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American college football season

2024 Liberty Flames football
Bahamas Bowl, L 7–26 vs. Buffalo
ConferenceConference USA
Record8–4 (5–3 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorWilly Korn (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorNewland Isaac (2nd season)
Offensive schemeUp-tempo spread
Co-defensive coordinatorSkylor Magee (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons← 20232025 →
2024 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Jacksonville State y$   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Western Kentucky y   6 – 2     8 – 6  
Sam Houston   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Liberty   5 – 3     8 – 4  
Louisiana Tech   4 – 4     5 – 8  
UTEP   3 – 5     3 – 9  
FIU   3 – 5     4 – 8  
New Mexico State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Kennesaw State*   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Championship: Jacksonville State 52, Western Kentucky 12
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules

The 2024 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Flames played their home games at Williams Stadium located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and competed as a second-year member of Conference USA. They were led by second-year head coach Jamey Chadwell.

Preseason

C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Flames were predicted to finish first in the conference.

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Liberty 197 (18)
2 Western Kentucky 173 (2)
3 Jacksonville State 166
4 Middle Tennessee 98
5 New Mexico State 97
Sam Houston
7 Louisiana Tech 88
8 FIU 81
9 UTEP 76
10 Kennesaw State 27

Schedule

The September 28 game against Appalachian State was canceled due to Hurricane Helene.

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31, 20246:00 p.m.Campbell*ESPN+W 41–2421,573
September 710:15 p.m.at New Mexico StateESPN2W 30–2416,562
September 146:00 p.m.UTEP
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 28–1021,805
September 216:00 p.m.East Carolina*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 35–2424,076
September 283:30 p.m.at Appalachian State*ESPN+Canceled
October 87:00 p.m.FIU
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
CBSSNW 31–24 16,343
October 237:00 p.m.at Kennesaw StateCBSSNL 24–278,209
October 307:00 p.m.Jacksonville State
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
CBSSNL 21–3118,069
November 91:00 p.m.at Middle TennesseeCBSSNW 37–1713,500
November 1612:00 p.m.at Massachusetts*ESPN+W 35–34 9,115
November 231:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 38–2117,930
November 293:30 p.m.at Sam HoustonCBSSNL 18–208,651
January 4, 202511:00 a.m.vs. BuffaloESPN2L 7–26

Game summaries

Campbell (FCS)

See also: 2024 Campbell Fighting Camels football team Game One – Campbell Fighting Camels (FCS) (0–0) at Liberty Flames (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Camels (FCS) 3 7 7724
Flames 7 10 101441

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: August 31, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: S 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,573
  • Referee: Douglas Mercer
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:22) LIB – Quinton Cooley 6-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:28; Liberty 7–0)
  • (8:54) CAMP – Connor Lytton 27-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:28; Liberty 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (11:33) CAMP – Sincere Brown 36-yard pass from Chad Mascoe, Connor Lytton kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:37; Campbell 10–7)
  • (4:14) LIB – Colin Karhu 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 7:10; Tied 10–10)
  • (1:04) LIB – Treon Sibley 70-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:29; Liberty 17–10)
Third quarter
  • (8:54) LIB – Bentley Hanshaw 2-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 6:00; Liberty 24–10)
  • (4:37) LIB – Colin Karhu 34-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:58; Liberty 27–10)
  • (3:04) CAMP – Mark Biggins 1-yard run, Connor Lytton kick (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:32; Liberty 27–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:22) LIB – Billy Lucas 5-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 14 plays, 92 yards, 6:23; Liberty 34–17)
  • (4:10) LIB – Ryan Burger 6-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:00; Liberty 41–17)
  • (1:56) CAMP – Allen Mitchell 2-yard run, Connor Lytton kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:14; Liberty 41–24)
Statistics CAMP LIB
First downs 13 28
Total yards 310 533
Rushing yards 116 279
Passing yards 194 254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–18–0 18–26–0
Time of possession 23:58 36:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Campbell Passing Chad Mascoe 10/17, 180 yards, TD
Rushing Mark Biggins 8 carries, 81 yards, TD
Receiving Sincere Brown 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 16/23, 242 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Quinton Cooley 16 carries, 110 yards, TD
Receiving Treon Sibley 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD

at New Mexico State

See also: 2024 New Mexico State Aggies football team Game Two – Liberty Flames (1–0) at New Mexico State Aggies (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames 3 6 02130
Aggies 10 7 0724

