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1982 Liberty Baptist Flames football team

1982 Liberty Baptist Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Central State (OK) ^     10 2 0
No. 9 Wofford     8 3 0
No. 19 Liberty Baptist     7 4 0
Guilford     5 5 0
Cameron     4 5 0
Eastern New Mexico     4 6 0
Kentucky State     2 9 0
Langston     0 10 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1982 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1982 NAIA Division I football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 7–4.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Delta StateL 13–168,832[1]
September 11at Carson–NewmanL 10–314,700[2]
September 18at Middle TennesseeL 7–274,000[3]
September 25No. 8 (D-II) Jacksonville State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 13–424,731[4]
October 2Central State (OH)
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 31–152,287[5]
October 9at EvangelW 35–195,200[6]
October 23Saginaw Valley State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 35–71,923[7]
October 30at PresbyterianW 24–123,974[8]
November 6Morehead State
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 13–106,147[9]
November 13IUP
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 35–131,856[10]
November 20at Delaware StateW 35–222,500[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Delta State clips Liberty Baptist 16–13". The Clarion-Ledger. September 5, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Stone and Green ignite Eagles, douse Flames". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 12, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Raiders win costly 27–7 battle". The Daily News-Journal. September 19, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Fuller finds something missing in JSU win". The Anniston Star. September 26, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Central falls to Flames, 31–15". Dayton Daily News. October 3, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TD play cited as turning point in Evangel loss". The Springfield News-Leader. October 10, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Flames have it easy in third straight win". The News & Daily Advance. October 24, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Flames rebound, dump Blue Hose". The State. October 31, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morehead stumbles 13–10". The Courier-Journal. November 7, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Liberty Baptist no longer an easy bet". The News & Daily Advance. November 14, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "DelState fumbles finale to Liberty". The News Journal. November 21, 1982. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1982 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Liberty)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.