2005 Liberty Flames football team
{{Short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2005
| sport = football
| team = Liberty Flames
| image = Liberty University Script Logo.jpg
| image_size = 150
| conference = Big South Conference
| short_conf = Big South
| record = 1–10
| conf_record = 0–4
| head_coach = Ken Karcher
| hc_year = 6th
| off_coach =
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| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
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| captain =
| stadium = Williams Stadium
}}
{{2005 Big South Conference football standings}}
The 2005 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–4 in conference play, placing last in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2005
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA
| poll = The Sports Network
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 3
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2005|team=Concord Mountain Lions|title=Concord}}
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 17–6
| attend = 8,239
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 10
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Rentschler Field
| site_cityst = East Hartford, CT
| tv =
| score = 0–59
| attend = 40,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 17
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2005|team=Youngstown State Penguins|title=Youngstown State}}
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 0–42
| attend = 5,479
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 24
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = William & Mary
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Zable Stadium
| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 0–56
| attend = 11,741
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 1
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| homecoming = y
| opponent = VMI
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 7–10
| attend = 11,263
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 8
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 21–24
| attend = 3,683
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-flames-suffering-c/176579624/|newspaper=The News and Advance|title=Flames' suffering continues with another devastating defeat|date=October 9, 2005|accessdate=July 13, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 15
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2005|team=Towson Tigers|title=Towson}}
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv =
| score = 17–38
| attend = 3,033
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 22
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| opponent = Coastal Carolina
| opprank = 14
| site_stadium = Williams Stadium
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 21–27
| overtime = 3OT
| attend = 2,815
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 29
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = y
| opponent = Gardner–Webb
| site_stadium = Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
| site_cityst = Boiling Springs, NC
| tv =
| score = 16–21
| attend = 2,100
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 1:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf =
| away = y
| opponent = Charleston Southern
| site_stadium = Buccaneer Field
| site_cityst = Charleston, SC
| tv =
| score = 30–31
| attend = 2,312
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 19
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2005|team=Norfolk State Spartans|title=Norfolk State}}
| site_stadium = William "Dick" Price Stadium
| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA
| tv =
| score = 17–34
| attend = 4,062
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Liberty Flames Schedule 2005 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2335/season/2005 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=October 13, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2005 Football Schedule |url=https://libertyflames.com/sports/football/schedule/2005 |publisher=Liberty University |access-date=October 13, 2023 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.liberty.edu/wwwadmin/globals/templates/1912/docs/stats/teamcumefb.htm|title=2005 Cumulative Season Statistics|website=liberty.edu|access-date=July 7, 2024}}
References
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