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Game Day Central: Monmouth
10/19/2016 12:00:00 AM | Football
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Liberty Football Game Notes:
Liberty vs. Monmouth
Game Time:
3:30 p.m.
Official Kickoff:
3:36 p.m.
TV Coverage:
LFSN TV/BSN/ESPN3/MASN
Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Mike Tilley
Color Commentator: Matt Warner
Sideline Reporter: Gabe Henderson
TV Coverage:
Liberty Flames Sports Network – TV
• WFFP-24 (Lynchburg/Roanoke/Danville market)
• Big South Network
• MASN (Regional market)
• The Walk Network (National market)
• See complete Game Day Broadcast Distribution list for The Walk Network
• ESPN3 (National market)
Radio Coverage:
Liberty Flames Sports Network – Radio
LFSN Radio Network Affiliates List | Atlanta-WDWD 590 AM
• Pregame: 5:30 p.m. (EST)
Play-By-Play Broadcaster: Alan York
Color Commentator: Paul Rutigliano
Sidelines: Nick Pierce
Pregame: Nick Pierce, Jamie Hall and Matt Camire
EW for 2016 – Williams Stadium Clear Bag Policy:
Liberty Football Game Day Information Page - Monmouth (Oct. 22)
First and 10 – Saturday's Top Storylines
1) Liberty (3-3, 1-0 Big South) will host Monmouth (4-3, 0-2 Big South) for the Flames' Big South home opener, Saturday at 3:30 p.m. inside Williams Stadium.
2) Liberty is 2-1 all-time against the Hawks, with the home team winning each of the three previous meetings. See pages 3 and 18 of the game notes for more information on the previous Liberty-Monmouth clashes.
3) Saturday will mark the Flames' 43rd Homecoming game. Liberty is 29-13 all-time on Homecoming, including 7-2 in its last nine Homecoming tilts. See page 3 of the game notes for more Homecoming notes.
4) Last Saturday, Liberty became the first Big South team ever to win 50 conference games. Meanwhile, Monmouth is just 4-9 in its third season as a Big South member, including 0-2 this season. See page 3 of the game notes for more information on both teams' history in the conference.
5) A Liberty victory would give the Flames their first three-game winning streak since 2014. See page 4 of the game notes for more on what a Flames win would mean.
6) Reigning Big South Offensive Player of the Week Stephen Calvert needs 136 yards to become the third Liberty freshman to throw for 1,000 yards. See page 4 of the game notes for more milestones within reach.
7) Freshman K Alex Probert was named Big South Special Teams Player of the Week after making field goals of 47, 47 and 50 yards at Kennesaw State. See pages 4 and 7 of the game notes for more information on Probert.
8) The Flames had two successful goal-line stands at Kennesaw State and now rank No. 6 nationally in red zone defense. See page 10 for all of Liberty's NCAA national statistical rankings.
9) Junior DE Dia'Vante Brown made a major impact in his first career start, tallying nine tackles (three tackles for a loss) at Kennesaw State. See page 11 of the game notes for the Flames' updated depth chart.
10) Redshirt freshman Frankie Hickson set a program record for the longest kickoff return for a TD (99 yards) last Saturday at Kennesaw State. It was the Flames' first kickoff return for a score in five years. See page 19 of the game notes for more on the last time ...
"4 Downs" with the Hawks
1 - Saturday's contest will be Liberty's 2016 Big South home opener, and Monmouth will seek its first-ever victory at Williams Stadium in its third try. The Hawks have had only one head coach in their 24 years of playing football, Kevin Callahan (135-111 career record).
2 - Monmouth junior DB Mike Basile ranks second in the Big South with 69 tackles and is tied for the FCS national lead with three of his team's eight blocked kicks in 2016. The STATS Defensive Player of the Year watch list member has totaled 20 tackles in his first two career meetings with Liberty. Meanwhile, Liberty senior WR Dante' Shells has played well in two prior matchups against Monmouth, with nine catches for 154 yards.
3 - Monmouth is in its third season of playing Big South football. The Hawks are 4-9 all-time in Big South play, including 0-2 this season. Monmouth is playing just three home games this season, due to upcoming construction at Monmouth Stadium. The Hawks have fared well on the road in 2016, going 3-2 away from New Jersey.
4 - Monmouth's stingy defense ranks No. 4 nationally in fewest passing yards allowed (152.9 ypg). The Hawks are 4-0 when scoring 20 points or more and 0-3 when tallying 19 points or fewer. Similarly, Liberty is 3-0 when it reaches the 20-point mark this season but 0-3 when it scores 19 points or fewer.
Flames on Homecoming
• Liberty is 29-13 all-time on Homecoming.
• Liberty's last four Homecoming games have each been decided by 10 points or less.
• The Flames are 7-2 and are averaging 48.1 ppg during their last nine Homecoming contests.
• Liberty is 8-3 in Big South games played on Homecoming at Williams Stadium.
• Liberty's last six Homecoming games have each drawn over 18,000 fans to Williams Stadium.
• The Flames have never hosted Monmouth for Homecoming.
Liberty University Homecoming Information page
Milestone Watch
1 - After recovering his fifth career fumble during the season opener at Virginia Tech, Erwin Dessources' next fumble recovery will move him into a tie for second place on Liberty's all-time list.
2/3 - Alex Probert is the first Liberty freshman kicker ever to make two 50-yard field goals in a season and the only FCS freshman kicker with a pair of 50-yarders already in 2016. If he connects from 50+ yards against Monmouth, Probert would tie John Lunsford's program record of three straight games with a 50-yard field goal. Lunsford hit from 50+ yards in each of the last two games in 2014, as well as the 2015 season opener.
4/8 - Tyrin Holloway is four tackles shy of 100 for his career, while fellow defensive back Alpha Jalloh needs eight stops to reach the century mark. They are looking to join fellow Flames Nick Newman, Dexter Robbins, Wesley Scott and JaRon Greene as members of the 100-tackle club.
136 - With 136 passing yards, Stephen Calvert would become just the third Liberty QB ever to total 1,000 passing yards as a freshman (also Paul Johnson/1986 and Josh Woodrum/2012).
A Liberty Win Would ...
• Give the Flames a 3-1 all-time record against Monmouth, including a 3-0 mark at Williams Stadium.
• Mark the Flames' first three-game winning streak since the team posted four straight victories between Oct. 11-Nov. 8, 2014.
• Improve the Flames' all-time record on Homecoming to 30-13.
• Give the Flames their fourth straight Big South home win.
• Boost the team's record in home games under Turner Gill to 22-6.
• Give the Flames an all-time record of 107-47 at Williams Stadium in the team's 28 years of competition at the facility.
• Put the Flames' record above .500 (4-3) for the first time in 2016.