IndependentFlames

Liberty

78th of 1318–5

Rank

78th

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

−3.8

90% range −13.2 to 5.6

Offense

24.8

82nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.6

75th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 3 · 7:00 PM ET at

Southern Miss W 29–27

Rating change−1.1

Wk 2Sep 10 · 6:00 PM ET vs

UAB W 21–14

Rating change+1.4

Wk 3Sep 17 · 5:00 PM ET at

Wake Forest L 36–37

Rating change+2.8

Wk 4Sep 24 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Akron W 21–12

Rating change−1.9

Wk 5Oct 1 · 6:00 PM ET at

Old Dominion W 38–24

Rating change+1.0

Wk 6Oct 8 · 3:30 PM ET at

Massachusetts W 42–24

Rating change+0.1

Wk 7Oct 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Gardner-Webb W 21–20

Rating change−1.7

Wk 8Oct 22 · 3:30 PM ET vs

BYU W 41–14

Rating change+3.6

Wk 10Nov 5 · 4:00 PM ET at#23

Arkansas W 21–19

Rating change+1.7

Wk 11Nov 12 · 12:00 PM ET at

UConn L 33–36

Rating change−1.2

Wk 12Nov 19 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Virginia Tech L 22–23

Rating change−0.6

Wk 13Nov 26 · 12:00 PM ET vs

New Mexico State L 14–49

Rating change−4.6

PostDec 20 · 7:30 PM ET vs

ToledoRoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl L 19–21

Rating change+0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2021	Independent	63 of 130	1.2	29.3	28.1	8–5	—
2020	Independent	77 of 127	−2.9	28.5	31.4	10–1	—
2019	Independent	89 of 130	−6.6	27.3	33.9	8–5	—
2018	Independent	118 of 130	−17.7	24.9	42.6	6–6	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

LIB offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles