@LibertyFootball liberty flames @LibertyFootball 2017 football GAME NOTES Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · E-mail: [email protected] GAME 1: LIBERTY at BAYLOR 2017 schedule SATURDAY, SEPT. 2, 2017/7 p.m./MClane Stadium/Waco, Texas at Baylor Sept. 2 | McLane Stadium 7 p.m. at MOREHEAD STATE 2017 Record: .................................... 0-0 2017 Record: ................................... 0-0 Sept. 9 | Williams Stadium Head Coach: .........................Turner Gill Head Coach: ...................... Matt Rhule 6 p.m. Record at Liberty: .......35-24 (6th Year) Record at Baylor : .......... 0-0 (1st Year) Overall Record: ......... 60-73 (12th Year) Overall Record: ..........28-23 (5th Year) INDIANA STATE Sept. 16 | Williams Stadium 6 p.m. THE MATCHUP (2016 STATS) Storylines 1) Liberty will kick off its first season of transition to FBS status 27.5 PPG 34.6 with its first-ever game against Baylor, the lone FBS opponent at Jacksonville State on the Flames' 2017 schedule. Sept. 23 | JSU Stadium 193 1st DOWNS 329 7 p.m. 143.3 YPG RUSH 241.8 YPG 2) The Flames have numerous ties to Baylor, including Direc- tor of Athletics Ian McCaw, who served in the same capacity 205.3 YPG PASS 280.9 YPG at Baylor from 2003-16. Additionally, Flames Assistant Coach SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) Josh Bookbinder is a 2009 Baylor graduate and the grandson 348.5 YPG OFFENSE 522.7 YPG Sept. 30 | Williams Stadium of legendary Baylor coach Grant Teaff. 6 p.m. 16 INT 15 3) Liberty will be in search of its first season-opening win on 37 TDs 60 the road since a 17-7 victory at Edinboro in the 1988 lid-lifter. KENNESAW STATE * 15 FGs 10 The Flames have dropped 12 consecutive season openers played away from Lynchburg. Oct. 14| Williams Stadium 29:31 TOP 27:01 6 p.m. 4) The Flames are seeking their first triumph over a Big 12 op- 392.9 YPG DEFENSE 430.8 YPG ponent and their fifth all-time victory against an FBS foe. 14 INT 12 at Monmouth * 5) Eight Liberty players will return to their home state on Sat- 14 SACKS 32 Oct. 21 | Kessler Stadium urday, headlined by Preseason All-Big South offensive lineman 1 p.m. Dontae Duff (Mesquite) and senior team captain Solomon Mc- Ginty (Navasota). at Gardner-Webb * 6) Liberty is kicking off its season at an FBS opponent for the Oct. 28 | Spangler Stadium fifth time in Turner Gill's six seasons as head coach. However, the Flames will open each of the next two years with FBS home Noon games, including Old Dominion in 2018 and Syracuse in 2019. 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 150-262 30 CATCHES 144 CARRIES 79 TACKLES Noon 1931 YARDS 281 YARDS 663 YARDS 11.0 TFL g - Home g - Away 15 TD 3 TD 5 TD 5.5 SACKS All Times Listed Are Eastern * Indicates Big South Conference Game STEPHEN CALVERT B.J. FARROW CARRINGTON MOSLEY JUWAN WELLS ‹ 1 › MEDIA INFORMATION 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 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 Baylor 3 p.m. (Closed to Media) McLane Stadium Flames Sports Hotline Player/Coaches Interviews Practice Practice Walk Thru Practice Practice TBA 6-7 p.m. with Turner Gill 1-2:15 p.m. (Team Room) 3:30-6 p.m. 3:30-6 p.m. 4:20-5:25 p.m. 5:25-6:15 p.m. Weekly Radio Call-In Show (Players & Coaches available (Players & Coaches available (Closed to Media) Post Game (Closed to Public/Media) Location: Journey FM Studio Team Meeting outside locker room at 5:45 p.m.) outside locker room at 5:45 p.m.) 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) Coach Gill is available following 93.3 FM (Lynchburg) the game. Players will follow 1320 AM (Lynchburg) Practice after coach Gill. 1240 AM (Roanoke) 3:30-5:30 p.m. (Players & Coaches available 730 AM (Gretna) outside locker room at 5:45 p.m.) LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION - 7:05 P.M. KICKOFF (EASTERN) School . .Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . .Lynchburg, Va. Eric Collins (Play-by-Play) Game Broadcast: http://bit.ly/2jZKjuw Founded. 1971 AJ Hawk (Analyst) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Enrollment . 15,000 Danny Kanell (Analyst) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) President . .Jerry Falwell Jr. Nick Pierce (Sideline) Director of Athletics . Ian McCaw Pregame Show: http://bit.ly/2jZKjuw Founder . .Dr. Jerry Falwell Nick Pierce Affiliation . NCAA Division I Jamie Hall Nickname . .Flames Matt Camire Mascot. Sparky MEDIA INFORMATION Colors . .Red, White & Blue The Liberty Athletics Department is served by an athletics communications office staff that works diligently to promote Conference:. Big South (BSC) the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and staff. The office members handle all sport and Athletics Website:. www.LibertyFlames.com department communications and media relations needs, and work to serve the working media. Official Athletics Twitter. @LibertyFlames Offcial Athletics Facebook. .LibertyFlamesAthletics Credentials Requests for season and single-game credentials should be emailed to the appropriate communications representative at Official Athletics Instagram . .@LibertyFlames least 48 hours prior to the requested event. Due to space limitations, credentials will be issued to full-time journalists from Official Football Twitter . @LibertyFootball media outlets that cover Liberty Athletics regularly and substantially or to representatives who regularly and customarily Official 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 Office reserves the right Turner Gill. Head Coach to revoke or deny credentials at any time. Ron Brown . Associate Head Coach/RB Joe Dailey . .Offensive 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 first floor 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. .Offensive 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 Office 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 specific 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 field 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 field at any time. ‹ 2 › matchup notes 2017 INDIVIDUAL HONORS “4 DOWNS” WITH THE BEARS A Liberty Win Would ... #10 Alex Probert - K Saturday’s contest will mark the first-ever • STATS FCS Preseason gridiron meeting between Liberty and Baylor, • Mark the Flames’ first-ever victory over a Big 12 opponent. All-American (Third Team) as well as the Baylor head coaching debut of • Big South Preseason Matt Rhule. Then an assistant coach at Western • Give Liberty its fifth all-time triumph over an FBS opponent All-Conference 1 Carolina, Rhule faced (and defeated) Liberty and its third in the last four seasons. in the 2002 season opener, 23-3. Legendary #23 Frankie Hickson - RB Baylor head coach Grant Teaff also has ties to Liberty, as • Big South Preseason grandson Josh Bookbinder coaches the Flames’ lineback- • Boost the Flames’ all-time record in season openers to 21- All-Conference (Return Specialist) ers. A 2009 Baylor graduate, Bookbinder worked with the 24. Bears’ linebackers as an undergraduate coach during the #34 Carrington Mosley - RB 2007 and 2008 seasons. • Be the first time the Flames have won a season opener • Big South Preseason away from Lynchburg since 1988, which was Liberty’s All-Conference Two of Liberty’s top athletics administrators, Director of Athletics Ian McCaw and Senior first year as an NCAA 1-AA program. That year, the Flames #35 Trey Turner - P Associate Athletics Director - Chief Financial started the season with a 17-7 triumph at Edinboro.