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24

FinalSep 12, 2026 · Williams Stadium (VA)

Team	1	2	3	4	Final
Gardner-Webb	6	14	3	0	23
Liberty	14	3	0	7	24

Game flow

Liberty won by 1 · 9 scores

Lead changes

3

0 times tied

LIB biggest lead

+11

Q1 8:48

GWEB biggest lead

+6

Q2 5:44

Time in front

LIB 38% · GWEB 57%

tied 5% · 22:57 vs 33:57 of game clock

The lead after every score: above the line Liberty is ahead, below it Gardner-Webb. Each dot is a score in the scoring team's colour; hover one.

Scoring summary

1st quarter

11:54

FG Tyler Simpson 41 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 56 yds, 3:02 · from GWEB 20

GWEB 3–0 LIB

11:07

TD Makai Jackson 65 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick)2 plays, 70 yds, 0:40 · from LIB 30

GWEB 3–7 LIB

8:48

TD Jaylon Coleman 20 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick)1 play, 20 yds, 0:07 · from GWEB 20

GWEB 3–14 LIB

5:12

FG Tyler Simpson 35 Yd Field Goal 8 plays, 57 yds, 3:36 · from GWEB 25

GWEB 6–14 LIB

2nd quarter

9:11

TD Sabin McLaughlin 35 Yd Fumble Return (Tyler Simpson Kick)

GWEB 13–14 LIB

5:44

TD Randy Young 65 Yd Run (Andrew Bontekoe Kick)3 plays, 71 yds, 1:24 · from GWEB 29

GWEB 20–14 LIB

0:00

FG Chase Reeves 30 Yd Field Goal 9 plays, 68 yds, 1:28 · from LIB 20

GWEB 20–17 LIB

3rd quarter

2:34

FG Tyler Simpson 27 Yd Field Goal 13 plays, 70 yds, 6:34 · from GWEB 20

GWEB 23–17 LIB

4th quarter

2:34

TD Darius Copeland 54 Yd pass from Jaylen Henderson (Chase Reeves Kick)5 plays, 68 yds, 2:39 · from LIB 32

GWEB 23–24 LIB

Drives

LIB 5/15 scoredGWEB 4/13 scored

Q	Start	Team	From	Plays	Yds	Time	Result
Q1	14:56	GWEB	GWEB 20	8	56	3:02	Field Goal
Q1	11:47	LIB	LIB 30	2	70	0:40	Touchdown
Q1	11:07	GWEB	GWEB 25	5	5	2:12	Fumble
Q1	8:55	LIB	GWEB 20	1	20	0:07	Touchdown
Q1	8:48	GWEB	GWEB 25	8	57	3:36	Field Goal
Q1	5:05	LIB	LIB 20	8	36	4:16	Punt
Q1	0:49	GWEB	GWEB 20	6	20	2:23	Punt
Q2	13:26	LIB	LIB 15	4	5	2:44	Punt
Q2	10:42	GWEB	GWEB 36	4	12	1:22	Interception
Q2	9:20	LIB	LIB 44	1	-9	0:09	Fumble Return Touchdown
Q2	9:11	LIB	LIB 25	3	3	2:03	Punt
Q2	7:08	GWEB	GWEB 29	3	71	1:24	Touchdown

Win probability

Liberty 100% · pregame line Liberty −28.5 (closing line)

The pregame line (TDC's for this week's games, the closing betting line for past ones), blended with the score, clock and field position (calibrated on every 2024–25 FBS play). Gold dots mark the biggest swings; hover one.

Box score

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cole Pennington	16/38	186	4.9	0	2	--

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Randy Young	4	75	18.8	1	65
Christian Vann	17	46	2.7	0	11
Adrian Cormier	6	2	0.3	0	5
Cole Pennington	6	-5	-0.8	0	14

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Kory Jones	3	51	17.0	0	27
Giovanni Adopte	4	34	8.5	0	16
Sean Brady	2	31	15.5	0	22
Montez Green	2	24	12.0	0	19
Christian Vann	2	21	10.5	0	19
Jalile Bost	1	13	13.0	0	13
Beau Blankenship	1	10	10.0	0	10
Adrian Cormier	1	2	2.0	0	2

Defense	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tre Yanez	10	8	2	2	0	0
Cahari Haynes	8	6	0	0	0	0
Jamarion Ravenell	8	4	0	0	1	0
Talon Fisher	5	4	0	1	0	0
Nigel Lucas	5	3	0	0.5	3	0
Terrill Hopkins	4	2	2	2	0	0
Taylor Smallwood	4	2	0	1	0	0
Sabin McLaughlin	4	2	0	0	1	0

Kicking	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Simpson	3/3	100.0	41	1/1	10
Andrew Bontekoe	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Andrew Bontekoe	4	193	48.3	1	1	58
Aidan Bonde	1	44	44.0	1	0	44

Biggest plays

LIB +66% Q4 2:34 (02:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 J.Henderson pass complete deep left to #1 D.Copeland caught at GWU15, for 54 yards to the GWU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:34, 1ST DOWN #42 C.Reeves kick attempt good (H: #49 S.Crossan, LS: #41 G.Rivera)

LIB +52% Q4 1:33 (01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.Jones rush middle for 7 yards gain to the GWU48 (#14 T.Fisher)

