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1 liberty flames 2017 football Todd Wetmore, Associate AD for Athletics Communications Cell: (434) GAME 11: LIBERTY at charleston southern nov. 18, 2017/noon/buccaneer field/charleston, S.C Record:...6-4, 2-2 Big South Head Coach:... Turner Gill Record at Liberty: (6th Year) Overall Record: (12th Year) THE MATCHUP YPG YPG YPG : YPG 12 8 PPG 1st DOWNS RUSH PASS OFFENSE INT TDs FGs TOP DEFENSE INT SACKS YPG YPG YPG : YPG 6 31 AT 2017 Record:...5-5, 2-2 Big South Head Coach:... Mark Tucker Record at CSU: (1st Year) Overall Record:... Same Storylines 1) Liberty (6-4, 2-2 Big South) will travel to Charleston Southern (5-5, 2-2 Big South) for both teams' 2017 finale and Liberty's final Big South Conference game in program history. 2) Liberty and CSU were two of the four charter members of Big South football in 2002, and the Flames' first conference win came at the Buccaneers' hands. Saturday will mark the 25th all-time meeting between the two teams. 3) The Flames will look to close out their final season as FCS members with a four-game winning streak and reach the seven-win mark for the 17th time in program history. 4) Liberty will look to snap CSU's three-game winning streak in the head-to-head series, as no current Flame has ever appeared in a victory over the Buccaneers. Turner Gill is 16-4 in November games at Liberty, but three of those losses have been to the Buccaneers. 5) Liberty QB Stephen Calvert has set a program single-season record with 27 TD passes. Now Buckshot will set his sights on the Big South single-season TD passes (29) and passing yards (3,389) standards. 6) RB Carrington Mosley, one of 10 Liberty seniors who will be playing his final game on Saturday, has rushed for 100+ yards during five of the Flames' six wins in 2017, including each of the last three weeks schedule at Baylor Sept. 2 McLane Stadium 7 p.m. MOREHEAD STATE Sept. 9 Williams Stadium 6 p.m. INDIANA STATE Sept. 16 Williams Stadium 6 p.m. at No. 5/7 Jacksonville State Sept. 23 JSU Stadium 7 p.m. SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) Sept. 30 Williams Stadium 6 p.m. KENNESAW STATE * Oct. 14 Williams Stadium 6 p.m. at Monmouth * Oct. 21 Kessler Stadium 1 p.m. at Gardner-Webb * Oct. 28 Spangler Stadium Noon DUQUESNE Nov. 4 Williams Stadium 3:30 p.m. PRESBYTERIAN * Nov. 11 Williams Stadium 3:30 p.m. W W W L L 7-13 L L W W W STEPHEN CALVERT PASSING ,108 YARDS 27 TD/5 INT ANTONIO GANDY- GOLDEN RECEIVING 59 CATCHES 953 YARDS 8 TD CARRINGTON MOSLEY RUSHING 178 CARRIES 877 YARDS 9 TD JUWAN WELLS 1 DEFENSE 71 TACKLES 2.5 SACKS 9 TFL at Charleston Southern * Nov. 18 Buccaneer Field Noon - Home - Away All Times Listed Are Eastern * Indicates Big South Conference Game

2 MEDIA INFORMATION MONDAY No Practice (Players' Day Off) Flames Sports Hotline 6-7 p.m. with Turner Gill Weekly Radio Call-In Show Location: Journey FM Studio 93.3 FM Lynchburg FM Lynchburg FM Gretna/Danville 1320 FM Lynchburg 1240 AM Roanoke 1350 AM Bedford 730 AM Gretna/Danville TUESDAY Coach Gill Press Conference 12:30-1 p.m. (Team Room) Player/Coaches Interviews 1-2:15 p.m. (Team Room) Team Meeting 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) Practice 4:05-6:05 p.m. (Players & Coaches available outside locker room at 6:05 p.m.) WEDNESDAY Team Meeting 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) Practice 4:10-6:15 p.m. (Players & Coaches available outside locker room at 6:15 p.m.) THURSDAY Team Meeting 2:45 p.m. (Closed to Media) Practice 4:35-6:15 p.m. (Coach Gill is available for interviews in the Team Room at 6:15 p.m.) FRIDAY Team Meeting 3:30 p.m. Walk Thru Practice 4:20-5:25 p.m. (Closed to Media) SATURDAY Gameday Liberty at Charleston So. Buccaneer Field Noon Post Game Coach Gill is available following the game. Players will follow after Coach Gill. SUNDAY Team Meeting 3 p.m. (Closed to Media) LIBERTY UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School Liberty University Location Lynchburg, Va. Founded Enrollment ,000 President Jerry Falwell Jr. Director of Athletics Ian McCaw Founder Dr. Jerry Falwell Affiliation NCAA Division I Nickname Flames Mascot Sparky Colors Red, White & Blue Conference: Big South (BSC) Athletics Website: Official Athletics Offcial Athletics Facebook LibertyFlamesAthletics Official Athletics Official Football Official Football LIBERTY FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF Turner Gill Head Coach Ron Brown Associate Head Coach/RB Joe Dailey Offensive Coordinator/QB Scott Downing Special Teams Coordinator/TE/FB Aaron Stamn Assistant Coach/OL Kyle DeArmon Assistant Coach/WR Robert Wimberly Defensive Coordinator/S Vantz Singletary Co-Def. Coordinator/DL Marshall Roberts Assistant Coach/DB Josh Bookbinder Assistant Coach/LB Aaron Wilkins Graduate Assistant/DL J.R. Rozier Offensive Quality Control Darren Jackson Defensive Quality Control Dr. Ed Gomes Director of Spiritual Development Paul Rutigliano Asst. AD for Football Admin. Matt Bevins Director of High School Relations Trey Johnson Asst. Director of Player Personnel Matt Young....Football Operations - Graduate Assistant Danny Wenger Video Coordinator Barry Finke Senior Assistant Athletic Trainer Bill Gillespie Strength & Conditioning Coordinator GAME INFORMATION - 12:06 P.M. KICKOFF WATCH Mark Bryant (Play-by-Play) Will Merritt (Color Analyst) Erin Summers (Sidelines) LISTEN Game Broadcast: Alan York (Play-by-Play) Paul Rutigliano (Color Analyst) Kevin Keys (Sidelines) Pregame Show: Alan York Matt Camire Kevin Keys MEDIA INFORMATION The Liberty Athletics Department is served by an athletics communications office staff that works diligently to promote the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and staff. The office members handle all sport and department communications and media relations needs, and work to serve the working media. Credentials Requests for season and single-game credentials should be ed to the appropriate communications representative at least 48 hours prior to the requested event. Due to space limitations, credentials will be issued to full-time journalists from media outlets that cover Liberty Athletics regularly and substantially or to representatives who regularly and customarily perform services for that outlet. By acceptance of a credential, the bearer agrees to abide by all of the Liberty University, Big South Conference and NCAA policies and procedures as well as conduct him/herself in a professional and ethical manner. Violation of any of these policies will result in immediate revocation of credentials. The Liberty Athletics Communications Office reserves the right to revoke or deny credentials at any time. Work-Related Equipment Bags Members of the media will be allowed to bring work-related equipment bags (laptop computers, radio/tv broadcast equipment, still and video cameras, etc.) through Gate 6 at Williams Stadium (gate located between the Football Operations Center and Osborne Stadium). Work-related equipment bags will be searched by Williams Stadium security. Postgame Interviews Postgame interviews are held on the first floor of the Williams Football Operations Center in the room next to the Liberty team locker room. Todd Wetmore, Liberty Associate AD for Communications, will ask for requests during the fourth quarter of the contest. Parking Liberty University has designated the Bailey/Orange lot as reserved media parking for home football contests. Media parking opens two hours before each game. Please contact the Liberty Athletics Communications Office to obtain a parking pass. Photographers Liberty University strictly enforces a photo credential approval policy designed to best allocate working credentials for photographers to maximize coverage in a safe, professional working environment. Unfortunately, it is not possible to accommodate all requests. Due to limited space, credentials will generally not be issued to freelance photographers without a specific assignment received in writing from the assigning organization.photographers are to stay behind the red line that surrounds the playing field and are not allowed in the team box on either sideline at Williams Stadium and are prohibited from going on the field at any time. 2

