Liberty 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 7-1

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ +6.5 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Deshawn PurdieQB1,453 passing yards
Kam DavisRB603 rushing yards
Peyton JonesRB330 rushing yards
Jaylon ColemanRB280 rushing yards
Makai JacksonWR626 receiving yards
Jamari PersonWR253 receiving yards
Derrell FarrarLB43 tackles
Aidan VaughanLB38 tackles
Brenton WilliamsDB3.5 sacks
Markus ClarkDL3 sacks
Michael FloydeDL2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Liberty 49, Florida International 10. A 39-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Liberty 13, James Madison 20. A 7-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Burn it"

— Liberty fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 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.