at Aggie Memorial Stadium • Las Cruces, New Mexico

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 10:15 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 16,562
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst) and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:23) NMSU – Abraham Montano 29 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 4:16; NMSU 3–0)
  • (5:39) NMSU – Monte Watkins 64 yard pass from Parker Awad, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 1 plays, 64 yards, 0:12; NMSU 10–0)
  • (2:53) LIB – Colin Karhu 39 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 7:21; NMSU 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (13:15) NMSU – Seth McGowan 5 yard pass from Parker Awad, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:38; NMSU 17–3)
  • (5:55) LIB – Colin Karhu 31 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 73 yards, 3:31; NMSU 17–6)
  • (0:37) LIB – Colin Karhu 29 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 41 yards, 2:56; NMSU 17–9)
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • (9:45) LIB – CJ Bazile Jr. 22 Yd fumble return, Kaidon Salter run for two-point conversion (Drive: 6 plays, 4 yards, 3:22; NMSU 17–15)
  • (7:42) NMSU – Parker Awad 2 yard run, Abraham Montano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:55; NMSU 24–15)
  • (5:12) LIB – Quinton Cooley 27 yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:26; NMSU 24–22)
  • (1:05) LIB – Quinton Cooley 44 yard run, Kaidon Salter pass to Reese Smith for two-point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 1:54; LIB 30–24)
Statistics LIB NMSU
First downs 18 18
Total yards 473 275
Rushing yards 217 117
Passing yards 256 158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–29–0 9–22–0
Time of possession 28:56 31:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 16/29, 256 yards
Rushing Quinton Cooley 12 carries, 111 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Treon Sibley 5 receptions, 155 yards
New Mexico State Passing Parker Awad 9/22, 158 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Seth McGowan 15 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Monte Watkins 1 reception, 64 yards, TD

UTEP

See also: 2024 UTEP Miners football team Game Three – UTEP Miners (0–2) at Liberty Flames (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Miners 3 0 7010
Flames 7 7 7728

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,805
  • Referee: Garrett Dickerson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:40) UTEP – Buzz Flabiano 25-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:26; UTEP 3–0)
  • (4:34) LIB – Billy Lucas 12-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:00; Liberty 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:35) LIB – Billy Lucas 1-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:13; Liberty 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (12:26) UTEP – Kenny Odom 60-yard pass from Skyler Locklear, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:11; Liberty 14–10)
  • (2:07) LIB – Billy Lucas 2-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 3:11; Liberty 21–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:51) LIB – Tyson Mobley 13-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:47; Liberty 28–10)
Statistics UTEP LIB
First downs 18 19
Total yards 335 415
Rushing yards 91 187
Passing yards 244 228
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–43–2 15–19–0
Time of possession 29:14 30:46
Team Category Player Statistics
UTEP Passing Skyler Locklear 26/43, 244 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Jevon Jackson 15 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Kam Thomas 8 receptions, 68 yards
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 15/19, 228 yards, TD
Rushing Billy Lucas 21 carries, 104 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Treon Sibley 4 receptions, 77 yards

East Carolina

See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team Game Four – East Carolina Pirates (2–1) at Liberty Flames (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 14 3 7024
Flames 0 7 141435

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 24,076
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:52) ECU – Jake Garcia 6 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:35; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (3:18) ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr. 1 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:05; East Carolina 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:52) ECU – Andrew Conrad 35 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 23 yards, 4:31; East Carolina 17–0)
  • (2:53) LIB – Elijah Canion 14 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 6:32; East Carolina 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:16) LIB – Reese Smith 17 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:44; East Carolina 17–14)
  • (2:52) LIB – Reese Smith 14 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 4:27; Liberty 21–17)
  • (0:41) ECU – Rahjai Harris 44 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 2:03; East Carolina 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:10) LIB – Reese Smith 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:31; Liberty 28–24)
  • (2:00) LIB – Quinton Cooley 21 yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:05; Liberty 35–24)
Statistics ECU LIB
First downs 21 26
Total yards 331 414
Rushing yards 127 191
Passing yards 204 223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–36–1 19–32–1
Time of possession 23:17 36:43
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 20/36, 204 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 13 carries, 47 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Chase Sowell 5 receptions, 72 yards
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 19/32, 223 yards, 4 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Quinton Cooley 19 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Reese Smith 6 receptions, 80 yards, 3 TD

at Appalachian State

See also: 2024 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team Game Five – Liberty Flames (4–0) at Appalachian State Mountaineers (2–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames - - --0
Mountaineers - - --0

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

FIU

See also: 2024 FIU Panthers football team Game Six – FIU Panthers (2–3) at Liberty Flames (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Panthers 3 7 014024
Flames 3 14 07731

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: October 8, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,343
  • Referee: Garrett Dickerson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Donte Whitner (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:34) LIB – Colin Karhu 28-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:43; Liberty 3–0)
  • (4:16) FIU – Alejandro Prado 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 48 yards, 4:10; Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:50) FIU – Dean Patterson 17-yard run, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:02; FIU 10–3)
  • (8:15) LIB – Quinton Cooley 4-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 6:27; Tied 10–10)
  • (0:20) LIB – Kaidon Salter 20-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 2:26; Liberty 17–10)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter
  • (10:43) LIB – Quinton Cooley 9-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 4:12; Liberty 24–10)
  • (6:23) FIU – Kejon Owens 3-yard run, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:13; Liberty 24–17)
  • (1:42) FIU – Keyone Jenkins 1-yard run, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:44; Tied 24–24)
Overtime
  • (0:00) LIB – Kaidon Salter 9-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 15:00; Liberty 31–24)
Statistics FIU LIB
First downs 18 21
Total yards 344 406
Rushing yards 99 281
Passing yards 245 125
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–29–0 9–16–1
Time of possession 29:18 30:42
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Keyone Jenkins 19/29, 245 yards, INT
Rushing Kejon Owens 15 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving Dean Patterson 6 receptions, 90 yards
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 9/16, 125 yards
Rushing Quinton Cooley 29 carries, 174 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Reese Smith 4 receptions, 68 yards

at Kennesaw State

See also: 2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team Game Seven – Liberty Flames (5–0) at Kennesaw State Owls (0–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames 7 7 3724
Owls 7 7 7627

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, Georgia

  • Date: October 23, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SE 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 8,209
  • Referee: Reed Brotherton
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play) and Brock Vereen (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:43) LIB – Treon Sibley 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:22; LIB 7–0)
  • (2:49) KENN – Christian Moss 41 yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; TIE 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:21) KENN – Michael Benefield 1 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 2:04; KENN 14–7)
  • (0:48) LIB – Donte Lee Jr. 15 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:12; TIE 14–14)
Third quarter
  • (8:02) KENN – Qua Ashley 6 yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:31; KENN 21–14)
  • (5:05) LIB – Colin Karhu 47 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 2:57; KENN 21–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:43) KENN – Austin Welch 31 yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 62 yards, 0:00; KENN 24–17)
  • (4:13) KENN – Austin Welch 41 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 42 yards, 0:00; KENN 27–17)
  • (1:49) LIB – Elijah Canion 0 yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 2:18; KENN 27–24)
Statistics LIB KENN
First downs 22 18
Total yards 386 323
Rushing yards 180 134
Passing yards 206 189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–40–1 16–20–0
Time of possession 27:41 32:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 22/40, 206 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Kaidon Salter 9 carries, 87 yards
Receiving Elijah Canion 5 receptions, 61 yards, 1 TD
Kennesaw State Passing Davis Bryson 16/20, 189 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Michael Benefield 16 carries, 54 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaden Robinson 3 receptions, 72 yards

Jacksonville State

See also: 2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team Game Eight – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4–3) at Liberty Flames (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 7 7 10731
Flames 7 7 0721

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: October 30, 2024
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,069
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Luke Kuechly (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:43) LIB – Vaughn Blue 25-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:32; Liberty 7–0)
  • (10:30) JVST – Tre Stewart 75-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:53) JVST – Tre Stewart 28-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; Jacksonville State 14–7)
  • (4:16) LIB – Quinton Cooley 2-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:37; Tied 14–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:22) JVST – Garrison Rippa 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:20; Jacksonville State 17–14)
  • (2:35) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 4:20; Jacksonville State 24–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:29) LIB – Jacob Jenkins 4-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:05; Jacksonville State 24–21)
  • (1:57) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:37; Jacksonville State 31–21)
Statistics JVST LIB
First downs 21 27
Total yards 458 420
Rushing yards 363 273
Passing yards 95 147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–10–0 12–25–1
Time of possession 23:46 36:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 6/10, 95 yards
Rushing Tre Stewart 27 carries, 232 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Cam Vaughn 1 reception, 39 yards
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 12/25, 147 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Quinton Cooley 27 carries, 133 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Canion 5 receptions, 63 yards

at Middle Tennessee

See also: 2024 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team Game Nine – Liberty Flames (5–2) at Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (3–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames 7 20 3737
Blue Raiders 7 0 01017

at Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium • Murfreesboro, Tennessee

