2021 Liberty Flames football team

2021 Liberty Flames football
LendingTree Bowl champion
LendingTree Bowl, W 56–20 vs. Eastern Michigan
Conference	Independent
Record	8–5
Head coach	Hugh Freeze (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Kent Austin (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Maurice Harris (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Scott Symons (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Josh Aldridge (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Jack Curtis (1st season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Home stadium	Williams Stadium

2021 NCAA Division I FBS independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Notre Dame			–						11	–	2
No. 19 BYU			–						10	–	3
Army			–						9	–	4
Liberty			–						8	–	5
New Mexico State			–						2	–	10
UMass			–						1	–	11
UConn			–						1	–	11
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Hugh Freeze and played their home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Flames competed as an FBS independent. They finished the regular season 7–5.

The Flames received an invite to the LendingTree Bowl where they played Eastern Michigan, winning 56–20.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	Campbell	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 48–7	15,834
September 11	7:00 p.m.	at Troy	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	W 21–13	24,714
September 18	6:00 p.m	Old Dominion	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 45–17	18,471
September 24	8:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ACCN	L 21–24	29,942
October 2	7:00 p.m.	at UAB	Protective Stadium Birmingham, AL	CBSSN	W 36–12	37,167
October 9	3:30 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 41–13	19,935
October 16	7:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Monroe	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN+	L 28–31	11,546
October 23	4:00 p.m.	at North Texas	Apogee Stadium Denton, TX	ESPN+	W 35–26	13,454
October 30	12:00 p.m.	UMass	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 62–17	16,577
November 6	12:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Ole Miss	Vaught–Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS	SECN	L 14–27	53,235
November 20	4:00 p.m.	Louisiana	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPNU	L 14–42	15,564
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Army	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 16–31	19,269
December 18	5:45 p.m.	vs. Eastern Michigan	Hancock Whitney Stadium Mobile, AL (LendingTree Bowl)	ESPN	W 56–20	15,186
Homecoming Rankings from AP and CFP Rankings after November 2 All times are in Eastern time

