The 2024 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 49ers played their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and competed in their second season as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

The 49ers were led by second-year head coach Biff Poggi for their first 10 games. Poggi was fired two days after a 59–24 loss to South Florida, with tight ends coach/associate head coach Tim Brewster being named interim head coach.

Coaching staff On December 4, offensive line coach and assistant head coach Kyle DeVan accepted the offensive line coach job at his alma mater, Oregon State. On December 7 the 49ers announced the hiring of 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. On January 8, North Carolina defensive analyst Ty Greenwood was named cornerbacks coach.

Name Position Seasons atCharlotte Alma mater Previous Biff Poggi Head coach 2 Duke (1984) Associate head coach (Michigan) Tim Brewster Associate head coach/tight ends coach 1 Illinois (1983) Tight ends (Colorado) Jonathon Jacobson Assistant head coach/senior advisor 2 Penn (1984) Chairman of HighSage Ventures Mike Miller Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach 2 UAB (2014) Co-offensive coordinator/Tight ends (Maryland) Ryan Osborn Defensive coordinator/outside linebackers coach 2 Bridgewater State (2010) Defensive assistant (Baltimore Ravens) Jason Barnes Wide receivers coach 1 So. Car. (2010) Offensive Analyst (Coastal Car.) Wayne Dorsey Defensive line coach 2 Ole Miss (2018) Defensive line coach (Saint Frances Academy) Greg Froelich Running backs coach/special teams coordinator 2 Michigan (2017) Special teams analyst (Illinois) Ty Greenwood Cornerbacks coach 1 Delaware St (2004) Defensive analyst (North Carolina) Greer Martini Linebackers coach 2 Notre Dame (2018) Graduate assistant (LSU) John Morookian Offensive line 2 Toledo (2011) Offensive analyst (Michigan) Justin Sanders Safeties coach 2 Illinois (2012) Defensive backs coach (Texas Southern)Reference:

Recruiting

Recruiting class The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2024 recruiting year.

Key transfers Al-Ma'hi AliDefensive backSaint FrancisPhiladelphia, PASaint Frances AcademyJR5'-11"175 lbsSammy Anderson Jr.CornerbackCincinnatiDayton, OHTrotwood-MadisonRS-JR6'-2"170 lbsO'Mega BlakeWide receiverEast CarolinaRock Hill, SCSouth PointeRS-JR6'-2"180 lbsTrevon BookerCornerbackCampbellIndianapolis, INLawrence CentralSR6'-1"175 lbsMax BrownQuarterbackFloridaTulsa, OKLincoln Christian SchoolRS-FR6'-3"200 lbsEltayeb BushraSafetyFairmont StateHerndon, VAHerndonJR6'-2"200 lbsDre ButlerDefensive linemanMichigan StateCovington, GANewtonGS6'-5"300 lbsCJ ClinkscalesCornerbackBoston CollegeBuford, GABufordRS-FR5'-7"173 lbsMo Clipper Jr.Inside offensive linemanTennesseeAlpharetta, GAMiltonRS-FR6'-4"305 lbsAntonio Cotman Jr.CornerbackVirginia TechColonial Heights, VALife Christian AcademyFR6'-2"192 lbsDerrick EdwardsSafetyLouisvilleCocoa, FLSpace CoastRS-SO5'-11"175 lbsTyler GibsonOffensive tackleGeorgia TechAlpharetta, GAJohns CreekRS-FR6'-5"288 lbsMontez GreenWide receiverBridgewaterGreenville, NCJH RoseSO6'-1"180 lbsJonny HassardOffensive tackleUMassMount Ulla, NCWest RowanSR6'-4"275 lbsWilliam Hawkins IVWide receiverMiami (FL)Wake Forest, NCHeritageRS-FR6'-4"205 lbsJordan HermanOffensive tackleFloridaHutchinson, KSFort MillRS-SO6'-8"370 lbsAdam HopkinsCornerbackColoradoThomasville, GAThomas County CentralFR5'-11"174 lbsAidan KalerLinebackerStony BrookSayville, NYSayvilleSR6'-2"230 lbsBronson LongPlacekickerSouth Dakota MinesGothenburg, NEGothenburgRS-FR6'-4"200 lbsD'Andre MartinEDGESouth CarolinaColonial Heights, VALife Christian AcademyRS-FR6'-4"306 lbsMitchell MayesOffensive tackleClemsonRaleigh, NCLeesville RoadSR6'-3.5"305 lbsTreyveon McGeeSafetyIowa StateDetroit, MIYpsilantiRS-JR6'-2"205 lbsAvery MorrisLinebackerUTSAHumble, TXAtascocitaSR6'-2"204 lbsCartevious NortonRunning backIowa StateWaycross, GAWare CountySO5'-11"210 lbsJustin OlsonWide receiverMiddle TennesseeHuntersville, NCNorth MecklenburgSR6'-2"190 lbsAnthony RomphfCornerbackWestern MichiganSouthfield, MISouthfieldRS-JR6'-0"180 lbsXavier SimmonsLinebackerMissouriGreensboro, NCNorthwest GuilfordRS-FR6'-3"225 lbsStephen Sings VEDGEAuburnCharlotte, NCChambersJR6'-3"225 lbsJordan Spasojevic-MokoInside offensive linemanTexas A&MBrisbane, Queensland, AustraliaBrisbane RhinosRS-JR6'-5"300 lbsDonovan SpellmanOffensive tackleAppalachian StateClayton, NCKnightdaleSO6'-4"210 lbsCJ StokesRunning backMichiganColumbia, SCHammond SchoolSO5'-10"188 lbsAndre WashingtonQuarterbackSouth Carolina StateHopkins, SCRidge ViewFR6'-4"215 lbsChantz WilliamsEDGEMiami (FL)Orange Park, FLOakleafJR6'-4"240 lbs

