Liberty Flames @ Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Liberty edges Coastal Carolina 15-14 to win title
CONWAY, S.C. -- Liberty blocked a field goal with 3 seconds to play in a 15-14 comeback win over No. 1-ranked Coastal Carolina on Saturday to end the Chanticleers' 11-game winning streak and claim the Big South Conference title.
Liberty's John Lunsford kicked the go-ahead 32-yard field goal with 1:20 to play, and Coastal Carolina drove nine plays later to the 6, but Alex Catron's 24-yard field goal try was blocked.
Stephon Masha was 20 of 30 for 285 yards and an interception for Liberty (8-4, 4-1). Darrin Peterson caught four passes for 113 yards, setting a school single-season receiving record of 1,214 yards.
Masha threw a 72-yard TD pass to Peterson in the third quarter, but the two-point conversion attempt failed.
Alex Ross threw a 33-yard TD pass to Bruce Mapp and De'Angelo Henderson scored on a 19-yard run and Coastal Carolina (11-1, 4-1) led 14-6 at halftime.
Game Information
Conway, SC
2025 Standings
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Jacksonville State | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Missouri State | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Florida International | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Delaware | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Liberty | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| New Mexico State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| UTEP | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Sam Houston | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Sun Belt - EastSun Belt - East | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 8-0 | 12-2 |
| Old Dominion | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| Coastal Carolina | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Georgia Southern | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Marshall | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| App State | 2-6 | 5-8 |
| Georgia State | 0-8 | 1-11 |
| Sun Belt - WestSun Belt - West | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Troy | 6-2 | 8-6 |
| Southern Miss | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Louisiana | 5-3 | 6-7 |
| Arkansas State | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Texas State | 3-5 | 7-6 |
| South Alabama | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| UL Monroe | 1-7 | 3-9 |
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