2024 Liberty Flames football team

2024 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–2 (4–2 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
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Jacksonville State   6 – 0     7 – 3  
Western Kentucky   5 – 1     7 – 3  
Sam Houston   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Liberty   4 – 2     7 – 2  
Louisiana Tech   3 – 4     4 – 6  
FIU   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 4     3 – 7  
UTEP   2 – 5     2 – 8  
New Mexico State   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Kennesaw State*   1 – 5     1 – 9  
Championship: December 6, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of November 21, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

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

Preseason

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C-USA media poll

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The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Flames were predicted to finish first in the conference.[1]

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 316:00 p.m.Campbell*
ESPN+W 41–2421,573
September 710:15 p.m.at New Mexico State
ESPN2W 30–2416,562
September 146:00 p.m.UTEPdagger
  • 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[2]
October 87:00 p.m.FIU
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
CBSSNW 31–24 OT16,343
October 237:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State
CBSSNL 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 Tennessee
CBSSNW 37–1713,500
November 1612:00 p.m.at Massachusetts*
ESPN+W 35–34 OT9,115
November 231:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+
November 293:30 p.m.at Sam Houston
CBSSN

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Game summaries

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Campbell (FCS)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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 0 000
Mountaineers 0 0 000

at Kidd Brewer Stadium, Boone, North Carolina

  • Date: September 28, 2024
  • Game time: Canceled
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Statistics LIB APP
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Appalachian State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

FIU

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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

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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

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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

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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

[edit]
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

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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

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See also: 2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team
Game Twelve – Liberty Flames (0–0) at Sam Houston Bearkats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Flames 0 0 000
Bearkats 0 0 000

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

Rankings

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Further information: 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV————
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRVRV————
CFPNot released———Not released

References

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  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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