Social Media Reactions To Liberty’s Field-Storming Win Over BYU

Oct 22, 2022, 5:53 PM | Updated: 5:54 pm

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BYU head coach Kalani Sitake (Courtesy of BYU Photo)

(Courtesy of BYU Photo)

Former KSL Sports writer

SALT LAKE CITY – The Liberty Football program found victory over the BYU Cougars in a contest that the Flames called “a game 50 years in the making.”

Liberty torches BYU

The Flames hosted the Cougars at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Virginia on Saturday, October 22.

Liberty blew out BYU, 41-14.

It was the Cougars’ third straight loss and fourth of the season.

Social Media Reacts To Flames’ Win Over Cougars

After the loss, the programs, fans, and others shared their reactions to the game on social media.

Final: Liberty 41, BYU 14#BYU falls to 4-4 overall on the season.

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 22, 2022

.@BYUfootball gets burned by the flames of @LibertyFootball and falls for the third straight game. #BYU #GoCougs #BYUFOOTBALL #BYUvsLIB https://t.co/xVTAU1cBLt

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 22, 2022

This new album doesn’t sit right. 😞 pic.twitter.com/7OaXtwGWun

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 22, 2022

Normal heart rate:
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Heart rate rn:
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— Liberty Football (@LibertyFootball) October 22, 2022

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— BYU FOOTBALL (@BYUfootball) October 22, 2022

This one was for all of Flames Nation.

Final score presented by Patel & Dalrymple: https://t.co/GGfyBL7rV4 pic.twitter.com/KfkAxX9XGw

— Liberty Football (@LibertyFootball) October 22, 2022

CFB FINAL: Liberty 41, BYU 14.

It’s a party in Lynchburg. pic.twitter.com/iOJOeUya5Z

— Anthony Romano (@ARomanoWDBJ) October 22, 2022

Deemed as the biggest home game in program history, Liberty showed up and beat down BYU.

To watch this with my buddy @CoachHughFreeze in charge is emotional for me. Great moment for him and this program. pic.twitter.com/s6Hn0ourhj

— Brian Stultz (@brianjstultz) October 22, 2022

Liberty throttles BYU 41-14 in front of William's Stadiums first sell-out crowd.

— Luke Randle (@LukeRandleTV) October 22, 2022

A Gatorade bath and a mob at the 50 yard line for @CoachHughFreeze !@LibertyFootball ROUTS BYU, 41-14!!
Full recap tonight at 11! @13Sports @ABC13News pic.twitter.com/0Ah3fnWvc9

— Dave Walls (@DaveWallsWSET) October 22, 2022

A DREAM FULFILLED🔥🎉🏈 #RiseWithUs #LibertyUniversity pic.twitter.com/IJd32M8U0r

— Liberty University (@LibertyU) October 22, 2022

Liberty balled out against BYU 😳

📸 @LibertyFootball pic.twitter.com/R78qqBOsAW

— ESPN College Football (@ESPNCFB) October 22, 2022

A sea of red. pic.twitter.com/VdQHWJQ0sg

— Liberty Football (@LibertyFootball) October 22, 2022

Final @LibertyFootball are in against BYU, and it’s not even close.
🔥 547 yards
🦁 258 yards

LU scores 38 UNANSWERED after first quarter to blow out the Cougs!@13Sports @ABC13News #GoFlames pic.twitter.com/fixT8x9Z6G

— Dave Walls (@DaveWallsWSET) October 22, 2022

Kalani Sitake after the Liberty loss: "To be up 14 to 3 and then to have 38 unanswered points was shocking for us."#BYU #BYUFootball

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 22, 2022

If you told me last year that I would see Liberty destroy BYU in football before seeing UVA beat them I would have laughed in your face.

— Cameron Cawthorne (@Cam_Cawthorne) October 22, 2022

Kalani Sitake said in the postgame that he called the defense today in the loss against Liberty.

"I'm gonna keep running the defense and then focusing on getting the defense better and executing."#BYU #BYUFotoball

— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) October 22, 2022

Consistency of @LibertyFootball’s program under @CoachHughFreeze has been really impressive. Flames rout BYU 41-14 to go to 7-1 and have a chance to win 10 games for 2nd time in last 3 years. Only loss was by 1 point to Wake Forest. Big games remaining vs. Arkansas and Va. Tech.

— Chris Low (@ClowESPN) October 22, 2022

Congrats @LibertyFootball! It was always Doc’s dream for @LibertyU to be for Christians what BYU is for Mormons. What a day! https://t.co/cZlAXQh0SN

— Tyler Lee for Congress (@votetylerlee) October 22, 2022

Man of the people. pic.twitter.com/muKhHwV94Y

— Liberty Football (@LibertyFootball) October 22, 2022

For more on BYU’s loss to Liberty, check out KSLSports.com BYU insider Mitch Harper’s Instant Takeaways:

“A team once ranked as high as No. 12 in the AP Top 25 is now in a spot where they will fight for bowl eligibility. Unfortunately, there is no game outside of Utah Tech that you can assume BYU will win at this point.

Puka Nacua was vocal in the postgame locker room to rally the team, but it feels like the season is done for BYU. Whether they win six games or eight, they are going to a bowl game that won’t hold much significance. So what gets BYU to rally the troops and get the season back on track? Right now, it feels like the season can’t get any lower, as it’s a rock bottom moment for a BYU squad that had lofty expectations coming into the season.” – Mitch Harper

Takeaways from #BYU's loss to Liberty.#BYUFootball #GoCougs https://t.co/QQTBHKu7ld

— KSL Sports (@kslsports) October 22, 2022

Up Next

With the loss, the Cougars dropped to a 4-4 record this season, including 1-2 on the road.

BYU’s next game at home against the East Carolina Pirates on Friday, October 28 at 6 p.m. (MDT). The game will be broadcast on ESPN2 and KSL NewsRadio.