2023 Liberty Flames football
C-USA champion
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 18
CFPNo. 23
Record13–0 (8–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorWilly Korn (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorNewland Isaac (1st season)
Offensive schemeUp-tempo spread
Co-defensive coordinatorSkylor Magee (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 4–2–5
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
(capacity: 25,000)
2023 Conference USA football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 23 Liberty y$  8 –0   13 –0  
New Mexico State y  7 –1   10 –4  
Jacksonville State*  6 –2   8 –4  
Western Kentucky  5 –3   7 –5  
Middle Tennessee  3 –5   4 –8  
UTEP  2 –6   3 –9  
Sam Houston*  2 –6   3 –9  
Louisiana Tech  2 –6   3 –9  
FIU  1 –7   4 –8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of December 4, 2023
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2023 Liberty Flames football team represents Liberty University in the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Flames play their home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia, and compete as a first-year member of Conference USA. They are led by first-year head coach Jamey Chadwell.

Schedule

Liberty and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.[1][2]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 212:00 p.m.Bowling Green*
CBSSNW 34–2418,811
September 96:00 p.m.New Mexico State
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 33–1720,123
September 1612:00 p.m.at Buffalo*
CBSSNW 55–2713,020
September 236:30 p.m.at FIU
ESPN+W 38–617,437
October 57:00 p.m.Sam Houston
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
CBSSNW 21–1617,100
October 107:30 p.m.at Jacksonville State
ESPNUW 31–1321,745
October 177:00 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
CBSSNW 42–3516,354
October 247:30 p.m.at Western Kentucky
ESPNUW 42–29[3]16,036
November 46:00 p.m.Louisiana Techdagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
CBSSNW 56–3021,647
November 111:00 p.m.Old Dominion*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 38–1021,481
November 181:00 p.m.UMass*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN+W 49–2516,860
November 253:30 p.m.at UTEPNo. 25
CBSSNW 42–2810,240
December 17:00 p.m.New Mexico StateNo. 24
CBSSNW 49–3520,077
January 1, 20241:00 p.m.vs. No. 8 OregonNo. 23
ESPN

Game summaries

vs Bowling Green

vs New Mexico State

Game Two – New Mexico State Aggies (1-1) at Liberty Flames (1-0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
New Mexico State 7 10 0017
Liberty 7 16 10033

at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia

  • Date: Saturday, September 9, 2023
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. MDT/6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,123
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch, and Emily Austen
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:22) NMSU – Jamoni Jones 10-yard run (Ethan Albertson kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; New Mexico State 7-0)
  • (2:08) LIB – C. J. Daniels 40-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Teagen Lenderink kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 3:15; Tied 7-7)
Second quarter
  • (12:32) NMSU – Ethan Albertson 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 4:30; New Mexico State 10-7)
  • (8:40) LIB – Kaidon Salter 3-yard run (kick blocked) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:52; Liberty 13-10)
  • (5:18) NMSU – Trent Hudson 13-yard pass from Diego Pavia (Ethan Albertson kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:22; New Mexico State 17-13)
  • (2:13) LIB – Bentley Hanshaw 24-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Teagen Lenderink kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:05; Liberty 20-17)
  • (0:16) LIB – Teagen Lenderink 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 1:32; Liberty 23-17
Third quarter
  • (5:57) LIB – Kaidon Salter 2-yard run (Teagen Lenderink kick) (Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 9:03; Liberty 30-17)
  • (1:24) LIB – Teagen Lenderink 29-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 22 yards, 3:02; Liberty 33-17)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
StatisticsNMSULIB
First downs1626
Total yards50–33977–526
Rushing yards24–17052–250
Passing yards169276
Passing: Comp–Att–Int14–26–215–25–0
Time of possession22:0637:54
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
New Mexico StatePassingDiego Pavia12/21, 150 yards, TD, 2 INT
RushingDiego Pavia9 carries, 63 yards
ReceivingChris Bellamy3 receptions, 74 yards
LibertyPassingKaidon Salter15/25, 276 yards, 2 TD
RushingQuinton Cooley20 carries, 106 yards
ReceivingC. J. Daniels4 receptions, 129 yards, TD

at Buffalo

Game Three – Buffalo Bulls (0–2) at Liberty Flames (2–0) – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Liberty 10 14 171455
Buffalo 0 14 7627

at University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, New York

  • Date: September 16, 2023
  • Game time: 12 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C); Sunny
  • Game attendance: 13,020
  • Referee: Greg Sujack
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jason Knapp (play-by-play); Malik Zaire (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:18) LIB – Nick Brown 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 3:38; Liberty 3–0)
  • (5:43) LIB – Treon Sibley 56-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:13; Liberty 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:03) LIB – Elijah Smoot 42-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:50; Liberty 17–0)
  • (8:33) LIB – Kaidon Salter 1-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 1:47; Liberty 24–0)
  • (5:38) BUFF – Darrell Harding Jr. 7-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:55; Liberty 24–7)
  • (0:28) BUFF – Nik McMillan 33-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 1:13; Liberty 24–14)
Third quarter
  • (12:13) LIB – Nick Brown 35-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yards, 1:24; Liberty 27–14)
  • (8:40) LIB – Elijah Smoot 33-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 42 yards, 1:00; Liberty 34–14)
  • (4:20) BUFF – Ron Cook 2-yard pass from Cole Snyder (Alex McNulty kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 4:18; Liberty 34–21)
  • (3:25) LIB – C.J. Daniels 75-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Liberty 41–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:57) LIB – Austin Henderson 3-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:31; Liberty 48–21)
  • (10:14) BUFF – Marlyn Johnson 3-yard pass from Cole Snyder (2-pt conversion failed) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43; Liberty 48–27)
  • (6:24) LIB – Aaron Bedgood 49-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 1 plays, 49 yards, 0:10; Liberty 55–27)
StatisticsLIBBUFF
First downs1922
Total yards65–56981–363
Rushing yards36–22530–87
Passing yards344276
Passing: Comp–Att–Int16–29–029–51–2
Time of possession28:3531:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
LibertyPassingKaidon Salter16/26, 344 yards, TD
RushingKaidon Salter10 carries, 66 yards, TD
ReceivingTreon Sibler3 receptions, 106 yards, TD
BuffaloPassingCole Snyder29/51, 276 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingMike Washington11 carries, 37 yards
ReceivingNik McMillan4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

