Liberty Flames

1stin Conference USA · 1-1

YES!

Liberty Flames beat the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

0-3 23 – 24

1-1

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Williams Stadium (VA) (Lynchburg) · 15,708 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Henderson, Copeland connect for winning TD as Liberty survives Gardner Webb 24-23

Jaylen Henderson connected with Darius Copeland for a 54-yard touchdown with 2:34 remaining as Liberty survived FCS opponent Gardner-Webb 24-23 on Saturday for the Flames' first win since Nov. 1, 2025.

Recap via ESPN

0:17 Jaylon Coleman finds the end zone for 20-yard TD

0:54 Sacked! QB gets smothered by swarming defense

0:07 Tyler Simpson kicks 35-yard field goal

0:16 Picked! Jayden Davis hauls in the interception

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
GWEB	6	14	3	0	23
LIB	14	3	0	7	24

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Game Leaders

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

Cole Pennington · 16/38, 186 YDS, 2 INTPassing Yards
Randy Young · 4 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Kory Jones · 3 REC, 51 YDSReceiving Yards
Terrill Hopkins · 2Sacks
Tre Yanez · 10Tackles

Liberty Flames

Deshawn Purdie · 6/17, 122 YDS, 1 TDPassing Yards
Peyton Jones · 13 CAR, 76 YDSRushing Yards
Makai Jackson · 2 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Brenton Williams · 1Sacks
Jiquavious Marshall · 7Tackles

2026 Ohio Valley Conference Standings

Team
Western Illinois
Gardner-Webb
Lindenwood
Southeast Missouri State
Eastern Illinois
UT Martin
Tennessee State
Charleston Southern

2026 Conference USA Standings

Team
Liberty
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Florida International
Kennesaw State
Missouri State
Sam Houston
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 2:34

TD Darius Copeland 54 Yd pass from Jaylen Henderson (Chase Reeves Kick)23–24

Q3 2:34

FG Tyler Simpson 27 Yd Field Goal 23–17

Q2 0:00

FG Chase Reeves 30 Yd Field Goal 20–17

Q2 5:44

TD Randy Young 65 Yd Run (Andrew Bontekoe Kick)20–14

Q2 9:11

TD Sabin McLaughlin 35 Yd Fumble Return (Tyler Simpson Kick)13–14

Q1 5:12

FG Tyler Simpson 35 Yd Field Goal 6–14

Q1 8:48

TD Jaylon Coleman 20 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick)3–14

Q1 11:07

TD Makai Jackson 65 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick)3–7

Q1 11:54

FG Tyler Simpson 41 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsLiberty Flames

Offense

304 Total Yards 379

186 Passing Yards 186

118 Rushing Yards 193

23 First Downs 18

Efficiency

5-14 3rd Down 2-12

0-1 4th Down 0-2

16/38 Completions 8/21

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 2

5-27 Penalties 11-96

30:52 Possession 29:08

Box Score

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cole Pennington	16/38	186	4.9	0	2	--
Team	16/38	186	4.9	0	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Randy Young	4	75	18.8	1	65
Christian Vann	17	46	2.7	0	11
Adrian Cormier	6	2	0.3	0	5
Cole Pennington	6	-5	-0.8	0	14
Team	33	118	3.6	1	65

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kory Jones	3	51	17.0	27
Giovanni Adopte	4	34	8.5	16
Sean Brady	2	31	15.5	22
Montez Green	2	24	12.0	19
Christian Vann	2	21	10.5	19
Jalile Bost	1	13	13.0	13
Beau Blankenship	1	10	10.0	10
Adrian Cormier	1	2	2.0	2
Team	16	186	11.6	27

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Cole Pennington	1	1	0
Sabin McLaughlin	0	0	1
Trenton Bell	0	0	1
Team	1	1	2

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Tre Yanez	10	8	2	2	0	0
Cahari Haynes	8	6	0	0	0	0
Jamarion Ravenell	8	4	0	0	1	0
Talon Fisher	5	4	0	1	0	0
Nigel Lucas	5	3	0	0.5	3	0
Terrill Hopkins	4	2	2	2	0	0
Taylor Smallwood	4	2	0	1	0	0
Sabin McLaughlin	4	2	0	0	1	1
Zalen Watkins	4	2	0	0	1	0
Renardo Lewis	2	1	0	0	0	0
Trey Weems	2	1	0	0.5	0	0
Elisha Luckett III	2	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Bradford	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carter Isaacs	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jabari Edwards	1	1	0	0	0	0
David Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jordan Jackson	1	0	0	0	1	0
Josiah Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Trenton Bell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	65	39	4	7	7	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Randy Young	1	18	18.0	18	0
Team	1	18	18.0	18	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Bryce Marcus	1	6	6.0	6	0
Team	1	6	6.0	6	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Simpson	3/3	100.0	41	1/1	10
Andrew Bontekoe	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	3/3	100.0	41	2/2	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Andrew Bontekoe	4	193	48.3	1	1	58
Aidan Bonde	1	44	44.0	1	0	44
Team	5	237	47.4	2	1	58

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Deshawn Purdie	6/17	122	7.2	1	3.3
Jaylen Henderson	2/4	64	16.0	1	18.7
Team	8/21	186	8.9	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Peyton Jones	13	76	5.8	0	20
Kam Davis	10	67	6.7	0	26
Jaylon Coleman	3	42	14.0	1	20
Terron Kellman	6	27	4.5	0	10
Jaylen Henderson	4	22	5.5	0	11
Kanye Udoh	1	3	3.0	0	3
Bryce Randolph	1	-9	-9.0	0	0
Team	1	-17	-17.0	0	0
Deshawn Purdie	6	-18	-3.0	0	8
Team	45	193	4.3	1	26

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Makai Jackson	2	69	34.5	1	65
Darius Copeland	1	54	54.0	1	54
Zeke Wimbush	2	36	18.0	0	26
Bryce Randolph	2	23	11.5	0	13
Jamari Person	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	8	186	23.3	2	65

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jaylen Henderson	1	1	0
Bryce Randolph	1	1	0
Lorenzo Payne	0	0	1
Team	2	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jiquavious Marshall	7	5	0	0	2	0
Brenton Williams	5	4	1	1	0	0
Derrell Farrar	5	4	0	1	0	0
Deuce Spurlock	5	3	0	1	0	0
Nathan Pirolli	5	2	0.5	1.5	0	1
Jeremiah Vessel	4	3	0	1	0	1
D-Icey Hopkins	4	2	0	0	0	0
Ashton Whitner	3	3	0	1	0	0
Kyle Ferm	3	1	0	1	0	0
Markus Clark	3	0	0	0	0	1
Kam Cullins	3	0	0	0	1	0
Elijah Hopkins	2	2	0	0	0	0
Jayden Davis	2	1	0	0	0	0
Aidan Vaughan	2	1	0	0	0	0
Lorenzo Payne	2	1	0	1	0	0
Joe Strickland	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ronald Moore Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dillano Glaud	1	1	0	0	0	0
Michael Floyde	1	1	0	1	0	1
Mike Jarvis	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Ethan Crisp	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ashton McShane	1	0	0	0	0	0
Myke Gunn	0	0	0	0	3	0
Team	62	36	2	10	6	5

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
Jayden Davis	1	21
Ronald Moore Jr.	1	0
Team	2	21

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jon Monteiro	2	38	19.0	23	0
Team	2	38	19.0	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Makai Jackson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Team	1	3	3.0	3	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chase Reeves	1/1	100.0	30	3/3	6
Team	1/1	100.0	30	3/3	6

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Crossan	6	264	44.0	1	1	49
Team	6	264	44.0	1	1	49

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