2000 Liberty Flames football team

The 2000 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 2000 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Under the guidance of first-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames achieved a record of 3–8. Home games were played at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

2000 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Ken Karcher (1st season)
Home stadium	Williams Stadium
Seasons ← 1999 2001 →

2000 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Davidson			–						10	–	0
No. 7 Hofstra ^			–						9	–	4
Southern Utah			–						7	–	4
South Florida			–						7	–	4
Elon			–						7	–	4
Morehead State			–						6	–	3
Saint Mary's			–						6	–	5
Charleston Southern			–						5	–	6
Georgetown			–						5	–	6
Jacksonville			–						3	–	8
Samford			–						4	–	7
Cal Poly			–						3	–	8
Liberty			–						3	–	8
Austin Peay			–						2	–	9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		East Tennessee State*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 20–37	6,279
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at No. 14 James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		L 7–38	10,000	[1]
September 16	7:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 19–8	9,877[2]
September 23	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware State*	Alumni Stadium Dover, DE		L 25–42	1,710
September 30		Wingate*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 50–26	11,377[3]
October 13		at No. 13 Hofstra*	James M. Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		L 14–42	4,354[4]
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida*	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	FSNF	L 6–44	25,161
October 28	1:30 p.m.	Samford*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 24–0	5,813
November 4		at Elon*	Burlington Memorial Stadium Elon, NC		L 17–24	7,653[a]
November 11	1:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 0–25	3,237
November 18		at No. 10 Appalachian State*	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC		L 13–34	6,531	[5]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Notes

1. According to the 2000 Liberty statistics sheet, a total of 55,409 spectators attended the six away games. 47,756 combined spectators attended the away games not including Elon.

References

1. "JMU shakes slow start to rout Liberty". The Daily News Leader. September 10, 2000. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Liberty 19, Gardner-Webb 8". The Charlotte Observer. September 17, 2000. p. 136. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Final 2000 Division II Cumulative Football Statistics Report". 2000. p. 2. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via stats.ncaa.org.
4. Geiger, Brad (October 14, 2000). "Thomas' 2 TDs Spark Hofstra". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). p. 34. Retrieved January 15, 2024 – via newspapers.com.
5. "Appalachian State rips Liberty, smells playoffs". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 2000. Retrieved November 30, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "2000 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 21, 2023.