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2006 Liberty Flames football team

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2006 Liberty Flames football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–5 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorScott Wachenheim (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Clark (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 Coastal Carolina $^   4 0     9 3  
Charleston Southern   2 2     9 2  
Gardner–Webb   2 2     6 5  
Liberty   2 2     6 5  
VMI   0 4     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Following the firing of former coach Ken Karcher, who headed the Liberty football team from 2000 to 2005, the Flames announced Rocco as their new head coach on December 2, 2005.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 pmSaint Paul's (VA)*W 27–08,546
September 97:00 pmGlenville State*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 31–711,423
September 166:00 pmat Towson*L 3–104,665
September 236:00 pmat Savannah State*W 28–012,708
September 303:30 pmat Wake Forest*ESPN360L 14–3429,623
October 141:00 pmWilliam & Mary*dagger
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 13–1415,631
October 211:00 pmGardner–Webb
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
L 24–2712,056
October 2812:30 pmat No. 22 Coastal CarolinaL 26–286,964
November 41:00 pmWestern Carolina*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 21–08,286
November 111:00 pmNo. 24 Charleston Southern
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
W 34–2010,823
November 181:00 pmat VMIW 38–326,177

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References

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  1. ^ "Coaching staff – Danny Rocco". Retrieved November 22, 2007.
  2. ^ "Liberty Flames Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. ^ "2006 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 5, 2023.