# 2015 Liberty Flames football team

The 2015 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–3 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 7:00 pm | Delaware State* | No. 15 | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | LFSN | W 32–13 | 18,803 |
| September 12 | 3:00 pm | at West Virginia* | No. 15 | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | RT PITT | L 17–41 | 52,899 |
| September 19 | 7:00 pm | No. 8 Montana* | No. 15 | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 22,551 |
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | at Southern Illinois* | No. 10 | Saluki StadiumCarbondale, IL | ESPN3 | L 13–34 | 11,886 |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | at Georgia State* | No. 18 | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | W 41–33 | 11,512 |
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | at Gardner–Webb | No. 15 | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ASN | L 20–34 | 3,545 |
| October 17 | 1:00 pm | at Monmouth | No. 22 | Kessler FieldWest Long Beach, NJ | ESPN3 | L 17–20 $^{OT}$ | 1,734 |
| October 24 | 7:00 pm | Kennesaw State | | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | LFSN | W 45–35 | 20,393 |
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | Presbyterian | | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 21–13 | 14,248 |
| November 14 | 2:00 pm | at No. 11 Charleston Southern | | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ESPN3 | L 24–31 | 4,718 |
| November 19 | 7:00 pm | No. 4 Coastal Carolina | | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA (rivalry) | ESPNews | W 24–21 | 18,955 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### Delaware State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| • #15 Flames | 14 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 32 |

### @ West Virginia

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Flames | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
| • Mountaineers | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 41 |

### Montana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #8 Grizzlies | 0 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 21 |
| • #15 Flames | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### @ Southern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Flames | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| • Salukis | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### @ Georgia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #18 Flames | 7 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 |
| Panthers | 14 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 33 |

### @ Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Flames | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| • Runnin' Bulldogs | 14 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 34 |

### @ Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #22 Flames | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| • Hawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |

### Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 35 |
| • Flames | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Hose | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| • Flames | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### @ Charleston Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| • #11 Buccaneers | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |

### Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #4 Chanticleers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| • Flames | 7 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | — | — | RV | RV |
| Coaches | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 22 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — |