2017 Liberty Flames football team

The 2017 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 2–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.

2017 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–5 (2–3 Big South)
Head coach
  • Turner Gill (6th season)
Offensive coordinatorJoe Dailey
Co-defensive coordinatorRobert Wimberly
Co-defensive coordinatorVantz Singletary
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
2017 Big South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^  5 0   12 2  
Monmouth ^  4 1   9 3  
Charleston Southern  3 2   6 5  
Liberty *  2 3   6 5  
Presbyterian  1 4   4 7  
Gardner–Webb  0 5   1 10  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition
Rankings from STATS Poll

The school owned by Jerry Falwell Jr. announced plans to undergo the two-year transition period join the Division I FBS as a football independent, while remaining in the Big South Conference in all other sports. While normally against NCAA rules to transition to FBS without a conference invite, Liberty was granted a waiver.

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