The 4-1 Liberty Flames travel to western Massachusetts to take on the 1-4 UMass Minutemen on Saturday afternoon. The Flames have won two-straight games after losing a one-point thriller to Wake Forest on September 17th. UMass comes in losers of two straight games and four out five thus far this season. The opening kick for this matchup on Saturday is scheduled for 3:30pm EST.
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Liberty comes into this matchup with UMass just a point away from being unbeaten this season. The Flames are 4-1 following Saturday's 38-24 win over Old Dominion on the road. Dae Dae Hunter led the way with 15 carries for 121 yards rushing and three touchdowns. He had touchdown runs of 29 yards and 32 yards and finished the night off with a 41 yard touchdown reception when he took a short pass from Johnathan Bennett and sliced through the OD defense for touchdown run to put the game out of reach. Starting quarterback Kaidon Salter was 10-of-19 for 170 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. Liberty finished with 478 yards of total offense.
Defensively, the Flames gave up 415 yards of total offense including nearly 300 through the air. They allowed 6.5 yards per play and forced two turnovers, one fumble and one interception. They had four sacks in the game and seven tackles for loss in the win. < /p>
Taking bragging rights back to the 'Burg
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— Liberty Football (@LibertyFootball) October 2, 2022
Liberty has been offensively-centric to start the season and it is reflected in the team's stats. Liberty is 56th in scoring offense, 23rd in rushing offense and 85th in passing offense. On the defensive side of the ball, the Flames are 36th in scoring defense, 53rd in rushing defense and 62nd in passing defense. In addition, the Flames are ranked 44th in turnover differential heading into Saturday's road matchup with UMass.s