2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football team

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.

2024 Charleston Golden Eagles football
MEC champion
NCAA Division II first round, L 38-40 vs. Ashland
Conference	Mountain East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 18
AFCA	No. 15
Record	11–1 (9–0 MEC)
Head coach	Quinn Sanders (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Michael Tesch (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Marshall Cooper (3rd season)
Home stadium	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Mountain East Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Livingstone*	No. 23	Alumni Memorial Field Salisbury, NC	W 38–7	1,470
September 7	3:05 p.m.	California (PA)*	No. 23	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 23–19	256
September 21	1:00 p.m.	UNC Pembroke	No. 19	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 58–36	487
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Concord	No. 19	Callaghan Stadium Athens, WV	W 42–7	1,257
October 5	12:01 p.m.	Glenville State	No. 16	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 29–17	1,136
October 12	12:00 p.m.	Wheeling	No. 14	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 42–23	1,269
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Frostburg State	No. 13	Bobcat Stadium Frostburg, MD	W 48–7	3,550
October 25	7:01 p.m.	Fairmont State	No. 11	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV	W 50–30	1,229
November 2	11:00 a.m.	at West Liberty	No. 9	West Family Stadium West Liberty, WV	W 38–0	1,402
November 9	1:00 p.m	at West Virginia Wesleyan	No. 6	Cebe Ross Field Buckhannon, WV	W 69–21	400
November 16	12:00 p.m.	West Virginia State	No. 6	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV (rivalry)	W 52–17	1,375
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Ashland*	No. 6	University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field Charleston, WV (NCAA Division II First Round)	L 38–40	1,028
*Non-conference game Rankings from AFCA Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Rankings

See also: 2024 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	23	23	20	19	19	16	14	13	11	9	6	6	6	15

Preseason

MEC media poll

The preseason poll was released on August 12, 2024.^[4]

MEC

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Charleston	77 (6)
2	UNC Pembroke	73 (3)
3	Frostburg State	68 (1)
4	Fairmont State	54
5	Glenville State	43
6	Wheeling	39
7	West Virginia State	36
8	West Liberty	32
9	Concord	18
10	West Virginia Wesleyan	10

• First place votes in ()