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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 1: No. 22/22 SYRACUSE at Liberty 2019 schedule aug. 31, 2019 / 6 p.m. / williams stadium / lynchburg, va. NO. 22/22 SYRACUSE Aug. 3 1 | 6 p.m. Williams Stadium at Louisiana vs. Sept. 7 | 7:30 p.m. 2019 Record:.................................... 0-0 2019 Record: ....................0-0, 0-0 ACC Cajun Field Head Coach: ......................Hugh Freeze Head Coach: ....................Dino Babers Record at Liberty: ...........0-0 (1st Year) Record at Syracuse: .... 18-19 (4th Year) BUFFALO Overall Record: ...........42-32 (9th Year) Overall Record: ......... 55-35 (8th Year) Sept. 14 | 6 p.m. Williams Stadium THE MATCHUP (2018 stats) Storylines HAMPTON 1) Liberty will kick off its 47th football season by making some Sept. 21 | 6 p.m. 33.2 PPG 40.2 program history. First-year Head Coach Hugh Freeze's squad Williams Stadium will play host to an FBS Top 25 foe (No. 22/22 Syracuse) for the 276 1st DOWNS 303 fi rst time and will also be welcoming their fi rst Power Five op- 161.4 YPG RUSH 199.2 YPG ponent to Williams Stadium. NEW MEXICOState Sept. 28 | 6 p.m. 261.5 YPG PASS 264.7 YPG 2) The Flames will aim for their fi rst-ever win over an FBS Top Williams Stadium 25 opponent and their inaugural victory against an ACC foe. 422.9 YPG OFFENSE 463.9 YPG Liberty has defeated FBS opponents in each of its last two sea- 18 INT 12 son openers (Baylor in 2017, Old Dominion in 2018). at New Mexico State Oct. 5 | 8 p.m. 54 TDs 62 3) Liberty's off ense returns a 3,000-yard passer (Stephen Aggie Memorial Stadium 7 FGs 30 Calvert), a 1,000-yard rusher (Frankie Hickson) and a 1,000- yard receiver (Antonio Gandy-Golden) from last season. Clem- 29:27 TOP 30:29 son is the only other FBS team which can make that claim. MAINE Oct. 19 | 6 p.m. 484.8 YPG DEFENSE 426.5 YPG 4) Calvert appears on the Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Williams Stadium 12 INT 18 Preseason Watch List. The fourth-year starter has completed 69-of-96 passes (71.9 percent) for 792 yards, 7 TDs and 0 inter- at Rutgers 28 SACKS 43 ceptions during his last two season openers. Oct. 26 | TBA 5) Biletnikoff Award Watch List member Gandy-Golden has HighPoint.com Stadium been Calvert's most frequent target throughout his career. The senior's receiving line during the 2017 and 2018 season at UMass openers totals 19 catches for 245 yards and fi ve TDs. Nov. 2 | Noon 6) DEs Jessie Lemonier (10.0 sacks in 2018) and Austin Lewis McGuirk Alumni Stadium (2018 FWAA Freshman All-American) will look to terrorize op- posing quarterbacks for a second straight season. 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. 240-439 71 CATCHES 229 CARRIES 55 TACKLES Williams Stadium 3,068 YARDS 1,037 YARDS 1,032 YARDS 13.5 TFL 21 TD/18 INT 10 TD 11 TD 10.0 SACKS - Home - Away All Times Listed Are Eastern STEPHEN CALVERT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN FRANKIE HICKSON JESSIE LEMONIER #RiseWithUS‹ 1 › #TOUGHERTOGETHER MEDIA INFORMATION 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY No Practice Practice Practice Practice Walk Thru Practice Gameday Practice (Players' Day Off ) 4-6 p.m. 4-6 p.m. 4-5:45 p.m. 4:20-5:05 p.m. Liberty vs. Syracuse 4:15-5:15 p.m. (Assistant Coaches available in (Assistant Coaches available in (Coach Freeze and players avail- (Closed to Media) (Closed to Media) Coach Freeze Press Conference Indoor Practice Facility following Williams 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) 6 p.m. 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 - 6 P.M. KICKOFF School . Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . Lynchburg, Va. Matt Warner (Play-by-Play) Game Broadcast: Founded . 1971 Joe Jauch (Color Analyst) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Enrollment . 15,000 Melanie Newman (Sidelines) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) President . Jerry Falwell Jr. Matt Byrd (Producer) Nick Pierce (Sidelines/Pregame Host) Rett McGibbon (Halftime/Postgame) Director of Athletics . Ian McCaw Steve Stilwell (Studio Host) Patrick Kelly (Halftime/Postgame) Louis James (Engineer) Founder . Dr. Jerry Falwell Matt Camire (Halftime/Postgame) Jordan Riddick (Spott er) Affi liation . NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Desmond Rice (Halftime/Postgame) 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 LU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK “4 DOWNS” WITH THE ORANGE A Liberty Win Would ... Syracuse (Aug. 31) • Mark the Flames' fi rst-ever victory over an FBS Top 25 op- Off : Saturday's game will represent numerous "fi rsts" for the Flames. Hugh Freeze's fi rst con- ponent. Def: test as Liberty's head coach will see the Flames ST: open their fi rst season as a full-fl edged FBS • Give the Flames their fi rst-ever triumph over an ACC 1 member. Liberty will host a FBS Top 25 oppo- squad. Louisiana (Sept. 7) nent at Williams Stadium for the fi rst time. Syr- Off : acuse is also the fi rst ACC squad and the fi rst football team from any Power Five Conference ever to play at Liberty. • Represent the Flames' fi rst-ever home win over a Power 5 Def: foe. ST: The Flames' clash with No. 22/22 Syracuse will mark the program's second meeting with an • Mark the Flames' fi fth consecutive home victory. Buff alo (Sept. 14) FBS Top 25 foe. Liberty opened the 2014 sea- Off : son with a 56-29 setback at No. 23/23 North 2 Carolina. Saturday will mark the second time • Enable the Flames to open a third straight season with a Def: Syracuse Head Coach Dino Babers has coached win over an FBS opponent, following victories at Baylor ST: at Liberty.