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Liberty Flames 2026 advanced stats
- Liberty Flames (Conference USA) are 7-1 in 2026.
- SP+ power rating 7.5 (45th in FBS): offense 28.5 (56th), defense 21.0 (34th).
- Offense ranks 8th in EPA per play (+0.30); defense ranks 9th (−0.06 allowed), FBS games with garbage time excluded.
- Schedule so far ranks 135th toughest by opponent SP+.
Offense and defense, with FBS rank
| Stat | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| EPA per play | +0.308th | −0.069th |
| Success rate | 51.6%2nd | 33.1%3rd |
| Explosiveness | 1.12124th | 1.2575th |
| Standard-downs success rate | 55.5%2nd | 36.8%3rd |
| Passing-downs success rate | 37.2%26th | 25.1%15th |
| 3rd-down conversion rate | 49.4%16th | 27.9%4th |
| EPA per rush | +0.257th | −0.0428th |
| Rushing success rate | 55.1%1st | 33.3%11th |
| Stuff rate | 12.0%4th | 24.7%11th |
| Line yards per carry | 3.476th | 2.7429th |
| Second-level yards per carry | 1.356th | 0.9135th |
| Open-field yards per carry | 1.4237th | 0.8743rd |
| Power success rate | 91.5%2nd | 54.8%21st |
| Rushing explosiveness | 0.85110th | 0.8947th |
| EPA per pass | +0.4311th | +0.0217th |
| Passing success rate | 46.8%25th | 35.0%12th |
| Passing explosiveness | 1.6529th | 1.5881st |
| Sack rate | 5.6%59th | 7.0%50th |
| Turnovers per game | 0.68th | 1.175th |
Schedule (FBS opponents)
- Week 1 at James Madison · L 13–20
- Week 3 vs. Ball State · W 51–15
- Week 4 at Coastal Carolina · W 34–17
- Week 5 at Delaware · W 30–14
- Week 6 vs. Sam Houston · W 35–3
- Week 8 at Kennesaw State · W 34–6
- Week 9 vs. Florida International · W 49–10
- Week 10 at New Mexico State
- Week 11 vs. Middle Tennessee
- Week 12 vs. Western Kentucky
- Week 13 at Missouri State