LIBERTY FLAMES @LibertyFootball 2020 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES @LibertyFootball Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · Email: [email protected] GAME 11: No. 23/23 liberty vs. No. 9/11 coastal carolina 2020 schedule dec. 26, 2020 / 7:30 p.m. / camping world stadium / orlando, fla. at Western Kentucky Sept. 19 | Noon W Houchens-Smith Stadium 30-24 FIU Sept. 26 | 1 p.m. W 2020 Record: .................................... 9-1 2020 Record: ............11-0, 8-0 Sun Belt Williams Stadium 36-34 Head Coach: .......................Hugh Freeze Head Coach: ................Jamey Chadwell Record at Liberty: .........17-6 (2nd Year) Record at CCU: ........... 19-16 (3rd Year) NORTH ALABAMA Overall Record: ........ 59-38 (10th Year) Overall Record: ...........77-51 (11th Year) Oct. 3 | 1 p.m. W Williams Stadium 28-7 THE MATCHUP Storylines LOUISIANA-MONROE 1) No. 23/23 Liberty (9-1) will att empt to defend its FBC Mort- Oct. 10 | Noon W 38.3 PPG 37.5 gage Cure Bowl title Saturday with a renewal of its rivalry Williams Stadium 40-7 against No. 9/11 Coastal Carolina (11-0, 8-0 Sun Belt). 248 1st DOWNS 255 252.1 YPG RUSH 223.2 YPG 2) The former Big South Conference rivals will be meeting for at Syracuse the 15th time overall but for the fi rst time as FBS opponents Oct. 17 | Noon W 231.4 YPG PASS 223.6 YPG and the fi rst time since 2016. The all-time head-to-head series Carrier Dome 38-21 is deadlocked at 7-7 and Liberty has outscored Coastal Carolina 483.5 YPG OFFENSE 446.8 YPG by nine total points (433-424) in those 14 contests. 5 INT 4 SOUTHERN MISS W 3) The Flames, who topped Georgia Southern 23-16 a year ago, Oct. 24 | 1 p.m. 51 TDs 56 are aming to become the fi rst two-time Cure Bowl champion. Williams Stadium 56-35 10 FGs 9 Liberty is seeking its fi rst-ever victory over an FBS Top 25 op- ponent. A win would also tie the Flames' single-season record 33:10 TOP 34:15 of 10 wins, set in 2008. at Virginia Tech Nov. 7 | Noon W 301.2 YPG DEFENSE 340.7 YPG 4) Liberty QB Malik Willis is the only FBS player to rank among Lane Stadium 38-35 10 INT 14 the nation's top 20 for both passing TDs (20) and rushing TDs (10). Willis leads FBS QBs with a team-high 807 rushing yards. 26 SACKS 33 WESTERN CAROLINA W 5) Liberty ranks No. 8 nationally with 252.1 rushing yards per Nov. 14 | Noon game. The Flames are 13-0 under Hugh Freeze when outrush- Williams Stadium 58-14 ing their opponent, including 8-0 this season. at NC State 6) The Liberty defense ranks among the nation's leaders in L total yards allowed (No. 7, 301.2 yards/game). During their Nov. 21 | 7:30 p.m. regular-season fi nale vs. UMass, the Flames pitched their fi rst Carter-Finley Stadium 14-15 shutout since 2016. They are allowing just 9.7 ppg over the last three outings. UMASS W Nov. 27 | Noon Williams Stadium 45-0 at No. 14/14 Coastal Carolina Dec. 5 | 2 p.m. Cancelled Brooks Stadium. 24 | 2 vs. No. 9/11 Coastal Carolina PASSING RECEIVING RUSHING DEFENSE Dec. 26 | 7:30 p.m. 151-236, 2040 YDS 33 CATCHES 125 CARRIES 58 TACKLES Camping World Stadium 20 TD/4 INT 455 YARDS 692 YARDS 3.0 TFL 807 RUSH YDS 3 TD 4 TD 2 INT TV: Radio:: MALIK WILLIS DJ STUBBS JOSHUA MACK ANTHONY BUTLER #RiseWithUS‹ 1 › #TOUGHERTOGETHER MEDIA INFORMATION 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY No Practice Practice Practice Practice Practice Travel Day Gameday Players' Day Off 12:00-1:15 p.m. 10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m. 9:45-11:30 a.m. 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. No Practice Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina Camping World Stadium No Media Availability No Media Availability Cure Bowl No Media Availability No Media Availability 7:30 p.m. Eastern Press Conference Post Game (Coach Freeze and Coach Freeze is available 3 Players) following the game. 11:30 a.m. Players will follow after Coach Freeze. LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION GAME INFORMATION - 7:30 P.M. EASTERN KICKOFF School . Liberty University WATCH LISTEN Location . Lynchburg, Va. Roy Philpott (Play-by-Play) Alan York (Play-by-Play) Founded . 1971 Kelly Stouff er (Color Analyst) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) Enrollment . 15,000 Alex Chappell (Sidelines) Nick Pierce (Sidelines) Greg Pike (Producer) Acting President . .Dr. Jerry Prevo Director of Athletics . Ian McCaw Founder . Dr. Jerry Falwell Affi liation . NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision Nickname . Flames MEDIA INFORMATION The Liberty Athletics Department is served by an athletics communications offi ce staff that works diligently to promote Mascot . Sparky the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches, and staff . The offi ce members handle all sport and Colors . .Red, White, & Blue department communications and media relations needs and work to serve the working media. Conference . Independent Athletics Website . LibertyFlames.com Credentials Due to space limitations in the Williams Stadium East Tower press box because of social distancing requirements, Offi cial Athletics Twitt er . @LibertyFlames credential requests will be handled on a game-by-game basis during the 2020 season. Priority seating in the press box will Off cial Athletics Facebook . LibertyFlamesAthletics be given to the primary media that covers Liberty Athletics on a regular basis. All approved media credentials will be left at Offi cial Athletics Instagram . @LibertyFlames the Media Will Call window at the East Tower Ticket Booth. Offi cial Football Twitt er . @LibertyFootball Work-Related Equipment Bags Offi cial Football Instagram . @LibertyFootball Members of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/TV broadcast equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through the Media entrance near the East Ticket Booth. Work-related equipment LIBERTY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security. Hugh Freeze . Head Coach Postgame Interviews Kent Austin . Co-Off ensive Coordinator/QB All postgame interviews will be conducted by Microsoft Teams virtual calls during the 2020 season. No media will have Maurice Harris . .Co-Off ensive Coordinator/WR access to the sidelines or the Liberty Football Center this season. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, Ben Aigamaua . .Assistant Coach/TE will ask for requests during the fourth quarter of the contest and the link to the virtual postgame press conference will be provided on game day. Bruce Johnson . Assistant Coach/RB Sam Gregg . .Assistant Coach/OL Parking Scott Symons . Defensive Coordinator/LB Liberty University has designated the Yellow Lot on University Blvd. (Speakman Lot near the Liberty University Bookstore) as reserved media parking for home football contests. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain Josh Aldridge . .Assistant Coach/DL a parking pass and information on how to access the lot on game day. Rickey Hunley . Assistant Coach/CB Corey Batoon . Assistant Coach/S Photographers Tanner Burns . .Special Teams Coordinator Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and new sideline restrictions determined by the NCAA, no external media groups will have Dominic Studzinski . Strength and Conditioning Coach access to the Williams Stadium sidelines during the 2020 season. The sidelines at Williams Stadium will be reserved for the two teams and game offi cials, who are following proper COVID-19 testing policies, as well as Liberty University staff Darry Marshall . Assistant AD/Chief of Staff members that meet COVID-19 testing or screening protocols. Liberty Athletics will station multiple photographers and SJ Tuohy . .Assistant AD/Director of Football Ops video team members on the sidelines who will capture photos and video throughout each home game. Liberty Athletics will Kyle DeArmon . Off ensive Quality Control provide links to download both photo and video content prior to each game. Any external media outlet that has a specifi c photo/video request should direct your requests to Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, on game day. RJ Fleming. Off ensive Quality Control Jordan Cantrell . Defensive Quality Control CollegePressbox.com Eric Ponio . Defensive Quality Control CollegePressBox.com is the offi cial media website for Division I football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos, and more for each conference and its member schools. Register for access at CollegePressBox.com/register. #RiseWithUS‹ 2 › #TOUGHERTOGETHER MATCHUP NOTES FBS INDEPENDENTS “4 DOWNS” WITH THE CHANTICLEERS A Liberty Win Would ... W L Pct. BYU 10 1 .909 Saturday will mark the fi rst time both teams • Make the Flames the fi rst team ever to win two FBC Mort- Liberty 9 1 .900 have been nationally ranked in 15 all-time meet- gage Cure Bowl titles. Army 9 2 .818 ings between the Flames and Chanticleers. UMass 0 4 .000 On nine previous occasions, either Liberty or • Enable the Flames to join Appalachian State as the only New Mexico State * 0 0 .000 1 Coastal Carolina were ranked (at the FCS level) UConn * 0 0 .000 at the time of the meeting, but not both. The teams transitioning from FCS to FBS football ever to win * - Not playing during fall 2020 FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl will be the fi rst Top 25 matchup a bowl game during each of their fi rst two seasons of full during bowl season this year. bowl eligibility. Friday, Oct. 16 BYU 43, Houston 26 Liberty (9-1) vs. Coastal Carolina (11-0) have the • Mark the Flames' fi rst-ever victory over an FBS Top 25 op- second-highest combined winning percentage Saturday, Oct.