2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football team

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2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football
MEC champion
Conference Mountain East Conference
Ranking
AFCANo. 15
Record11–1 (9–0 MEC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Michael Tesch (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMarshall Cooper (3rd season)
Home stadium University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Mountain East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AFCA Poll

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.

Contents

Preseason

MEC media poll

The preseason poll was released on August 12, 2024. [3]

MEC
Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Charleston77 (6)
2UNC Pembroke73 (3)
3Frostburg State68 (1)
4Fairmont State54
5Glenville State43
6Wheeling39
7West Virginia State36
8West Liberty32
9Concord18
10West Virginia Wesleyan10

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Livingstone *No. 23
W 38–71,470
September 73:05 p.m. California (PA) *No. 23
W 23–19256
September 211:00 p.m. UNC Pembroke No. 19
  • University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
  • Charleston, WV
W 58–36487
September 281:00 p.m.at Concord No. 19
W 42–71,257
October 512:01 p.m. Glenville State No. 16
  • University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
  • Charleston, WV
W 29–171,136
October 1212:00 p.m. Wheeling No. 14
  • University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
  • Charleston, WV
W 42–231,269
October 191:00 p.m.at No. 22 Frostburg State No. 13
W 48–73,550
October 257:01 p.m. Fairmont State No. 11
  • University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
  • Charleston, WV
W 50–301,229
November 211:00 a.m.at West Liberty No. 9
W 38–01,402
November 91:00 p.mat West Virginia Wesleyan No. 6
W 69–21400
November 1612:00 p.m. West Virginia State No. 6
  • University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
  • Charleston, WV (rivalry)
W 52–171,375
November 231:00 p.m. Ashland *No. 6
L 38–401,028

[4]

Rankings

Ranking movements
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References

  1. ↑ "2024 Football Standings". Mountain East Conference . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  2. ↑ Carey, Greg (November 21, 2024). "Golden season for unbeaten Golden Eagles moves into playoffs". MetroNews. Charleston, West Virginia . Retrieved February 7, 2025.
  3. ↑ "University of Charleston Tops MEC Preseason Football Poll". August 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ "2024 Football Schedule". University of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved February 7, 2025.


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