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: S 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,500
  • Referee: Rory Bernard
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:16) MTSU – Hayes Sutton 6-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 0:56; Middle Tennessee 7–0)
  • (5:53) LIB – Kaidon Salter 41-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:14; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (9:00) LIB – Quinton Cooley 4-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 15 plays, 84 yards, 6:07; Liberty 14–7)
  • (3:09) LIB – Julian Gray 41-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 3:31; Liberty 20–7)
  • (0:32) LIB – Jacob Jenkins 4-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:18; Liberty 27–7)
Third quarter
  • (1:49) LIB – Colin Karhu 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 3:16; Liberty 30–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:53) MTSU – Terry Wilkins 17-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:56; Liberty 30–14)
  • (9:42) LIB – Julian Gray 34-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:05; Liberty 37–14)
  • (4:47) MTSU – Zeke Rankin 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:55; Liberty 37–17)
Statistics LIB MTSU
First downs 30 18
Total yards 500 351
Rushing yards 339 88
Passing yards 161 263
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–16–0 22–33–0
Time of possession 30:23 29:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 11/15, 154 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Quinton Cooley 24 carries, 136 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Canion 3 receptions, 54 yards
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiato 22/33, 263 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nicholas Vattiato 8 carries, 26 yards
Receiving Holden Willis 5 receptions, 81 yards

at UMass

See also: 2024 UMass Minutemen football team Game Ten – Liberty Flames (6–2) at UMass Minutemen (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Flames 0 7 714735
Minutemen 7 13 08634

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Hadley, Massachusetts

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind: NW 11 miles per hour (18 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 9,115
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jay Burnham (play-by-play) and Andy Gresh (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:20) UMASS – Jalen John 9-yard run, Jacob Lurie kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 5:35; UMass 7–0)
  • (7:20) UMASS – Jacob Lurie 22-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 86 yards, 6:50; UMass 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (5:01) LIB – Quinton Cooley 11-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:11; UMass 10–7)
  • (1:33) UMASS – Jacob Lurie 43-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:28; UMass 13–7)
  • (0:10) UMASS – AJ Hairston 2-yard run, Jacob Lurie kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 0:58; UMass 20–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:01) LIB – Kaidon Salter 8-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:51; UMass 20–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:09) LIB – Quinton Cooley 11-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 5:40; Liberty 21–20)
  • (7:08) UMASS – Ahmad Haston 2-yard run, Dominick Mazotti pass (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:01; UMass 28–21)
  • (3:49) LIB – Kaidon Salter 1-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:19; Tied 28–28)
Overtime
  • (0:00) UMASS – Jalen John 2-yard run (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; UMass 34–28)
  • (0:00) LIB – Quinton Cooley 11-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Liberty 35–34)
Statistics LIB MASS
First downs 27 26
Total yards 423 426
Rushing yards 309 263
Passing yards 114 163
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–16–1 13–25–0
Time of possession 27:50 32:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 9/16, 114 yards, INT
Rushing Quinton Cooley 20 carries, 147 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Treon Sibley 1 reception, 34 yards
UMass Passing AJ Hairston 13/25, 163 yards
Rushing Jalen John 15 carries, 119 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Jakobie Keeney-James 6 receptions, 75 yards

Western Kentucky

See also: 2024 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team Game Eleven – Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7–3) at Liberty Flames (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hilltoppers 0 0 000
Flames 0 0 000

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner (play-by-play), Joe Jauch (analyst) and Emily Austen (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WKU LIB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Kentucky Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Liberty Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Sam Houston

See also: 2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team Game Twelve – Liberty Flames (8–2) at Sam Houston Bearkats (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames 2 7 0918
Bearkats 3 14 3020

at Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, Texas

  • Date: Friday November 29, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • TV: CBSSN
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics LIB SHSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Buffalo (Bahamas Bowl)

See also: 2024 Buffalo Bulls football team and 2025 Bahamas Bowl 2025 Bahamas Bowl
Buffalo Bulls (8–4) vs. Liberty Flames (8–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulls 6 3 71026
Flames 0 0 077

at Thomas Robinson Stadium, Nassau, Bahamas

  • Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NNE at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 4,610
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play), Dustin Fox (analyst) and Coley Harvey (sideline)
  • Box score
Statistics UB LIB
First downs 18 11
Total yards 359 242
Rushing yards 222 162
Passing yards 137 80
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–19–0 6–21–1
Time of possession 37:01 22:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Buffalo Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Liberty Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. "FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish". conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  2. "Helene forces App State-Liberty cancelation, hampers Broncos". ESPN. September 27, 2024. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  3. "2024 Liberty Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
  4. "Liberty Flames 2024 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
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