CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Conference USA

Liberty

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

4-1Record
30.4PPG
17.8PPG Allowed
2-0Home
2-1Away
0-0Neutral
1-0Conference
5Games
3-2-0ATS · W-L-P
2-3-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Conference USA. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #69; PPG allowed #33. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 4-1. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHJamey ChadwellSeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#109National recruiting class rank
172.64Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.15FBS #73 of 138
PPA per play-0.01FBS #35 of 138
Success rate47.0%FBS #38 of 138
Success rate33.6%FBS #12 of 138
Explosiveness1.13FBS #118 of 138
Explosiveness1.40FBS #119 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.47FBS #93 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity2.79FBS #26 of 138
Power success rate81.8%FBS #27 of 138
Power success rate66.7%FBS #39 of 138
Stuff rate11.6%FBS #12 of 138
Stuff rate23.7%FBS #22 of 138
Line yards per rush3.37FBS #36 of 138
Line yards per rush2.78FBS #56 of 138
Second-level yards1.30FBS #24 of 138
Second-level yards1.05FBS #87 of 138
Open-field yards1.54FBS #39 of 138
Open-field yards1.33FBS #96 of 138
Passing success rate43.3%FBS #75 of 138
Passing success rate33.8%FBS #18 of 138
Passing PPA0.31FBS #51 of 138
Passing PPA0.08FBS #46 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.80FBS #16 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.84FBS #129 of 138
Rushing success rate49.7%FBS #21 of 138
Rushing success rate35.1%FBS #29 of 138
Rushing PPA0.07FBS #86 of 138
Rushing PPA0.02FBS #57 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.78FBS #118 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.97FBS #81 of 138
Standard downs success rate50.9%FBS #47 of 138
Standard downs success rate37.6%FBS #9 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.13FBS #57 of 138
Standard downs PPA-0.07FBS #37 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.97FBS #100 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.17FBS #126 of 138
Passing downs success rate37.1%FBS #29 of 138
Passing downs success rate26.9%FBS #52 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.20FBS #86 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.09FBS #42 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.70FBS #119 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.93FBS #48 of 138
Havoc allowed14.8%FBS #74 of 138
Havoc rate19.2%FBS #26 of 138
Total yards per game416.80FBS #53 of 138
Total yards per game301.40FBS #31 of 138
Passing yards per game208.60FBS #91 of 138
Passing yards per game173.40FBS #28 of 138
Rushing yards per game208.20FBS #31 of 138
Rushing yards per game128FBS #56 of 138
Turnovers5FBS #52 of 138
Turnovers forced8FBS #21 of 138
3rd-down conversions29FBS #39 of 138
3rd-down conversions17FBS #18 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate43.9%FBS #51 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate28.3%FBS #18 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Deshawn Purdie

FBS #70 · 936 season total

60CMP100ATT936Yards7TD0INT60%CMP%161.72NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Kam Davis

FBS #22 · 457 season total

64Carries457Yards3TD7.14Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Makai Jackson

FBS #15 · 469 season total

19REC469Yards5TD24.68Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Aidan Vaughan

FBS #297 · 25 season total

25Total8Solo17Assists1TFL0Sacks

Sacks Leader

Brenton Williams

FBS #122 · 2 season total

2Sacks4TFL5QB hurries13Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Jayden Davis

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT1Passes defended0Defensive TDs21Return yards6Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-09-05AJames MadisonL13–20+6L50.5U
22026-09-12HGardner-WebbW24–23-28.5L55.5U
32026-09-19HBall StateW51–15-14.5W49.5O
42026-09-24ACoastal CarolinaW34–17-2.5W50.5O
52026-10-02ADelawareW30–14-7W51.5U
62026-10-08HSam Houston——-13.5—52.5—
82026-10-22AKennesaw State——————
92026-10-31HFlorida International——————
102026-11-07ANew Mexico State——————
112026-11-14HMiddle Tennessee——————
122026-11-21HWestern Kentucky——————
132026-11-28AMissouri State——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.