Source

Roster

2021 Liberty Flames football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 0 Johnny Huntley  Sr RB 1 Shedro Louis So WR 2 Kevin Shaa  Sr WR 3 Demario Douglas  Fr WR 4 C. J. Daniels  Fr WR 5 D. J. Stubbs Sr WR 6 Jaivian Lofton Jr QB 7 Malik Willis  Jr RB 8 Joshua Mack  Sr QB 9 Sean Brown  Fr QB 10 Nate Hampton Fr QB 11 Johnathan Bennett  So TE 12 Trevor Hobbs Sr QB 13 Will Bowers  Fr TE 14 Stetson Moore  So RB 15 T. J. Green  Jr WR 18 Ahmad Jackson  Fr QB 18 Kaidon Salter Fr WR 19 Brody Brumm  Jr RB 20 Troy Henderson  So WR 21 Treon Sibley  Fr RB 23 Malik Caper  Fr RB 28 Tyron Staples Sr TE 30 Michael Bollinger  Jr WR 31 Cole Peterlin Jr RB 33 Frank Boyd  Jr RB 39 Russian Williams  Fr TE 40 B. J. Wheat, Jr.  Fr OL 50 Chase Mitchell  Fr OL 51 Harrison Hayes Fr OL 52 Jonathan Graham  So OL 53 Andrew Adair Fr OL 55 Brendan Schlittler  So OL 56 Will Buchanan Fr OL 59 Damian Bounds  Sr OL 60 Gage Bassham  Fr OL 63 Carter Bradley  Jr OL 64 Jacob Bodden  So OL 65 Thomas Sargeant  Sr OL 67 Jay Clark Fr OL 68 Tristan Schultz Sr OL 70 Boyd Rogish  Jr OL 73 Hunter Porterfield Fr OL 74 Bryce Matthews Sr OL 75 Mason Bundy Fr OL 77 Cooper McCaw  Jr OL 78 Brian Hannibal  Fr OL 79 John Kourtis  So WR 80 Kylen Austin Fr WR 81 Noah Firth  So WR 82 D'Wayne Crawford  So WR 83 Khaleb Coleman  Sr TE 85 Trey Hatcher So WR 86 Eddie Ogle  Fr TE 87 Brayden Monday  Fr TE 88 Jerome Jackson  Jr WR 89 Cade Rowland  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 0 Rashaad Harding  Sr S 1 Javon Scruggs Jr DE 2 Kaci Seegars Fr DE 3 Stephen Sings V  Fr CB 4 Chris Megginson So S 5 Skyler Thomas  Sr S 6 Robert Rahimi  Fr CB 8 Jimmy Faulks  Sr S 9 Juawan Treadwell Jr DE 10 TreShaun Clark So DE 11 Durrell Johnson Jr LB 12 Storey Jackson Sr S 13 Jaylon Jimmerson So CB 14 Deon Biggins  Fr DE 15 Jayod Sanders Sr S 16 Quinton Reese  Fr S 17 Benjamin Alexander  Sr CB 18 Isaiah Avery  Jr LB 20 Jerome Jolly, Jr.  Fr S 21 Sam Guridy Fr CB 22 Daijahn Anthony  So S 23 Cedric Stone  Sr DE 24 Aakil Washington  Fr CB 26 Amarian Williams Fr LB 27 Micah Glaize So S 28 Chance Smith  Fr CB 29 Duron Lowe  Sr S 31 Tim Coutras Fr S 33 Aaron Lovins  Fr LB 34 Ahmad Walker Fr LB 35 Tyren Dupree  So S 36 Daniel Darko  Jr LB 38 Cade Robinson Jr Fr 42 Micaiah Overton  Fr LB 43 Joseph Carter Fr DE 44 Ike Okoye  Fr DL 45 Jackson Shirer Fr DE 48 Rashad Whitehead  Fr DT 50 Henry Chibueze  So DT 55 Elijah James Sr DT 57 Carl Poole  Fr DL 77 Khristian Zachary Fr DT 90 Karsen Parkins  Fr DT 91 Kendy Charles  Fr DL 92 Chris Boti Fr DT 93 William Green  Jr DE 94 Jay Hardy Fr DL 96 Jonathan Slaughter Fr DL 97 Marquise Brunson Fr DT 99 Ralfs Rusins  Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K, P 37 Max Morgan Fr LS 41 Austin Mock  Jr K 42 Nick Brown Fr P 46 Aidan Alves  Jr LS 47 Austin Turner Fr LS 54 Andrew Johns  Fr K 84 Brayden Beck Fr K, P 90 Jason Stricker  Fr K, P 91 Jake Brickell  Fr	Head coach Hugh Freeze Coordinators/assistant coaches Kent Austin Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks Maurice Harris Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers Ben Aigamaua Tight ends Bruce Johnson Running backs Sam Gregg Offensive line Scott Symons Defensive coordinator/linebackers Josh Aldridge Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Jack Curtis Co-defensive coordinator/safeties Rickey Hunley Cornerbacks Tanner Burns Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers Dominic Studzinski Associate head coach/Strength and conditioning Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster

Game summaries

Campbell

See also: 2021 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Campbell Fighting Camels at Liberty Flames  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	7	0	0	7
Flames	14	6	14	14	48

at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: September 4
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 15,834
• Referee: Timot Hedgepeth
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch and Emily Austen
• Box score

Game information

First quarter LIB – Demario Douglas 35-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 11:18. Flames 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:46. LIB – C. J. Daniels 0-yard fumble return (Alex Barbir kick), 4:57. Flames 14–0. Second quarter CAM – Caleb Snead 40-yard pass from Hajj-Malik Williams (Isaac Riffle kick), 10:41. Flames 14–7. Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 0:39. LIB – Malik Willis 12-yard run (kick failed), 0:25. Flames 20–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:01. Third quarter LIB – Joshua Mack 1-yard run (Alex Barbir kick), 12:53. Flames 27–7. Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 2:03. LIB – Shedro Louis 36-yard run (Alex Barbir kick), 4:53. Flames 34–7. Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:20. Fourth quarter LIB – Jaivan Lofton 27-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett (Alex Barbir kick), 10:46. Flames 41–7. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:19. LIB – Johnathan Bennett 2-yard run (Alex Barbir kick), 1:18. Flames 48–7. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 7:15. Top passers CAM – Hajj-Malik Williams – 15/32, 183 yards, TD LIB – Malik Willis – 15/23, 217 yards, TD Top rushers CAM – Hajj-Malik Williams – 4 rushes, 26 yards LIB – Joshua Mack – 19 rushes, 60 yards, TD Top receivers CAM – Caleb Snead – 4 receptions, 70 yards, TD LIB – Demario Douglas – 7 receptions, 84 yards, TD

