2001 Liberty Flames football team

2001 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Ken Karcher (2nd season)
Home stadium	Williams Stadium

2001 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Cal Poly			–						6	–	5
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	5
Samford			–						5	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						5	–	6
Morris Brown			–						5	–	6
Florida Atlantic			–						4	–	6
Cal State Northridge			–						3	–	7
Liberty			–						3	–	8
Savannah State			–						2	–	7
Elon			–						2	–	9
Southern Utah			–						2	–	9

The 2001 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled a record of 3–8. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	at No. 5 Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 26–46	10,331	[1]
September 8	6:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky*	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY		L 7–30	12,300
September 15		Furman*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		Canceled		[2]
September 22	3:30 pm	Delaware State*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 34–7	8,353
September 29	7:00 pm	Wingate*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 41–13	10,887
October 13	6:00 pm	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL		L 0–63	17,103
October 20	1:30 pm	at Gardner–Webb*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 25–29	3,245
October 27	7:00 pm	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	FSNF	L 37–68	21,056
November 3	2:00 pm	at Western Carolina*	Bob Waters Field at E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC		L 0–63	7,577
November 10	1:30 pm	at Charleston Southern*	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC		W 45–31	1,816
November 17	1:30 pm	No. 10 Hofstra*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	MSG Network	L 3–40	7,437
November 23	12:00 pm	James Madison*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 7–14	2,647	[3]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "ASU breaks free from Liberty". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 2, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Furman not sure it will make up game". The Greenville News. September 14, 2001. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "James Madison 14, Liberty 7". Daily Press. November 24, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Liberty Flames Schedule 2001". ESPN. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
5. "2001 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 21, 2023.