ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. This time he would connect from 35 yards away to end the half. Kalif Phillips would tack on his third rushing touchdown early in the second quarter on another 6 yard run. Three plays later the Owls fumbled for their fifth turnover. On the third play of Charlotte's next drive, Lee McNeill would fumble on a sack by Parnell Williams. The score at the half was Charlotte up 7 to 0. With the rain now coming down steady, the turnovers continued to mount for both teams as the 49ers' Lee McNeill tossed his second interception of the game on the second series of the half, only to have the Owls fumble for a third time three plays later. Two plays later Charlotte's Demarrell Alexander would score his second rushing touchdown on a 63-yard breakaway run. Ricks. Charlotte would go 3-and-out on their next possession and return the ball to the Eagles; but on their next play Malcolm Bell's pass attempt would fall into the hands of the 49ers' defensive end Tank Norman. Charlotte Nose Tackle Larry Ogunjobi had 11 tackles including 4 for a loss. After Charlotte fumbled away the ball on the opening play of the next series, facing a renewed effort from Charlotte's defense, Marshall would turn the ball over on downs. In the second quarter a thirteen play drive which started on ODU's late first quarter fumble would result in a Blake Brewer 31 yard field goal. The teams would head to the second quarter with The Citadel up 21 to 7. Halfway through the quarter Bucs quarterback Daniel Crohgan would stretch Charleston Southern's lead with a 3-yard touchdown run. Midway through the third quarter Blake Brewer added a 27-yard field goal, and then late in the quarter Stephen Muscarello would add a 22-yard field goal. N.C. Central Receiver Adrian Wilkins had 7 receptions for 129 yards and a touchdown. Top performers for the game were Charlotte quarterback Matt Johnson, who passed for 358 yards and 4 touchdowns. On the first play of the next drive, the Niners' Branden Dozier intercepted Lucas Beatty's pass and returned the ball 39 yards for the touchdown and the lead. Former Carolina Panther, Kevin Donnalley, who had been part of the conditioning staff and radio broadcast team, took over Offensive Line coaching duties.[2][3]. On the 49ers' next possession Brewer would miss from 43 yards away. The 49ers would march down the field on the very next series and tie the score on a Blake Brewer 27 yard field goal. Charlotte Running Back Kalif Phillips had 10 carries for 41 yards and 3 touchdowns. The second half of scoring would start as slow as the first half, but a Kalif Phillips 1 yard rushing touchdown would be the first of three touchdowns for both him and the 49ers in the third quarter. With two and a half minutes left, on the first play of their next drive, Matt Johnson would connect an 80-yard touchdown pass with Austin Duke to get the Niners to within three. Charlotte had 7 and FAU 5. Coastal would score on their first drive with an Alex Ross 3 yard rushing touchdown. The 2014 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (also called Charlotte or UNC Charlotte) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. He has worn the #49 jersey four times during his career, which is the most of any player so far. Top performers for the game were Wesley quarterback Joe Callahan, who passed for 356 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. The score heading to the second quarter was 49ers 23, Golden Bulls 0. From breaking news to in-depth analysis, get expert coverage from the best newsroom in sports, all personally delivered and ad-free. On their next possession the Dukes would complete a twelve play drive with a Vad Lee 8 yard touchdown pass to Ishmael Hyman. Later in the half Charlotte's Kalif Phillips would break away for a 36-yard touchdown run. On their next drive the Chants would return the favor on an Osharmar Abercrombie 4 yard touchdown run. On their next drive the Panthers found the endzone for the first time on a Nick Arbuckle 24-yard pass to Taz Bateman. Both teams would enter over time at 27 points all. On the next series Charleston Southern would cap a 15 play, clock-eating drive, with an Austin Brown 