Army Dominates Charlotte 24-7 in Week 7 Matchup
Army controlled most of the game against Charlotte in Week 7, building a 24-7 victory. The Black Knights scored early and often, putting up 7 points in the first quarter, 10 in the second, and 7 more in the third before holding scoreless in the fourth. Charlotte managed only 7 points, all coming in the fourth quarter on a Grayson Loftis touchdown pass to KD Hunter-Gibson.
Army's offense was efficient throughout, with Cale Hellums leading an attack that featured a 50-yard rushing touchdown run in the first quarter and a 44-yard completion to Noah Short in the third. Hayden Reed paced the ground game with 53 rushing yards. Charlotte's Loftis led the 49ers with 68 passing yards, while Cameren Smith led receivers with 9 catches.
The game stayed under the 45.5-point over-under, and Charlotte covered the 17.5-point spread despite the lopsided final score. Army's defense stifled Charlotte for three quarters, allowing the 49ers only their garbage-time touchdown in the final period.
AI-generated recap · Aug 10, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Charlotte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 Army | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Charlotte | Army |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 16-26 | 2-6 |
| Pass Yards | 110 | 50 |
| Rush Yards | 68 | 305 |
| Total Yards | 178 | 355 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| 3rd Down | 5-14 | 8-14 |
| Penalties | 2-20 | 1-15 |
| Possession | 22:06 | 37:54 |
Player Leaders
Player Leaders
Play-by-Play
Anderson Britton kickoff for 62 yds , Derrick Eley return for 19 yds to the CLT 22
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 7 yds to the CLT 29
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 1 yd to the CLT 30
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 2 yds to the CLT 32 for a 1ST down
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 5 yds to the CLT 37
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 4 yds to the CLT 41
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 2 yds to the CLT 43 for a 1ST down
PENALTY CHAR False Start (Fernandez,Kristos) 5 yards from CHAR43 to CHAR38. NO PLAY.
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Sean Brown for 14 yds to the ARMY 48
Zach Wilcke run for 2 yds to the ARMY 46 for a 1ST down
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete to Javen Nicholas
Zach Wilcke run for 2 yds to the ARMY 44
Zach Wilcke run for a loss of 8 yards to the CLT 48
Bronson Long punt for 52 yds for a touchback
Cale Hellums run for 5 yds to the ARMY 25
Hayden Reed run for 4 yds to the ARMY 29
Hayden Reed run for 5 yds to the ARMY 34 for a 1ST down
Noah Short run for 5 yds to the ARMY 39
Cale Hellums run for 4 yds to the ARMY 43
Hayden Reed run for 2 yds to the ARMY 45 for a 1ST down
Noah Short run for 4 yds to the ARMY 49
Cale Hellums run for 50 yds to the CLT 1 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums run for 1 yd for a TD (Dawson Jones KICK)
Anderson Britton kickoff for 54 yds , Derrick Eley return for 13 yds to the CLT 24
Javen Nicholas run for 4 yds to the CLT 28
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Rod Gainey Jr. for 1 yd Rod Gainey Jr. fumbled, recovered by CLT Rod Gainey Jr.
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete to Javen Nicholas
Bronson Long punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Lloyd Benson III at the ARMY 23
Hayden Reed run for 13 yds to the ARMY 36 Hayden Reed fumbled, recovered by CLT Xavier Miles
Zach Wilcke run for 8 yds to the ARMY 28
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Sean Brown for 4 yds to the ARMY 24 for a 1ST down
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 4 yds to the ARMY 20
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 3 yds to the ARMY 17
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 1 yd to the ARMY 16
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 1 yd to the ARMY 15
Noah Short run for a loss of 1 yard to the ARMY 14
Cale Hellums run for 8 yds to the ARMY 22
Cale Hellums run for 6 yds to the ARMY 28 for a 1ST down
Carson Smith run for 9 yds to the ARMY 37
Carson Smith run for 4 yds to the ARMY 41 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums run for 3 yds to the ARMY 44
Briggs Bartosh run for 3 yds to the ARMY 47
Cale Hellums run for 2 yds to the ARMY 49
Cale Hellums run for 3 yds to the CLT 48 for a 1ST down
Lloyd Benson III run for no gain to the CLT 48
Cale Hellums run for 11 yds to the CLT 37 for a 1ST down
Jake Rendina run for 5 yds to the CLT 32
Cale Hellums run for 5 yds to the CLT 27 for a 1ST down
Briggs Bartosh run for 14 yds to the CLT 13 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums run for 5 yds to the CLT 8
Noah Short run for 3 yds to the CLT 5
Carson Smith run for 5 yds for a TD (Dawson Jones KICK)
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Cameren Smith for 3 yds to the CLT 28
Cameren Smith run for 2 yds to the CLT 30
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Sean Brown for 6 yds to the CLT 36 for a 1ST down
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete to Miles Burris
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Sean Brown for 8 yds to the CLT 44
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 1 yd to the CLT 45
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 2 yds to the CLT 47 for a 1ST down
Zach Wilcke pass complete to Miles Burris for 5 yds to the ARMY 48
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete to Gus McGee
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete to Javen Nicholas
Zach Wilcke pass incomplete to Sean Brown
Noah Short run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
Carson Smith run for 10 yds to the CLT 40 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums run for 5 yds to the CLT 35
Cale Hellums pass incomplete to Samari Howard
(00:27) Shotgun Hellums,Cale rush middle for 0 yards to the CHAR35 (Clinkscales,CJ) PENALTY ARMY Holding offsetting CHAR Face Mask offsetting. NO PLAY.
