CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Hahsaun Wilson ran for 164 yards and three touchdowns and Charlotte pulled away from East Carolina 55-24 in an American Athletic Association battle Saturday.
The 49ers scored six touchdowns on the ground while amassing 311 yards on 52 carries.
Cartevious Norton scored the first of his two touchdowns to cap the game’s opening drive, rushing the final 11 yards of an eight-play, 55-yard drive. His second score, a 62-yard run with 1:430 left in the half gave Charlotte a 31-10 halftime advantage. Wilson scored fourth-quarter touchdowns on runs of 23 and 65 yards less than three minutes apart and Jaren Handy raced 53 yards with a pick-6 a minute later.