@LibertyFootball liberty flames @LibertyFootball 2018 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected] GAME 6: LIBERTY vs. Troy 2018 schedule Oct. 13, 2018 / 2 p.m. / williams stadium / lynchburg, va. OLD DOMINION Sept. 1 | 6 p.m. W Williams Stadium 52-10 at Army vs. Sept. 8 | Noon L 2018 Record: ....................................2-3 2018 Record: ...............5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt Michie Stadium 14-38 Head Coach: .........................Turner Gill Head Coach: .....................Neal Brown Record at Liberty: .......43-32 (7th Year) Record at Troy: ........... 30-14 (4th Year) NORTH TEXAS Overall Record: .........68-81 (13th Year) Overall Record: ..........30-14 (4th Year) Sept. 22 | 6 p.m. L Williams Stadium 7-47 THE MATCHUP Storylines at New Mexico 1) Liberty (2-3) returns home to face Sun Belt Conference lead- Sept. 29 | 6 p.m. W 33.2 PPG 36.7 er Troy (5-1, 3-0 Sun Belt) for the fi rst time in 25 years, Saturday Dreamstyle Stadium 52-43 afternoon. 126 1st DOWNS 122 143.8 YPG RUSH 219.7 YPG 2) Liberty is 2-0 all-time against Sun Belt opponents, including at New Mexico State victories at Appalachian State (2014) and Georgia State (2015). Oct. 6 | 8 p.m. L 343.8 YPG PASS 213.5 YPG Saturday will mark the fi rst visit to Williams Stadium by a Sun Aggie Memorial Stadium 41-49 Belt squad. 487.6 YPG OFFENSE 433.2 YPG 4 INT 4 3) The game will feature two highly ranked quarterbacks, as TROY Troy QB Kaleb Barker is listed No. 4 nationally for completion Oct. 13 | 2 p.m. 23 TDs 30 percentage (73.0) and Liberty QB Stephen Calvert is No. 5 in Williams Stadium 2 FGs 3 the nation for passing yards per game (331.2). 29:21 TOP 29:06 4) Liberty is passing for 343.8 yards per game in 2018. The IDAHO STATE Flames will be challenged by a Troy defense which is averaging Oct. 20 | 2 p.m. 497.8 YPG DEFENSE 384.2 YPG 3.33 sacks per outing and has recorded 13 takeaways already Williams Stadium 4 INT 6 this season. at UMass 5 SACKS 20 5) Liberty QB Stephen Calvert has posted back-to-back 300- yard passing games, four this season and 11 for his career. The Nov. 3 | 3:30 p.m. junior has totaled 6,950 career passing yards and needs 87 McGuirk Alumni Stadium more to move into fourth place on Liberty's all-time list. at Virginia 6) Liberty WR Antonio Gandy-Golden has been Calvert's favor- ite target, pacing the Flames in catches (32), yards (497) and Nov. 10 | TBA receiving TDs (5). During the past two games, Gandy-Golden Scott Stadium has hauled in 18 passes for 360 yards and a pair of scores. at No. 21/21 Auburn Nov. 17 | TBA Jordan-Hare Stadium NEW MEXICO STATE Nov. 24 | 2 p.m. Williams Stadium NORFOLK STATE PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE Dec. 1 | 2 p.m. 115-207 32 CATCHES 77 CARRIES 27 TACKLES Williams Stadium 1,656 YARDS 497 YARDS 341 YARDS 3.0 TFL 12 TD/4 INT 5 TD 3 TD 0.5 SACK - Home - Away All Times Listed Are Eastern STEPHEN CALVERT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN KENTORY MATTHEWS JUWAN WELLS #RiseWithUS‹ 1 › Respect all, fear none MEDIA INFORMATION 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 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 vs. Troy 3 p.m. (Closed to Media) Williams Stadium Flames Sports Hotline Player/Coaches Interviews Practice Practice Walk Thru Practice 2 p.m. 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 - 2:06 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 Bobbie Bohlig (Sidelines) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) Matt Byrd (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 Jamie Hall Nickname . Flames Brad Butler 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 Turner Gill . Head Coach equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through Gate 8 at Williams Stadium (gate next to the Luurtsema parking lot and the south end of the West Carter Tower). Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security. Joe Dailey . .Off ensive Coordinator/QB Scott Downing . Special Teams Coordinator/TE/FB Postgame Interviews Postgame interviews are held on the fi rst fl oor of the Williams Football Operations Center in the room next to the Liberty Aaron Stamn . .Assistant Coach/OL team locker room. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth Kyle DeArmon . Assistant Coach/WR quarter of the contest. Mike Brown . Assistant Coach/RB Parking Robert Wimberly Assoc. Head Coach/Defensive Coord./S Liberty University has designated the Orange lot as reserved media parking for home football contests. Media parking Vantz Singletary . Co-Def. Coordinator/DL opens two hours before each game. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain a parking pass. Josh Bookbinder . .Assistant Coach/LB Photographers Marshall Roberts . Assistant Coach/DB/CB Liberty University strictly enforces a photo credential approval policy designed to best allocate working credentials for Aaron Wilkins . Assistant Coach/SPURS/Nickels 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 Roy Asuega . Graduate Assistant/DL without a specifi c assignment received in writing from the assigning organization. Photographers are to stay behind the Seth Hestness . Graduate Assistant/TE/FB/Special Teams 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. CJ Holden . Graduate Assistant/S Scott Mitchell . Graduate Assistant/OL CollegePressbox.com J.R. Rozier . Off ensive Quality Control Collegepressbox.com is the offi cial media website for Division I FBS football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Login information Darren Jackson . Defensive Quality Control will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an e-mail to password@collegepressbox. com. #RiseWithUS‹ 2 › Respect all, fear none matchup notes LU PLAYERS OF THE WEEK “4 DOWNS” WITH THE TROJANS A Liberty Win Would ... Old Dominion (Sept. 1) • Give the Flames a 2-1 all-time record against Troy, thanks to Off : DJ Stubbs Saturday's contest will be the fi rst gridiron meeting between Liberty and Troy in 25 years. their fi rst victory over the Trojans since Oct. 17, 1992. Def: Elij ah Benton Then known as Troy State, the Trojans posted ST: Aaron Peart a 35-13 home victory over the Flames in the • Keep the Flames unbeaten all-time when facing Sun Belt 1 teams' most recent matchup, on Oct. 9, 1993. opponents, at 3-0. Army (Sept. 8) The previous season, Liberty had dealt Troy its Off : Julio Lozano only loss of the 1992 campaign. Saturday will mark the fi rst visit to Williams Stadium by a Sun Belt Conference team. • Improve the Flames' all-time record against opponents Def: Juwan Wells from Alabama to 4-7.