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Conference | Mountain East Conference |
Record | 2–2 (1–0 MEC) |
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Defensive coordinator | Alex Daugherty (1st season) |
Home stadium | University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fairmont State | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frostburg State | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18т 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
Tesch succeeded Quinn Sanders as head coach. [2] [3]
The MEC preseason football poll was released on August 12, 2025. Charleston was predicted to finish first in the conference. [4]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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August 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Livingstone * | No. 14 | W 39–10 | 1,756 | |
September 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 14 California (PA) * | No. 12 | L 19–23 | 1,713 | |
September 13 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 17 West Alabama * | No. 18т | L 24–28 | 4,117 | |
September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Concord |
| W 24–38 | 2,345 | |
September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | at Glenville State |
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October 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wheeling |
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October 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Frostburg State |
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October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at Fairmont State |
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November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | West Virginia Wesleyan |
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November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | West Liberty |
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November 15 | 1:00 p.m. | at West Virginia State |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
AFCA | 14 | 12 | 18т | — | — | |||||||||
D2 Football | 22 | 21 | — | — | — |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Livingstone | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
No. 14 Charleston | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 39 |
at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field • Charleston, WV
Statistics | LIV | UC |
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First downs | 15 | 31 |
Plays–yards | 54–320 | 89–556 |
Rushes–yards | 19–76 | 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 |
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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 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 12 Charleston | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 19 |
No. 14 California (PA) | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
Statistics | UC | CAL |
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First downs | 14 | 13 |
Plays–yards | 67–284 | 58–319 |
Rushes–yards | 46–184 | 30–145 |
Passing yards | 100 | 174 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 6–21–2 | 18–28–1 |
Time of possession | 29:13 | 30:47 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Charleston | Passing | Ean Hamric | 6/21, 100 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jaylen Butera | 18 carries, 75 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Marquan Herron | 1 reception, 33 yards, 1 TD | |
California (PA) | Passing | Roman Purcell | 18/28, 174 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Bobby Boyd Jr. | 15 carries, 108 yards | |
Receiving | D'Avay Johnson | 5 receptions, 73 yards |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 18т Charleston | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
No. 17 West Alabama | 0 | 10 | 3 | 15 | 28 |
Statistics | UC | UWA |
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First downs | 22 | 17 |
Plays–yards | 85–508 | 57–398 |
Rushes–yards | 40–218 | 29–185 |
Passing yards | 290 | 213 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–45–0 | 16–28–0 |
Time of possession | 33:10 | 26:50 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Charleston | Passing | Ean Hamric | 20/44, 290 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Jaylen Butera | 5 carries, 79 yards | |
Receiving | Yves Bosmans | 7 receptions, 144 yards, 1 TD | |
West Alabama | Passing | Spencer Arceneaux | 16/28, 213 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Spencer Arceneaux | 7 carries, 90 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Dearrius Nelson | 4 receptions, 57 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Concord | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Charleston | 0 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 38 |
at University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field • Charleston, WV
Statistics | CU | UC |
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First downs | 19 | 25 |
Plays–yards | 62–415 | 76–394 |
Rushes–yards | 21–65 | 54–270 |
Passing yards | 350 | 123 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 20–41–1 | 12–22–1 |
Time of possession | 25:41 | 34:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Concord | Passing | Tyler Mizzell | 20/40, 350, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rashad Luckey Dowdy | 10 carries, 42 yards | |
Receiving | Dom Collins | 4 receptions, 144 yards, 1 TD | |
Charleston | Passing | Ean Hamric | 12/22, 123 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Justin McDuffie | 19 carries, 99, 2 TDs | |
Receiving | Yves Bosmans | 4 receptions, 65 yards, 1 TD |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Charleston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Glenville State | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at County Stadium • Glenville, WV
Statistics | UC | GSU |
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Passing yards | ||
Passing: comp–att–int | – – | – – |
Time of possession | : | : |
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Glenville State | Passing | ||
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