2002 Liberty Flames football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2002
| sport = football
| team = Liberty Flames
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| conference = Big South Conference
| short_conf = Big South
| record = 2–9
| conf_record = 1–2
| head_coach = Ken Karcher
| hc_year = 3rd
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| stadium = Williams Stadium
}}
{{2002 Big South Conference football standings}}
The 2002 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2002
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 31
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Western Carolina
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 3–23
| attend = 8,375
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 7
| time =
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=West Liberty State Hilltoppers|title=West Liberty State}}
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 35–6
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 21
| time = 3:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Appalachian State
| opprank = 5
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 22–29
| attend = 8,173
| source ={{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89891407/late-catch-lifts-appalachian-state-past/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Late catch lifts Appalachian State past Liberty|date=September 22, 2002|accessdate=December 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| time = 6:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = UCF
| site_stadium = Florida Citrus Bowl
| site_cityst = Orlando, FL
| tv =
| score = 17–48
| attend = 20,416
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| time =
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|title=Gardner–Webb}}
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 21–31
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Rubber Bowl
| site_cityst = Akron, OH
| tv =
| score = 21–49
| attend = 7,132
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| time = 1:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Charleston Southern
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 31–17
| attend = 6,137
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field
| site_cityst = Lexington, VA
| tv =
| score = 14–38
| attend = 6,165
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|title=Eastern Kentucky}}
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 28–35
| overtime = OT
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| time =
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Elon Phoenix|title=Elon}}
| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium
| site_cityst = Elon, NC
| tv =
| score = 35–56
| attend =
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 23
| time =
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2002|team=Hofstra Pride|title=Hofstra}}
| site_stadium = Hofstra Stadium
| site_cityst = Hempstead, NY
| tv =
| score = 3–32
| attend =
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Liberty Flames Schedule 2002 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2335/season/2002 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=October 18, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2002 Football Schedule |url=https://libertyflames.com/sports/football/schedule/2002 |publisher=Liberty University |access-date=October 18, 2023 }}
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