The 2006 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (2–2 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Scott Wachenheim (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Tom Clark (1st season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Williams Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Coastal Carolina $^ | 4 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 2 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Following the firing of former coach Ken Karcher, who headed the Liberty football team from 2000 to 2005, the Flames announced Rocco as their new head coach on December 2, 2005.[1]
Schedule edit
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 7:00 pm | Saint Paul's (VA)* | W 27–0 | |||
| September 9 | 7:00 pm | Glenville State* |
| W 31–7 | ||
| September 16 | 6:00 pm | at Towson* | L 3–10 | |||
| September 23 | 6:00 pm | at Savannah State* | W 28–0 | 12,708 | ||
| September 30 | 3:30 pm | at Wake Forest* | ESPN360 | L 14–34 | 29,623 | |
| October 14 | 1:00 pm | William & Mary* |
| L 13–14 | ||
| October 21 | 1:00 pm | Gardner–Webb |
| L 24–27 | ||
| October 28 | 12:30 pm | at No. 22 Coastal Carolina | L 26–28 | 6,964 | ||
| November 4 | 1:00 pm | Western Carolina* |
| W 21–0 | 8,286 | |
| November 11 | 1:00 pm | No. 24 Charleston Southern |
| W 34–20 | 10,823 | |
| November 18 | 1:00 pm | at VMI | W 38–32 | 6,177 | ||
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References edit
- ^ "Coaching staff – Danny Rocco". Retrieved November 22, 2007.
- ^ "Liberty Flames Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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