LIBERTY FLAMES...will ask for requests during the fourth quarter of the contest and the link to the virtual postgame press conference will be provided on game day. Parking Liberty

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Storylines1) No. 23/23 Liberty (9-1) will att empt to defend its FBC Mort-gage Cure Bowl title Saturday with a renewal of its rivalry against No. 9/11 Coastal Carolina (11-0, 8-0 Sun Belt).

2) The former Big South Conference rivals will be meeting for the 15th time overall but for the fi rst time as FBS opponents and the fi rst time since 2016. The all-time head-to-head series is deadlocked at 7-7 and Liberty has outscored Coastal Carolina by nine total points (433-424) in those 14 contests.

3) The Flames, who topped Georgia Southern 23-16 a year ago, are aming to become the fi rst two-time Cure Bowl champion.Liberty is seeking its fi rst-ever victory over an FBS Top 25 op-ponent. A win would also tie the Flames' single-season record of 10 wins, set in 2008.

4) Liberty QB Malik Willis is the only FBS player to rank among the nation's top 20 for both passing TDs (20) and rushing TDs (10). Willis leads FBS QBs with a team-high 807 rushing yards.

5) Liberty ranks No. 8 nationally with 252.1 rushing yards per game. The Flames are 13-0 under Hugh Freeze when outrush-ing their opponent, including 8-0 this season.

6) The Liberty defense ranks among the nation's leaders in total yards allowed (No. 7, 301.2 yards/game). During their regular-season fi nale vs. UMass, the Flames pitched their fi rst shutout since 2016. They are allowing just 9.7 ppg over the last three outings.

LIBERTY FLAMES2020 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications · Cell: (434) 841-8974 · Email: [email protected]

GAME 11: No. 23/23 liberty vs. No. 9/11 coastal carolinadec. 26, 2020 / 7:30 p.m. / camping world stadium / orlando, fla.

2020 Record: .................................... 9-1Head Coach: .......................Hugh FreezeRecord at Liberty: .........17-6 (2nd Year)Overall Record: ........ 59-38 (10th Year)

2020 Record: ............11-0, 8-0 Sun BeltHead Coach: ................Jamey ChadwellRecord at CCU: ........... 19-16 (3rd Year)Overall Record: ...........77-51 (11th Year)

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2020 scheduleat Western KentuckySept. 19 | NoonHouchens-Smith Stadium

FIUSept. 26 | 1 p.m.Williams Stadium

NORTH ALABAMA

LOUISIANA-MONROEOct. 10 | NoonWilliams Stadium

at SyracuseOct. 17 | NoonCarrier Dome

SOUTHERN MISSOct. 24 | 1 p.m.Williams Stadium

at Virginia TechNov. 7 | NoonLane Stadium

WESTERN CAROLINANov. 14 | NoonWilliams Stadium

at NC StateNov. 21 | 7:30 p.m.Carter-Finley Stadium

W30-24

W36-34

W28-7

W40-7

W38-21

W56-35

W38-35

W58-14

L14-15

Oct. 3 | 1 p.m.Williams Stadium

UMASSNov. 27 | NoonWilliams Stadium

W45-0

at No. 14/14 Coastal CarolinaDec. 5 | 2 p.m.Brooks Stadium. 24 | 2

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vs. No. 9/11 Coastal CarolinaDec. 26 | 7:30 p.m.Camping World Stadium

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MEDIA INFORMATION

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATIONSchool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Liberty University Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lynchburg, Va.Founded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1971Enrollment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15,000Acting President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jerry PrevoDirector of Athletics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ian McCawFounder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jerry Falwell Affi liation . . . . NCAA Division I Football Bowl SubdivisionNickname . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . FlamesMascot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SparkyColors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Red, White, & BlueConference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . IndependentAthletics Website . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LibertyFlames.comOffi cial Athletics Twitt er . . . . . . . . . . . . @LibertyFlamesOff cial Athletics Facebook . . . . . . LibertyFlamesAthleticsOffi cial Athletics Instagram . . . . . . . . . @LibertyFlamesOffi cial Football Twitt er . . . . . . . . . . . @LibertyFootballOffi cial Football Instagram . . . . . . . . . @LibertyFootball

LIBERTY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFFHugh Freeze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Head CoachKent Austin . . . . . . . . . . . Co-Off ensive Coordinator/QBMaurice Harris . . . . . . . . . Co-Off ensive Coordinator/WRBen Aigamaua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Coach/TEBruce Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach/RBSam Gregg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Coach/OLScott Symons . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Coordinator/LBJosh Aldridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Assistant Coach/DLRickey Hunley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach/CBCorey Batoon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant Coach/STanner Burns . . . . . . . . . . . . Special Teams CoordinatorDominic Studzinski . . . Strength and Conditioning CoachDarry Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . Assistant AD/Chief of Staff SJ Tuohy . . . . . . . . Assistant AD/Director of Football OpsKyle DeArmon . . . . . . . . . . . . Off ensive Quality ControlRJ Fleming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Off ensive Quality ControlJordan Cantrell . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Quality ControlEric Ponio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defensive Quality Control

20 21 22 23 24 25 26SUNDAYNo PracticePlayers' Day Off

MONDAYPractice12:00-1:15 p.m.

No Media Availability

TUESDAYPractice10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.


WEDNESDAYPractice9:45-11:30 a.m.

Cure Bowl Press Conference(Coach Freeze and3 Players)11:30 a.m.

THURSDAYPractice10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.


FRIDAYTravel DayNo Practice


SATURDAYGamedayLiberty vs. Coastal CarolinaCamping World Stadium7:30 p.m. Eastern

Post GameCoach Freeze is available following the game. Players will follow after Coach Freeze.

MEDIA INFORMATIONThe Liberty Athletics Department is served by an athletics communications offi ce staff that works diligently to promote the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches, and staff . The offi ce members handle all sport and department communications and media relations needs and work to serve the working media.

Credentials Due to space limitations in the Williams Stadium East Tower press box because of social distancing requirements, credential requests will be handled on a game-by-game basis during the 2020 season. Priority seating in the press box will be given to the primary media that covers Liberty Athletics on a regular basis. All approved media credentials will be left at the Media Will Call window at the East Tower Ticket Booth.

Work-Related Equipment BagsMembers of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/TV broadcast equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through the Media entrance near the East Ticket Booth. Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security.

Postgame InterviewsAll postgame interviews will be conducted by Microsoft Teams virtual calls during the 2020 season. No media will have access to the sidelines or the Liberty Football Center this season. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth quarter of the contest and the link to the virtual postgame press conference will be provided on game day.

ParkingLiberty University has designated the Yellow Lot on University Blvd. (Speakman Lot near the Liberty University Bookstore) as reserved media parking for home football contests. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Offi ce to obtain a parking pass and information on how to access the lot on game day.

PhotographersDue to the COVID-19 pandemic and new sideline restrictions determined by the NCAA, no external media groups will have access to the Williams Stadium sidelines during the 2020 season. The sidelines at Williams Stadium will be reserved for the two teams and game offi cials, who are following proper COVID-19 testing policies, as well as Liberty University staff members that meet COVID-19 testing or screening protocols. Liberty Athletics will station multiple photographers and video team members on the sidelines who will capture photos and video throughout each home game. Liberty Athletics will provide links to download both photo and video content prior to each game. Any external media outlet that has a specifi c photo/video request should direct your requests to Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, on game day.

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WATCHRoy Philpott (Play-by-Play)Kelly Stouff er (Color Analyst)Alex Chappell (Sidelines)Greg Pike (Producer)

LISTENAlan York (Play-by-Play)Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst)Nick Pierce (Sidelines)

GAME INFORMATION - 7:30 P.M. EASTERN KICKOFF


MATCHUP NOTES“4 DOWNS” WITH THE CHANTICLEERS

Saturday will mark the fi rst time both teams have been nationally ranked in 15 all-time meet-ings between the Flames and Chanticleers. On nine previous occasions, either Liberty or Coastal Carolina were ranked (at the FCS level) at the time of the meeting, but not both. The

FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl will be the fi rst Top 25 matchup during bowl season this year.

Liberty (9-1) vs. Coastal Carolina (11-0) have the second-highest combined winning percentage (20-1, .952) this year of any bowl matchup, trail-ing only Alabama (11-0) vs. Notre Dame (10-1) in the College Football Playoff Semifi nal at the Rose Bowl Game (21-1, .955). The other College

Football Playoff Semifi nal participants, Clemson (10-1) and Ohio State (6-0), have a combined 16-1 record (.941). Liberty is 2-9 all-time when playing in Florida.

Liberty (FBC Cure Bowl), Nevada (Famous Ida-ho Potato Bowl) and Texas (Alamo Bowl) are the only three FBS teams to play in the same bowl game from 2019 to 2020. Liberty and Tex-as are looking to become the fi rst teams to win the same bowl in back-to-back years since Ap-

palachian State in the 2018 & 2019 New Orleans Bowl.

Liberty is playing its fi rst game in more than four weeks, as its scheduled visit to Coastal Carolina on Dec. 5 was cancelled. This is the fourth time in the Liberty-Coastal Carolina ri-valry that one of the two teams has entered the meeting with an undefeated record. The unde-

feated team is 2-1 in such matchups.

LAST MEETING WITH COASTAL CAROLINA

NOV. 17, 2016FCS NO. 16 COASTAL CAROLINA 42, LIBERTY 7CONWAY, S.C. (BROOKS STADIUM)

• Coastal Carolina raced out to a 28-0 lead just over fi ve minutes into the second quarter on its way to its largest margin of victory ever against the Flames.

• The Thursday night game on ESPNews marked Liberty's season fi nale and the Chanticleers' next-to-last FCS game.

• Coastal Carolina racked up 318 yards on the ground while limiting the Flames to -23 rushing yards.

• Liberty freshman WR Antonio Gandy-Golden caught four passes for a season-high 94 yards and the Flames' lone TD of the evening.

A Liberty Win Would ...

• Make the Flames the fi rst team ever to win two FBC Mort-gage Cure Bowl titles.

• Enable the Flames to join Appalachian State as the only teams transitioning from FCS to FBS football ever to win a bowl game during each of their fi rst two seasons of full bowl eligibility.

• Mark the Flames' fi rst-ever victory over an FBS Top 25 op-ponent (in their third try).

• Match the program record for most victories in a season. The 2008 Flames fi nished 10-2.

• Give the Flames an 8-7 edge in their all-time head-to-head series with Coastal Carolina.

• Boost the Flames' all-time record against Sun Belt oppo-nents to 6-1, including a 3-1 mark under Hugh Freeze.

• Snap Coastal Carolina's 12-game overall winning streak, the longest active streak among FBS teams.

2020 UNIFORM TRACKER

The Liberty football program is outfi tt ed by Nike and has 27 diff erent helmet/jersey/pants combinations to choose from during the 2020 season.

