Liberty is currently 8-3 on the season and coming off two straight losses, most recently to Virginia Tech this past Saturday. The Flames are currently preparing to play host to New Mexico State this coming weekend for the regular season finale. Here’s an updated look at where the Flames are being projected to play in a bowl game:
- Mark Schlabach (ESPN): Liberty Bowl (Memphis) vs Baylor (6-5, 4-4 Big 12)
- Kyle Bonagura (ESPN): Camellia Bowl (Montgomery) vs South Alabama (9-2, 6-1 Sun Belt)
- Jerry Palm (CBS Sports): Camellia Bowl (Montgomery) vs South Alabama (9-2, 6-1 Sun Belt)
- Brad Crawford (247Sports): Boca Ratona Bowl (Boca Raton) vs San Diego State (7-4, 5-2 Mountain West)
- Brett McMurphy (Action Network): Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway) vs UNLV (4-7, 2-5 Mountain West)
- Steven Lassan (Athlon Sports): Boca Raton Bowl (Boca Raton) vs Coastal Carolina (9-1, 6-1 Sun Belt)
- College Sports Madness: Independence Bowl (Shreveport) vs East Carolina (6-5, 3-4 American)
- Oliver Hodgkinson (Pro Football Network): Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway) vs Houston (7-4, 5-2 American)
- College Football News: Independence Bowl (Shreveport) vs Tulane (9-2, 6-1 American)
- Richard Johnson (Sports Illustrated): Quick Lane Bowl (Detroit) vs Buffalo (5-5, 4-2 MAC)
- Scott Dochterman and Stewart Mandel (The Athletic): Myrtle Beach Bowl (Conway) vs Appalachian State (6-5, 3-4 Sun Belt)
- Bill Bender (Sporting News): Armed Forces Bowl (Fort Worth) vs Texas Tech (6-5, 4-4 Big 12)
The Flames finished the 2021 campaign with an 8-5 record and won a third straight bowl game with a convincing 56-20 win over Eastern Michigan in the Lending Tree Bowl. Liberty is just one of five FBS teams in the country who have won a bowl game each of the last three seasons, joining Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, and Louisiana.
In its third year of full FBS eligibility, Liberty earned a third straight bowl victory. The Flames, who also won the Cure Bowl in 2019 and 2020, join Appalachian State as the only teams to win bowl games in each of their first three years after transitioning to FBS from FCS. Liberty has now won eight or more games for the 13th season in program history, including all three years under head coach Hugh Freeze.
Liberty is currently in the midst of a multi-year agreement with ESPN Events which could place the Flames in one of at least six bowl games: Boca Raton Bowl (FAU Stadium; Boca Raton, Fla.), Camellia Bowl (Cramton Bowl; Montgomery, Ala.), , Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Albertsons Stadium; Boise, Idaho), Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas), Myrtle Beach Bowl (Brooks Stadium; Conway, S.C.) and New Mexico Bowl (Dreamstyle Stadium; Albuquerque, N.M.).
