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Liberty

Liberty University · 2026 · Conference USA

Efficiency
-13.5
117th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
6th
proj. of 10
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Liberty is 1-1 and ranked 117th in overall efficiency. Their 96th-ranked defense carries them, with a 129th-ranked offense. They run the ball on 60% of offensive plays with a 75th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 40% of plays with an 114th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-0
Q2
0-0
Q3
0-1
+1 left
Q4
1-0
+9 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 5.7 wins
Strength of Record
111th
-0.8 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
97th
full season
136th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
126th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~7.3 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1@ James MadisonSun Belt#75L 1320-13.40%-9.1Q3
2vs Gardner-WebbOVCW 2423+12.4100%-25.4Q4
3vs Ball StateMid-American#126Preview+5.262%Q4
4@ Coastal CarolinaSun Belt#112Preview-5.537%Q4
5@ DelawareConference USA#82Preview-12.723%Q3
6vs Sam HoustonConference USA#123Preview+4.260%Q4
8@ Kennesaw StateConference USA#125Preview-0.748%Q4
9vs FIUConference USA#100Preview-2.744%Q4
10@ New Mexico StateConference USA#120Preview-1.646%Q4
11vs Middle TennesseeConference USA#111Preview-0.250%Q4
12vs Western KentuckyConference USA#133Preview+9.471%Q4
13@ Missouri StateConference USA#99Preview-8.631%Q4

2 played · 1-1. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Liberty, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

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Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 114th
SR 128thYPP 101stEPA 114th
RushingEff 75th
SR 55thYPP 73rdEPA 89th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 71st
SR 65thYPP 61stEPA 79th
Rush defenseEff 89th
SR 49thYPP 109thEPA 89th
Dropback rate 40%Tempo +4.8 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 61st on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 36%1st · Defense allowed: 31%1st2nd · Offense: 45%2nd · Defense allowed: 40%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 30%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 38%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 14.0Q1 · Allowed: 13.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 9.0Q2 · Allowed: 17.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 0.0Q3 · Allowed: 6.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 14.0Q4 · Allowed: 0.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Liberty Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 129th
-10.2
Field position: -1.0Finishing drives: -9.2
Field position -1.0Finishing drives -9.2= -10.2
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 101st · Finishing 129th

Defensive EffRanked 96th
-3.5
Field position: -0.2Finishing drives: -3.3
Field position -0.2Finishing drives -3.3= -3.5
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 76th · Finishing 95th

1.48 points per drive on offense, 1.57 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 31.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(25)36% / 64%48%7.2
Q2(39)46% / 54%38%4.4
Q3(28)43% / 57%29%4.5
Q4(36)42% / 58%36%5.8
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(13)11.238%7.6
2nd(19)10.642%8.8
3rd(19)8.526%5.7
4th(3)5.00%-3.7
All (54)33%6.7
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(40)10.235%4.9
2nd(23)7.348%4.6
3rd(9)3.744%2.3
4th(2)1.550%1.0
All (74)41%4.4

Liberty, all games.