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Liberty

2019 Season Performance

#79
Rank
7-5
Record
5.6
Points
0.503
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 2-3

Key Games

Best W vs #96 Buffalo 35-17
Worst L @ #122 Rutgers 34-44

Record Splits

Home 5-1
Away 2-4
Conference 3-1
Non-Conf 4-4
Close (7 pts or less) 2-1
FCS Opponents 2

Rank Progression

#68
#86
#104
#122
#139
Pre
#122
W3
#98
W6
#75
W9
#91
W12
#79
W15
#79

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
L
NR vs #40 Syracuse
0-24
-12.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -10.0
Loss Record Modifier
-0.6 -10.6
Margin Scaling
-2.1 -12.7
Total -12.7 pts
2
09/07
L
#126 @ #88 Louisiana
14-35
-6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.2 -5.8
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -5.1
Margin Scaling
-1.7 -6.8
Total -6.8 pts
3
09/14
W
#129 vs #96 Buffalo
35-17
+12.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.1 8.9
Margin Scaling
+3.1 12.0
Total 12.0 pts
4
09/21
W
#98 vs FCS Hampton
62-27
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
5
09/28
W
#105 vs #84 New Mexico
17-10
+5.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.7 4.3
Margin Scaling
+1.1 5.4
Total 5.4 pts
6
10/06
W
#73 @ #130 New Mexico State
20-13
+9.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.6 7.9
Margin Scaling
+1.4 9.3
Total 9.3 pts
8
10/19
W
#75 vs FCS Maine
59-44
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
9
10/26
L
#78 @ #122 Rutgers
34-44
-7.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
-0.8 -6.1
Margin Scaling
-1.3 -7.4
Total -7.4 pts
10
11/02
W
#91 @ #129 Massachusetts
63-21
+11.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-7.0 6.5
Margin Scaling
+4.6 11.1
Total 11.1 pts
11
11/10
L
#74 @ #53 BYU
24-31
-5.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.8 -4.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -4.1
Margin Scaling
-0.9 -5.0
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -5.9
Total -5.9 pts
13
11/23
L
#79 @ #33 Virginia
27-55
-8.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -5.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -6.9
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -8.1
Total -8.1 pts
14
11/30
W
#84 vs #125 New Mexico State
49-28
+8.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.8 5.2
Margin Scaling
+3.3 8.5
Total 8.5 pts
Total
7-5 Record
5.3

All-Time Summary (2018-2026)

9
Seasons
67-33
Record
67%
Win Rate
#58
Avg Rank
#11
Best Rank
0.461
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2018
#93
2019
#79
2020
#30
2021
#60
2022
#37
2023
#14
2024
#65
2025
#111
2026
#33

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Conference USA 5-1 (83%) #33 #31 47.6 0.353 -
2025 Conference USA 4-8 (33%) #111 #71 -39.1 0.411 -
2024 Conference USA 8-3 (73%) #65 #27 38.8 0.388 -
2023 Conference USA 13-0 (100%) #14 #14 149.8 0.416 Conference USA
2022 FBS Independents 8-4 (67%) #37 #11 76.1 0.542 -
2021 FBS Independents 7-5 (58%) #60 #18 35.9 0.522 -
2020 FBS Independents 9-1 (90%) #30 #17 59.3 0.485 -
2019 FBS Independents 7-5 (58%) #79 #73 5.6 0.503 -
2018 FBS Independents 6-6 (50%) #93 #37 -9.1 0.528 -