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Game No. 6 - Oct. 9, 2010 Charleston Southern Buccaneers (2-2, 0-0 Big South) Football Quick Facts Locati on: Lynchburg, Va. vs. Enrollment: 11,928 Founder: Dr. Jerry Falwell President/Chancellor: No. 24 Liberty Flames Jerry Falwell, Jr. Director of Athleti cs: Jeff Barber (3-2, 0-0 Big South) Founded: 1971 Nickname: Flames Colors: Red, White and Blue Lynchburg, Va. - Williams Stadium - 3:37 p.m. Football Began: 1973 Today’s Game Racking Up the Points All-Time Football Record: Both the Flames and the Buccaneers During its 25 Homecoming wins (out of 193-196-4 (.496) enter the heart of their respecti ve 2010 36 contests), the Flames have outscored Affi liati on: NCAA Division I FCS schedules in today’s contest, as the game their opposing foe by 22.6 points per game Conference: Big South marks the beginning of Big South play. Lib- (895 PF/330 PA). The Flames have won their Stadium: Williams Stadium erty enters league acti on with a 3-2 record, last three Homecoming games, helping Capacity: 19,200 while Charleston So. stands at an even 2-2. widen this average. Liberty has outscored its Surface: FieldTurf last three Homecoming opponents by a com- 2009 Record: 8-3 Back against the Bucs bined 121 points (40.3 average), including a Conference Record: 5-1 (T1st) Today’s game will mark the 18th meeti ng 42-0 shutout win over Charleston Southern Final Rankings: 22 (SN)/ 21 (FCSC) in the series between the Flames and the on Oct. 25, 2008. Off ensive Formati on: Buccaneers, making Charleston Southern Two-Back Set Liberty’s most frequently faced opponent. Last Year against the Bucs Defensive Formati on: 3-4 Lett erwinners Returning/Lost: 39/25 Liberty has won the last four meeti ngs in the Last year, Charleston Southern pushed Starters Returning/Lost: 15/13 series and holds an overall 15-2 series edge, Liberty for 60 minutes of acti on, as the including a 7-1 advantage since Big South Flames were able to escape with a 20-13 Head Coach: play started in 2002. victory, on Oct. 24. No. 23 Liberty could only Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) amass 165 yards of total off ense and scored Record at Liberty: 35-15 (Fift h season) Homecoming Happiness the go ahead touchdown with 3:40 left in the Overall Record: Liberty’s match-up with Charleston contest. LU then had to defend one last push 35-15 (Fift h season) Southern marks the culminati on of the Uni- by Charleston So., including a touchdown- versity’s annual Homecoming Weekend. The saving pass breakup by Daryl Robertson on Media Informati on Flames have won nearly 70 percent of their the game’s last play near the end zone. Radio Stati on: FSN Radio (WRVL 88.3 FM) annual festi ve weekend contests, having Play-By-Play Broadcaster: posted 25 victories during 36 Homecoming Last Time at Williams Stadium Alan York football games (69.4 percent). Last ti me Charleston Southern visited Color Commentator: Williams Stadium was Homecoming weekend Paul Ruti gliano Packing Them In 2008, where Liberty rolled to a 42-0 shut- Sidelines: Nick Pierce Stati sti cian: H.J. Owen The Flames played their fi nal non-con- out win on Oct. 25. The Flames dominated Engineer: Chris Wygal ference game against Savannah State, last almost every aspect of the game, including weekend, in front of a facility record 19,314 a 492 to 191 total off ensive yard advantage. Television fans. The att endance fi gure was the third- Current NFL running back Rashad Jennings Stati ons: FSN - TV (Liberty Channel) largest in all of FCS football last Saturday and scored two touchdowns and rushed for 127 Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Mike Tilley marked the seventh-straight game where yards, while quarterback Brock Smith threw Color Commentary: Ray Jones Liberty has fi lled Williams Stadium beyond its for two scores and 269 yards (17-of-27 pass- Halft ime Reporters: Lyndsay Keith, seati ng capacity (six games at 12,000 capac- ing) in Liberty’s sixth shutout victory under Paul Ruti gliano and Brad Butler ity in 2009). head coach Danny Rocco. vs. at at at vs. vs. at at vs. at vs. NCAA Playoff s St. Francis, Pa. Ball State Robert Morris No. 3/3 JMU Savannah State Charleston So. VMI Presbyterian Gardner-Webb Coastal Carolina Stony Brook Nov. 27 - Dec. 18 Sept. 4 Sept. 11 Sept. 18 Sept. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13 Nov. 20 NCAA Title Game W/ 52-7 W/ 27-23 L/ 23-30 L/ 3-10 W/ 52-14 3:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 1:30 p.m. 3:30 p.m. 1 p.m. 3:30 p.m. Jan. 7 Liberty University Record-Setti ng Crowd Top 25 weekly poll. The Flames received 61 Head Football Coach Liberty re-opened Williams Stadium last votes and were just fi ve votes shy of No. 25 Danny Rocco Quick Facts weekend in front of a record-setti ng crowd, Woff ord, who moved to 3-1 on the year aft er as 19,314 fans saw the Flames defeat Savan- 38-17 victory over Furman. Biographical Informati on nah State, 52-14. The evening marked the Birth date: July 16, 1960 grand re-opening of the facility that now A Rankings Review Wife: Julie Children: seats 19,200 (expanded from 12,000). The Dati ng back to the second week of the Two - David (19) and Amy (17) previous single-game att endance record was 2008 season, Liberty has been ranked inside Hometown: Hunti ngton, Pa. 16,112 set against North Carolina Central, the Top 25 for 27 out of the last 35 weekly College: Wake Forest, 1984 last year. polls (including preseason and end of the Record at Liberty: year rankings). Following their victory over 35-15 (Fift h season) Big South Openers Glenville State on Sept. 6, 2008, The Flames Overall Record: 35-15 (Fift h season) Liberty has won its last three Big South jumped into the Top 25 at No. 25 and re- openers, having posted victories over mained there the rest of the season. Liberty Coaching Experience: 2005-Present : Liberty (head coach) Charleston Southern in 2007 (50-10), Stony was in and out of the polls in 2009, as the 2003-05: Virginia (associate head Brook in 2008 (33-0) and Coastal Carolina Flames received a Top 25 billing in nine of the coach/linebackers) in 2009 (58-13). Liberty is 3-1 in Big South 13 polls released last season. 2001-02: Virginia (assistant head coach/linebackers/recruiti ng openers under head coach Danny Rocco and coordinator) 5-3 since league play started in 2002. Sat- Brown is Back on Top 2000: New York Jets (assistant urday will mark the second ti me Liberty has Mike Brown was selected the Big South linebackers/special teams) opened conference play against Charleston Preseason Off ensive Player of the Year, as 1998-99: Maryland (outside linebackers/assistant special Southern. announced at Big South Football Media Day teams) in July. The quarterback was the fi rst sopho- 1997: Texas (special teams Second and Climbing more in league history to be named Off en- coordinator/defensive ends) Following the fi rst fi ve games of the sive Player of the Year, last season, when he 1994-96: Texas (outside linebackers) 1991-93: Boston College (defensive year, Liberty is now 35-15 under head coach fi nished second in the league with 11 total line) Danny Rocco. Liberty’s win against Ball State touchdowns (nine rushing and two receiv- 1988-90: Tulsa (outside linebackers) on Sept. 11 pushed the fi ve-year head coach ing). Brown ranked second on the squad in 1987: Colorado (assistant linebackers) past Tom Dowling for second place on Lib- rushing yards (442) and led the team with 1986: Wake Forest (defensive line) 1984-85: Wake Forest (defensive erty’s all-ti me coaching wins list, as Dowling 698 receiving yards on 60 recepti ons. graduate assistant) fi nished his seven years as head coach with a 33-38-2 record (1977-83). Liberty’s all-ti me Bending it with Bevins Bowl Games As A Coach: winningest coach is Sam Ruti gliano, who Matt Bevins, a consensus fi rst-team All- 2005: Music City Bowl (Virginia) 2004: MPC Computers Bowl (Virginia) posted a 67-53 record during 11 years with America kicker in 2009, found himself atop 2003: Conti nental Tire Bowl (Virginia) the program (1989-99). most rankings coming into this 2010 season. 2002: Conti nental Tire Bowl (Virginia) The junior was been named to the Sports 1996: Fiesta Bowl (Texas) 1995: Sugar Bowl (Texas) Two Touchdowns from Perfecti on Network Preseason All-America fi rst-team 1994: Sun Bowl (Texas) The Flames are 3-2 on the season, with squad and to the 2010 Fred Mitchell Award 1993: Carquest Bowl (Boston College) each of their losses coming by a one-touch- watch list. Last year, Bevins set new program 1992: Hall of Fame Bowl down margin. Liberty’s a 30-23 decision on and Big South Conference records by scoring (Boston College) 1989: Independence Bowl (Tulsa) the road to Robert Morris on Sept. 18 on 107 points. He ranked No. 1 in the country in a touchdown with 22 seconds left in the fi eld goals (2.00 per game) and No. 3 in scor- Championships Won: contest. The following weekend, the Flames ing (9.73 points per game).