Opponent Helmet Jersey PantsWestern Kentucky White White WhiteFIU Red Red WhiteNorth Alabama White Red WhiteLouisiana-Monroe Blue Blue BlueSyracuse Red White WhiteSouthern Miss Red Red RedVirginia Tech Blue White BlueWestern Carolina Blue Blue WhiteNC State White White BlueUMass Red Blue RedCoastal Carolina

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BYU 10 1 .909Liberty 9 1 .900Army 9 2 .818UMass 0 4 .000New Mexico State * 0 0 .000UConn * 0 0 .000* - Not playing during fall 2020

Friday, Oct. 16BYU 43, Houston 26

Saturday, Oct. 17Liberty 38, Syracuse 21Army 28, UTSA 16Georgia Southern 41, UMass 0

Saturday, Oct. 24Army 49, Mercer 3Liberty 56, Southern Miss 35BYU 52, Texas State 14

Saturday, Oct. 31BYU 41, Western Kentucky 10

Friday, Nov. 6BYU 51, Boise State 17

Saturday, Nov. 7Liberty 38, Virginia Tech 35Marshall 51, UMass 10

Saturday, Nov. 14Liberty 58, Western Carolina 14Tulane 38, Army 12

Friday, Nov. 20Florida Atlantic 24, UMass 2

Saturday, Nov. 21Army 28, Georgia Southern 27BYU 66, North Alabama 14NC State 15, Liberty 14

Friday, Nov. 27Liberty 45, UMass 0

Saturday, Dec. 5Coastal Carolina 22, BYU 17

Saturday, Dec. 12Army 15, Navy 0BYU 28, San Diego State 14

Saturday, Dec. 19Army 10, Air Force 7

Tuesday, Dec. 22BYU vs. UCF 7 pm(Boca Raton Bowl)

Saturday, Dec. 26Liberty vs. Coastal Carolina 7:30 pm(FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl)

FBS INDEPENDENTS

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ON THIS DATE: Liberty is playing on Dec. 26 for the fi rst time in program history.This will be the latest in the calendar year Liberty has ever played a football game. The previous latest contest

was last season's FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl win over Georgia Southern, Dec. 21, 2019.

Liberty is 2-1 all-time in December, including 1-0 in the regular seaon, 1-0 in bowl games and 0-1 in the FCS Playoff s.

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TODAY'S GAME AT A GLANCE

3: The 2020 season is Liberty's third as an FBS mem-ber, following 30 seasons of competition at the FCS (1-AA) level.

3: The 2019 Flames won the Cure Bowl title, be-coming the third team (also Appalachian State and Georgia Southern) to win a bowl game during their fi rst year of eligibility.

6: The 2018 Flames went 6-6, becoming the ninth team in NCAA history to win six or more games during its fi rst season of FBS competition.

8: Eight Flames have been selected in the NFL Draft. Most recently, Antonio Gandy-Golden was taken by Washington in the fourth round of the 2020 Draft.

8: Liberty won eight Big South Conference titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016).

9: Hugh Freeze is Liberty's ninth head coach in pro-gram history.

10: Liberty won a program-record 10 games in 2008, fi nishing at 10-2.

10: Ten Flames have been named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans.

14: Fourteen 2020 Flames (Benjamin Alexander, Aidan Alves, Brody Brumm, Anthony Butler, Jimmy Faulks, Chris Ferguson, Bryce Matt hews, Cooper McCaw, Peytt on Pickett , Thomas Sargeant, Tristan Schultz, Kevin Shaa, Cedric Stone & Matt Terrell) have completed bachelor's degrees and are cur-rently working toward master's degrees.

15: The Flames have posted a .500 or bett er record for a 15th consecutive season in 2020, going 111-61 since the start of the 2006 season.

48: The 2020 campaign is Liberty’s 48th football season.

25,000: The seating capacity of Williams Stadium was expanded to 25,000 for the 2018 season. The Flames have welcomed 20,000+ fans to Williams Stadium seven times, including a stadium-record 22,551 for a Sept. 19, 2015 victory over Montana.

LIBERTY FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS

3: QB Malik Willis is three touchdowns away from breaking Mike Brown's Liberty single-season record of most touchdowns responsible for (32), set in 2010.

4: K Alex Barbir is four extra points away from be-coming the fourth kicker in program history to make 50 or more extra points in a single season.

48: QB Malik Willis needs 48 rushing yards to set the Liberty single-season rushing record for quarter-backs. Mike Brown owns the current record, rushing for 854 yards in 2010.

94: The Flames have rushed for 2,521 yards this season for an average of 252.1 per game. They need 94 rushing yards to break the team single-season re-cord of 2,614 yards set in 2003. Liberty has rushed for more than 94 yards in each of its last 12 games, dating back to last season.

MILESTONE WATCH NATIONALLY-RANKED Liberty will be looking for its fi rst win over an FBS Top 25 team. The Flames lost 56-29 to No. 23 North Caroli-na on Aug. 30, 2014 and fell 24-0 to No. 22 Syracuse on Aug. 31, 2019.

Liberty is in the AP Top 25 for the seventh time this season. The Flames are 2-1 this year when playing as a Top 25 team.

#BEATCOASTALThis is as close of a rivalry as you will get, as both teams have won seven meetings, and the total score in the series is 433-424 in favor of Liberty. Twice (2005 and 2013), the Liberty-Coastal game has required multiple overtimes.

Three out of the last four meetings have been decided by three or fewer points. Most notably for Flames fans was a 15-14 win by Liberty at then FCS No. 1 Coastal Carolina in 2014. A game-ending blocked fi eld goal sent Liberty to the FCS Playoff s for the fi rst time in program history.

#BEATCOASTAL (PART 2)Liberty will be att empting to knock Coastal from the ranks of the unbeaten. Twice in the series, Coastal Carolina brought an unbeaten record into its meeting with the Flames.

The 6-0 Chanticleers prevailed 55-52 in two over-times in Lynchburg on Oct. 19, 2013, while the Flames knocked off the 11-0 Chanticleers by a 15-14 score on Nov. 22, 2014.

BEEN AWHILELiberty's last game was Nov. 27 against UMass. The 29-day hiatus between that game and the Cure Bowl is the longest span between games within a single season in program history.

Liberty’s 29 days in between games is the longest of any 2020 bowl team between its fi nal regular-season game and its bowl game. Georgia State will end a 28-day hiatus between games when it plays in the Lend-ingTree.com Bowl on Dec. 26, as its last game was Nov. 28.

CAMPING WORLD STADIUMLiberty is 1-6 all-time when playing at Camping World Stadium, with all of those contests coming against UCF between 1987-2002. The Flames' fi rst-ever triumph in Florida was a 7-6 win at UCF (the Knights' QB was Daunte Culpepper) on Oct. 14, 1995 inside Camping World Stadium, then known as the Florida Citrus Bowl.

NOT DOWN FOR LONGStarting on Nov. 30, 2019, Liberty has not trailed by more than seven points at any point in any game. That is a span of 12 games, the longest active streak of any FBS team. Alabama has the next longest streak in the nation, having never trailed by more than seven points in any of its last 11 games. Oklahoma follows with 10 games without trailing by more than seven points.

SECOND-YEAR SUCCESSLiberty Head Coach Hugh Freeze has led the Flames to bowl berths in each of his fi rst two seasons at the helm. Freeze is one of fi ve second-year FBS head coaches to lead his team to a bowl game in both 2019 and 2020, joining Miami's Manny Diaz, North Carolina's Mack Brown, Western Kentucky's Tyson Helton and Ohio State's Ryan Day.

Of that list, only Freeze (FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl), Helton (ServPro First Responder Bowl) and Brown (Military Bowl) won their bowl game last year, in their fi rst year of their current stint.

RENEWING ACQUAINTANCESLiberty has faced current Coastal Carolina Head Coach Jamey Chadwell four times on the gridiron, tak-ing on Chadwell's Charleston Southern Buccaneers each year from 2013-16.

The Flames defeated then No. 16 CSU 56-14 in the 2013 season fi nale. However, Chadwell's Buccaneers won each of the next three meetings against Liberty.

RENEWING ACQUAINTANCES (PART 2)Current Liberty redshirt senior safety Cedric Stone started at safety for Georgia State in a 31-21 win at Coastal Carolina, Oct. 12, 2019, and played in a 27-21 Panthers win on Oct. 7, 2017, also in Conway, S.C.

Current Liberty redshirt seniors Jimmy Faulks (one tackle) and Ralfs Rusins (one tackle, FR) both played in Liberty's season fi nale at Coastal Carolina in 2016, the last meeting to date between the Flames and Chanti-cleers.

MAKING CONNECTIONSCoastal Carolina WR coach Tony Washington was of-fensive quality control at ECU when current Liberty wide receiver D'Wayne Crawford was at ECU in 2018.

Liberty junior S Juawan Treadwell, Coastal Carolina junior RB Shermari Jones and Coastal Carolina soph-omore DE Wilt Gabe II all went to Independence Com-munity College.

Liberty junior DE Durrell Johnson (2018-19) and Coastal Carolina graduate SPUR Kendricks Gladney Jr. (2016-17) both played at ASA College.

Liberty redshirt senior safety Cedric Stone and Coast-al Carolina redshirt sophomore linebacker Justin Sco-la were teammates at Georgia State in 2018.

Liberty redshirt junior tight end Michael Bollinger and Coastal Carolina R-Jr. bandit Chris Evans both played at Boiling Springs High School in Boiling Springs, S.C.

Liberty redshirt sophomore defensive tackle Henry Chibueze and Coastal Carolina freshman WR Kyre Du-plessis both went to Woodbridge High School.

Liberty freshman wide receiver CJ Daniels, Coastal Carolina junior QB Fred Payton, redshirt sophomore running back Christian Malloy and freshman OL Tyler Wagner all went to Parkview High School.


TEAM NOTES Freeze 2020 at LUHome 6-0 11-1Road 3-1 5-5Neutral 0-0 1-0August 0-0 0-1September 2-0 5-1October 4-0 6-1November 3-1 5-3December 0-0 1-0Afternoon 9-0 12-2Night 0-1 5-4

VERSUS FBS TOP 25Home 0-0 0-1Road 0-0 0-0

RECORD WHEN SCORING …< 20 points 0-1 1-320-29 points 1-0 3-230-39 points 4-0 5-140+ points 4-0 8-0

RECORD WHEN ALLOWING …< 20 points 4-1 8-120-29 points 2-0 5-130-39 points 3-0 3-240+ points 0-0 1-2

RECORD WHEN …Margin 1-3 pts. 2-1 2-1Margin 4-7 pts. 1-0 4-1Scoring 1st 6-0 13-3Opp. scores 1st 3-1 3-3Leading after 1Q 7-0 15-1Trailing after 1Q 0-0 0-2Leading at half 7-0 15-0Trailing at half 1-0 1-4Leading after 3Q 8-1 16-1Trailing after 3Q 1-0 1-5Playing OT 0-0 0-0Outrushing opp. 8-0 13-0Being outrushed 1-1 4-6Outpassing opp. 5-1 10-5Being outpassed 3-0 6-1Scoring D/ST TD 1-0 3-0+ TO margin 4-0 8-2- TO margin 2-1 4-4Winning TOP 7-0 10-0Losing TOP 2-1 7-6White helmets 2-1 5-5Blue helmets 3-0 5-1Red helmets 4-0 7-0White uni. tops 3-1 6-5Blue uni. tops 3-0 5-0Red uni. tops 3-0 6-1White pants 5-0 8-3Blue pants 2-1 5-2Red pants 2-0 4-1

LIBERTY'S RECORD WHEN ... Trends/Streaks• Liberty bounced back from a 15-14 loss at NC State, blanking UMass 45-0 on Nov. 27. It was the Flames' fi rst shutout win at the FBS level and fi rst shutout overall since 2016. • The Flames tied their program record with their 11th straight home win, fi nishing perfect at home (6-0) for the fi rst time since 2010 (5-0). • A week after being held to season lows in points (14) total yards (279) and rushing yards (107) at NC State, Liberty to-taled a season-high 378 rushing yards as part of a 629-yard off ensive performance against UMass. • Liberty raced out to a 31-0 halftime lead against UMass. The Flames have outscored opponents 198-79 in the fi rst half this season and 478-246 under Coach Freeze.• Liberty secured its fi fth nine-win season, and fi rst since go-ing 9-5 and making the FCS Playoff s in 2014. • At 9-1, Liberty is off to its best 10-game start in program his-tory, besting the previous mark of 8-1-1 set in 1979.• It wasn't until Liberty's third game of the 2020 season that either team had a turnover. Since then, Liberty has 13 give-aways and 15 takeaways. The Flames have outscored oppo-nents 73-37 this season in points off of turnovers.• Liberty has scored on its opening drive of the game fi ve times this season and 13 times under Coach Freeze. • By contrast, the opponent has scored on its fi rst possession just six times against Freeze's Flames. • Liberty is ranked seventh in the nation in total defense (301.2) and 15th in total off ense (483.5), joining Clemson and BYU as the only FBS teams curently in the top 15 nationally in both total defense and total off ense.

