2002 Liberty Flames football team

2002 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record2–9 (1–2 Big South)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 22 Gardner–Webb $   3 – 0     9 – 1  
Elon   2 – 1     4 – 7  
Liberty   1 – 2     2 – 9  
Charleston Southern   0 – 3     4 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 313:30 p.m.Western Carolina*
L 3–238,375
September 7West Liberty State*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 35–6
September 213:30 p.m.No. 5 Appalachian State*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 22–298,173[1]
September 286:00 p.m.at UCF*
L 17–4820,416
October 5Gardner–Webbdagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 21–31
October 122:00 p.m.at Akron*
L 21–497,132
October 191:30 p.m.Charleston Southern
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 31–176,137
October 26at VMI*
L 14–386,165
November 2No. 17 Eastern Kentucky*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 28–35 OT
November 9at Elon
L 35–56
November 23at Hofstra*
L 3–32

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References

  1. ^ "Late catch lifts Appalachian State past Liberty". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 22, 2002. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Liberty Flames Schedule 2002". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "2002 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 18, 2023.


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