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@LibertyFootball liberty flames @LibertyFootball 2019 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · Email: [email protected] GAME 13: liberty vs. georgia southern NO. 22/22 SYRACUSE Aug. 31 | 6 p.m. L dec. 21, 2019 / 2:30 p.m. / exploria stadium / orlando, fla. Williams Stadium 0-24 at Louisiana Sept. 7 | 7:30 p.m. L Cajun Field 14-35 2019 Record:..................................... 7-5 2019 Record: ...............7-5, 5-3 Sun Belt BUFFALO Head Coach: .......................Hugh Freeze Head Coach: .................. Chad Lunsford Sept. 14 | 6 p.m. W Record at Liberty: ............7-5 (1st Year) Record at GS: ........ 19-12 (2nd Full Year) Williams Stadium 35-17 Overall Record: ...........49-37 (9th Year) Overall Record: ............................Same HAMPTON Sept. 21 | 6 p.m. W THE MATCHUP Storylines Williams Stadium 62-27 1) Liberty (7-5) will square off against Georgia Southern (7-5, 33.7 PPG 29.2 5-3 Sun Belt) in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl at Exploria Sta- dium in Orlando, Fla., the Flames' fi rst-ever bowl game appear- NEW MEXICOState W 270 1st DOWNS 210 ance. Sept. 28 | 6 p.m. 152.0 YPG RUSH 260.9 YPG Williams Stadium 17-10 2) Liberty will att empt to record its fi rst-ever win over the Ea- 290.5 YPG PASS 72.8 YPG gles during the teams' fi rst meeting in 23 years. The Flames at New Mexico State will also aim to join Georgia Southern and Appalachian State as 442.5 YPG OFFENSE 333.7 YPG W the only teams ever to move from FCS to FBS football and win a Oct. 5 | 8 p.m. 6 INT 0 bowl game in their fi rst season of bowl eligibility. Aggie Memorial Stadium 20-13 53 TDs 43 3) The Flames are 3-1 all-time versus Sun Belt Conference op- MAINE 12 FGs 17 ponents but lost at Louisiana 35-14 earlier this season. Oct. 19 | 6 p.m. W 27:42 TOP 33:04 4) Senior QB Stephen Calvert, one of the Flames' 17 Florida na- Williams Stadium 59-44 tives, will get to play in his home state for the fi rst time in his 422.5 YPG DEFENSE 377.3 YPG collegiate career. Calvert, who will start his 43rd consecutive at Rutgers 11 INT 7 game at QB, has thrown for a school-record 3,393 yards this Oct. 26 | Noon L season. 32 SACKS 24 SHI Stadium 34-44 5) Senior WR Antonio Gandy-Golden, a Biletnikoff Award semi- fi nalist, ranks No. 3 in the nation with 1,333 receiving yards this at UMass season and is 47 yards away from sett ing a new Liberty sin- W gle-season receiving record. Nov. 2 | Noon McGuirk Alumni Stadium 63-21 6) Senior RB Frankie Hickson is coming off a 196-yard, 4-TD performance during a Senior Day win over New Mexico State. at BYU L He needs 79 yards to become the fi rst Flames RB with back-to- Nov. 9 | 7:30 p.m. back 1,000-yard seasons since Rashad Jennings (2006-08). LaVell Edwards Stadium 24-31 at VirginiaE L Nov. 23 | Noon Scott Stadium v. 24 | 2 p.m. 27-55 NEW MEXICO STATE Nov. 30 | 2 p.m. W Williams Stadium 49-28 PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE 233-396 74 CATCHES 165 CARRIES 72 TACKLES vs. Georgia SouthernE 3393 YARDS 1333 YARDS 921 YARDS 13.5 TFL Dec. 21 | 2:30 p.m. 26 TD/5 INT 9 TD 12 TD 8.5 SACKS Exploria Stadium v 24 | 2 STEPHEN CALVERT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN FRANKIE HICKSON JESSIE LEMONIER #RiseWithUS‹ 1 › #TOUGHERTOGETHER MEDIA INFORMATION 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Practice Coach Freeze Travel Day Practice Practice Walk Thru Practice Gameday 2-4 p.m. Press Conference 1-3 p.m. 8-10 a.m. 8-10 a.m. Liberty vs. (Closed to Media) Noon (Carter Tower - The First Academy The First Academy Georgia Southern Club Level) Orlando, Fla. Orlando, Fla. Exploria Stadium 2:30 p.m. Player Media Availability Press Conference Post Game 12:30 p.m. (Carter Tower - 12-1:30 p.m. Coach Freeze is available Club Level) Loews Royal Pacifi c Resort following the game. Players Convention Center Practice will follow after Coach 4-6 p.m. Freeze. (Closed to Media) LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION - 2:30 P.M. EASTERN KICKOFF School . Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . Lynchburg, Va. Carter Blackburn (Play-by-Play) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Founded . 1971 Aaron Taylor (Color Analyst) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) Enrollment . 15,000 John Schriff en (Sidelines) Nick Pierce (Sidelines/Pregame Host) President . Jerry Falwell Scott Brandwein (Producer) Brad Butler (Pregame Show) Director of Athletics . Ian McCaw Steve Stilwell (Studio Host) Louis James (Engineer) Founder . Dr. Jerry Falwell Jordan Riddick (Spott er) 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 . 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) Scott Symons . Defensive Coordinator/S as reserved media parking for home football contests. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain Josh Aldridge . .Assistant Coach/DL a 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 EAGLES A Liberty Win Would ... Overall Records W L Pct. Liberty and Georgia Southern are meeting for • Mark the Flames' fi rst-ever bowl victory, making Liberty Notre Dame 10 2 .833 the fi rst time in 23 years. The Eagles are the the third team ever to move up from FCS to FBS football BYU 7 5 .583 fourth team the Flames are facing for the fi rst and win a bowl game during its fi rst season of bowl eligi- Liberty 7 5 .583 time in 20+ seasons in 2019, along with Maine bility, joining 2015 Appalachian State and 2015 Georgia 1 (27 years), Buff alo (21 years), and Hampton (21 Army 5 7 .417 Southern. New Mexico St. 2 10 .167 years). Only four current Flames (Elij ah Benton, UMass 1 11 .083 Dontae Duff , Zac Foutz, and Cheapell Morris) were born prior to the last Liberty-GS clash on Nov. 16, 1996. • Be the Flames' eighth victory of the season, marking their most triumphs in a single year since 2014 (9-5). It would be Week 12 Results Both teams feature QBs who are diffi cult to Liberty's 11th season of 8+ wins in program history. Northwestern 45, UMass 6 intercept. Liberty's Stephen Calvert went Army 47, VMI 6 295 passes between picks earlier this season Notre Dame 52, Navy 20 2 (Sept.