2020 Charlotte 49ers football team

The 2020 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The 49ers played their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). They were led by second-year head coach Will Healy.

2020 Charlotte 49ers football
ConferenceConference USA
DivisionEast Division
2020 record2–4 (2–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMark Carney (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrandon Cooper (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorMarcus West (2nd season)
Home stadiumJerry Richardson Stadium
(Capacity: 15,314)
2020 Conference USA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Marshall xy  4 –1     7 –3  
Florida Atlantic  4 –2     5 –4  
Western Kentucky  4 –3     5 –7  
Charlotte  2 –2     2 –4  
Middle Tennessee  2 –4     3 –6  
FIU  0 –3     0 –5  
Old Dominion†   –      –  
West Division
UAB xy$  3 –1     6 –3  
UTSA  5 –2     7 –5  
Louisiana Tech  4 –2     5 –4  
North Texas  3 –4     4 –6  
Rice  2 –3     2 –3  
Southern Miss  2 –4     3 –7  
UTEP  0 –4     3 –5  
Championship: UAB 22, Marshall 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Note: † Due to COVID-19, Old Dominion has suspended the 2020 football season.
Rankings from AP Poll.

Previous season

The 49ers finished the 2019 season 7–6, 5–3 in C-USA play to finish in fourth place in the East Division, earning an invite to the program's first bowl game. The 49ers lost 9–31 in the 2019 Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl to the Buffalo Bulls.

Coaching staff

On December 29, Offensive Coordinator Alex Atkins officially left the program to become Offensive Line coach at Florida State.[1] On January 22, Quarterbacks coach Mark Carney was promoted to replace Atkins as Offensive Coordinator, retaining Quarterbacks responsibilities as well.[2] On February 10 two coaches were added to the 49ers staff to replace outgoing Linebackers coach and Special Teams Coordinator Max Thurmond. Richmond Defensive Coordinator Adam Braithwaite joined the staff to coach Linebackers, and former ODU Running Backs and Special Teams Coordinator Charles Bankins joined to oversee Special Teams.[3] On February 17 Texas A&M alum and Offensive Analyst Lee Grimes joined the staff to coach the Offensive Line.[4]

NamePositionSeasons at
Charlotte		Alma Mater
Will HealyHead coach2Richmond (2008)
Marcus WestAssistant Head coach/Co-Defensive coordinator/Defensive line2Memphis (2005)
Mark CarneyOffensive coordinator/Quarterbacks coach2Fordham (2004)
Brandon CooperCo-Defensive coordinator/Safeties2UT Martin (2007)
Charles BankinsSpecial teams coordinator1James Madison (1994)
Adam BraithwaiteLinebackers coach1William and Mary (2002)
Sean DawkinsRunningbacks coach/Run game coordinator2Troy (2007)
Lee GrimesOffensive line coach1Texas A&M (2009)
Montario HardestyWide receivers coach2Tennessee (2010)
Eddie HicksCornerbacks coach2So Miss (2010)
Cody WoodielTight Ends coach2Troy (2012)
Reference:[5]

Recruiting

Position key
Halfback HB Center C Cornerback CB Defensive back DB
Defensive end DE Defensive lineman DL Defensive tackle DT End E
Fullback FB Guard G Halfback HB Kicker K
Kickoff returner KR Offensive tackle OT Offensive lineman OL Linebacker LB
Long snapper LS Punter P Punt returner PR Quarterback QB
Running back RB Safety S Tight end TE Wide receiver WR

Recruiting class

The following recruits and transfers have signed letters of intent or verbally committed to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2020 recruiting year.

Key transfers
Player Position Previous Home Town High School Class Height Weight
Derek Boykins Linebacker S. Carolina Concord, NC Central Cabarrus HS FR 6'-1" 224 lbs
Tre Harbison Running back N. Illinois Shelby, NC Crest HS SR 5'-11" 208 lbs
Issac Hampton Defensive tackle Miami Charlotte, NC Mallard Creek HS RJR 6'-0" 296 lbs
Hunter Kelly Offensive lineman Penn St. Langhorne, PA Neshaminy HS RSR 6'-2" 310 lbs
Josiah So'a Defensive tackle Vanderbilt San Diego, CA Kearny HS RJR 6'-2.5" 285 lbs
Antone Williams Safety Duke Atlanta, GA Woodward Academy SO 6'-0" 170 lbs

