The Liberty Flames have announced their 2018 football schedule plus 12 additional future football opponents.
The announcement was made on Saturday during Liberty’s Commencement Weekend. President Donald J. Trump spoke to Liberty’s 2017 graduating class and was the first to reveal many of the opponents.
Liberty will open the 2018 season at home on Sept. 1 against the Old Dominion Monarchs. Other home games scheduled include Norfolk State, North Texas, Troy, Idaho State, and New Mexico State.
Road games for the Flames include Army, New Mexico, New Mexico State, UMass, Virginia, and Auburn.
Liberty and New Mexico State will play an in-season home-and-home series in 2018 and 2019. The two schools will meet in Las Cruces and Lynchburg in both seasons.
Among the future football opponents added for 2019 and beyond, two are from the SEC (Auburn and Ole Miss), three are from the ACC (Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Wake Forest), and one is from the Big Ten (Rutgers).
Listed below are all of the future opponents officially announced today by Liberty:
Army
Sept. 8, 2018 – Liberty at Army
Nov. 27, 2021 – Army at Liberty
Sept. 20, 2025 – Liberty at Army
Nov. 28, 2026 – Army at Liberty
Auburn
Nov. 17, 2018 – Liberty at Auburn
BYU
Nov. 9, 2019 – Liberty at BYU
Oct. 22, 2022 – BYU at Liberty
Buffalo
Sept. 14, 2019 – Buffalo at Liberty
Sept. 16, 2023 – Liberty at Buffalo
Old Dominion
Sept. 1, 2018 – Old Dominion at Liberty
Ole Miss
Nov. 13, 2021 – Liberty at Ole Miss
UMass
Nov. 3, 2018 – Liberty at UMass
New Mexico
Sept. 29, 2018 – Liberty at New Mexico
Sept. 28, 2019 – New Mexico at Liberty
New Mexico State
Oct. 6, 2018 – Liberty at New Mexico State
Nov. 24, 2018 – New Mexico State at Liberty
Oct. 5, 2019 – Liberty at New Mexico State
Nov. 30, 2019 – New Mexico State at Liberty
North Texas
Sept. 22, 2018 – North Texas at Liberty
Oct. 9, 2021 – Liberty at North Texas
Rutgers
Oct. 26, 2019 – Liberty at Rutgers
Troy
Oct. 13, 2018 – Troy at Liberty
Virginia
Nov. 10, 2018 – Liberty at Virginia
Nov. 23, 2019 – Liberty at Virginia
Sept. 11, 2027 – Virginia at Liberty
Virginia Tech
Sept. 5, 2020 – Liberty at Virginia Tech
Wake Forest
Sept. 17, 2022 – Liberty at Wake Forest
Aug. 30, 2025 – Wake Forest at Liberty
Sept. 3, 4 or 5, 2026 – Liberty at Wake Forest
Liberty is currently transitioning from the FCS and will move up to the FBS as an Independent beginning with the 2018 season. The Flames will be eligible to play in a bowl game following the 2019 season.