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2025 Liberty

4–⁠8 (3–⁠5 Conference USA), coached by Jamey Chadwell.

Schedule and results

Liberty in 2025, game by game: won vs. Maine 28–7; lost at Jacksonville State 24–34; lost at Bowling Green 13–23; lost vs. James Madison 13–31; lost at Old Dominion 7–21; won at UTEP 19–8; won vs. New Mexico State 30–27; won vs. Delaware 59–30; lost vs. Missouri State 17–21; lost at Florida International 27–34; lost at Louisiana Tech 28–34; lost vs. Kennesaw State 42–48+29−18Won 28–7 vs. Maine+21MaineLost 24–34 at Jacksonville State-10Jacksonville St…Lost 13–23 at Bowling Green-10Bowling GreenLost 13–31 vs. James Madison-18James MadisonLost 7–21 at Old Dominion-14Old DominionWon 19–8 at UTEP+11UTEPWon 30–27 vs. New Mexico State+3New Mexico StateWon 59–30 vs. Delaware+29DelawareLost 17–21 vs. Missouri State-4Missouri StateLost 27–34 at Florida International-7Florida Interna…Lost 28–34 at Louisiana Tech-6Louisiana TechLost 42–48 vs. Kennesaw State-6Kennesaw State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsMaineW 28–⁠787%
Sep 6atJacksonville StateL 24–⁠3444%
Sep 13atBowling GreenL 13–⁠2349%
Sep 20vsJames MadisonL 13–⁠3149%
Sep 27atOld DominionL 7–⁠2135%
Oct 8atUTEPW 19–⁠860%
Oct 14vsNew Mexico StateW 30–⁠2768%
Nov 1vsDelawareW 59–⁠3066%
Nov 8vsMissouri StateL 17–⁠2170%
Nov 15atFlorida InternationalL 27–⁠3454%
Nov 22atLouisiana TechL 28–⁠3446%
Nov 29vsKennesaw StateL 42–⁠4855%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Kennesaw State 48–⁠42; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Conference USA.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 32 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
3–⁠5 8th in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
307–⁠318
Coach
Jamey Chadwell
Elo
1426 −121 this season
SP+ rating
-9.0 No. 102 of 136; offense No. 86, defense No. 103, special teams No. 84
SRS
−10.0 No. 104 of 136 in FBS
Returning
30% of last season’s EPA, No. 74 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 86 roster talent No. 84 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Willy Korn and Newland Isaac
Defensive coordinators
Kyle Krantz and Skylor Magee
Offense
Up-tempo spread
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense67th of 136
  • Defense105th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted69th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted124th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0943%1.1767th of 136
Defense0.1643%1.25105th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.20 def		43% off
45% def		—69th off
124th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense43%10.8 yds15%3.1015%
Defense41%10.3 yds21%3.3015%
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.7own 2916% allowed
Defense3.5own 3013% caused

CORE rating -6.8, 89th of 136 (offense 0.5, defense 7.3).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsEthan Vasko QB1,961 yds
Passing touchdownsEthan Vasko QB10 TD
Rushing yardsEvan Dickens RB1,325 yds
Rushing touchdownsEvan Dickens RB16 TD
Receiving yardsDonte Lee Jr WR589 yds
Receiving touchdownsDonte Lee Jr WR5 TD
TacklesDerrell Farrar LB71 tkl
SacksEli Hall DL4 sacks
InterceptionsAmarian Williams CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jaylon Coleman ATH★★★No. 534
Ethan Houck QB★★★No. 716
Samuel Cohen DL★★★No. 987
Kam Cullins DL★★★No. 1024
Nasir Newkirk WR★★★No. 1133

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.878
Receivers23.00.860
Offensive line23.00.855
Defensive line43.00.863
Defensive backs33.00.837
Athletes and specialists13.00.886
Whole class133.00.858

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 107

The 2025 roster

107 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 69 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 20

The 2025 portal
Casey Cain WR★★★from UNLV
Michael Merdinger QB★★★from North Carolina
Aaron Hester DE★★★from Florida State
Ethan Vasko QB★★★from Coastal Carolina
Jamari Person WR★★★from Colorado State
Jayden Whaley S★★★from Hampton
Jiquavious Marshall CB★★★from Kentucky
Evan Dickens RB★★★from Georgia Tech
Christian Williams OL★★★from Florida
Derrell Farrar LB★★★from App State
Joe Strickland DL★★★from Purdue
Joep Engbers OL★★from Illinois

And 8 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 28

Jordan White OL★★★★to Vanderbilt
Kaidon Salter QB★★★to Colorado
T.J. Bush DE★★★to California
Jay Hardy DL★★★to Auburn
Xavior Gray OT★★★to Northwestern
Jordan Hall OT★★★to Tulane
James Jointer RB★★★to Eastern Michigan
Jayden Sweeney S★★★to Florida Atlantic
Roderick Daniels DE★★★to Kennesaw State
Christopher Boti DL★★★to Arkansas State
Dominick Hill CB★★★to Southern Miss
Larry Jones III DE★★★to New Mexico State

And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Conference USA standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Kennesaw State7–⁠110–⁠4
Jacksonville State7–⁠19–⁠5
Western Kentucky6–⁠29–⁠4
Louisiana Tech5–⁠38–⁠5
Florida International5–⁠37–⁠6
Missouri State5–⁠37–⁠6
Delaware4–⁠47–⁠6
Liberty3–⁠54–⁠8
New Mexico State2–⁠64–⁠8
Middle Tennessee2–⁠63–⁠9
Sam Houston1–⁠72–⁠10
UTEP1–⁠72–⁠10

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