Liberty football made the move to the FBS prior to the start of the 2018 season. Originally playing as an Independent, coupled with the Flames’ time playing FBS opponents as an FCS member, Liberty has faced numerous FBS teams.

Liberty has seen tremendous success since moving to the FBS but there are still a good number of teams the Flames have played but never beaten. Here is the exhaustive list of those teams:

Toledo

  • Series history: 0-4
  • First game played: 9/17/1994
  • Last game played: 12/20/2022
  • Last game final score: 21-19

The first two games in this series were completely dominated by the Rockets, but the last two have been decided by a combined 3 points including a one-point loss the Flames suffered as an FCS program under former head coach Danny Rocco. Oh and that Boca Raton Bowl game in 2022? That’s one of the games I wish we could have back, playing Toledo with a depleted roster and makeshift coaching staff after Hugh Freeze bolted for Auburn.

South Florida

  • Series history: 0-4
  • First game played: 9/19/1998
  • Last game played: 10/27/2001
  • Last game final score: 68-37

These games were played in four consecutive seasons all during Liberty’s time in the FCS. How about a rematch?

Wake Forest

  • Series history: 0-3
  • First game played: 9/30/2006
  • Last game played: 9/17/2022
  • Last game final score: 37-36

That 2022 season really left some heartbreak. The game against Wake Forest was the only loss the Flames suffered in the first 9 games. We all remember the failed two-point conversion attempt in the closing minutes.

West Virginia

  • Series history: 0-2
  • First game played: 9/5/2009
  • Last game played: 9/12/2015
  • Last game final score: 41-17

Virginia

  • Series history: 0-2
  • First game played: 11/10/2018
  • Last game played: 11/23/2019
  • Last game final score: 55-27

Sure would be nice to get another crack at the Cavaliers now.

UConn

  • Series history: 0-2
  • First game played: 9/10/2015
  • Last game played: 11/12/2022
  • Last game final score: 36-33

Oh yes, that 2022 season coming back to haunt once again. Still don’t know how we lost this game. Having never beaten the Huskies came as a bit of a surprise too, and we may not play them again any time soon.

Army

  • Series history: 0-2
  • First game played: 9/8/2018
  • Last game played: 11/27/2021
  • Last game final score: 31-16

NC State

  • Series history: 0-2
  • First game played: 9/3/2011
  • Last game played: 11/21/2020
  • Last game final score: 15-14

This list is surfacing back a lot of heartbreak. The only setback from the 2020 season was in Raleigh against the Wolfpack when the Flames had a should have been made and would have been game winning field goal blocked.

Louisiana

  • Series history: 0-2
  • First game played: 9/7/2019
  • Last game played: 11/20/2021
  • Last game final score: 42-14

Kent State

  • Series history: 0-2
  • First game played: 9/11/2004
  • Last game played: 8/29/2013
  • Last game final score: 17-10

Another opponent that it would be nice to play again now and remove the goose egg from the win column.

Boise State

  • Series history: 0-2
  • First game played: 9/7/1991
  • Last game played: 9/24/1994
  • Last game final score: 35-7

Both of those games took place when the Flames were in the FCS. This would be a fun game between two of the premier G5 programs if played now.

Now we get into several opponents that Liberty has only faced once previously.

SMU

  • Series history: 0-1
  • Last game played: 9/17/2016
  • Last game final score: 29-14

Rutgers

  • Series history: 0-1
  • Last game played: 10/26/2019
  • Last game final score: 44-34

Oregon

  • Series history: 0-1
  • Last game played: 1/1/2024
  • Last game final score: 45-6

Sure that game didn’t go as we hoped for, but no one can take that experience away. Being such a young football program and still relatively new FBS teams and to be able to make it to the Fiesta Bowl and play a game on that stage is astounding.

Ole Miss

  • Series history: 0-1
  • Last game played: 11/6/2021
  • Last game final score: 27-14

The Hugh Freeze returns to Oxford game.

Northern Illinois

  • Series history: 0-1
  • Last game played: 10/24/1992
  • Last game final score: 27-21

Another team it would be nice to get on the schedule now to get in the win column.

North Carolina

  • Series history: 0-1
  • Last game played: 8/30/2014
  • Last game final score: 56-29

Marshall

  • Series history: 0-1
  • Last game played: 9/11/1999
  • Last game final score: 63-3

How have these two teams only played once? This is a series that should have been scheduled several years ago. Would be a fun and challenging contest.

Auburn

  • Series history: 0-1
  • Last game played: 11/17/2018
  • Last game final score: 53-0

This game was quite a wake up call for the Flames in our first year at the FBS level.