Off ense• Liberty's 45 unanswered points against UMass served as the team's longest scoring run since scoring 62 straight points in a 69-21 win over Norfolk State on Nov. 8, 2003.• Liberty's 45-point margin of victory against UMass was its largest since a 55-7 win over Jacksonville on Sept. 10, 2016.• Liberty's 629 yards of total off ense against UMass were the sixth most in a single game in program history and sec-ond-highest this season (633 vs. Western Carolina). This is the fi rst season that Liberty has posted 600 or more yards in multiple games. • Liberty's 378 yards rushing against UMass were the sixth most in a single-game in program history and most since a 429-yard rushing eff ort at Presbyterian on Oct. 13, 2012. • This is the fi rst time in program history that Liberty has had 350 or more rushing yards in multiple games (also 354 at Western Kentucky). • Liberty ranks eighth nationally in rushing average (252.1).• Liberty has rushed for 2,521 yards so far this season. The Flames need just 94 rushing yards to surpass their single-sea-son program record of 2,614, set in 2003.• Coach Freeze's off ense has shown versatility at Liberty. This year's record-sett ing rushing pace comes a year after the Flames set a program record for passing yards (3,756). • Liberty had two 100-yard rushers against UMass (Peytt on Pickett - 125, Joshua Mack - 109). The Flames also had two players with 100 or more rushing yards in wins at Western

Kentucky and at Syracuse this season. • Liberty went 1-for-1 on fourth-down conversions against UMass. The Flames are ranked 11th in the nation with a 75 percent fourth-down conversion success rate (15-for-20). • Liberty's tight ends combined for seven receiving touch-downs in 2019, and have added eight receiving touchdowns this season. The last time Liberty got eight touchdowns from its tight ends was 2013. • Michael Bollinger scored his fi rst receiving touchdown of the season against UMass. A total of 11 diff erent Flames have caught a TD pass this year. Last year, 11 diff erent Liberty play-ers caught a touchdown.• Liberty ran out the fi nal 12:23 of the game against UMass, going 82 yards on 19 plays. It was the team's longest drive this season in terms of total plays and time elapsed.

Defense• After shutt ing out UMass, Liberty ranks 17th nationally in scoring defense (19.2). Liberty has held three opponents this season to seven points or fewer, after failing to hold any oppo-nent below 10 points since the start of the 2017 season. • Liberty held UMass to an opponent-low 55 rushing yards, the fourth time this season that an opposing team has failed to reach 100 yards on the ground.• The Flames held UMass to 227 total yards on Nov. 27, with just 67 of those coming after halftime. • Liberty allows just 301.2 yards per game this year. That comes after allowing 409.2 yards of total off ense per game last season. • Following Quinton Reese's interception against UMass, nine diff erent Flames have recorded at least one interception. That is the team's most diff erent intercepting players in a season since 11 players intercepted at least one pass in 2009. • Liberty is 16th in the nation in third-down conversion de-fense (.323). That includes a 5-for-13 performance by UMass.• The Flames allowed just 172 passing yards to UMass and rank 10th nationally with 171.6 passing yards allowed per game, af-ter allowing 219.5 passing yards per game in 2019.• Liberty have posted nine sacks in their last three games (Nov. 14-27). The Flames had totaled just four sacks combined in their previous three games (Oct. 17 through Nov. 7).

Special Teams• Demario Douglas's 73-yard punt return touchdown against ULM was Liberty's fi rst punt return TD since Oct. 10, 2015 against Gardner-Webb. Douglas currently ranks 10th in the nation with 11.1 yards per punt return.• Shedro Louis is 25th in the nation with a 24.8 yard kickoff return average. • Aidan Alves improved by 4.6 yards per punt from 2018 (37.0) to 2019 (41.6). His 42.2 average this year would be good for second in program history. He has kicked three of Liberty's fi ve longest punts all-time (two 73-yarders and a 72-yarder). • Alex Barbir, a transfer from Penn State, is tied with Phillip Harrelson (1995) for the fourth most PATs in a single season in program history with 46. He went 1-for-2 on fi eld goals and 6-for-6 on PATs against UMass. He is 6-for-6 on fi eld goals from 20-29 yards and 2-for-2 from 50+ yards this season.


2020 SEASON STORYLINES1st Game as FBS TeamSept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win)1st Win as FBS TeamSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Home Win as FBS TeamSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Road Win as FBS TeamSept. 29, 2018 - 52-43 at New Mexico1st Game vs. FBS OpponentOct. 14, 1989 at E. Michigan (25-24 win)1st Home Game vs. FBS OpponentSept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win)1st Win Over FBS OpponentOct. 14, 1989 – 25-24 at East. Michigan1st Home Win Over FBS OpponentSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Game vs. FBS In-State OpponentOct. 5, 2013 at Old Dominion (21-17 loss)1st Home Game vs. FBS In-State OpponentSept. 1, 2018 vs. Old Dominion (52-10 win)1st Win Over FBS In-State OpponentSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Home Win Over FBS In-State OpponentSept. 1, 2018 - 52-10 vs. Old Dominion1st Game vs. Power 5 OpponentSept. 30, 2006 at Wake Forest (34-14 loss)1st Home Game vs. Power 5 OpponentAug. 31, 2019 vs. Syracuse1st Win Over Power 5 OpponentSept. 2, 2017 – 48-45 at Baylor1st Home Win Over Power 5 Opponent

1st Game vs. FBS Top 25 OpponentAug. 30, 2014 at No. 23/23 North Carolina (56-29 loss)1st Home Game vs. FBS Top 25 OpponentAug. 31, 2019 vs. No. 22/22 Syracuse (24-0 loss)1st Win Over FBS Top 25 Opponent

1st Home Win Over FBS Top 25 Opponent

1st Game vs. FBS No. 1 Opponent

1st Bowl Game Appearance2019 Cure Bowl vs. Georgia Southern1st Bowl Game Win2019 Cure Bowl - 23-16 vs. Ga. Southern1st Winning Season as FBS Team2019 (8-5)1st FBS Top 25 AppearanceNov. 1, 2020 - No. 25 (AP Poll)

FBS MILESTONE CHECKLIST TOP 25Liberty has received major national recognition this year, ap-pearing in the Top 25 of the AP poll for the fi rst time on Nov. 1 at No. 25, and making its fi rst appearance in the Amway Coaches Poll Top 25 on Nov. 8 at No. 22. The week of Nov. 8 was the fi rst week Liberty was ranked Top 25 in both polls.

The Flames were ranked regularly during their time at the FCS level, appearing in the 1-AA/FCS Top 25 a total of 85 times in program history. Liberty's highest national ranking came on Sept. 23, 1990, when the Flames were ranked No. 8.

Week Coaches Poll AP Poll RecordPreseason -- -- --Week 3 (Sept. 14) -- -- --Week 4 (Sept. 21) -- -- 1-0Week 5 (Sept. 28) -- -- 2-0Week 6 (Oct. 4) RV (1) -- 3-0Week 7 (Oct. 11) RV (8) RV (8) 4-0Week 8 (Oct. 18) RV (57) RV (37) 5-0Week 9 (Oct. 25) RV (112) RV (85) 6-0Week 10 (Nov. 1) RV (92) No. 25 6-0Week 11 (Nov. 8) No. 22 No. 22 7-0Week 12 (Nov. 15) No. 22 No. 21 8-0Week 13 (Nov. 22) RV (27) RV (31) 8-1Week 14 (Nov. 29) No. 25 No. 25 9-1Week 15 (Dec. 6) No. 21 No. 22 9-1Week 16 (Dec. 13) No. 21 No. 22 9-1Week 17 (Dec. 20) No. 23 No. 23 9-1

SEASON OF FIRSTSLiberty has been on an historic run this season, its second as a fully-bowl eligible FBS program and third overall at the FBS level. The Flames have checked off many fi rsts in program histroy during the process.In 2020:First Win Over an ACC Opponent Def. Syracuse (10/17)First non-Power Five team since Houston in 2015 to defeat two ACC opponents in the same season (Syracuse, Virginia Tech)First 8-0 start to a season Previous best: 6-0 in 1989, 2008

First shutout of FBS Opponent Def. UMass 45-0 (11/27)First appearance in AP Top 25 No. 25 (11/1)First appearance in Amway Coaches Poll Top 25 No. 22 (11/8)First Home Game to Appear on ESPNU 9/26 vs. FIUFirst Home Game to Appear on ESPN2 10/10 vs. ULMFirst Game to Appear on ESPN 12/26 - FBC Cure Bowl

ACTIVE LEADERSSenior RB Joshua Mack ranks sixth among all active FBS running backs with 3,531 career rushing yards. He rushed for 2,047 yards with Maine from 2016 through 2017. Mack fi nished second on the Flames with 792 yards last season, his fi rst at Liberty, also scoring seven touchdowns. Mack had 10 100-yard games while at Maine, and has posted seven 100-yard rushing contests as a Flame.Clemson's Travis Etienne leads with 4,920 career yards, followed by UAB's Spencer Brown (4,011), Buff alo's Jaret Patt erson (3,884), Missouri's Larry Rountree (3,720), Alabama's Najee Harris (3,639) and Mack (3,531).

NEW KID ON THE BLOCKLast year, Liberty became the 130th fully certifi ed FBS team in the nation after successfully completing a two-year FBS Reclassifi cation process and becomingfully eligible for all postseason bowl games.The Flames became the fi fth team to appear in a bowl game during their fi rst season of full bowl eligibility after moving up to the FBS level. By winning the FBC Cure Bowl, Liberty joined Appalachian State (2015 Camellia Bowl) and Georgia Southern (2015 GoDaddy Bowl) as the only three teams to win a bowl game during their fi rst season of full bowl eligibility.Liberty is hoping to follow in Appalachian State's footsteps, as the Mountaineers have won bowl games in each of their fi rst fi ve seasons after transitioning to FBS status.Liberty (2019-20), Marshall (1997-2002) and Appalachian St. (2015-20) are the only FBS teams to appear in bowl games in multiple seasons immediately after transitioning to the FBS.

WINNING TRADITIONLiberty has won six or more games in each year from 2006 through 2020. Liberty is one of just six Division I football teams to win six or more games each of the last 15 seasons. Ohio State would qualify, but vacated wins during that stretch.Liberty joins Alabama, Clemson, Georgia, Oklahoma and Okla-homa State as the only FBS teams to win six or more games each of the last 15 years, including this season.

