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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–1 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Joe Dailey |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Robert Wimberly |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Vantz Singletary |
| Home stadium | Williams Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Charleston Southern +^ | 4 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty + | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | 3 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | 0 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Charleston Southern. Despite the conference title, the Flames were not invited to the FCS playoffs.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 3 | 12:30 pm | at Virginia Tech* | ACCN | L 13–36 | 62,234 | ||
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Jacksonville* | ESPN3 | W 55–7 | 16,625 | ||
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | at SMU* | ESPN3 | L 14–29 | 22,127 | ||
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | No. 3 Jacksonville State* |
| ESPN3 | L 19–48 | 15,354 | |
| October 1 | 7:00 pm | Robert Morris* |
| ESPN3 | W 41–7 | 11,273 | |
| October 15 | 7:00 pm | at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | W 36–21 | 8,803 | ||
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | Monmouth |
| ESPN3 | W 52–28 | 16,687 | |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | Gardner–Webb |
| BSN | W 23–20 OT | 16,608 | |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Presbyterian | ESPN3 | W 16–0 | 3,101 | ||
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | No. 14 Charleston Southern | No. 25 |
| ESPN3 | L 26–48 | 21,712 |
| November 17 | 7:00 pm | at No. 16 Coastal Carolina* | ESPNews | L 7–42 | 7,787 | ||
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Game summaries
Virginia Tech
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Jacksonville
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SMU
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Jacksonville State
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Robert Morris
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Kennesaw State
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Monmouth
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Gardner–Webb
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Presbyterian
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Charleston Southern
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Coastal Carolina
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | RV | 25 | RV | RV | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | — | — |
References
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