# 2014 Liberty Flames football team

The 2014 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 9–4, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Coastal Carolina. They received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing in the second round to Villanova.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 6:00 pm | at No. 23 (FBS) North Carolina* | | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ESPN3 | L 29–56 | 51,000 |
| September 6 | 4:00 pm | at Norfolk State* | | William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA | LFSN | W 17–0 | 6,150 |
| September 13 | 7:00 pm | Brevard* | | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | LFSN | W 56–31 | 15,755 |
| September 20 | 7:00 pm | Bryant* | No. 24 | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | LFSN | W 38–21 | 16,873 |
| September 27 | 3:00 pm | at Indiana State* | No. 22 | Memorial StadiumTerre Haute, IN | LFSN | L 19–38 | 5,633 |
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | No. 20 Richmond* | | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | LFSN | L 39–46 $^{2OT}$ | 20,838 |
| October 11 | 3:30 pm | at Appalachian State* | | Kidd Brewer StadiumBoone, NC | ESPN3 | W 55–48 $^{OT}$ | 26,058 |
| October 25 | 3:30 pm | Gardner–Webb | | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 34–0 | 20,217 |
| November 1 | 2:00 pm | at Presbyterian | | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | LFSN | W 28–7 | 2,691 |
| November 8 | 3:30 pm | Monmouth | | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | ASN | W 34–24 | 16,053 |
| November 15 | 3:30 pm | Charleston Southern | | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | LFSN | L 36–38 | 12,362 |
| November 22 | 1:00 pm | at No. 1 Coastal Carolina | | Brooks StadiumConway, SC (rivalry) | ESPN3 | W 15–14 | 8,576 |
| November 29 | 4:00 pm | at No. 15 James Madison* | No. 20 | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 26–21 | 13,040 |
| December 6 | 4:30 pm | at No. 5 Villanova* | No. 20 | Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 22–29 | 3,113 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### @ North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 29 |
| • #23 Tar Heels | 14 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 56 |
In their first game of the season, the Flames lost, 56–29 to the North Carolina Tar Heels.

### @ Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Flames | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In their second game of the season, the Flames won, 17–0 over the Norfolk State Spartans.

### Brevard

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tornadoes | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| • Flames | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
In their third game of the season, the Flames won, 56–31 over the Brevard Tornadoes.

### Bryant

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • #24 Flames | 10 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
In their fourth game of the season, the Flames won, 38–21 over the Bryant Bulldogs.

### @ Indiana State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Flames | 3 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| • Sycamores | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 38 |
In their fifth game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–19 to the Indiana State Sycamores.

### Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| • #20 Spiders | 15 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 46 |
| Flames | 0 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 39 |
In their sixth game of the season, the Flames lost, 46–39, in double overtime, to the Richmond Spiders.

### @ Appalachian State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Flames | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
| Mountaineers | 7 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 48 |
In their seventh game of the season, the Flames won, 55–48, in overtime, over the Appalachian State Mountaineers.

### Gardner–Webb

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • Flames | 10 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
In their eighth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–0, over the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs.

### @ Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Flames | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Blue Hose | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
In their ninth game of the season, the Flames won, 28–7, over the Presbyterian Blue Hose.

### Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| • Flames | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
In their tenth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–24, over the Monmouth Hawks.

### Charleston Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Buccaneers | 0 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
| Flames | 3 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 36 |
In their eleventh game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–36, to the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.

### @ Coastal Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Flames | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| #2 Chanticleers | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
In their twelfth game of the season, the Flames won, 15–14, over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.

## FCS Playoffs
### @ James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #20 Flames | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| #15 Dukes | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
In their thirteenth game of the season, the Flames won, 26–21, over the James Madison Dukes in their 2014 FCS First Round playoff game.

### @ Villanova

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Flames | 10 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 22 |
| • #5 Wildcats | 0 | 14 | 0 | 15 | 29 |
In their fourteenth game of the season, the Flames lost, 29–22, to the Villanova Wildcats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.

## 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 | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 20 | 17 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | 17 |