American college football season
The 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team represent the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The 49ers play their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina , and compete in their second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They are led by second-year head coach Biff Poggi .
On December 4, offensive line coach and assistant head coach Kyle DeVan accepted the offensive line coach job at his alma mater .[ 1] Colorado tight ends coach Tim Brewster for the same position at Charlotte. He also takes on assistant head coaching duties from the departing DeVan. John Morookian made an internal move from tight ends to offensive line. Jason Barnes joined the coaching staff from the analyst pool to take over wide receivers.[ 2] North Carolina defensive analyst Ty Greenwood was named cornerbacks coach.[ 3]
The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2024 recruiting year.
US college sports recruiting information for 2024 recruits Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date Connor Adair TE , IMG Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 lb (107 kg) – Recruiting star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Cornell Allen S Richmond, VA Trinity Episcopal 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) – Jun 25, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Evan Austin ATH Ijamsville, MD Oakdale HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Jun 21, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : Kendal Brown Edge Lithonia, GA Arabia Mountain HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) – Jun 18, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : Miles Burris WR Jacksonville, FL Trinity Christian Academy 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) – Jun 16, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : Andrew Cunningham OL Southlake, TX Carroll Senior HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 275 lb (125 kg) – Jul 1, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Kainoa Davis Edge Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Oct 23, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : De'Gabriel Floyd LB Westlake Village, CA Westlake HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 235 lb (107 kg) – Oct 10, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Rivals :247Sports : N/A Rod Gainey Jr. RB Tampa, FL Tampa Bay Tech 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 210 lb (95 kg) – Jun 26, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Cary Grant DB New Orleans, LA Warren Easton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Recruiting star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Grant Laskey TE Valdosta, GA Lowndes HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (100 kg) – Jun 12, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : Tre McLeod RB Wyncote, PA Cheltenham HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Sep 19, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : Deshawn Purdie QB Baltimore, MA Milford Mill Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Mar 22, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports :ESPN : Umar Rockhead OT Charlotte, NC Mallard Creek High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 265 lb (120 kg) – Jun 18, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : Dominic Silva OT Bridgewater, MA Dexter Southfield School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 320 lb (150 kg) – Jun 20, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals :247Sports : Darius Wallace LB Suwanee, GA Peachtree Ridge HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) – Recruiting star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Cam'Ron Warren OT Cheasapeake, VA Western Branch HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Recruiting star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : Kam Weaver LB Andalusia, AL Andalusia HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Jul 9, 2023 Recruiting star ratings :Scout :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : DeQuinder Williams CB Charlotte, NC West Charlotte HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) – Recruiting star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A N/A N/A – Recruiting star ratings :Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A Overall recruiting rankings: Rivals : NA ESPN : NA ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources:
