Game Day: New Mexico State

Liberty (2-4, 1-1 CUSA) will play host to New Mexico State (3-2, 1-1 CUSA) on Tuesday night for the Flames' lone Midweek on the Mountain contest this season.

Broadcast Information:
TV: CBS Sports Network

Broadcast team: Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Adam Breneman (analyst)

Radio: LFSN Radio (Local: 88.3 FM | Liberty Flames Mobile App | LibertyFlames.com)

Broadcast team: Alan York (play-by-play), Jason Porter (analyst) and Nick Pierce (sidelines)

Game Day Information:
Location: Lynchburg, Va.
Stadium: Williams Stadium
Kickoff: 3:30 p.m. ET

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News and Notes:

Tuesday will mark the ninth meeting between these two teams in the last eight years. The Flames have won three consecutive matchups with the Aggies, improving to 6-2 in the head-to-head series.
The Flames are playing their second contest in seven days, following a 19-8 triumph at UTEP last Wednesday which halted a four-game losing streak.
Jamey Chadwell is 23-9 in his third year at Liberty and owns a 54-15 coaching record dating back to the start of 2020. The Flames are 14-2 at Williams Stadium under Chadwell.
QB Ethan Vasko made a successful return to the lineup at UTEP after missing the previous game and a half due to injury. He completed 19-of-33 passes (to 11 different receivers) for 243 yards and also ran for a TD.
Liberty's defense intercepted a pair of UTEP passes, giving the Flames six takeaways in the last two games. Liberty also limited the Miners to 167 total yards of offense, the fewest the Flames have allowed in a game since 2014.
K Jay Billingsley enjoyed his best game as a Flame, connecting on 4-of-5 field goal attempts and tallying 13 of Liberty's 19 points at UTEP. He matched Liberty's single-game record for field goals made and knocked down the Flames' first successful 50-yard FG since the 2020 season.

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"4 Downs" with New Mexico State

#1 Tuesday's game will mark the first time this season Liberty has played with shorter than normal rest between contests (6 days). Conversely, New Mexico State has gone 12 days between contests entering Lynchburg. The Flames are 4-6 when playing with short rest at the Division I level, including 3-2 as an FBS member. Liberty is 3-1 when playing the second game at home.

#2 The Flames are 2-0 this season and 23-2 under Jamey Chadwell when outrushing their opponents. New Mexico State enters the game ranked last among FBS teams with 50.8 rushing yards per contest. Liberty has only played two of its first six games at home, while New Mexico State has played just two road contests in 2025, losing both. The Aggies have become well acquainted with Williams Stadium, as this will mark their sixth visit in eight years.

#3 After making only three of his first six field goal attempts to start the season, first-year Flames kicker Jay Billingsley went 4-of-5 at UTEP, tying the program single-game record for field goals made. His 50-yard FG was the longest by a Flame in five years. Liberty has scored 30 or more points in each game of its current three-game head-to-head winning streak against the Aggies.

#4 If Liberty wins on Tuesday, New Mexico State would become the third FBS team the Flames have ever defeated four times in a row (also UMass - 6 and Old Dominion - 4). Four of the eight previous Liberty-New Mexico State matchups have been one-score games. This includes last year's 30-24 victory by the Flames in Las Cruces.

A LIBERTY WIN WOULD...

Mark the Flames' fourth straight win over New Mexico State, improving their all-time record against the Aggies to 7-2. New Mexico State would become the first FBS opponent (at time of meeting) Liberty has ever defeated seven times.
Improve the team's all-time record against CUSA opponents (at time of meeting) to 25-5, including 16-4 since the Flames joined the conference in 2023.
Boost the Flames' home record at Williams Stadium to 2-1 this season, 15-2 under Jamey Chadwell and 39-8 since joining FBS.
Move the Flames' October record under Jamey Chadwell to 7-2 and give Liberty an 19-3 record in October contests since the 2020 campaign.
Improve the Flames' record in October midweek CUSA tilts to 7-2, including 5-0 in Tuesday contests.
Even the Flames' all-time record on Oct. 14 at 3-3 with the team's first win on this date in 30 years. Liberty's last win on this date was a 7-6 triumph over QB Daunte Culpepper and UCF in Orlando on Oct. 14, 1995.

I-10 CHALLENGE
This will be the third year in a row in which Liberty has faced UTEP and New Mexico State in back-to-back weeks.

Back-to-back weeks
11/25/23 at UTEP; W/42-28; 12/1/23 vs. NMSU; W/49-35
9/7/24 at NMSU; W/30-24; 9/14/24 vs. UTEP; W/28-10
10/8/25 at UTEP; W/19-8; 10/14/25 vs. NMSU;

Overall, Liberty is a combined 6-0 against UTEP and New Mexico State under Head Coach Jamey Chadwell.

HOME SWEET HOME
Liberty is 38-8 at Williams Stadium since joining the FBS in 2018 and 151-57 all-time at the facility.

The Flames are 8-1 against CUSA opponents at Williams Stadium since joining the conference in 2023. Liberty's only home setback to a CUSA team since 2023 was a 31-21 loss to Jax State, Oct. 30, 2024.

WIRE TO WIRE
Liberty never trailed during its 19-8 win at UTEP on Wednesday. It marked the first time in 20 games in which the Flames never fell behind.

Prior to Wednesday's wire-to-wire win at UTEP, the last game in which Liberty never trailed was also at UTEP, a 42-28 win on Nov. 25, 2023.

Last season, Liberty led all FBS teams with eight come-from-behind wins. The Flames also led FBS by winning three games when trailing by 13 points or more.

The first of those three big comebacks came at New Mexico State, Sept. 7, 2024, when Liberty overcame a 17-3 deficit to win, 30-24.

CUSA SUCCESS
Liberty is 24-5 all-time against Conference USA opponents at time of meeting. That includes a 15-4 record versus CUSA teams since joining the league in 2023.

The Flames went 8-0 in conference play during their first year in the league, on the way to the CUSA title and a New Year's Six berth.

Liberty was the first CUSA team to win each of its first 11 regular-season Conference USA games, prior to the Flames' loss to Kennesaw State, Oct. 23, 2024.

MIDWEEK MADNESS
The Flames are 6-2 so far during October midweek Conference USA games, including 4-0 on Tuesday, 1-0 on Thursday and 1-2 on Wednesday.

Liberty won each of its first five CUSA midweek contests before falling at Kennesaw State and at home to Jacksonville State in a pair of Wednesday matchups in 2024.

After playing in four October midweek contests in 2023, that number shrank to three last year, while
Liberty plays just two midweek games this season.

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