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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
Offensive coordinatorJoe Dailey (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorRobert Wimberly (6th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorVantz Singletary (6th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumWilliams Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

School president 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.[1] While normally against NCAA rules to transition to FBS without a conference invite, Liberty was granted a waiver.[1]

Preseason

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Media poll

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The 2017 Big South preseason prediction poll was released on July 18. The Flames were ineligible due to their transition to the FBS.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Baylor*
FS2W 48–4545,784
September 96:00 p.m.Morehead State*No. 20
BSN, ESPN3W 58–1717,118
September 166:00 p.m.Indiana State*No. 19
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
BSN, ESPN3W 42–4116,060
September 237:00 p.m.at No. 5 Jacksonville State*No. 16
OVCDNL 10–3123,944
September 306:00 p.m.Saint Francis (PA)*No. 22
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
BSN, ESPN3L 7–1315,886
October 146:00 p.m.Kennesaw State 
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
ESPN3L 28–4217,726
October 211:00 p.m.at Monmouth
ESPN3L 39–564,235
October 2812:00 p.m.at Gardner–Webb
StadiumW 33–173,850
November 43:30 p.m.Duquesne*
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
BSN, ESPN3, MASNW 27–2414,634
November 113:30 p.m.Presbyterian
  • Williams Stadium
  • Lynchburg, VA
CFDSW 47–2818,001
November 1812:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern
L 19–203,345
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRV20191622RVRVRV——————
Coaches*——————————————

* Due to their transition to FBS, they are not eligible to be ranked in the FCS Coaches Poll.

Game summaries

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At Baylor

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See also: 2017 Baylor Bears football team
Liberty @ Baylor
1 234Total
• Flames 6 111714 48
Bears 0 171414 45
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: McLane Stadium
    Waco, TX
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:48
  • Game attendance: 45,784
  • Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C) • Fair Skies • SSE 5–10 MPH
  • Referee: Dan Lewis
  • TV announcers (FS2): Eric Collins, AJ Hawks and Danny Kanell
Scoring summary
111:27LibertyAlex Probert 27 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 73 yards, 3:333–0
12:35LibertyAlex Probert 41 yard field goal, Drive: 10 plays, 35 yards, 2:246–0
213:59BaylorDenzel Mims 45 yard pass from Anu Solomon (Connor Martin kick), Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:366–7
211:38LibertyAntonio Gandy-Golden 40 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Mitchell Lewis run for two-point conv.), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:2114–7
29:38BaylorJaMycal Hasty 14 yard run (Connor Martin kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:0014–14
25:17LibertyAlex Probert 33 yard field goal, Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 4:2117–14
20:12BaylorConnor Martin 39 yard field goal, Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 5:0517–17
313:53LibertyChris Turner 32 yard interception return (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 1:0724–17
313:31BaylorChris Platt 20 yard pass from Anu Solomon (Connor Martin kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:2224–24
35:48LibertyAlex Probert 31 yard field goal, Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:4827–24
35:37BaylorChris Platt 75 yard pass from Anu Solomon (Connor Martin kick), Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:1127–31
30:24LibertyAntonio Gandy–Golden 13 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 15 plays, 73 yards, 5:1334–31
412:11LibertyStephen Calvert 8 yard run (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:2741–31
410:39BaylorJohn Lovett 3 yard run (Connor Martin kick), Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:3241–38
46:12LibertySpencer Jones 26 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 4:2748–38
45:00BaylorJohn Lovett 34 yard run (Connor Martin kick), Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 1:1248–45
Statistics LIB BAY
First downs 31 22
Total yards 585 532
Rushing yards 138 254
Passing yards 447 278
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 38:16 21:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 44/60, 447 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Carrington Mosley 28 rushes, 122 yards
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 13 receptions, 192 yards, 2 TD
Baylor Passing Anu Solomon 14/29, 278 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Anu Solomon 6 rushes, 97 yards
Receiving Chris Platt 3 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD

Morehead State

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See also: 2017 Morehead State Eagles football team
Morehead State @ Liberty
1 234Total
Eagles 0 1070 17
• No. 20 Flames 24 2176 58
  • Date: September 9
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:12
  • Game attendance: 17,118
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Partly Cloudy • NE 4 MPH
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (BSN/ESPN3): Mike Tilley, Matt Warner and Rett McGibbon
Scoring summary
113:47LibertyB.J. Farrow 25 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 3 plays, 50 yards, 1:137–0
110:01LibertyDamian King 42 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 3 plays, 49 yards, 1:0414–0
17:20LibertyAlex Probert 33 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:3717–0
12:41LibertyAntonio Gandy-Golden 10 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:1624–0
214:50Morehead StateAndrew Foster 53 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:5124–3
213:44LibertyB.J. Farrow 76 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:0631–3
23:37LibertyKentory Matthews 2 yard run (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 8 plays, 28 yards, 3:2538–3
21:43Morehead StateJake Sutherland 11 yard pass from Lawson Page (Sam McDonogh kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:5438–10
20:24LibertyB.J. Farrow 45 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 4 plays, 77 yards, 1:0745–10
39:02Morehead StateLogan Holbrook 9 yard run (Sam McDonogh kick), Drive: 13 plays, 92 yards, 5:4945–17
32:47LibertyKentory Matthews 2 yard run (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:4052–17
414:20LibertyAlex Probert 37 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:0655–17
49:03LibertyAlex Probert 38 yard field goal, Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 3:3358–17
Statistics MORE LIB
First downs 16 24
Total yards 300 523
Rushing yards 64 196
Passing yards 236 327
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 33:31 26:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Morehead State Passing Lawson Page 18/31, 187 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Logan Holbrook 13 rushes, 44 yards, TD
Receiving Jarin Higginbothom 2 receptions, 64 yards
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 13/21, 281 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Kentory Matthews 13 rushes, 103 yards, 2 TD
Receiving B. J. Farrow 6 receptinos, 177 yards, 3 TD

Indiana State

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See also: 2017 Indiana State Sycamores football team
Indiana State @ Liberty
1 234Total
Sycamores 7 17143 41
• No. 19 Flames 14 14140 42
  • Date: September 16
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 3:29
  • Game attendance: 16,060
  • Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • Cloudy • NE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (BSN/ESPN3): Mike Tilley and Matt Warner
Scoring summary
111:35LibertyB.J. Farrow 3 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 0:417–0
19:27Indiana StateJaquan Keys 1 yard run (Jerry Nunez kick), Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:007–7
15:02LibertyCarrington Mosley 1 yard run (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:1914–7
29:59LibertyCarrington Mosley 22 yard run (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:4221–7
28:26Indiana StateJerry Nunez 43 yard field goal, Drive: 5 plays, 49 yards, 1:3321–10
24:35Indiana StateJacquet McClendon 31 yard pass from Jeremy Patterson (Jerry Nunez kick), Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:2521–17
23:18LibertyAntonio Gandy-Golden 13 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:1728–17
22:02Indiana StateBob Pugh 64 yard pass from Cade Sparks (Jerry Nunez kick), Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:1628–24
311:31Indiana StateLemonte Booker 1 yard run (Jerry Nunez kick), Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:2928–31
39:09LibertyDamian King 32 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 5 plays, 93 yards, 2:1735–31
35:22LibertyB.J. Farrow 6 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 2:3542–31
31:58Indiana StateBob Pugh 31 yard pass from Cade Sparks (Jerry Nunez kick), Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:2442–38
411:46Indiana StateJerry Nunez 43 yard field goal, Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:2542–41
Statistics INST LIB
First downs 21 28
Total yards 543 500
Rushing yards 107 121
Passing yards 436 379
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:28 28:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Indiana State Passing Cade Sparks 22/36, 405 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Lemonte Booker 26 rushes, 95 yards, TD
Receiving Bob Pugh 8 receptions, 260 yards, 2 TD
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 30/42, 379 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Carrington Mosley 22 rushes, 102 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 7 receptions, 171 yards, TD