Player Position Previous Home Town High School Class Height Weight Al-Ma'hi Ali Defensive back Saint Francis Philadelphia, PA Saint Frances Academy JR 5'-11" 175 lbs Sammy Anderson Jr. Cornerback Cincinnati Dayton, OH Trotwood-Madison RS-JR 6'-2" 170 lbs O'Mega Blake Wide receiver East Carolina Rock Hill, SC South Pointe RS-JR 6'-2" 180 lbs Trevon Booker Cornerback Campbell Indianapolis, IN Lawrence Central SR 6'-1" 175 lbs Max Brown Quarterback Florida Tulsa, OK Lincoln Christian School RS-FR 6'-3" 200 lbs Eltayeb Bushra Safety Fairmont State Herndon, VA Herndon JR 6'-2" 200 lbs Dre Butler Defensive lineman Michigan State Covington, GA Newton GS 6'-5" 300 lbs CJ Clinkscales Cornerback Boston College Buford, GA Buford RS-FR 5'-7" 173 lbs Mo Clipper Jr. Inside offensive lineman Tennessee Alpharetta, GA Milton RS-FR 6'-4" 305 lbs Antonio Cotman Jr. Cornerback Virginia Tech Colonial Heights, VA Life Christian Academy FR 6'-2" 192 lbs Derrick Edwards Safety Louisville Cocoa, FL Space Coast RS-SO 5'-11" 175 lbs Tyler Gibson Offensive tackle Georgia Tech Alpharetta, GA Johns Creek RS-FR 6'-5" 288 lbs Montez Green Wide receiver Bridgewater Greenville, NC JH Rose SO 6'-1" 180 lbs Jonny Hassard Offensive tackle UMass Mount Ulla, NC West Rowan SR 6'-4" 275 lbs William Hawkins IV Wide receiver Miami (FL) Wake Forest, NC Heritage RS-FR 6'-4" 205 lbs Jordan Herman Offensive tackle Florida Hutchinson, KS Fort Mill RS-SO 6'-8" 370 lbs Adam Hopkins Cornerback Colorado Thomasville, GA Thomas County Central FR 5'-11" 174 lbs Aidan Kaler Linebacker Stony Brook Sayville, NY Sayville SR 6'-2" 230 lbs Bronson Long Placekicker South Dakota Mines Gothenburg, NE Gothenburg RS-FR 6'-4" 200 lbs D'Andre Martin EDGE South Carolina Colonial Heights, VA Life Christian Academy RS-FR 6'-4" 306 lbs Mitchell Mayes Offensive tackle Clemson Raleigh, NC Leesville Road SR 6'-3.5" 305 lbs Treyveon McGee Safety Iowa State Detroit, MI Ypsilanti RS-JR 6'-2" 205 lbs Avery Morris Linebacker UTSA Humble, TX Atascocita SR 6'-2" 204 lbs Cartevious Norton Running back Iowa State Waycross, GA Ware County SO 5'-11" 210 lbs Justin Olson Wide receiver Middle Tennessee Huntersville, NC North Mecklenburg SR 6'-2" 190 lbs Anthony Romphf Cornerback Western Michigan Southfield, MI Southfield RS-JR 6'-0" 180 lbs Xavier Simmons Linebacker Missouri Greensboro, NC Northwest Guilford RS-FR 6'-3" 225 lbs Stephen Sings V EDGE Auburn Charlotte, NC Chambers JR 6'-3" 225 lbs Jordan Spasojevic-Moko Inside offensive lineman Texas A&M Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Brisbane Rhinos RS-JR 6'-5" 300 lbs Donovan Spellman Offensive tackle Appalachian State Clayton, NC Knightdale SO 6'-4" 210 lbs CJ Stokes Running back Michigan Columbia, SC Hammond School SO 5'-10" 188 lbs Andre Washington Quarterback South Carolina State Hopkins, SC Ridge View FR 6'-4" 215 lbs Chantz Williams EDGE Miami (FL) Orange Park, FL Oakleaf JR 6'-4" 240 lbs
2024 Charlotte 49ers football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Terron Kellman RSo QB 1 Max Brown RSo WR 2 Isaiah Myers RSo WR 3 Jarius Mack RJr WR 4 Justin Olson GS RB 5 Cartevious Norton Jr RB 6 Rod Gainey Jr. Fr WR 7 Terez Traynor RSr WR 8 Sean Brown GS WR 9 O'Mega Blake RJr WR 10 Duane Thomas Jr. So QB 11 Trexler Ivey RJr QB 12 Andre Washington So WR 14 Adam Hopkins IV RFr QB 15 Deshawn Purdie Fr QB 16 Tanner Bushee Fr TE 17 Gus McGee RJr TE 18 Colin Weber RJr WR 19 Xander Lamb RSo RB 21 Henry Rutledge RJr WR 22 Jack Reynolds RJr RB 23 CJ Stokes RSo TE 34 Connor Adair Fr TE 35 Joey Bearns III RJr TE 36 Brady Rhoads Fr RB 37 Duke Guenther Fr WR 37 Ike White RSo RB 38 Hahsaun Wilson RJr RB 39 Jake Simmons Fr RB 41 Jake Davids Fr OL 51 Aiden Martinez Fr OL 52 Jonny King RJr OL 53 Kendall Stanley RSo OL 55 Mo Clipper Jr. RSo OL 56 Andrew Adair RJr OL 57 Jameson Jensen Fr OL 58 Jonny Hassard RSr OL 62 Andrew Cunningham Fr OL 65 Boston Brinkley RSo OL 66 Jordan Spasojevic-Moko RJr OL 67 Dom Silvia Fr OL 71 P.J. Wilkins RFr OL 72 Dominick Kelley RFr OL 73 Umar Rockhead Fr OL 74 Tyler Gibson RSo OL 76 Isaiah Bullerdick RSo OL 77 Mitchell Mayes Sr OL 79 Jordan Herman RSo TE 80 Grant Laskey Fr TE 81 Jake Clemons Sr WR 82 Evan Austin Fr WR 83 Jacob Hamilton Fr TE 85 Jason Jeffares RFr TE 86 Bryce Kennon Sr WR 87 Montez Green Jr WR 88 Miles Burris Fr WR 89 Derrick Eley Fr
Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 0 Al-Ma'hi Ali Jr DB 1 Dontae Balfour Jr DB 2 Treyveon McGee RSr DL 3 Demon Clowney RJr DB 4 C.J. Burton Sr DB 5 Antonio Cotman Jr. RFr DB 6 Ja'Qurious Conley RJr LB 7 Stone Handy RSr LB 8 Cam Burden RJr DB 9 Cary Grant Jr LB 10 Ositadinma Ekwonu RSr DB 11 Elijah Culp RJr DB 12 CJ Clinkscales RSo DL 14 Chantz Williams RSr DE 15 Lacota Dippre RFr DL 17 Mike Kelly-Lawson RSr DL 18 Zion Shockley RJr LB 19 Donovan Spellman Jr DB 20 Trevon Booker RSr DB 21 Breon Noel RJr DB 22 DeQuinder Williams II Fr DL 23 Charlie Jackson RSr DB 24 Taquan Lattimore RJr LB 25 Prince Bemah RSr LB 26 Xavier Simmons RSo DB 28 Cornell Allen Fr DB 29 Maguire Neal Jr DB 30 Derrick Edwards RJr DL 31 Stephen Sings V Sr DB 32 Mordecai McDaniel RJr DB 33 Seth Franklin RFr DB 34 Kameron Manley Fr DB 36 Aydan Cannon Fr DB 38 Jamari Broady RSo LB 39 Aidan Kaler GS LB 40 Reid Williford Jr LB 41 Justin Hayes RFr LB 42 Jonathon Okate RSo DB 43 Randy Franklin RJr DB 45 Jaavan Mack Jr DL 48 Malik Puryear RJr DL 53 Kainoa Davis Fr DL 55 Colin Coates So LB 56 Avery Morris GS LB 57 Darius Wallace Fr DL 88 Katron Evans RJr DL 90 Dez Morgan Sr DL 91 Dre Butler GS DL 92 Ayo Tifase RSo DL 94 Kendal Brown Fr DL 97 Jalar Holley RSr DL 98 Jefferson Lambert RSo DL 99 Dre Martin RSo
Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 44 Hunter Patrick RJr LS 45 Anthony Saragusa Fr LS 50 Zach Billings RJr LS 54 Adam Booker RSo P 92 Andrew Bennett Fr K 94 Kyle Cunanan So K 95 Bronson Long RSo P 96 Michael O'Shaughnessy GS K 98 Vasilios Fotopoulos Fr K 99 Stephen Rusnak RJr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches [ 4]
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Defense
4–3
FS Ja'Qurious Conley Mordecai McDaniel Treyveon McGee
WLB MLB SLB Ositadinma Ekwonu Prince Wallace-Bemah Reid Williford ⋅ Cam Burden Jonathon Okate ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
SS Al-Ma'hi Ali Maguire Neal ⋅
CB Dontae Balfour Trevon Booker ⋅
DE DT DT DE Stone Handy Dez Morgan ⋅ Dre Butler Mike Kelly-Lawson Colin Coates ⋅ Dre Martin ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
CB Elijah Culp Derrick Edwards ⋅
Offense
Pro-style WR Isaiah Myers O'Mega Blake ⋅
WR Jairus Mack Justin Olson ⋅
LT LG C RG RT Jordan Herman Jordan Spasojevic-Moko Jonny King Mitchell Mayes Kendall Stanley Dominick Kelley Andrew Adair Isaiah Bullerdick Boston Brinkley Tyler Gibson ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE Jake Clemons Bryce Kennon ⋅
WR Sean Brown Miles Burris Terez Traynor
Special teams PK PK P P KR PR LS H
RB Cartevious Norton Terron Kellman Hahsaun Wilson
Award Player Position Year Game AAC Special Teams Player of the Week[ 6] Michael O'Shaughnessy P GR GWU
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance August 31 8:00 p.m. James Madison * ESPNU L 7–3015,614 September 7 3:30 p.m. at North Carolina * ACCN L 20–3848,431 September 14 6:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb * Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC ESPN+ W 27–2616,715 September 21 12:00 p.m. at Indiana * BTN L 14–5243,109 September 28 7:00 p.m. at Rice ESPN+ W 21–2017,455 October 5 3:30 p.m. East Carolina Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC ESPNU W 55–2417,102 October 19 3:30 p.m. at No. 25 Navy CBSSN L 17–5135,094 October 26 12:00 p.m. at Memphis ESPNU L 28–3325,478 7:30 p.m. Tulane Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC ESPN L 3–3412,268 November 16 South Florida Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC November 23 at Florida Atlantic November 30 UAB Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC
[ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Charlotte 49ers home games and conference road games are broadcast through the American Athletics Conference's television partners ESPN , and ABC Sports .[ 10] [ 11] [ 12] [ 13]
Radio coverage for all games are broadcast by IMG College through the Charlotte 49ers Radio Network flagship station WZGV ESPN Radio 730 AM The Game, and the TuneIn Charlotte 49ers IMG Sports Network app. The radio announcers are "Voice of the 49ers" Matt Swierad with play-by-play alongside NFL veteran Al Wallace providing color commentary and Bobby Rosinski and Walker Mehl providing sideline reports.[ 14]
The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 23, 2024.[ 15]
