The Liberty Flames dropped to 7-3 on the season with a 27-14 loss at No. 15 Ole Miss on Saturday in Hugh Freeze’s return to Oxford, Mississippi. The Flames now enter a bye week before concluding the regular season with two home games against No. 24 Louisiana and Army. Entering the open date, here’s a look at what bowls Liberty is currently being projected into.
- ESPN’s Mark Schlabach: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs Houston (8-1)
- ESPN’s Kyle Bonagura: Cure Bowl vs Kent State (5-4)
- CBS’ Jerry Palm: Camellia Bowl vs Appalachian State (7-2)
- The Athletic: Cure Bowl vs Appalachian State (7-2)
- 247Sports: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs South Carolina (5-4)
- Sporting News: Boca Raton Bowl vs Nevada (7-2)
- Action Network: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl vs South Carolina (5-4)
- Athlon Sports: Cure Bowl vs Appalachian State (7-2)
- College Football News: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs Utah State (7-2)
- USA Today: Frisco Bowl vs Air Force (6-3)
- College Sports Madness: Frisco Bowl vs Charlotte (5-4)
- Yahoo Sports: SERVPRO First Responder Bowl vs Utah State (7-2)
The Flames are looking to return to a bowl game for the third straight season after Hugh Freeze led the program to bowl appearances in its first two seasons as a full FBS member. Liberty has only made an appearance in the Cure Bowl in Orlando, Florida, winning that game against a Sun Belt opponent in each of the past two seasons. In 2019, the Flames knocked off Georgia Southern, and in 2020 Liberty defeated former Big South rival Coastal Carolina in overtime.
Liberty is currently in the midst of a multi-year agreement with ESPN Events which could place the Flames in one of at least six bowl games:Â Boca Raton Bowl (FAU Stadium; Boca Raton, Fla.), Camellia Bowl (Cramton Bowl; Montgomery, Ala.), , Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Albertsons Stadium; Boise, Idaho), Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl (Toyota Stadium; Frisco, Texas), Myrtle Beach Bowl (Brooks Stadium; Conway, S.C.) and New Mexico Bowl (Dreamstyle Stadium; Albuquerque, N.M.).
Following the bye week, Liberty will play host to No. 24 Louisiana on Saturday, November 20 at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia. Kickoff time and broadcast details has not been released yet. The Ragin’ Cajuns are currently 8-1 on the season and have won 8 straight games since a season opening loss at Texas. Louisiana travels to take on the Troy Trojans this coming Saturday at 3:30 p.m. on ESPN+.