2024 Charlotte

5–⁠7 (4–⁠4 American Athletic Conference), coached by Biff Poggi, then Tim Brewster (interim, final 2 games). Share

Schedule and results

Biggest winBeat East Carolina 55–⁠24Oct 5
By 31 points, its widest win.
Most excitingBeat Rice 21–⁠20Sep 28
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.

Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Date	Opponent	Result
Aug 31	vsJames Madison	L 7–⁠30	23%
Sep 7	atNorth Carolina	L 20–⁠38	18%
Sep 14	vsGardner-Webb	W 27–⁠26	57%
Sep 21	atIndiana	L 14–⁠52	22%
Sep 28	atRice	W 21–⁠20	34%
Oct 5	vsEast Carolina	W 55–⁠24	37%
Oct 19	at25Navy	L 17–⁠51	19%
Oct 26	atMemphis	L 28–⁠33	13%
Oct 31	vsTulane	L 3–⁠34	21%
Nov 16	vsSouth Florida	L 24–⁠59	44%
Nov 23	atFlorida Atlantic	W 39–⁠27	43%
Nov 30	vsUAB	W 29–⁠27	53%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UAB 29–⁠27; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 14 on file).

Record: 5–⁠7
Conference: 4–⁠4 tied for 6th in American Athletic Conference
AP final: Unranked
Points: 284–⁠421
Coach: Biff Poggi, then Tim Brewster (interim, final 2 games)
Elo: 1356 +3 this season
SP+ rating: -15.3 No. 118 of 134; offense No. 102, defense No. 124, special teams No. 42
SRS: −12.4 No. 116 of 134 in FBS
Returning: 62% of last season’s EPA, No. 33 of 133
Recruiting class: No. 74 roster talent No. 65 in FBS

Offensive coordinator: Mike Miller
Defensive coordinator: Ryan Osborn
Offense: Pro-style
Defense: 4–⁠3

How good, play by play

Offense114th of 134
Defense106th of 134
Offense, opponent-adjusted111th of 134
Defense, opponent-adjusted103rd of 134

	Success	Explosiveness	FBS rank
Offense	-0.00	36%	1.47	114th of 134
Defense	0.20	45%	1.28	106th of 134
Opponent-adjusted	0.03 off 0.17 def	37% off 45% def	—	111th off 103rd def

How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

	Points per trip inside the 40	Average start	Havoc
Offense		3.9	own 26	18% allowed
Defense		3.9	own 33	16% caused

CORE rating -17.9, 121st of 134 (offense -7.3, defense 10.6).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yards	Deshawn Purdie QB	1,802 yds
Passing touchdowns	Deshawn Purdie QB	10 TD
Rushing yards	Hahsaun Wilson RB	559 yds
Rushing touchdowns	Cartevious Norton RB	7 TD
Receiving yards	O’Mega Blake WR	795 yds
Receiving touchdowns	O’Mega Blake WR	9 TD
Tackles	Reid Williford LB	74 tkl
Sacks	Chantz Williams DL	4 sacks
Interceptions	Al-Ma’Hi Ali DB	2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Cam’Ron Warren OT	★★★	No. 646
Tre McLeod RB	★★★	No. 817
Rod Gainey Jr. RB	★★★	No. 899
Evan Austin ATH	★★★	No. 1220
Miles Burris WR	★★★	No. 1513

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

	Signed	Stars	Rating
Quarterbacks	1	3.0	0.851
Running backs	2	3.0	0.872
Receivers	2	3.0	0.840
Offensive line	4	3.0	0.838
Defensive line	2	3.0	0.830
Linebackers	1	3.0	0.820
Defensive backs	1	3.0	0.837
Athletes and specialists	1	3.0	0.860
Whole class	14	3.0	0.843

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 118

The 2024 roster

118 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 67 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 28

The 2024 portal

C.J. Stokes RB	★★★	from Michigan
Cartevious Norton RB	★★★	from Iowa State
Max Brown QB	★★★	from Florida
Adam Hopkins CB	★★★	from Colorado
Mitchell Mayes OT	★★★	from Clemson
Antonio Cotman Jr. CB	★★★	from Virginia Tech
Chantz Williams DE	★★★	from Miami
Donovan Spellman DE	★★★	from App State
Dre Butler DL	★★★	from Michigan State
Jordan Spasojevic-Moko OL	★★★	from Texas A&M
Mo Clipper Jr. OL	★★★	from Tennessee
O’Mega Blake WR	★★★	from East Carolina

And 16 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 30

Demetrius Knight Jr. LB	★★★★	to South Carolina
Kameron Howard S	★★★	to Alabama
Nikhai Hill-Green LB	★★★	to Colorado
Durell Robinson RB	★★★	to UConn
Dontez Fagan CB	★★★	to West Virginia
Ja’Khi Green OL	★★★	to UConn
Miguel Jackson DL	★★★	to Utah State
Derek Boykins-Brooks LB	★★★★	no new school on file
Arabee Muslim OT	★★★	no new school on file
B.J. Ragland DL	★★★	to Chattanooga
Carson Black QB	★★★	no new school on file
Damani Dent S	★★★	no new school on file

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page

Team	Conf.	Overall	AP final
Army	8–⁠1	12–⁠2	21
Tulane	7–⁠1	9–⁠5
Navy	7–⁠2	10–⁠3
Memphis	6–⁠2	11–⁠2	24
East Carolina	5–⁠3	8–⁠5
UTSA	4–⁠4	7–⁠6
South Florida	4–⁠4	7–⁠6
Charlotte	4–⁠4	5–⁠7
North Texas	3–⁠5	6–⁠7
Rice	3–⁠5	4–⁠8
UAB	2–⁠6	3–⁠9
Temple	2–⁠6	3–⁠9
Florida Atlantic	1–⁠7	3–⁠9
Tulsa	1–⁠7	3–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.