At Troy

See also: 2021 Troy Trojans football team

Liberty Flames at Troy Trojans  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	7	7	0	7	21
Trojans	7	0	0	6	13

at Veterans Memorial Stadium, Troy, Alabama

• Date: September 11
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Weather: sunny • Wind: NW 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 24,714
• Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Will Kollmeyer and Ben Stanfield
• Box score

Game information

First quarter TROY – B. J. Smith 5-yard run (Brooks Buce kick), 9:40. Trojans 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:20. LIB – Demario Douglas 32-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 4:29. Tied 7–7. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:11. Second quarter LIB – Jerome Jackson 2-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 7:29. Flames 14–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:20. Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter LIB – Malik Willis 4-yard run (Alex Barbir kick), 12:22. Flames 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 4:44. TROY – Deyunkrea Lewis 11-yard pass from Taylor Powell (kick blocked), 1:14. Flames 21–13. Drive: 9 plays, 64 yards, 2:41. Top passers LIB – Malik Willis – 13/18, 154 yards, 2 TD TROY – Taylor Powell – 18/25, 211 yards, TD, INT Top rushers LIB – Malik Willis – 20 rushes, 93 yards, TD TROY – Kimani Vidal – 11 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers LIB – Demario Douglas – 3 receptions, 41 yards, TD TROY – Luke Whittemore – 3 receptions, 70 yards

Old Dominion

See also: 2021 Old Dominion Monarchs football team

Old Dominion Monarchs at Liberty Flames  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Monarchs	3	14	0	0	17
Flames	14	14	14	3	45

at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: SE 2 MPH
• Game attendance: 24,714
• Referee: Jeff Flanagan
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch and Emily Austen
• Box score

Game information

First quarter LIB – C. J. Daniels 14-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 11:25. Flames 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 3:28. LIB – Malik Willis 17-yard run (Alex Barbir kick), 3:17. Flames 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:45. ODU – Nick Rice 43-yard field goal, 0:46. Flames 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:40. Second quarter LIB – C. J. Daniels 33-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 13:23. Flames 21–3. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:18. ODU – Elijah Davis 1-yard run (Nick Rice kick), 6:29. Flames 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:43. LIB – Kevin Shaa 38-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 3:48. Flames 28–10. Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:31. ODU – Zack Kuntz 30-yard pass from D. J. Mack Jr. (Nick Rice kick), 0:42. Flames 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 3:06. Third quarter LIB – Kevin Shaa 8-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 11:10. Flames 35–17. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 2:00. LIB – Malik Willis 1-yard run (Alex Barbir kick), 5:18. Flames 42–17. Drive: 10 plays, 60 yards, 3:17. Fourth quarter LIB – Alex Barbir 31-yard field goal, 3:29. Flames 45–17. Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 8:28. Top passers ODU – D. J. Mack Jr. – 15/27, 134 yards, TD, INT LIB – Malik Willis – 21/28, 242 yards, 4 TD Top rushers ODU – Elijah Davis – 11 rushes, 57 yards, TD LIB – Malik Willis – 9 rushes, 77 yards, 2 TD Top receivers ODU – Zack Kuntz – 4 receptions, 60 yards, TD LIB – C. J. Daniels – 5 receptions, 70 yards, 2 TD

At Syracuse

See also: 2021 Syracuse Orange football team

Liberty Flames at Syracuse Orange  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	7	7	7	21
Orange	0	14	7	3	24

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

• Date: September 24
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: None (played indoors)
• Game attendance: 29,942
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (ACCN): Drew Carter, Bobby Carpenter and Taylor Davis
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter SYR – Garrett Shrader 1-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), 13:40. Orange 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 92 yards, 5:18. SYR – Sean Tucker 27-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), 9:51. Orange 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:40. LIB – Shedro Louis 7-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 1:33. Orange 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:30. Third quarter SYR – Garrett Shrader 10-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), 9:46. Orange 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:46. LIB – C. J. Daniels 23-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 2:57. Orange 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:18. Fourth quarter LIB – Demario Douglas 33-yard pass from Malik Willis (Alex Barbir kick), 14:31. Tied 21–21. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 1:27. SYR – Andre Szmyt 35-yard field goal, 0:00. Orange 24–21. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 3:35. Top passers LIB – Malik Willis – 14/19, 205 yards, 3 TD SYR – Garrett Shrader – 6/15, 77 yards Top rushers LIB – Shedro Louis – 9 rushes, 59 yards SYR – Sean Tucker – 32 rushes, 169 yards, TD Top receivers LIB – C. J. Daniels – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD SYR – Sean Tucker – 2 receptions, 27 yards

