1988 Liberty Flames football team

The 1988 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Morgan Hout, the Flames compiled an overall record of 8–3.

1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^		–		9	–	4	–	0
Liberty		–		8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State		–		7	–	4	–	0
William & Mary		–		6	–	4	–	1
Towson		–		5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State		–		5	–	6	–	0
James Madison		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern		–		4	–	7	–	0
Youngstown State		–		4	–	7	–	0
Lamar		–		3	–	8	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Edinboro	Sox Harrison Stadium Edinboro, PA	W 17–7		^[1]
September 10	Tennessee Tech	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 24–20		^[2]
September 17	at Eastern Illinois	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	L 27–28		^[3]
September 24	Morehead State	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 34–9	4,850	^[4]
October 1	at James Madison	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	L 28–31		^[5]
October 8	at Elon	Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC	W 42–14		^[6]
October 22	No. 2 Western Illinois	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 35–36	11,400	^[7]
October 29	Youngstown State	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 29–0	4,250	^[8]
November 5	UCF	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 24–7	3,530	^[9]
November 12	at Kutztown	University Field Kutztown, PA	W 36–13		^[10]
November 19	at Towson State	Minnegan Stadium Towson, MD	W 20–14	1,176	^[11]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Hail Mary TD reception triggers Flames' victory". The News & Daily Advance. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty rally sends Tech to second defeat". The Tennessean. September 11, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern escapes Liberty". Herald and Review. September 18, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morehead State's offense sputters in 34–9 defeat". The Courier-Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Second half rally keys JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 2, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Flames burn Elon for 42–14 victory". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 9, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Western Illinois 36, Liberty 35". The Dispatch-Argus. October 23, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty blanks Youngstown". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty drops Central Florida 24–7". The Tampa Tribune. November 6, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LU awakens in second half, blisters Kutztown". The News & Daily Advance. November 13, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Towson falls 2 yards short on late drive, loses to Liberty, 20–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1988. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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