2018 Charlotte 49ers football team

2018 Charlotte 49ers football
Conference Conference USA
Division East Division
2018 record 2–3 (1–1 C-USA)
Head coach Brad Lambert (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Shane Montgomery (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Glenn Spencer (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator Chip West (1st season)
Home stadium Jerry Richardson Stadium
(Capacity: 15,314)
2018 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
FIU  2 –0     4 –2  
Middle Tennessee  2 –1     3 –3  
Marshall  2 –1     4 –2  
Charlotte  2 –1     3 –3  
Florida Atlantic  1 –1     3 –3  
Western Kentucky  0 –2     1 –5  
Old Dominion  0 –4     1 –6  
West Division
UAB  3 –0     5 –1  
Louisiana Tech  2 –1     4 –2  
North Texas  2 –1     6 –1  
UTSA  2 –1     3 –4  
Southern Miss  1 –1     2 –3  
UTEP  0 –2     0 –6  
Rice  0 –3     1 –6  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 49ers play their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, NC, and compete in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They will be led by sixth-year head coach Brad Lambert.

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2017 season 1–11, 1–7 in C-USA play to finish in last place in the East Division.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Wuerffel Trophy[1] Juwan Foggie LB SR

Preseason All-CUSA team

Conference USA released their preseason all-CUSA team on July 16, 2018 with the 49ers having one player selected.[2]

Preseason media poll

Conference USA released their preseason media poll on July 17, 2018, with the 49ers predicted to finish in last place in the East Division.[3]

East Division
Predicted finish Team
1Florida Atlantic
2Marshall
3Middle Tennessee
4FIU
5Western Kentucky
6Old Dominion
7Charlotte

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.Fordham*
ESPN+W 34–109,240
September 86:00 p.m.Appalachian State*
  • Jerry Richardson Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
ESPN+L 9–4519,151
September 13[lower-alpha 1]4:00 p.m.Old Dominion
  • Jerry Richardson Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
ESPN3W 28–258,204
September 223:30 p.m.at UMass*
ELVNL 31–4910,086
September 297:00 p.m.at UAB
ESPN3L 7–2825,395
October 133:30 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Jerry Richardson Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
ESPN+
October 203:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee
ESPN3
October 272:00 p.m.Southern Miss
  • Jerry Richardson Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
ESPN3
November 3at Tennessee*
November 102:30 p.m.at Marshall
ESPN+
November 172:00 p.m.FIU
  • Jerry Richardson Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
ESPN3
November 246:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
Stadium
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ↑ This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up two days in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

Fordham

1 2 3 4 Total
Rams 0 7 3 0 10
49ers 3 10 7 14 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

The Defense led the way with 4 sacks and held Fordham to -9 Rushing yard. Redshirt Freshman Chris Reynolds started his first career game and had 267 yards passing and 1 touchdown, and Benny Lemay had 135 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns

Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Mountaineers 10 14 7 14 45
49ers 0 9 0 0 9
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Old Dominion

1 2 3 4 Total
Monarchs 6 6 6 7 25
49ers 7 6 8 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2017 L, 0–6

at UMass

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 10 7 14 31
Minutemen 28 7 7 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at UAB

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0 0 0 7 7
Blazers 14 7 0 7 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2017 W, 25–24

Western Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Hilltoppers 0
49ers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 L, 14–45

at Middle Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0
Blue Raiders 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2017 L, 21–35

Southern Miss

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles 0
49ers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 L, 21–66

at Tennessee

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0
Volunteers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Marshall

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0
Thundering Herd 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 L, 3–14

FIU

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
49ers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2017 L, 29–30

at Florida Atlantic

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 0
Owls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2017 L, 12–31

References

  1. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  2. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/16/football-fb-2018-preseason-awards.aspx
  3. ↑ http://conferenceusa.com/news/2018/7/17/football-fb-preseason-media-poll.aspx
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