At Jacksonville State

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See also: 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
Liberty @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
No. 16 Flames 3 070 10
• No. 5 Gamecocks 0 10147 31
  • Date: September 23
  • Location: JSU Stadium
    Jacksonville, AL
  • Game start: 7:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:57
  • Game attendance: 23,944
  • Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Clear • ENE 3 MPH
  • Referee: Dustin Whitehead
  • TV announcers (OVCDN): Mickey Shadrix and Butch Barker
Scoring summary
11:57LibertyAlex Probert 28 yard field goal, Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 6:253–0
211:02Jacksonville StateTrae Barry 80 yard pass from Bryant Horn (Cade Stinnett kick), Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:123–7
21:20Jacksonville StateCade Stinnett 49 yard field goal, Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 2:213–10
311:59Jacksonville StateRoc Thomas 11 yard run (Cade Stinnett kick), Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 2:563–17
38:31Jacksonville StateKendrick Doss 15 yard run (Cade Stinnett kick), Drive: 1 play, 15 yards, 0:063–24
38:08LibertyB.J. Farrow 65 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:2310–24
45:04Jacksonville StateRoc Thomas 13 yard run (Cade Stinnett kick), Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 5:2010–31
Statistics LIB JVST
First downs 17 19
Total yards 316 385
Rushing yards 31 140
Passing yards 285 245
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:17 29:43
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 22/47, 285 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Carrington Mosley 14 rushes, 36 yards
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 7 receptions, 126 yards
Jacksonville State Passing Bryant Horn 9/19, 181 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Roc Thomas 18 rushes, 87 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Trae Berry 1 reception, 80 yards, TD

Saint Francis (PA)

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See also: 2017 Saint Francis Red Flash football team
Saint Francis (PA) @ Liberty
1 234Total
• Red Flash 0 670 13
No. 22 Flames 0 007 7
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:59
  • Game attendance: 15,886
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Clear • NE 11 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Pumphrey
  • TV announcers (BSN/ESPN3): Mike Tilley, Matt Warner and Rett McGibbon
Scoring summary
20:18St. Francis (PA)Matt Valenzuela 9 yard pass from Bear Fenimore (Eric Bofenkamp kick blocked), Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 1:300–6
34:39St. Francis (PA)Kamron Lewis 23 yard pass from Bear Fenimore (Eric Bofenkamp kick), Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:320–13
42:35LibertyCephas Reddick 32 yard pass from Stephen Calvert (Alex Probert kick), Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 1:277–13
Statistics SFU LIB
First downs 14 15
Total yards 275 338
Rushing yards 92 119
Passing yards 183 219
Turnovers 0 4
Time of possession 35:33 24:27
Team Category Player Statistics
Saint Francis (PA) Passing Bear Fenimore 23/35, 183 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jymere Jordan-Toney 22 rushes, 105 yards
Receiving Kamron Lewis 10 receptions, 95 yards, TD
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 21/42, 219 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Kentory Matthews 5 rushes, 50 yards
Receiving Cephas Reddick 3 receptions, 70 yards, TD

Kennesaw State

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See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Kennesaw State @ Liberty
1 234Total
• Owls 7 2177 42
Flames 7 0714 28
  • Date: October 14
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 6:00 p.m.
  • Elapsed time: 2:54
  • Game attendance: 17,726
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Sunny • SSE 3 MPH
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • Television network: ESPN3
Scoring summary
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Statistics KENN LIB
First downs 26 20
Total yards 507 337
Rushing yards 498 103
Passing yards 9 234
Turnovers 1 2
Time of possession 38:38 21:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Kennesaw State Passing Chandler Burks 2/7, 9 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Shaquil Terry 9 rushes, 126 yards, TD
Receiving Justin Sumpter 2 receptions, 9 yards, TD
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 19/26, 234 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Carrington Mosley 14 rushes, 75 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 4 receptions, 89 yards, TD

