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1989 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Willard May Stadium
Seasons← 19881990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^   –   8 – 3 – 1
Liberty   –   7 – 3 – 0
Western Kentucky   –   6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –   5 – 4 – 1
Lamar   –   5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Samford   –   4 – 7 – 0
Northeastern   –   3 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   2 – 6 – 0
Towson   –   2 – 8 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 7–3.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9EdinboroW 51–275,107
September 23at Morehead StateW 34–145,200
September 30James Madison
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 19–147,600
October 7No. 19 Eastern Illinois
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 9–7
October 14at Eastern MichiganNo. 17W 25–24
October 21Towson StateNo. 11W 37–1812,750
October 28at UCFNo. T–9L 30–3315,095
November 4at Youngstown StateNo. T–13L 14–41
November 11Kutztown
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 48–148,595
November 18No. 9 Southwest Missouri State
  • Willard May Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 20–31

References

  1. "Liberty pounds Edinboro 51–27". The Roanoke Times & World-News. September 10, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Liberty breaks free, tops Morehead 34–14". The Courier-Journal. September 24, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Liberty downs JMU". The Daily News Leader. October 1, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "LU tops E. Illinois in final minute". The News & Daily Advance. October 8, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "EMU nipped by Liberty". Detroit Free Press. October 15, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Unbeaten Liberty tops Towson, 37–18". The Baltimore Sun. October 22, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UCF celebrates 33–30 upset of Liberty". Florida Today. October 29, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Penguins stay on ground to ice Flames". The News and Daily Advance. November 5, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Air Johnson lights up Liberty". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "SW Missouri ends LU playoff dream". The News and Daily Advance. November 19, 1989. Retrieved April 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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