The 2022 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Flames played their home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia, and competed as an FBS independent. They were led by fourth-year head coach Hugh Freeze, who left before the bowl game leading to intern head coach Josh Aldridge.
The 2022 season was the program's last season as an independent as the Flames joined Conference USA in 2023.
Schedule Liberty hosted six home games and travelled to six away games.
Coaching staff Name Title Hugh Freeze Head coach Kent Austin Co-offensive coordinator / quarterbacks coach Maurice Harris Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Josh Aldridge Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers coach intern head coach in the Boca Raton Bowl Jack Curtis Co-defensive coordinator/safeties coach Chris Klenakis Offensive line coach Jeremy Garrett Defensive line coach Darius Eubanks Defensive backs coach Tanner Burns Special Teams coordinator/outside linebackers coach Ben Aigamaua Tight ends coach Bruce Johnson Running backs coach Robert Bala Defensive analyst
Game summaries
At Southern Miss
Statistics Statistics LIBUSM First downs 23 19 Total yards 447 389 Rushing yards 244 252 Passing yards 203 137 Turnovers 3 5 Time of possession 29:06 30:54 Team Category Player StatisticsLiberty Passing Kaidon Salter 8/13, 148 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kaidon Salter 9 rushes, 65 yards Receiving DeMario Douglas 5 receptions, 97 yards, 2 TDSouthern Miss Passing Ty Keyes 4/8, 89 yards, 2 INT Rushing Frank Gore Jr. 32 rushes, 178 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jakarius Caston 2 receptions, 54 yards
UAB
Statistics UABLIB First downs 15 18 Total yards 355 390 Rushing yards 241 188 Passing yards 114 202 Turnovers 4 1 Time of possession 31:29 28:31
Team Category Player StatisticsUAB Passing Dylan Hopkins 10/15, 114 yards, TD Rushing DeWayne McBride 20 rushes, 177 yards, TD Receiving Trea Shropshire 1 reception, 56 yardsLiberty Passing Kaidon Salter 13/25, 202 yards Rushing Kaidon Salter 14 rushes, 79 yards, TD Receiving Noah Frith 2 receptions, 75 yards
At No. 19 Wake Forest
Statistics Statistics LIBWFU First downs 22 16 Total yards 427 346 Rushing yards 171 21 Passing yards 256 325 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 35:28 24:32 Team Category Player StatisticsLiberty Passing Kaidon Salter 19/34, 256 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dae Dae Hunter 17 rushes, 89 yards, TD Receiving Demario Douglas 7 receptions, 124 yards, TDWake Forest Passing Sam Hartman 26/44, 325 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Sam Hartman 8 rushes, 11 yards Receiving Ke'Shawn Williams 5 receptions, 129 yards
Akron
At Old Dominion
Statistics Statistics LIBODU First downs 23 20 Total yards 478 415 Rushing yards 210 118 Passing yards 268 297 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:57 31:03 Team Category Player StatisticsLiberty Passing Kaidon Salter 10/19, 170 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Dae Dae Hunter 15 rushes, 121 yards, 2 TD Receiving CJ Yarbrough 4 receptions, 94 yards, TDOld Dominion Passing Hayden Wolff 27/46, 297 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Blake Watson 15 rushes, 80 yards Receiving Ali Jennings III 8 receptions, 129 yards, TD
At UMass
Gardner-Webb
BYU
At Arkansas
At UConn
Statistics UConnLiberty First downs 15 29 Total yards 318 474 Rushing yards 209 267 Passing yards 109 207 Turnovers 2 2 Time of possession 32:18 27:42
Virginia Tech
Statistics VT LIB First downs 19 20 Total yards 324 332 Rush yards 176 115 Passing yards 148 217 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 36:19 23:41 Team Category Player StatisticsVirginia Tech Passing Grant Wells 14/20, 148 yards Rushing Jalen Holston 26 carries, 99 yards, 3 TD Receiving Nick Gallo 2 receptions, 45 yardsLiberty Passing Kaidon Salter 12/18, 119 yards Rushing Shedro Louis 9 carries, 64 yards Receiving Demario Douglas 9 receptions, 69 yards
New Mexico State
Vs. Toledo (Boca Raton Bowl)
Rankings
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