Preferred walk-ons
PlayerPosition Home Town High SchoolHeightWeight
D.J. BagwellOffensive linemanKings Mountain, NCKings Mountain HS6'-3"295 lbs
Jake ClemonsAthleteChristiansburg, VAChristiansburg HS'6-6"220 lbs
Christopher HoustonRunning backMidlothian, VAFork Union5'-9"180 lbs
Whit KaneWide receiverWake Forest, NCHeritage HS5'-11"165 lbs
Bryce KennonWide receiver/Tight EndWaxhaw, NCMarvin Ridge HS'6-4"210 lbs
Keegan WilliamsRunningbackMt. Pleasant, SCOceanside Collegiate Academy'5-9"185 lbs

Players

Roster
2020 Charlotte 49ers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 0 Trexler Ivey Fr
QB 2 Dominique Schoffner RJr
QB 3 Chris Reynolds  (C) RJr
WR 4 Cameron Dollar RJr
RB 5 Aaron McAllister RSr
WR 6 Tre’ Goode So
WR 7 Braylin Johnson Fr
WR 8 Rico Arnold RSo
WR 9 Victor Tucker RJr
QB 10 Daniel Ratliff RSo
QB 11 Preston Brown RFr
TE 12 Donta Armstrong Fr
RB 13 Terrick Smalls Jr. RSo
WR 14 Whit Kane  Fr
WR 15 Justin Jeffrey RSo
WR 16 Kendric Blake RFr
QB 17 Ford Werness RSo
TE 18 Taylor Thompson Fr
WR 19 Josh Curry RSo
RB 20 Calvin Camp RJr
RB 21 Elijah Turner  Fr
RB 22 Tre Harbison
WR 23 Micaleous Elder So
WR 25 Chavon McEachern Fr
RB 26 Dekerius Thompson Fr
RB 27 Mckinley Nelson Jr
TE 29 Rickey Kofed RJr
RB 30 Keegan Williams Fr
WR 32 Bryce Kennon Fr
WR 33 Chris Houston Fr
OL 52 Jonny King Fr
OL 54 Gage Welborn RSo
OL 55 Jaxon Hughes RFr
OL 57 Ashton Gist Jr
OL 63 Jacob Webb RJr
OL 64 D.J. Bagwell Fr
OL 68 Jaelin Fisher (C) RSr
OL 69 Dejan Rasuo RSo
OL 70 D'Mitri Emmanuel RJr
OL 71 Arabee Muslim Fr
OL 72 Cameron Clark Fr
OL 75 Jonathan Timmons RSr
OL 76 Ty'kieast Crawford Fr
OL 78 Hunter Kelly
OL 79 Panda Askew Fr
TE 80 Christian Roberson
WR 81 Tyler Ringwood RSr
TE 82 Jaylen Williams RFr
WR 83 Chris Wiggins RSo
TE 84 Jake Clemons Fr
TE 85 Ryan Carriere RSr
TE 86 Moss Saccomanno RJr
WR 87 Chylon Thomas Jr
TE 88 Jacob Hunt Jr
WR 89 Quinton Patten RFr
WR 90 Austin Riley Fr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 0 Antone Williams
DB 1 Jacione Fugate RSr
LB 2 Brelin Faison-Walden Sr
DB 3 Trey Creamer RJr
LB 4 Lance McMillian RSo
LB 5 Tyler Murray RJr
DB 6 Soloman Rogers So
DB 7 Robert Cheatham RSr
DB 8 Nafees Lyon
DE 10 Tyriq Harris (C)
DB 12 Shedrick Ursery Fr
DB 13 Briston Bennett Fr
LB 14 Derek Boykins RFr
DB 15 Dajeun Gibson Fr
DB 16 Comanche Francisco Fr
LB 17 Luke Martin Sr
LB 18 Prince Bemah  RFr
DB 21 LaDamion Hunt RJr
DB 23 Matt Martinez RSo
DB 24 Lacy Williams RFr
DB 27 Bryson Whitehead RFr
DB 28 Ben Deluca (C)
DB 29 Jonnie Pitman RSo
DB 30 Marcus Robitaille So
DB 31 Trey Bly RFr
LB 33 Jaylon Sharpe So
LB 34 Javonte Misenheimer RJr
DB 35 Myles Hunt RSo
DB 36 Anthony Jackson Fr
DB 38 Kendric Ivey Jr
LB 39 George Maya RJr
DE 40 Markees Watts  Jr
LB 42 Tiaseer Rambert RFr
DB 43 Ryan Braithwaite RJr
DE 44 Jaxon Hughes RFr
DB 46 Dillon Overholt  RSo
DT 47 Khalil Presley RSr
DT 48 Barutti Mazangu Fr
DB 50 Darion Smith Fr
LB 51 Peter Agabe Sr
DL 53 Michael Kelly RFr
DL 56 Jordan Moore Fr
DL 57 Siah Sa'o
DL 58 Johnny Ray RSr
LB 59 B.J. Turner RSo
DL 60 Bryan Wallace RSo
LB 66 Cole Hopkins RSo
DL 74 Tim Baten RJr
DL 90 Dez Morgan Fr
DE 91 Corey Mobley RJr
DL 92 Desmond Stewart Sr
DE 93 Emmanuel White RJr
DE 94 Isaiah Belk RSo
DL 95 Rayshaad Roddy Jr
DL 96 Isaac Hampton RJr
DE 97 Damon Weldon RSo
DL 98 Timmy Horne RSr
DE 99 Taylor Chandler RSo
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 11 Jonathan Cruz Jr
P 19 Connor Bowler RJr
K 37 Max Bilstein RFr
LS 41 Doug McLaughlin So
P 44 Zach Nicholson RSo
LS 50 Colby Garfield Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Marcus West (Memphis)
    Assistant Head Coach/Co-Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line
  • Charles Bankins (James Madison)
    Special Teams Coordinator
  • Mark Carney (Fordham)
    Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
  • Brandon Cooper (Tennessee–Martin)
    Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties
  • Adam Braithwaite (William & Mary)
    Linebackers
  • Sean Dawkins (Troy)
    Run Game Coordinator/Running Backs
  • Lee Grimes (Texas A&M)
    Offensive Line
  • Montario Hardesty (Tennessee)
    Wide Receivers
  • Eddie Hicks (Southern Miss.)
    Cornerbacks
  • Cody Woodiel (Troy)
    Tight Ends
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 2, 2020

Depth chart

Awards and honors

Preseason
Awards Watch List Player Position Year
Biletnikoff Award[6] Victor Tucker WR JR
Outland Trophy[7] Jaelin Fisher C RSR
Wuerffel Trophy[8] Tyriq Harris DE Grad
Maxwell Award[9] Chris Reynolds QB RJR
Manning Award[10] Chris Reynolds QB RJR
Preseason All-CUSA Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-Conference USA First Team[11] Ben DeLuca S RSR
Preseason All-Conference USA First Team[11] Markees Watts DE JR

In season
Awards Watch List Player Position Year
Campbell Trophy Finalist[12][13] Tyriq Harris DE Grad
Rimington Trophy[14] Jaelin Fisher OL RSR
FWAA Freshman all-America Watch List[15] Taylor Thompson TE FR
Award Player Position Year Game
Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week[16] Tyler Murray LB RJR Appalachian State
Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week[17] Aaron McAllister RB RSR North Texas
Wearing Jersey #49PositionGame
D'Mitri EmmanuelOffensive LinemanAppalachian State
Cameron DollarWide ReceiverFlorida Atlantic
Luke MartinLinebackerNorth Texas
Jalen AllenOffensive LinemanUTEP
Tyler MurrayLinebackerDuke
Western Kentucky
FIU
Middle Tennessee
Marshall

Schedule

Charlotte originally had games scheduled against Norfolk State and Tennessee, which were canceled due to their respective conferences' decisions on the COVID-19 pandemic.[18][19] The game with Duke was originally scheduled for Thursday September 17 but was moved to Saturday October 31.[20]

On Saturday August 8th it was announced that the 49ers would play the UNC Chapel Hill Tar Heels on September 19 in Chapel Hill[21] On August 10 fellow Conference USA member Old Dominion suspended all fall sports, creating another opening on the 49ers' schedule.[22] Appalachian State was added to the schedule on August 12.[23]

