Conference Independent Offensive coordinator Jeff Mullen (1st year) Defensive coordinator Bruce Tall (1st year) | 2013 record 5–6 Offensive scheme Spread | |
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The 2013 Charlotte 49ers football team represented the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (also called Charlotte or UNC Charlotte) in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. 2013 was the inaugural season for 49ers football and they were classified as an FCS independent school, meaning they had no athletic conference affiliation for the 2013 season. The team was led by first time head coach Brad Lambert and played its home games on campus at the newly built Jerry Richardson Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. As the team was in their two-year transition period before reclassifying to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), they were ineligible to participate in the FCS playoffs.
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Recruiting classes
Charlotte's first recruiting class was signed in 2012. The entire first recruiting class was red-shirted, as the 49ers would not play until the 2013 season.
The following recruits signed their letters of intent with the Charlotte 49ers football program for the 2013 recruiting year.
Player notes
Starting redshirt freshman quarterback Matt Johnson of Maiden, North Carolina was named to the Jerry Rice Award Watch List.
Schedule
Television
Local TV coverage was provided on WCCB with Sam Smith calling play-by-play. Former Carolina Panther Quarterback Brett Basanez and Jeff Zell with color commentary; and Brandon Davidow from the sideline.
Radio
Radio coverage for all games was broadcast by IMG College through the Charlotte 49ers Radio Network flagship station WZGV ESPN 730. The radio announcers were Matt Swierad with play-by-play, former Carolina Panther Kevin Donnalley with color commentary, and Bobby Rosinski with sideline reports.
Attendance
The largest crowd for a Charlotte football game at Jerry Richardson Stadium was 16,630. The 49ers hit that figure three times during the 2013 season including the Inaugural Game. This figure is the current maximum standing room capacity of Jerry Richardson Stadium. They also exceeded the stadium's maximum seating capacity 4 times during the season.
Statistics
As the 49ers inaugural season, team and individual records were set for the first time in 2013.