As I prepared to write this article and looked up the stats, I didn’t realize how evenly matched these two teams are. They both had big games against their respective FCS opponents and were overmatched against their respective FBS opponents. So this will be a match up of two teams that are looking to climb out of the doldrums.
The football team at UNC Charlotte is a recent addition to the NCAA. They became an FCS team in 2013 and then moved up to the FBS in 2015. They currently have an overall record of 13-23. The Eastern Michigan Eagles have been around for much longer and are celebrated their 125th season.