At UAB

See also: 2021 UAB Blazers football team

Liberty Flames at UAB Blazers  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	3	21	12	36
Blazers	3	0	0	9	12

at Protective Stadium, Birmingham, Alabama

• Date: October 2
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 37,167
• Referee: Jonathan Noli
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan and Corey Chavous
• Box score

Game information

First quarter UAB – Matt Quinn 37-yard field goal, 10:44. Blazers 3–0. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:16. Second quarter LIB – Brayden Beck 21-yard field goal, 8:54. Tied 3–3. Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 8:02. Third quarter LIB – Malik Willis 8-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 12:59. Flames 10–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01. LIB – C. J. Daniels 39-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 10:33. Flames 17–3. Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:13. LIB – Malik Willis 1-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 3:11. Flames 24–3. Drive: 5 plays, 83 yards, 2:18. Fourth quarter LIB – Joshua Mack 8-yard run (pass failed), 12:45. Flames 30–3. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:14. LIB – Treon Sibley 33-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett (kick blocked), 6:21. Flames 36–3. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 3:14. UAB – Mac McWilliams defensive PAT conversion, 6:21. Flames 36–5. UAB – Jermaine Brown Jr. 59-yard run (Matt Quinn kick), 4:53. Flames 36–12. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:28. Top passers LIB – Malik Willis – 13/19, 287 yards, TD UAB – Dylan Hopkins – 12/26, 152 yards, INT Top rushers LIB – Malik Willis – 15 rushes, 144 yards, 2 TD UAB – Jermaine Brown Jr. – 9 rushes, 106 yards, TD Top receivers LIB – Demario Douglas – 4 receptions, 128 yards UAB – RaJae' Johnson-Sanders – 1 reception, 53 yards

Middle Tennessee

See also: 2021 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Liberty Flames  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Raiders	0	7	6	0	13
Flames	14	10	10	7	41

at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: October 9
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: NE 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 19,935
• Referee: Duane Heydt
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch and Emily Austen
• Box score

Game information

First quarter LIB – Demario Douglas 35-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 10:59. Flames 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 1:19. LIB – Jerome Jackson 5-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 0:13. Flames 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 84 yards, 2:22. Second quarter LIB – T. J. Green 1-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 6:55. Flames 21–0. Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:31. MTSU – Jimmy Marshall 6-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (Zeke Rankin kick), 2:56. Flames 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 84 yards, 3:51. LIB – Brayden Beck 37-yard field goal, 0:40. Flames 24–7. Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 2:10. Third quarter LIB – Henry Chibueze tackled in end zone, 12:05. Flames 26–7. MTSU – Jarrin Pierce 31-yard pass from Chase Cunningham (pass failed), 8:07. Flames 26–13. Drive: 4 plays, 31 yards, 1:07. LIB – Joshua Mack 2-yard run (Malik Willis pass to Brody Brumm), 3:25. Flames 34–13. Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:33. Fourth quarter LIB – Malik Willis 1-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 4:17. Flames 41–13. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 4:31. Top passers MTSU – Chase Cunningham – 22/42, 230 yards, 2 TD, INT LIB – Malik Willis – 17/30, 222 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers MTSU – Chaton Mobley – 4 rushes, 8 yards LIB – Joshua Mack – 14 rushes, 91 yards, TD Top receivers MTSU – Jimmy Marshall – 7 receptions, 77 yards, TD LIB – Demario Douglas – 6 receptions, 156 yards, TD

At Louisiana–Monroe

See also: 2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LIB –32.5	57

Liberty Flames at Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	14	0	14	28
Warhawks	0	0	28	3	31

at Malone Stadium, Monroe, Louisiana

• Date: October 16
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT / 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 68 °F (20 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 13 MPH
• Game attendance: 11,546
• Referee: Marshall Lewis
• TV: ESPN+
• Box score

