@LibertyFootball liberty flames @LibertyFootball 2018 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected] GAME 9: LIBERTY at virginia 2018 schedule Nov. 10, 2018 / 3 p.m. / scott stadium / charlottesville, va. OLD DOMINION Sept. 1 | 6 p.m. W Williams Stadium 52-10 at Army AT Sept. 8 | Noon L 2018 Record: ....................................4-4 2018 Record: .....................6-3, 4-2 ACC Michie Stadium 14-38 Head Coach: .........................Turner Gill Head Coach: .........Bronco Mendenhall Record at Liberty: .......45-33 (7th Year) Record at UVA: ........... 14-20 (3rd Year) NORTH TEXAS Overall Record: .........70-82 (13th Year) Overall Record: ....... 113-63 (14th Year) Sept. 22 | 6 p.m. L Williams Stadium 7-47 THE MATCHUP Storylines at New Mexico 1) Liberty (4-4) makes the short trip north on Route 29 this Sat- Sept. 29 | 6 p.m. W 36.9 PPG 26.6 urday for its fi rst-ever gridiron matchup with Virginia (6-3, 4-2 Dreamstyle Stadium 52-43 ACC). 203 1st DOWNS 178 153.5 YPG RUSH 170.2 YPG 2) Both teams are looking to bounce back from tough losses. at New Mexico State Liberty fell 62-59 in triple overtime at UMass, while the Cava- Oct. 6 | 8 p.m. L 323.9 YPG PASS 204.8 YPG liers saw their three-game winning streak halted with a 23-13 Aggie Memorial Stadium 41-49 home setback against Pitt . 477.4 YPG OFFENSE 375.0 YPG 11 INT 8 3) Liberty is seeking its fi rst-ever win over an ACC team, as the TROY W Flames are 0-5 all-time against conference opponents. Oct. 13 | 2 p.m. 41 TDs 29 Williams Stadium 22-16 3 FGs 11 4) Both teams feature prolifi c receivers on the Biletnikoff Watch List, in Liberty's Antonio Gandy-Golden and Virginia's 29:39 TOP 32:41 Olamide Zaccheaus. Gandy-Golden is coming off a 9-catch, 205- IDAHO STATE W yard, 2-TD outing at UMass, which marked his second 200-yard Oct. 20 | 2 p.m. 523.8 YPG DEFENSE 326.0 YPG eff ort of the season. The junior needs 156 receiving yards to Williams Stadium 48-41 8 INT 10 wrap up back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons. at UMass 21 SACKS 19 5) Gandy-Golden's classmate, QB Stephen Calvert, has thrown L (3OT) 62 career TD passes. He needs three more TDs to break Robby Nov. 3 | 3:30 p.m. Justino's program career record. Calvert is one of three FBS McGuirk Alumni Stadium 59-62 junior QBs with over 7,000 career passing yards and 60 career passing TDs. at Virginia 6) DE Jessie Lemonier has been outstanding in his fi rst year Nov. 10 | 3 p.m. with the Flames, racking up 9.0 sacks and 12.5 tackles for a Scott Stadium loss. Six of his sacks have come in the last two weeks. Only two FBS players are averaging more sacks per game than his 1.13. at Auburn Nov. 17 | 4 p.m. Jordan-Hare Stadium NEW MEXICO STATE Nov. 24 | 2 p.m. Williams Stadium NORFOLK STATE PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE Dec. 1 | 2 p.m. 180-322 51 CATCHES 149 CARRIES 42 TACKLES Williams Stadium 2,528 YARDS 844 YARDS 678 YARDS 12.5 TFL 18 TD/11 INT 9 TD 8 TD 9.0 SACK - Home - Away All Times Listed Are Eastern STEPHEN CALVERT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN FRANKIE HICKSON JESSIE LEMONIER #RiseWithUS‹ 1 › Respect all, fear none MEDIA INFORMATION 567891011 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 Virginia 3 p.m. (Closed to Media) Scott Stadium Flames Sports Hotline Player/Coaches Interviews Practice Practice Walk Thru Practice 3 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 - 3:04 P.M. KICKOFF School . Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . Lynchburg, Va. Wes Durham (Play-by-Play) Game Broadcast: Founded . 1971 Takeo Spikes (Color Analyst) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Enrollment . 15,000 Rebecca Kaple (Sidelines) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) Alex Farmartino (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 CAVALIERS A Liberty Win Would ... Old Dominion (Sept. 1) • Mark the Flames' fi rst-ever victory over an ACC opponent Off : DJ Stubbs Saturday's game will mark the fi rst-ever grid- iron meeting between Liberty and Virginia. It is in their sixth all-time meeting with an ACC foe. Def: Elij ah Benton the Flames' fi rst in-state road game and their ST: Aaron Peart fi rst matchup with an ACC opponent since a • Give the Flames a 2-0 record versus in-state foes this sea- 1 36-13 season-opening loss at Virginia Tech on son, along with their 52-10 season-opening win over Old Army (Sept. 8) Sept. 3, 2016 fulfi lled both categories. At 6-3, Dominion. Off : Julio Lozano Virginia is bowl eligible in back-to-back seasons for the fi rst time since 2004 and 2005.