At Monmouth

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See also: 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team
Liberty @ Monmouth
1 234Total
Flames 7 12200 39
• Hawks 21 14147 56
Scoring summary
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3–
4–
Statistics LIB MON
First downs 24 26
Total yards 529 608
Rushing yards 121 364
Passing yards 408 244
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 26:32 33:28
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 25/50, 408 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Carrington Mosley 10 rushes, 71 yards
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 9 receptions, 127 yards, 2 TD
Monmouth Passing Kenji Bahar 14/25, 244 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Eric Zokouri 18 rushes, 193 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Reggie White Jr. 10 receptions, 187 yards, 2 TD

At Gardner–Webb

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See also: 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
Liberty @ Gardner–Webb
1 234Total
• Flames 6 6714 33
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 737 17
Scoring summary
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3–
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Statistics LIB WEBB
First downs 22 24
Total yards 458 483
Rushing yards 125 277
Passing yards 333 206
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 26:56 33:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 21/34, 333 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Carrington Mosley 20 rushes, 123 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 4 receptions, 123 yards, TD
Gardner–Webb Passing Tyrell Maxwell 13/32, 206 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Jayln Cagle 24 rushes, 179 yards, TD
Receiving Brody Rollins 3 receptions, 61 yards, TD

Duquesne

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See also: 2017 Duquesne Dukes football team
Duquesne @ Liberty
1 234Total
Dukes 14 1000 24
• Flames 7 3710 27
  • Date: November 4
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 14,634
Scoring summary
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3–
4–
Statistics DUQ LIB
First downs 15 29
Total yards 434 421
Rushing yards 295 210
Passing yards 139 211
Turnovers 4 0
Time of possession 25:23 34:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Duquesne Passing Tommy Stuart 13/23, 139 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing A. J. Hines 25 rushes, 253 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Chavas Rawlins 5 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 23/46, 211 yards, TD
Rushing Carrington Mosley 30 rushes, 151 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 8 receptions, 65 yards

Presbyterian

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See also: 2017 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team
Presbyterian @ Liberty
1 234Total
Blue Hose 7 0147 28
• Flames 24 977 47
  • Date: November 11
  • Location: Williams Stadium
    Lynchburg, VA
  • Game start: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 18,001
Scoring summary
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4–
Statistics PRES LIB
First downs 16 30
Total yards 452 628
Rushing yards 155 317
Passing yards 297 311
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 29:28 30:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Presbyterian Passing Will Brock 16/33, 297 yards, 2 TD
Rushing C. J. Marable 23 rushes, 126 yards
Receiving Darquez Watson 2 receptions, 67 yards
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 14/26, 311 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Carrington Mosley 27 rushes, 149 yards, TD
Receiving Cephas Reddick 4 receptions, 125 yards, 2 TD

At Charleston Southern

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See also: 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Liberty @ Charleston Southern
1 234Total
Flames 0 793 19
• Buccaneers 0 7013 20
Scoring summary
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3–
4–
Statistics LIB CHSO
First downs 19 18
Total yards 306 415
Rushing yards 51 229
Passing yards 255 186
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 24:46 35:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Liberty Passing Stephen Calvert 25/44, 255 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Frankie Hickson 11 rushes, 33 yards
Receiving Antonio Gandy-Golden 10 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD
Charleston Southern Passing London Johnson 13/27, 186 yards
Rushing Noah Shuler 13 rushes, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Kameron Brown 4 receptions, 106 yards

References

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  1. ^ a b Sordelett, Damien (February 16, 2017). "LU to be FBS bowl eligible starting in 2019". The News & Advance. Archived from the original on June 2, 2017. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  2. ^ "Charleston Southern, Kennesaw State Voted 2017 Preseason Favorites". Big South Conference. July 18, 2017. Retrieved October 23, 2024.
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