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@LibertyFootball liberty flames @LibertyFootball 2017 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected] GAME 7: LIBERTY AT MONMOUTH 2017 schedule oct. 21, 2017/1 p.m./kessler Stadium/w. long branch, N.J. at Baylor W Sept. 2 | McLane Stadium 7 p.m. 48-45 at MOREHEAD STATE 2017 Record: ..............3-3, 0-1 Big South 2017 Record: .............5-1, 0-0 Big South Sept. 9 | Williams Stadium W Head Coach: .........................Turner Gill Head Coach: .................Kevin Callahan 6 p.m. 58-17 Record at Liberty: .......38-27 (6th Year) Record at MU: ........ 140-116 (25th Year) Overall Record: ..........63-76 (12th Year) Overall Record: ..........................Same INDIANA STATE Sept. 16 | Williams Stadium W 6 p.m. 42-41 THE MATCHUP Storylines 1) Liberty (3-3, 0-1 Big South) will play its fi rst Big South road 32.2 PPG 34.0 game of the year, Saturday afternoon at Monmouth (5-1, 0-0 at No. 5/7 Jacksonville State Big South). Sept. 23 | JSU Stadium L 135 1st DOWNS 109 7 p.m. 10-31 118.0 YPG RUSH 205.5 YPG 2) The Flames are looking to snap a three-game losing streak, while the Hawks have won three contests in a row. 315.2 YPG PASS 201.7 YPG SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) 3) Liberty is 3-1 all-time against Monmouth, with the home 433.2 YPG OFFENSE 407.2 YPG Sept. 30 | Williams Stadium L team winning all four previous games in the series. 6 INT 3 6 p.m. 7-13 4) Monmouth is 2-0 in its new Kessler Stadium. However, Lib- 24 TDs 28 erty has traditionally played well in Big South road games. The KENNESAW STATE * 8 FGs 3 Flames went 2-0 in Big South road tilts last season, are 8-4 un- L der Turner Gill and are 21-13 all-time in Big South games played Oct. 14| Williams Stadium 28:14 TOP 29:48 away from Williams Stadium. 6 p.m. 28-42 423.7 YPG DEFENSE 371.0 YPG 5) Liberty, which is looking to get its off ense back on track, has 6 INT 9 fared well against Monmouth in the teams' previous matchups. at Monmouth * The Flames are averaging 37.0 ppg and 471.5 ypg in four meet- 6 SACKS 17 Oct. 21 | Kessler Stadium ings the the Hawks. Last season, Liberty racked up 681 total 1 p.m. yards of off ense during its 52-28 home win over Monmouth. 6) Liberty and Monmouth both feature sophomore starting at Gardner-Webb * QBs, in Stephen Calvert and Kenji Bahar, respectively. Calvert Oct. 28 | Spangler Stadium and Bahar rank 1-2 in nearly every Big South passing category this season. Calvert threw for a Liberty freshman-record 350 Noon yards against the Hawks a year ago, while Bahar led three Mon- mouth TD drives in the second half. DUQUESNE Nov. 4 | Williams Stadium 3:30 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN * Nov. 11 | Williams Stadium 3:30 p.m. at Charleston Southern * PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE Nov. 18 | Buccaneer Field 149-238 38 CATCHES 91 CARRIES 44 TACKLES Noon 1,845 YARDS 638 YARDS 383 YARDS 2.5 SACKS - Home - Away 16 TD/5 INT 5 TD 4 TD 5.5 TFL All Times Listed Are Eastern * Indicates Big South Conference Game STEPHEN CALVERT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN CARRINGTON MOSLEY JUWAN WELLS ‹ 1 › MEDIA INFORMATION 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY No Practice Coach Gill Press Conference Team Meeting Team Meeting Team Meeting Gameday Team Meeting (Players' Day Off ) 12:30-1 p.m. (Team Room) 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) 3:30 p.m. Liberty at Monmouth 3 p.m. (Closed to Media) Kessler Stadium Flames Sports Hotline Player/Coaches Interviews Practice Practice Walk Thru Practice Practice 1 p.m. 6-7 p.m. with Turner Gill 1-2:15 p.m. (Team Room) 4:10-6:15 p.m. 4:35-6:15 p.m. 4:20-5:25 p.m. 5:25-6:25 p.m. Weekly Radio Call-In Show (Players & Coaches available (Coach Gill is available for inter- (Closed to Media) (Closed to Public/Media) Team Meeting Post Game Location: Journey FM Studio outside locker room at 6:15 p.m.) views in the Team Room at 6:15 Coach Gill is available following 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) p.m.) 93.3 FM – Lynchburg the game. Players will follow 100.9 FM – Lynchburg Practice after Coach Gill. 106.3 FM – Gretna/Danville 4:05-6:05 p.m. (Players & Coaches available out- 1320 FM – Lynchburg side locker room at 6:05 p.m.) 1240 AM – Roanoke 1350 AM – Bedford 730 AM – Gretna/Danville LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION - 1:05 P.M. KICKOFF School . Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . Lynchburg, Va. Matt Marmon (Play-by-Play) Game Broadcast: htt p://bit.ly/2jZKjuw Founded . 1971 Eddy Occhipinti (Color Analyst) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Enrollment . 15,000 Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) President . Jerry Falwell Jr. Nick Pierce (Sidelines) Director of Athletics . Ian McCaw Pregame Show: htt p://bit.ly/2jZKjuw Founder . Dr. Jerry Falwell Alan York Affi liation . NCAA Division I Nick Pierce Nickname . Flames Kevin Keys 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: . Big South (BSC) 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 Off cial Athletics Facebook . LibertyFlamesAthletics Credentials 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 Offi cial Football Instagram . @LibertyFootball perform services for that outlet. By acceptance of a credential, the bearer agrees to abide by all of the Liberty University, Big South Conference and NCAA LIBERTY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF policies and procedures as well as conduct him/herself in a professional and ethical manner. Violation of any of these policies will result in immediate revocation of credentials. The Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce reserves the right Turner Gill . Head Coach to revoke or deny credentials at any time. Ron Brown . Associate Head Coach/RB Joe Dailey . .Off ensive Coordinator/QB Work-Related Equipment Bags Scott Downing . Special Teams Coordinator/TE/FB Members of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/TV broadcast Aaron Stamn . .Assistant Coach/OL equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through Gate 6 at Williams Stadium (gate located between the Football Operations Center and Osborne Stadium). Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security. Kyle DeArmon . Assistant Coach/WR Robert Wimberly . Defensive Coordinator/S Postgame Interviews Vantz Singletary . Co-Def. Coordinator/DL Postgame interviews are held on the fi rst fl oor of the Williams Football Operations Center in the room next to the Liberty Marshall Roberts . Assistant Coach/DB team locker room. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth Josh Bookbinder . .Assistant Coach/LB quarter of the contest. Aaron Wilkins . Graduate Assistant/DL J.R. Rozier . Off ensive Quality Control Parking Liberty University has designated the Bailey/Orange lot as reserved media parking for home football contests. Media Darren Jackson . Defensive Quality Control parking opens two hours before each game. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain a parking Dr. Ed Gomes . Director of Spiritual Development pass. Paul Rutigliano . Asst. AD for Football Admin. Matt Bevins . .Director of High School Relations Photographers Trey Johnson . Asst. Director of Player Personnel Liberty University strictly enforces a photo credential approval policy designed to best allocate working credentials for Matt Young . .Football Operations - Graduate Assistant photographers to maximize coverage in a safe, professional working environment. Unfortunately, it is not possible to Danny Wenger . Video Coordinator accommodate all requests. Due to limited space, credentials will generally not be issued to freelance photographers without a specifi c assignment received in writing from the assigning organization.Photographers are to stay behind the Barry Finke . Senior Assistant Athletic Trainer red line that surrounds the playing fi eld and are not allowed in the team box on either sideline at Williams Stadium and are Bill Gillespie . Strength & Conditioning Coordinator prohibited from going on the fi eld at any time. ‹ 2 › matchup notes 2017 INDIVIDUAL HONORS “4 DOWNS” WITH THE HAWKS A Liberty Win Would ... #10 Alex Probert - K • 2-time Big South Special Teams Liberty is seeking the fi rst road win in its series • Snap the Flames' three-game losing streak, enabling Lib- Player of the Week (Sept. 4 & 11) with Monmouth, as the home team is 4-0 when erty to avoid its fi rst four-game losing skid since dropping • STATS FCS Preseason the Flames and Hawks clash. Monmouth has fi ve straight contests between 2011 and 2012, including the All-American (Third Team) 1 featured only one head coach (Kevin Callahan) fi rst four games of Turner Gill's tenure at Liberty. • Big South Preseason in the program's 25-year history.