1987 Liberty Flames football team

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1987 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–7
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 New Haven   –   8 – 2 – 0
Saint Mary's   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 11 UCF ^   –   9 – 4 – 0
Springfield   –   5 – 3 – 1
Central Connecticut   –   4 – 4 – 1
American International   –   3 – 5 – 2
Liberty   –   3 – 7 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 8 – 1
Michigan Tech   –   2 – 7 – 0
Southern Connecticut State   –   1 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Morgan Hout, the Flames compiled an overall record of 3–7.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Edinboro
W 13–85,800[1]
September 12at Tennessee Tech
L 23–439,356[2]
September 19Villanova
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 20–248,530[3]
September 26Eastern Illinois
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 14–176,100[4]
October 10at No. 4 (I-AA) Appalachian State
L 6–2413,715[5]
October 17at Murray State
L 12–344,560[6]
October 24Newberry
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 20–198,860[7]
October 31at Western Illinois
L 14–245,000[8]
November 7at No. 7 UCF
L 21–4211,081[9]
November 14Towson State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 31–146,575[10]

[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Flames celebrate as seven-game skid ends". The News & Daily Advance. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tech snaps losing streak; races past Liberty 43–23". The Tennessean. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Villanova wins its season opener over Liberty, 24–20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eastern nips Liberty, 17–14". Herald and Review. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Appalachian State wins as Beaty leads the way". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Racers douse Flames threat to stop streak". The Paducah Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Liberty stops Newberry". The Index-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "W. Illinois moves to 7–2". Southern Illinoisan. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UCF still on track for playoff bid". The Orlando Sentinel. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Liberty upends Towson State, 31–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Liberty)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.
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