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@LibertyFootball liberty flames @LibertyFootball 2018 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected] GAME 2: LIBERTY at army 2018 schedule sept. 8, 2018 / noon / michie stadium / west point, n.y. OLD DOMINION Sept. 1 | 6 p.m. W Williams Stadium 52-10 at Army at Sept. 8 | Noon 2018 Record: ....................................1-0 2018 Record: ....................................0-1 Michie Stadium Head Coach: .........................Turner Gill Head Coach: ....................Jeff Monken Record at Liberty: .......42-29 (7th Year) Record at Army: ......... 24-27 (5th Year) NORFOLK STATE Overall Record: ..........67-78 (13th Year) Overall Record: ......... 60-43 (9th Year) Sept. 15 | 6 p.m. Williams Stadium THE MATCHUP Storylines NORTH TEXAS 1) Liberty (1-0) will play its fi rst road game as an FBS member, Sept. 22 | 6 p.m. 52.0 PPG 14.0 traveling to Army (0-1) for its fi rst-ever meeting with the Black Williams Stadium Knights. The Flames will be challenged, as Army is coming off 29 1st DOWNS 18 of a 10-win season and has won seven straight home games. at New Mexico 238.0 YPG RUSH 168.0 YPG 2) After its history-making 52-10 victory in last Saturday's FBS Sept. 29 | 6 p.m. 353.0 YPG PASS 197.0 YPG debut against Old Dominion, Liberty will att empt to accomplish Dreamstyle Stadium more program "fi rsts." The Flames have never defeated an FBS 591.0 YPG OFFENSE 365.0 YPG independent team and have never won a game in New York. 0 INT 0 at New Mexico State 3) Liberty is just 2-7 in its fi rst away game of the year during the Oct. 6 | 8 p.m. 7 TDs 2 last nine seasons. However, both victories (2010 at Ball State Aggie Memorial Stadium 1 FGs 0 and 2017 at Baylor) have come at the expense of FBS oppo- nents. 29:29 TOP 36:06 TROY 4) QB Stephen Calvert opened his junior season by passing for Oct. 13 | 2 p.m. 301.0 YPG DEFENSE 381.0 YPG 345 yards and 4 TDs against Old Dominion. He now has eight ca- Williams Stadium 0 INT 0 reer 300-yard games and needs two TDs to become the fourth Flame ever to tally 50 career TD passes. 1 SACKS 1 IDAHO STATE 5) Calvert's top targets were DJ Stubbs (career-high 155 re- Oct. 20 | 2 p.m. ceiving yards) and Antonio Gandy-Golden (program record-ty- Williams Stadium ing three TD receptions). RB Kentory Matt hews also recorded his second career 100-yard rushing eff ort (101 yards). at UMass Nov. 3 | 3:30 p.m. 6) A revamped Liberty defense held Old Dominion's high-pow- ered off ense to 10 points and 129 rushing yards on 3.3 yards per McGuirk Alumni Stadium carry. The Flames will now try to limit an Army off ense that led all FBS teams with 362.3 rushing yards per game last season. at Virginia Nov. 10 | TBA Scott Stadium at No. 9/10 Auburn Nov. 17 | TBA Jordan-Hare Stadium NEW MEXICO STATE PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE Nov. 24 | 2 p.m. 25-36 6 CATCHES 17 CARRIES 6 TACKLES Williams Stadium 345 YARDS 53 YARDS 101 YARDS 2 BREAKUPS 4 TD/0 INT 3 TD 1 TD 1 TFL - Home - Away All Times Listed Are Eastern STEPHEN CALVERT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN KENTORY MATTHEWS JEREMY PETERS #RiseWithUS‹ 1 › Respect all, fear none MEDIA INFORMATION 3456789 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. (IPF Media Room) 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) 3:30 p.m. Liberty at Army 3 p.m. (Closed to Media) Michie Stadium Flames Sports Hotline Player/Coaches Interviews Practice Practice Walk Thru Practice Noon 6-7 p.m. with Turner Gill 1-2:15 p.m. (IPF Media Room) 4:10-6:15 p.m. 4:35-6:15 p.m. 4:20-5:25 p.m. Weekly Radio Call-In Show (Players & Coaches available (Coach Gill is available for inter- (Closed to 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 - 12:02 P.M. KICKOFF School . Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . Lynchburg, Va. Ben Holden (Play-by-Play) Game Broadcast: Founded . 1971 Jay Feely (Color Analyst) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Enrollment . 15,000 Tina Cervasio (Sidelines) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) Bill Thayer (Producer) President . Jerry Falwell Jr. Nick Pierce (Sidelines) Director of Athletics . Ian McCaw Pregame Show: Founder . Dr. Jerry Falwell Nick Pierce Affi liation . NCAA Division I Alan York 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 . 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 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 and NCAA policies and procedures LIBERTY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF 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 to revoke or deny Turner Gill . Head Coach credentials at any time. Joe Dailey . .Off ensive Coordinator/QB Scott Downing . Special Teams Coordinator/TE/FB Work-Related Equipment Bags 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 8 at Williams Stadium (gate next to the Luurtsema parking lot and Kyle DeArmon . Assistant Coach/WR the south end of the West Carter Tower). Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security. Mike Brown . Assistant Coach/RB Postgame Interviews Robert Wimberly Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coord./S Postgame interviews are held on the fi rst fl oor of the Williams Football Operations Center in the room next to the Liberty Vantz Singletary . Co-Def. Coordinator/DL team locker room. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth quarter of the contest. Josh Bookbinder . .Assistant Coach/LB Marshall Roberts . Assistant Coach/DB/CB Parking Aaron Wilkins . Assistant Coach/SPURS/Nickels Liberty University has designated the Bailey/Orange lot as reserved media parking for home football contests. Media parking opens two hours before each game. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain a parking Roy Asuega . Graduate Assistant/DL pass. Seth Hestness . Graduate Assistant/TE/FB/Special Teams CJ Holden . Graduate Assistant/S Photographers Scott Mitchell . Graduate Assistant/OL Liberty University strictly enforces a photo credential approval policy designed to best allocate working credentials for photographers to maximize coverage in a safe, professional working environment. Unfortunately, it is not possible to J.R. Rozier . Off ensive Quality Control accommodate all requests. Due to limited space, credentials will generally not be issued to freelance photographers Darren Jackson . Defensive Quality Control without a specifi c assignment received in writing from the assigning organization.Photographers are to stay behind the 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. #RiseWithUS‹ 2 › Respect all, fear none matchup notes LU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK “4 DOWNS” WITH THE BLACK KNIGHTS A Liberty Win Would ... Old Dominion (Sept. 1) • Mark the Flames' fi rst road victory as an FBS team. Off : DJ Stubbs Saturday's matinee will mark Liberty's fi rst-ev- er meeting with Army, and the Flames' fi rst Def: Elij ah Benton matchup with any of the United States service • Give the Flames their fi rst victory over an FBS independent ST: Aaron Peart academies on the gridiron. Liberty will be play- team. Liberty is 0-4 when facing FBS independents. 1 ing a game in New York for the fi rst time under Army (Sept. 8) Turner Gill. Liberty will try to slow down an • Be the Flames' fi rst win in the state of New York in pro- Off : Army squad which ranked No. 1 in NCAA FBS in rushing last season at 362.3 ypg.