1980 Liberty Baptist Flames football team

1980 Liberty Baptist Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Cameron   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Wofford   –   7 – 2 – 2
Liberty Baptist   –   7 – 3 – 0
Guilford   –   6 – 3 – 0
Central State (OK)   –   5 – 4 – 0
Kentucky State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Eastern New Mexico   –   2 – 7 – 1
Langston   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1980 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1980 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 7–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6Mars Hill
L 0–7[1]
September 13Catawba
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 35–14[2]
September 20Bowie State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 35–04,749[3]
October 4UNAM
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 41–12[4]
October 11at James Madison
L 14–30[5]
October 18at Gardner–Webb
W 15–14[6]
October 25Lenoir–Rhyne
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA (Shrine Bowl)
W 45–25[7]
November 1at C. W. Post
L 13–30[8]
November 8Morehead State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 23–207,126[9]
November 15Hampton
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 51–18983[10]

References

  1. ^ "Lions take 7–0 victory". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 7, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tribe, down 7 at half, drops opener by 35–14". The Salisbury Post. September 14, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Flames glad game over despite 35–0 victory". The News & Daily Advance. September 21, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "LBC holds down score with subs". The News & Daily Advance. October 5, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Madison 30, Liberty Baptist 14". Daily Press. October 11, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "G–W loses, 15–14". The Asheville Citizen-Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Flames outlast Bears in offensive show". The News & Daily Advance. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "New QB carries Post to victory". Newsday. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Liberty humbles Morehead". The Courier-Journal. November 9, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Liberty Baptist crushes 'defenseless' HI 51–18". Daily Press. November 16, 1980. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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