The East Tennessee State Buccaneers will face the Liberty Flames in 2023 according to an update on Liberty’s athletic website.
East Tennessee State will travel to Lynchburg, Virginia to face Liberty for a mid-season matchup on Saturday, October 28. Prior to Liberty’s move to the FBS, the teams met five times with East Tennessee State winning four of the games and a fifth game resulting in a tie.
The Flames also have FCS opponents scheduled for the next four seasons. In addition to the ETSU contest, Liberty will play Western Carolina (2020), Campbell (2021), and Gardner-Webb (2022).
As for ETSU, they have an FBS team on their schedule for the next five seasons. They play Georgia (2020), Vanderbilt (2021), North Carolina (2022), and Appalachian State (2024).
The Bucs will begin their 2020 season against Division II Mars Hill on Saturday, September 5.