UNC at Charlotte: Building From the Ground Up

[whughes]

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UNC-Charlotte 49ers @ South Alabama Jaguars

After winning the opening coin toss and deferring to the second half, the 49er defense would come out strong on the first drive and force the Jaguars into a three and out. Charlotte would move downfield with success on their first drive, but lose momentum and have to settle for a 34yd field goal by Brewer. On the ensuing drive South Alabama quarterback Ross Methany would keep on a read option play and rumble in from 14yds out to give the home team a 7-3 lead. After a quick three and out by Charlotte, the Jaguars Methany would find the endzone yet again on a 1yd sneak to put his team up 14-3. Disaster would strike for the 49ers on the kickoff as return specialist Quinn Frazier would fumble the ball and South Alabama would recover. A short 3 plays later and Methany would find Danny Woodson from 11yds out to go up 21-3 at the end of the first quarter.


Jeremy Covington stuffs Methany on an option play

Charlotte would get on the board quickly in the second quarter on an 80yd scamper by tailback Khalif Nolan to close the gap, 21-10 Jaguars. After a South Alabama punt, Charlotte would go on a 16 play drive and come up with no points as Clayton Eaton was stopped short on 4^th and goal from the one yard line. The 49er defense would come up huge though, only allowing the Jaguars to move the ball to their own 5yd line before having to punt it back to Charlotte. The 49ers would get a huge return from Frazier all the way to the South Alabama 25yd line, but they couldn’t capitalize on the great field position and would have to settle for a Brewer 33yd field goal, 21-13 Jaguars. On the first play of the next drive linebacker Justin Bridges would hit Methany while he was attempting to scramble, jarring the ball loose and into Bobby Clayton’s hands, who took it back 18yds for the score. After deciding against going for two to tie it, South Alabama’s lead would be cut to just one point, 21-20. Charlotte would threaten again before the half, but would run out of time and have to settle for a Brewer 18yd field goal to give them the lead going into the half, 23-21 49ers.


Bobby Clayton scoops up the loose ball

After trading punts, South Alabama would regain the lead midway through the third quarter on a 4yd plunge by fullback Ben Giles. The Jaguars would attempt to go for the two point conversion but fail, bringing the score to 27-23 South Alabama.

Clayton Eaton would follow his center into the endzone from 2yds out with just over 5 minutes to play regaining the lead 30-27. It would prove to be the deciding score of the game as neither team would score again.

Notes:

Starting HB Khalif Nolan broke his collarbone in the 3^rd quarter and will miss 10 weeks.

After accumulating 198 yards of offense in the first quarter South Alabama would be held to just 156 yards the rest of the game.

UNC-Charlotte 49ers at South Alabama Jaguars
Sep 28, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UNC-Charlotte 49ers (5-0)	3	20	0	7	30
South Alabama Jaguars (1-2)	21	0	6	0	27

Team Stats Comparison
	UNCC	USA
Total Offense	474	354
Rushing Yards	270	129
Passing Yards	204	225
First Downs	26	13
Punt Return Yards	41	17
Kick Return Yards	105	138
Total Yards	620	509
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	10-17(58%)	4-11(36%)
4th Down Conversion	0-3(0%)	1-1(100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	0-0	1-10
Posession Time	23:25	12:35

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UNCC	USA
5:22	(UNCC) B. Brewer, 34yd field goal	3	0
3:23	(USA) R. Methany, 14yd run	3	7
1:19	(USA) R. Methany, 1yd run	3	14
0:34	(USA) D. Woodson, 11yd pass from R. Methany	3	21
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UNCC	USA
7:30	(UNCC) K. Nolan, 80yd run	10	21
1:46	(UNCC) B. Brewer, 33yd field goal	13	21
1:35	(UNCC) B. Clayton, returned fumble 18yd	20	21
0:00	(UNCC) B. Brewer, 18yd field goal	23	21
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UNCC	USA
3:55	(USA) B. Giles, 4yd run (2-pt try no good)	23	27
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UNCC	USA
5:11	(UNCC) C. Eaton, 2yd run	30	27

UNC-Charlotte 49ers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Eaton 19-32 204 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Nolan 18 163 9.0 1 K. Crowder 21 98 4.6 0 C. Eaton 6 -1 -0.1 1 F. Rivero 3 10 3.3 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Ross 6 56 9.3 0 K. Nolan 4 32 8.0 0 S. Huff 3 31 10.3 0 E. Silva 3 36 12.0 0 D. Beck 2 43 21.5 0 C. Nealy 1 6 6.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK B. Wolfe 2 0 C. Nealy 1 0 D. Beck 1 0 F. Morris 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD S. Brigham 7 0 0 0 J. Bridges 2 1 0 0 T. Browning 2 1 0 0 B. Clayton 3 0 0 1 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B. Brewer 3-3 3-3 12 35 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 G. Nelson 1 41 41.0 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Q. Frazier 5 105 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Q. Frazier 3 41 13.6 0

