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Liberty

2020 Season Performance

#30
Rank
9-1
Record
59.3
Points
0.485
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #20 Virginia Tech 38-35
Worst L @ #29 NC State 14-15

Record Splits

Home 6-0
Away 3-1
Conference 1-0
Non-Conf 8-1
Close (7 pts or less) 3-1
FCS Opponents 2

Rank Progression

#12
#30
#48
#66
#86
Pre
#76
W3
#18
W6
#21
W9
#25
W12
#26
W15
#29
W16
#30

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
3
09/19
W
#58 @ #115 Western Kentucky
30-24
+12.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-2.7 10.8
Margin Scaling
+1.2 12.0
Total 12.0 pts
4
09/26
W
#18 vs #51 Florida International
36-34
+3.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 2.8
Margin Scaling
+0.8 3.6
Total 3.6 pts
5
10/03
W
#18 vs #32 North Alabama
28-7
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
6
10/10
W
#27 vs #130 UL Monroe
40-7
+6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 2.9
Margin Scaling
+3.8 6.6
Total 6.6 pts
7
10/17
W
#21 @ #119 Syracuse
38-21
+9.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.8 6.7
Margin Scaling
+2.9 9.6
Total 9.6 pts
8
10/24
W
#23 vs #124 Southern Miss
56-35
+8.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.4 5.6
Margin Scaling
+2.7 8.3
Total 8.3 pts
10
11/07
W
#25 @ #20 Virginia Tech
38-35
+15.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+1.2 14.7
Margin Scaling
+1.0 15.7
Total 15.7 pts
11
11/14
W
#17 vs #121 Western Carolina
58-14
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
12
11/22
L
#20 @ #29 NC State
14-15
-5.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.1 -4.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.7 -4.2
Margin Scaling
-0.3 -4.5
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -5.5
Total -5.5 pts
13
11/27
W
#26 vs #106 Massachusetts
45-0
+8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-5.2 3.8
Margin Scaling
+4.9 8.7
Total 8.7 pts
Total
9-1 Record
59.1

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 -