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1995 Liberty Flames football team

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1995 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Leahy (7th season)
Defensive coordinatorGeorge MacIntyre (1st season)
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Troy State ^     11 1 0
No. 9 Hofstra ^     10 1 0
Saint Mary's     8 2 0
Wagner     8 2 0
Hampton     8 3 0
Liberty     8 3 0
Monmouth     7 3 0
Samford     7 4 0
Robert Morris     6 4 0
Towson     6 4 0
UCF     6 5 0
UAB     5 6 0
Wofford     4 7 0
Buffalo     3 8 0
Youngstown State     3 8 0
Central Connecticut State     2 8 0
Western Kentucky     2 8 0
Davidson     1 8 1
Charleston Southern     1 10 0
Saint Francis     0 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 8–3.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2West Virginia TechNo. 21W 76–611,000[1]
September 9at VMINo. 20L 31–507,211[2]
September 16Morgan State
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 48–193,252[3]
September 23at Delaware StateW 41–14[4]
September 29at No. 19 HofstraL 10–365,281[5]
October 14at No. 19 UCFW 7–612,210[6]
October 21Wofford
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 37–010,300[7]
October 28at Charleston SouthernW 19–152,401[8]
November 4Hampton
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 28–14[9]
November 11No. 21 Georgia Southern
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 6–73,325[10]
November 18Western Kentucky
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 49–361,968[11]

References

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  1. ^ "LU annihilates West Va. Tech". The News and Advance. September 3, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Keydets extinguish Flames". The Daily News Leader. September 10, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Liberty rolls past Morgan St". The Baltimore Sun. September 17, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Liberty dominates winless DelState". The News Journal. September 24, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Hofstra thumps Liberty". The Roanoke Times. September 30, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Offense starts flat, stays flat as UCF falls flat to Liberty". The Orlando Sentinel. October 15, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wofford, Citadel both suffer shutout losses". The Greenville News. October 22, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "LU escapes Charleston Southern". The News and Advance. October 29, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Liberty runs over Hampton". The News and Advance. November 5, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Liberty playoff hopes dashed". The News and Advance. November 12, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Western's soft first half leads to season-ending 49–36 loss". The Courier-Journal. November 19, 1995. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.