The Charlotte 49ers football program began preseason camp, Friday, under second-year head coach Will Healy. The 49ers advanced to their first bowl game, last year, in Healy's first season. Charlotte finished the season 7-6 with a 5-3 mark in C-USA, setting school records for wins and league wins and participating in the Makers Wanted Bahamas Bowl.
This will be Year 8 overall for the 49ers and Year 6 at the FBS level as a member of Conference USA. Charlotte joined the FBS and C-USA in 2015 after spending two years (2013; 2014) as an FCS independent.