2025 Charleston Golden Eagles football team

2025 Charleston Golden Eagles football
Conference	Mountain East Conference
Ranking
AFCA	No. 14 [1]
Record	1–1 (0–0 MEC)
Head coach	Michael Tesch (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Alex Daugherty (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Mountain East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Fairmont State		0	–	0					2	–	0
Frostburg State		0	–	0					2	–	0
No. 14 Charleston (WV)		0	–	0					1	–	1
Concord		0	–	0					1	–	1
West Virginia State		0	–	0					1	–	1
Glenville State		0	–	0					0	–	2
West Liberty		0	–	0					0	–	2
West Virginia Wesleyan		0	–	0					0	–	2
Wheeling		0	–	0					0	–	2
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AFCA poll

The 2025 Charleston Golden Eagles football team represents the University of Charleston as a member of the Mountain East Conference (MEC) during the 2025 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Michael Tesch, the Golden Eagles play home games at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field in Charleston, West Virginia. ^[2]

Tesch succeeded Quinn Sanders as head coach. ^{[3] [4]}

Preseason

MEC preseason poll

The MEC preseason football poll was released on August 12, 2025. Charleston was predicted to finish first in the conference. ^[5]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 p.m.	Livingstone *	No. 14	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 39–10	1,756
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at No. 15 California (PA) *	No. 14	Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium California, PA	L 19–23	1,713
September 13	2:00 p.m.	at West Alabama *		Tiger Stadium Livingston, AL
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Concord		University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV
September 27	1:00 p.m.	at Glenville State		County Stadium [6] Spencer, WV
October 11	2:00 p.m.	at Wheeling		Bishop Schmitt Field Wheeling, WV
October 18	1:00 p.m.	Frostburg State		University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV
October 25	1:00 p.m.	at Fairmont State		Duvall-Rosier Field Fairmont, WV
November 1	1:00 p.m.	West Virginia Wesleyan		University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV
November 8	1:00 p.m.	West Liberty		University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV
November 15	1:00 p.m.	at West Virginia State		Lakin-Ray Field at Dickerson Stadium Institute, WV
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[7]

Rankings

See also: 2025 NCAA Division II football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
AFCA	14	14*
D2 Football	22	21

* A new poll was not released for this week, so for comparison purposes, the previous week's ranking is inserted in this week's slot.

Game summaries

vs Livingstone

See also: Livingstone Blue Bears football

Livingstone Blue Bears (0–0) vs No. 14 Charleston Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Livingstone	3	0	7	0	10
No. 14 Charleston	14	13	6	6	39

at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field • Charleston, WV

• Date: August 28
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 1,756
• Referee: Paul Harris II

Statistics	LIV	UC
First downs	15	31
Plays–yards	54–320	89–556
Rushes–yards	19–79	62–271
Passing yards	244	285
Passing: comp–att–int	18–35–0	20–27–0
Time of possession	21:06	38:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Livingstone	Passing	Alfredo Sotelo	16/30, 174 yards
	Rushing	Dontavius Phillips	2 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Justin Glenn	4 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Charleston	Passing	Ean Hamric	20/27, 262 yards, 5 TD
	Rushing	Zachariah Williams	19 carries, 114 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Yves Bosmans	6 receptions, 163 yards, 3 TD

vs California (PA)

See also: California Vulcans football

No. 14 Charleston Golden Eagles (1–0) vs No. 15 California (PA) Vulcans (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Charleston	7	6	6	0	19
No. 15 California (PA)	10	10	3	0	23

at Hepner–Bailey Field at Adamson Stadium • California, PA

• Date: September 4
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, Rain • Temperature: 64 °F (18 °C)
• Game attendance: 1,713
• Referee: Tim LeCras
• ^[8]

Statistics	CAL	UC
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California (PA)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Charleston	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

1. "Ferris State Starts 2025 at No. 1". American Football Coaches Association .
2. "University of Charleston Stadium". University of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
3. Martin, Mark (January 9, 2025). "Mike Tesch elevated to head coach of Golden Eagles' football program". WCHS-TV . Retrieved August 14, 2025.
4. Kennedy, Taylor (January 10, 2025). "MEC football: Tesch tabbed as new Golden Eagles coach, replacing Sanders". Charleston Gazette-Mail. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
5. "2025 MEC Preseason Football Poll Released". Mountain East Conference. August 12, 2025. Retrieved August 28, 2025.
6. Elmore, Rick (August 19, 2025). "College sports: Hoover to host Glenville State's 'home' opener". Charleston Gazette-Mail . Retrieved September 2, 2025.
7. "2025 Football Schedule". University of Charleston Athletics. Retrieved August 14, 2025.
8. https://ucgoldeneagles.com/sports/football/stats/2025/california-university-of-pennsylvania/boxscore/8105