Cale Hellums run for 10 yds to the CLT 25 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums run for 4 yds to the CLT 21
Dawson Jones 38 yd FG GOOD
End of 2nd Quarter
Briggs Bartosh run for 2 yds to the ARMY 27
Briggs Bartosh run for 2 yds to the ARMY 29
Cale Hellums pass complete to Tobi Olawole for 6 yds to the ARMY 35 for a 1ST down
Cale Hellums run for 8 yds to the ARMY 43
Carson Smith run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Carson Smith run for 2 yds to the CLT 48
Cale Hellums pass incomplete to Noah Short
Cale Hellums run for 3 yds to the CLT 45
James Wagenseller punt for 35 yds, fair catch by Javen Nicholas at the CLT 10
Zach Wilcke sacked by Eric Ford for a loss of 6 yards to the CLT 4
Zach Wilcke run for a loss of 1 yard to the CLT 3
Rod Gainey Jr. run for no gain to the CLT 3
Bronson Long punt for 51 yds, fair catch by Lloyd Benson III at the ARMY 46
Noah Short run for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
Noah Short run for 6 yds to the CLT 44 Army Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Noah Short) to the ARMY 41
Cale Hellums run for 6 yds to the ARMY 47
Cale Hellums pass complete to Noah Short for 44 yds to the CLT 9 for a 1ST down
Jake Rendina run for 5 yds to the CLT 4
Cale Hellums run for 3 yds to the CLT 1
Cale Hellums run for no gain to the CLT 1
Cale Hellums run for 1 yd for a TD (Dawson Jones KICK)
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 9 yds to the CLT 34
Rod Gainey Jr. run for no gain to the CLT 34
Rod Gainey Jr. run for no gain to the CLT 34
Rod Gainey Jr. run for no gain to the CLT 34
Dewayne Coleman pass incomplete
Dewayne Coleman run for 1 yd to the CLT 33
Hayden Reed run for 6 yds to the CLT 27
Hayden Reed run for no gain to the CLT 27
Rod Gainey Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the CLT 25
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Javen Nicholas for 3 yds to the CLT 22
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete
Bronson Long punt for 43 yds , Lloyd Benson III returns for 20 yds to the CLT 45
Hayden Reed run for 5 yds to the CLT 40
Hayden Reed run for 6 yds to the CLT 34 for a 1ST down
Charlotte Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Xavier Miles) to the CLT 18 for a 1ST down
Briggs Bartosh run for 2 yds to the CLT 16
Lloyd Benson III run for a loss of 5 yards to the CLT 21
Dewayne Coleman pass incomplete to Kavon Pointer
Dawson Jones 38 yd FG MISSED
Grayson Loftis run for 15 yds to the CLT 36 for a 1ST down
Grayson Loftis sacked for a loss of 1 yard to the CLT 35
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 2 yds to the CLT 37
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Jake Young for 6 yds to the CLT 43
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Jake Young for 6 yds to the CLT 49 for a 1ST down
Rod Gainey Jr. run for 10 yds to the ARMY 41 Rod Gainey Jr. fumbled, recovered by CLT Stephen Nnadozie
Hayden Reed run for 8 yds to the ARMY 49
Hayden Reed run for 3 yds to the CLT 48 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for 5 yds to the CLT 43
Dewayne Coleman run for 5 yds to the CLT 38 for a 1ST down
Briggs Bartosh run for 2 yds to the CLT 36
Dewayne Coleman run for 5 yds to the CLT 31
Dewayne Coleman run for 6 yds to the CLT 25 for a 1ST down
Dewayne Coleman run for a loss of 3 yards to the CLT 28
Dewayne Coleman run for 3 yds to the CLT 25
Noah Short run for a loss of 3 yards to the CLT 28
Dawson Jones 45 yd FG BLOCKED blocked by Dwight Bootle II (01:59) Jones,Dawson field goal attempt from 45 yards NO GOOD blocked by Bootle II,Dwight (H: Allan,Cooper, LS: Walter,Owen), clock 01:54 recovered by CHAR Williams II,DeQuinder at CHAR41, End Of Play.
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Cameren Smith for 6 yds to the CLT 47
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Cameren Smith
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Jaylen Hampton for 10 yds to the ARMY 43 for a 1ST down
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Connor Adair for 5 yds to the ARMY 38
Grayson Loftis pass complete to Derrick Eley for 22 yds to the ARMY 16 for a 1ST down
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Jaylen Hampton
Grayson Loftis pass incomplete to Connor Adair
Grayson Loftis pass complete to KD Hunter-Gibson for 16 yds for a TD (Liam Boyd KICK)
D. Coleman takes a knee