Game notes: Liberty at Missouri State
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The matchup
- Liberty (5–1, 2–0 in conference) at Missouri State (2–4, 1–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, 2 p.m. ET, Plaster Sports Complex.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; Missouri State leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 8, 2025: Missouri State 21, Liberty 17.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
Liberty
- Liberty is 5–1 (2–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 13–20 at James Madison; W 24–23 vs. Gardner-Webb; W 51–15 vs. Ball State; W 34–17 at Coastal Carolina; W 30–14 at Delaware; W 35–3 vs. Sam Houston.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Liberty has won five straight, since losing 20–13 to James Madison (Sept. 5, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Liberty is No. 58 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jamey Chadwell is 30–14 in his fourth season at Liberty and 69–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jamey Chadwell is 0–1 against Missouri State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Deshawn Purdie (QB): 1,050 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Kam Davis (RB): 524 rushing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Aidan Vaughan (LB): 33 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
Missouri State
- Missouri State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 0–50 at No. 8 Texas A&M; W 48–14 vs. Lindenwood; L 24–30 vs. Marshall; L 24–34 at No. 22 SMU; L 13–34 at Western Kentucky; W 24–21 vs. Kennesaw State.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Missouri State is No. 118 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Casey Woods is 2–4 in his first season at Missouri State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Casey Woods faces Liberty as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Jared Lloyd (LB): 70 tackles, 1 sack, No. 4 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Myers (WR): 27 catches, 554 yards, 5 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- J.J. O’Neal (S): 36 tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jmariyae Robinson holds Missouri State’s career record in receptions with 155 and counting, past Clay Harbor’s 150 (2006–09).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 2 touchdown catches to tie Steve Newbold (18, 1977–80) for Missouri State’s career record in touchdown catches, 3 to break it. He has 16 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 2 touchdown catches to pass Jermaine Saffold (17, 2009–11) for fourth on Missouri State’s career touchdown catches list. He has 16 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Jmariyae Robinson needs 8 yards to pass Julian Burton (1,942, 2010–14) for fifth on Missouri State’s career receiving yards list. He has 1,935 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Jamey Chadwell and Casey Woods as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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