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2016 Liberty Flames football
2016 Liberty Flames football
Big South co-champion
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–5 (4–1 Big South)
Head coach	Turner Gill (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Joe Dailey
Co-defensive coordinator	Robert Wimberly
Co-defensive coordinator	Vantz Singletary
Home stadium	Williams Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

2016 Liberty Flames football team

American college football season

The 2016 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Charleston Southern. Despite the conference title, the Flames were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 pm	at Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ACCN	L 13–36	62,234
September 10	7:00 pm	Jacksonville*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 55–7	16,625
September 17	7:00 pm	at SMU*		Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX	ESPN3	L 14–29	22,127
September 24	7:00 pm	No. 3 Jacksonville State*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 19–48	15,354
October 1	7:00 pm	Robert Morris*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 41–7	11,273
October 15	7:00 pm	at Kennesaw State		Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	W 36–21	8,803
October 22	3:30 pm	Monmouth		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 52–28	16,687
October 29	3:30 pm	Gardner–Webb		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN	W 23–20 ^OT	16,608
November 5	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian		Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN3	W 16–0	3,101
November 12	3:30 pm	No. 14 Charleston Southern	No. 25	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 26–48	21,712
November 17	7:00 pm	at No. 16 Coastal Carolina*		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (rivalry)	ESPNews	L 7–42	7,787
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	25	RV	RV	—
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	—	—

2016_Liberty_Flames_football_team

2016 Liberty Flames football team

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Virginia Tech

Jacksonville

SMU

Jacksonville State

Robert Morris

Kennesaw State

Monmouth

Gardner–Webb

Presbyterian

Charleston Southern

Coastal Carolina

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^	4	–	1	7	–	4
Liberty +	4	–	1	6	–	5
Kennesaw State	3	–	2	8	–	3
Gardner–Webb	3	–	2	5	–	6
Presbyterian	1	–	4	2	–	9
Monmouth	0	–	5	4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll