2006 Liberty Flames football team

2006 Liberty Flames football
2006 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–5 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach	Danny Rocco (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Scott Wachenheim (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Clark (1st season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Williams Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

2006 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Coastal Carolina $^	4	–	0	9	–	3
Charleston Southern	2	–	2	9	–	2
Gardner–Webb	2	–	2	6	–	5
Liberty	2	–	2	6	–	5
VMI	0	–	4	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Flames compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for second in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Following the firing of former coach Ken Karcher, who headed the Liberty football team from 2000 to 2005, the Flames announced Rocco as their new head coach on December 2, 2005.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 pm	Saint Paul's (VA)*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 27–0	8,546
September 9	7:00 pm	Glenville State*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 31–7	11,423
September 16	6:00 pm	at Towson*	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 3–10	4,665
September 23	6:00 pm	at Savannah State*	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA		W 28–0	12,708
September 30	3:30 pm	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN360	L 14–34	29,623
October 14	1:00 pm	William & Mary*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 13–14	15,631
October 21	1:00 pm	Gardner–Webb	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 24–27	12,056
October 28	12:30 pm	at No. 22 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC (rivalry)		L 26–28	6,964
November 4	1:00 pm	Western Carolina*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 21–0	8,286
November 11	1:00 pm	No. 24 Charleston Southern	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 34–20	10,823
November 18	1:00 pm	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA		W 38–32	6,177
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

^ "Coaching staff – Danny Rocco". Retrieved November 22, 2007.
^ "Liberty Flames Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
^ "2006 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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[1] "Coaching staff – Danny Rocco". Retrieved November 22, 2007.

[2] "Liberty Flames Schedule 2006". ESPN. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

[3] "2006 Football Schedule". Liberty University. Retrieved October 5, 2023.

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