GWEB +31% Q4 2:34 (02:34) #98 T.Black kickoff 65 yards to the GWU00, Touchback

LIB +25% Q3 2:34 (02:34) #91 T.Simpson kickoff 65 yards to the LU00, Touchback

LIB +22% Q4 11:41 (11:46) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.Jones rush middle for 2 yards gain to the LU45 (#0 T.Weems)

Team stats

Stat	GWEB	LIB
1st Downs	23	18
3rd down efficiency	5-14	2-12
4th down efficiency	0-1	0-2
Total Yards	304	379
Passing	186	186
Comp/Att	16/38	8/21
Yards per pass	4.9	8.9
Rushing	118	193
Rushing Attempts	33	45
Yards per rush	3.6	4.3
Penalties	5-27	11-96
Turnovers	3	2
Fumbles lost	1	2
Interceptions thrown	2	0
Possession	30:52	29:08

Play by play

Q4 0:00 End of 4th quarter.

Q4 0:40 3rd & 2 at GWEB 47 (00:40) Kneel down by Liberty at LU36 for loss of 17 yards

Q4 1:20 2nd & 3 at GWEB 48 (01:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.Jones rush middle for 1 yard gain to the GWU47 (#24 C.Haynes)

Q4 1:33 1st & 10 at LIB 45 (01:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 P.Jones rush middle for 7 yards gain to the GWU48 (#14 T.Fisher)

Q4 1:43 4th & 10 at LIB 45 (01:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass incomplete short middle to #34 C.Vann thrown to LU39, TURNOVER ON DOWNS

Q4 1:48 3rd & 10 at LIB 45 (01:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass incomplete short left to #0 G.Adopte thrown to LU35 broken up by #23 M.Gunn

Q4 1:53 2nd & 10 at LIB 45 (01:55) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass incomplete short right to #2 K.Jones thrown to LU33 broken up by #2 J.Marshall

Q4 1:57 1st & 10 at LIB 45 (01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass incomplete short middle to #6 J.Bost thrown to LU45 broken up by #88 K.Cullins

Q4 2:03 1st & 10 at GWEB 36 (02:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass complete short right to #34 C.Vann caught at GWU38, for 19 yards to the LU45 (#33 A.Vaughan), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN

Q4 2:27 1st & 10 at GWEB 25 (02:32) No Huddle-Shotgun #34 C.Vann rush middle for 11 yards gain to the GWU36 (#2 J.Marshall), 1ST DOWN

Q4 2:34 (02:34) #98 T.Black kickoff 65 yards to the GWU00, Touchback

Q4 2:34 3rd & 10 at LIB 46 (02:41) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 J.Henderson pass complete deep left to #1 D.Copeland caught at GWU15, for 54 yards to the GWU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:34, 1ST DOWN #42 C.Reeves kick attempt good (H: #49 S.Crossan, LS: #41 G.Rivera)

Q4 3:02 2nd & 10 at LIB 46 (03:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 T.Kellman rush middle for 0 yards to the LU46 (#99 R.Lewis; #15 T.Hopkins)

Q4 3:40 1st & 15 at LIB 41 (03:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #13 J.Henderson rush middle for 5 yards gain to the LU46 (#1 T.Yanez)

Q4 4:06 1st & 10 at LIB 46 (04:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 T.Kellman rush right for 5 yards gain to the GWU49 (#24 C.Haynes) PENALTY LU Illegal Shift 5 yards from LU46 to LU41. NO PLAY

Q4 4:32 2nd & 6 at LIB 36 (04:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Davis rush middle for 10 yards gain to the LU46 (#3 J.Ravenell; #37 E.Luckett III), 1ST DOWN

Q4 5:06 1st & 10 at LIB 32 (05:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 K.Davis rush right for 4 yards gain to the LU36 (#15 T.Hopkins; #21 N.Lucas)

Q4 5:13 4th & 13 at GWEB 13 (05:24) #45 A.Bontekoe punt 55 yards to the LU32

Q4 5:50 3rd & 14 at GWEB 12 (05:58) No Huddle-Shotgun #34 C.Vann rush right for 1 yard gain to the GWU13 (#9 D.Spurlock; #8 B.Williams)

Q4 5:59 2nd & 13 at GWEB 13 (06:03) No Huddle-Shotgun #34 C.Vann rush middle for 1 yard loss to the GWU12 (#11 L.Payne)

Q4 6:43 1st & 17 at GWEB 9 (06:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #34 C.Vann rush middle for 4 yards gain to the GWU13 (#1 D.Farrar; #94 N.Pirolli)

Q4 7:06 1st & 10 at GWEB 16 (07:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass complete short right to #87 C.Carroll caught at GWU15, for 4 yards to the GWU20 (#9 D.Spurlock), out of bounds PENALTY GWU Holding (#2 K.Jones) 7 yards from GWU16 to GWU09. NO PLAY

Q4 7:39 2nd & 7 at GWEB 7 (07:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #34 C.Vann rush middle for 9 yards gain to the GWU16 (#94 N.Pirolli; #17 J.Davis), 1ST DOWN

Q4 8:20 1st & 10 at GWEB 4 (08:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #34 C.Vann rush middle for 3 yards gain to the GWU07 (#9 D.Spurlock)

Q4 8:26 4th & 13 at GWEB 36 (08:34) #49 S.Crossan punt 32 yards to the GWU04