Conference USA

Liberty Flames

Lynchburg, Virginia

Season

Liberty

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 270 108

Points / Game 33.8 13.5

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,288 2,257

Plays 503 483

Yards / Play 6.54 4.67

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 330 234

Rushing Yards 1,698 841

Yards / Attempt 5.15 3.59

Rushing Touchdowns 21 4

Passing

Pass Completions 106 138

Pass Attempts 173 249

Completion % 61.3% 55.4%

Net Passing Yards 1,590 1,416

Yards / Attempt 9.19 5.69

Passing Touchdowns 13 6

Interceptions Thrown 1 8

First Downs

First Downs 174 132

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 41 29

3rd Down Attempts 91 100

3rd Down % 45.1% 29.0%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 4 5

4th Down Attempts 9 17

4th Down % 44.4% 29.4%

Turnovers

Turnovers 6 11

Fumbles Lost 5 3

Interceptions Thrown 1 8

Fumbles Recovered 3 5

Defense

Sacks 18 13

Tackles for Loss 51 30

Interceptions 8 1

Interception Return Yards 59 0

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 77 64

Penalty Yards 660 553

Possession

Possession Time 266:52 213:08

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 9 23

Kick Return Yards 245 422

Yards / Return 27.22 18.35

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 11 4

Punt Return Yards 35 27

Yards / Return 3.18 6.75

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.29

Success Rate 49.3%

PPA 0.219

Explosiveness 1.136

Opportunities 55

Drives 92

Plays 515

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 13.8%

Power Success 84.4%

Line Yards 3.40

Second-Level Yards 1.39

Open-Field Yards 1.34

Line Yards Total 1,084

Second-Level Yards Total 444

Open-Field Yards Total 426

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 53.6%

PPA 0.188

Explosiveness 0.869

Play Rate 61.9%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 42.9%

PPA 0.321

Explosiveness 1.716

Play Rate 35.3%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 54.6%

Standard Downs PPA 0.201

Standard Downs Explosiveness 0.980

Standard Downs Rate 72.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate 35.7%

Passing Downs PPA 0.265

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.756

Passing Downs Rate 27.8%

Field Position

Average Start 66.0

Average Predicted Points 1.685

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 12.8%

Front Seven Havoc 8.3%

Defensive Back Havoc 4.5%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.625

Adjusted Success Rate 9.8%

Adjusted PPA 0.136

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.078

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.628

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.0%

Adjusted Power Success 23.6%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 6.9%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.32

Success Rate Allowed 34.9%

PPA Allowed -0.058

Explosiveness Allowed 1.243

Opportunities Faced 37

Drives Faced 88

Plays Faced 493

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 24.2%

Power Success Allowed 57.7%

Line Yards Allowed 2.82

Second-Level Yards Allowed 1.05

Open-Field Yards Allowed 1.16

Line Yards Total Allowed 617

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 230

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 36.1%

PPA Allowed 0.026

Explosiveness Allowed 0.981

Play Rate Faced 44.4%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 35.0%

PPA Allowed -0.052

Explosiveness Allowed 1.476

Play Rate Faced 52.7%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 38.9%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed -0.158

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.999

Standard Downs Rate Faced 64.7%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 27.6%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.127

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.871

Passing Downs Rate Faced 35.3%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 74.8

Average Predicted Points -1.079

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 18.1%

Front Seven Havoc 11.0%

Defensive Back Havoc 7.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.886

Adjusted Success Rate 9.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.239

Adjusted Explosiveness -0.036

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.217

Adjusted Stuff Rate 6.3%

Adjusted Power Success 12.9%

Adjusted Havoc 1.5%