3 2017 INDIVIDUAL HONORS #2 Jeremy Peters - CB Big South Defensive Player of the Week (Oct. 30) #10 Alex Probert - K 2-time Big South Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 4 & 11) STATS FCS Preseason All-American (Third Team) Big South Preseason All-Conference #12 Stephen Calvert - QB STATS FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4) 3-time Big South Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4 & 18, Nov. 13) #23 Frankie Hickson - RB Big South Preseason All-Conference (Return Specialist) Big South Special Teams Player of the Week (Nov. 13) #28 Corbin Jackson - S Big South Special Teams Player of the Week (Sept. 18) #34 Carrington Mosley - RB Big South Preseason All-Conference #35 Trey Turner - P Big South Special Teams Player of the Week (Oct. 30) Big South Preseason All-Conference #39 Chris Turner - CB Big South Preseason All-Conference #54 Juwan Wells - DE STATS FCS Preseason All-American (Third Team) Big South Preseason All-Conference #56 Dontae Duff - OL Big South Preseason All-Conference #57 Hunter Winstead - LS STATS FCS Preseason All-American (Second Team) Big South Preseason All-Conference matchup notes 4 DOWNS WITH THE BUCCANEERS Saturday's game will be the 25th all-time meeting between Liberty and Charleston Southern, 1 making the Buccaneers the most commonly played opponent in program history. If the Flames win, CSU would become the first opponent Liberty has ever defeated 20 times. Mark Tucker is in his first season as the Buccaneers' head coach after serving as quarterbacks coach the previous four years. Liberty and Charleston Southern were two of 2 the four charter members of Big South football in 2002, along with Elon and Gardner-Webb. The Flames' second Big South game came against CSU and resulted in Liberty's first-ever conference victory, a triumph at Williams Stadium on Oct. 19, CSU boasts two of the Big South's top three players in sacks this season, in Anthony Ellis (2nd, 8.0) and Johnny Robinson (3rd, 5.5). Liberty won 19 of its first 21 meetings with Charleston Southern, but the Buccaneers have 3 been victorious over the Flames in each of the last three seasons. No team has defeated Liberty in four consecutive seasons since William & Mary did so between 2004 and No team has ever won four straight Big South games over the Flames. Charleston Southern went during the last four seasons ( ), winning two Big South 4 titles and making a pair of NCAA FCS Playoff appearances. CSU needs a win on Saturday to record its fifth consecutive winning season. Turner Gill has only lost four November games during six seasons at Liberty, but three of those setbacks have come at the hands of Charleston Southern. LAST MEETING WITH CHARLESTON SOUTHERN NOV. 12, 2016 NO. 14/14 CHARLESTON SO. 48, NO. 25/24 LIBERTY 26 LYNCHBURG, VA. (WILLIAMS STADIUM) In a late-season battle between Big South unbeatens, Charleston Southern scored 31 unanswered points during the second and third quarters. CSU QB Shane Bucenell threw for 170 yards and 3 TDs, while adding 65 rushing yards and another score. RB Mike Holloway contributed 107 of the Buccaneers 344 rushing yards. Liberty QB Stephen Calvert tallied 261 passing yards and 3 TDs, but completed only 15 of 36 attempts. A Liberty Win Would... Wrap up the Flames' 17th 7-win season in program history and their first since Give the Flames a victory in their final Big South Conference game, closing out their 12th straight season with a.500+ conference record and making their all-time Big South mark Snap Charleston Southern's streak of three straight wins over the Flames, making CSU the first team Liberty has ever defeated 20 times (20-5 all-time record). Improve the Flames' November record under Turner Gill to Give the Flames a season-long four-game winning streak, representing the team's fourth streak of 4+ consecutive wins under Turner Gill. Mark the first season since 2013 that Liberty has won each of its last four games to close out the year UNIFORM TRACKER The Liberty football program is outfitted by Nike and has 27 different helmet/jersey/pants combinations to choose from during the 2017 season. Opponent Helmet Jersey Pants Baylor White White Red Morehead State Red Blue Blue Indiana State White Red White Jacksonville State Red White White Saint Francis (Pa.) White Blue Blue Kennesaw State Red Red Red Monmouth Red White Red Gardner-Webb Blue White Blue Duquesne Red Blue Red Presbyterian Blue Red White Charleston Southern ON THIS DATE: Liberty has played four previous games in its history on Nov. 18. The Flames are 2-2 (.500) all-time on this NOV. 18 date. Season Site LU Coach W/L/T Score Opponent Opp. Coach 1989 Home Sam Rutigliano L Missouri State Jesse Branch 1995 Home Sam Rutigliano W Western Kentucky Jack Harbaugh 2000 Away Ken Karcher L Appalachian State Jerry Moore 2006 Away Danny Rocco W VMI Jim Reid 3

4 MILESTONE WATCH 47: WR Antonio Gandy-Golden needs 47 receiving yards to become the seventh Flame ever to tally 1,000+ receiving yards in a season and the first since Darrin Peterson totaled 1,379 yards in : RB Carrington Mosley is 123 rushing yards away from becoming the Flames' first 1,000-yard rusher since D.J. Abnar had 1,289 yards in See pages for other records/milestones within reach on Saturday. LIBERTY FOOTBALL BY THE NUMBERS 5: Liberty has defeated five FBS opponents all-time, including Eastern Michigan (1989), Ball State (2010), Appalachian State (2014), Georgia State (2015) and Baylor (2017). 5: Five current Flames have graduated with bachelor s degrees and are currently enrolled in graduate programs, including Dia Vante Brown, Michael Henderman, Solomon McGinty, Trey Turner and Hunter Winstead. 6: Turner Gill is in his sixth season as Liberty s head coach. 7: Seven Flames have been selected in the NFL Draft. Most recently, Walt Aikens was taken by the Miami Dolphins in the fourth round of the 2014 Draft. 8: Turner Gill is Liberty's eighth head coach in program history. 8: Liberty has won eight Big South Conference titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016). 9: Nine Flames have been named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans. 10: Liberty won a program-record 10 games in 2008, finishing at : The Flames have clinched their 12th consecutive winning season in : Liberty has played 14 overtime games, going 6-8 in extra time. 16: The Flames have won seven or more games 16 times in program history. 18: Liberty owns 18 wins over nationally ranked FCS teams, highlighted by a victory over No. 1 Coastal Carolina on Nov. 22, : The 2017 campaign is Liberty s 45th football season. 76: Liberty has recorded 76 victories during the last 10 seasons ( ), which is tied for 18th most of any FCS program over that span. 20,000: The seating capacity of Williams Stadium was expanded to 20,000 for the 2017 season. The Flames have welcomed 20,000+ fans to Williams Stadium on five occasions, including a stadiumrecord 22,551 for a Sept. 19, 2015 victory over Montana. today's game at a glance SERIES HISTORY Saturday will mark the 25th all-time matchup between Liberty and Charleston Southern, making the Buccaneers the most common opponent in program history. Liberty is 19-5 all-time against Charleston Southern, including 9-2 in Charleston. The Flames are seeking their 20th win against a single opponent for the first time in program history. Charleston Southern has won three straight meetings with the Flames, including a pair (2014 and 2016) in Lynchburg. Liberty's most recent victory over the Buccaneers was a triumph over No. 18/16 CSU, Nov. 23, 2013 at Buccaneer Field. The win clinched a share of the Big South title for the Flames. Among Liberty's current roster, only OL Michael Henderman, FB Thomas Kennedy, RB Todd Macon, RB Carrington Mosley, P Trey Turner and LS Hunter Winstead were a part of the team in None of them appeared in the CSU game that season. FINAL BIG SOUTH GO-AROUND Saturday's contest closes Liberty's 16th and final go-around through Big South Conference play. The Flames were a charter member of Big South football in 2002 and have gone all-time in conference play. Liberty has won eight Big South titles in the last 10 years, including 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 and However, the Flames are ineligible for the 2017 title due to their transition to FBS football. The following are Liberty's all-time records against Big South foes in conference matchups: 11-4 vs. Charleston Southern 7-6 vs. Coastal Carolina 0-1 vs. Elon 11-5 vs. Gardner-Webb 2-1 vs. Kennesaw State 2-2 vs. Monmouth 9-0 vs. Presbyterian 3-2 vs. Stony Brook 10-1 vs. VMI Liberty's first Big South Conference win came at the hands of Charleston Southern, in the Flames' second game as a conference member. Dre Barnes rushed for 195 yards and two TDs in a Liberty victory, Oct. 19, 2002 at Williams Stadium. LIBERTY VS. SOUTH CAROLINA SQUADS Liberty has traditionally fared well against opponents from the Palmetto State. The Flames are versus South Carolina squads, including: 19-5 vs. Charleston Southern 7-7 vs. Coastal Carolina 0-3 vs. Furman 1-1 vs. Newberry 1-0 vs. North Greenville 11-4 vs. Presbyterian 3-2 vs. Wofford 4 FINAL CHAPTER Liberty is all-time in regular-season finales, including 4-1 under Turner Gill. The Flames have faced Charleston Southern in the final regular-season game on two previous occasions, winning both contests. Liberty wrapped up its 1994 season with a triumph over CSU, Nov. 19, 1994 at Williams Stadium. The Flames also finished off 2013 by taking down No. 18/16 Charleston Southern on its home field, 56-14, on Nov. 23, CLOSING WITH A BANG Liberty has won three straight games, giving the Flames a chance at a four-game winning streak to close out the regular season. Liberty has finished the regular season on a winning streak of four or more games on seven previous occasions, including 1979 (4 wins), 1982 (7 wins), 1988 (4 wins), 2003 (4 wins), 2004 (4 wins), 2007 (5 wins) and 2013 (5 wins). BUCKSHOT ON TARGET Liberty QB Stephen "Buckshot" Calvert won his third Big South Offensive Player of the Week honor on Monday after recording his fifth 300-yard passing game of the season against Presbyterian. Calvert has been on a roll lately, since throwing an interception on his final pass attempt of the first half against Kennesaw State on Oct. 14. Calvert has gone 18 straight quarters without having a pass intercepted since then. During that time the sophomore is 90-of-170 passing for 1,467 yards, 13 TDs and 0 INTs. CSU will attempt to get some pressure on Calvert on Saturday. Led by reigning Big South Defensive Player of the Year Anthony Ellis, the Buccaneers have tallied a Big South-best 31 sacks in On the flip side, Liberty's offensive line has only allowed 12 sacks of Calvert this season, including zero during the last two outings. STREAK EXTENDED Liberty's victory against Presbyterian last Saturday clinched the Flames' 12th straight winning season. The Flames were one of five FCS teams which entered 2017 with 11+ consecutive winning records. NEXT STOP, FBS Liberty's next game will be a matchup with Old Dominion at newly renovated and expanded Williams Stadium on Sept. 1, The contest will kick off the second year of the Flames' transition to FBS football. Liberty will be classified as an FBS independent but will not be eligible for a bowl appearance.

