1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football team

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1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–9
Head coach
Home stadiumCity Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 NAIA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Cameron ^   –   5 – 5 – 0
Central State (OK)   –   7 – 2 – 0
Wofford   –   6 – 5 – 0
Eastern New Mexico   –   5 – 5 – 0
Guilford   –   5 – 5 – 0
Kentucky State   –   2 – 6 – 0
Liberty Baptist   –   1 – 9 – 0
Langston   –   0 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1981 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1981 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 1–9.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Mars Hill
L 10–173,000[1]
September 12at Catawba
L 22–30[2]
September 19Carson–Newman
L 6–21[3]
September 26James Madison
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 14–36[4]
October 3Gardner–Webb
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 9–14[5]
October 10at Delta State
L 8–313,100[6]
October 17at No. 10 (D-II) Jacksonville State
L 0–6411,000[7]
October 24at Furman
L 14–389,250[8]
November 7at Morehead State
L 10–34[9]
November 14Evangel
  • City Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 42–23[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Mars Hill struggles to defeat Flames, 17–10". The Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Indians cool Flames, 30–22, with new air punch". The Salisbury Post. September 13, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "C–N shakes off Liberty Baptist". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Madison rips error-prone Flames". The News & Daily Advance. September 27, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gardner–Webb wins to stay unbeaten". Greensboro News & Record. October 4, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Delta State jumps on mistakes to clobber Liberty Baptist 31–8". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Liberty Baptist pummeled". Daily Press. October 18, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Paladins blast winless Liberty Baptist 38–14". The State. October 25, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Flames lose to Morehead, 34–10". The News & Daily Advance. November 8, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mosely has record 300 yards as Flames notch first victory". The News & Daily Advance. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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