South Carolina State at Charlotte - 2023 Matchup Preview

South Carolina State Bulldogs at Charlotte 49ers

Saturday, September 2nd 2023 (6:00 PM EDT)
Charlotte -24 (44.5) (0) Open: 0.0
Charlotte 24 - South Carolina State: 3

Bulldogs (0 - 2) (2 - 0 - 0)
Coach ( - )
Avg Score : 8 - 36 (8 - 36 on Road)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: -15.5 (SP+ CHAR -22)
CHAR Win prob: 96% | Cover: 57%

49ers (3 - 9) (6 - 6 - 0)
Coach Biff Poggi (1 - 2)
Avg Score : 18 - 29 (18 - 28 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 3.4 - 8.6 (#127)
Wins: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Losses: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Future: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
SCST Players
CHAR Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

South Carolina State's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	South Carolina State at Charlotte	+24.0	44.5	L 3 - 24	U	Y
Sat 9/9	South Carolina State at Georgia Tech	+44.0	53.5	L 13 - 48	O	Y

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Predictions for South Carolina State's Schedule

Charlotte's 2023 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/2	Charlotte vs South Carolina State	-24.0	44.5	W 24 - 3	U	N
Sat 9/9	Charlotte at Maryland	+24.5	50.0	L 20 - 38	O	Y
Sat 9/16	Charlotte vs Georgia State	+6.5	52.0	L 25 - 41	O	N
Sat 9/23	Charlotte at Florida	+28.0	48.5	L 7 - 22	U	Y
Sat 9/30	Charlotte at SMU	+22.5	53.0	L 16 - 34	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/14	Charlotte vs Navy	+3.5	44.0	L 0 - 14	U	N
Sat 10/21	Charlotte at East Carolina	+6.0	39.5	W 10 - 7	U	Y
Fri 10/27	Charlotte vs Florida Atlantic	+3.5	45.5	L 16 - 38	O	N
Sat 11/4	Charlotte at Tulsa	+4.5	47.5	W 33 - 26	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Charlotte vs Memphis	+9.5	51.5	L 38 - 44	O	Y
Sat 11/18	Charlotte vs Rice	-0.5	46.5	L 7 - 28	U	N
Sat 11/25	Charlotte at South Florida	+7.5	56.5	L 14 - 48	O	N

Important Stats (2023)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SCST		0%	8	0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%	36	0%	0%	0	0	0	0
CHAR	#126 (.05)	35% (131)	17.5	37% (125)	2.91 (104)	145	33% (128)	168	2.84 (127)	#55 (.16)	41% (50)	28.6	41% (50)	41% (57)	4 (87)	58.6	1.8	1.4

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
SCST		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
CHAR	#116 (.1)	37% (122)		39% (110)	2.75 (113)	119	35% (120)	224	3.9 (70)	#113 (.25)	45% (107)		48% (111)	42% (83)	3.87 (81)	65.3	1.8	1

Overall Stats 2023

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SCST Offense	2	8	8	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
CHAR Defense	12	28.6	28	40.6%	4	1.4	-	-	-	-	-	53%	46%	41%	41%	15%	.16

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
SCST Defense	2	36	36	0%	0	0	-	-	-	-	-	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
CHAR Offense	12	17.5	18.3	34.6%	2.84	1.8	17	313	145	168	3.8	54%	44%	37%	33%	18%	.05

Additional Stats 2023

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
South Carolina State	2	0:00	0	NAN%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	100
Charlotte	12	32:17	16.8	24%	54%	6.9	58.6	1.8	1.4	5	1.6	2	28.8

Run Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SCST Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%	0
CHAR Defense	12	53% (111)	41% (50)	-	-	-	-	.13 (59)	2.97 (42)	61% (14)	9% (97)	1.01 (76)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
SCST Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-		0	0%	0%	0
CHAR Offense	12	54% (34)	37% (125)	38.7	145	3.8	16 (89)	.13 (81)	2.91 (104)	66% (114)	12% (115)	1.15 (9)

Pass Game Stats (2023)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SCST Offense	2	0%	0%	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
CHAR Defense	12	46% (23)	41% (57)	-	-	-	-	-	-	11 (53)	.28 (73)	1.6 (72)	31% (82)	31% (85)	.28 (49)	6% (88)	1.9 (23)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
SCST Defense	2	0%	0%	-	-	-	-	-	-	0		0	0%	0%		0%	0
CHAR Offense	12	44% (103)	33% (128)	15.5	27.3	167.8	6.1	10.8	7 (129)	16 (121)	.02 (133)	1.5 (83)	36% (123)	22% (128)	.11 (126)	6% (53)	2 (83)

South Carolina State's Power Ratings
South Carolina State's Power Rating: #NR
South Carolina State's Offense Rating: #NR
South Carolina State's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: #208
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
South Carolina State's 2023 Expected Record: -
South Carolina State's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
South Carolina State's Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
South Carolina State's Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A

Average Talent
Average MEAC Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 96
Average FBS Talent: 96

Power Ratings Matchup
South Carolina State: Charlotte: -15.34

SP+ Ratings Matchup
South Carolina State: Charlotte: -22.1

Charlotte's Power Ratings
Charlotte's Power Rating: -15.34 #128
Charlotte's Offense Rating: 6.97 #130
Charlotte's Defense Rating: 10.44 #77
2023 Talent Rating: 96.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #75
Charlotte's 2023 Expected Record: 3.40 - 8.60
Charlotte's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -22.1 #130
Charlotte's Offense SP+ Rating: 14.3 #128
Charlotte's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.6 #113

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 96
Average Power Five Talent: 96
Average FBS Talent: 96

South Carolina State Scoring
Offense: 8 PPG
Offense on Road: 8
Defense: 36 PPG
Defense on Road: 36

South Carolina State's 2023 Record
Record: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Record on Road: 0 - 2
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 0 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 0 - 0

Projected Score
Charlotte 27
South Carolina State 18

Total Points: 45

Charlotte Scoring
Offense: 17.5 PPG
Offense at Home: 18.3
Defense: 28.6 PPG
Defense at Home: 28

Charlotte's 2023 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Record at home: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread at home: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 0 - 2 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Winner	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2023	09/02	Charlotte	24	South Carolina State	3	Charlotte	Charlotte -24	South Carolina State	44.5	Under

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
Charlotte	1	0	0 Overs
South Carolina State	0	1	1 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	1 - 0	0 - 1	0 - 1	0 - 0
Road Teams	0 - 1	1 - 0	0 - 0	1 - 0

(#NR) South Carolina State Info
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: #N/A
Offense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Defense SP+ Rating: #N/A
Talent Rating: #208
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Record on Road: 0 - 2 (2 - 0 - 0 vs Spread )

South Carolina State Highlights
South Carolina State is Undefeated vs Spread

South Carolina State Deficiencies
South Carolina State has a really bad Offense
South Carolina State Defense Gives up a Lot of Points

Performance GradesPerf Grades
CategoryCat	CHAR	SCST
OverallOver	#99	—
OffenseOff	#106	—
DefenseDef	#67	—
Special TeamsST	#28	—
PassingPass	#108	—
RushingRush	#80	—
Run BlockRBLK	#55	—
Pass BlockPBLK	#104	—
Route RunningWR Rt	#92	—
TacklingTkl	#73	—
Run DefenseR Def	#95	—
Pass Rush DefPRush	#68	—
Coverage DefCov	#15	—

Rematch from Week 1
Charlotte -24.0 (44.5)
Charlotte won vs South Carolina State this year (24-3)

Previous Matchups
Charlotte beat South Carolina State in 2023 (24-3)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Jerry Richardson Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Team Information
Injuries: SCST | CHAR
Depth Chart: SCST | CHAR
Rosters: SCST | CHAR

(#128) Charlotte Info
Power Rating: -15.34 #128
Offense Rating: 6.97 #130
Defense Rating: 10.44 #77
Overall SP+ Rating: -22.1 #130
Offense SP+ Rating: 14.3 #128
Defense SP+ Rating: 34.6 #113
Talent Rating: 96.00 #1
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #75
Expected Record: 3.40 - 8.60

Record at home: 1 - 5 (1 - 5 - 0 vs Spread)

Charlotte Highlights
Charlotte Stuffs a lot of Run Plays (#118)

Charlotte Deficiencies
Charlotte has a really bad Offense
Charlotte has a really bad Offense at Home
Charlotte has a bad TO Margin (#125)
Charlotte Commits a Lot of Penalties (#109)
Charlotte throws a Lot of Interceptions (#121)
Charlotte offense is really bad (#65)
Charlotte Runs Get Stuffed a Lot (#104)
Charlotte offense is bad in Scoring Opportunities (#108)
Charlotte run game is really bad (#91)
Charlotte pass game is really bad (#42)
Charlotte offense is bad on 3rd Downs
Charlotte does not Sack the QB (#80)

South Carolina State's OC

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Keshawn Toney	1	1	100%	10	0	0	10.0
Justin Smith-Brown	0	1	0%	0	0	0	0.0

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Tyler J. Smith	29	190	1	6.6	86
Jawarn Howell	19	123	2	6.5	27
Demetri Simmons	12	96	1	8.0	52
Josh Shaw	16	72	3	4.5	16

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Justin Smith-Brown	50	712	4	14.2	63
Keshawn Toney	29	319	3	11.0	27
Nigel Johnson	5	131	1	26.2	64
Jordan Smith	4	48	0	12.0	19

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South Carolina State's DC

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Naejuan Barber	21	2	1	1	0
Adonis Davis	4	0	0	0	0
Zanjerry Dunham	4	0	0	0	0
Jamre Benjamin	4	0	0	0	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Naejuan Barber	21	2	1	1	0
Adonis Davis	4	0	0	0	0
Zanjerry Dunham	4	0	0	0	0
Jamre Benjamin	4	0	0	0	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Jamre Benjamin	4	0	0	0	1
Naejuan Barber	21	2	1	1	0
Adonis Davis	4	0	0	0	0

Charlotte's OC Mike Miller

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Trexler Ivey	112	203	55%	1263	4	10	6.2
Jalon Jones	67	109	62%	646	2	4	5.9

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jalon Jones	110	476	4	4.3	58
Terron Kellman	82	328	1	4.0	18
Hahsaun Wilson	54	322	3	6.0	34
Shadrick Byrd	60	211	0	3.5	18

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jairus Mack	25	453	2	18.1	51
Colin Weber	34	362	0	10.6	45
Jack Hestera	28	349	3	12.5	37
Duane Thomas Jr.	24	244	0	10.2	51

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Charlotte's DC Ryan Osborn

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Demetrius Knight II	89	6	2	0	4
Nikhai Hill-Green (Tr)	71	9	2	0	3
Dontae Balfour (Tr)	54	1	0	0	10
Eyabi Anoma	48	10	6	9	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Eyabi Anoma	48	10	6	9	1
Demon Clowney	31	4	3	4	0
Nikhai Hill-Green (Tr)	71	9	2	0	3
Jaren Handy	27	6	2	1	1

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PD
Dontae Balfour (Tr)	54	1	0	10
Demetrius Knight II	89	6	2	4
Dontez Fagan	21	3	0	4