-place votes Rocco has arrived at Liberty, the Flames have Stati on: WTLU, MASN, FamilyNet, RTN13.2 in the annual Big South coaches and media fi lled Williams Stadium beyond capacity 10 Play-By-Play Broadcaster: preseason poll and fi nished 19 points ahead out of 14 games. Liberty has posted a 12-2 Mike Tilley of second-place Coastal Carolina in total during those contests, averaging 12,938 fans Color Commentary: Ray Jones votes. per home game. Sideline Reporter: Samantha Steele vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. North Greenville Glenville State Western Carolina No. 23 Young. St. Coastal Carolina Stony Brook Lafayett e Charleston So. Presbyterian VMI Gardner-Webb Elon Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Home - W/ 49-10 Home - W/ 44-27 Away - W/ 19-16 Away - W/ 31-28 Away - W/ 43-38 Home - 3:30 p.m. Home - 3:30 p.m. Home - 3:30 p.m. Away - 1:30 p.m. Away - 1:30 p.m. Home - 7 p.m. Home - 1 p.m. Liberty University Att ending to the Nati onal Numbers Raising Up No. 71 Head Football Coach Following back-to-back sellout crowds Prior to the start of the Flames’ contest Danny Rocco at Williams Stadium in the Flames’ fi rst two against Tusculum on Sept. 1, 2007, Liberty Quick Facts games of the year, Liberty ranks as one of the ceremonially honored founder Dr. Jerry nati on’s elite in terms of home att endance Falwell, who passed away the previous Biographical Informati on Birth date: July 16, 1960 fi gures. The Flames rank No. 5 nati onally May, by starti ng a new game day traditi on. Wife: Julie among FCS programs in fi lling stadium Members of the University Police force raised Children: Two - David (16) and Amy (14) capacity (121.78 percent), No. 14 in average a No. 71 fl ag underneath the Liberty Flames Hometown: Hunti ngton, Pa. home att endance (14,614) and ti ed for No. 25 fl ag above the South end zone, just prior to College: Wake Forest, 1984 in total home att endance (29,228). the team taking the fi eld, bringing the 14,925 Record at Liberty: 19-8 (Third season) fans in att endance to their feet. Overall Record: 19-8 (Third season) Saturday Night Lights The new traditi on has become a Under head coach Danny Rocco, the permanent part of the Flames’ pregame Coaching Experience: 2005-Present : Liberty (head coach) Flames are 11-3 in night games. Since 1976, ceremonies at all home football games. A 2003-05: Virginia (associate head Liberty has compiled a 53-65-3 in night games. diff erent person/group will receive the honor coach/linebackers) of raising the fl ag at each game. Today’s 2001-02: Virginia (assistant head In Broad Daylight honorees are members of the SAAC, Liberty’s coach/linebackers/recruiti ng coordinator) Under head coach Danny Rocco, the Student-Athlete Advisory Committ ee, which is 2000: New York Jets (assistant Flames are 7-5 in games played during the a leadership team comprised of two members linebackers/special teams) day. Since 1976, Liberty is 111-112-1 in day from each Flames athleti cs program. 1998-99: Maryland (outside games. linebackers/assistant special teams) 1997: Texas (special teams This year’s honorees: coordinator/defensive ends) Natural Versus Arti fi cial Surfaces Aug. 30 (North Greenville) – Jerry Falwell, Jr., 1994-96: Texas (outside linebackers) Under head coach Danny Rocco, the LU President and Chancellor 1991-93: Boston College (defensive line) Flames are 14-6 on arti fi cial turf and 4-2 on Sept. 6 (Glenville State) – Josh McDougal, 1988-90: Tulsa (outside linebackers) 1987: Colorado (assistant linebackers) natural grass. Overall, Liberty is 96-107-4 on former LU cross country/track and fi eld 1986: Wake Forest (defensive line) natural grass and 74-74 on arti fi cial turf. The standout 1984-85: Wake Forest (defensive Flames play their home games at Williams Oct. 11 (Stony Brook) – SAAC, LU’s Student- graduate assistant) Stadium, which has an arti fi cial surface, as Athlete Advisory Committ ee Bowl Games As A Player: new state-of-the-art FieldTurf was installed 1983: Mirage Bowl (Wake Forest) prior to the start of the 2006 season. Liberty Back in the Big South 1980: Fiesta Bowl (Penn State) has posted a 12-2 record at home since the Liberty is in the midst of its seventh 1979: Liberty Bowl (Penn State) new surface was installed. season of competi ti on in Big South Bowl Games As A Coach: Conference acti on today. Since beginning 2005: Music City Bowl (Virginia) Overti me Update league play in 2002, Liberty has posted a 2004: MPC Computers Bowl (Virginia) The Flames enter today’s game having 14-10 Big South record, thanks to a perfect 2003: Conti nental Tire Bowl (Virginia) posted a 3-5 record in overti me games. 4-0 championship record in 2007 and back-to- 2002: Conti nental Tire Bowl (Virginia) 1996: Fiesta Bowl (Texas) Liberty’s last overti me game came on Sept. back 3-1 records in 2003 and 2004. 1995: Sugar Bowl (Texas) 15, 2007, when the Flames dropped a 1994: Sun Bowl (Texas) 48-41 decision to William & Mary in double Liberty series records against Big South 1993: Carquest Bowl (Boston College) overti me in Williamsburg, Va. schools since 2002 1992: Hall of Fame Bowl (Boston College) 1989: Independence Bowl (Tulsa) Liberty has only played two of its eight Charleston Southern 5-1 overti me games away from Williams Stadium. Coastal Carolina 3-3 Championships Won: Liberty’s fi rst extra-period game was a 34-28 Gardner-Webb 2-4 1996: Big XII Conference (Texas) road lost to Morgan State on Sept.