2018 Liberty Flames football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2018
Team:Liberty Flames
Conference:Independent
Record:6–6
Head Coach:Turner Gill
Hc Year:7th
Off Coach:Joe Dailey
Codef Coach1:Robert Wimberly
Codef Coach2:Vantz Singletary
Stadium:Williams Stadium

The 2018 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. This was the Flames first year as a member of the FBS. Playing as an independent, they finished the season 6–6. As part of their transition to FBS, since they won six games, Liberty would have been allowed to apply for bowl eligibility had there not been enough teams with non-losing records to fill the available bowl games, but there were already four more teams than could be accommodated.

On December 3, head coach Turner Gill retired.[1] He finished at Liberty with a seven-year record of 47–35. On December 7, Liberty hired former Ole Miss head coach Hugh Freeze for the job.[2]

Schedule

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Game summaries

Old Dominion

See also: 2018 Old Dominion Monarchs football team.

At Army

See also: 2018 Army Black Knights football team.

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North Texas

See also: 2018 North Texas Mean Green football team.

At New Mexico

See also: 2018 New Mexico Lobos football team.

At New Mexico State

See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team.

Troy

See also: 2018 Troy Trojans football team.

Idaho State

See also: 2018 Idaho State Bengals football team.

At UMass

See also: 2018 UMass Minutemen football team.

At Virginia

See also: 2018 Virginia Cavaliers football team.

At Auburn

See also: 2018 Auburn Tigers football team.

New Mexico State

See also: 2018 New Mexico State Aggies football team.

Norfolk State

See also: 2018 Norfolk State Spartans football team. This game was originally scheduled for September 15, but it was rescheduled due to Hurricane Florence.On December 4, 2018, Turner Gill announced that he would retire immediately.[7] On December 7, Hugh Freeze was tabbed to be the next head coach of the Liberty Flames football team.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Turner Gill retiring after coaching Liberty for 7 seasons. 2022-01-18. USA TODAY. en-US.
  2. News: Liberty Hires Hugh Freeze . Caron . Emily . December 7, 2018 . . Emily Caron.
  3. Web site: 2018 Liberty Flames Football Schedule. FB Schedules.
  4. Web site: 2018 Season Football Schedule. Liberty Flames Athletics.
  5. News: Liberty dethrones Old Dominion, 52-10, for first FBS win. Walls. Dave. WSET. 2018-09-02. en-US.
  6. Web site: Liberty vs. Army - Game Summary - September 8, 2018. ESPN. 8 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Turner Gill Retiring. ESPN.
  8. Web site: Hugh Freeze Hiring. Lynchburg News.