When Liberty faces #4/6 Coastal Carolina on Saturday, the Flames will be looking to knock off their highest ranked opponent in school history. Since moving to Division I in 1989, Liberty is 1-12 against teams ranked in the FCS top 10. Here are those results:
November 10, 2012 vs #6 Stony Brook W, 28-14
September 25, 2010 @ #3 James Madison L, 10-3
September 26, 2009 vs #6 James Madison L, 24-10
September 21, 2002 vs #4 Appalachian State L, 29-22
September 1, 2001 @ #5 Appalachian State L, 46-26
November 18, 2000 @ #10 Appalachian State L, 34-13
November 20, 1999 vs #3 Appalachian State L, 28-12
October 10, 1998 @ #3 Hampton L, 21-0
October 16, 1993 @ #4 Youngstown State L, 42-0
October 9, 1993 @ #3 Troy State L, 35-13
October 2, 1993 vs #9 North Carolina A&T L, 23-7
September 14, 1991 @ #6 Furman L, 31-7
October 13, 1990 vs #7 Youngstown State L, 34-6
Or you can look at it this way: Liberty is 1-0 against top 10 opponents under head coach Turner Gill.