5 LIBERTY'S RECORD WHEN... Gill 2017 at LU Home Road August September October November December Afternoon Night BIG SOUTH Home Road NON-CONFERENCE Home Road VERSUS FCS TOP 25 Home Road VERSUS FBS OPPONENTS Home Road RECORD WHEN SCORING < 20 points points points points RECORD WHEN ALLOWING < 20 points points points points RECORD WHEN Margin 1-3 pts Margin 4-7 pts Scoring 1st Opp. scores 1st Leading after 1Q Trailing after 1Q Leading at half Trailing at half Leading after 3Q Trailing after 3Q Playing OT Outrushing opp Being outrushed Outpassing opp Being outpassed Scoring D/ST TD TO margin TO margin Winning TOP Losing TOP White helmets Blue helmets Red helmets White uni. tops Blue uni. tops Red uni. tops White pants Blue pants Red pants team notes Trends/Streaks The 2017 season is Liberty s 45th season of football and its 30th and final season at the FCS level (Liberty Athletics became a Division I athletics program on July 1, 1988). The 2017 season will also serve as Liberty s 16th and final season as a member of the Big South Conference. Liberty was one of four charter members in the Big South when the league started to sponsor football in 2002 (along with Charleston Southern, Elon and Gardner-Webb). During his previous five seasons at Liberty, Flames Head Coach Turner Gill has led the Flames to a Big South title four times (2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016) and its first-ever NCAA FCS Playoff appearance in 2014 (advancing to the second round). The Flames win after trailing by 17 points against Duquesne marked the team s biggest comeback win since Turner Gill s first victory at Liberty, Oct. 6, 2012 against Gardner-Webb at Williams Stadium. The Flames trailed 21-3 in the 2nd quarter and in the 3rd before rallying for a win. Liberty s win over Presbyterian last Saturday secured the team s 12th-consecutive winning season and the 25th in program history. Liberty is one of five FCS programs in the country to have posted a winning record 11 or more seasons in a row. Liberty finished its 2017 home schedule averaging 16,571 fans in six games (99,425 total home attendance). During its first year of the FBS transition process, the Flames will report an average home attendance number of 15,452, meeting the NCAA s FBS average home attendance requirement (Note: Not all tickets counted in Liberty s announced home attendance figures qualify for the NCAA s FBS average home attendance requirement). Offense After scoring the last 20 points of the game to rally for a win the previous week against Duquesne, the Flames scored 36 seconds into the Presbyterian game and held a 33-7 halftime lead over the Blue Hose. Liberty s 26-point halftime lead over Presbyterian was its second largest of the season (Liberty held a 35-point lead over Morehead State 45-10). The Flames finished the Presbyterian game with a season-high 628 total offensive yards, its highest total since finishing with 681 offensive yards against Monmouth in Liberty posted its most balanced offensive attack of the year against Presbyterian, finishing the contest with 317 rushing yards and 311 passing yards. The Flames have racked up 500 or more total offensive yards five times in 2017 and currently lead the Big South by averaging total offensive yards per game. Liberty surpassed the 300-yard rushing mark for the first time this season, rushing 50 times for 317 yards against Presbyterian (6.3 yards per carry). The Flames have rushed for 527 yards on 104 carries and five touchdowns during the last two games Liberty rushed for 499 yards on 139 carries for five touchdowns during its previous five games (Jacksonville State to Gardner-Webb). Liberty s offense continues to be powered by its passing 5 games as the Flames passing yards per game accounts for 68.0 percent of the team s total offense this season (Liberty would rank No. 8 in the country in passing offense, if the Flames were eligible for the NCAA FCS national rankings) Liberty continues to remain highly efficient in the red zone this season and would rank No. 22 in the country if it was eligible for the NCAA FCS national rankings (86.5 percent/32-of-37; 13 TDs [14 rushing; 7 passing]/11 FGs). Defense After allowing 862 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns during its first two Big South games of the year, the Flames have held its last two Big South foes to 432 yards and three touchdowns. Liberty allowed Presbyterian to finish with 155 rushing yards and two touchdowns. Liberty has ranked in the Top 40 in the country in rushing defense three out of five seasons under Flames Head Coach Turner Gill (national ranking/average yards allowed): 2012 (No. 24/126.1), 2013 (No. 31/135.3), 2014 (No. 78/183.7), 2015 (No. 38/146.7) and 2016 (No. 106/219.5). Liberty had forced nine turnovers in its previous three games (Monmouth 2; Gardner-Webb 3; Duquesne 4), but the Flames finished the PC game without forcing a turnover for the second time in 2017 (also against St. Francis, Pa.). The Flames have limited their last two Big South opponents to 483 (Gardner-Webb) and 452 (Presbyterian) total offensive yards. During its first two Big South games of the year and four times total in 2017, Liberty has allowed opponents to rack up 500 or more total offensive yards (Kennesaw State 507; Monmouth 608). During the Flames first five seasons under head coach Turner Gill, Liberty allowed a total of six opponents to finish with 500 or more total offensive yards (48 games). Liberty ranks last in the Big South in scoring defense (31.4 points allowed per game) and total defense (451.9 yards allowed per game). Liberty s defense continues to have success on third-down plays this year, ranking second in the Big South in third-down conversion defense (33.1; 46-of-139). Presbyterian converted on 3-of-12 third-down plays against the Flames. Special Teams The Flames have blocked two field goals this season, a potential game-winning 23-yard field goal against Indiana State on the game s last play and a 31-yarder against Gardner-Webb in the fourth quarter. Liberty has blocked a potential game-winning or tying field goal on the game s final play in three of the last four seasons (2014 vs. No. 1 Coastal Carolina; 2016 vs. Gardner-Webb in overtime; 2017 vs. Indiana State). Monmouth s Pete Guerriero recorded a 95-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, marking the first time the Flames have allowed a kickoff return for a touchdown since Oct. 9, Liberty attempted a school-record six field goals against Duquesne, with Alex Probert connecting on 2-of-6 attempts. The sophomore entered the game having only missed five career field goal attempts (23-of-28).