5 yard touchdown pass to Nathan Perera to regain the lead. On the first drive of the second quarter, Charlotte quarterback Lee McNeill threw an interception to Florida Atlantic's Jalen Young. The game would end with the first shutout in Charlotte program history and a final score of 49ers 56, Golden Bulls 0. The 49ers visited the State of Florida for the first time to take on their second set of Panthers in the season. Top performers for the game were James Madison quarterback Vad Lee, who passed for 333 yards and 4 touchdowns. This time Paul Schumacher missed from 32 yards out. Elon Running Back B.J. The 49ers were looking for revenge for the program's first ever loss the year before in Charlotte. The Golden Eagles would spoil Homecoming for the 49ers and take home a 44 to 10 win. Plus, explore all of your favorite teams' player rosters on FOXSports.com today! Two plays in to their first drive of the quarter, the Owls' Jaquez Johnson threw an interception, and fourth turnover, to the 49ers' Tank Norman, who took it back 28 yards for Charlotte's first score of the game. The 49ers would get the ball first in overtime and on the first play Maetron Thomas would take it all the way to the end zone on a 25-yard rush to give the 49ers their first lead of the game. The game started off slow as gusting wind and driving rain from Hurricane Joaquin and a Nor'easter disrupted both teams from connecting on their first two field goal attempts. The Bulldogs missed another field goal attempt at the end of their first second-quarter drive. Pregame activities included a skydiving team from Skydive Carolina bringing in the game ball as well as a tribute to late 49ers Offensive Line coach and former Marshall Offensive Line standout Phil Ratliff. Baseball; MLB; NPB; Caribbean WS; World Baseball Classic; Minor League; Football; NFL Later in the quarter Joe Callahan's pass would be intercepted by Charlotte's Desmond Cooper. Charlotte would tack on 6 more points on the next drive with true Freshman running back Meatron Thomas's first collegiate touchdown, a 40-yard rush; but the 2-point conversion attempt would fail. Blake Brewer's 56 yard field goal to close the first half set not only a Charlotte 49ers record, but also a new distance record at FIU Stadium and the season record in Conference USA. The 2014 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (also called Charlotte or UNC Charlotte) in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season.This was the second season for 49ers football and they were classified as an FCS independent school, meaning they had no athletic conference affiliation for the 2014 season. Both teams combined for 12 turnovers. Full Charlotte 49ers roster for the 2020-21 season including position, height, weight, birthdate, years of experience, and college. Two series later David Washington would find Marquse Little with a 33-yard touchdown pass. On the next series 49er Matt Johnson would get a 23-yard rushing touchdown. On the 49ers first possession of the second half, Blake Brewer made a 35-yard field goal. Two plays later the Eagles' Jalen Richard would punch in a final touchdown from 7 yards back. Coach Lambert presented the game ball to late offensive line coach Phil Ratliff's daughter Haley on the sidelines. Near the end of the half FIU's McGough would find Clinton Taylor again for a 24-yard pass. Jalen Richard had 13 carries for 114 yards and a touchdown. The Phoenix would again get Gallaghar into range and retake the lead on a 26-yard field goal. The following recruits and transfers have given verbal commitments to the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2014 recruiting year. On the next series, 49ers' quarterback Lee McNeill would thrown an interception to the Eagle's Jeremy Thompson who would return it 26 yards for another Eagles' touchdown. Duke sets school record with 84-yard touchdown catch. Charlotte would add points first in the second quarter on a Blake Brewer 34 yard field goal. Top performers would include Charlotte quarterback Lee McNeill, who would finish the day with 193 yards passing and two touchdowns. The subsequent Golden Eagles' nine play drive ended in Nick Mullens' third touchdown pass