1987 Liberty Flames football team

1987 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–7
Head coach	Morgan Hout (4th season)
Home stadium	City Stadium

1987 NCAA Division II independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 New Haven			–					8	–	2	–	0
Saint Mary's			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 11 UCF ^			–					9	–	4	–	0
Springfield			–					5	–	3	–	1
Central Connecticut			–					4	–	4	–	1
American International			–					3	–	5	–	2
Liberty			–					3	–	7	–	0
Kentucky State			–					2	–	8	–	1
Michigan Tech			–					2	–	7	–	0
Southern Connecticut State			–					1	–	9	–	0
^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1987 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Morgan Hout, the Flames compiled an overall record of 3–7.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	Edinboro	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 13–8	5,800	[1]
September 12	at Tennessee Tech	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	L 23–43	9,356	[2]
September 19	Villanova	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 20–24	8,530	[3]
September 26	Eastern Illinois	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 14–17	6,100	[4]
October 10	at No. 4 (I-AA) Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium Boone, NC	L 6–24	13,715	[5]
October 17	at Murray State	Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY	L 12–34	4,560	[6]
October 24	Newberry	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 20–19	8,860	[7]
October 31	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 14–24	5,000	[8]
November 7	at No. 7 UCF	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 21–42	11,081	[9]
November 14	Towson State	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 31–14	6,575	[10]
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Flames celebrate as seven-game skid ends". The News & Daily Advance. September 6, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tech snaps losing streak; races past Liberty 43–23". The Tennessean. September 13, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Villanova wins its season opener over Liberty, 24–20". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 20, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Eastern nips Liberty, 17–14". Herald and Review. September 27, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Appalachian State wins as Beaty leads the way". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Racers douse Flames threat to stop streak". The Paducah Sun. October 18, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Liberty stops Newberry". The Index-Journal. October 25, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "W. Illinois moves to 7–2". Southern Illinoisan. November 1, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UCF still on track for playoff bid". The Orlando Sentinel. November 8, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Liberty upends Towson State, 31–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1987. Retrieved March 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Final 1987 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Liberty)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved March 31, 2024.