6 Liberty 48, Baylor 45 (sept. 2, 2017) WHAT HAPPENED The beginning of Liberty's two-year FBS transition process started off with an offensive shootout. At the end it was the Flames standing as the victor, 48-45, over Baylor, Sept. 2, at McLane Stadium. On Feb. 16, the NCAA approved Liberty's waiver request to begin the twoyear FBS reclassification process. The Baylor game marked Liberty's final matchup against an FBS team as a FCS program. The Flames recorded their fifth win over an FBS program in school history with their victory. Three of the Flames' five wins over FBS programs have come under the leadership of sixth-year head coach Turner Gill. The Flames also defeated Appalachian State in 2014 and Georgia State in Liberty's first win over a FBS program came against Eastern Michigan in 1989, followed by a win over Ball State in With the win, the Flames move their record to 1-0 on the season, while Baylor opens the season at 0-1 under first-year head coach Matt Rhule. The game saw the two teams combined for 1,117 total offensive yards (Liberty 585; Baylor 532), with 725 of those yards coming through the air. HOW IT HAPPENED Liberty's offense controlled the game, as the Flames ran 103 plays for 585 total yards. The Flames went 15-of-24 on third down, giving Liberty more than 16 minutes of advantage in time of possession (38:16-21:44). Liberty committed zero turnovers, while coming up with two big interceptions. Chris Turner returned a pick 32 yards for a third-quarter TD, and Brandon Tillmon collected his first career INT on the game's final play. The Flames' defense also held Baylor to 41 yards and zero points during the first quarter, helping post Liberty to an early lead. In a game which featured three ties and four lead changes, Liberty took the lead for good at on a 13-yard pass from Stephen Calvert to Antonio Gandy-Golden with 24 seconds remaining in the third quarter. HISTORY MAKERS The win marked the first-ever victory over a Power Five opponent in Liberty and Big South Conference football history. Liberty entered the game as a 34-point underdog and with only a 2.2 percent chance to win according to ESPN's Football Power Index (FPI). The game was ranked the 7th-biggest upset in college football over the last 25 years, in a Sept. 6 article on ESPN.com. The Flames joined Lamar (1981) as the only FCS teams ever to defeat Baylor. In their final season as FCS members, the Flames recorded their first season-opening victory away from Lynchburg since 1988, their inaugural season as an FCS (then 1-AA) program. WHAT THEY SAID Liberty Head Coach Turner Gill "I think Liberty's brand name just went out pretty strong across the country. Again, not just for football, but really for the whole school.... Now people are going to know about Liberty University." Baylor Head Coach Matt Rhule "Just an unbelievable offensive performance and Gandy-Golden, 13 catches for 192 yards, pretty much all of them with someone draped on him. I thought he took over the game and Mosley, the tailback, with 122 yards really when it mattered. And Stephen Calvert, he did a tremendous job at the quarterback position for them." 6 BUCKSHOT'S BIG NIGHT Making just his eighth career start, sophomore QB Stephen "Buckshot" Calvert rewrote the record books in Waco. Calvert's 447 passing yards broke the program record of 441, set in 1984 by Phil Basso against Carson-Newman. Calvert also set program records for attempts (60) and completions (44), while throwing three TD passes and zero interceptions and recording his first career rushing TD. NOTEWORTHY Alex Probert tied a Liberty single-game record with four field goals, equaling the mark most recently set by Matt Bevins on Nov. 20, He was 4-of-4 on the night and scored a total of 16 points. Antonio Gandy-Golden set career highs for receptions (13), receiving yards (192) and touchdowns (2). His 192 receiving yards rank No. 5 in program history and were the most by a Flame since Chris Summers' program-record 240 yards against Stony Brook on Nov. 19, Gandy-Golden and Damian King (10 receptions) are the first Liberty duo to record 10+ catches in a single game since Josh Stofle and Daniel Jackson at South Florida on Oct. 27, Carrington Mosley carried the ball a career-high 28 times for 122 yards. Liberty had a 300-yard passer (Calvert), a 100-yard rusher (Mosley) and a 100-yard receiver (Gandy-Golden) in the same game for the first time since Oct. 11, 2014 at Appalachian State, when Josh Woodrum (passing), D.J. Abnar (rushing) and Dante' Shells (receiving) achieved the feat. Liberty's 103 offensive plays were the most the Flames have run in a single game since totaling 104 plays at South Florida on Oct. 27, Jeremy Peters paced the defensive effort with a career-high seven tackles and two pass breakups. Chris Turner's eighth career interception was the first one he has returned for a touchdown.

7 Class Sophomore #12 QB stephen buckshot calvert HAULING IN THE HARDWARE OFF THE FIELD Height/Weight 6-2/180 Hometown Plantation, Fla. BUCKSHOT BY THE NUMBERS High School Miami Carol City Senior HS 11-6 Calvert's career record as a starting quarterback. He has started 17 straight games since taking over as the starter as a true freshman against Robert Morris on Oct. 1, TDs Calvert has thrown for a career-high five TDs twice in 2017, including Sept. 9 vs. Morehead State and Oct. 21 at Monmouth. It is just one off of the school single-game record and the most by a Flame since Biff Parson's five TD passes against Wingate in Completions Calvert completed a Liberty and Big South-record 44 passes during a season-opening victory at Baylor on Sept. 2. He shattered the previous Liberty mark of 34 completions, set twice by Josh Woodrum (2012 and 2015). 60 Attempts Calvert's career-high 60 pass attempts at Baylor on Sept. 2 were another school record, eclipsing the previous standard of 57. Phil Basso was the most recent Flame to throw 57 passes, doing so against Central State in Passing Yards Calvert's third program record at Baylor on Sept. 2 came courtesy of his 447 passing yards. He took down the Liberty mark of 441 yards set by Phil Basso against Carson-Newman in Yard Completion The three longest completions of Calvert's career all measure 76 yards. He hooked up with Todd Macon for a 76-yard score against Monmouth on Oct. 22, Calvert then found B.J. Farrow for 76-yard TDs during both a Sept. 9, 2017 win over Morehead State and an Oct. 21, 2017 setback at Monmouth Yard Games Calvert has thrown for 300+ yards seven times in his career, including five times in He passed for a Liberty freshman-record 350 yards during an Oct. 22, 2016 victory over Monmouth HERO Sports FCS Freshman All-America (honorable mention) 2016 Jerry Rice Award finalist FCS National Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 4, 2017) FCS National Freshman of the Week (Oct. 24, 2016) 4-time Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 17, 2016, Sept. 4, 2017, Sept. 18, 2017, Nov. 13, 2017) 2-time Freshman of the Week (Sept. 19, 2016, Oct. 24, 2016) CHASING HISTORY Calvert is on pace to threaten a number of Liberty single-season records in See pages 26 and 27 for more on Calvert's record chase. Passing Yards Current Record: 3,226 - Phil Basso (1984) Calvert in 2017: 3,108 Calvert's Pace: 3,418 Passing Completions Current Record: Robby Justino (1991) Calvert in 2017: 232 Calvert's Pace: 255 Passing Attempts Current Record: Robby Justino (1991) Calvert in 2017: 394 Calvert's Pace: 433 Touchdown Passes Previous Record: 24 - Basso (1984) & Justino (1990) Calvert in 2017: 27 Calvert's Pace: 29 Passing Efficiency Current Record: Brock Smith (2008) Calvert in 2017: Calvert's Pace: Total Offense Current Record: 3,810 - Mike Brown (2010) Calvert in 2017: 3,089 Calvert's Pace: 3,397 Middle Name: Buckshot, after Buckshot Jones, the favorite NASCAR driver of Calvert's father, Steve. Parents: Steve and Kim Calvert Major: Sport Management Birthday: March 8, 1997 Uniform Number: 12 "I've always worn this number and I think it's a good one. A lot of great quarterbacks have worn number 12." Why Did You Decide to Attend Liberty? "First, I wanted a great education which Liberty provides. The coaching staff did a great job explaining what was in store for me if I worked hard. They told me I'd have a chance to start early in my career, which is what I was hoping for. I sat down before I committed, took everything to heart and made my decision to come to Liberty." Calvert appeared live on ESPN's SportsCenter on Sept. 6, 2017, four days after the Flames' victory at Baylor. JUST FOR FUN Here's how Calvert's 2017 numbers stack up against some of the nation's best-known collegiate QBs. Stephen Calvert (Liberty) (58.9 %) for 3,108 yards. 27 TD/5 INT Baker Mayfield (Oklahoma) (71.2 %) for 3,559 yards. 31 TD/5 INT Mason Rudolph (Oklahoma State) (64.8 %) for 3,690 yards. 30 TD/7 INT Sam Darnold (USC) (63.4 %) for 3,198 yards. 24 TD/11 INT Lamar Jackson (Louisville) (60.2 %) for 3,003 yards. 21 TD/6 INT CALVERT'S CAREER STATS PASSING G Att Cmp Int Yds TD Lg Pct Avg/P Avg/G Effic TOTAL

8 TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE Liberty enters the 2017 campaign having posted 11 consecutive winning seasons. The Flames are one of five FCS squads with a current streak of 11+ straight winning seasons. Harvard - 16 Jacksonville State - 14 New Hampshire - 13 McNeese State - 12 Liberty - 11 Liberty has gone (.661) during the last 10 seasons ( ). The Flames are tied for 18th nationally for most victories as an FCS team over that time span. 1) North Dakota State wins 2) Montana ) Eastern Washington ) Sam Houston State ) New Hampshire ) Jacksonville State ) Richmond ) James Madison ) Dayton T) Harvard T) UNI ) Villanova T) Coastal Carolina T) San Diego ) McNeese State T) Bethune-Cookman T) South Carolina State T) Central Arkansas T) Liberty T) South Dakota State T) Grambling T) Montana State T) Wofford T) Jacksonville T) Lehigh - 71 flames to watch VERY SPECIAL TEAMS Alex Probert The Flames' quartet of Alex Probert (kicker), Trey Turner (punter), Hunter Winstead (long snapper) and Frankie Hickson (return specialist) swept all four special teams honors on the 2017 Big South Preseason All-Conference team. Liberty is the only NCAA Division I school (FCS or FBS) to sweep a conference's preseason special teams honors this season. Winstead (second team) and Probert (third team) were also named to the STATS FCS Preseason All-America Team. HUMAN HIGHLIGHT REEL Chris Turner Trey Turner Flames redshirt junior cornerback Chris Turner posted the No. 2 play on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays on Aug. 12, thanks to a one-handed interception during a scrimmage. The play marked Turner's second career Top 10 appearance. He also made the cut on Nov. 19, 2015, following an acrobatic interception which helped seal a win over No. 4/4 Coastal Carolina. Turner is the Flames' active leader with eight career interceptions, including a pick-six at Baylor. THREE-HEADED MONSTER Hunter Winstead Frankie Hickson LONG RANGE CONNECTION Sophomore Alex Probert began his collegiate career by making seven consecutive field goals of 40+ yards. 9/10/16 vs. Jacksonville - 44 yards 10/1/16 vs. Robert Morris - 47 yards 10/1/16 vs. Robert Morris - Liberty freshman-record 51 yards 10/15/16 - at Kennesaw State - 47 yards 10/15/16 - at Kennesaw State - 50 yards 10/15/16 - at Kennesaw State - 47 yards 9/2/17 - at Baylor - 41 yards BEVY OF TARGETS Damian King A. Gandy-Golden B.J. Farrow The wide receiver trio of junior Damian King, sophomore Antonio Gandy-Golden and redshirt junior B.J. Farrow has been the primary beneficiaries of Stephen Calvert's passing exploits. King has recorded double-digit catches twice this season. The Florida native's 60 receptions in 2017 are more than double his total from his first two seasons (24). Gandy-Golden racked up 192 receiving yards at Baylor, ranking No. 5 for a single game in program history. He then backed up that performance with a 171-yard outburst two weeks later against Indiana State. Ten of Farrow's 31 receptions this season have gone for touchdowns, including a program record-tying three scores against Morehead State. QUARTERBACKS, BEWARE! A charter member of the Big South Conference for football in 2002, Liberty has gone (.714) all-time in Big South games. The Flames lead all conference teams with eight Big South Conference titles (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2016). Todd Macon Frankie Hickson Carrington Mosley The Flames return three running backs who combined for 1,733 rushing yards, 16 rushing TDs and five 100-yard games in Carrington Mosley rushed for a team-high 663 yards last season, Todd Macon paced the team with seven rushing touchdowns and Frankie Hickson owned the top yards per carry average at 4.8. Mosley has posted five 100-yard games during this season's first 10 outings. 8 Juwan Wells Defensive end Juwan Wells was named a STATS FCS Preseason All-America third team selection to begin his junior season after a dynamic sophomore campaign in Wells paced the Flames with 79 tackles, highlighted by 11 tackles for a loss and 5.5 sacks The Dublin, Ga., native also broke up a team-best nine passes in Wells played well against both of Liberty's FBS opponents in 2016, totaling 22 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble at Virginia Tech and SMU. Wells has tallied 13 career sacks through two-plus seasons.

