FCS School of the Day # 57 - Liberty
Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2009 5:15 pm
Liberty Flames
Private
Founded 1971
Lynchburg, Virginia
Students: 21,000
Big South Conference
Colors: Red, White and Blue
Williams Stadium (12,000)
2008 Record: 10-2, 5-0
Liberty University is a private, Baptist, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is currently the largest evangelical university in the world, with 5,000 more students then the second-largest, Indiana Wesleyan University.
It was founded as Lynchburg Baptist College in 1971 by Jerry Falwell who was also the Senior Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church. The name was changed to Liberty Baptist College in 1976 before settling on its current name in 1985 when it obtained university status
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_University
Notable Alumni:
A-Train
SuperJon
SlyFox
Sid Bream former MLB player
Private
Founded 1971
Lynchburg, Virginia
Students: 21,000
Big South Conference
Colors: Red, White and Blue
Williams Stadium (12,000)
2008 Record: 10-2, 5-0
Liberty University is a private, Baptist, evangelical Christian, liberal arts university located in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is currently the largest evangelical university in the world, with 5,000 more students then the second-largest, Indiana Wesleyan University.
It was founded as Lynchburg Baptist College in 1971 by Jerry Falwell who was also the Senior Pastor of Thomas Road Baptist Church. The name was changed to Liberty Baptist College in 1976 before settling on its current name in 1985 when it obtained university status
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_University
Notable Alumni:
A-Train
SuperJon
SlyFox
Sid Bream former MLB player