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TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 Season schedule 5 Player roster 6 Ticketing information 7 Ticket request schedule 8 Inaugural game highlights 10 Top 10 moments 11 Coach’s advice 12 Game preview 14 Judy Rose profile

STAFF NT SPORTS EDITOR

LIBBY WEIHSMANN

NT EDITOR -IN- CHIEF

EDEN CREAMER

sports@nineronline.com

editor@nineronline.com

NT MANAGING EDITOR

DESIGN & PRODUCTION

PATRICK BOGANS

managing@nineronline.com

LINDSEY HUNT

production@uncc.edu

PHOTOGRAPHER: CHRIS CREWS MARKETING DIRECTOR: EMMANUEL LOREDO SALES: DYLAN ROBISON CIRCULATION MANAGER: PATRICK WISNIEWSKI CIRCULATION: JOSH LATON, SARA NAUMAN, TIMOTHY STARNES, NINER MEDIA ADVISER: WAYNE MAIKRANZ MARKETING ADVISER: KELLY MERGES BUSINESS MANAGER: LAURIE CUDDY GRAPHICS & PRODUCTION: PETE HURDLE OFFICE MANAGER: MARK HAIRE

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I N AUGURAL

S EAS ON

UNC CHARLOTTE FOOTBALL 2013 SAT, AUG 31

SAT, OCT 12

Campbell

UNC Pembroke (HC)

at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

SAT, SEP 7

SAT, OCT 26

Chowan

Charleston Southern

at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

SAT, SEP 14

North Carolina Central

at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

SAT, SEP 21

James Madison at Harrisonburg, Va.

6 p.m.

SAT, SEP 28

Presbyterian at Clinton, S.C.

2 p.m.

at Charleston, S.C.

1:30 p.m.

SAT, NOV 2

Coastal Carolina at Conway, S.C.

3 p.m.

SAT, NOV 9

Wesley College at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

SAT, NOV 23

Morehead State at Morehead, Ky.

1 p.m.

SAT, OCT 5

Gardner-Webb at Charlotte, N.C.

12 p.m.

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PLAYER ROSTER 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 50 50 51 52

Will Thomas Kariym Gent Corey Nesmith Jr. Lee McNeill Terry Caldwell Jalen Holt Matt Johnson Mark Hogan Austin Duke Mark Pettit C.J. Crawford Desmond Cooper Tank Norman Justin Bolus Joc Watkins Mikel Hunter Patrick O’Brien Martay Mattox Prince Mayela Donjore Gainey Daquan Lucas Alan Barnwell Kalif Phillips Cortezz Nixon Terrance Winchester Greg Cunningham Jr. Micah Bryan Quintin Gay Alex Petzke Damarrell Alexander Brandon Strupp Nico Alcade James Williams Jr. Nick Halmon Sam Dexter Zeb Little Ardy Holmes Jordan Abrams Caleb Clayton-Molby Tyler DeStefani Kendal Parker Devin Pearson DaQuavius Reid Mark Montini Keaston Sinicki Jarred Barr Karrington King Robert Williams Brandon Rodriguez

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WR SS SR QB ILB OLB QB OLB SR OLB H FS CB H H WR QB SS FS RB FS RB RB CB CB CB ILB RB SS RB P OLB CB SS FS OLB DB FS ILB OLB ILB CB OLB H LS OG DE ILB ILB

6’0 6’0 5’10 6’1 6’2 6’4 6’3 6’0 5’9 6’4 6’2 6’2 5’11 6’3 6’0 5’10 6’4 6’1 5’11 5’8 5’10 5’9 5’11 5’10 6’0 6’2 6’3 5’9 5’10 5’10 5’8 6’2 5’11 5’11 5’8 6’1 5’9 5’11 6’2 6’4 6’0 5’11 6’2 6’5 6’0 6’3 5’11 6-0 5-10

