2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football team
| 2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football | |
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MEC champion | |
NCAA Division II first round, L 38-40 vs. Ashland | |
| Conference | Mountain East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AFCA | No. 15 |
| Record | 11–1 (9–0 MEC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Michael Tesch (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Marshall Cooper (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Charleston (WV) $^ | 9 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glenville State | 7 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fairmont State | 6 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNC Pembroke | 6 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wheeling | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia State | 5 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frostburg State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Liberty | 2 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Concord | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 0 | – | 9 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football program represented University of Charleston as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) during the 2024 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Quinn Sanders in his third and final season as head coach, the Golden Eagles compiled an overall record of 11–1 with a mark of 9–0 in conference play, winning the MEC title. [1] Charleston advanced to the NCAA Division II football championship playoffs, where the Golden Eagles lost in the first round to Ashland.[2] The team played home games at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia.
Preseason
[edit]MEC media poll
[edit]The preseason poll was released on August 12, 2024.[3]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Charleston | 77 (6) |
| 2 | UNC Pembroke | 73 (3) |
| 3 | Frostburg State | 68 (1) |
| 4 | Fairmont State | 54 |
| 5 | Glenville State | 43 |
| 6 | Wheeling | 39 |
| 7 | West Virginia State | 36 |
| 8 | West Liberty | 32 |
| 9 | Concord | 18 |
| 10 | West Virginia Wesleyan | 10 |
- First place votes in ()
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Livingstone* | No. 23 |
| W 38–7 | 1,470 |
| September 7 | 3:05 p.m. | California (PA)* | No. 23 | W 23–19 | 256 | |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | UNC Pembroke | No. 19 |
| W 58–36 | 487 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at Concord | No. 19 |
| W 42–7 | 1,257 |
| October 5 | 12:01 p.m. | Glenville State | No. 16 |
| W 29–17 | 1,136 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | Wheeling | No. 14 |
| W 42–23 | 1,269 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Frostburg State | No. 13 |
| W 48–7 | 3,550 |
| October 25 | 7:01 p.m. | Fairmont State | No. 11 |
| W 50–30 | 1,229 |
| November 2 | 11:00 a.m. | at West Liberty | No. 9 |
| W 38–0 | 1,402 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m | at West Virginia Wesleyan | No. 6 |
| W 69–21 | 400 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | West Virginia State | No. 6 |
| W 52–17 | 1,375 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Ashland* | No. 6 |
| L 38–40 | 1,028 |
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Rankings
[edit]| Week | ||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| AFCA | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 |
References
[edit]- ^ "2024 Football Standings". Mountain East Conference. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ Carey, Greg (November 21, 2024). "Golden season for unbeaten Golden Eagles moves into playoffs". MetroNews. Charleston, West Virginia. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ "University of Charleston Tops MEC Preseason Football Poll". August 12, 2024.
- ^ "2024 Football Schedule". University of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
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