Game information

First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter LIB – Malik Willis 3-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 5:11. Flames 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 18 yards, 1:58. LIB – C. J. Daniels 9-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 0:16. Flames 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 1:33. Third quarter ULM – Andrew Henry 12-yard pass from Chandler Rogers (Calum Sutherland kick), 11:09. Flames 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 3:46. ULM – Abraham Alce 1-yard run (Calum Sutherland kick), 10:12. Tied 14–14. Drive: 1 play, 1 yard, 0:04. ULM – Andrew Henry 40-yard run (Calum Sutherland kick), 6:37. Warhawks 21–14. Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:09. ULM – Zach Rasmussen 14-yard pass from Chandler Rogers (Calum Sutherland kick), 1:22. Warhawks 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:19. Fourth quarter LIB – Shedro Louis 7-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 13:42. Warhawks 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:40. LIB – Malik Willis 53-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 7:49. Tied 28–28. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:40. ULM – Calum Sutherland 53-yard field goal, 1:44. Warhawks 31–28. Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:31. Top passers LIB – Malik Willis – 16/28, 135 yards, TD, 3 INT ULM – Chandler Rogers – 16/25, 225 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers LIB – Malik Willis – 23 rushes, 157 yards, 2 TD ULM – Andrew Henry – 15 rushes, 80 yards, TD Top receivers LIB – D. J. Stubbs – 2 receptions, 32 yards ULM – Zach Jackson – 4 receptions, 47 yards

At North Texas

See also: 2021 North Texas Mean Green football team

Liberty Flames at North Texas Mean Green  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	14	14	7	35
Mean Green	7	13	6	0	26

at Apogee Stadium, Denton, Texas

• Date: October 23
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT / 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: sunny
• Game attendance: 13,454
• Referee: Joe Lehring
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Kyle Youmans and Hek’ma Harrison
• Box score

Game information

First quarter UNT – DeAndre Torrey 2-yard run (Aaron Beckham kick), 6:04. Mean Green 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:10. Second quarter LIB – Kevin Shaa 27-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 11:15. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 93 yards, 2:02. UNT – Ayo Adeyi 42-yard run (Aaron Beckham kick), 10:25. Mean Green 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:50. UNT – Aaron Beckham 35-yard field goal, 6:14. Mean Green 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:33. UNT – Aaron Beckham 27-yard field goal, 1:51. Mean Green 20–7. Drive: 11 plays, 35 yards, 3:09. LIB – C. J. Daniels 39-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett (Brayden Beck kick), 1:13. Mean Green 20–14. Drive: 5 plays, 90 yards, 0:35. Third quarter UNT – Jason Pirtle 6-yard pass from Austin Aune (pass failed), 7:27. Mean Green 26–14. Drive: 14 plays, 89 yards, 6:06. LIB – C. J. Daniels 15-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 5:16. Mean Green 26–21. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:11. LIB – Demario Douglas 72-yard punt return (Brayden Beck kick), 3:03. Flames 28–26. Fourth quarter LIB – Shedro Louis 37-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 11:19. Flames 35–26. Drive: 10 plays, 97 yards, 3:35. Top passers LIB – Malik Willis – 12/18, 217 yards, 3 TD UNT – Austin Aune – 22/35, 212 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers LIB – T. J. Green – 5 rushes, 25 yards UNT – Ayo Adeyi – 16 rushes, 99 yards, TD Top receivers LIB – C. J. Daniels – 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD UNT – Damon Ward Jr. – 4 receptions, 57 yards

UMass

See also: 2021 UMass Minutemen football team

UMass Minutemen at Liberty Flames  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	3	0	7	7	17
Flames	21	20	7	14	62

at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: October 30
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 58 °F (14 °C) • Weather: cloudy • Wind: SW 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 16,577
• Referee: Jerr Magallanes
• TV announcers (ESPN3): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch and Emily Austen
• Box score

