Charlotte scored five touchdowns in the first half as Will Healy notched an appropriate 49-28 victory over Gardner-Webb before a sellout crowd of 16,119 in his first game as the 49ers' head coach.
"These guys worked really hard," Healy said afterwards. "It is hard to win football games. I promise you I've started 0-1 more than I have 1-0. Winning your first game is big deal."
Senior running back Benny LeMay and red-shirt sophomore quarterback Chris Reynolds both had a pair of touchdown runs and Reynolds also threw for a three-yard score as Charlotte (1-0) put up its most points in the FBS era.