South Alabama Jaguars PASSING C/A YDS TD INT R. Methany 20-34 225 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD R. Methany 13 89 6.8 2 J. Jones 5 36 7.2 0 B. Giles 1 4 4.0 1 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD J. Jones 7 102 14.5 0 J. Jones 3 38 12.6 0 W. Saxton 3 23 7.6 0 D. Woodson 3 25 8.3 1 S. Smith 2 11 5.5 0 B. Lavender 1 17 17.0 0 R. Onkka 1 9 9.0 0 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK C. May 1 0 M. Meggs 1 0 S. Artz 0 1 U. Williams 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD E. Williams 13 0 0 0 T. Pearson 8 0 0 0 R. Jones 4 1 0 0 B. James 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B. McKee 0-1 3-3 3 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 S. Garber 5 204 40.8 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD J. Jones 4 96 24.0 0 T. Glover 2 42 21.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Glover 1 17 17.0 0

[whughes]

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Week 5 Headlines

Top Stories

#8 Alabama trounces Ole Miss 35-7

#4 Ohio States get by #23 Wisconsin 28-24

#13 Notre Dame beats on #14 Oklahoma 24-6

NCAA Football Rankings - AP Top 25 - Updated: Week 5
RK	LW	TEAM (VOTES)	W	L	POINTS
1	1	Auburn	4	0	1503
2	2	Florida State	4	0	1453
3	3	Baylor	3	0	1362
4	4	Ohio State	5	0	1309
5	5	Oregon	4	0	1228
6	7	Arizona State	4	0	1101
7	8	Clemson	4	0	1040
8	9	Alabama	3	1	951
9	10	Stanford	3	1	911
10	11	Michigan State	3	1	839
11	12	UCLA	3	0	812
12	13	Texas A&M	5	0	775
13	16	Notre Dame	5	0	733
14	6	Oklahoma	2	1	726
15	14	Louisville	5	0	708
16	15	South Carolina	3	1	657
17	17	Oklahoma State	3	1	557
18	18	LSU	3	1	535
19	19	Vanderbilt	2	1	448
20	20	Kansas State	4	0	435
21	24	Mississippi	3	1	269
22		Miami	4	0	231
23	21	Wisconsin	3	2	210
24		Rutgers	3	1	177
25		Nebraska	3	1	150

*Others receiving votes: UCF(137), Syracuse(137), Arizona(114), Texas(100), Utah State(95), NIU(43), Texas Tech(42), Iowa State(17), Missouri(2)

Heisman Watch

Heisman Watch - Updated: Week 5
NAME	POS	SCHOOL		SEASON STATS
Johnny Manziel	QB	Texas A&M
Mark Weisman	HB	Iowa
Marcus Mariota	QB	Oregon
Chuckie Keaton	QB	Utah State
Jameis Winston	QB	Florida State

[TheRosterMaster]

Re: UNC at Charlotte: Building From the Ground Up

im liking this dynasty! keep up the good work.

[whughes]

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im liking this dynasty! keep up the good work.

Thanks! Stay tuned, I've got some stuff in the works that should prove to be pretty interesting

[kswgrad2012]

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Surprised you've put up a 5-0 start to the year. Good work. Got any tough games coming up?

[whughes]

Re: UNC at Charlotte: Building From the Ground Up

Surprised you've put up a 5-0 start to the year. Good work. Got any tough games coming up?

So am I, and honestly a little disappointed. I was expecting South Alabama to beat me handily with them being 14 points overall higher than my team (61 to 75). ODU should give me some fits, as well as Idaho. The FCS teams that I've played have all been rated higher overall than me also. My defense has really been playing stellar all year, and Nolan had been pacing the ground game pretty well. Both of my quarterbacks have struggled with their accuracy and now with Nolan out for 10 weeks I expect to struggle a lot on offense. Crowder is only 1 overall lower than Nolan, but he doesn't have the break away speed or the ability to break tackles as well.

I think I'm going to change my plan and not schedule any FCS teams for next season.

[whughes]

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Playoff Rumors Circling

Spokespersons for several conferences met today with representatives from the NCAA. The agenda included such things as rule changes, moving the kickoff up, and moving to a playoff system of sorts. A source from inside the very secretive meeting confirmed that the committee had talked about moving to a 4 team, 8 team, and possibly even 32 team playoff system.

What would this mean for the BCS? How would they decide which teams received a playoff bid? This could change the very landscape of the NCAA, it'll be interesting to see what happens in the coming days.