Game information

First quarter LIB – T. J. Green 26-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 14:46. Flames 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 26 yards, 0:08. LIB – Demario Douglas 6-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 13:40. Flames 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:06. MASS – Cameron Carson 38-yard field goal, 11:07. Flames 14–3. Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 2:33. LIB – D. J. Stubbs 60-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 5:42. Flames 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:13. Second quarter LIB – T. J. Green 29-yard run (kick failed), 9:28. Flames 27–3. Drive: 7 plays, 99 yards, 2:30. LIB – Noah Firth 49-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 4:36. Flames 34–3. Drive: 2 plays, 72 yards, 0:58. LIB – Johnny Huntley 4-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 0:05. Flames 41–3. Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 2:05. Third quarter MASS – Rico Arnold 30-yard pass from Brady Olson (Cameron Carson kick), 9:38. Flames 41–10. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 4:09. LIB – Shedro Louis 9-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 6:15. Flames 48–10. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:23. Fourth quarter LIB – Brody Brumm 39-yard pass from Kaidon Salter (Brayden Beck kick), 13:29. Flames 55–10. Drive: 5 plays, 86 yards, 1:40. LIB – Khaleb Coleman 63-yard pass from Nate Hampton (Brayden Beck kick), 8:01. Flames 62–10. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, 3:19. MASS – Jared Chisari 8-yard run (Cameron Carson kick), 1:03. Flames 62–17. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:58. Top passers MASS – Brady Olson – 9/25, 74 yards, TD, INT LIB – Malik Willis – 19/27, 307 yards, 4 TD Top rushers MASS – Ellis Merriweather – 24 rushes, 149 yards LIB – T. J. Green – 5 rushes, 60 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MASS – Rico Arnold – 1 reception, 30 yards, TD LIB – D. J. Stubbs – 2 receptions, 72 yards, TD

At No. 16 Ole Miss

See also: 2021 Ole Miss Rebels football team

Liberty Flames at No. 16 Ole Miss Rebels  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	0	0	14	0	14
No. 16 Rebels	10	14	3	0	27

at Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, Mississippi

• Date: November 6
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT / 11:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Weather: sunny • Wind: 0 MPH
• Game attendance: 53,235
• Referee: Marc Curles
• TV announcers (SECN): Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister and Andraya Carter
• Box score

Game information

First quarter MISS – Jerrion Ealy 70-yard run (Caden Costa kick), 14:26. Rebels 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34. MISS – Caden Costa 43-yard field goal, 1:22. Rebels 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 1:18. Second quarter MISS – Jerrion Ealy 4-yard run (Caden Costa kick), 13:13. Rebels 17–0. Drive: 4 plays, 58 yards, 0:56. MISS – Dannis Jackson 40-yard pass from Matt Corral (Caden Costa kick), 1:27. Rebels 24–0. Drive: 5 plays, 70 yards, 1:28. Third quarter LIB – Shedro Louis 28-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 10:31. Rebels 24–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:29. MISS – Caden Costa 38-yard field goal, 6:49. Rebels 27–7. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards, 3:42. LIB – Malik Willis 3-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 1:08. Rebels 27–14. Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 5:41. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers LIB – Malik Willis – 16/25, 173 yards, 3 INT MISS – Matt Corral – 20/27, 324 yards, TD Top rushers LIB – Shedro Louis – 7 rushes, 101 yards, TD MISS – Jerrion Ealy – 10 rushes, 115 yards, 2 TD Top receivers LIB – Demario Douglas – 5 receptions, 56 yards MISS – Dannis Jackson – 6 receptions, 126 yards, TD

Louisiana

See also: 2021 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team

Pregame line	Over/under
LIB –4.0	53.5

Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns at Liberty Flames  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ragin' Cajuns	7	14	7	14	42
Flames	0	7	7	0	14

at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: November 20
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 48 °F (9 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: S 3 MPH
• Game attendance: 15,564
• Referee: Wayne Winkler
• TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown and Hutson Mason
• Box score

Game information

First quarter UL – John Stephens Jr. 4-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick), 1:57. Ragin' Cajuns 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 3:43. Second quarter UL – Kyren Lacy 15-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick), 14:19. Ragin' Cajuns 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:50. UL – Dalen Cambre 26-yard fumble return (Nate Snyder kick), 9:06. Ragin' Cajuns 21–0. LIB – Kevin Shaa 29-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 7:14. Ragin' Cajuns 21–7. Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:46. Third quarter LIB – Kevin Shaa 30-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 11:57. Ragin' Cajuns 21–14. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 1:18. UL – Montrell Johnson 2-yard run (Nate Snyder kick), 7:44. Ragin' Cajuns 28–14. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:03. Fourth quarter UL – Neal Johnson 2-yard pass from Levi Lewis (Nate Snyder kick), 14:11. Ragin' Cajuns 35–14. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:22. UL – Emani Bailey 2-yard run (Nate Snyder kick), 2:26. Ragin' Cajuns 42–14. Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 7:58. Top passers UL – Levi Lewis – 14/25, 166 yards, 3 TD LIB – Malik Willis – 14/34, 162 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers UL – Emani Bailey – 13 rushes, 60 yards, TD LIB – T. J. Green – 4 rushes, 56 yards Top receivers UL – Peter LeBlanc – 2 receptions, 38 yards LIB – Kevin Shaa – 3 receptions, 72 yards, 2 TD

Army

See also: 2021 Army Black Knights football team

Army Black Knights at Liberty Flames  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	10	14	7	0	31
Flames	0	3	13	0	16

at Williams Stadium, Lynchburg, Virginia

• Date: November 27
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: W 6 MPH
• Game attendance: 19,269
• Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Matt Warner, Joe Jauch and Emily Austen
• Box score

Game information

First quarter ARMY – Cole Talley 26-yard field goal, 6:48. Black Knights 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 42 yards, 5:47. ARMY – Braheam Murphy 34-yard pass from Christian Anderson (Cole Talley kick), 0:17. Black Knights 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:47. Second quarter ARMY – Jakobi Buchanan 19-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 11:31. Black Knights 17–0. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 2:33. ARMY – Jakobi Buchanan 1-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 6:48. Black Knights 24–0. Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:51. LIB – Brayden Beck 36-yard field goal, 3:20. Black Knights 24–3. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:21. Third quarter ARMY – Jakobi Buchanan 1-yard run (Cole Talley kick), 6:45. Black Knights 31–3. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 8:15. LIB – Noah Firth 14-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 4:35. Black Knights 31–10. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:04. LIB – Malik Willis 7-yard run (run failed), 0:19. Black Knights 31–16. Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 1:58. Fourth quarter No scoring plays Top passers ARMY – Christian Anderson – 3/4, 102 yards, TD LIB – Malik Willis – 24/46, 305 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ARMY – Jakobi Buchanan – 22 rushes, 80 yards, 3 TD LIB – Joshua Mack – 7 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers ARMY – Tyrell Robinson – 1 reception, 51 yards LIB – C. J. Daniels – 8 receptions, 118 yards

Vs. Eastern Michigan (LendingTree Bowl)

Main article: 2021 LendingTree Bowl

See also: 2021 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team

Eastern Michigan Eagles vs. Liberty Flames (2021 LendingTree Bowl)  – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	7	0	10	20
Flames	13	20	16	7	56

at Hancock Whitney Stadium, Mobile, Alabama

• Date: December 18
• Game time: 5:45 p.m. EST / 4:45 p.m. CST
• Game weather: Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: overcast, humid • Wind: N 7 MPH
• Game attendance: 15,186
• Referee: Trennis Livingston
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich and Jalyn Johnson
• Box score

Game information

First quarter EMU – Chad Ryland 27-yard field goal, 7:48. Eagles 3–0. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 7:12. LIB – D. J. Stubbs 54-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 3:08. Flames 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 1:32. LIB – Skyler Thomas 27-yard interception return (kick failed), 2:27. Flames 13–3. Second quarter EMU – Samson Evans 2-yard run (Chad Ryland kick), 13:01. Flames 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:26. LIB – T. J. Green 24-yard run (kick failed), 12:07. Flames 19–10. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:54. LIB – Johnny Huntley 20-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 6:22. Flames 26–10. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 3:32. LIB – Malik Willis 2-yard run (Brayden Beck kick), 0:16. Flames 33–10. Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 1:56. Third quarter LIB – Malik Willis 35-yard run (run failed), 11:02. Flames 39–10. Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 0:34. LIB – Brayden Beck 43-yard field goal, 7:08. Flames 42–10. Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards, 1:32. LIB – Demario Douglas 2-yard pass from Malik Willis (Brayden Beck kick), 2:44. Flames 49–10. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:22. Fourth quarter LIB – Kevin Shaa 64-yard pass from Johnathan Bennett (Brayden Beck kick), 10:58. Flames 56–10. Drive: 1 play, 64 yards, 0:08. EMU – Chad Ryland 43-yard field goal, 5:26. Flames 56–13. Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 5:32. EMU – Jeff Hubbard 34-yard interception return (Chad Ryland kick), 4:29. Flames 56–20. Top passers EMU – Ben Bryant – 23/36, 200 yards, INT LIB – Malik Willis – 13/24, 231 yards, 3 TD Top rushers EMU – Samson Evans – 13 rushes, 52 yards, TD LIB – T. J. Green – 8 rushes, 88 yards, TD Top receivers EMU – Hassan Beydoun – 11 receptions, 83 yards LIB – Kevin Shaa – 3 receptions, 94 yards, TD