2014 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 5 Coastal Carolina +^		4	–	1					12	–	2
No. 17 Liberty +^		4	–	1					9	–	5
Charleston Southern		3	–	2					8	–	4
Presbyterian		3	–	2					6	–	5
Monmouth		1	–	4					6	–	5
Gardner–Webb		0	–	5					4	–	8
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 9–4, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Coastal Carolina. They received the Big South's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated James Madison in the first round before losing in the second round to Villanova.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at No. 23 (FBS) North Carolina*		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN3	L 29–56	51,000
September 6	4:00 pm	at Norfolk State*		William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	LFSN	W 17–0	6,150
September 13	7:00 pm	Brevard*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	W 56–31	15,755
September 20	7:00 pm	Bryant*	No. 24	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	W 38–21	16,873
September 27	3:00 pm	at Indiana State*	No. 22	Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN	LFSN	L 19–38	5,633
October 4	7:00 pm	No. 20 Richmond*		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	L 39–46 2OT	20,838
October 11	3:30 pm	at Appalachian State*		Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC	ESPN3	W 55–48 OT	26,058
October 25	3:30 pm	Gardner–Webb		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 34–0	20,217
November 1	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian		Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	LFSN	W 28–7	2,691
November 8	3:30 pm	Monmouth		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ASN	W 34–24	16,053
November 15	3:30 pm	Charleston Southern		Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	LFSN	L 36–38	12,362
November 22	1:00 pm	at No. 1 Coastal Carolina		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 15–14	8,576
November 29	4:00 pm	at No. 15 James Madison*	No. 20	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 26–21	13,040
December 6	4:30 pm	at No. 5 Villanova*	No. 20	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 22–29	3,113
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source: Schedule

Liberty @ North Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total Flames 7 8 7 7 29 • #23 Tar Heels 14 7 28 7 56 Date: August 30 Location: Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC Game start: 6:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 51,000 Television network: ESPN3

In their first game of the season, the Flames lost, 56–29 to the North Carolina Tar Heels.^[1]

Liberty @ Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total • Flames 3 7 0 7 17 Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 6 Location: William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA Game start: 4:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 6,150 Television network: LFSN

In their second game of the season, the Flames won, 17–0 over the Norfolk State Spartans.^[2]

Brevard @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Tornadoes 0 17 7 7 31 • Flames 21 14 7 14 56 Date: September 13 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 15,755 Television network: LFSN

In their third game of the season, the Flames won, 56–31 over the Brevard Tornadoes.^[3]

Bryant @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 14 0 7 21 • #24 Flames 10 14 7 7 38 Date: September 20 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 16,873 Television network: LFSN

In their fourth game of the season, the Flames won, 38–21 over the Bryant Bulldogs.^[4]

Liberty @ Indiana State

1 2 3 4 Total #22 Flames 3 10 0 6 19 • Sycamores 3 21 0 14 38 Date: September 27 Location: Memorial Stadium Terre Haute, IN Game start: 3:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 5,633 Television network: LFSN

In their fifth game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–19 to the Indiana State Sycamores.^[5]

Richmond @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total • #20 Spiders 15 7 0 10 7 7 46 Flames 0 7 15 10 7 0 39 Date: October 4 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 7:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 20,838 Television network: LFSN

In their sixth game of the season, the Flames lost, 46–39, in double overtime, to the Richmond Spiders.^[6]

Liberty @ Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Flames 14 14 13 7 7 55 Mountaineers 7 17 16 8 0 48 Date: October 11 Location: Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC Game start: 3:30 PM EDT Game attendance: 20,058 Television network: ESPN3

In their seventh game of the season, the Flames won, 55–48, in overtime, over the Appalachian State Mountaineers.^[7]

Gardner–Webb @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 • Flames 10 10 14 0 34 Date: October 25 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EDT Game attendance: 20,217 TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood and Mike Gleason

In their eighth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–0, over the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs.^[8]

Liberty @ Presbyterian

1 2 3 4 Total • Flames 7 14 0 7 28 Blue Hose 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 1 Location: Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC Game start: 2:00 PM EDT Game attendance: 2,691 Television network: LFSN

In their ninth game of the season, the Flames won, 28–7, over the Presbyterian Blue Hose.^[9]

Monmouth @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total Hawks 7 7 10 0 24 • Flames 7 10 7 10 34 Date: November 8 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EST Game attendance: 16,053 Television network: ASN

In their tenth game of the season, the Flames won, 34–24, over the Monmouth Hawks.^[10]

Charleston Southern @ Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total • Buccaneers 0 17 14 7 38 Flames 3 13 7 13 36 Date: November 15 Location: Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA Game start: 3:30 PM EST Game attendance: 12,362 Television network: LFSN

In their eleventh game of the season, the Flames lost, 38–36, to the Charleston Southern Buccaneers.^[11]

Liberty @ Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Flames 3 3 6 3 15 #2 Chanticleers 0 14 0 0 14 Date: November 22 Location: Brooks Stadium Conway, SC Game start: 1:00 PM EST Game attendance: 8,576 TV announcers (ESPN3): Mike Hogewood and Mike Gleason

In their twelfth game of the season, the Flames won, 15–14, over the Coastal Carolina Chanticleers.^[12]

Liberty @ James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total • #20 Flames 3 7 10 6 26 #15 Dukes 0 21 0 0 21 Date: November 29 Location: Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA Game start: 4:00 PM EST Game attendance: 13,040 Television network: ESPN3

In their thirteenth game of the season, the Flames won, 26–21, over the James Madison Dukes in their 2014 FCS First Round playoff game.^[13]

Liberty @ Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total #20 Flames 10 9 3 0 22 • #5 Wildcats 0 14 0 15 29 Date: December 6 Location: Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA Game start: 4:30 PM EST Game attendance: 3,113 Television network: ESPN3

In their fourteenth game of the season, the Flames lost, 29–22, to the Villanova Wildcats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.^[14]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	24	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	20	17
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	—	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	17