2000 Liberty Flames football team

2000 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Davidson –  10–0 
No. 7 Hofstra ^ –  9–4 
Southern Utah –  7–4 
South Florida –  7–4 
Elon –  7–4 
Morehead State –  6–3 
Saint Mary's –  6–5 
Charleston Southern –  5–6 
Jacksonville –  3–8 
Samford –  4–7 
Cal Poly –  3–8 
Liberty –  3–8 
Austin Peay –  2–9 
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2000 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under the guidance of first-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames achieved a record of 3–8. Home games were played at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 27:00 p.m.East Tennessee State*
L 20–376,279[1]
September 96:00 p.m.at No. 14 James Madison*
L 7–3810,000[2]
September 167:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 19–89,877[3]
September 231:00 p.m.at Delaware State*
L 25–421,710[4]
September 30Wingate*dagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 50–2611,377[5]
October 13at No. 13 Hofstra*
L 14–424,354[6]
October 217:00 p.m.at South Florida*
FSNFL 6–4425,161
October 281:30 p.m.Samford*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 24–05,813[7]
November 4at Elon*
L 17–247,653[a]
November 111:30 p.m.Charleston Southern*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 0–253,237
November 18at No. 10 Appalachian State*
L 13–346,531[8]

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Notes

  1. ↑ According to the 2000 Liberty statistics sheet, a total of 55,409 spectators attended the six away games. 47,756 combined spectators attended the away games not including Elon.

References

  1. ↑ "LU defense falters against ETSU". The News and Advance. September 3, 2000. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "JMU shakes slow start to rout Liberty". The Daily News Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Liberty 19, Gardner-Webb 8". The Charlotte Observer. September 17, 2000. p. 136. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "LU squanders 18-point lead". The News & Advance. September 24, 2000. Retrieved August 17, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Final 2000 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 2000. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via stats.ncaa.org.
  6. ↑ Geiger, Brad (October 14, 2000). "Thomas' 2 TDs Spark Hofstra". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 34. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Samford drops fifth straight on road". The Birmingham News. October 29, 2000. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Appalachian State rips Liberty, smells playoffs". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "2000 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
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