On September 14 the home opener against Georgia State was moved from a 6:00 p.m. to noon start time and also moved from ESPN3 to ESPNU.[24] On September 17, Charlotte announced they had canceled their game at North Carolina scheduled for September 19 due to the impact that contact tracing quarantine has had on a key position group. Several members of the Charlotte offensive line were placed into quarantine following the University's COVID-19 contact tracing protocols, effectively depleting that unit.[25] On September 21 the Conference USA opener against Florida Atlantic was moved from a 6:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. start time and also moved from ESPN3 to ESPNU.[26] On Friday, September 25, Georgia State postponed Charlotte's home opener the next day due to contact tracing issues with a player on their team testing positive for COVID-19.[27] ESPNU picked up Charlotte's games against North Texas and the home opener against FIU, moving both games to 8:00 p.m. starting time.[28][29] On October 15, FIU postponed their game at Charlotte due to COVID-19 contact tracing player availability issues, marking the sixth game lost for the 49ers in the season and the second time that the home opening was delayed.[30]

On November 3 it was announced that Charlotte had added a home game with Gardner-Webb for November 14.[31] On November 4 CUSA rescheduled the previously postponed FIU conference matchup to December 5.[32] On November 6 Charlotte had to postpone it's away game with Middle Tennessee after several players had positive COVID-19 tests.[33] On November 13 Gardner-Webb canceled their game for the next day due to COVID-19 cases on their team.[34] Charlotte Postponed it's game with Marshall om November 16 due to COVID-19 issues on the team.[35] To clear COVID-19 related quarantine issues Charlotte's home game against Western Kentucky was moved to the following Tuesday morning, December 1, 2020 at 10:30 a.m.[36]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12Noonat Appalachian State*
ESPN2L 20–350
October 34:00 p.m.at Florida Atlantic
ESPNUL 17–215,657
October 108:00 p.m.at North Texas
ESPNUW 49–216,864
October 24NoonUTEP
  • Jerry Richardson Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
ESPN+W 38–281,042
October 317:00 p.m.at Duke*
ACCRSNL 19–530
December 612:00 p.m.Western Kentucky
  • Jerry Richardson Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
ESPN3L 19–370

    [37]

    Television

    Charlotte 49ers home games and conference road games will be broadcast through Conference USA's television partners ESPN, CBS Sports, and Stadium.[37]

    Radio

    Radio coverage for all games is 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 with sideline reports.[38]

    Preseason media poll

    No Conference USA Preseason Media Poll has been released as of September 2, 2020.

    Game summaries

    Appalachian State Mountaineers
    See also: 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team
    Charlotte at Appalachian State
    1 234Total
    49ers 7 3100 20
    • Mountaineers 0 14714 35

    Charlotte would strike first with a Tre Harbison run into the end zone but App would tie the game and then go up a touchdown in the second quarter. Jonathan Cruz would tack on a field goal before the half leaving App with only a four-point lead. The fog and rain would continue to plague both teams in the nearly empty stadium as Cruz would add another field goal late in the third to bring the score difference to a single digit, but on the next series App stretched the lead back out to eight points only to have Charlotte's Aaron McAllister get it back to within a point on a 97-yard kick off return. App would again take their lead out to eight points early in the fourth quarter as Charlotte still couldn't find it's offensive rhythm in the second half. A late touchdown by App made the score difference fifteen points but didn't change the outcome of the game as the 49ers would drop the season opener 20 to 35.

    Top performances were dominated by the Mountaineers and included quarterback Zac Thomas who passed for 204 yards and 1 touchdown with 1 interception. Running back Marcus Williams had 14 carries for 117 yards and a touchdown. Receiver Thomas Hennigan had 5 receptions for 120 yards and a touchdown.

    Game notes:

    • Aaron McAllister's 3rd quarter 97 yard kickoff return set a new program record in that category, topping Mike Hunter's 96-yard return in the Chowan game in 2013.
    • McAllister now owns two program records, longest kickoff return and longest run (89 yards at WKU in 2017).
    • Game attendance by non-game officials, teams and players was prohibited by the state government due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    • Troy transfer redshirt junior linebacker Tyler Murray capped an impressive debut in Niner green with a Conference USA Defensive Player of the Week Award.[16]
    • The ESPN broadcast crew created a minor controversy complaining about the supposed lack of contrasting colors for Charlotte's new away jersey numbers.[45]
    • Additional controversy occurred after the game when an Appalachian State assistant coach posed with App. St. players displaying obscene hand gestures while holding a Charlotte related sign. App. St. Head Coach Shawn Clark would call Charlotte Coach Will Healy to offer an apology for the incident.[46]

