1989 Liberty Flames football team

1989 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Sam Rutigliano (1st season)
Home stadium	City Stadium Willard May Stadium

1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^			–					12	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^			–					8	–	3	–	1
Liberty			–					7	–	3	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					6	–	5	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lamar			–					5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State			–					5	–	6	–	0
Samford			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	7	–	0
Fordham			–					2	–	6	–	0
Towson			–					2	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Sam Rutigliano, the Flames compiled an overall record of 7–3.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Edinboro		City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 51–27	5,107
September 23	at Morehead State		Jayne Stadium Morehead, KY	W 34–14	5,200
September 30	James Madison		City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 19–14	7,600
October 7	No. 19 Eastern Illinois		City Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 9–7
October 14	at Eastern Michigan	No. 17	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 25–24
October 21	Towson State	No. 11	Willard May Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 37–18	12,750
October 28	at UCF	No. T–9	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 30–33	15,095
November 4	at Youngstown State	No. T–13	Stambaugh Stadium Youngstown, OH	L 14–41
November 11	Kutztown		Willard May Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 48–14	8,595
November 18	No. 9 Southwest Missouri State		Willard May Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 20–31
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game