Biff Poggi’s time in Charlotte has come to an end.
Charlotte fired Poggi Monday afternoon after he spent less than two seasons with the program, according to ESPN’s Pete Thamel.
Sources: Charlotte has fired coach Biff Poggi.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) November 18, 2024
Tim Brewster will take over as the team’s interim coach for the remainder of the season. Brewster worked as tight ends coach and associate head coach under Poggi.
Poggi is now the fifth coach in the AAC to be fired this year, joining East Carolina, Temple and Rice. FAU also fired coach Tom Herman earlier on Monday.
The decision to part ways with Poggi came just days after Charlotte fell in a 59-24 loss to South Florida. That marked the fourth straight loss for the 49ers, who were officially eliminated from bowl contention.
Poggi went just 6-16 in his two seasons at Charlotte, and he never won more than three games in a season. It was his first head coaching job in college football. He previously served as associate head coach at Michigan under former head coach Jim Harbaugh.
Poggi was only the third full-time head coach in Charlotte football history after the program was revived in 2013. The school has played in just one bowl game and the 49ers have had just one winning season. They went 7-6 in 2019 under coach Will Healy, although they fell in the Bahamas Bowl that year. Poggi took over when the team moved to the AAC after spending its first eight seasons in CUSA.
The 49ers have two games remaining this season. They take on FAU next Saturday before hosting UAB to close out the season.
This post will be updated soon with more information.
