1998 Liberty Flames football team

1998 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Sam Rutigliano (10th season)
Home stadium	Williams Stadium

1998 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Morehead State			–						9	–	2
Davidson			–						8	–	2
No. 20 Hofstra			–						8	–	3
No. 22 South Florida			–						8	–	3
No. 19 Western Kentucky			–						7	–	4
Samford			–						6	–	5
Liberty			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						5	–	6
Austin Peay			–						4	–	7
Buffalo			–						4	–	7
Jacksonville			–						4	–	5
La Salle			–						3	–	6
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Charleston Southern			–						3	–	8
Saint Mary's			–						2	–	8
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 5–6.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		at Appalachian State	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	L 19–28	13,161	[1]
September 19		South Florida	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 21–24	11,689	[2]
September 26		Glenville State	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 21–7		[3]
October 3	7:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 28–21 ^OT	12,623	[4]
October 10		at No. 3 Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	L 0–21	3,019	[5]
October 17		at Delaware State	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE	W 53–21		[6]
October 24		Buffalo	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 27–24 ^OT	10,831	[7]
October 31		at Elon	Burlington Memorial Stadium Burlington, NC	L 14–36		[8]
November 7		Norfolk State	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 45–12	7,321	[9]
November 14		at Hofstra	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 24–38		[10]
November 21		at Cal Poly	Mustang Stadium San Luis Obispo, CA	L 35–45		[11]
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "Appalachian State grinds out win over '97 foil Liberty". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Gramatica's FG lifts USF, 24–21". The Tampa Tribune. September 20, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "LU notches first victory of season". The News and Advance. September 27, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Chas Southern falls to Liberty in overtime". The State. October 4, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Pirates' 'D' is grade A in shutout". Daily Press. October 11, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Flames torch winless foe". The News and Advance. October 18, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Harrelson delivers for LU in OT". The News and Advance. October 25, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Elon runs roughshod over LU". The News and Advance. November 1, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Liberty 45, Norfolk State 12". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 8, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Hofstra rallies to snuff Flames". The News and Advance. November 15, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cal Poly–San Luis Obispo 45, Liberty 35". The Roanoke Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved April 7, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.