of the half, a 4-yard pass to Korey Robertson. Charlotte rusher Kaliff Phillips had 22 carries for 168 yards and two touchdowns. Top performances of the game were dominated by the Golden Eagles. Matt Johnson passed for 305 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 Interceptions. Visit ESPN to view the Charlotte 49ers team schedule for the current and previous seasons On their next possession, the Bulldogs would put together a 14 play drive that would be capped by another Cam Jackson touchdown, this time from 9 yards out. The 2018 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The 49ers played their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, NC, and competed in the East Division of Conference USA (C–USA). This Senior Day conference match-up of recent start-up football programs featured the 49ers taking on their first BCS National Championship winning head coach in UTSA's Larry Coker. The first three 49ers' series of the second half completely put the game out of reach for Charlotte. Despite being in the Golden Eagles' redzone the 49ers couldn't find the end zone and settled for a Blake Brewer field goal attempt that would miss from 42 yards out. The Niners would get to Elon's 22 yard line but an incomplete pass would be followed by a scrambling throw from Johnson to Corey Nesmith in the endzone corner for an apparent touchdown; but two penalties were called on the play against Charlotte. On their next drive Lee McNeill would be sacked again, this time by Roderick Caine who would also recover the ball for the Wolverines. Coastal's Tyrell Blanks would have 10 receptions for 105 yards. The score at the end of the first quarter was Dukes 21, Niners 7. Walker to Robby Anderson. Marshall would drive to the 49ers' 20 yard line to open the second half, but with the 49ers finally finding a defensive rhythm, Marshall would settle for a field goal attempt. The Niners' first series of the fourth quarter would end on a Blake Brewer 41 yard field goal. Charlotte would return the favor or the next drive off a Lee McNeill quarterback scramble from 20 yards out, resulting in Charlotte's only touchdown of the day. Matt Wallerstedt joined the staff as Defensive Coordinator in January, replacing Bruce Tall, who left to become West Virginia's Defensive Line Coach. 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WALKER (Austin JONES kick), Zach PASCAL 53 yd pass from David WASHINGTON (Chris KIRTLEY kick blocked), Kalif PHILLIPS 36 yd run (Blake BREWER kick), Marques LITTLE 33 yd pass from David WASHINGTON (Chris KIRTLEY kick), Matt JOHNSON 1 yd run (Blake BREWER kick), Zach PASCAL 15 yd pass from David WASHINGTON (Chris KIRTLEY kick), Zach PASCAL 11 yd pass from David WASHINGTON (Jonathan DUHART pass from David WASHINGTON), Taylor MARINI 9 yd pass from Nick MULLENS(Steven BRAUCHLE kick failed), Korey ROBERTSON 4 yd pass from Nick MULLENS (Steven BRAUCHLE kick), Casey MARTIN 4 yd pass from Nick MULLENS (Steven BRAUCHLE kick), Lee MCNEILL 20 yd run (Blake BREWER kick), Jalen RICHARD 95 yd kickoff return (Steven BRAUCHLE kick), Jalen RICHARD 7 yd run (Steven BRAUCHLE kick), Ryan YURACHEK 17 yd pass from Chase LITTON (Nick SMITH kick), Kalif PHILLIPS 6 yd run (Blake BREWER kick), Kenyatta ANDERSON 0 yd return of blocked punt (Austin TAYLOR kick), Austin DUKE 29 yd pass from Lee MCNEILL (Blake BREWER kick), Alex GARDNER 1 yd run (Austin TAYLOR kick), Clinton TAYLOR 24 yd pass from Alex MCGOUGH (Austin TAYLOR kick failed), Alex GARDNER 9 yd run (Austin TAYLOR kick), Austin DUKE 36 yd pass from Matt JOHNSON (Blake BREWER kick), Niko GONZALEZ 0 yd interception return (Austin TAYLOR kick), Austin DUKE 15 yd pass from Brooks BARDEN (Blake BREWER kick), Thomas OWENS 2 yd pass from Alex MCGOUGH (Austin TAYLOR kick), Brooks BARDEN 5 yd run (Blake BREWER kick), Richard MURPHY 8 yd pass from Matt JOHNSON (Blake BREWER kick), Jalen RHODES 8 yd run (Victor FALCON kick), Richard MURPHY 18 yd pass from Brooks BARDEN (Blake BREWER kick), Jarveon WILLIAMS 24 yd run (Victor FALCON kick), Kerry THOMAS JR. 7 yd pass from Dalton STURM (Daniel PORTILLO kick failed), Trent BOSTICK 42 yd pass from Matt JOHNSON (Blake BREWER kick), Aaron GRUBB 26 yd pass from Dalton