The 2021 season's largest margin: Liberty 62, Massachusetts 17. A 45-point win — the year's high-water mark.
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2021 — The Winning Chapter
Liberty's 2021 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.
The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below
Who carried it
- Malik WillisQB2,857 passing yards
- TJ GreenRB477 rushing yards
- Josh MackRB448 rushing yards
- Shedro LouisRB446 rushing yards
- Demario DouglasWR701 receiving yards
- C.J. DanielsWR629 receiving yards
- Kevin ShaaWR516 receiving yards
- Storey JacksonLB102 tackles
- Rashaad HardingLB80 tackles
- Javon ScruggsS61 tackles
- Kendy CharlesDT5 sacks
- Aakil WashingtonLB4.5 sacks
- Tre'Shaun ClarkDE3.5 sacks
Season leaders, 2021.
The season's deepest loss: Liberty 14, Louisiana 42. A 28-point margin the season is remembered by.
The season's last act: Liberty beat Eastern Michigan 56-20 in the postseason.
"Burn it"
2021 is a middle chapter for Liberty — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.