What a difference a year can make. As the football season comes to an end, the Charlotte football program has made strides into becoming a legitimate team on the Division I stage.
Take a look back at where the 49ers were at this time last year. Charlotte was coming off a 48-point beatdown at the hands of Kentucky and headed to Rice to conclude their dreaded season. As many know, Charlotte would lose to Rice and conclude their season with a 2-10 record. After beginning the season 2-0, Charlotte lost the final ten games on their schedule. The 49ers were losing 12 seniors to graduation, including a couple of key defenders in Caleb Clayton-Molby and Branden Dozier.