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The nickname "49ers" derives from the fact that the university's predecessor—Charlotte Center of the University of North Carolina (CCUNC – established in 1946) was saved from being shut down by the state in 1949 by Bonnie Cone, when CCUNC became Charlotte College. Due to this "49er spirit" that Cone felt embodied the university, referring ...
In February 2007, UNC Charlotte students voted overwhelmingly in favor of football in an official campus-wide vote and the UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees voted to authorize $150,000 to study adding 49ers Football, and establishing a Football Feasibility Committee to be headed by outgoing board president and prominent Charlotte businessman Mac ...
The following is a list of seasons completed by the Charlotte 49ers football team. The school that would eventually evolve into the University of North Carolina at Charlotte , the Charlotte Center for the University of North Carolina , began playing football in its first three years of existence, but folded the program in 1949.
Dontae Balfour (14), Charlotte 49ers defensive back, runs on to the field before a game during his time at North Carolina on Oct. 29, 2022. Small-town dreams ‘helped me be the person I am today’
Charlotte head coach Biff Poggi lauds staff’s “unbelievable job” on the recruiting trail as the 49ers try to improve after a 3-9 season in Poggi’s first season.
The 49ers played their home games at Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, and compete in their first season as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC). They were led by first-year head coach Biff Poggi. The Charlotte 49ers football team drew an average home attendance of 12,471 in 2023.
The Charlotte 49ers men's basketball team represents the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) in NCAA Division I basketball. Charlotte is a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American), which they joined in 2023 after 10 seasons in Conference USA . [ 3 ]
McColl–Richardson Field at Jerry Richardson Stadium is a college football stadium in University City, Charlotte, North Carolina, United States and the home field of the Charlotte 49ers football team representing the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte).