Liberty will play football next month and we are less than two months from the start of the college football season. Jamey Chadwell enters his third year as the head coach in Lynchburg and looking to build off last year’s 8-4 record as the Flames have their eyes set on getting back in the Conference USA championship picture.
Let’s take a look at how the Massey Ratings see this season playing out.
August 30th – vs Maine
Win % | 94%
Score | 38-13 Flames
Record | 1-0
September 6th – at Jacksonville State
Win % | 42%
Score | 30-27 Gamecocks
Record | 1-1, 0-1 CUSA
September 13th – at Bowling Green
Win % | 47%
Score | 28-26 Falcons
Record | 1-2, 0-1 CUSA
September 20th – vs James Madison
Win % | 35%
Score | 30-24 Dukes
Record | 1-3, 0-1 CUSA
September 27th – at Old Dominion
Win % | 38%
Score | 28-24 Monarchs
Record | 1-4, 0-1 CUSA
October 8th – at UTEP
Win % | 72%
Score | 28-20 Flames
Record | 2-4, 1-1 CUSA
October 14th – vs New Mexico State
Win % | 80%
Score | 35-21 Flames
Record | 3-4, 2-1 CUSA
November 1st – vs Delaware
Win % | 81%
Score | 35-21 Flames
Record | 4-4, 3-1 CUSA
November 8th – vs Missouri State
Win % | 71%
Score | 35-27 Flames
Record | 5-4, 4-1 CUSA
November 15th – at FIU
Win % | 70%
Score | 31-24 Flames
Record | 6-4, 5-1 CUSA
November 22nd – at Louisiana Tech
Win % | 63%
Score | 29-24 Flames
Record | 7-4, 6-1 CUSA
November 29th – vs Kennesaw State
Win % | 93%
Score | 38-14 Flames
Record | 8-4, 7-1 CUSA
Massey Ratings has Liberty finishing at 8-4 overall and 7-1 in Conference USA play. Depending on how the rest of the conference season unfolds, this would put the Flames in good position to reach the conference championship game despite the poor non-conference performance.
