2013 Liberty Flames football team

The 2013 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 8–4, 4–1 in Big South play to share the Big South Conference title with Coastal Carolina. Due to their loss to Coastal Carolina, they did not receive the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs and did not receive an at-large bid.

2013 Liberty Flames football
Big South co-champion
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	8–4 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach	Turner Gill (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Aaron Stamn (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Wimberly (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Vantz Singletary (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Williams Stadium

2013 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^		4	–	1					12	–	3
Liberty +		4	–	1					8	–	4
No. 24 Charleston Southern		3	–	2					10	–	3
Gardner–Webb		2	–	3					7	–	5
Presbyterian		1	–	4					3	–	8
VMI		1	–	4					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:00 pm	at Kent State*	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN3	L 10–17	20,790
September 7	7:00 pm	Monmouth*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	Liberty Channel	W 45–15	18,467
September 14	7:00 pm	Morgan State*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	Liberty Channel	W 38–10	15,488
September 21	6:00 pm	at No. 23 Richmond*	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	Liberty Channel	L 21–30	8,076
September 28	7:00 pm	Kentucky Wesleyan*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	Liberty Channel	W 73–7	15,807
October 5	3:00 pm	at Old Dominion*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	Liberty Channel	L 17–21	20,118
October 19	3:30 pm	No. 6 Coastal Carolina	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)	ESPN3	L 52–55 2OT	18,911
October 26	1:30 pm	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	W 24–0	6,430
November 2	3:30 pm	VMI	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	Liberty Channel	W 17–7	18,334
November 9	3:30 pm	Presbyterian	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	Liberty Channel	W 35–14	10,654
November 16	3:30 pm	Brevard*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	Liberty Channel	W 59–21	7,554
November 23	1:30 pm	at No. 18 Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	W 56–14	3,756
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ Kent State

Liberty @ Kent State

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 0 3 7 0 10 • Golden Flashes 7 0 0 10 17 Date: August 29 Location: Dix Stadium Kent, OH Game start: 6:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 20,790 Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

Monmouth

Monmouth @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 6 0 0 9 15 • Flames 9 22 14 0 45 Date: September 7 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 18,467 Television network: LFSN

See also: 2013 Monmouth Hawks football team

Morgan State

Morgan State @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 3 0 7 10 • Flames 14 14 7 3 38 Date: September 14 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 15,488 Television network: LFSN

See also: 2013 Morgan State Bears football team

@ Richmond

Liberty @ Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 7 7 7 0 21 • #23 Spiders 10 13 7 0 30 Date: September 21 Location: E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA Game start: 6:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 8,076 Television network: LFSN

See also: 2013 Richmond Spiders football team

Kentucky Wesleyan

Kentucky Wesleyan @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 0 0 0 7 • Flames 24 21 14 14 73 Date: September 28 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 15,807 Television network: LFSN

See also: Kentucky Wesleyan Panthers football

@ Old Dominion

Liberty @ Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 7 3 7 0 17 • Monarchs 7 0 0 14 21 Date: October 5 Location: Foreman Field Norfolk, VA Game start: 3:00 PM EDT Television network: COX

See also: 2013 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total • #6 Chanticleers 6 10 14 15 7 3 55 Flames 14 14 14 3 7 0 52 Date: October 19 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EDT Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

@ Gardner–Webb

Liberty @ Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total • Flames 0 14 3 7 24 Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 Date: October 26 Location: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC Game start: 1:30 PM EDT Game attendance: 6,430 Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

VMI

VMI @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Keydets 0 0 0 7 7 • Flames 0 0 7 10 17 Date: November 2 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EDT Game attendance: 18,334 Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C), Wind: NW 8 miles per hour (13 km/h) Referee: Gary Patterson Television network: LFSN

See also: 2013 VMI Keydets football team

Presbyterian

Presbyterian @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Blue Hose 0 7 7 0 14 • Flames 7 14 7 7 35 Date: November 9 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EST Television network: LFSN

See also: 2013 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Brevard

Brevard @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Tornadoes 0 14 0 7 21 • Flames 14 28 10 7 59 Date: November 16 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EST Television network: LFSN

See also: Brevard College

@ Charleston Southern

Liberty @ Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Flames 7 14 21 14 56 #18 Buccaneers 0 0 7 7 14 Date: November 23 Location: Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC Game start: 1:30 PM EST Game attendance: 3,756 Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team