LIBERTY-COASTAL COMPARISON

7 Head-to-head wins 7433 Head-to-head points scored 424Nov. 15, 2003 First head-to-head win Oct. 23, 20042007 First Big South Title 2004Nov. 22, 2014 First FCS Playoff Game Nov. 25, 2006Nov. 22, 2014 First FCS Playoff Win Nov. 24, 20122019 First Full FBS Season 20182019 Cure Bowl First Bowl Game 2020 Cure Bowl2019 Cure Bowl First Bowl Win TBDNov. 1, 2020 First FBS Top 25 Oct. 18, 2020

WATCH OUT

Liberty's Thomas Sargeant, a former walk-on, has started 46 straight games at center. On Oct. 14, Sargeant was one of several FBS players added to the Rimington Trophy Watch List, an award that is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I College Football.


FBS FOOTBALL RANKINGS/#CREATEDEQUALLY

#createdequally initiativeLiberty Athletics stands committ ed to the mission of Train-ing Champions for Christ, who will be leaders in creating positive change in our great country.

As part of this commitment, Liberty Athletics has launched the #CreatedEqually initiative. This eff ort is to unite the department and Flames Nation around a shared commit-ment of love, equality and unity.

The #CreatedEqually campaign is based upon the Biblical verse of Acts 17:26 "From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands."

During the 2020-21 athletics season, Liberty's student-ath-letes will wear #CreatedEqually decals and patches on their uniforms. The #CreatedEqually logo debuted on hel-met decals in Liberty's nationally televised football game on ESPNU at Western Kentucky, Sept. 19.

Amway coaches top 25 pollAP top 25 poll

1. Alabama 11-02. Clemson 10-13. Ohio State 6-04. Notre Dame 10-15. Texas A&M 8-16. Cincinnati 9-07. Indiana 6-18. Oklahoma 8-29. Coastal Carolina 11-010. Florida 8-311. Georgia 7-212. Iowa State 8-313. BYU 10-114. North Carolina 8-315. Northwestern 6-216. Louisiana 9-117. Iowa 6-218. Miami (FL) 8-219. San Jose State 7-020. Texas 6-321. USC 5-122. Tulsa 6-223. Liberty 9-124. NC State 8-325. Oregon 4-2

Others receiving votes: Oklahoma State 115, Army 36, Buff alo 15, UCF 14, Marshall 13, Ball State 11, Washington 7, UAB 5, North Dakota State 4, TCU 4, Memphis 2, Colorado 1.

Rank Team Record

Others receiving votes: Oregon 115, Army 61, Auburn 27, Colorado 16, Ball State 13, Washing-ton 11, Wisconsin 10, SMU 10, Buff alo 9, UAB 5, Boise State 4, Utah 2, Nevada 2.

Rank Team Record 1. Alabama 11-02. Clemson 10-13. Ohio State 6-04. Notre Dame 10-15. Texas A&M 8-16. Cincinnati 9-07. Oklahoma 8-28. Indiana 6-19. Georga 7-210. Florida 8-311. Coastal Carolina 11-012. Iowa State 8-313. Northwestern 6-214. North Carolina 8-315. BYU 10-116. Iowa 6-217. Louisiana 9-118. Miami (FL) 8-219. USC 5-120. San Jose State 7-021. Oklahoma State 7-322. NC State 8-323. Liberty 9-124. Texas 6-325. Tulsa 6-2


2020 OPPONENTS/FUTURE SCHEDULES

2021 ScheduleSept. 4 ................................ CAMPBELLSept. 11 ......................................... at TroySept. 18 ....................... OLD DOMINIONSept. 25 ................................ at SyracuseOct. 2 ............................................ at UABOct. 9 ...................MIDDLE TENNESSEEOct. 16.....................at Louisiana-MonroeOct. 23 ..............................at North TexasOct. 30 .....................................UMASSNov. 6 ......................................at Ole MissNov. 20 .............................. LOUISIANANov. 27 ........................................ ARMY

See LibertyFlames.com for more future schedules

2022 ScheduleSept. 3 ..........................at Southern MissSept. 10 .........................................UABSept. 17 ............................at Wake ForestSept. 24 .................................... AKRONOct. 1 ...............................at Old DominionOct. 8 ........................................ at UMassOct. 15 ....................... GARDNER-WEBBOct. 22 ........................................... BYUNov. 5 ....................................at ArkansasNov. 12 ............................. at ConnecticutNov. 19......................... VIRGINIA TECHNov. 26 ................. NEW MEXICO STATE

THE ROAD TO FBS1971 – Liberty University was founded as Lynchburg Baptist College.

1973 – Liberty fi elded its fi rst football team.

1975 – Liberty joined the NAIA as an associate member.

1980 – Liberty joined NCAA Division II as an associate member.

1988 – Liberty became an offi cial NCAA Division I-AA (later FCS) member.

2002 – Liberty became a charter member of the Big South Conference for football.

2014 – Liberty made its fi rst NCAA FCS Playoff s appearance.

Feb. 16, 2017 – The NCAA approved Liberty’s request to enter the FBS reclassifi cation process.

2017 – Liberty played its fi nal season as an FCS member, but was ineligible for a playoff berth.

2018 – Liberty played its fi rst season as an FBS independent.

2019 - Liberty played its fi rst full season as an FBS independent and was bowl eligible.

Dec. 21, 2019 - Liberty defeated Georgia Southern in the FBC Mortgage Cure Bowl in its fi rst-ever bowl game appearance.

FUTURE SCHEDULES

Dr. Jerry Falwell att ends a Liberty football game in 1984.

FULFILLING THE MISSIONWhen Dr. Jerry Falwell founded then Lynchburg Baptist College in the fall of 1971, he painted a clear vision for its athletics department when he stated, “It is our plan to have our athletic program compa-rable to USC, to Notre Dame, to Alabama, to anyone in time.” Although the athletics department moved to the NCAA Division I level on Sept. 1, 1988, the “time” Dr. Falwell spoke about is now. The Flames football program played its fi rst season at the FBS level in 2018, taking the next step to fulfi ll its found-er’s visionary dream.

OPPONENT TRACKER

WESTERN KENTUCKY wkusports.comOVERALL: 5-6 C-USA: 4-3NEXT GAME: vs. Georgia State - 12/26 LAST GAME: W 37-19 at Charlott e

FIU fi usports.comOVERALL: 0-5 C-USA: 0-3NEXT GAME: 2020 season completeLAST GAME: L 21-38 at Western Kentucky

NORTH ALABAMA roarlions.comOVERALL: 0-4 NEXT GAME: 2020 season completeLAST GAME: L 14-66 at BYU

LOUISIANA-MONROE ulmwarhawks.comOVERALL: 0-10 SUN BELT: 0-7NEXT GAME: 2020 season completeLAST GAME: L 15-48 at Arkansas State

SYRACUSE cuse.comOVERALL: 1-10 ACC: 1-9NEXT GAME: 2020 season completeLAST GAME: L 21-45 at Notre Dame

SOUTHERN MISS southernmiss.comOVERALL: 3-7 C-USA: 2-4NEXT GAME: 2020 season completeLAST GAME: W 45-31 vs. Florida Atlantic

VIRGINIA TECH hokiesports.comOVERALL: 5-6 ACC: 5-5NEXT GAME: 2020 season completeLAST GAME: W 33-15 vs. Virginia

WESTERN CAROLINA catamountsports.comOVERALL: 0-3 SOCON: 0-0NEXT GAME: at Furman - 2/20LAST GAME: L 9-49 at North Carolina

NC STATE gopack.comOVERALL: 8-3 ACC: 7-3NEXT GAME: Kentucky - 1/2LAST GAME: W 23-13 vs. Georgia Tech

UMASS umassathletics.comOVERALL: 0-4 NEXT GAME: 2020 season completeLAST GAME: L 0-45 at Liberty

COASTAL CAROLINA goccusports.comOVERALL: 11-0 SUN BELT: 8-0NEXT GAME: vs. Liberty - 12/26LAST GAME: W 42-38 at Troy


WILLIAMS STADIUM/LIBERTY FOOTBALL CENTER

Stadium Quick Facts Opened: 1989First Game: Oct. 21, 1989Result: Liberty 37, Towson 18Liberty Record: 128-52Playing Surface: AstroTurfCapacity: 25,000

SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORDS ATTENDANCE OPPONENT DATE1. 22,551 Montana Sept. 19, 20152. 21,712 Charleston Southern Nov. 12, 20163. 21,671 Syracuse Aug. 31, 20194. 20,838 Richmond Oct. 4, 20145. 20,425 Old Dominion Sept. 1, 20186. 20,393 Kennesaw State Oct. 24, 20157. 20,217 Gardner-Webb Oct. 25, 20148. 19,314 Savannah State Oct. 2, 20109. 19,111 Coastal Carolina Oct. 15, 201110. 18,955 Coastal Carolina Nov. 19, 201511. 18,944 Hampton Sept. 21, 201912. 18,911 Coastal Carolina Oct. 19, 201313. 18,878 James Madison Sept. 17, 201114. 18,803 Delaware State Sept. 5, 201515. 18,674 New Mexico State Nov. 30, 2019

LIBERTY FOOTBALL CENTERSituated at the north end of Williams Stadium, the Liberty Football Center recently under-went a $20 million renovation project and reopened in March 2020. Renovations added 18,000 square feet to the building previously known as the Williams Football Operations Center, bringing the total usable space to 65,455 square feet. Highlights of the project in-clude a new locker room, weight room, and recruiting room.

LIBERTY'S ALL-TIME LONGEST HOME WINNING STREAKS1T. 11 games Sept. 14, 2019 through present1T. 11 games Nov. 4, 2006 through Oct. 11, 20083. 10 games Oct. 3, 2009 through Sept. 10, 2011

#RiseWithUS #TOUGHERTOGETHER

FLAMES DEPTH CHARTOFFENSE 2020 CAREER CONSEC.# ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTSWIDE RECEIVER (X)13 CJ Yarbrough R-Fr. 6-3 205 7/6 11/6 04 CJ Daniels OR Fr. 6-1 195 10/2 10/2 011 Jaivian Lofton Jr. 6-2 205 5/0 5/0 0

WIDE RECEIVER (Z)81 Noah Frith OR R-So. 6-4 195 5/4 18/11 12 Kevin Shaa R-Sr. 5-11 165 10/8 25/14 2

WIDE RECEIVER (H)5 DJ Stubbs Sr. 5-9 185 10/9 46/24 13 Demario Douglas R-Fr. 5-8 165 10/0 14/1 0

LEFT TACKLE68 Tristan Schultz Sr. 6-4 305 10/10 44/33 2767 Ryan Eshleman R-So. 6-6 300 2/0 2/0 0

LEFT GUARD59 Damian Bounds R-Sr. 6-1 290 10/8 42/21 164 Jacob Bodden R-So. 6-5 315 10/3 14/3 2

CENTER65 Thomas Sargeant R-Sr. 6-1 295 10/10 46/46 4679 John Kourtis R-So. 6-4 315 10/0 22/0 0

RIGHT GUARD55 Brendan Schlitt ler R-So. 6-5 315 9/9 23/9 052 Jonathan Graham R-So. 6-5 340 10/0 23/0 0

RIGHT TACKLE77 Cooper McCaw R-Jr. 6-5 305 10/10 35/14 1074 Bryce Mathews Sr. 6-6 305 5/0 5/0 0

TIGHT END0 Johnny Huntley R-Sr. 6-3 240 10/10 22/11 1088 Jerome Jackson OR R-Jr. 6-3 255 10/1 35/5 0 15 Chris Barrett R-Sr. 6-2 245 10/0 31/0 0

