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Charlotte uses late comeback to slide past Gardner-Webb at home

September 14, 2024 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — On Saturday night, the Charlotte 49ers football team erased an early 17-0 deficit to come out on top 27-26 over FCS opponent Gardner-Webb in Richardson Stadium. The 49ers (1-2) outscored the Runnin’ Bulldogs […]

Charlotte comes up short in overtime loss to Memphis

November 11, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — The 49ers fell just short of an upset win over Memphis on Saturday as the Tigers pulled through 44-38 in overtime at Jerry Richardson Stadium. A missed 37-yard field goal by Charlotte kicker […]

Charlotte prepares to host Florida Atlantic in ninth meeting since 2015

October 26, 2023 Jesse Deal

Fresh off their first-ever American Athletic Conference win (in a 10-7 victory over ECU), coach Biff Poggi and the Charlotte 49ers will now host Florida Atlantic in a Friday night showdown between two former Conference […]

Charlotte falls to Navy in 14-0 shutout

October 14, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte 49ers’ high hopes for their first-ever American Athletic Conference game at Jerry Richardson Stadium were dashed Saturday afternoon as Navy came away with a 14-0 victory. The shutout loss to the […]

Charlotte hopes to snap 4-loss stretch in home matchup with Navy

October 13, 2023 Jesse Deal

The Charlotte 49ers are set to host the Navy Midshipmen on Homecoming Weekend for the Niners’ first-ever AAC conference game at Jerry Richardson Stadium. Coming off four consecutive losses, the Niners are showing desperation to […]

Charlotte sputters in 41-25 home loss to Georgia State

September 17, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — A quarterback change wasn’t enough to boost Charlotte on Saturday night. Georgia State quarterback Darren Grainger accounted for four touchdowns and 484 of his team’s 564 total yards while running back Marcus Carroll […]

Charlotte runs over SC State in 24-3 season-opening victory

September 2, 2023 Jesse Deal

CHARLOTTE — The Biff Poggi era is alive and well in Charlotte. In their first game since officially joining the American Athletic Conference and with a new head coach, the 49ers put together a convincing […]

Charlotte hosts surging Georgia State Panthers

September 1, 2023 Jesse Deal

In a nonconference series that has gained traction across the past decade, Charlotte and Georgia State are set to face off for the fifth time in nine years as the Panthers come to Jerry Richardson […]

Charlotte hopes for stability after COVID chaos of 2020

August 12, 2021 Shawn Krest

The Charlotte 49ers released their 2020 schedule in January of last year, a month after the first bowl appearance in school history. The team would end up playing just three games on the dates and […]