2002 Liberty Flames football team

The 2002 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University a member of the Big South Conference during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Ken Karcher, the Flames compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–2 in conference play, placing third in the Big South. Liberty played home games at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia.

2002 Liberty Flames football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	2–9 (1–2 Big South)
Head coach	Ken Karcher (3rd season)
Home stadium	Williams Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Big South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 22 Gardner–Webb $		3	–	0					9	–	1
Elon		2	–	1					4	–	7
Liberty		1	–	2					2	–	9
Charleston Southern		0	–	3					4	–	8
$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	3:30 p.m.	Western Carolina*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 3–23	8,375	[1]
September 7		West Liberty State*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 35–6		[2]
September 21	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 Appalachian State*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 22–29	8,173	[3]
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at UCF*	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL	L 17–48	20,416	[4]
October 5		Gardner–Webb	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 21–31	9,739	[5]
October 12	2:00 p.m.	at Akron*	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 21–49	7,132	[6]
October 19	1:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	W 31–17	6,137	[7]
October 26		at VMI*	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	L 14–38	6,165	[8]
November 2		No. 17 Eastern Kentucky*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	L 28–35 OT		[9]
November 9		at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	L 35–56	8,462	[10]
November 23		at Hofstra*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 3–32		[11]
*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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