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54 Jordan Starnes 55 Mason Sledge 56 Fletcher O’Neil 57 Justin Bridges-Thompson 58 Dustin Crouser 59 Payton Thomson 60 Cody Brown 61 Zach Thomas 62 Hayden Pezzoni 63 Cameron Curlings 64 Thomas Frazier 65 Larry Ogunjobi 66 Joe Wolljung 67 Mitch Monska 68 Danny Book 69 Stephen Muscarello 70 Casey Perry 71 Zach Bumgarner 72 Tevin Lawshe 73 Jamal Covington 74 Thomas La Bianca 75 Eugene German 76 Daniel Blitch 77 Wolfgang Zacherl 78 Kyle Hoffman 79 Jeff Walker 80 Reggie Woods 81 Trent Bostick 82 Jason Eury 83 Emmitt Afam 84 Darius Smalls 85 Luke Sonricker 86 Blake Brewer 86 Zach Ferguson 87 EJ Rhinehart 88 Dmarjai Devine 89 Elijah Roberson 90 Peter Fields 91 Nick Carroll 92 James Middleton 93 Hayden Beck 94 Kyle Taylor 95 Devin Clegg 96 Devon Johnson 97 Tanner Fleming 97 Garrett Stuart 98 Josh Tann 99 Brandon Banks ^ Jamel Ross ^ - will miss 2013 season

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For a full game review, recap and photo slideshow from the Charlotte 49ers home football game against the Chowan Hawks on Saturday, Sept. 7, visit us online at

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Enrolled students are able to receive a free ticket to each regular season home game in three easy steps.

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request

Ticket request is available at the Official Ticketing Site of the Charlotte 49ers about six days before the game.

claim

Students can claim the ticket 48 hours after the initial request. This time will vary depending on the number of students who request tickets for the specific game and availability of tickets.

print

Immediately after claiming the ticket, students are encouraged to print the ticket directly from the ticketing webpage.

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game

request begins/ends begins Sunday, 8 a.m. ends Tuesday, 8 a.m.

claim begins/ends begins Tuesday, 9a.m. ends Thursday, 9 a.m.

NC Central,

on demand

Thursday, 12 p.m.

Sept. 12

Sept. 14, 2013

Gardner Webb,

Oct. 3

UNC Pembroke,

Oct. 12

Wesley,

Nov. 7

Oct. 5, 2013

Oct. 12, 2013 Nov. 9, 2013

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INAUGURAL GAME HIGHLIGHTS Charlotte 49ers defeated the Campbell Camels 52-7 at the inaugural football game Sunday, Aug. 31.

This game made history for the 49ers.

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PHOTOS BY

CHRIS CREWS AND AARON CRESS

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Watching the fans rush into Jerry Richardson Stadium at 10:30 a.m. on the dot to get the best seats in the house

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HEAD COACH BRAD LAMBERT DISHES OUT SIX PIECES OF ADVICE FOR HIS CHARLOTTE 49ERS

WE JUST HAVE TO KEEP MOMENTUM ON OUR SIDE.

LIBBY WEIHSMANN SPORTS EDITOR

WE HAVE ONE CHANCE TO START AND ESTABLISH HOW WE PLAY, AND NOW WE HAVE TO CONTINUE THAT.

IT’S ALL ABOUT HOW YOU PREPARE MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY WELL ON SATURDAY, YOU HAVE TO PREPARE WELL ALL WEEK.

STAY HUMBLE AND ATTACK EACH DAY. WE LIKE TO SAY, HUMBLE PIE IS ONLY SEVEN DAYS AWAY.

YOU NEVER HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO START, AND WE WANT TO START THE RIGHT WAY.

Photo by Chris Crews

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GAME BREAKDOWN The Charlotte 49ers host the North Carolina Central Eagles inside Jerry Richardson Stadium on Sept. 10 at 12 p.m.

MATT CHAPMAN

ASST. SPORTS EDITOR

The Charlotte 49ers and the North Carolina Central Eagles kicked off the 2013 football season with two completely opposite performances in the opening week.

The 49ers looked impressive in their inaugural game while breezing past the Campbell Camels by a final score of 52-7.

Charlotte finished the game with 488 yards of total offense despite pulling their starters while leading 45-7 midway through the third quarter.

The Charlotte 49ers offense settled with zero turnovers.

49ers quarterback Matt Johnson stole the show by completing 19 of 29 passes for 282 yards to go along with 3 touchdowns.

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The Eagles opened the season by traveling to Durham, North Carolina to take on the Duke Blue Devils in the Bull City Gridiron Classic.

Unfortunately for North Carolina Central they were outmatched on both sides of the ball and shutout 45-0 by the Blue Devils.

Six different Blue Devils scored touchdowns against a struggling Eagles defense that allowed 257 rushing yards on the day.

This had to be a disappointing result for the Eagles who were hoping to build momentum from a 6-5 2012 campaign.

2012 was the first winning season the Eagles had experienced since way back in 2007.

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North Carolina Central is returning six offensive starters including redshirt senior quarterback Jordan Reid (6-1, 190) who passed for just 87 yards against Duke.

Reid broke the Eagles single season record by completing 62.3 percent of his pass attempts last season.

Reid will have the daunting task of facing a very opportunistic 49ers defense on the other side of the ball.

Charlotte forced four turnovers in their program opener against the Camels including two interceptions and two fumbles.

49ers linebacker Mark Hogan snagged an interception on just the second play of the game and took it 32 yards for the first touchdown in school history.

The Eagles will most likely struggle to keep up with the fast-paced Charlotte 49ers offensive attack after losing eight starters off of their defense from last season.

Though the 49ers defense appears to be young and inexperienced, they’ve not let their lack of experience influence how they play the game.

The 49ers put up 277 yards through the air and an additional 211 yards with the ground game against the Camels in the opener.

Both teams have a lot to prove, and Saturday’s match between the 49ers and Eagles will be a big opportunity to do just that.

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JUST JUDY LIBBY WEIHSMANN SPORTS EDITOR

Charlotte 49ers Athletic Director Judy Rose looks back on the road to football, and what it took to get here.

Coached with Tennessee’s Pat Summitt in the 70s

Played college basketball at Winthrop University

Athletic director at UNC Charlotte since 1990

Third female in history to head a Division I program

Hometown: Blacksburg, South Carolina

First female to serve on the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee from 2001-2004

Football center at Jerry Richardson Stadium was named the Judy W. Rose Football Center in her honor as a surprise gift from Dale Halton

Charlotte 49ers women’s basketball coach from 1976-1982 Received a Masters in Physical Education from Tennessee Photo by Chris Crews

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Charlotte 49ers Athletic Director Judy Rose looks back on the road to football, and what it took to get here

Chancellor Dubois, Judy Rose and Gene Johnson at the May 2012 football conference. Photo by Michael Stennett

“It’s here. I can’t believe it.

Well, I can. It’s really here.”

Judy Rose What makes all the Charlotte coaches so special to you?

We have that family feeling, and we all support each other. The staff, the coaches and the athletes. To me, that’s what’s going to stand. We have a mutual feeling of respect among our coaches. We want a family feel.

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Have you noticed any differences on campus from this year compared to previous years?

Everybody is wearing 49er apparel.

You don’t see any of that other stuff that we so often see on this campus that drives me nuts.

And the stores are carrying our stuff now, finally. Everyone said it would take football to get the stores to carry our stuff. Now we have football, and now the stores have our stuff. It’s really great.

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What did you tell Coach Lambert before the first game against Campbell?

We’ve already won. We’ve over delivered. You’ve hired a great staff.

The kids are ready. If we win the game, it’s icing on the cake.

Take the pressure off, as much as you can. Try to have a little bit of time to smile knowing you’re a part of making history. Look around and say, ‘Look what you’ve built, look what you’ve done and how far you’ve brought it.’ When the game starts, you’ll be in coaching mode. You’ll be ready.

Has it hit you that there is a Charlotte 49ers football team yet?

At times, it seems like just yesterday that we started planning, and my staff started two years before the Chancellor agreed to have football.

What were your thoughts before you pitched football to Chancellor Dubois?

If he gave us the go ahead, we had to have a plan. We had to know what we didn’t know right then, but we didn’t know, so we had to figure that out.

Judy W. Rose Football Center. Photo by Chris Crews

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