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Liberty

latest conference era: Conference USA

Loaded Seasons23
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2023 | +19.7
Best Finish#59 in 2023
Program Explorer

Program Arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +19.7 PWR -2.6 2017: 6-5, margin +24, power -2.6, resume 59 / 100, final rank #1912018: 6-6, margin -43, power -0.8, resume 58 / 100, final rank #1612019: 8-5, margin +62, power +3.2, resume 54 / 100, final rank #1012020: 10-1, margin +194, power -1.7, resume 90 / 100, final rank #862021: 8-5, margin +157, power +11.4, resume 70 / 100, final rank #722022: 8-5, margin +38, power +16.7, resume 67 / 100, final rank #902023: 13-1, margin +196, power +19.7, resume 98 / 100, final rank #592024: 8-4, margin +63, power +16.7, resume 46 / 100, final rank #942025: 4-8, margin -11, power +14.0, resume 44 / 100, final rank #1362026: 2-1, margin +30, power +15.9, resume 57 / 100, final rank #99 2017: 6-5, margin +24, power -2.6, resume 59 / 100, final rank #191-2.62018: 6-6, margin -43, power -0.8, resume 58 / 100, final rank #161-0.82019: 8-5, margin +62, power +3.2, resume 54 / 100, final rank #101+3.22020: 10-1, margin +194, power -1.7, resume 90 / 100, final rank #86-1.72021: 8-5, margin +157, power +11.4, resume 70 / 100, final rank #72+11.42022: 8-5, margin +38, power +16.7, resume 67 / 100, final rank #90+16.72023: 13-1, margin +196, power +19.7, resume 98 / 100, final rank #59+19.72024: 8-4, margin +63, power +16.7, resume 46 / 100, final rank #94+16.72025: 4-8, margin -11, power +14.0, resume 44 / 100, final rank #136+14.02026: 2-1, margin +30, power +15.9, resume 57 / 100, final rank #99+15.9 20176-520186-620198-5202010-120218-520228-5202313-120248-420254-820262-1

Historical Snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 23

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +16.8

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline -0.9

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 3.8

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2023 | +19.7

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Since 2024

This is the program's best power season since 2024.

Best Resume Since Since 2023

This is the program's best resume season since 2023.

Best Finish 2023 | #59

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2023 | 98 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #14 | Power #4

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 43th | Power 87th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 2023 | 13-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current Context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #99 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-1
Program baseline +16.8 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 3.8 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program Signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2023 Season

Ended at power +19.7, record 13-1, and final loaded-board rank #59.

Best Loaded Resume

2023 Season

Resume 98 / 100 with 13 wins and a 93% win rate.

Year-Over-Year Swing

+1.9 power

From 2025 to 2026, the program moved from +14.0 to +15.9.

Best Record

13-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 2023, with a margin of +196.

Best Resume Season

2023 | 98 / 100

Latest Vs. Standard

-0.9

Season Explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

23 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 Conference USAFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-1 #99 +15.9 57 +30 Open season page
2025 Conference USAFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 4-8 #136 +14.0 44 -11 Program view
2024 Conference USAFBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 8-4 #94 +16.7 46 +63 Program view
2023 Conference USAFBS Peak powerStrongest loaded closing power for the program. 13-1 #59 +19.7 98 +196 Program view
2022 FBS IndependentsFBS In rangeA season that landed inside the normal historical band. 8-5 #90 +16.7 67 +38 Program view
2021 FBS IndependentsFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #72 +11.4 70 +157 Program view
2020 FBS IndependentsFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 10-1 #86 -1.7 90 +194 Program view
2019 FBS IndependentsFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-5 #101 +3.2 54 +62 Program view
2018 FBS IndependentsFBS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-6 #161 -0.8 58 -43 Program view
2017 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-5 #191 -2.6 59 +24 Program view
2016 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-5 #194 -2.5 55 +16 Program view
2015 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-5 #165 -1.1 43 -11 Program view
2014 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-5 #103 +2.2 62 +75 Program view
2013 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-4 #76 +3.3 79 +236 Program view
2012 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 0-3 #196 -2.9 16 -12 Program view
2011 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-4 #162 +0.3 53 +117 Program view
2010 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 8-3 #124 +1.1 62 +179 Program view
2009 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 7-3 #122 +1.2 61 +167 Program view
2008 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 9-2 #163 +1.0 64 +141 Program view
2007 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-3 #168 +0.7 63 +179 Program view
2006 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-5 #199 -1.7 59 +87 Program view
2005 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 1-10 #252 -7.3 19 -202 Program view
2004 Big SouthFCS Down yearFinished meaningfully below the program's recent standard. 6-5 #213 -5.2 41 +5 Program view