This is where grit and grace meet the gridiron. The ice. The field. The track. The pool. It’s where athletes play with passion — and then pray with their competitors after the game, win or lose. It’s a D1 experience with conviction. A fan favorite that’s also a family favorite.

At Liberty, you’ll get the big-time college game day experience — the traditions, the tailgates, and the thundering crowds. But you’ll also get the testimonies of coaches and student-athletes who understand that being a champion means more than simply being a victor.

Champion for Christ is an advocate. A defender. Someone who champions living like Christ by displaying gratitude, holiness, humility, integrity, joy, love, service, and unity.

And at Liberty, we Train Champions for Christ.

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Come out and cheer on our 20 teams playing at the highest collegiate level — in the ASUN conference, the BIG EAST, CCSA, and C-Sun. Tickets to all regular season match-ups are free to Liberty students.

Flames Football battles it out on the gridiron against schools like Syracuse, Louisiana, Rutgers, UMass, BYU, UVA, and other fierce C-Sun opponents and has been ranked in the AP poll’s Top 25. Check out all the action and learn more about Liberty’s NCAA programs at LibertyFlames.com.

Liberty competes in these sports at the NCAA Division 1 level:

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Liberty Lady Flames softball team

Liberty’s only NCAA programs not competing in the ASUN conference are football, which will enter its third season as an FBS independent, field hockey (BIG EAST Conference), and women’s swimming and diving (CCSA).

In 2019, the Lady Flames Division I hockey team won their third national championship.

The Flames captured the ASUN Men’s Basketball Championship, punching their ticket to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 12 seed. The Flames upended No. 5 seed Mississippi State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, marking the first time the team has picked up a win in the “Big Dance” in their fourth trip to the tournament.

Senior men’s track standout Alejandro Perlaza Zapata represented his native Colombia in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio and is headed to Tokyo in 2020.

The 2019 State Games of America were hosted on Liberty’s campus.

Liberty’s NCAA Division I program has won over 140 conference titles.

Liberty’s Club Sports program is modeled after an NCAA Division III athletics department and is unlike any other in the country. With 39 teams and more than 700 members and coaches, as well as professional-grade facilities and training areas, Liberty’s Club Sports programs bring serious match-ups and exhilarating competition to the Liberty arena.

Check them out and cheer them on — because the real secret to our home-field advantage is our fans.

Liberty competes in these sports at the Club Sports level:

Want to catch all the Flames action — even when you can’t be at the game? Tune into the Liberty Flames Sports Network (LFSN), Liberty’s radio and television networks that have been covering Flames athletics since 1981.

Liberty sports events can be viewed on all satellite and cable systems throughout Southwestern and Central Virginia on WFFP Channel 24. They are also broadcast on outlets across the nation, including the Mid- Atlantic Sports Network (MASN), ESPN3, Cox Television Network, American Sports Network (ASN), The Walk, and various independent stations, representing more than 40 million households coast-to-coast.

Make sure you also catch Game On, LFSN’s weekly update on all things Liberty Athletics. 


Promote school spirit, enhance the game-day atmosphere, and connect with Liberty’s athletics programs by joining the Flames Club.

Students can purchase the LUnatics Membership at 2 levels, either as a Plus Membership or a Premium Membership. The costs range between $20 (1-year plus membership) and $110 (4-year premium membership) and give you the following benefits:

The game-day experience begins long before the football team takes the field.

Two and half hours prior to kickoff at each home game, Liberty Athletics hosts the ultimate fan experience with the Flames Fan Fest inside the Liberty University Indoor Practice Facility.

The event is free and open to all ticket holders and features music, the live LFSN Radio pregame show, and tailgate games. The area allows fans to enjoy family time before the game — rain or shine — within a climate-controlled facility. Children can have fun with bounce houses and inflatable obstacle courses or take pictures with Sparky and the Liberty cheerleaders.

Flames Club members at the Eagle level can also enjoy a pregame meal!