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Memphis 409 (23) 2 UTSA 368 (4) 3 Tulane 362 (2) 4 South Florida 339 5 Army 236 (1) 6 Florida Atlantic 228 7 East Carolina 219 Rice 219 9 North Texas 216 10 UAB 192 11 Navy 150 12 Tulsa 95 13 Charlotte 77 14 Temple 40
Game information First quarter (0:41) JMU – Noe Ruelas 43 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:52; James Madison 3–0 ) Second quarter (8:09) CLT – Isaiah Myers 26 yard pass from Max Brown , Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:05; Charlotte 7–3 ) (0:49) JMU – George Pettaway 33 yard pass from Alonza Barnett III , kick failed (Drive: 1 play, 33 yards, 0:05; James Madison 9–7 ) Third quarter (14:16) JMU – Omarion Dollison 73 yard pass from Alonza Barnett III, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:44; James Madison 16–7 ) Fourth quarter (14:15) JMU – Ayo Adeyi 8 yard run, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:12; James Madison 23–7 ) (1:10) JMU – George Pettaway 1 yard run, Noe Ruelas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:25; James Madison 30–7 )
Statistics JMU CLT First downs 16 17 Plays–yards 60–417 76–324 Rushes–yards 42–198 31–131 Passing yards 219 193 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–18–1 22–45–2 Time of possession 28:18 31:42
Team Category Player Statistics James Madison Passing Alonza Barnett III 10/18, 219 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Alonza Barnett III 9 carries, 89 yards Receiving Omarion Dollison 2 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD Charlotte Passing Max Brown 22/45, 193 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Terron Kellman 9 carries, 76 yards Receiving Sean Brown 6 receptions, 70 yards
Charlotte 49ers (0–1) at North Carolina Tar Heels (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 3 3 7 7 20 Tar Heels 14 7 10 7 38
at Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NW at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)Game attendance : 48,431Referee : Kevin RandallTV announcers (ACCN ) : Jorge Sedano (play-by-play), Orlando Franklin (analyst), and Morgan Uber (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (8:43) UNC – Bryson Nesbit 30 yard pass from Conner Harrell , Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 3:11; North Carolina 7–0 ) (4:43) CLT – Kyle Cunanan 25 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:00; North Carolina 7–3 ) (3:16) UNC – Nate McCollum 37 yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:27; North Carolina 14–3 ) Second quarter (12:29) CLT – Kyle Cunanan 20 yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:47; North Carolina 14–6 ) (6:00) UNC – Conner Harrell 4 yard run, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:29; North Carolina 21–6 ) Third quarter (11:46) CLT – Bryce Kennon 5 yard pass from Deshawn Purdie, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:14; North Carolina 21–13 ) (10:54) UNC – Christian Hamilton 58 yard pass from Conner Harrell, Noah Burnette kick (Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:46; North Carolina 28–13 ) (4:09) UNC – Noah Burnette 44 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:45; North Carolina 31–13 ) Fourth quarter (6:39) UNC – Davion Gause 1 yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:57; North Carolina 38–13 ) (4:51) CLT – Henry Rutledge 28 yard pass from Deshawn Purdie, Kyle Cunanan kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:48; North Carolina 38–20 )
Statistics CLT UNC First downs 13 28 Plays–yards 56–358 71–490 Rushes–yards 25–49 45–269 Passing yards 309 221 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–31–0 17–26–1 Time of possession 26:36 33:24
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Max Brown 8/12, 175 yards Rushing Hahsaun Wilson 8 carries, 29 yards Receiving Jairus Mack 5 receptions, 118 yards North Carolina Passing Conner Harrell 16/25, 219 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Davion Gause 16 carries, 105 yards, 1 TD Receiving Christian Hamilton 1 reception, 58 yards, 1 TD
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) (0–2) at Charlotte 49ers (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) 3 14 3 6 26 49ers 0 3 3 21 27
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : Game time : 6:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature: 82 °F (28 °C) • Wind: E at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)Game attendance : 16,715Referee : Reid JacksonTV announcers (ESPN+ ) : James Westling (play-by-play) and Reggie Walker (analyst)
Game information First quarter (6:47) GWEB – Jay Billingsley 30 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 6:07; Gardner–Webb 3–0 ) Second quarter (8:04) GWEB – Trevor Moffitt 45 yard interception return, Jay Billingsley kick (Gardner–Webb 10–0 (0:35) GWEB – Anthony Lowe 30 yard pass from Tyler Ridell, Jay Billingsley kick (Drive: 12 plays, 99 yards, 5:09; Gardner–Webb 17–0 ) (0:00) CLT – Stephen Rusnak 54 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 28 yards, 0:29; Gardner–Webb 17–3 ) Third quarter (9:02) GWEB – Jay Billingsley 44 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 48 yards, 5:58; Gardner–Webb 20–3 ) (1:23) CLT – Stephen Rusnak 25 yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 3:10; Gardner–Webb 20–6 ) Fourth quarter (9:09) CLT – O'Mega Blake 11 yard pass from Trexler Ivey, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 3:50; Gardner–Webb 20–12 ) (5:20) CLT – Sean Brown 28 yard pass from Trexler Ivey, 2-point pass (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Tied 20–20 ) (4:55) CLT – Hahsaun Wilson 39 yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 1 play, 39 yards, 0:09; Charlotte 27–20 ) (1:55) GWEB – Carson Gresock 1 yard run, 2-point pass failed (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:00; Charlotte 27–26 )
Statistics GWEB CLT First downs 18 20 Plays–yards 67–390 61–349 Rushes–yards 29–50 26–13 Passing yards 340 336 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–38–2 27–35–1 Time of possession 32:30 27:30
Team Category Player Statistics Gardner–Webb Passing Tyler Ridell 23/37, 340 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Edward Saydee 11 carries, 42 yards Receiving Anthony Lowe 7 receptions, 122 yards, 1 TD Charlotte Passing Deshawn Purdie 16/23, 194 yards, 1 INT Rushing Hahsaun Wilson 6 carries, 52 yards, 1 TD Receiving Bryce Kennon 5 receptions, 70 yards
Charlotte 49ers (1–2) at Indiana Hoosiers (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 14 0 0 14 Hoosiers 10 21 14 7 52
at Memorial Stadium • Bloomington, Indiana
Date : Game time : 12:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind : E at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)Game attendance : 43,109Referee : Larry SmithTV announcers (BTN ) : Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), and Rhett Lewis (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (10:12) IND – Ty Son Lawton 8-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 3:11; Indiana 7–0 ) (4:08) IND – Nicolas Radicic 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:41; Indiana 10–0 ) Second quarter (13:47) CLT – C. J. Stokes 13-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:21; Indiana 10–7 ) (9:50) IND – Justice Ellison 2-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:57; Indiana 17–7 ) (5:19) CLT – Isaiah Myers 25-yard pass from Trexler Ivey, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:31; Indiana 17–14 ) (3:05) IND – Kurtis Rourke 12-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:14; Indiana 24–14 ) (0:26) IND – Ke'Shawn Williams 19-yard pass from Kurtis Rourke, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 1:30; Indiana 31–14 ) Third quarter (12:13) IND – Ty Son Lawton 5-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Indiana 38–14 ) (3:42) IND – Kaelon Black 21-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:17; Indiana 45–14 ) Fourth quarter (9:36) IND – Elijah Green 13-yard run, Nicolas Radicic kick (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:56; Indiana 52–14 )
Statistics CLT IU First downs 13 29 Plays–yards 56–256 68–510 Rushes–yards 33–137 41–222 Passing yards 119 288 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–23–0 18–27–0 Time of possession 29:41 30:19
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Trexler Ivey 14/23, 119 yards, TD Rushing Cartevious Norton 11 carries, 58 yards Receiving Jarius Mack 3 receptions, 36 yards Indiana Passing Kurtis Rourke 16/20, 258 yards, TD Rushing Justice Ellison 9 carries, 58 yards, TD Receiving Myles Price 3 receptions, 77 yards
Charlotte 49ers (1–3) at Rice Owls (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 14 7 21 Owls 0 10 0 10 20
at Rice Stadium • Houston, Texas