    Florida Atlantic Owls
    See also: 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
    Charlotte at Florida Atlantic
    1 234Total
    49ers 10 007 17
    • Owls 0 0210 21
    • Date: October 3, 2020
    • Location: FAU Stadium
      Boca Raton, FL
    • Game start: 4:02 p.m. EDT
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 20 minutes
    • Game attendance: 5,657
    • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Drizzle • Wind: SSE 10 MPH
    • Referee: Billy Williams
    • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey and Jay Walker

    Charlotte would open conference play after two unexpected weeks off visiting their second defending conference champs. Charlotte would go up by 10 points in the 1st quarter, but two long missed field goals by Jonathan Cruz, one in the 2nd quarter and the other off the first drive of the 3rd quarter, would come back to hurt the Niners later. After a scoreless 2nd quarter Charlotte would take a shutout lead into the halftime. Shortly before the halfway point of the 3rd quarter the Owls would finally find the end zone and with under 3 minutes left in the quarter would find it again for their first lead. A Charlotte fumble on the next series would give FAU their third touchdown of the quarter. Early in the 4th quarter Charlotte would get the game into a single score affair again. Charlotte would get into the redzone on the final drive of the game but two sacks of Chris Reynolds would lead to time running out as the Niners would lose 17 to 21.

    FAU quarterback Nick Tronti would dominate passing and rushing yards with 98 yards through the air for 2 touchdowns and 10 carries for 94 yards on the ground and a third touchdown. T.J. Chase would have 3 receptions for 31 yards and a touchdown.

    Game notes:

    • First time in the 6 game series that the home team has won.
    • Chris Reynolds would become the 2nd 49er to cross the 4000 passing yard career mark (4191 yards), second only to Matt Johnson's 5405 passing yards.
    • Reynolds would become the 2nd Niner to throw for more than 300 yards in a game for the 3rd time (314 yards). Johnson holds the record with 4 games of more than 300 passing yards.
    • Victor Tucker recorded his 9th career game with more than 100 receiving yards, 2nd all time to Austin Duke who holds the record with 13 100 yard games.

    North Texas Mean Green
    See also: 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team
    Charlotte at North Texas
    1 234Total
    • 49ers 7 141414 49
    Mean Green 0 777 21
    • Date: October 10, 2020
    • Location: Apogee Stadium
      Denton, TX
    • Game start: 7:02 p.m. CDT
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 34 minutes
    • Game attendance: 6,864
    • Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: SE 3 MPH
    • Referee: Rodney Burnette
    • TV announcers (ESPNU): Roy Philpott and Kelly Stouffer

    North Texas was looking to avenge their 1-point loss to the 49ers from the previous year, but Charlotte would score on their first possession of the game and lead through to the end of regulation. North Texas would get the game to within a single score in the 2nd quarter, but Charlotte would steadily begin to pull away over the course of the rest of the game despite North Texas putting up substantial numbers behind the scoring combo of Aune and Darden.

    North Texas Quarterback Austin Aune passed for 382 yards, 3 touchdowns and an interception. Charlotte rusher Aaron McAllister had 12 carries for 140 yards and a touchdown. The Mean Green's Jaelon Darden had 13 receptions for 244 yards and 3 touchdowns.

    Game notes:

    • 49 points are the most Charlotte has scored against a Conference USA opponent.
    • Charlotte also set new conference single game records for touchdowns (7) and total yards of offense (599).
    • Aaron McAllister's 140 yard performance moved him into 3rd place all-time in rushing for the 49ers with 1,404 career yards on the ground.
    • McAllister's performance earned him the Conference USA Offenisve Player of the Week Award.[17]
    • Victor Tucker moved into 2nd place in all-time 49ers receiving yards with 1,798 career yards.

    UTEP Miners
    See also: 2020 UTEP Miners football team
    UTEP at Charlotte
    1 234Total
    Miners 7 7014 28
    • 49ers 7 7717 38
    • Date: October 24, 2020
    • Location: Jerry Richardson Stadium
      Charlotte, NC
    • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
    • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
    • Game attendance: 1,042
    • Game weather: Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 0 MPH
    • Referee: Jonathan Noli
    • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Friedman and Reggie Walker

    Charlotte's long delayed home opener finally occurred as the Miners looked to avenge their home loss from the previous season to the "other" pick axe wielding team. Charlotte would strike first but UTEP would flip the lead near the half before Charlotte's late score had both teams tied at the break. The second half didn't get rolling until late in the third quarter when Charlotte would regain the lead. Charlotte would pad their lead with a Jonathan Cruz field goal early in the final quarter. With less than five minutes left in the game both offenses would suddenly come alive in a flurry of five late touchdowns, but their three turnovers in this game would keep the Miners fruitless all-time in the Eastern Time Zone as Charlotte would get the opening home win, 38 to 28.

