The 2017 Liberty Flames football team represented Liberty University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Turner Gill and played their home games at Williams Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6âÂÂ5, 2âÂÂ3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.
School president Jerry Falwell Jr. announced plans to undergo the two-year transition period join the Division I FBS as a football independent, while remaining in the Big South Conference in all other sports. While normally against NCAA rules to transition to FBS without a conference invite, Liberty was granted a waiver.
The 2017 Big South preseason prediction poll was released on July 18. The Flames were ineligible due to their transition to the FBS.
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Due to their transition to FBS, they are not eligible to be ranked in the FCS Coaches Poll.