RUNNING BACK8 Joshua Mack R-Sr. 5-11 200 9/7 22/7 425 Peytt on Pickett OR R-Sr. 5-8 220 10/2 34/2 01 Shedro Louis So. 5-8 175 9/1 20/1 0 QUARTERBACK 7 Malik Willis R-Jr. 6-1 215 9/9 9/9 714 Chris Ferguson Sr. 6-3 230 6/1 6/1 06 Johnathan Bennett R-Fr. 6-0 225 5/0 7/0 0

DEFENSE 2020 CAREER CONSEC.# ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTSDEFENSIVE END10 TreShaun Clark So. 6-1 235 10/10 23/18 1733 Stephen Sings V Fr. 6-3 235 9/0 9/0 0

DEFENSIVE TACKLE55 Elĳ ah James Sr. 6-5 300 9/8 22/8 744 Austin Lewis OR Jr. 6-6 270 10/2 34/9 092 Mason Wolk R-Jr. 6-2 265 10/0 23/0 0

NOSE GUARD99 Ralfs Rusins R-Sr. 6-6 325 10/10 48/25 2350 Henry Chibueze R-So. 6-3 350 10/0 14/0 0

BANDIT11 Durrell Johnson Jr. 6-4 235 10/10 10/10 1024 Aakil Washington OR Fr. 6-2 245 8/0 8/0 015 Jayod Sanders Sr. 6-3 240 9/0 39/1 0

MIKE 6 Anthony Butler Sr. 6-1 230 9/9 9/9 057 Carl Poole R-Fr. 5-11 225 9/2 11/2 2

WILL 32 Aaron Pierre R-Jr. 6-0 225 10/8 22/8 035 Tyren Dupree R-So. 6-1 225 10/1 24/3 1

ROVER 1 Javon Scruggs Jr. 5-11 180 10/10 34/21 110 Tim Kidd-Glass OR R-Sr. 6-1 200 2/0 2/0 021 Micah Glaize So. 6-0 205 10/0 22/0 0 CORNERBACK4 Chris Megginson So. 6-0 185 10/10 23/10 1022 Kimani Donaldson R-Jr. 6-1 170 8/0 20/0 0

STRONG SAFETY9 Juawan Treadwell Jr. 6-0 195 10/8 10/8 817 Benjamin Alexander R-Sr. 6-1 190 10/2 44/4 0

FREE SAFETY23 Cedric Stone R-Sr. 5-11 180 9/4 9/4 416 Quinton Reese Fr. 6-0 185 10/1 10/1 0

CORNERBACK7 Marcus Haskins Jr. 6-0 185 10/8 10/8 28 Jimmy Faulks OR R-Sr. 6-1 190 4/0 38/18 014 Deon Biggins Fr. 6-1 170 9/0 9/0 0

SPECIALISTS 2020 CAREER CONSEC.# ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTSKICKER95 Alex Barbir Sr. 5-9 220 10/10 10/10 1091 Jake Brickell OR R-Fr. 6-2 205 0/0 0/0 090 Jason Stricker R-Fr. 6-2 180 1/0 1/0 0

PUNTER46 Aidan Alves R-Jr. 6-1 205 10/10 35/35 1090 Jason Stricker R-Fr. 6-2 180 0/0 0/0 0

LONG SNAPPER41 Austin Mock R-Jr. 6-2 245 10/10 35/35 3554 Andrew Johns R-Fr. 6-0 220 0/0 2/0 0

2020 CAREER CONSEC.# ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTSHOLDER46 Aidan Alves R-Jr. 6-1 205 10/10 35/10 1010 Will Bowers R-Fr. 6-0 190 0/0 0/0 0

KICK RETURNER1 Shedro Louis So. 5-8 1755 DJ Stubbs Sr. 5-9 1853 Demario Douglas R-Fr. 5-8 165 25 Peytt on Pickett R-Sr. 5-8 220

PUNT RETURNER3 Demario Douglas R-Fr. 5-8 165 1 Shedro Louis So. 5-8 1755 DJ Stubbs Sr. 5-9 185

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START CHARTSCareer Starts by posItion

Mack (7)Pickett (2) Louis (1)

RB

Willis (9) Ferguson (1)

QB

Sargeant (46)C

Bounds (21)Bodden (2)

LGSchultz (23)

LTHuntley (11)Jackson (5)McCaw (4)Bollinger (3)

TE

McCaw (10)Schultz (10)

RTSchlitt ler (9)Bodden (1)

RGFrith (9)Yarbrough (6)Daniels (2)

WR (X)Shaa (14)Coleman (3)Frith (2)

WR (Z)

Stubbs (22)Douglas (1)

WR (H)

Megginson (10)CB

Johnson (10)

BANDIT

Treadwell (5)Scruggs (3)Alexander (2)Pierre (1)

ROVER

Clark (18)Lewis (7)Sanders (1)

DERusins (25)

NGFaulks (18)Dabney (7)Haskins (2)Reese (1)

CB

Pierre (8)Dupree (3)Jenkins (2)Poole (1)

WILL

Butler (9)Poole (1)

MIKEScruggs (7)Treadwell (3)Alexander (1)

SSScruggs (11)Haskins (6)Stone (4) Alexander (1)

FS

James (8)Lewis (2)

DT

Game WR (X) WR (Z) LT LG C RG RT TE WR (H) RB QBWestern Ky. Yarbrough Shaa Schultz Bodden Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Stubbs Mack Willis FIU Frith Shaa Schultz Bounds Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Stubbs Mack Willis North Ala. Yarbrough Shaa Schultz Bounds Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Stubbs Mack Ferguson La.-Monroe Yarbrough Shaa Schultz Bounds Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Stubbs Pickett Willis Syracuse Daniels Shaa Schultz Bounds Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Stubbs Pickett Willis Southern Miss Daniels Shaa Schultz Bounds Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Stubbs Louis Willis Virginia Tech Yarbrough Frith Schultz Bounds Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Stubbs Mack Willis ________Western Caro. Yarbrough Frith Schultz Bounds Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Stubbs Mack Willis NC State Yarbrough Shaa Schultz Bodden Sargeant Schlitt ler McCaw Huntley Jackson (TE) Mack Willis UMass Frith Shaa Schultz Bounds Sargeant Bodden McCaw Huntley Stubbs Mack Willis Coastal Caro.

2020 offense Game-by-game Starters

Game DE DT NG BANDIT MLB WLB ROVER CB SS FS CBWestern Ky. Clark James Rusins Johnson Butler Pierre Alexander Megginson Scruggs Haskins Reese FIU Clark Lewis Rusins Johnson Butler Pierre Alexander Megginson Scruggs Haskins Dabney North Ala. Clark Lewis Rusins Johnson Butler Pierre Treadwell Megginson Scruggs Haskins Dabney La.-Monroe Clark James Rusins Johnson Butler Pierre Treadwell Megginson Scruggs Haskins Dabney Syracuse Clark James Rusins Johnson Butler Pierre Treadwell Megginson Scruggs Haskins Dabney Southern Miss Clark James Rusins Johnson Butler Pierre Treadwell Megginson Scruggs Haskins Dabney Virginia Tech Clark James Rusins Johnson Butler Pierre Treadwell Megginson Scruggs Stone Dabney Western Caro. Clark James Rusins Johnson Butler Pierre Scruggs Megginson Treadwell Stone Dabney NC State Clark James Rusins Johnson Butler Poole Scruggs Megginson Treadwell Stone Haskins UMass Clark James Rusins Johnson Poole Dupree Scruggs Megginson Treadwell Stone Haskins Coastal Caro.

2020 Defense Game-by-game Starters

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FLAMES ROSTER No. Name Pos. 17 Benjamin Alexander S46 Aidan Alves P18 Isaiah Avery CB95 Alex Barbir K36 Luke Bales RB15 Chris Barrett TE60 Gage Bassham OL6 Johnathan Bennett QB14 Deon Biggins CB97 Avery Blaikie DL64 Jacob Bodden OL30 Michael Bollinger TE59 Damian Bounds OL10 Will Bowers QB33 Frank Boyd RB63 Carter Bradley OL91 Jake Brickell P9 Sean Brown QB19 Brody Brumm WR56 Will Buchanan OL6 Anthony Butler LB5 Malik Caper LB91 Kendy Charles DT50 Henry Chibueze DT10 TreShaun Clark DE17 Khaleb Coleman WR82 D'Wayne Crawford WR2 Emanuel Dabney CB4 CJ Daniels WR31 Daniel Darko WR22 Kimani Donaldson CB3 Demario Douglas WR35 Tyren Dupree LB29 Ian Ector CB67 Ryan Eshleman OL8 Jimmy Faulks CB14 Chris Ferguson QB81 Noah Frith WR25 Gabe Fuster LB21 Micah Glaize S52 Jonathan Graham OL93 William Green DT78 Brian Hannibal OL7 Marcus Haskins S85 Trey Hatcher TE20 Troy Henderson RB12 Trevor Hobbs TE43 DJ Humes LB0 Johnny Huntley TE18 Ahmad Jackson WR88 Jerome Jackson TE55 Elĳ ah James DT9 Amarii Jenkins LB54 Andrew Johns LS11 Durrell Johnson DE

alphabetical roster0 Johnny Huntley R-Sr. TE 6-3 240 Plantation, Fla. South Plantation HS/Colorado 0 Tim Kidd-Glass R-Sr. S 6-1 200 Danville, Va. George Washington HS/NC State 1 Shedro Louis So. RB 5-8 175 Immokalee, Fla. Immokalee HS 1 Javon Scruggs Jr. S 5-11 180 Appomatt ox, Va. Appomatt ox HS 2 Emanuel Dabney Sr. CB 6-0 180 Jackson, Miss. Callaway HS 2 Kevin Shaa R-Sr. WR 5-11 165 San Francisco, Calif. McClymonds HS/CC of San Fran. 3 Demario Douglas R-Fr. WR 5-8 165 Jacksonville, Fla. Mandarin HS 4 CJ Daniels Fr. WR 6-1 195 Lilburn, Ga. Parkview HS 4 Chris Megginson So. CB 6-0 185 Lynchburg, Va. Heritage HS 5 DJ Stubbs Sr. WR 5-9 185 Jacksonville, Fla. University Christian School 5 Malik Caper R-Fr. LB 6-0 240 Hurst, Texas Grapevine Faith Christian School 6 Johnathan Bennett R-Fr. QB 6-0 225 Summerville, S.C. Summerville HS 6 Anthony Butler Sr. LB 6-1 230 Charlott e, N.C. Zebulon B. Vance HS/Charlott e 7 Malik Willis R-Jr. QB 6-1 215 Atlanta, Ga. Roswell HS/Auburn 7 Marcus Haskins Jr. S 6-0 185 St. Paul, Minn. East Ridge HS/Iowa Western CC 8 Joshua Mack R-Sr. RB 5-11 200 Pitt sford, N.Y. Pitt sford-Mendon HS/Maine 8 Jimmy Faulks R-Sr. CB 6-1 190 St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood HS 9 Sean Brown Fr. QB 6-1 180 Apex, N.C. Middle Creek HS 9 Amarii Jenkins R-Jr. LB 6-0 230 Ocala, Fla. West Port HS 9 Juawan Treadwell Jr. S 6-0 195 Crete, Ill. Crete-Monee HS/Independence CC 10 Will Bowers R-Fr. QB 6-0 190 Southlake, Texas Carroll Senior HS 10 TreShaun Clark So. DE 6-1 235 Cape Coral, Fla. Cape Coral HS 11 Jaivian Lofton Jr. WR 6-2 205 Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Rancho Cucamonga HS/Chaff ey Coll.11 Durrell Johnson Jr. DE 6-4 235 Baltimore, Md. Overlea HS/ASA College 12 Trevor Hobbs Sr. TE 6-4 265 Elkhart, Ind. Jimtown HS/Golden West College12 Louis Taylor, III Fr. S 6-1 180 Martinsville, Va. Magna Vista HS 13 CJ Yarbrough R-Fr. WR 6-3 205 Tanner, Ala. East Limestone HS 14 Chris Ferguson Sr. QB 6-3 230 Fort Washington, Pa. La Salle College HS/Maine 14 Deon Biggins Fr. CB 6-1 170 Horn, Lake, Miss. Horn Lake HS 15 Chris Barrett R-Sr. TE 6-2 245 Clearwater, Fla. Countryside HS/ASA Miami 15 Jayod Sanders Sr. DE 6-3 240 Tallahassee, Fla. Leon HS 16 Mason Yost R-So. TE 6-3 245 Jacksonville, Fla. The Bolles School 16 Quinton Reese Fr. CB 6-0 185 Alpharett a, Ga. Blessed Trinity Catholic HS 17 Khaleb Coleman R-Jr. WR 6-2 215 Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson HS 17 Benjamin Alexander R-Sr. S 6-1 190 Spring Mills, Pa. Penns Valley HS 18 Ahmad Jackson Fr. WR 6-1 210 Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek HS 18 Isaiah Avery Jr. CB 6-0 180 Antioch, Calif. Antioch HS/CC of San Fran. 19 Brody Brumm R-Jr. WR 6-0 200 Winamac, Ind. Winamac HS 20 Troy Henderson R-So. RB 5-8 165 Franklin, Tenn. Independence HS 20 Jerome Jolly, Jr. Fr. S 5-11 200 Jacksonville, Fla. Mandarin HS 21 Micah Glaize So. S 6-0 205 Lynchburg, Va. Brookville HS 22 Kimani Donaldson R-Jr. CB 6-0 170 Jonesboro, Ga. Mundy’s Mill HS 23 Cedric Stone R-Sr. S 5-11 180 Charlott e, N.C. Independence HS (Georgia State) 24 Aakil Washington Fr. DE 6-2 245 Mariett a, Ga. Wheeler HS 25 Peytt on Pickett R-Sr. RB 5-8 220 Arlington, Texas Sam Houston HS/Trinity Valley CC 25 Gabe Fuster Fr. LB 6-0 235 Chesapeake, Va. Deep Creek HS 27 Treon Sibley R-Fr. WR 6-0 210 Akron, Ohio Coventry HS 28 Chancellor Smith Fr. CB 5-11 175 Wake Forest, N.C. Wake Forest HS 29 Ian Ector R-So. CB 6-1 165 Staff ord, Va. Colonial Forge HS (Wingate 30 Michael Bollinger R-Jr. TE 6-0 240 Spartanburg, S.C. Boiling Spring HS 30 Tyron Staples Sr. LB 5-11 205 Bedford, Va. Liberty HS 31 Daniel Darko Jr. WR 6-0 180 Columbia, Md. Seed School of Maryland (Marshall) 32 Aaron Pierre R-Jr. LB 6-0 225 Tampa, Fla. Cambridge Christian School 33 Frank Boyd R-Jr. RB 5-11 200 Chesterfi eld, Va. Manchester HS 33 Stephen Sings V Fr. DE 6-3 235 Charlott e, N.C. Zebulon B. Vance HS

NO. NAME YEAR POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN H.S./PREVIOUS


FLAMES ROSTER No. Name Pos. 20 Jerome Jolly, Jr. S0 Tim Kidd-Glass S75 Maisen Knight OL79 John Kourtis OL44 Austin Lewis DE11 Jaivian Lofton WR1 Shedro Louis RB34 Aaron Lovins S8 Joshua Mack RB74 Bryce Mathews OL77 Cooper McCaw OL4 Chris Megginson CB50 Chase Mitchell OL41 Austin Mock LS87 Brayden Monday TE86 Ed Ogle WR96 Ike Okoye DE42 Micaiah Overton DT76 Nate Pena OL90 Karsen Perkins DT25 Peytt on Pickett RB32 Aaron Pierre LB57 Carl Poole LB83 Carlos Poole WR16 Quinton Reese CB38 Cade Robinson S70 Boyd Rogish OL89 Cade Rowland WR99 Ralfs Rusins DT15 Jayod Sanders DE65 Thomas Sargeant OL49 Mason Sarra K55 Brendan Schlitt ler OL68 Tristan Schultz OL1 Javon Scruggs S2 Kevin Shaa WR27 Treon Sibley WR33 Stephen Sings V DE28 Chancellor Smith CB30 Tyron Staples LB23 Cedric Stone S90 Jason Stricker K/P5 DJ Stubbs WR12 Louis Taylor, III S58 Matt Terrell LB9 Juawan Treadwell S24 Aakil Washington DE73 B.J. Wheat, Jr. OL48 Rashad Whitehead DE39 Russian Williams RB7 Malik Willis QB92 Mason Wolk DT84 JT Wood TE13 CJ Yarbrough WR16 Mason Yost TE

alphabetical rosterNO. NAME YEAR POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN H.S./PREVIOUS34 Aaron Lovins Fr. S 5-11 190 Nashville, Tenn. Brentwood Academy 35 Tyren Dupree R-So. LB 6-1 225 Leesburg, Ala. Cherokee HS 36 Luke Bales Fr. RB 6-0 185 New Braunfels, Texas New Braunfels Christian Academy 38 Cade Robinson R-Fr. S 6-1 190 Elizabethtown, Pa. Elizabethtown HS 39 Russian Williams Fr. RB 5-6 160 Burke, Va. Robinson HS41 Austin Mock R-Jr. LS 6-2 245 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 42 Micaiah Overton R-Fr. DT 6-3 285 College Station, Texas Bessemer Academy 43 DJ Humes Fr. LB 5-11 230 Pembroke Pines, Fla. St. Thomas Aquinas 44 Austin Lewis Jr. DE 6-6 270 Jonesborough, Tenn. David Crockett HS 46 Aidan Alves R-Jr. P 6-1 205 Dillsburg, Pa. Northern York HS 48 Rashad Whitehead Fr. DE 6-2 265 Atlanta, Ga. B.E.S.T. Academy 49 Mason Sarra Fr. K 5-7 195 Plainville, Conn. Plainville HS 50 Chase Mitchell Fr. OL 6-4 320 Washington, Pa. Washington HS 50 Henry Chibueze R-So. DT 6-3 350 Woodbridge, Va. Woodbridge HS 52 Jonathan Graham R-So. OL 6-5 340 La Plata, Md. La Plata HS 54 Andrew Johns R-Fr. LS 6-0 220 Clermont, Fla. Foundation Academy 55 Brendan Schlitt ler R-So. OL 6-5 315 Eureka, Mo. Eureka HS 55 Elĳ ah James Sr. DT 6-5 300 Chicago, Ill. Oswego East HS/Iowa Western CC 56 Will Buchanan Fr. OL 6-6 315 Asheville, N.C. Christ School 57 Carl Poole R-Fr. LB 5-11 225 Danville, Va. George Washington HS 58 Matt Terrell R-Sr. LB 6-4 240 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy/JMU 59 Damian Bounds R-Sr. OL 6-1 290 Ellenwood, Ga. Stockbridge HS 60 Gage Bassham Fr. OL 6-3 305 Abingdon, Va. Lord Botetourt HS 63 Carter Bradley R-So. OL 6-2 310 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 64 Jacob Bodden R-So. OL 6-5 315 Hoover, Ala. Hoover HS 65 Thomas Sargeant R-Sr. OL 6-1 295 Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee HS 67 Ryan Eshleman R-So. OL 6-6 300 Lebanon, Pa. Eastern Lebanon County HS 68 Tristan Schultz Sr. OL 6-4 305 Culver, Ind. Culver Community HS/Fork Union 70 Boyd Rogish R-Jr. OL 6-3 285 York, Pa. Homeschooled 73 BJ Wheat, Jr. Fr. OL 6-3 310 Lynchburg, Va. E.C. Glass HS 74 Bryce Mathews Sr. OL 6-6 305 Franklin, Tenn. Brentwood Academy/Ole Miss 75 Maisen Knight R-Sr. OL 6-4 300 Salt Lake City, Utah Judge Memorial HS/Ventura 76 Nate Pena R-Jr. OL 6-1 315 Mooresville, N.C. Lake Norman HS 77 Cooper McCaw R-Jr. OL 6-5 305 Southlake, Texas Grapevine Faith CS 78 Brian Hannibal Fr. OL 6-2 290 Silver Spring, Md. James Hubert Blake HS 79 John Kourtis R-So. OL 6-4 315 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Canada Prep 81 Noah Frith R-So. WR 6-4 195 Woodstock, Ga. Woodstock HS 82 D’Wayne Crawford R-Fr. WR 5-6 175 Concord, N.C. CFA Academy/East Carolina 83 Carlos Poole R-Fr. WR 6-3 190 Danville, Va. George Washington HS 84 JT Wood R-So. TE 6-1 240 Jacksonville, Fla. Creekside HS 85 Trey Hatcher So. TE 6-2 260 Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 86 Ed Ogle R-Fr. WR 5-9 180 Allentown, Pa. Liberty Christian Academy 87 Brayden Monday R-Fr. TE 6-4 240 Waynesville, N.C. Tuscola HS 88 Jerome Jackson R-Jr. TE 6-3 255 Fort Worth, Texas Timber Creek HS 89 Cade Rowland R-Fr. WR 5-11 175 Freeport, Fla. South Walton HS 90 Jason Stricker R-Fr. K/P 6-2 180 Waxhaw, N.C. Marvin Ridge HS 90 Karsen Perkins Fr. DT 6-4 240 Concord, N.C. NW Cabarrus HS 91 Kendy Charles Fr. DT 6-0 280 Orange Park, Fla. Orange Park HS 91 Jake Brickell R-Fr. P 6-2 205 Franklin, Tenn. Independence HS 92 Mason Wolk R-Jr. DT 6-2 265 Bedford, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 93 William Green R-Jr. DT 6-5 310 Albany, Ga. Westover HS/Georgia Military College95 Alex Barbir Sr. K 5-9 220 Alpharett a, Ga. South Forsyth HS/Penn State 96 Ike Okoye Fr. DE 6-2 210 Silver Spring, Md. Wheaton HS 97 Avery Blaikie R-Fr. DL 6-4 260 Tinton Falls, N.J. Colts Neck HS 99 Ralfs Rusins R-Sr. DT 6-6 325 Carnikava, Latvia Riga Hansa Secondary School


HOW TO FOLLOW THE FLAMESPlayers by home

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Pronunciation Guide1 Shedro (SHED-dro) Lewis1 Javon (JAY-von) Scruggs2 Kevin Shaa (like AH)4 Chris Megginson (Megan-son)5 Malik (Muh-LEAK) Caper7 Malik (Muh-LEAK) Willis9 Amarii (Uh-MAR-EE) Jenkins9 Juawan (Juh-WAN) Treadwell10 TreShaun (Tray-Shaun) Clark11 Jaivian (Jay-VEE-in) Lofton11 Durrell (Duh-RAIL) Johnson15 Jayod (JAY-odd) Sanders17 Khaleb (Caleb) Coleman19 Brody Brumm (like drum)21 Micah Glaize (like glaze)22 Kimani (Kim-on-E) Donaldson24 Aakil (Ah-KEEL) Washington25 Gabe Fuster (FOO-ster)27 Treon (TREY-on) Sibley (SIB-lee)30 Michael Bollinger (Bowl-in-JER)

30 Tyron (Ty-RON) Staples35 Tyren (Ty-WREN) Dupree (DO-pree)42 Micaiah (Mick-EYE-uh) Overton43 D.J. Humes (like fumes)46 Aidan Alves (AL-vis)50 Henry Chibueze (Chi-BOO-zee)55 Brendan Schlitt ler (SHLIT-ler)58 Matt Terrell (Tuh-Rell)60 Gage Bassham (BASH-um)64 Jacob Bodden (Bod-IN)70 Boyd Rogish (Row-GISH)75 Maisen (like Mason) Knight79 John Kourtis (Curtis)86 Ed Ogle (OH-gull)90 Jason Stricker (rhymes with kicker)91 Kendy (Ken-DEE) Charles91 Jake Brickell (Brick-uhl)92 Mason Wolk (Walk)95 Alex Barbir (BAR-beer)96 Ike Okoye (Oh-Koy-Ye)99 Ralphs Rusins (ROO-sins) (both are plural)

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BROADCAST NOTES

Date Opponent Time (EST) Radio TVSept. 19 at Western Kentucky Noon

Sept. 26 FIU 1 p.m.