STURM (Daniel PORTILLO kick), Stanley WILLIAMS 20 yd run (Miles BUTLER kick), Stanley WILLIAMS 53 yd run (Miles BUTLER kick), Mike EDWARDS 20 yd interception return (Miles BUTLER kick), Sihiem KING 62 yd run (Miles BUTLER kick), Zach BUMGARNER 3 yd pass from Brooks BARDEN (Blake BREWER kick), Driphus JACKSON 3 yd run (Hayden TOBOLA kick), Jowan DAVIS 11 yd run (Hayden TOBOLA kick), Trent BOSTICK 56 yd pass from Matt JOHNSON (Blake BREWER kick), * Ineligible for postseason bowl due to transition from FCS. The final score at the end of a rainy second half of football was Florida Atlantic 17, Charlotte 7. On their next drive the 49ers' Lee McNeill would complete a touchdown pass to Justin Bolus from 18 yards out. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. FAU's Jenson Stoshak had 5 receptions for 38. Ford. [1] Phil Ratliff, Offensive Line Coach and Recruiting Coordinator for the team's first two seasons, passed away unexpectedly before the season started on August 8, 2015. On the next possession the Chants would tack on another rushing touchdown, this one on an Osharmar Abercrombie 1 yard punch. On their first possession of the second half the 49ers would strike quickly on a five play drive that finished on a Matt Johnson 36 yard touchdown pass to Austin Duke. The Blue Raiders added a team third and Jordan Parker's second touchdown on the next series from 4 yards out. Despite a superlative second half effort from the Charlotte defense that resulted in holding the conference's best offense to a field goal, the first half score was too much to overcome. On the first drive of the second half, Rice would get to Charlotte's 2 yard line; but a stout effort from the 49ers' defense would result in a Hayden Tobola 19 yard field goal instead, giving Rice the lead and marking the first points of the game. FIU would return the favor on their next drive with a McGough 2 yard pass to Thomas Owens in the end zone. The 49ers would tie the game again on their next possession, a twelve play drive finished by Kaliff Phillip's third touchdown run of the day, this time from 16 yards out. On their first drive of the quarter ODU would get Chris Kirtley back into field goal range only to see his 35-yard attempt sail left of the left upright. The Monarchs would go for two to prevent the Niners from winning the game on a field goal. AT halftime the score was 49ers up 28 to 24. On the 49ers' next series Phillips would punch it in from 4 yards out, but a muffed snap would cost the Niners the extra point. On the next play from scrimmage Dalton would throw his third interception to the 49ers' Daquan Lucas. On the next possession Charlotte ended a 15-play drive off Blake Brewer's third successful field goal of the day, this time from 22 yards out. With less than four minutes left in the game, 49ers' backup quarterback Lee McNeill would orchestrate a ten play drive and take the ball into the end zone himself on an 8-yard run to get the Niners within one touchdown of the Dukes. Ford to stretch their lead. The Niners would respond with a Matt Johnson 13 yard touchdown pass to Trent Bostick on the next drive. ODU's Zach Pascal had 11 receptions for 231 yards and 3 touchdowns. Austin Duke becomes the first 1000-yard receiver, career. They are led by second-year head coach Will Healy Charlotte's Austin Duke had 9 receptions for 166 yards and a touchdown. They finished the season 5–6. Wesley's first drive of the second half would end on a Joe Callahan interception by the 49ers' Daquan Lucas. With one and a half minutes left on the clock the 49ers would attempt the on-side kick recovery, but fail to recover. Needing a field goal to tie the game, the Niners would get to ODU's 44 yard line, but the series would end on a four-and-out, allowing the Monarchs to preserve their come-from-behind Homecoming win by a score of 37 to 34. On the subsequent drive the 49ers would regain the lead after Matt Johnson found Trent Bostick for a 42-yard touchdown pass. The Citadel would respond with an Aaron Miller 4 yard rushing touchdown on the next series. Halfway through the quarter, Charlotte's Blake Brewer missed a 47-yard field goal attempt. 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