    Top performances of the game include Charlotte's Chris Reynolds, who threw for 185 yards and 2 touchdowns. The 49ers' Aaron McAllister would have 68 yards on 8 carries with 2 touchdowns. UTEP's Justin Garett had 9 receptions for 107 yards and 2 touchdowns.

    Game Notes:

    • UTEP is now 0-26-1 in the Eastern Time Zone All-time.
    • Ben DeLuca's 9 tackles in the game made him the 2nd 49er to cross the 300 career tackles mark, six tackles shy of Jeff Gemmell's record set during the previous season.

    Duke Blue Devils
    See also: 2020 Duke Blue Devils football team
    Charlotte at Duke
    1 234Total
    49ers 0 766 19
    • Blue Devils 17 71316 53

    Duke scored quickly and often to defend their home field, going up 24 points before Charlotte could answer with their own first touchdown shortly before the half. Duke would continue to trade scores and defend their lead into the fourth quarter when a second scoring explosion from the Blue Devils put the comeback hopes of the 49ers permanently to rest. The final score was Duke 53 to Charlotte's 19.

    Top performances for the game included Charlotte's Chris Reynolds, who threw for 171 yards and a touchdown. Duke's Mataeo Durant had 12 carries for 104 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Blue Devil's Jalon Calhoun had 4 receptions for 36 yards and a touchdown.

    Game notes:

    • Charlotte dominated time of possession with the ball in their hands for more than 42 minutes of the game.
    • The 17-play drive that resulted in Charlotte's first touchdown of the game is the longest drive in program history.
    • Ben DeLuca's 6 tackles in the game tied him with Jeff Gemmell's 306 tackles for the 49ers all-time tackles record.
    • Tyler Murray's 8 solo tackles in the game has given him 42 tackles on the season (23 solo tackles).
    • Markees Watt's sack in this game moved him past 10 career sacks. The only 49ers previously with greater than 10 career sacks are NFL players Alex Highsmith and Larry Ogunjobi.
    • Chris Reynolds became the first 49er to pass for 1000 yards in three seasons.

    Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
    See also: 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
    Western Kentucky at Charlotte
    1 234Total
    Hilltoppers 0 000 0
    49ers 0 000 0

    Game notes:

    • Originally scheduled for November 28 but was postponed by Charlotte due to COVID-19 related issues.[36]
    • First Tuesday game in program history.
    • First time Charlotte has played a regular season game in the month of December.
    • First time Charlotte has had a greater than one week break in playing during a season. In this case three weeks.
    • Charlotte did not play for the entirety of the month of November.

    FIU Panthers
    See also: 2020 FIU Panthers football team
    FIU at Charlotte
    1 234Total
    Panthers 0 000 0
    49ers 0 000 0
    • Sources:

    Game notes:

    • Originally scheduled for October 17 but was postponed by FIU due to COVID-19 related issues on their team.[32]

    Attendance

    Due to the loss of the Norfolk State and ODU games Charlotte lost two of their normally six scheduled home games. Due to UNC Charlotte cancelling in-person classes until at least October 1, 2020; it was announced that no attendance would be allowed for the first home game against Georgia State on September 26, 2020.[72] Charlotte's home games were effectively cut in half when Georgia State postponed Charlotte's home opener on September 26 due to contact tracing issues on their team with a COVID-19 positive tested player.[27] With the state government announcement at the beginning of October that large venue gatherings could begin at 7% venue capacity, the 49ers announced that for their two October home games (FIU and UTEP) they would allow a maximum capacity in Jerry Richardson Stadium of 1,047 persons, to be limited to players' and coaches' family members, special guests of the University, and students. Attendance remained limited to 1,047 persons for the rescheduled WKU game in December.[36]

    Season Games Sellouts W–L (%) Attendance Average Best
    2020101–0 (1.000)1,0421,0421,042

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