Josh Woodrum became the 4th QB to throw for over 7,000 yards in a career, finishing with 203 yards and 2 TDs, and DJ Abnar finished with 164 yards on a workmanlike 39 carries. Darrin Peterson had one of the lowest games productionwise of his career due to the Hawks defense double and triple-teaming him in coverage, but he did finish with his 8th TD of the year and now stands 22 yards away from joining the 1000 yard club and 36 yards from entering the top 5 for single season yardage total.
The Flames won their 4th consecutive game, and improved to 3-0 in the Big South, cementing a winner take all matchup with Coastal Carolina down on the Grand Strand in 13 days.
It wasn't the prettiest of victories, especially considering the Flames were 20 point favorites over a team they had beaten by 30 in Lynchburg last season, after giving up 24 points, when averaging 7 points allowed in the last 2 conference games, but as I said on the Flamefans board,, it doesnt matter if you win pretty or win ugly, as long as you have one more point than the other team when the clock strikes 0:00 in the 4th quarter.
Inside the Numbers
Here are a few numbers to take away from yesterday's win
9- Liberty head coach Turner Gill improved to 9-0 in the month of November. The man certainly knows how to finish strong.
Josh Woodrum threw for a TD pass for the 9th straight game after failing to toss one in the loss to UNC at the beginning of the year.
2- DJ Abnar is averaging 2 times as many carries in the last 4 games (30) than in the first 6 games (14)
10- With the win, Liberty clinched a winning conference record for the 10th time in the 12 year history of the Big South as a football conference. The only times the Flames have not finished with a winning record were 2005 (0-4) and 2006 (2-2)
20- The win is the 20th in 21 Big South home games dating back to 2006
With one touchdown next week, Josh Woodrum can move into 4th on the single season touchdown passes list, after tying former QBs Brock Smith and Antwan Chiles at 19.
50- Also, next week with a TD pass, Woodrum becomes the third QB in program history with 50 career TD passes
We will have an expanded preview coming on Tuesday in preparation for the home finale against Charleston Southern.\
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