Departing players

Outgoing transfers John Anderson S None Panda Askew IOL East Carolina Brian Bates LB Delaware State Carson Black QB Catawba Micah Bowens QB Bethune–Cookman Derek Boykins LB None Jaden Bradley WR UNLV Tymere Burton LB East Mississippi CC TJ Butler EDGE None Shadrick Byrd RB Withdrawn Nico Crawford LS Pittsburgh Jordan Daniels OL Western Carolina Ephraim Deese DL Iowa Western CC Damani Dent S Mississippi Gulf Coast CC Keoni Denny LB None Elisha Edwards WR Keiser Dontez Fagan CB West Virginia Charlie Fish WR Wisconsin–La Crosse Marshall Futrell OL Slippery Rock Ja'Khi Green OT UConn Jai'Lun Hampton OL UT Martin Jack Hestera WR Utah State Nikhai Hill-Green LB Colorado Kameron Howard S Alabama Miguel Jackson DL Utah State Andrew Jacobs WR Youngstown State Demetrius Knight Jr. LB South Carolina Manning Lasso WR None Rene Miller OL None Arabee Muslim OT None Doug Newsome CB UT Martin Omari Orgertrice S Johnson C. Smith Steven Parker S Alabama A&M Quinten Patten WR None BJ Ragland DL Chattanooga Durell Robinson RB UConn Micah Sumpter OT East Tennessee State Roger Walters WR Iowa Western CC Issac Washington DL Grambling State Ezekiel Zeff DL None

Notes

Graduation

Roster

Depth chart

Awards and honors Preseason Jim Thorpe AwardDontae BalfourDBJR

In Season

AAC Special Teams Player of the WeekMichael O'ShaughnessyPGRGWUAAC Offensive Player of the WeekO'Mega BlakeWRJRFAUAAC Special Teams Player of the WeekStephen RusnakKJRFAUAAC Special Teams Player of the WeekMichael O'ShaughnessyPGRUAB

Postseason

AAC All-Conference Second TeamO'Mega BlakeWRRJRAAC All-Conference Third TeamDemon ClowneyDLRJRAAC All-Conference Third TeamStephen RusnakPKRJR

All Conference Honorable Mentions:

Offense: OL – Kendall Stanley, R-So.

Defense: DB – Dontae Balfour, Jr.

Schedule

Television Charlotte 49ers home games and conference road games are broadcast through the American Athletics Conference's television partners ESPN, and ABC Sports.

Radio 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 providing sideline reports.

Preseason poll The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at AAC Media Day on July 23, 2024.

First place votes in ()

Media poll 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 summaries James Madison

Statistics JMUCLT 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 StatisticsJames 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 TDCharlotte 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

at North Carolina

Statistics CLTUNC 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 StatisticsCharlotte Passing Max Brown 8/12, 175 yards Rushing Hahsaun Wilson 8 carries, 29 yards Receiving Jairus Mack 5 receptions, 118 yardsNorth 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 (FCS)

Statistics GWEBCLT 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 StatisticsGardner–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 TDCharlotte 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

at Indiana

Statistics CLTIU 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 StatisticsCharlotte Passing Trexler Ivey 14/23, 119 yards, TD Rushing Cartevious Norton 11 carries, 58 yards Receiving Jarius Mack 3 receptions, 36 yardsIndiana Passing Kurtis Rourke 16/20, 258 yards, TD Rushing Justice Ellison 9 carries, 58 yards, TD Receiving Myles Price 3 receptions, 77 yards

at Rice

Statistics CLTRICE 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 StatisticsCharlotte 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 TDRice 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

Statistics ECUCLT 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 StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Jake Garcia 6/8, 111 yards, TD, INT Rushing London Montgomery 3 carries, 56 yards, TD Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 82 yardsCharlotte Passing Deshawn Purdie 13/22, 206 yards Rushing Hahsaun Wilson 15 carries, 164 yards, 3 TD Receiving Jairus Mack 3 receptions, 81 yards

at No. 25 Navy

Statistics CLTNAVY 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 StatisticsCharlotte 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

at Memphis

Statistics CLTMEM First downs 13 23 Plays–yards 52–303 80–424 Rushes–yards 30–113 48–212 Passing yards 190 212 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–22–2 20–32–1 Time of possession 23:20 36:40