2003 Liberty Flames football team

2003 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–6 (3–1 Big South)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
2003 Big South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Gardner–Webb $ 4–0  8–4 
Liberty 3–1  6–6 
VMI 2–2  6–6 
Coastal Carolina 1–3  6–5 
Charleston Southern 0–4  1–11 
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2003 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled an overall record of 6–6 with a mark of 3–1 in conference play, placing in second in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 306:00 pmat James Madison*
L 6–4810,872[1]
September 67:00 pmat Toledo*
L 3–4922,878[2]
September 136:00 pmat Bowling Green*
L 3–6213,096[3]
September 201:30 pmKentucky Wesleyan*
W 47–76,269[4]
September 277:00 pmYoungstown State*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 3–248,569[5]
October 47:00 pmVMIdagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 31–2812,273[6]
October 113:30 pmat Gardner–Webb
L 17–273,612[7]
October 182:00 pmat East Tennessee State*
L 23–337,730[8]
November 112:00 pmat Charleston Southern
W 17–62,219[9]
November 81:30 pmNorfolk State*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 69–215,173[10]
November 151:30 pmCoastal Carolina
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA (rivalry)
W 38–214,173[11]
November 221:30 pmHofstra*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 49–42 OT2,569[12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Dukes' offense buries Liberty". The Daily News Leader. August 31, 2003. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "A victory with style". The Blade. September 7, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Bowling Green too much for Liberty". Troy Daily News. September 14, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Liberty keeps Panthers winless". Messenger-Inquirer. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Liberty suffers lopsided defeat". The News and Advance. September 28, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Keydets surrender late lead". The Roanoke Times. October 5, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Liberty squanders lead, loses game". The News and Advance. October 12, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Bucs muffle Flames". Kingsport Times-News. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Flames douse Bucs". Florence Morning News. November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Liberty wins second straight". The News and Advance. November 9, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "LU wins third straight". The News and Advance. November 16, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Flames win overtime thriller over Hofstra". Sun-News. November 23, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Liberty Flames Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2003 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 13, 2023.
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