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FBS college football / FINAL / Sat Sep 12, 2026 11:00 AM CT

Liberty Flames beat Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 24-23

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs led Liberty Flames 20-17 at halftime.

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Final
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs23
Liberty Flames24
WHERE IT TURNED

Liberty Flames defeated Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 24-23. Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs led Liberty Flames 20-17 at halftime.

Cole Pennington completed 16 of 38 passes for 186 yards. Deshawn Purdie completed 6 of 17 passes for 122 yards and 1 touchdown.

Randy Young ran 4 times for 75 yards and 1 touchdown. Peyton Jones ran 13 times for 76 yards.

Kory Jones caught 3 passes for 51 yards. Makai Jackson caught 2 passes for 69 yards and 1 touchdown.

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs: 304 total yards; Liberty Flames: 379 total yards.

GAME LEADERS

Names of the game.

Passing yards

Cole Pennington

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs · 16/38, 186 YDS, 2 INT

Rushing yards

Randy Young

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs · 4 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving yards

Kory Jones

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs · 3 REC, 51 YDS

Sacks

Tre Yanez

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs · 2

Passing yards

Deshawn Purdie

Liberty Flames · 6/17, 122 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing yards

Peyton Jones

Liberty Flames · 13 CAR, 76 YDS

Receiving yards

Makai Jackson

Liberty Flames · 2 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Brenton Williams

Liberty Flames · 1

GAMEBOOK

The final ledger.

Open period scoring and team statistics
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs6143023
Liberty Flames1430724

Team statistics

StatisticGardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsLiberty Flames
First downs2318
Net passing yards186186
Time of possession30:5229:08
Rushing yards118193
Third-down efficiency5-142-12
Total yards304379
Turnovers32