Oct. 3 North Alabama 1 p.m.

Oct. 10 Louisiana-Monroe Noon

Oct. 17 at Syracuse Noon

Oct. 24 Southern Miss 1 p.m.

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Nov. 14 Western Carolina Noon

Nov. 21 at NC State 7:30 p.m.

Nov. 27 vs. UMass Noon

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RADIO AFFILIATES#10 Antonio Gandy-Golden

Washington Football Team

PositionWide Receiver

Height/Weight6-4/223

Years at Liberty2016-19

Year in NFLRookie

How Acquired4th Round (142nd pick)

2020 NFL Draft

2020 Season Stats1 catch, 3 yards

1 carry, 22 yards

Last GameNo stats

vs. Seatt le

Next GameSunday, Dec. 27

vs. Carolina1 p.m.


@CoachHughFreeze

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HEAD COACH HUGH FREEZE

Southern Miss, '92 ALMA MATER

Jill WIFE

Ragan, Jordan, & Madison CHILDREN

Second YEAR AT LIBERTY

The Road toLiberty

LibertyHEAD COACH2019 - Present

Arizona HotshotsOFF. COORDINATOROCT. 2018-DEC. 2018

Ole MissHEAD COACH2012-16

Arkansas StateHEAD COACH2011OFF. COORDINATOR2010

San Jose StateOFF. COORDINATORDEC. 2009-FEB. 2010

LambuthHEAD COACH2008-09

Ole MissTE/RECRUITING2006-07ASST. AD2005

THE FREEZE FILEHEAD COACH

Overall Conference W L W L2020 - Liberty 9 1 0 02019 - Liberty 8 5 0 02016 - Ole Miss^ 0 7 0 62015 - Ole Miss 10 3 6 22014 - Ole Miss^ 1 4 0 32013 - Ole Miss^ 1 5 0 52012 - Ole Miss^ 0 6 0 52011 - Arkansas St. 10 2 8 02009 - Lambuth 12 1 6 02008 - Lambuth 8 4 4 1Career Totals 59 38 24 22Liberty Totals 17 6 0 0

^ Record does not refl ect 27 total vacated wins during the 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2016 seasons and a bowl game appearance in 2012 (BBVA Compass Bowl)

4 Bowl Game Appearances ^ (3-1 Record)

2013 Grant Teaff FCA Coach of the Year

2011 Sun Belt Coach of the YearAdditional Coaching Accolades

» 2009 AFCA Southeast Region Coach of the Year» 2009 Mid-South Conference Coach of the Year» 5-time Region 8-AA Coach of the Year» 4-time Associated Press High School Coach of the Year

Freeze's Liberty Tenure (2019) by the Numbers» 1 – Led the program to its fi rst ever bowl game appearance and bowl game victory» 8 – Total wins during his fi rst season at Liberty, the program's highest win total since 2014» 11 – Players named to the Phil Steele FBS Independent All-Confer-ence teams» 21 – Nationally ranked passing off ense (288.9 yards per game)» 32 – Nationally ranked total off ense (439.4 yards per game)

Freeze's Ole Miss Tenure (2012-16) by the Numbers» 1 – Top ranked scoring defense in the country in 2014 (16.0 points allowed per game)» 2 – Alabama's national ranking when Ole Miss defeated the Crim-son Tide, 43-37, in Tuscaloosa, Ala., on Sept. 19, 2015 marking the Rebels' fi rst road win in the series since 1988» 4 – Top 15 ranked recruiting classes, including top-fi ve classes in 2013 and 2016» 7 – All-Americans coached during his time at Ole Miss» 11 – Ole Miss players selected in the NFL Draft during Freeze's coaching tenure, including three fi rst-round selections in the 2016 NFL Draft» 18 – Number of times Ole Miss scored 40 or more points in a game during Freeze's coaching career with the Rebels, including six games with 50 or more points scored» 121 – Players who earned their degrees during Freeze's time as head coach» 2014 – Finalist for the Bear Bryant Award and the Dobb Trophy

Freeze's Arkansas State Tenure (2011) by the Numbers» 1 – First 10-win season during Arkansas State's time as an FBS program» 13 – Players who earned All-Sun Belt Conference honors, including both the league's Off ensive Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year

FREEZE IN BOWL GAMES2019 Season - LibertyCure Bowl - Dec. 21, 2019 (Orlando, Fla.)Liberty 23, Georgia Southern 16

2015 Season - Ole MissSugar Bowl - Jan. 1, 2016 (New Orleans, La.)Ole Miss 48, Oklahoma State 20

2014 Season - Ole MissPeach Bowl - Dec. 31, 2014 (Atlanta, Ga.)TCU 42, Ole Miss 3

2013 Season - Ole MissMusic City Bowl - Dec. 30, 2013 (Nashville, Tenn.)Ole Miss 25, Georgia Tech 17


FLAMES COACHING STAFF

KENT AUSTIN (Booth)Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks

Hometown: Natick, Mass.Alma Mater: Ole Miss, '85Year in Coaching: 18Children: Kendall, Kassidy, & Wesley

MAURICE HARRIS (Booth)Co-Off ensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers

Hometown: Memphis, Tenn.Alma Mater: Arkansas State, '98Year in Coaching: 22Wife: LaQueshaChildren: Arami & Cortlynn

BEN AIGAMAUA (Field)Tight Ends

Hometown: Leone, American SamoaAlma Mater: Lambuth, '10Year in Coaching: 11Wife: KendraChildren: Lily & Ben

BRUCE JOHNSON (Field)Running Backs

Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.Alma Mater: Arizona State, '99Year in Coaching: 23Wife: MichelleChildren: Jaidyn, Brayden, & Aydin

SAM GREGG (Field)Off ensive Line

Hometown: Amory, Miss.Alma Mater: Murray State, '02Year in Coaching: 18Wife: MandyChild: Britt

TANNER BURNS (Field)Special Teams Coordinator

Hometown: San Jose, Calif.Alma Mater: Ole Miss, '12Year in Coaching: 8Wife: BeccaChild: Blakely

SCOTT SYMONS (Booth)Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers

2020 Broyles Award NomineeHometown: Hurst, TexasAlma Mater: Lindenwood, '08Year in Coaching: 13Wife: KristenChildren: Peyton, Hudson & Rhett

JOSH ALDRIDGE (Field)Defensive Line

Hometown: Jackson, Tenn.Alma Mater: Harding, '12Year in Coaching: 8Wife: JessicaChildren: Braxton & Nora

RICKEY HUNLEY (Field)Cornerbacks

Hometown: Kansas City, Mo.Alma Mater: Drake, '05Year in Coaching: 16Wife: NakishaChildren: Taylor, Raegan, & Kamyrn

COREY BATOON (Booth)Safeties

Hometown: Honolulu, HawaiiAlma Mater: Long Beach St., '91Year in Coaching: 30Wife: StacyChildren: Brandy & Summer

OFFENSE DEFENSE/SPEC. TEAMS


#7 QB MALIK WILLIS

8-1Willis is 8-1 as a collegiate starting quarterback, with all of his starts coming as a Liberty Flame. His fi rst collegiate start (Sept. 19 at Western Kentucky) did not come until his fourth year of college. Willis be-came the fi rst Liberty quarterback ever to win his fi rst seven starts.

6 Passing TDsWillis passed for six touchdowns on Oct. 24 against Southern Miss, tying the program record set by Phil Basso against Mars Hill in 1984. Only four other FBS quarterbacks have passed for six TDs in a game this season: Ole Miss's Matt Corral, Memphis's Brady White, Florida's Kyle Trask and UNC's Sam Howell.

345 Passing YardsWillis threw for 345 yards during the Flames' Oct. 24 victory over Southern Miss, becoming the fi rst Liber-ty player not named Stephen Calvert with a 300-yard game since Josh Woodrum on Oct. 17, 2015 at Mon-mouth.

2 300-Yard Passing GamesWillis has thrown for 300 yards twice as a Flame, do-ing so versus Southern Miss on Oct. 24 and against Western Carolina on Nov. 14.

3 Rushing TDsWillis rushed for three touchdowns during his Liberty debut, Sept. 19 at Western Kentucky. He was the fi rst Flames QB with three rushing TDs in a single game since Glenn Inverso vs. Hampton on Sept. 1, 1979.

168 Rushing YardsWillis rushed for 168 yards during his Flames debut, Sept. 19 at Western Kentucky. It was the most in a single game by a quarterback in program history.

2 100-Yard Rushing GamesWillis's Liberty quarterback-record 168 rushing yards at Western Kentucky on Sept. 19 ranks No. 3 all-time for the Flames against an FBS opponent. He added a team-high 108 yards in a Nov. 7 win at Virgin-ia Tech.

WILLIS BY THE NUMBERS

HAULING IN THE HARDWARE

2020 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback AwardMidseason Watch List Member

2020 Davey O'Brien AwardQuarterback Class of 2020 Member

2-time Davey O'Brien Great 8 List Member(Sept. 21 & Oct. 26, 2020)

3-time Manning Award "Star of the Week"(Sept. 28, Oct. 26 & Nov. 9, 2020)

2020 CFPA National Performer of the YearWatch List Member

3-time CFPA National Performer of the Week Honorable Mention (Sept. 20 ,Oct. 25 & Nov. 15, 2020)

2020 Maxwell Award Watch List Member

RECORD BREAKER/RECORD CHASER

Willis has been breaking records since his Liberty de-but. See the left column of this page and pages 4 and 45 for other records he has broken or is chasing.

Liberty Single-Game Rushing TDs by a QBWillis's Shared Record: 3 at Western Kentucky (Sept. 19, 2020)

Liberty Single-Game TDs Responsible ForWillis's Record: 7 vs. Southern Miss (Oct. 24, 2020)

Liberty Single-Season Rushing TDs by a QBWillis in 2020: 10Program Record: 13 by Glenn Inverso in 1979

TIMELINE

2017 and 2018 Seasons: Appeared in 15 games as a backup to Jarrett Stidham at Auburn.

Nov. 17, 2018: Played for Auburn against Liberty in a 53-0 Tigers victory. He completed 2-of-3 passes and a 16-yard rushing TD versus his future team.

July 2019: Transferred to Liberty and sat out the 2019 season.

Sept. 19, 2020: Started at QB during Liberty's 2020 season opener at Western Kentucky. It was Willis's fi rst start at QB since Dec. 10, 2016, when Roswell lost to Grayson in the Georgia AAAAAAA state title game at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta. It was a span of 1,379 days between starts for Willis.

