Liberty Football Odds, Lines & Analysis for Season

Has Liberty University become the top Group of 5 football programs in the country? There is certainly an argument to be made with the Flames off their best FBS season in school history.

To reach Playoff: +400
To win Conference USA: -199

Last Season

Liberty lost excellent head coach Hugh Freeze after the 2022 season to Auburn but hit a grand slam in hiring his replacement in former Coastal Carolina coach Jamey Chadwell.

2023 Fiesta Bowl: Liberty vs Oregon

That earned Liberty the Group of 5 spot in a New Year’s Six bowl game – the Flames lost 45-6 in the Fiesta Bowl to a stellar Oregon team. The Ducks put up nearly 600 yards of offense.

Salter, meanwhile, threw for 126 yards with a TD and pick and rushed for 25 yards.

Liberty’s nationally leading rushing attack, which came into the Oregon game averaging 302.9 yards per game, was limited to 168 yards on 28 carries, its lowest output of the season.

Liberty Top Players

Salter set a program record for most rushing yards by a quarterback (1,089), also scoring 12 rushing touchdowns.

The Flames finished fourth in the nation in total offense, ninth in scoring offense, and fourth in third down conversions.

Running back Quinton Cooley was named the C-USA Newcomer of the Year after finishing:

No. 13 nationally in rushing yards per carry (6.34)
No. 7 in rushing yards (1,401)
No. 15 in rushing yards per game (100.1)
No. 14 in total touchdowns (16).

He led C-USA in rushing yards and TDs and also returns.

But leading receiver CJ Daniels transferred to LSU. Why leave? NIL money.

In 2021, the trophy was named after Steve Spurrier.

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Offensive of the Flames

Chadwell’s spread option offense allowed Liberty to finish the 2023 season ranked No. 1 in the country in rushing, averaging 293.3 yards per game.

Additionally, Liberty ranked:

No. 1 in tackles for a loss allowed (2.64 per game)
No. 2 in sacks allowed (0.64 per game)
No. 2 in passing yards per completion (16.19)
No. 3 in winning percentage (92.9)
No. 4 in total offense (499.1 yards per game)
No. 4 in first down offense (348)

Defensive of the Flames

End TJ Bush leads returning starters on defense this year. He was named to several freshman All-American teams in 2024.

That Liberty D lost top corner Kobe Singleton to Oregon State and safety Preston Hodge to Colorado.

Liberty Flames Favorite

Liberty was chosen by the media and league’s head coaches to repeat as Conference USA champion.

The Flames garnered 18 of the possible 20 first-place votes and totaled 197 votes in the poll, finishing ahead of WKU (173 votes/two first place votes) and Jax State (166 votes).

The Flames open the season against FCS for Campbell on Aug 31 and certainly will win that before opening C-USA play already on Sept. 7 at New Mexico State in a rematch of the 2023 title game.