Willis leads Liberty to 48-7 victory over Campbell in opener
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) Malik Willis threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Liberty opened the season with a 48-7 victory over Campbell on Saturday night.
Willis threw a 35-yard TD pass to Demario Douglas to open the scoring and scored on a 12-yard run with 25 seconds left in the first half for a 27-7 lead. Liberty added rushing touchdowns by Joshua Mack and Shedro Louis in the third quarter for a 34-7 lead.
Willis was 15-of-23 passing for 217 yards before giving way to Johnathan Bennett, who threw a 27-yard score to Jaivian Lofton. Mack, the leading active career rusher in FBS with 3,636 yards coming into the game, finished with 60 and would have had a second touchdown but fumbled near the goal line with teammate CJ Daniels recovering for the score.
Hajj-Malik Williams passed 40 yards to Caleb Snead for the FCS Camels' only score.
Liberty won its 12th consecutive game at Williams Stadium, a program record. The Flames finished No. 17 in the final Associated Press poll last fall after a 10-1 season and a bowl victory.
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
H. Williams
6 QB
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H. Williams | 15/32 | 183 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
H. Williams
6 QB
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H. Williams | 4 | 26 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. McDowell
24 RB
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L. McDowell | 9 | 26 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Jamerson
20 RB
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M. Jamerson | 8 | 22 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
C. Freeman
2 RB
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C. Freeman | 8 | 12 | 0 | 7 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
C. Snead
8 WR
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C. Snead | 8 | 4 | 70 | 1 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Kelsey
5 WR
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J. Kelsey | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Williams
1 WR
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J. Williams | 2 | 2 | 31 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Crow
0 WR
|
D. Crow | 9 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
A. Hite
88 WR
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A. Hite | 2 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Hill
85 TE
|
J. Hill | 3 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. McDowell
24 RB
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L. McDowell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Goco
80 TE
|
J. Goco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
R. Jackson
17 WR
|
R. Jackson | 3 | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
P. Ngwenah
53 DL
|
P. Ngwenah | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
I. Riffle
41 K
|
I. Riffle | 0/0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
D. Slade
7 DB
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D. Slade | 1 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Williams
1 WR
|
J. Williams | 1 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McNeely
30 DB
|
J. McNeely | 1 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
M. Willis
7 QB
|
M. Willis | 15/23 | 217 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bennett
6 QB
|
J. Bennett | 4/6 | 102 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
J. Mack
8 RB
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J. Mack | 18 | 66 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Willis
7 QB
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M. Willis | 5 | 55 | 1 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Louis
1 RB
|
S. Louis | 3 | 46 | 1 | 36 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Green
15 RB
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T. Green | 7 | 39 | 0 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Henderson
20 RB
|
T. Henderson | 5 | 12 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Bennett
6 QB
|
J. Bennett | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Douglas
3 WR
|
D. Douglas | 9 | 7 | 84 | 1 | 35 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Stubbs
5 WR
|
D. Stubbs | 6 | 3 | 68 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Lofton
11 WR
|
J. Lofton | 3 | 3 | 51 | 1 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Austin
80 WR
|
K. Austin | 1 | 1 | 33 | 0 | 33 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Green
15 RB
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T. Green | 1 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Daniels
4 WR
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C. Daniels | 2 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
B. Brumm
19 WR
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B. Brumm | 1 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
M. Bollinger
30 TE
|
M. Bollinger | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
K. Shaa
2 WR
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K. Shaa | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S. Louis
1 RB
|
S. Louis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
D. Crawford
82 WR
|
D. Crawford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
S. Thomas
5 S
|
S. Thomas | 1-0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
A. Barbir
95 K
|
A. Barbir | 0/1 | 0 | 6/7 | 6 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
A. Alves
46 P
|
A. Alves | 3 | 35.3 | 1 | 44 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
B. Brumm
19 WR
|
B. Brumm | 1 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
D. Douglas 3 WR
|
D. Douglas | 2 | 11.5 | 13 | 0 |