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@LibertyFootball liberty flames @LibertyFootball 2019 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected] GAME 9: Liberty at umass 2019 schedule nov. 2, 2019 / noon / mcguirk alumni stadium / amherst, mass. NO. 22/22 SYRACUSE Aug. 31 | 6 p.m. L Williams Stadium 0-24 at Louisiana at Sept. 7 | 7:30 p.m. L 2019 Record:.....................................5-3 2019 Record: .....................................1-7 Cajun Field 14-35 Head Coach: .......................Hugh Freeze Head Coach: .......................... Walt Bell Record at Liberty: ........... 5-3 (1st Year) Record at UMass: ............. 1-7 (1st Year) BUFFALO Overall Record: ...........47-35 (9th Year) Overall Record: ............... 1-7 (1st Year) Sept. 14 | 6 p.m. W Williams Stadium 35-17 THE MATCHUP Storylines HAMPTON 1) Liberty (5-3) continues its four-game road swing with its Sept. 21 | 6 p.m. W 30.1 PPG 22.4 second visit to fellow FBS independent UMass (1-7) in as many Williams Stadium 62-27 seasons. 169 1st DOWNS 141 132.2 YPG RUSH 141.8 YPG 2) Two wins away from bowl eligibility, Liberty is looking to NEW MEXICOState bounce back from a 44-34 loss at Rutgers last Saturday and im- Sept. 28 | 6 p.m. W 276.6 YPG PASS 177.0 YPG prove upon its 2-7 road record as an FBS member. Meanwhile, Williams Stadium 17-10 UMass is aiming to snap a three-game losing skid. 408.9 YPG OFFENSE 318.8 YPG 4 INT 12 3) Last season's fi rst-ever meeting between the Flames and at New Mexico State W Minutemen resulted in a 62-59 triple overtime triumph for Oct. 5 | 8 p.m. 32 TDs 24 UMass. Points could be plentiful again on Saturday, as UMass Aggie Memorial Stadium 20-13 6 FGs 4 is allowing 50.6 ppg in 2019 and Liberty's last two opponents have tallied 44 points apiece. 26:47 TOP 26:06 MAINE W 4) Senior QB Stephen Calvert is one of three active FBS QBs Oct. 19 | 6 p.m. 441.5 YPG DEFENSE 552.5 YPG with 10,000 career passing yards and owns a 16/3 TD to inter- Williams Stadium 59-44 9 INT 8 ception ratio this season. He has thrown 209 passes since his last pick on Sept. 7 at Louisiana and will seek a bit of redemption at Rutgers 22 SACKS 9 after throwing a career-high four INTs at UMass last season. Oct. 26 | Noon L 5) Senior WR Antonio Gandy-Golden ranks No. 2 in the nation SHI Stadium 34-44 with 945 receiving yards this season, leaving him just 55 yards away from his third straight 1,000-yard season. Last year, Gan- at UMass dy-Golden caught 9 passes for 205 yards and 2 TDs at UMass. Nov. 2 | Noon 6) Redshirt senior DE Jessie Lemonier has recorded 7.5 sacks McGuirk Alumni Stadium this season and 17.5 sacks in 20 total games as a Flame. That includes his three-sack eff ort at UMass in 2018. at BYU Nov. 9 | TBA LaVell Edwards Stadium at VirginiaE Nov. 23 | TBA Scott Stadium v. 24 | 2 p.m. NEW MEXICO STATE PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE Nov. 30 | 2 p.m. 154-255 48 CATCHES 91 CARRIES 57 TACKLES Williams Stadium 2,164 YARDS 945 YARDS 459 YARDS 11 TFL 16 TD/3 INT 6 TD 4 TD 7.5 SACKS - Home - Away All Times Listed Are Eastern STEPHEN CALVERT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN FRANKIE HICKSON JESSIE LEMONIER #RiseWithUS‹ 1 › #TOUGHERTOGETHER MEDIA INFORMATION 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY No Practice Practice Practice Practice Travel Day Gameday Practice (Players' Day Off ) 4-6 p.m. 4-6 p.m. 4-5:45 p.m. Liberty at UMass 4:15-5:15 p.m. (Assistant Coaches available in (Assistant Coaches available in (Coach Freeze and players avail- (Closed to Media) Coach Freeze Press Conference Indoor Practice Facility following McGuirk Alumni Stadium Noon (Carter Tower - Club Level) Indoor Practice Facility following able in Indoor Practice Facility conclusion of practice) conclusion of practice) following conclusion of practice) Noon Eastern Player Media Availability Post Game 12:30 p.m. (Carter Tower - Coach Freeze is available Club Level) following the game. Players will Liberty Flames follow after Coach Freeze. Football Show 6-7 p.m. with Hugh Freeze Weekly Radio Call-In Show Location: Iron & Ale (Cornerstone in Lynchburg) LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION - NOON KICKOFF School . Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . Lynchburg, Va. Josh Maurer (Play-by-Play) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Founded . 1971 Andy Gresh (Color Analyst) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) Enrollment . 15,000 Brady Covington (Producer) Nick Pierce (Sidelines/Pregame Host) President . Jerry Falwell Jr. Elizabeth Oberg (Producer) Louis James (Engineer) Director of Athletics . Ian McCaw Founder . Dr. Jerry Falwell Affi liation . NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Nickname . Flames 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 . Independent 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 Credentials Off cial Athletics Facebook . LibertyFlamesAthletics 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 perform services for that outlet. Offi cial Football Instagram . @LibertyFootball Work-Related Equipment Bags LIBERTY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Members of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/TV broadcast Hugh Freeze . Head Coach equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through Media entrance near the East Ticket Booth. Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security. Kent Austin . Co-Off ensive Coordinator/QB Maurice Harris . .Co-Off ensive Coordinator/WR Postgame Interviews Postgame interviews are held on the fi rst fl oor of the Liberty Football Center. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Ben Aigamaua . .Assistant Coach/TE Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth quarter of the contest. Bruce Johnson . Assistant Coach/RB Parking Sam Gregg . .Assistant Coach/OL Liberty University has designated the Yellow lot on University Blvd. (Speakman Lot near the Liberty University Bookstore) as Scott Symons . Defensive Coordinator/S reserved media parking for home football contests. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain a Josh Aldridge . .Assistant Coach/DL parking pass and information on how to access the lot on game day. Rickey Hunley . Assistant Coach/CB Photographers Kyle Pope . .Assistant Coach/LB Liberty University strictly enforces a photo credential approval policy designed to best allocate working credentials for Tanner Burns . .Special Teams Coordinator photographers to maximize coverage in a safe, professional working environment. Unfortunately, it is not possible to accommodate all requests. Due to limited space, credentials will generally not be issued to freelance photographers Dominic Studzinski . Strength and Conditioning Coach without a specifi c assignment received in writing from the assigning organization. Photographers are to stay behind the Jim M. Nichols . Assistant AD/Chief of Staff red line that surrounds the playing fi eld and are not allowed in the team box on either sideline at Williams Stadium and are prohibited from going on the fi eld at any time. The designated work area for photographers during the 2019 season is on Paul Rutigliano . .Assistant AD/Director of Football Ops the second fl oor of the Williams Stadium Carter Tower. Kyle DeArmon . Off ensive Quality Control RJ Fleming. Off ensive Quality Control CollegePressbox.com CollegePressBox.com is the offi cial media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, Jordan Cantrell . Defensive Quality Control statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Register for access at Darry Marshall . Defensive Quality Control collegepressbox.com/register. #RiseWithUS‹ 2 › #TOUGHERTOGETHER matchup notes FBS INDEPENDENTS “4 DOWNS” WITH THE MINUTEMEN A Liberty Win Would ... Overall Records W L Pct. Saturday's game will feature a matchup be- • Even the Flames' all-time record against UMass at 1-1. Notre Dame 5 2 .714 tween fi rst-year head coaches. Hugh Freeze is Liberty 5 3 .625 in his fi rst season at the helm for the Flames, • Be the Flames' sixth victory of the season, giving them 14 BYU 3 4 .429 1 while Walt Bell is making his head coaching straight seasons (2006-19) with six or more triumphs. Army 3 5 .375 debut at UMass. Bell will be the third consec- UMass 1 7 .125 utive fi rst-year head coach Liberty has faced, New Mexico St. 0 8 .000 following meetings with Maine (Nick Charlton) and Rutgers • Put the Flames within one victory of bowl eligibility during (interim head coach Nunzio Campanile.) their fi rst season as a fully bowl-eligible FBS member. Week 8 Results Liberty is closing in on bowl eligibility. The • Give the Flames their best nine-game start to a season (6- Flames need to win at least two of their fi nal Liberty 59, Maine 44 3) since 2016. Georgia State 28, Army 21 four games to secure eligibility for their inaugu- BYU 28, Boise State 25 ral bowl game appearance.