Lynchburg, Va. - Liberty quarterback Mike Brown passed for two touchdowns and ran for two more to help lead the No. 21 Flames to a 38-7 victory over the Robert Morris University football team Saturday night at Williams Stadium.

The loss, RMU's fourth straight dating back to the 2010 campaign, dips the Colonials to 0-2 to start the 2011 season, while Liberty improved to 1-1.

Brown gave the Flames an early 7-0 lead when he scored on a five-yard touchdown run at the 6:07 mark of the first quarter to cap a two-play, 12-yard drive. Liberty had great field position thanks to B.J. Hayes, who returned a punt by freshman Tony LaMancusa (Tonawanda, N.Y. / St. Joseph's) 30 yards to the RMU 12-yard line.

The Flames extended their lead to 14-0 with 43 seconds to play in the first quarter when Brown hit Pat Kelly for a 39-yard touchdown pass. Robert Morris was only down two touchdowns at the break thanks to owning a time of possession advantage of 18:52 to 11:08 in the first half, but the Colonials couldn't reach Liberty territory in the first half.

In the third quarter Brown gave Liberty a 21-0 lead with a seven-yard touchdown run that was set up the defense of the Flames. On 3rd-and-8 from the RMU seven-yard line, junior quarterback Jeff Sinclair (Natrona Heights, Pa. / Highlands) tried to hit sophomore wide receiver Donte Jeter (Pittsburgh, Pa. / Oliver) in the flat, but Kevin Fogg came up with the interception and returned it to the four-yard line of the Colonials. Three plays later Brown scored to give the Flames a three touchdown advantage. 

Brown would cap his evening with a 37-yard touchdown pass to Ryan Ferguson with 1:50 to play in the third quarter that gave Liberty a 28-0 lead.

Robert Morris finally got on the board in the fourth quarter, as Sinclair engineered a 12-play, 67-yard drive that was capped by a nine-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Vince Mongelluzzo (Delmont, Pa. / Greensburg Salem) on 4th-and-1. It marked the first career reception for Mongelluzzo, while Sinclair finished 4-for-4 passing during the drive for 26 yards.

Despite the touchdown, Fogg answered by returning the ensuing kickoff 88 yards for a touchdown to give Liberty a 35-7 advantage. The Flames would eventually settle the score at 38-7 with a 23-yard field goal from Matt Blevins with 2:17 to play that capped a 12-play, 69-yard drive.  

Brown finished 13-for-22 passing on the evening for 209 yards and two touchdowns while also leading the Liberty ground game with 11 rushes for 43 yards and a pair of scores. Kelly paced the receiving corps of the Flames with four catches for 75 yards and a score.

Sinclair finished 12-for-26 passing for 105 yards and a touchdown but was intercepted three times. The freshman tailback duo of Justin Brooks (St. Charles, Md. / McDonough) and Duane Mitchell (Monroe Falls, Ohio / Stow) combined for 114 yards on 30 carries, with Brooks producing 86 yards on 22 attempts.

Senior wide receiver Anthony Coleman (Cheltenham, Md. / St. John's College High School) finished with six catches for 59 yards, while senior tight end Shadrae King (McKeesport, Pa. / McKeesport) extended his streak of consecutive games with at least one catch to 21 dating back to the 2009 campaign by recording two receptions for 24 yards.

Defensively the Colonials were led by senior defensive back Alex Tarr (Bethel Park, Pa. / Bethel Park), who finished with a career-high eight tackles.

Robert Morris continues a three-game road trip Saturday, Sept. 17, with a 1:00 p.m. kickoff against Morgan State at Hughes Stadium in Baltimore, Md.

Notes: Robert Morris slipped to 0-2 to start the season for just the fifth time in the 18-year history of the program ... The Colonials also dipped to 2-2 overall against ranked opponents, including 0-2 on the road ... The attendance of 15,805 at Williams Stadium is the largest crowd in school history for an RMU football game ... Coleman finished with 165 all-purpose yards against the Flames to push his career total to 2,521, which ranks eighth all-time at Robert Morris ... A total of 43 of Liberty's 122 yards rushing on the evening came during its final scoring drive of the contest ... Robert Morris finished with 117 yards rushing and 234 yards overall ... The Flames posted 355 yards of total offense thanks to 233 through the air ... Overall the Colonials dominated in time of possession, 36:45 to 23:15 ... The Robert Morris secondary accounted for 28 of RMU's 57 tackles on the evening ... Fogg finished the night for Liberty with five tackles, a pass breakup, a pair of interceptions and an 88-yard kickoff return for a touchdown.