The 2016 Liberty Flames football team represented

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in the

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. They were led by fifth-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They were a member of the

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. They finished the season 6–5, 4–1 in Big South play to share the conference championship with Charleston Southern. Despite the conference title, the Flames were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Virginia Tech

Jacksonville

SMU

Jacksonville State

Robert Morris

Kennesaw State

Monmouth

Gardner–Webb

Presbyterian

Charleston Southern

Coastal Carolina

Ranking movements

References

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