Date : Game time : 7:00 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 90 °F (32 °C) • Wind : NW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)Game attendance : 17,455Referee : Darryl DeBerryTV announcers (ESPN+) : Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Charlie Strong (analyst)
Game information First quarter No scoring plays
Second quarter (12:04) RICE – Quinton Jackson 13-yard pass from E. J. Warner , Enock Gota kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:27; Rice 7–0 ) (1:38) RICE – Enock Gota 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 24 yards, 3:38; Rice 10–0 ) Third quarter (10:52) CLT – O'Mega Blake 32-yard pass from Deshawn Purdie, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:09; Rice 10–7 ) (2:38) CLT – O'Mega Blake 45-yard pass from Deshawn Purdie, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 5:16; Charlotte 14–10 ) Fourth quarter (14:46) RICE – Elijah Mojarro 41-yard pass from E. J. Warner, Enock Gota kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:52; Rice 17–14 ) (6:42) RICE – Enock Gota 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 48 yards, 5:24; Rice 20–14 ) (0:47) CLT – Hahsaun Wilson 1-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 0:58; Charlotte 21–20 )
Statistics CLT RICE First downs 17 23 Plays–yards 65–304 71–463 Rushes–yards 29–67 31–209 Passing yards 237 254 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–36–1 22–40–0 Time of possession 29:59 30:01
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Deshawn Purdie 10/15, 183 yards, 2 TD Rushing Cartevious Norton 10 carries, 56 yards Receiving O'Mega Blake 5 receptions, 153 yards, 2 TD Rice Passing E. J. Warner 22/40, 254 yards, 2 TD Rushing Dean Connors 14 carries, 121 yards Receiving Matt Sykes 8 receptions, 84 yards
East Carolina Pirates (3–2) at Charlotte 49ers (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Pirates 3 7 7 7 24 49ers 14 17 3 21 55
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : Game time : 3:35 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind : S at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)Game attendance : 17,102Referee : Steven AndersonTV announcers (ESPNU) : Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
Game information First quarter (10:18) - CLT - Cartevious Norton 11-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:34; CLT 7-0 ) (3:38) - CLT - Deshawn Purdie 1-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 5:47; CLT 14-0 ) (00:45) - ECU - Noah Perez 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:53; CLT 14-3 ) Second quarter (12:24) - ECU - Tyler Savage 13-yard pass from Jake Garcia, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:02; CLT 14-10 ) (8:40) - CLT - Stephen Rusnak 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, TOP 3:37; CLT 17-10 ) (3:24) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 1-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 4:24; CLT 24-10 ) (1:40) - CLT - Cartevious Norton 62-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 2 plays, 62 yards, 0:14; CLT 31-10 ) Third quarter (12:26) - ECU - London Montgomery 48-yard run, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 2:29; CLT 31-17 ) (4:00) - CLT - Stephen Rusnak 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 05:30; CLT 34-14 ) Fourth quarter (14:53) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 23-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 2:26; CLT 41-17 ) (12:00) - CLT - Hahsaun Wilson 65-yard run, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 3 plays, 79 yards, 1:31; CLT 48-17 ) (10:31) - CLT - Stone Handy 53-yard interception, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 1:29; CLT 55-17 ) (10:17) - ECU - Winston Wright Jr. 94-yard kickoff return, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 1 play, 94 yards, 0:00; CLT 55-24 )
Statistics ECU CLT First downs 18 26 Plays–yards 62–343 74–517 Rushes–yards 25–148 52–311 Passing yards 195 206 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–37–2 13–22–0 Time of possession 19:06 40:54
Team Category Player Statistics East Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 6/8, 111 yards, TD, INT Rushing London Montgomery 3 carries, 56 yards, TD Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 82 yards Charlotte Passing Deshawn Purdie 13/22, 206 yards Rushing Hahsaun Wilson 15 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jairus Mack 3 receptions, 81 yards