9 stats fcs top 25 poll Rank Team Record 1. James Madison Jacksonville State Central Arkansas North Dakota State Sam Houston State South Dakota State Wofford North Carolina A&T Western Illinois Stony Brook Elon Weber State Grambling State Southern Utah South Dakota New Hampshire Samford Eastern Washington McNeese State Furman Illinois State Kennesaw State Northern Arizona Northern Iowa Nicholls State 8-2 Others receiving votes: Monmouth (366), Delaware (225), Montana (215), Yale (89), Richmond (83), Western Carolina (70), Austin Peay (46), Columbia (18), N.C. Central (16), Sacramento State (7), Youngstown State (6), Howard (5), Central Connecticut (3), Dartmouth (2), San Diego (1). fcs football polls / BIG SOUTH POLLS fcs coaches top 25 poll Rank Team Record 1. James Madison Jacksonville State Central Arkansas Sam Houston State South Dakota State North Dakota State 9-1 7T. North Carolina A&T T. Wofford Weber State Western Illinois Grambling State Stony Brook Samford New Hampshire Elon South Dakota Nicholls State Southern Utah McNeese State Eastern Washington Kennesaw State Monmouth Northern Arizona Furman Illinois State 6-4 Others receiving votes: Northern Iowa (60), Montana (25), Richmond (15), Delaware (15), Yale (11), Western Carolina (7), Austin Peay (5), Central Connecticut (1), San Diego (1). big south standings Team Conference Overall Kennesaw State Monmouth Charleston Southern Presbyterian Gardner-Webb Liberty * flames in the polls Liberty appeared in the STATS FCS Top 25 for four straight weeks earlier this season, checking in at No. 20 on Sept. 4, No. 19 on Sept. 11, No. 16 on Sept. 18 and No. 22 on Sept. 25. No. 16 marked Liberty's highest FCS national ranking since the Flames appeared at No. 15 in both polls on Oct. 5, 2015, following a win at FBS foe Georgia State. The Flames' highest FCS (then 1-AA) national ranking in program history was No. 8, on Sept. 24, Because Liberty is beginning its transition to FBS status this season, the Flames are ineligible for inclusion in the FCS Coaches Poll in * - Liberty is ineligible for Big South title due to transition to FBS 9

10 O R OPPONENT TRACKER opponents/future schedules BAYLOR baylorbears.com OVERALL: 1-9 BIG 12: 1-6 NEXT GAME: vs. Iowa State - 11/18 LAST GAME: L, vs. Texas Tech MOREHEAD STATE msueagles.com OVERALL: 3-7 PIONEER: 2-5 NEXT GAME: vs. Davidson - 11/18 LAST GAME: L, at Marist INDIANA STATE gosycamores.com OVERALL: 0-10 MVFC: 0-7 NEXT GAME: at Northern Iowa - 11/18 LAST GAME: L, 45-0 vs. Western Illinois JACKSONVILLE STATE OVERALL: 9-1 OVC: 7-0 NEXT GAME: vs. Tennessee State - 11/16 LAST GAME: W, 14-7 at UT Martin jsugamecocksports.com SAINT FRANCIS (PA.) sfuathletics.com OVERALL: 5-5 NEC: 3-3 NEXT GAME: at Eastern Kentucky - 11/18 LAST GAME: L, 16-7 vs. Sacred Heart KENNESAW STATE ksuowls.com OVERALL: 9-1 BIG SOUTH: 4-0 NEXT GAME: vs. Monmouth - 11/18 LAST GAME: W, 38-0 vs. Charleston So. MONMOUTH monmouthhawks.com OVERALL: 9-1 BIG SOUTH: 4-0 NEXT GAME: at Kennesaw State - 11/18 LAST GAME: W, vs. Gardner-Webb GARDNER-WEBB gwusports.com OVERALL: 1-9 BIG SOUTH: 0-4 NEXT GAME: at Presbyterian - 11/18 LAST GAME: L, at Monmouth DUQUESNE goduquesne.com OVERALL: 7-3 NEC: 4-1 NEXT GAME: at Bryant - 11/18 LAST GAME: L, vs. Central Connecticut PRESBYTERIAN gobluehose.com OVERALL: 3-7 BIG SOUTH: 0-4 NEXT GAME: vs. Gardner-Webb - 11/18 LAST GAME: L, at Liberty CHARLESTON SOUTHERN csusports.com OVERALL: 5-5 BIG SOUTH: 2-2 NEXT GAME: vs. Liberty - 11/18 LAST GAME: L, 38-0 at Kennesaw State THE ROAD TO FBS 1971 Liberty University was founded as Lynchburg Baptist College Liberty fielded its first football team Liberty joined the NAIA as an associate member Liberty joined NCAA Division II as an associate member Liberty became an official NCAA Division I-AA (later FCS) member Liberty became a charter member of the Big South Conference for football Liberty made its first NCAA FCS Playoffs appearance. Feb. 16, 2017 The NCAA approved Liberty s request to enter the FBS reclassification process Liberty is playing its final season as an FCS member, but is ineligible for a playoff berth Liberty will play as an FBS independent Liberty will become bowl eligible for the first time. FUTURE SCHEDULES 2018 Schedule Sept OLD DOMINION Sept at Army Sept NORFOLK STATE Sept NORTH TEXAS Sept at New Mexico Oct 6...at New Mexico State Oct TROY Oct IDAHO STATE Nov at UMass Nov at Virginia Nov at Auburn Nov NEW MEXICO STATE 2019 Schedule Aug SYRACUSE Sept. 7...at Louisiana Sept BUFFALO Sept HAMPTON Sept NEW MEXICO Oct. 5...at New Mexico State Oct MAINE Oct at Rutgers Nov at UMass Nov. 9...at BYU Nov at Virginia Nov NEW MEXICO STATE Schedule Sept at Virginia Tech Oct at Bowling Green Oct at Syracuse Oct SOUTHERN MISS Nov at Virginia Nov at NC State Nov UMASS 2021 Schedule Sept at Troy Sept OLD DOMINION Sept at Syracuse Oct at UAB Oct at North Texas Nov. 6...UMASS Nov at Ole Miss Nov LOUISIANA Nov ARMY

11 Williams Stadium Stadium Quick Facts Opened: 1989 First Game: Oct. 21, 1989 Result: Liberty 37, Towson 18 Liberty Record: Playing Surface: AstroTurf Capacity: 20,000 STADIUM EXPANISON The game day experience at Liberty University football games is about to get even better, with several improvements coming to Williams Stadium before kickoff of the 2019 season. This expansion will bring seating capacity up to 25,000. Fans will also see a new scoreboard, more food options, road improvements and new bus loading and unloading areas to improve road and foot traffic. SINGLE GAME ATTENDANCE RECORDS ATTENDANCE OPPONENT DATE 1. 22,551 Montana Sept. 19, ,712 Charleston Southern Nov. 12, ,838 Richmond Oct. 4, ,393 Kennesaw State Oct. 24, ,217 Gardner-Webb Oct. 25, ,314 Savannah State Oct. 2, ,111 Coastal Carolina Oct. 15, ,955 Coastal Carolina Nov. 19, ,911 Coastal Carolina Oct. 19, ,878 James Madison Sept. 17, ,803 Delaware State Sept. 5, ,643 Concord Oct. 20, ,587 Charleston Southern Oct. 9, ,467 Monmouth Sept. 7, ,334 VMI Nov. 2,

