1978 Liberty Baptist Flames football team

1978 Liberty Baptist Flames football
1978 Liberty Baptist Flames football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–5–1
Head coach	Tom Dowling (2nd season);
Home stadium	City Stadium
	Seasons ← 1977 1979 →

1978 NAIA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 15 Cameron		–		7	–	2	–	1
No. 14 Kentucky State		–		7	–	2	–	1
Guilford		–		5	–	4	–	0
Eastern New Mexico		–		5	–	6	–	0
Liberty Baptist		–		4	–	5	–	1
Langston		–		3	–	7	–	0
Wofford		–		3	–	8	–	0

Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1978 Liberty Baptist Flames football team represented Liberty Baptist College (now known as Liberty University) as an independent during the 1978 NAIA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Tom Dowling, the Flames compiled an overall record of 4–5–1.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	L 0–35	10,133	^[1]
September 9	Mars Hill	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 16–29		^[2]
September 16	Catawba	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 16–52		^[3]
September 23	at Bowie State	Bulldogs Stadium Bowie, MD	W 14–13		^[4]
September 30	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	T 20–20		^[5]
October 7	Hampden–Sydney	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 7–18	1,000	^[6]
October 14	vs. Bridgewater	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	W 21–13		^[7]
October 21	at Saint Paul's (VA)	Russell Field Lawrenceville, VA	W 34–28		^[8]
October 28	Lenoir–Rhyne	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 16–28		^[9]
November 4	Ferrum	City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 42–28	3,529	^[10]

^ "Flyers roll 35–0". The Journal Herald. September 2, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LBC succumbs in second half". The Lynchburg News. September 10, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Catawba rips Liberty Baptist, 52–16, in opener". The Salisbury Post. September 17, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Bowie State falls, 14–13". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty Baptist, G–W tie". Daily Press. October 1, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Newell, Tigers stop Flames 14–7". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 8, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Liberty Baptist has problems but still defeats Bridgewater". The Roanoke Times. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Mosley hero for Flames". The Lynchburg News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Same results but LBC improved". The Lynchburg News. October 29, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Flames rip Ferrum". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1978. Retrieved March 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.