1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football team

American college football season

1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Tom Dowling (5th season)
Home stadium	City Stadium
Seasons← 1980 1982 →

1981 NAIA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 7 Cameron ^		–		5	–	5	–	0
Central State (OK)		–		7	–	2	–	0
Wofford		–		6	–	5	–	0
Eastern New Mexico		–		5	–	5	–	0
Guilford		–		5	–	5	–	0
Kentucky State		–		2	–	6	–	0
Liberty Baptist		–		1	–	9	–	0
Langston		–		0	–	10	–	0

^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1981 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 1–9.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 5	at Mars Hill	Meares Stadium Mars Hill, NC	L 10–17	3,000–3,118
September 12	at Catawba	Shuford Stadium Salisbury, NC	L 22–30	3,418
September 19	Carson–Newman	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 6–21	7,811
September 26	James Madison	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 14–36	8,427
October 3	Gardner–Webb	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 9–14	6,147
October 10	at Delta State	Delta Field Cleveland, MS	L 8–31	3,100
October 17	at No. 10 Jacksonville State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 0–64	11,000–11,038
October 24	at Furman	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 14–38	9,250
November 7	at Morehead State	Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	L 10–34	2,500
November 14	Evangel	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 42–23	2,156
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

"Mars Hill struggles to defeat Flames, 17–10". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Indians cool Flames, 30–22, with new air punch". The Salisbury Post. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"C–N shakes off Liberty Baptist". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Madison rips error-prone Flames". The News & Daily Advance. September 27, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gardner–Webb wins to stay unbeaten". Greensboro News & Record. October 4, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Delta State jumps on mistakes to clobber Liberty Baptist 31–8". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Liberty Baptist pummeled". Daily Press. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Paladins blast winless Liberty Baptist 38–14". The State. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Flames lose to Morehead, 34–10". The News & Daily Advance. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Mosely has record 300 yards as Flames notch first victory". The News & Daily Advance. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Final 1981 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Liberty)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

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