Charlotte 49ers (3–3) at No. 25 Navy Midshipmen (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 10 7 0 17 No. 25 Midshipmen 24 14 13 0 51
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
Date : Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : Sunny • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind : SW 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)Game attendance : 35,094Referee : Edwin LeeTV announcers (CBSSN ) : Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Adam Breneman (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (13:07) NAVY – Alex Tecza 46-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:44; Navy 7–0 ) (7:17) NAVY – Alex Tecza 12-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 2:46; Navy 14–0 ) (6:20) NAVY – Alex Tecza 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, 0:48; Navy 21–0 ) (3:02) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:01; Navy 24–0 ) Second quarter (13:21) NAVY – Cody Howard 11-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 6 plays, 38 yards, 3:16; Navy 31–0 ) (10:24) NAVY – Deshaun Peele 61-yard interception return, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 2 plays, 26 yards, 2:49; Navy 38–0 ) (8:49) CHAR – Stephen Rusnak 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 3:57; Navy 38–3 ) (3:09) CHAR – O'Mega Blake 20-yard pass from Max Brown, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:57; Navy 38–10 ) Third quarter (4:49) NAVY – Brandon Chatman 19-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood PAT failed (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 2:03; Navy 44–10 ) (2:55) CHAR – Duane Thomas Jr. 13-yard pass from Max Brown, Stephen Rusnak kick (Drive: 4 plays, 82 yards, 1:47; Navy 44–17 ) (1:31) NAVY – Deshaun Peele 84-yard interception return, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, 0:20; Navy 51–17 ) Fourth quarter No scoring plays
Statistics CLT NAVY First downs 22 18 Plays–yards 70–350 55–288 Rushes–yards 48–187 42–171 Passing yards 163 117 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 8–22–4 7–13–0 Time of possession 32:15 27:45
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Max Brown 7/18, 152 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Catervious Norton 16 carries, 59 yards Receiving Miles Burris 1 reception, 48 yards Navy Passing Blake Horvath 7/13, 117 yards, 3 TD Rushing Alex Tecza 8 carries, 68 yards, 2 TD Receiving Alex Tecza 1 reception, 46 yards, TD
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics CLT MEM First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving Memphis Passing Rushing Receiving
Tulane Green Wave (6–2) at Charlotte 49ers (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Green Wave 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics TULN CLT First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Tulane Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
South Florida Bulls (–) at Charlotte 49ers (–) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : Game time : TBD p.m. EST TV : TBD
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics USF CLT First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
at Florida Atlantic [ edit ] Charlotte 49ers (–) at Florida Atlantic Owls (–) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total 49ers 0 0 0 0 0 Owls 0 0 0 0 0
at FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, Florida
Date : Game time : TBD p.m. EST TV : TBD
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics CLT FAU First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving Florida Atlantic Passing Rushing Receiving
UAB Blazers (–) at Charlotte 49ers (–) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Blazers 0 0 0 0 0 49ers 0 0 0 0 0
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
Date : Game time : TBD p.m. EST TV : TBD
Game information First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter
Statistics UAB CLT First downs Plays–yards – – Rushes–yards – – Passing yards Passing: Comp–Att–Int –– –– Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics UAB Passing Rushing Receiving Charlotte Passing Rushing Receiving
Season Games Sellouts W–L (%) Attendance Average Best 2024 3 3 2–1 (.667) 49,431 16,477 17,102
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