at FIU

Liberty Flames (0-0) at FIU Panthers (0-0) – Game Summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Flames 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at Riccardo Silva Stadium • Westchester, Florida

  • Date: September 23rd
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST/3:30 p.m. PST
  • TV announcers (ESPN Networks): TBD
Game information
First quarter
    Second quarter
      Third quarter
        Fourth quarter
          Statistics Liberty Florida International
          First downs
          Plays–yards
          Rushes–yards
          Passing yards
          Passing: comp–att–int
          Time of possession
          TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
          Liberty Passing
          Rushing
          Receiving
          Florida International Passing
          Rushing
          Receiving

          Sam Houston

          1 234Total
          SHSU 0 000 0
          LU 0 000 0
          StatisticsSHSULU
          First downs
          Total yards
          Rushing yards
          Passing yards
          Turnovers
          Time of possession
          TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
          Sam Houston StatePassing
          Rushing
          Receiving
          LibertyPassing
          Rushing
          Receiving
          Scoring summary
          Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score
          Plays Yards TOP SHSU LU
          0 0
          "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. SHSU 0 LU 0


          at Jacksonville State

          Liberty Flames (0-0) vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-0)
          1 234Total
          Flames 0 000 0
          Gamecocks 0 000 0
          • Date: October 10
          • Location: Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium
            Jacksonville, Alabama
          • Game start: 7:30 p.m. CST/5:30 p.m. PST
          • TV announcers (ESPNU): TBD
          • Sources:
             
          Scoring summary
          Statistics Liberty Jacksonville State
          First downs
          Plays–yards
          Rushes–yards
          Passing yards
          Passing: comp–att–int
          Time of possession
          TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
          Liberty Passing
          Rushing
          Receiving
          Jacksonville State Passing
          Rushing
          Receiving

          vs Middle Tennessee

          Game Seven – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2-5) at Liberty Flames (6-0) – Game summary
          Period 1 2 34Total
          Middle Tennessee 14 7 14035
          Liberty 14 7 14742

          at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, Virginia

          • Date: Tuesday, October 17, 2023
          • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
          • Game attendance: 16,354
          • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Brock Vereen (analyst)
          Game information
          First quarter
          • (13:36) MTSU – DJ Riles 3-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:04; Middle Tennessee 7-0)
          • (8:37) LIB – Quinton Cooley 5-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; Tied 7-7)
          • (6:43) MTSU – Elijah Metcalf 20-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Middle Tennessee 14-7)
          • (0:49) LIB – Quinton Cooley 9-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 13 plays, 97 yards, 5:49; Tied 14-14)
          Second quarter
          • (8:29) LIB – Billy Lucas 1-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 4:47; Liberty 21-14)
          • (0:20) MTSU – Zack Dobson 2-yard run (Zeke Rankin kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:00; Tied 21-21)
          Third quarter
          • (12:43) MTSU – DJ England-Chisholm 36-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:21; Middle Tennessee 28-21)
          • (6:41) LIB – Bentley Hanshaw 23-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 5:56; Tied 28-28)
          • (6:10) MTSU – Zack Dobson 72-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato (Zeke Rankin kick) (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; Middle Tennessee 35-28)
          • (2:50) LIB – Quinton Cooley 10-yard run (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:12; Tied 35-35)
          Fourth quarter
          • (14:37) LIB – CJ Daniels 37-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Nick Brown kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 1:15; Liberty 42-35)
          StatisticsMTSULIB
          First downs2333
          Total yards63–42881–541
          Rushing yards26–9661–401
          Passing yards332140
          Passing: Comp–Att–Int24–37–212–20–1
          Time of possession22:4037:20
          TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
          Middle TennesseePassingNicholas Vattiato24/37, 332 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
          RushingJaiden Cradle12 carries, 50 yards
          ReceivingZack Dobson2 receptions, 82 yards, TD
          LibertyPassingKaidon Salter12/20, 140 yards, 2 TD, INT
          RushingKaidon Salter16 carries, 160 yards
          ReceivingCJ Daniels6 receptions, 71 yards, TD

          Rankings

          Ranking movements
          Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
          — = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
          Week
          PollPre1234567891011121314Final
          APRV——————RVRVRV2525222018
          Coaches————RV—RVRVRVRVRVRV222220
          CFPNot released———252423Not released

          References

          1. ↑ Graham, Chris (January 10, 2023). "Liberty announces 2023 football schedule: Get ready for mid-week C-USA games". Augusta Free Press. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
          2. ↑ Sordelett, Damien (January 10, 2023). "Liberty to play five midweek games in inaugural Conference USA season". The News & Advance. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
          3. ↑ Nations, Jeff (October 26, 2023). "Liberty's punishing ground game helps Flames pull away in second half". Bowling Green Daily News. pp. 1B, 3B.
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