UNC Charlotte 49'er football

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UNC Charlotte's first on-campus football stadium is now just a governor's signature away from becoming a reality.

The N.C. General Assembly passed a bill last week that allows the school to borrow $40 million for the construction of a new 15,000-seat football stadium, field house and practice fields to house the Charlotte 49ers' new football program, scheduled to start play in fall 2013.

Gov. Beverly Perdue is expected to sign the bill as early as next week. The school plans to mark the event with a celebration among supporters sometime after Perdue gives final approval.

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Re: 49'er football just needs one more signature...

UNC Charlotte 49ers schedule first football game
49ers will face Morehead State in football
MSU is a charter member of the Ohio Valley Conference in NCAA Division I

The Charlotte Observer

The Charlotte 49ers have their first football opponent for their first season of 2013.

Charlotte will play at Morehead State on Nov. 23, 2013. The 49ers and Eagles will play a return game in Charlotte's planned on-campus stadium Nov. 22, 2014.

"The formal announcement that we are starting football in 2013 with no uncertainty was very exciting," 49ers athletics director Judy Rose said in a statement. "We quickly moved forward to begin scheduling and we are off and running. There are many more games to schedule, including our inaugural game, but it's exciting that we have our first contract in hand."

Morehead State, located in Morehead, Ky., is a non-scholarship NCAA Football Championship Series program that plays in the Pioneer League, the same conference in which Davidson plays.

The Eagles were 3-8 last season (losing 16-10 to Davidson).
Morehead State's basketball program plays in Division I's Ohio Valley Conference.

http://gmine.blogspot.com/2010/08/49ers-will-face-morehead-state-in.html

 

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Re: 49'er football just needs one more signature...

MSU plays in the Pioneer League (non-scholarship D-IAA) as did all of ODU's D-IAA opponents (except VMI). Looks like Charlotte is taking a page from the ODU playbook.

 

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Re: 49'er football just needs one more signature...

I'm tired of this bull, let's get a darn team.

 

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UNC Charlotte 2013 football schedule nearly complete

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

2013 football schedule nearly complete

The Charlotte Observer

Three home football games for Charlotte's first season of 2013 have been added -- Chowan on Sept. 7, UNC Pembroke on Oct. 12 and North Greenville on Nov. 9.

The 49ers also just added a home-and-home series against its most prestigious opponent to date --Furman -- for '14 and '15.

Charlotte has 10 games scheduled now for 2013. It has open dates left on Sept. 28, Oct. 19 and Nov. 16.

So the '13 schedule has now taken shape.

The 49ers will play their first three games at home on their on-campus field against Campbell, Chowan and N.C. Central, before traveling to Old Dominion for their first road game on Sept. 21.

The 49ers are hitting the Big South (three games) and non-scholarship Pioneer League (two) hard.


Here's how it breaks down by classification so far (seven vs. FCS teams, three vs. Division II teams).

NCAA FCS teams (formerly 1-AA): Campbell (Pioneer League), N.C. Central (MEAC), Old Dominion (CAA), Gardner-Webb (Big South), Charleston Southern (Big South), Coastal Carolina (Big South), Morehead (Pioneer).

Note: N.C. Central was an independent in 2010 but moves to the MEAC next season.

NCAA Division II: Chowan (CIAA), UNC Pembroke (independent), North Greenville (independent).

2013 SCHEDULE (10 games so far)
Aug. 31 Campbell
Sept. 7 Chowan
Sept. 14 North Carolina Central
Sept. 21 at Old Dominion
Oct. 5 Gardner-Webb
Oct. 12 UNC Pembroke
Oct. 26 at Charleston Southern
Nov. 2 at Coastal Carolina
Nov. 9 North Greenville
Nov. 23 at Morehead State

2014 SCHEDULE (seven games so far)
Sept. 6 Old Dominion
Sept. 13 at North Carolina Central
Sept. 27 Charleston Southern
Oct. 4 at Gardner-Webb.
Nov. 8 Coastal Carolina
Nov. 15 at Furman
Nov. 22 Morehead State

http://gmine.blogspot.com/2011/02/2013- ... plete.html