12 flames depth chart OFFENSE 2017 CAREER CONSEC. # ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTS WIDE RECEIVER (X) 82 B.J. Farrow R-Jr /9 31/ Marquis Fitzgerald Sr /2 28/2 1 WIDE RECEIVER (Z) 11 Antonio Gandy-Golden So /7 20/ Spencer Jones So /1 21/1 0 WIDE RECEIVER (H) 7 Damian King Jr /8 26/ Cephas Reddick R-Jr /1 18/1 1 5 DJ Stubbs Fr /1 10/1 0 LEFT TACKLE 74 Julio Lozano R-Jr /10 18/ Tristan Schultz Fr /0 8/0 0 LEFT GUARD 67 Michael Henderman Gr /10 29/ Damian Bounds R-Fr /0 8/0 0 CENTER 65 Thomas Sargeant R-Fr /10 10/ Ben Fiordelise R-So /0 20/0 0 RIGHT GUARD 56 Dontae Duff R-So /10 21/ James Passmore R-Jr /0 16/7 0 RIGHT TACKLE 66 Ethan Crawford So /9 17/ Sam Isaacson R-So /1 20/10 0 TIGHT END 40 Zac Foutz R-So /7 20/ Fidel Ogbeifun Fr /0 7/0 0 FULLBACK 36 Thomas Kennedy R-Sr /3 44/ Michael Bollinger Fr /0 5/0 0 RUNNING BACK 34 Carrington Mosley R-Sr /9 35/ Frankie Hickson R-So /1 21/1 0 DEFENSE 2017 CAREER CONSEC. # ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTS DEFENSIVE END 44 Dia'Vante Brown Gr /10 43/ Mason Wolk Fr /0 0/0 0 DEFENSIVE TACKLE 55 Tolen Avery R-Jr /10 29/ Mitchell Hurtado Jr /0 7/0 0 NOSE GUARD 97 Elisha Mitchell Fr /4 10/ Gregg Storey R-Jr /6 23/7 0 RUSH END 54 Juwan Wells Jr /10 29/ Jayod Sanders Fr /0 9/0 0 MIKE 5 Lucas Irons R-Jr /2 27/ Kedrick Bradley Jr /0 10/0 0 WILL 20 Solomon McGinty Gr /9 20/ David King R-Jr /1 27/1 0 SPUR 6 Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. R-Fr /1 10/1 1 3 Rion Davis R-So /9 21/10 0 BOUNDARY CORNERBACK 24 Malik Matthews R-So /1 12/1 0 8 Jimmy Faulks So /6 19/6 5 STRONG SAFETY 12 Brandon Tillmon OR So /10 20/ Corbin Jackson R-Jr /7 29/27 0 FREE SAFETY 31 Elijah Benton R-So /3 10/ Benjamin Alexander R-Fr /0 9/0 0 FIELD CORNERBACK 2 Jeremy Peters Jr /10 29/ Chris Turner R-Jr /3 32/20 0 QUARTERBACK 12 Stephen Calvert So /10 21/ Mason Cunningham So /0 1/0 0 SPECIALISTS 2017 CAREER CONSEC. # ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTS KICKER 10 Alex Probert So /10 21/ Trey Turner Gr /0 46/0 0 PUNTER 35 Trey Turner Gr /10 46/ Alex Probert So /0 21/0 0 LONG SNAPPER 57 Hunter Winstead Gr /10 46/ David King R-Jr /0 27/ CAREER CONSEC. # ELIG HT WT GP/GS GP/GS STARTS HOLDER 16 Spencer Jones So /10 21/ Trey Turner Gr /0 46/22 0 KICK RETURNER 23 Frankie Hickson R-So Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. R-Fr DJ Stubbs Fr Cephas Reddick R-Jr PUNT RETURNER 5 DJ Stubbs Fr B.J. Farrow R-Jr

13 Career Starts by postion start charts FB Kennedy (9) RB Macon (10) Mosley (10) Hickson (1) Matthews (1) WR Farrow (30) Fitzgerald (2) TE Foutz (7) RT Isaacson (10) Crawford (9) RG Duff (12) Passmore (6) Crawford (1) QB Calvert (17) C Sargeant (10) Duff (4) LG Henderman (21) Duff (5) Crawford (2) Passmore (1) LT Lozano (15) WR King (12) Reddick (1) Stubbs (1) WR Gandy-Golden (7) Jones (1) CB Turner (20) Faulks (6) DE Brown (16) Wells (1) DT Avery (20) NT Storey (7) Mitchell (4) RE Wells (20) CB Peters (11) Matthews (1) SPUR SS Tillmon (10) MIKE McKinney (8) Irons (3) WILL McGinty (9) King (1) Jackson (11) McGinty (10) Davis (9) Espinoza (1) FS Jackson (16) Benton (3) Davis (1) Tillmon (1) 2017 offense Game-by-game Starters Game WR WR LT LG C RG RT TE WR RB QB Baylor Fitzgerald Gandy-Golden Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Foutz King Mosley Calvert Morehead St. Farrow Matthews (RB) Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Kennedy (FB) King Hickson Calvert Indiana St. Farrow Jones Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Foutz King Mosley Calvert Jacksonville St. Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Foutz King Mosley Calvert Saint Francis Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Isaacson Foutz King Mosley Calvert Kennesaw St. Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Kennedy (FB) King Mosley Calvert Monmouth Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Foutz King Mosley Calvert Gardner-Webb Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Kennedy (FB) Stubbs Mosley Calvert Duquesne Farrow Gandy-Golden Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Foutz King Mosley Calvert Presbyterian Farrow Fitzgerald Lozano Henderman Sargeant Duff Crawford Foutz Reddick Mosley Calvert 2017 Defense Game-by-game Starters Defense DE DT NG RE MLB WLB SPUR CB SS FS CB Baylor Brown Avery Storey Wells Irons McGinty Davis Peters Tillmon Jackson Matthews Morehead St. Brown Avery Storey Wells McKinney McGinty Davis Peters Tillmon Jackson Turner Indiana St. Brown Avery Storey Wells McKinney King Davis Peters Tillmon Jackson Turner Jacksonville St. Brown Avery Storey Wells McKinney McGinty Davis Peters Tillmon Jackson Faulks Saint Francis Brown Avery Storey Wells McKinney McGinty Davis Peters Tillmon Jackson Turner Kennesaw St. Brown Avery Storey Wells McKinney McGinty Davis Peters Tillmon Jackson Faulks Monmouth Brown Avery Mitchell Wells McKinney McGinty Jackson Peters Tillmon Davis Faulks Gardner-Webb Brown Avery Mitchell Wells McKinney McGinty Davis Peters Tillmon Benton Faulks Duquesne Brown Avery Mitchell Wells McKinney McGinty Davis Peters Tillmon Benton Faulks Presbyterian Brown Avery Mitchell Wells Irons McGinty Espinoza Peters Tillmon Benton Faulks 13

14 FLAMES roster NO. NAME YEAR POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN H.S./PREVIOUS 1 Marquis Fitzgerald Sr. WR Farmville, Va. Prince Edward County HS 2 Jeremy Peters Jr. CB Green Cove Springs, Fla. Clay HS 3 Rion Davis R-So. S Hopkins, S.C. A.C. Flora HS 4 Mason Cunningham So. QB Shelbyville, Tenn. Shelbyville Central HS (NE Miss. CC) 4 Jaylyn McKinney R-So. LB Lake Wales, Fla. Victory Christian Academy 5 DJ Stubbs Fr. WR Jacksonville, Fla. University Christian School 5 Lucas Irons R-Jr. LB Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Coconut Creek HS 6 Frank Boyd Fr. RB Chesterfield, Va. Manchester HS 6 Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. R-Fr. S Arlington, Va. Washington & Lee HS 7 Damian King Jr. WR St. Petersburg, Fla. Indian Rocks Christian School 7 Solomon Ajayi Jr. LB Frisco, Texas Liberty HS (Bakersfield) 8 Jimmy Faulks So. CB St. Petersburg, Fla. Lakewood HS 9 Kentory Matthews Jr. RB Virginia Beach, Va. Tallwood HS (Blinn) 9 Amarii Jenkins Fr. LB Ocala, Fla. West Port HS 10 Alex Probert So. K Andover, Minn. Andover HS 11 Antonio Gandy-Golden So. WR Dallas, Ga. Paulding County HS 11 Seth Nerness R-Jr. DL Huntersville, N.C. Southlake Chr. Academy (Iowa State) 12 Stephen Calvert So. QB Plantation, Fla. Miami Carol City Senior HS 12 Brandon Tillmon So. S Lexington, S.C. River Bluff HS 13 Rudiger Yearick R-Fr. QB Matthews, N.C. Metrolina Christian Academy 13 Aidan Alves Fr. K/P Dillsburg, Pa. Northern York HS 14 Lionell McConnell R-Fr. WR Allen, Texas Allen HS 15 Landon Brown Fr. QB Tulsa, Okla. Lincoln Christian HS 15 Jayod Sanders Fr. DL Tallahassee, Fla. Leon HS 16 Spencer Jones So. WR Nashville, Tenn. Franklin Road Academy 17 Khaleb Coleman Fr. WR Washington, D.C. Woodrow Wilson HS 17 Kedrick Bradley Jr. LB Chattanooga, Tenn. Hixson HS (Ventura) 18 Fidel Ogbeifun Fr. TE Douglasville, Ga. Douglas County HS 19 David Jeremiah R-Fr. QB San Diego, Calif. Christian HS 20 Solomon McGinty Gr. LB Navasota, Texas Navasota HS (Tyler JC) 21 Mitchell Lewis R-Fr. RB Auburn, Ala. Lee-Scott Academy 22 Todd Macon R-Sr. RB St. Petersburg, Fla. Admiral Farragut Academy 22 Kimani Donaldson Fr. CB Jonesboro, Ga. Mundy s Mill HS 23 Frankie Hickson R-So. RB Lynchburg, Va. Heritage HS 24 Malik Matthews R-So. CB Jacksonville, Fla. Potter s House Christian 25 Elijah Temple R-Fr. CB Boone, N.C. Watauga HS 26 Ryker Youngs Fr. S Highlands Ranch, Colo. Valor Christian HS 27 Cameron Jones Jr. CB New Orleans, La. Liberty Christian Academy 28 Corbin Jackson R-Jr. S Charlotte, N.C. Victory Christian Center School 29 Keith Best Fr. CB Tucker, Ga. Tucker HS 31 Elijah Benton R-So. S Forest, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 32 Aaron Pierre Fr. S Tampa, Fla. Cambridge Christian School 33 Tyron Staples Fr. S Bedford, Va. Liberty HS 34 Carrington Mosley R-Sr. RB Brookneal, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 35 Trey Turner Gr. P Rome, Ga. Rome HS 36 Thomas Kennedy R-Sr. FB Roanoke, Va. Lord Botetourt HS 37 Khaleel Carrington Jr. CB Largo, Md. T.C. Williams HS 39 Chris Turner R-Jr. CB Columbia, S.C. Denmark-Olar HS 40 Zac Foutz R-So. TE Roanoke, Va. Cave Spring HS 41 Ryan Taylor Sr. CB Lorton, Va. South County HS (Delaware State) 42 Will Tawney Fr. FB Salem, Va. Glenvar HS 43 Benjamin Alexander R-Fr. S Spring Mills, Pa. Penns Valley HS 44 Dia Vante Brown Gr. DE Greensboro, N.C. Southern Guilford HS 45 Ty Maust Fr. LB Daleville, Va. Lord Botetourt HS 47 Remington Green Fr. LB King George, Va. King George HS 48 David King R-Jr. LB Stuarts Draft, Va. Riverheads HS 49 Anthony Duran R-Fr. TE Petoskey, Mich. Petoskey HS (Malone) 14 alphabetical roster No. Name Pos. 7 Solomon Ajayi LB 43 Benjamin Alexander S 13 Aidan Alves K/P 78 Ernst Andersen OL 55 Tolen Avery DE 31 Elijah Benton S 29 Keith Best CB 84 Brett Bitter WR 80 Michael Bollinger TE 94/59 Damian Bounds OL 6 Frank Boyd RB 17 Kedrick Bradley LB 44 Dia'Vante Brown DE 15 Landon Brown QB 63 Aidan Burroughs OL 12 Stephen Calvert QB 37 Khaleel Carrington CB 86 Michael Chorowicz WR 17 Khaleb Coleman WR 91 Elijah Cook DL 66 Ethan Crawford OL 4 Mason Cunningham QB 3 Rion Davis S 22 Kimani Donaldson CB 56 Dontae Duff OL 49 Anthony Duran TE 96 Chris Escamilla DE 6 Ceneca Espinoza, Jr. S 82 B.J. Farrow WR 8 Jimmy Faulks CB 79 Adam Fields OL 93/61 Ben Fiordelise OL 95 Devin Fisher DE 1 Marquis Fitzgerald WR 40 Zac Foutz TE 11 Antonio Gandy-Golden WR 47 Remington Green LB 67 Michael Henderman OL 23 Frankie Hickson RB 90 Mitchell Hurtado DL 5 Lucas Irons LB 73 Sam Isaacson OL 28 Corbin Jackson S 88 Jerome Jackson TE 9 Amarii Jenkins LB 19 David Jeremiah QB 27 Cameron Jones CB 16 Spencer Jones WR 36 Thomas Kennedy FB 7 Damian King WR

15 Pronunciation Guide #1 Marquis Fitzgerald Mar-keys Fits-jer-eld #3 Rion Davis Ri-en (like Ryan) Davis #4 Jaylyn McKinney Jay-len McKinney #6 Ceneca Espinoza SIN-ick-Ah Es-pin-oza #7 Solomon Ajayi Solomon Ah-Jie-ah #9 Amarii Jenkins A-mar-EE Jenkins #15 Jayod Sanders Jay-odd Sanders #17 Khaleb Coleman Caleb Coleman #18 Fidel Ogbeifun Fi-del O-bay-fin #22 Kimani Donaldson Kah-mah-knee Donaldson #24 Malik Matthews Mah-leak Matthews #34 Carrington Mosley Carrington Mows-lee FLAMES roster/pronunciation guide NO. NAME YEAR POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN H.S./PREVIOUS 51 Austin Mock Fr. LS Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 53 Simeon Phillips Fr. DL West Palm Beach, Fla. Oxbridge Academy 54 Juwan Wells Jr. DE Dublin, Ga. Dublin HS 55 Tolen Avery R-Jr. DE Galveston, Texas Ball HS 56 Dontae Duff R-So. OL Mesquite, Texas Ralph H. Poteet HS 57 Hunter Winstead Gr. LS Raleigh, N.C. Heritage HS 63 Aidan Burroughs R-Fr. OL Norfolk, Neb. Norfolk Catholic HS 65 Thomas Sargeant R-Fr. OL Mechanicsville, Va. Atlee HS 66 Ethan Crawford So. OL Augusta, Ga. Aquinas HS 67 Michael Henderman Gr. OL Tyrone, Ga. Sandy Creek HS 68 Tristan Schultz Fr. OL Culver, Ind. Culver Community HS (Fork Union) 72 James Passmore R-Jr. OL Dallas, N.C. North Gaston HS 73 Sam Isaacson R-So. OL Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 74 Julio Lozano R-Jr. OL Bellaire, Texas Bellaire HS (Kilgore College) 75 Gregg Storey R-Jr. DL Cary, N.C. Panther Creek HS 76 Nate Pena Fr. OL Mooresville, N.C. Lake Norman HS 77 Cooper McCaw Fr. OL Southlake, Texas Grapevine Faith CS 78 Ernst Andersen R-So. OL Lillesand, Norway Kristiansand Gladiators 79 Adam Fields Fr. OL Burke, Va. Lake Braddock HS 80 Michael Bollinger Fr. TE Spartanburg, S.C. Boiling Spring HS 81 Justin Smalls Fr. WR Morrisville, N.C. Panther Creek HS 82 B.J. Farrow R-Jr. WR Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 83 Josh Tully R-So. WR Vancouver, Wash. Kingsway Christian HS 84 Brett Bitter Fr. WR Lutz, Fla. Steinbrenner HS 85 Josh Reichenbach R-Fr. TE Philadelphia, Pa. Calvary Christian Academy 86 Michael Chorowicz R-Fr. WR Kohler, Wis. Sheboygan Lutheran HS 87 Cephas Reddick R-Jr. WR Woodbridge, Va. Forest Park HS 88 Jerome Jackson Fr. TE Fort Worth, Texas Timber Creek HS 89 Daniel Zapata R-Fr. TE Guttenburg, N.J. Paramus Catholic HS 90 Mitchell Hurtado Jr. DL Anaheim, Calif. Loara HS (Fullerton) 91 Elijah Cook Fr. DL Roanoke, Va. Patrick Henry HS 92 Mason Wolk Fr. DL Lynchburg, Va. Liberty Christian Academy 93 Ben Fiordelise R-So. OL Kalona, Iowa Mid-Prairie HS 94 Damian Bounds R-Fr. OL Ellenwood, Ga. Stockbridge HS 95 Devin Fisher R-So. DE Radford, Va. Radford HS 96 Chris Escamilla So. DE Stafford, Va. Stafford Senior HS 97 Elisha Mitchell Fr. DL Virginia Beach, Va. Bayside HS 98 Peyton Stallard Fr. DL Norton, Va. John I Burton HS 99 Ralfs Rusins R-So. DL Carnikava, Latvia Riga Hansa Secondary School #37 Khaleel Carrington Kah-leel (like heel) Carrington #44 Dia Vante Brown Dee-ah-VON-tay Brown #55 Tolen Avery Toll-en Avery #56 Dontae Duff Don-tay Duff #80 Michael Bollinger Michael Bowl-len-Ger (Hard G) #85 Josh Reichenbach Josh Rye-Ken-bach #86 Michael Chorowicz Michael Core-oh-witz #87 Cephas Reddick See-fis Red-dik #89 Daniel Zapata Daniel Za-pot-ah #92 Mason Wolk Mason Wok #93 Ben Fiordelise Ben Fee-OR-duh-lease #96 Chris Escamilla Chris Es-ca-ME-la #99 Ralfs Rusins Ralphs Roo-sins 15 alphabetical roster No. Name Pos. 48 David King LB 21 Mitchell Lewis RB 74 Julio Lozano OL 22 Todd Macon RB 9 Kentory Matthews RB 24 Malik Matthews CB 45 Ty Maust LB 77 Cooper McCaw OL 14 Lionell McConnell WR 20 Solomon McGinty LB 4 Jaylyn McKinney LB 97 Elisha Mitchell DL 51 Austin Mock LS 34 Carrington Mosley RB 11 Seth Nerness DL 18 Fidel Ogbeifun TE 72 James Passmore OL 76 Nate Pena OL 2 Jeremy Peters CB 53 Simeon Phillips DL 32 Aaron Pierre S 10 Alex Probert K 87 Cephas Reddick WR 85 Josh Reichenbach TE 99 Ralfs Rusins DL 15 Jayod Sanders DL 65 Thomas Sargeant OL 68 Tristan Schultz OL 81 Justin Smalls WR 98 Peyton Stallard DL 33 Tyron Staples S 75 Gregg Storey DL 5 DJ Stubbs WR 42 Will Tawney FB 41 Ryan Taylor CB 25 Elijah Temple CB 12 Brandon Tillmon S 83 Josh Tully WR 39 Chris Turner CB 35 Trey Turner P 54 Juwan Wells DE 57 Hunter Winstead LS 92 Mason Wolk DL 13 Rudiger Yearick QB 26 Ryker Youngs S 89 Daniel Zapata TE

16 how to follow the flames BROADCAST NOTES Flames fans will have the opportunity to follow their team during every game of the 2017 season as all 11 Liberty football games will be on WRVL 88.3 FM in Lynchburg and on 19 affiliate stations in Virginia, Georgia and North Carolina. Date Opponent Time/ result Sept. 2 at Baylor W, Sept. 9 Morehead State W, Sept. 16 Indiana State W, Sept. 23 at Jacksonville State L, Sept. 30 Saint Francis (Pa.) L, 7-13 Oct. 14 Kennesaw State* L, Oct. 21 at Monmouth* L, Oct. 28 at Gardner-Webb* W, Nov. 4 Duquesne W, Nov. 11 Presbyterian* W, Nov. 18 at Charleston Southern* 12 p.m. Radio * Indicates Big South Conference Game//All Times Listed are Eastern//LFSN broadcasts appear on TV Players by home state/country Virginia RADIO AFFILIATES Flagship Station: Journey FM (88.3 FM WRVL) Network Affiliates: Virginia Charlottesville 97.1 FM Clifton Forge 90.9 FM Danville FM Marion 94.7 FM Newport News 96.9 FM Pulaski FM Richmond 94.9 FM Roanoke FM Shenandoah Valley FM Suffolk FM Virginia Beach 98.3 FM Williamsburg FM Wytheville FM North Carolina Elizabeth City 88.3 FM Norlina 94.3 FM Roanoke Rapids 91.1 FM Rocky Mount FM Zebulon 90.5 FM Georgia Atlanta AM Florida 14 North Carolina 10 Georgia 9 Texas 8 South Carolina 4 Pennsylvania 3 Tennessee 3 California 2 Alabama 1 Colorado 1 Indiana 1 Iowa 1 Louisiana 1 Maryland 1 Michigan 1 Minnesota 1 Nebraska 1 New Jersey 1 Oklahoma 1 Washington 1 Wisconsin 1 District of Columbia 1 Latvia 1 Norway 1

17 head coach turner gill YEAR ALMA MATER WIFE CHILDREN Sixth North Texas '90 Gayle Jordan, Margaux 4 Big South Titles The Road to Liberty THE GILL FILE HEAD COACH Coaching Overall Conference Record W L W L Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Liberty Kansas Kansas Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Buffalo Career Totals Liberty Totals HEAD COACHing record by month Year Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec./Jan. LU: LU: LU: LU: LU: LU: KU: KU: UB: UB: UB: UB: Totals COACH GILL ON SOCIAL 2014 NCAA FCS PLAYOFFS APPEARANCE (1ST IN PROGRAM HISTORY) 2007 MAC COACH OF THE YEAR Since taking over Liberty's football program, head football coach Turner Gill has elevated Liberty's championship tradition to the next level. Gill has guided the Flames to four Big South titles during his first five seasons on Liberty Mountain ( and 2016). The successful five-year run was spotlighted when he led Liberty into uncharted waters in 2014, leading the program to its first-ever trip to the NCAA FCS Playoffs. Gill was also selected the top Division I coach in Virginia by the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID), the second for any head football coach in program history. In his last 10 seasons as head coach at three different programs, Gill has led his teams to a first-place conference finish at year's end six times (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2016). Gill's achievements throughout his playing and coaching career have been impressive: Coaching Accolades» Big South Conference Champions , 2013 and 2012» 2014 Bobby Ross and VaSID Division I State Coach of the Year» 2014 NCAA FCS Playoffs Appearance - First in Liberty history» Coached 2016 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Khalil Mack, at Buffalo» Coached 10 All-Big 12 Honorees» 2008 MAC Champions/International Bowl» 2007 MAC Coach of the Year» Three national championships , 1995, 1996» Coached All-America QBs Tommy Frazier (1995) and Heisman Trophy Winner Eric Crouch (2001) Playing Accolades» 1983 Heisman Trophy Finalist (Finished 4th)» 1983 Novak Trophy Winner» Career Passing: 231-of-428, 3,317 yards, 34 TDs, 11 INTs» Career Rushing: 290 carries, 1,593 yards, 18 TDs» Nebraska Football Hall of Fame Inductee (1989)» Three straight Orange Bowl appearances» Orange Bowl Hall of Fame Inductee (2006)» All-Big Eight selection at shortstop» Selected in the MLB Draft by the Chicago White Sox in 1979 and the New York Yankees in 1983» Signed free agent contract with the Cleveland Indians in 1986» Played for A Waterloo Indians in 1986» Played two seasons in the CFL for the Montreal Concordes 17 Liberty HEAD COACH Present Kansas HEAD COACH Buffalo HEAD COACH Green Bay Packers DIR. OF PLAYER DEVELOPMENT Nebraska ASST. HEAD COACH Nebraska GRADUATE ASSISTANT North Texas GRADUATE ASSISTANT 1989

18 FLAMES COACHING STAFF RON BROWN (Field) Associate Head Coach/Running Backs Hometown: New York, N.Y. Alma Mater: Brown '79 Year in Coaching: 32 Wife: Molvina Children: Sojourner Elaine & Bronwyn Pearl JOE DAILEY (Booth) Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Hometown: Freehold, N.J. Alma Mater: North Carolina '07 Year in Coaching: 10 Wife: Carrie Children: Stella June, Noah Hansen & Myles Joseph SCOTT DOWNING (Field) Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends & Fullbacks Hometown: Parkville, Mo. Alma Mater: Sterling College '79 Year in Coaching: 38 Wife: Karen Children: Matthew, Andrew & Zachary AARON STAMN (Field) Offensive Line Hometown: Madison, Wis. Alma Mater: MSU Mankato '02 Year in Coaching: 18 Wife: Courtney Children: Rylan, Jackson & Cooper KYLE DEARMON (Field) Wide Receivers Hometown: Clearwater, Fla. Alma Mater: Liberty '10 Year in Coaching: 5 ROBERT WIMBERLY (Field) Defensive Coordinator/Safeties Hometown: Miami, Fla. Alma Mater: Alabama A&M '02 Year in Coaching: 16 Wife: Tracie Children: Bianca & Josiah THE 18 VANTZ SINGLETARY (Field) Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line Hometown: Houston, Texas Alma Mater: Kansas State '90 Year in Coaching: 26 Wife: Shawndra Children: Courtney, Lashea, Briauna& Keona MARSHALL ROBERTS (Booth) Defensive Backs Hometown: Abington, Pa. Alma Mater: Rutgers '93 Year in Coaching: 25 Wife: Alicia Children: Tripp, Mckenzie & Micah JOSH BOOKBINDER (Booth) Linebackers Hometown: San Antonio, Texas Alma Mater: Baylor '09 Year in Coaching: 11 Wife: Ashley NEBRASKA CONNECTION Turner Gill: // Asst. Head Coach, Quarterbacks & Running Backs 1990 // Graduate Assistant Ron Brown: // Wide Receivers, Tight Ends & Running Backs Joe Dailey: // Quarterback (Playing Career) Scott Downing: // Recruiting Coordinator & Tight Ends // Graduate Assistant/Freshman HC Aaron Stamn: // Graduate Assistant - Defensive Line THE BUFFALO CONNECTION Turner Gill: // Head Coach Joe Dailey: // Tight Ends/Offensive GA Vantz Singletary: 2008 // Defensive Tackles Aaron Stamn: // Tight Ends/Special Teams/Offensive Line Robert Wimberly: 2009 // Linebackers THE KANSAS CONNECTION Turner Gill: // Head Coach Joe Dailey: 2010 // On-Campus Recruiting Coordinator Vantz Singletary: 2011 // Linebackers Aaron Stamn: // Tight Ends & Special Teams Robert Wimberly: // Safeties