AP Top 25 Poll

#22 Liberty Flames

2023
Overall Record
11-0
Last Game
vs UMass W 49-25
Conference Record
7-0
Next Game
@UTEP 11/25/2023

Kaidon Salter throws 3 TDs, runs 2 more as No. 25 Liberty beats Old Dominion 38-10

Kaidon Salter threw three touchdown passes and ran for two more, all in the first half, as No. 25 Liberty kept its perfect record intact with a 38-10 victory over Old Dominion on Saturday.

Unbeaten Liberty puts perfect season on the line against ODU team specializing in tight games

Liberty will be looking to remain unbeaten when it faces Old Dominion. The 25th-ranked Flames are already the regular season champions in Conference USA.

Salter’s 4 TD passes help Liberty beat Louisiana Tech 56-30, improve to 9-0

Kaidon Salter threw four touchdown passes, Quinton Cooley and Aaron Bedgood scored two touchdowns apiece and Liberty beat Louisiana Tech 56-30 to improve to 9-0 for the first time in program history.

Liberty beats Western Kentucky 42-29 behind Kaidon Salter’s 4 touchdowns

Kaidon Salter passed for 169 yards and three touchdowns, and he carried it 13 times for 113 yards and another score to help Liberty beat Western Kentucky 42-29.

Salter passes for 2 TDs, Cooley runs for three TDs, Liberty beats Middle Tennessee 42-35

Kaidon Salter threw two touchdowns passes and added 160 yards rushing, Quinton Cooley scored three rushing touchdown and Liberty beat Middle Tennessee 42-35.

Unbeaten Liberty already bowl eligible after 31-13 win over Jacksonville St

Quinton Cooley ran for 163 yards and two scores, Kaidon Salter threw two touchdown passes and Liberty pulled away in the second half to beat Jacksonville State 31-13 and remain unbeaten.Liberty (6-0, 4-0 Conference USA) became bowl eligible for the fifth straight season.Salter fired a 27-yard scorin

Singleton breaks up 2 passes in end zone to save Liberty’s 21-16 win over Sam Houston

Kobe Singleton broke up two passes in the end zone as Keegan Shoemaker threw four incompletions from the the three-yard line in the closing seconds and Liberty held on for a 21-16 win over Sam Houston State.

Salters leads Liberty to 38-6 romp over Florida International

Kaidon Salter threw two touchdown passes and ran for two scores, Billy Lucas and Quinton Cooley both topped 100 yards rushing and Liberty thumped Florida International 38-6 in the Panthers’ Conference USA opener.

Kaidon Salter throws for 344 yards, 5 TDs to help Liberty beat Buffalo 55-27

Kaidon Salter threw for 344 yards and five touchdowns, and he ran for another score to help Liberty beat Buffalo 55-27.

Kaidon Salter throws for two scores, runs for two more in Liberty’s 33-17 win over New Mexico State

Kaidon Salter accounted for four touchdowns and Liberty defeated New Mexico State 33-17 in a Conference USA opener.

Changes on horizon for bowls as CFP expands to 12 teams

As college football’s postseason heads toward the debut of an expanded, 12-team playoff in 2024 those involved with bowls anticipate changes.

Nix, No. 15 Oregon rally past North Carolina in Holiday Bowl

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bo Nix threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Chase Cota on fourth down with 19 seconds left and Camden Lewis’ PAT bounced off the left upright and went through to give No. 15 Oregon a wild 28-27 victory against North Carolina in the Holiday Bowl on Wednesday night at Petco Park.

Winning record at stake for Kansas, Arkansas at Liberty Bowl

Liberty Bowl: Kansas (6-6) vs. Arkansas (6-6), Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m. EST (ESPN)

Series record: Kansas leads 2-0.

Toledo hands Liberty 1st bowl loss, 21-19, in Boca Bowl

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — As he dealt with various injuries throughout the 2022 season, Toledo quarterback Dequan Finn used a message from his coach to stay the course, and eventually, lead his team to a bowl win.

Finn leads Toledo past Liberty 21-19 in Boca Raton Bowl

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Dequan Finn passed for 133 yards and a touchdown and rushed for another score to lead Toledo past Liberty 21-19 in the rainy Boca Raton Bowl on Tuesday night.

Liberty faces Toledo seeking fourth straight bowl victory

Boca Raton Bowl: Liberty (8-4) vs. Toledo (8-5), Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m. EST (ESPN)

Series record: Toledo leads 3-0.

Kansas returns to postseason, faces Arkansas in Liberty Bowl

Kansas (6-6, Big 12) vs. Arkansas (6-6, Southeastern Conference), Dec. 28, 5:30 p.m. ET

Kansas: RB Devin Neal.

Liberty hires Coastal Carolina’s Chadwell to replace Freeze

Liberty has hired Coastal Carolina’s Jamey Chadwell, a former college quarterback known for his innovative approach to offense, to replace Hugh Freeze as the Flames’ coach.

Liberty takes 3-0 bowl record in Boca Raton Bowl vs. Toledo

Toledo (8-5, Mid-American) vs. Liberty (8-4), Dec. 20, 7:30 p.m. ET, ESPN

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Coastal Carolina hires NC State’s Beck to replace Chadwell

Coastal Carolina has hired North Carolina State offensive coordinator Tim Beck to replace Jamey Chadwell as head football coach.

VMI picks Danny Rocco as next football coach

LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) — Virginia Military Institute has hired Danny Rocco as its football coach.

The school made the announcement Saturday.

Lane Kiffin signs new contract with Mississippi

Details of the deal were not released.

Hugh Freeze asks Auburn fans for ‘chance to earn your trust’

Hugh Freeze’s checkered past in the Southeastern Conference means he’ll have to win more than just games. He’ll also have to win over Auburn fans.

Auburn hires Liberty’s Hugh Freeze, who’s coming back to SEC

Auburn hired Liberty coach Hugh Freeze to take over the football program more than five years after his resignation from SEC West rival Mississippi amid both personal and NCAA scandals.

Kiffin staying at Ole Miss; Auburn has interest in Freeze

Mississippi football coach Lane Kiffin says he has informed school officials he will be staying put.

Pavia accounts for 6 TDs in NMSU’s 49-14 win over Liberty

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Diego Pavia passed for three touchdowns and ran for three more as New Mexico State handed Liberty its third straight loss 49-14 on Saturday.

Rivalry week should bring SEC bowl forecast into clear focus

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — It’s rivalry week for most of the Southeastern Conference. The Egg Bowl. The Iron Bowl. The Palmetto Bowl. The Sunshine Showdown.

Holston scores 3 TDs, Virginia Tech trips up Liberty 23-22

LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Virginia Tech had a pair of fourth-quarter leads slip through their fingers during its seven-game losing streak.