[whughes]

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UNC-Pembroke Braves at UNC-Charlotte 49ers

The first quarter started slowly, with neither team picking up a first down on their respective first drives. Charlotte would move the ball across the 50 on their second drive, but would stall out just past midfield and have to punt. The 49ers finally got going late in the first quarter and scored the first points of the game on a 1yd plunge by Crowder. The Braves would answer on their next drive with an 11yd catch and run to tie the game at 7 apiece.


Special Teamer Raul Robbins lays the wood on the Braves kick returner

UNC-Pembroke would take the lead midway through the second quarter on a 24yd field goal. Charlotte however would retake the lead right before halftime as Crowder scored his second touchdown of the day on a 4yd rumble to give his team a 14-10 lead at the half.

The Braves would score on their first possession of the second half on a 9yd pass, their kicker would miss the PAT and the score would be 16-14 Braves. The 49ers would score shortly after on a 1yd pass from Clayton Eaton to back up tight end Reggie Rice. With the Brewer PAT Charlotte would lead 21-16.


Reggie Rice's 1yd touchdown catch



UNC-Pembroke would tack on another field goal midway through the fourth to make it a two point game, 21-19. Charlotte would get the ball back with just under 4 minutes to play. After a long catch and run by Sonny Huff the 49ers would setup inside the Braves 10yd line with just over three minutes to play. They couldn’t punch it in though and would have to settle for a Brewer 19yd field goal from the two yard line. UNC-Pembroke would prove to be too much for the 49er defense as they quickly moved the ball down field and scored on a 30yd pass. They would attempt the two point conversion, but the pass would fall incomplete. Charlotte would get the ball back with :50seconds to play and two timeouts. Eaton would move his team quickly down field, but time would run low and he would have to hand the fate of the game over to kicker Blake Brewer. The pressure would prove to be too much for the freshman kicker as he shanked the 42yd field goal just left of the upright.

The 49ers lose in heartbreak fashion at home. Their record drops to 5-1 on the season. Return specialist Quinn Frazier injured his shoulder in the loss, and will miss the next two weeks.

UNC-Pembroke Braves at UNC-Charlotte 49ers
Oct 5, 2013	1ST	2ND	3RD	4TH	SCORE
UNC-Pembroke Braves ()	7	3	6	9	25
UNC-Charlotte 49ers (5-1)	7	7	7	3	24

Team Stats Comparison
	UNCP	UNCC
Total Offense	413	340
Rushing Yards	159	132
Passing Yards	254	208
First Downs	17	23
Punt Return Yards	29	45
Kick Return Yards	97	184
Total Yards	539	569
Turnovers	1	1
3rd Down Converstion	7-15(46%)	6-12(50%)
4th Down Conversion	2-2(100%)	1-1(100%)
2-Point Conversion	0-1(0%)	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals
Penalties	1-15	3-12
Posession Time	15:32	20:28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		UNCP	UNCC
1:36	(UNCC) K. Crowder, 1yd run	0	7
0:25	(UNCP) 11yd pass	7	7
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		UNCP	UNCC
4:10	(UNCP) 24yd field goal	10	7
0:06	(UNCC) K. Crowder, 4yd run	10	14
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		UNCP	UNCC
6:12	(UNCP) 9yd pass (PAT missed)	16	14
2:57	(UNCC) R. Rice, 1yd pass from C.Eaton	16	21
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		UNCP	UNCC
4:02	(UNCP) 40yd field goal	19	21
2:45	(UNCC) B. Brewer, 19yd field goal	19	24
0:52	(UNCP) 30yd pass	25	24

UNC-Pembroke Braves

UNC-Charlotte 49ers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT C. Eaton 18-28 199 1 1 D. Sankey 1-2 9 0 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD K. Crowder 24 123 5.1 2 C. Eaton 6 5 0.8 0 F. Rivero 2 2 1.0 0 A. Love 2 8 4.0 0 S. Huff 1 1 1.0 0 D. Sankey 1 -7 -7.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD T. Ross 5 36 7.2 0 K. Crowder 3 31 10.3 0 S. Huff 3 65 21.6 0 D. Beck 3 39 13.0 0 P. Fenner 2 15 7.5 0 E. Silva 2 21 10.5 0 A. Rice 1 1 1.0 1 BLOCKING PANCAKE SACK T. Ross 1 0 D. Beck 1 0 B. Wolfe 0 1 N. Toth 0 1 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD B. Todd 12 0 0 0 G. Pratt 6 2 0 0 L. Gaines 5 0 1 0 T. Browning 3 1 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG B. Brewer 1-2 3-3 6 19 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 G. Nelson 4 162 40.5 0 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD Q. Frazier 3 65 21.6 0 T. Ross 3 119 39.6 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD T. Ross 2 45 22.5 0

*Individual statistics were not provided by the away team

[Deezo]

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Hey man loving the dynasty keep it up! Any thought on going into Teambuilder and creating some of the other teams you'll be up against? Just an idea! Anyway, good work!