Charlotte — American Athletic
HC
Tim Albin · Jerry Richardson Stadium · Charlotte, NC · 15,300 cap
PPA off / def
-0.01 / 0.23
2025
Class rank
#103
class of 2026
Returning PPA
41%
returning production
2026 schedule
| Wk | Opponent | All-time series | Venue |
|---|
| wk1 | vs The Citadel | The Citadel leads 1–0 | Jerry Richardson Stadium |
| wk2 | at Ole Miss | | Vaught-Hemingway Stadium |
| wk3 | at App State | App State leads 4–0 · L4 | Kidd Brewer Stadium |
| wk4 | vs Louisiana | | Jerry Richardson Stadium |
| wk5 | vs Memphis | Memphis leads 2–0 · L2 | Jerry Richardson Stadium |
| wk6 | at North Texas | leads 2–1 | DATCU Stadium |
| wk7 | at Temple | Temple leads 3–0 · L3 | Lincoln Financial Field |
| wk9 | vs Tulane | Tulane leads 2–0 · L2 | Jerry Richardson Stadium |
| wk10 | at UAB | tied 2–2 | Protective Stadium |
| wk11 | vs East Carolina | leads 2–1 | Jerry Richardson Stadium |
| wk12 | at Tulsa | leads 1–0 | Chapman Stadium |
| wk13 | vs Navy | Navy leads 2–0 · L2 | Jerry Richardson Stadium |
2025 results (1–11)
Statistical comps — 2025 Charlotte's closest analogs
Nearest neighbors by z-scored success rate, explosiveness, run rate & havoc (offense + defense), 2015–25.
2025 leaders
Transfer portal — 2026 (19 in / 27 out)
Origins
Football arrived in 2013, the newest program in the Power Five's orbit. It has yet to have a season anyone remembers, which is the honest summary.
Founded 1946 · Opened as an evening college for GIs returning from the war · first football 2013 · defined by Brad Lambert
All-time record
Win %
32.2%
13 seasons played
Winning seasons
1
8% of seasons
By level: FCS 10–12 (2013–2014) · FBS 38–89 (2015–2025)
| Best seasons | W | L | Conference |
|---|
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | Conference USA |
| 2014 | 5 | 6 | FCS Independents |
| 2013 | 5 | 6 | FCS Independents |
| 2024 | 5 | 7 | American Athletic |
| 2021 | 5 | 7 | Conference USA |
Season records from CollegeFootballData, which is why the span starts at 2013 — that is where its coverage of this program begins, not necessarily the first year it fielded a team.
Play-calling tendencies (2025 · garbage time excluded)
| Situation | Plays | Run % | Success % | Nat'l | Avg yds | Expl % |
|---|
| 1st down | 257 | 54% |
36% | 126 of 136 | 4.9 | 12% |
| 2nd down | 185 | 42% |
31% | 129 of 136 | 3.8 | 4% |
| 3rd & short (≤3) | 36 | 67% |
64% | — | 4.4 | 14% |
| 3rd & medium (4–7) | 42 | 14% |
33% | — | 4.7 | 7% |
| 3rd & long (8+) | 66 | 17% |
23% | — | 6.2 | 20% |
| 4th down | 18 | 28% |
39% | — | 7.0 | 17% |
144 drives · 19% ended in points · 6.3 plays and 25.6 yards per drive · 0.01 PPA per drive
Success: 50% of yardage needed on 1st, 70% on 2nd, 100% on 3rd/4th. Explosive: 12+ yd rush / 16+ yd pass. National rank is shown only for 1st and 2nd down, where every team has 100+ plays; the later buckets average 18-43 and a rank there would be noise.
League leaderboard →Most valuable plays (by PPA, 2025)
| Wk | Opp | Play | Yds | PPA |
|---|
| 11 | East Carolina |
(07:03) Shotgun #12 G.Loftis pass complete deep left to #5 J.Nicholas caught at ECU17, for… |
46 | 6.21 |
| 9 | North Texas |
(11:34) Shotgun #12 G.Loftis pass complete deep middle to #5 J.Nicholas caught at UNT18, f… |
64 | 5.15 |
| 3 | Monmouth |
Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 62 yds to the MONM 6 for a 1ST down |
62 | 5.02 |
| 3 | Monmouth |
Conner Harrell pass complete to E. Jai Mason for 55 yds to the MONM 7 for a 1ST down |
55 | 4.32 |
| 9 | North Texas |
(01:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 G.Loftis pass complete short right to #5 J.Nicholas caught a… |
33 | 4.28 |
| 4 | Rice |
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 31 yds for a TD (Grayson Loftis pass to… |
31 | 4.22 |
| 8 | Temple |
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Sean Brown for 36 yds to the TEM 34 for a 1ST down |
36 | 3.80 |
| 4 | Rice |
Conner Harrell run for 19 yds to the RICE 29 for a 1ST down |
19 | 3.74 |