CHARLOTTE (Interstat) — Memphis defeated Charlotte 59-8 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Jerry Richardson Stadium, improving to 4-1 while dropping the 49ers to 0-5. Memphis scored 10 points in the first quarter and 21 in the second before adding 14 in the third and 14 in the fourth. Charlotte scored eight points in the second quarter. Air Noland threw for 68 yards and ran for 28 yards with a touchdown. Cole Gonzales passed for 73 yards for Charlotte. KJ Miles recorded two tackles and a sack. Jermane Hayes caught six passes for 123 yards and a score, Hunter Tipton had three receptions for 60 yards and two touchdowns, Stonka Burnside added four catches for 50 yards and a touchdown, and Brady Kluse had two receptions for 37 yards and a score. Dallan Hayden rushed nine times for 47 yards and a touchdown. Gavin Willis made 13 tackles, Shamar McIntosh had 10, and Kadin Schmitz added 11 tackles and a sack. Memphis next faces UAB, while Charlotte visits North Texas.