Liberty football hosts Florida International at Williams Stadium on CBSSN

The Liberty Flames (6-1, 3-0 in conference) host the Florida International Panthers (3-4, 1-2) on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 3:30 p.m. ET at Williams Stadium in Lynchburg, Va. CBSSN has the broadcast.

How Liberty got here

The Flames have won each of their last five games, all by at least 16 points. They beat Ball State 51-15 at home on Sept. 19, won 34-17 at Coastal Carolina on Sept. 24 and took a 30-14 win at Delaware on Oct. 2. They followed with a 35-3 home win over Sam Houston on Oct. 8 and a 34-6 win at Kennesaw State on Oct. 22.

Quarterback Deshawn Purdie has completed 80 of 133 passes for 1,226 yards and nine touchdowns. Kam Davis leads the ground game with 83 carries for 583 yards and five touchdowns. Makai Jackson has 23 catches for 540 yards and five scores. On defense, Derrell Farrar leads the Flames with 39 tackles and Brenton Williams has three sacks.

The Panthers' recent run

Florida International has lost its last two games, both by three points. The Panthers fell 27-24 at Jacksonville State on Oct. 13 and 26-23 to Middle Tennessee at home on Oct. 20. Before that, they won two straight, beating Long Island University 20-3 on Sept. 26 and New Mexico State 22-3 on Oct. 7. Their other game in the last five was a 16-10 loss at Florida Atlantic on Sept. 19.

JJ Kohl has thrown for 1,637 yards and 10 touchdowns on 131-of-227 passing, with eight interceptions. Devonte Lyons leads the rushing group with 84 carries for 383 yards and a touchdown. Maguire Anderson has 36 catches for 568 yards and four touchdowns.

DeeJay Holmes Jr. has five sacks to lead the Panthers, and DeAndre Boykins leads the team with 37 tackles.