IN GOOD COMPANY

Willis ranks among the NCAA FBS national leaders in numerous categories this season.

Points Responsible For (180): No. 10Total Off ense/Game (316.3): No. 11Passing TDs (20): No. 15Rush Yards Per Carry (6.7): No. 15Rushing TDs (10): No. 17Passing Effi ciency (161.2): No. 17Yards Per Pass Att empt (8.6): No. 20Yards Per Completion (13.5): No. 25Rushing Yards (807): No. 25

Willis leads all FBS quarterbacks in rushing yards and is tied for second among FBS QBs in rushing TDs. He is the only FBS quarterback who ranks among the na-tion's top 20 for both passing TDs (No. 15) and rushing TDs (No. 17).

Willis' standout performance against Southern Miss on Oct. 24 made him the fi rst FBS player with at least 300 passing yards, 75 rushing yards and seven TDs in a game since D'Eriq King with Houston in October 2018.

QUOTABLE

"Number seven, he’s a litt le bit of a magician. He made some great plays, and you’ve got to give him credit."Southern Miss Interim Head Coach Tim Billings

“[Willis is a] very, very talented athlete. [He’s got a] strong arm, very explosive legs … He’s a guy who can take off on scrambles and he can house-call it.”Syracuse Head Coach Dino Babers

Class Redshirt Junior

Height/Weight 6-1/215

Hometown Atlanta, Ga.

High School Roswell HS

WILLIS'S CAREER STATS (2017 & 2018 - Auburn; 2020 - Liberty)YEAR GP GS Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Rushes Yards Rush TD Lg2017 7 0 7 6 0 45 1 37 85.7 16 221 1 67 2018 8 0 7 5 0 24 0 7 71.4 12 88 1 302020 9 9 236 151 4 2040 20 83 64.0 120 807 10 67TOTAL 24 9 250 162 4 2109 21 83 64.8 148 1116 12 67

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ShedroLOUIS - RB/RSSo. - 5-8 - 175Immokalee, Fla. (Immokalee HS)

1PLAYER NOTES

• Has appeared in nine games this season and 20 so far in his Flames career• Earned fi rst career start at running back against Southern Miss (Oct. 24) • Rushed 10 times for a career-best 170 yards and two touchdowns at Syracuse, breaking off touchdown runs of 75 and 52 yards• Totaled the second-highest yards per carry (17.0) in a single game in program history and most rushing yards (170) by a Liberty player against an FBS foe• 2019 Phil Steele FBS Independent All-Conference fi rst team • Had 662 kickoff return yards in 2019, the sixth most in a season in school history• Returned a kick 97 yards for a touchdown against Maine on Oct. 19, 2019, season long return in 2020 is 51 yards against Western Carolina• Ranked No. 13 in the nation in average kickoff return yardage (27.6) in 2019

CAREER STATSRUSHING RECEIVING

GP/GS ATT YDs AVG/C AVG/G TD LNG REC YDs AVG/C AVG/G TD LNG

2019 11/0 1 -5 -5.0 -0.5 0 0 4 33 8.2 3.0 0 15

2020 9/1 60 431 7.2 47.9 3 75 5 48 9.6 5.3 0 18

Totals 20/1 61 426 7.0 21.3 3 75 9 81 9.0 4.1 0 18

2020 GAME-BY-GAMERUSHING RECEIVING

GP/GS ATT YDs TD LNG REC YDs TD LNG

at Western Kentucky 1/0 4 41 1 29 0 0 0 0

FIU 1/0 4 8 0 4 0 0 0 0

North Alabama 1/0 9 57 0 30 0 0 0 0

Louisiana-Monroe 1/0 6 34 0 26 3 33 0 18

at Syracuse 1/0 10 170 2 75 1 10 0 10

Southern Miss 1/0 12 64 0 25 0 0 0 0

at Virginia Tech 1/0 5 22 0 8 1 5 0 5

Western Carolina 1/0 4 31 0 22 0 0 0 0

at NC State 1/0 6 4 0 3 0 0 0 0

UMass Did not play

2020 SEASON HIGHSRushes ...................................................................................................... 12, vs. Southern Miss, 10-24-20RushingYards ................................................................................................... 170, at Syracuse, 10-17-20Rushing TDs ..........................................................................................................2, at Syracuse, 10-17-20Long Rush ........................................................................................................... 75, at Syracuse, 10-17-20100-Yard Games ................................................................................................... 1, at Syracuse, 10-17-20Receptions ........................................................................................... 3, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 10-10-20Receiving Yards .................................................................................. 33, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 10-10-20Receiving TDs ........................................................................................................................................n/aLong Reception .................................................................................. 18, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 10-10-20Long Kick Return ...................................................................................51, vs. Western Carolina, 11-14-20Long Punt Return ................................................................................................................................. n/a

CAREER HIGHSRushes ...................................................................................................... 12, vs. Southern Miss, 10-24-20RushingYards ................................................................................................... 170, at Syracuse, 10-17-20Rushing TDs ..........................................................................................................2, at Syracuse, 10-17-20Long Rush ........................................................................................................... 75, at Syracuse, 10-17-20100-Yard Games ................................................................................................... 1, at Syracuse, 10-17-20Receptions ........................................................................................... 3, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 10-10-20Receiving Yards .................................................................................. 33, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 10-10-20Receiving TDs ....................................................................................................................................... n/aLong Reception .................................................................................. 18, vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 10-10-20

PLAYER NOTES

• Made fi rst career start for Flames at Western Kentucky (Sept. 19) and has started seven times in 2020 and made 22 career appearances in two seasons• Ranks fi rst on the team in carries (125) and second in rushing yards (702) and has four TDs• Has four 100-yard rushing games on the season, including three straight to open year• Liberty's top active career leader in carries (261) and rushing yards (1511) and ranks sec-ond in rushing TDs (11)• Transferred to Liberty after playing two seasons at Maine (2016, 2017)• Has totaled 644 career carries, 3558 rushing yards and 26 TDs between his time at Liberty and Maine• Established a new career high with 130 rushing yards vs. North Alabama, Oct. 3 • Has seven 100-yard games on the ground in two years at Liberty, last one was at home against UMass on Nov. 27• 2017 Walter Payton Award fi nalist and ranked No. 1 in the country (FCS) in 2017 in rushing yards per game (133.5)

LIBERTY CAREER STATSRUSHING RECEIVING


2019 13/0 136 792 5.8 60.9 7 63 13 177 13.6 13.6 0 62

2020 9/7 125 692 5.5 76.9 4 59 3 -4 -1.3 -0.4 0 7

Totals 22/7 261 1484 5.7 67.5 11 63 16 173 10.8 7.9 0 62



at Western Kentucky 1/1 23 100 0 26 1 -1 0 0

FIU 1/1 13 107 1 33 1 7 0 7

North Alabama 1/1 16 130 0 46 1 -10 0 0


at Syracuse Did not play

Southern Miss 1/0 9 17 1 5 0 0 0 0

at Virginia Tech 1/1 19 90 0 17 0 0 0 0


at NC State 1/1 12 49 0 12 0 0 0 0

UMass 1/1 11 109 1 59 0 0 0 0

2020 SEASON HIGHSRushes ................................................................................................ 23, at Western Kentucky, 09-19-20Rushing Yards ...................................................................................... 130, vs. North Alabama, 10-03-20Rushing TDs ....................................................................................... 1, 3 times (last vs. UMass, 11-27-20)Long Rush .............................................................................................................. 59, vs. UMass, 11-27-20100-Yard Games ...................................................................................................................................... 4Receptions ......................................................................... 1, 3 times (last vs. North Alabama, 10-03-20)Receiving Yards ............................................................................................................7, vs. FIU, 09-26-20Receiving TDs ........................................................................................................................................n/aLong Reception ............................................................................................................7, vs. FIU, 09-26-20CAREER HIGHSRushes ................................................................................................ 23, at Western Kentucky, 09-19-20Rushing Yards ...................................................................................... 130, vs. North Alabama, 10-03-20Rushing TDs ........................................................................................................... 2, at Rutgers, 10-26-19Long Rush: ........................................................................................... 63, vs. New Mexico State, 11-30-19100-Yard Games ...................................................................................................................................... 7Receptions ....................................................................3, 2 times, vs. Maine, 10-19-19 & at BYU, 11-09-19Receiving Yards ..................................................................................64, at New Mexico State, 10-05-19)Receiving TDs ........................................................................................................................................n/aLong Reception .......................................................................................................62, at UMass, 11-02-19

JoshuaMACK - RBR-Sr. - 5-11 - 200Pitt sford, N.Y. (Pitt sford-Medson HS) (Maine)

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PLAYER NOTES

• Seen action in four games in 2020• Set new career highs for carries (15) and rushing yards (79) in regular-season fi nale against UMass, Nov. 27• Broke off season-long run of 25 yards vs. UMass and has a career long rush of 59 yards (which went for a TD) against Hampton on Sept. 21, 2019• Saw his fi rst action of the 2020 season vs. North Alabama, tallying four rushes for 19 yards• Appeared in eight games in 2019, redshirted during the 2018 season

CAREER STATSRUSHING RECEIVING


2019 8/0 10 87 8.7 10.9 1 59 3 33 11.0 4.1 2 18

2020 4/0 32 141 4.4 35.2 0 25 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0

Totals 12/0 42 228 5.4 19.0 1 59 3 33 11.0 2.8 2 18



at Western Kentucky Did not play

FIU Did not play

North Alabama 1/0 4 19 0 13 0 0 0 0


at Syracuse Did not play

Southern Miss Did not play

at Virginia Tech Did not play


at NC State Did not play

UMass 1/0 15 79 0 25 0 0 0 0

2020 SEASON HIGHSRushes ................................................................................................................... 15, vs. UMass, 11-27-20Rushing Yards ........................................................................................................79, vs. UMass, 11-27-20Rushing TDs ..........................................................................................................................................n/aLong Rush ...............................................................................................................25, vs. UMass, 11-27-20100-Yard Games ...................................................................................................................................n/aReceptions ............................................................................................................................................n/aReceiving Yards .....................................................................................................................................n/aReceiving TDs ........................................................................................................................................n/aLong Reception .....................................................................................................................................n/a

CAREER HIGHSRushes ................................................................................................................... 15, vs. UMass, 11-27-20Rushing Yards ........................................................................................................79, vs. UMass, 11-27-20Rushing TDs ......................................................................................................... 1, vs. Hampton, 09-21-19Long Rush .......................................................................................................... 59, vs. Hampton, 09-21-19100-Yard Games ...................................................................................................................................n/aReceptions .......................................................................................... 1, 3 times (last at UMass, 11-02-19)Receiving Yards .......................................................................................................18, vs. Maine, 10-19-19Receiving TDs ........................................................... 1, 2 times, vs. Maine, 10-19-19, & at UMass, 11-02-19 Long Reception ........................................................................................................18, at Maine, 10-19-19

PLAYER NOTES

• Has appeared in 34 of 35 career games and earned fi rst career start at running back versus Louisiana-Monroe, Oct. 10• Named to The Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award National Player of the Week honorable men-tion list on Dec. 1, following his performance in Liberty's win over UMass on Nov. 27• Totaled 10 carries for 125 yards and a rushing TD, his sixth of the season, against UMass• Program's active career leader in rushing touchdowns with 17• Ranks third on the team in carries (87) and rushing yards (505) and second in rushing TDs (6) • With his performance v

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