1987 Liberty Flames football team

The 1987 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Morgan Hout, the Flames compiled an overall record of 3–7.

1987 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 16 New Haven		–		8	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 UCF ^		–		9	–	4	–	0
Springfield		–		5	–	3	–	1
Central Connecticut		–		4	–	4	–	1
American International		–		3	–	5	–	2
Liberty		–		3	–	7	–	0
Kentucky State		–		2	–	8	–	1
Michigan Tech		–		2	–	7	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		1	–	9	–	0

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Edinboro	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 13–8	5,800	^[1]
September 12	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 23–43	9,356	^[2]
September 19	Villanova	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 20–24	8,530	^[3]
September 26	Eastern Illinois	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 14–17	6,100	^[4]
October 10	at No. 4 (I-AA) Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 6–24	13,715	^[5]
October 17	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 12–34	4,560	^[6]
October 24	Newberry	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 20–19	8,860	^[7]
October 31	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 14–24	5,000	^[8]
November 7	at No. 7 UCF	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 21–42	11,081	^[9]
November 14	Towson State	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 31–14	6,575	^[10]
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "Flames celebrate as seven-game skid ends". The News & Daily Advance. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tech snaps losing streak; races past Liberty 43–23". The Tennessean. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Villanova wins its season opener over Liberty, 24–20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Eastern nips Liberty, 17–14". Herald and Review. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Appalachian State wins as Beaty leads the way". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Racers douse Flames threat to stop streak". The Paducah Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty stops Newberry". The Index-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W. Illinois moves to 7–2". Southern Illinoisan. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCF still on track for playoff bid". The Orlando Sentinel. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty upends Towson State, 31–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Liberty)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.

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