2012 Liberty Flames football team

2012 Liberty Flames football
Big South Conference Co–Champions
Conference Big South Conference
2012 record 6–5 (5–1 Big South)
Head coach Turner Gill (1st year)
Co-offensive coordinator Dennis Wagner
Co-offensive coordinator Aaron Stamn
Co-defensive coordinator Robert Wimberly
Co-defensive coordinator Vantz Singletary
Home stadium Williams Stadium
(Capacity: 19,200)
2012 Big South football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 Stony Brook +^   5 – 1         10 – 3  
Coastal Carolina +^   5 – 1         8 – 4  
Liberty +   5 – 1         6 – 5  
Charleston Southern   3 – 3         5 – 6  
Gardner–Webb   2 – 4         3 – 8  
VMI   1 – 5         2 – 9  
Presbyterian   0 – 6         2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2012 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They are a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 5–1 in Big South play to claim a share of the Big South Conference championship with Coastal Carolina and Stony Brook. Despite the conference title, the Flames were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 6:30 PM at Wake Forest* BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 L 17–20   27,652
September 8 7:00 PM Norfolk State* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Flames Sports Network/MASN2 L 24–31   15,826
September 15 3:00 PM at #14 Montana* Washington–Grizzly Stadium • Missoula, MT Flames Sports Network/ALT/MASN L 14–34   24,991
September 22 7:00 PM #16 Lehigh* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Flames Sports Network/MASN (JIP) L 28–26   17,139
October 6 3:30 PM Gardner–Webb Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Flames Sports Network/MASN W 42–35   18,239
October 13 2:00 PM at Presbyterian Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC Flames Sports Network/MASN2 W 56–7   5,335
October 20 3:30 PM Concord* Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Flames Sports Network/MASN2 W 21–13   18,643
October 27 3:30 PM at Coastal Carolina Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC Flames Sports Network/MASN2 L 12–36   6,732
November 3 3:30 PM Charleston Southern Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA Flames Sports Network/MASN2 W 26–12   13,644
November 10 3:30 PM #6 Stony Brook Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA MASN; ESPN3 W 28–14   14,419
November 17 1:30 PM at VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, VA ESPN3 W 33–14   5,202
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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