2007 Liberty

6–⁠3 (4–⁠0 Big South). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠3, over 11 games to the nine on file here.

Schedule and results

Liberty in 2007, game by game: lost at William & Mary 41–48; lost at Elon 14–42; won vs. Saint Francis 68–10; lost at Toledo 34–35; won at Charleston Southern 50–10; won vs. Presbyterian 48–14; won vs. Coastal Carolina 37–24; won vs. VMI 73–34; won at Gardner-Webb 31–0+58−28Lost 41–48 at William & Mary-7William & MaryLost 14–42 at Elon-28ElonWon 68–10 vs. Saint Francis+58Saint FrancisLost 34–35 at Toledo-1ToledoWon 50–10 at Charleston Southern+40Charleston Sout…Won 48–14 vs. Presbyterian+34PresbyterianWon 37–24 vs. Coastal Carolina+13Coastal CarolinaWon 73–34 vs. VMI+39VMIWon 31–0 at Gardner-Webb+31Gardner-Webb
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Gardner-Webb 31–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; Big South champions.

In program history: The 15th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 32 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season article lists two games of Liberty’s 2007 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here.

DateOpponentResultSource
Sep 1vsTusculumW 38–⁠14Liberty’s article
Sep 8vsShippensburgW 35–⁠14Liberty’s article

Big South champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
396–⁠217
Coach
—
Elo
1399 +107 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−17.5 No. 28 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Scott Wachenheim
Defensive coordinator
Tom Clark
Defense
3–⁠4

2007 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Liberty4–⁠06–⁠3
Coastal Carolina3–⁠15–⁠6
Gardner-Webb2–⁠25–⁠6
Charleston Southern1–⁠35–⁠6
VMI0–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.