Game No. 5 - Oct. 4, 2008 No. 20/21 Liberty Flames (4-0, 0-0 Big South) Football Quick Facts Locati on: Lynchburg, Va. vs. Enrollment: 11,311 Founder: Dr. Jerry Falwell President/Chancellor: Coastal Carolina Chanti cleers Jerry Falwell, Jr. Vice Chancellor/COO: (3-2, 0-0 Big South) Dr. Ronald Godwin Director of Athleti cs: Jeff Barber Founded: 1971 Conway, S.C. - Brooks Stadium - 7 p.m. Nickname: Flames Colors: Red, White and Blue Today’s Game Checking the Past with the Chants Liberty concludes a three-game road Liberty snapped a three-game losing Football Began: 1973 swing this weekend, when the Flames open skid against Coastal Carolina last year with All-Time Football Record: 176-189-4 (.482) Big South Conference play against Coastal a 37-24 victory at Williams Stadium on Nov. Affi liati on: Carolina on Saturday at Brooks Stadium in 3. The Chanti cleers have won three out of NCAA Division I FCS Conway, S.C. Both programs are coming off the previous fi ve meeti ngs with the Flames, Conference: Big South road victories, as the Flames downed No. including an unblemished 2-0 mark when Stadium: Williams Stadium 23 Youngstown State, 31-28, last weekend hosti ng Liberty at Brooks Stadium. Liberty Capacity: 12,000 Surface: FieldTurf in Youngstown, Ohio, while the Chanti cleers suff ered a 33-6 setback at Coastal Carolina handed North Carolina A&T a 20-7 setback in in 2004 (Oct. 23) and a narrow 28-26 loss in 2007 Record: 8-3 Greensboro, N.C. 2006 (Oct. 28). Conference Record: 4-0 (1st) Off ensive Formati on: Coach’s Corner Home Sweet Home Two-Back Set Defensive Formati on: 3-4 In just two-plus seasons at Liberty, head On Sept. 6, the Flames welcomed visitors Lett erwinners Returning/Lost: 38/21 coach Danny Rocco has taken the Flames from Glenville State to Williams Stadium, a facility Starters Returning/Lost: 12/14 1-10 (in 2005) to Big South champions. The Liberty has called home for the past 20 third-year skipper has posted an 18-8 record seasons. Liberty rallied for a 37-19 victory Head Coach: since taking over the program, helping him over Towson State on Oct. 21, 1989, and has Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) Record at Liberty: garner Big South Coach of the Year honors in won 65 percent of its contests since, having 18-8 (Third season) back-to-back seasons. Last year, the Flames posted a 68-37 record at the on-campus Overall Record: were 8-3 and a perfect 4-0 against Big South facility. Last year, the Flames went undefeated 18-8 (Third season) foes. at home for the second ti me in program David Bennett has been at the helm history, posti ng a school-record 6-0 record, en Media Informati on Radio of the Coastal Carolina program since its route to their Big South ti tle run. Stati on: WRVL 88.3 FM incepti on, when he was named the program’s Play-By-Play Broadcaster: inaugural coach in 2001. The 2004 Big South Wonderful Crowds Jerry Edwards Coach of the Year has led the Chanti cleers to Despite remnants of Hurricane Hanna Color Commentator: three league championships and a NCAA FCS lingering in the area, Liberty played its Paul Ruti gliano Sideline Reporter: Jamie Hall playoff berth in 2006. Glenville State game on Sept. 6 in front of Stati sti cian: H.J. Owen 13,917 fans, the seventh largest crowd in Engineer: Chris Wygal In Broad Daylight stadium history. Since Danny Rocco has Producer: Mark Edwards Under head coach Danny Rocco, the arrived at Liberty, the Flames have fi lled Flames are 7-5 in games played during the Williams Stadium beyond capacity 10 out of Television Stati on: MASN/Fox Sports South day. Since 1976, Liberty is 111-112-1 in day 14 games. Liberty has posted a 12-2 during Play-By-Play Broadcaster: games. those contests, averaging 12,938 fans per Matt Hogue home game. Color Commentary: John Gregory Sideline Reporter: N/A vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. vs. North Greenville Glenville State Western Carolina No. 23 Young. St. Coastal Carolina Stony Brook Lafayett e Charleston So. Presbyterian VMI Gardner-Webb Elon Aug. 30 Sept. 6 Sept. 13 Sept. 27 Oct. 4 Oct. 11 Oct. 18 Oct. 25 Nov. 1 Nov. 8 Nov. 15 Nov. 22 Home - W/ 49-10 Home - W/ 44-27 Away - W/ 19-16 Away - W/ 31-28 Away - 7 p.m. Home - 3:30 p.m. Home - 3:30 p.m. Home - 3:30 p.m. Away - 1:30 p.m. Away - 1:30 p.m. Home - 7 p.m. Home - 1 p.m. Liberty University Att ending to the Nati onal Numbers Raising Up No. 71 Head Football Coach Following back-to-back sellout crowds at Prior to the start of the Flames’ contest Danny Rocco Williams Stadium, Liberty ranks as one of the against Tusculum on Sept. 