2016 — The 2016 Season

Liberty's 2016 season (6-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 6-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -6.6 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ Virg Tec 13-36 W vs Jackso 55-7 L @ SMU 14-29 L vs Jack Sta 19-48 W vs Robe Mor 41-7 W @ Kenn Sta 36-21 W vs Monmouth 52-28 W vs Gardne 23-20 W @ Presby 16-0 L vs Char Sou 26-48 L @ Coas Car 7-42
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Liberty 55, Jacksonville 7. A 48-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Liberty 7, Coastal Carolina 42. A 35-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Burn it"
— Liberty fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Liberty — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.