1, 2007, Liberty Quick Facts nati on’s elite in terms of home att endance ceremonially honored founder Dr. Jerry fi gures. The Flames rank No. 4 nati onally Falwell, who passed away the previous Biographical Informati on Birth date: July 16, 1960 among FCS programs in fi lling stadium May, by starti ng a new game day traditi on. Wife: Julie capacity (121.78 percent), No. 15 in average Members of the University Police force raised Children: Two - David (16) and Amy (14) home att endance (14,614) and ti ed for No. 17 a No. 71 fl ag underneath the Liberty Flames Hometown: Hunti ngton, Pa. in total home att endance (29,228). fl ag above the South end zone, just prior to College: Wake Forest, 1984 the team taking the fi eld, bringing the 14,925 Record at Liberty: 18-8 (Third season) Saturday Night Lights fans in att endance to their feet. Overall Record: 18-8 (Third season) Under head coach Danny Rocco, the The new traditi on has become a Flames are 10-3 in night games. Since 1976, permanent part of the Flames’ pregame Coaching Experience: 2005-Present : Liberty (head coach) Liberty has compiled a 52-65-3 in night games. ceremonies at all home football games. A 2003-05: Virginia (associate head diff erent person/group will receive the honor coach/linebackers) Natural Versus Arti fi cial Surfaces of raising the fl ag at each game. Sept. 6’ 2001-02: Virginia (assistant head Under head coach Danny Rocco, the honoree was Josh McDougal, Liberty’s former coach/linebackers/recruiti ng coordinator) Flames are 14-6 on arti fi cial turf and 3-2 on cross country/track and fi eld standout and the 2000: New York Jets (assistant natural grass. Overall, Liberty is 95-107-4 on 2007 NCAA Cross Country Nati onal champion. linebackers/special teams) natural grass and 74-74 on arti fi cial turf. The 1998-99: Maryland (outside Flames play their home games at Williams This year’s honorees: linebackers/assistant special teams) 1997: Texas (special teams Stadium, which has an arti fi cial surface, as Aug. 30 (North Greenville) – Jerry Falwell, Jr., coordinator/defensive ends) new state-of-the-art FieldTurf was installed LU President and Chancellor 1994-96: Texas (outside linebackers) prior to the start of the 2006 season. Liberty Sept. 6 (Glenville State) – Josh McDougal, 1991-93: Boston College (defensive line) has posted a 12-2 record at home since the former LU cross country/track and fi eld 1988-90: Tulsa (outside linebackers) 1987: Colorado (assistant linebackers) new surface was installed. standout 1986: Wake Forest (defensive line) 1984-85: Wake Forest (defensive Overti me Update From “Good2Great” graduate assistant) The Flames enter today’s game having Liberty captured its fi rst-ever Big South Bowl Games As A Player: posted a 3-5 record in overti me games. championship last year, sweeping through 1983: Mirage Bowl (Wake Forest) Liberty’s last overti me game came on Sept. the conference with an unblemished 4-0 1980: Fiesta Bowl (Penn State) 15, 2007, when the Flames dropped a league record. Liberty was the fi ft h program in 1979: Liberty Bowl (Penn State) 48-41 decision to William & Mary in double league history to fi nish a conference campaign Bowl Games As A Coach: overti me in Williamsburg, Va. undefeated, winning its Big South games by 2005: Music City Bowl (Virginia) Liberty has only played two of its eight more than 30 points per game (47.8 average 2004: MPC Computers Bowl (Virginia) overti me games away from Williams Stadium. points scored to 17.0 average points allowed). 2003: Conti nental Tire Bowl (Virginia) Liberty’s fi rst extra-period game was a 34-28 2002: Conti nental Tire Bowl (Virginia) 1996: Fiesta Bowl (Texas) road lost to Morgan State on Sept. 21, 1996. At the Top Again 1995: Sugar Bowl (Texas) Liberty’s last victory in an overti me contest For the second year in a row, the Flames 1994: Sun Bowl (Texas) came on Nov. 22, 2003, when it closed out the were named the preseason favorites to hoist 1993: Carquest Bowl (Boston College) 2003 campaign with a 49-42 win over Hofstra. the Big South trophy at the end of the season. 1992: Hall of Fame Bowl (Boston College) 1989: Independence Bowl (Tulsa) Liberty garnered 12 out of 13 fi rst-place votes Back in the Big South in the annual Big South coaches and media Championships Won: Liberty is in the midst of its seventh preseason poll and fi nished 19 points ahead 1996: Big XII Conference (Texas) season of competi ti on in Big South of second-place Coastal Carolina in total 1995: Southwest Conference (Texas) 1994: Southwest Conference (Texas) Conference acti on today.