From Charlotte Sports Information | Charlotte49ers.com — A two-time Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year and newly minted MAC champion, Tim Albin has been named Charlotte’s fourth full-time head football coach, Director of Athletics Mike Hill announced on Sunday.
Albin will be officially introduced to the public on Monday, Dec. 9 at Noon in the third-floor salons inside Halton Arena. The introductory press conference is open to the public and will be streamed live on ESPN+, Charlotte49ers.com, Facebook, and X (formerly Twitter). Free parking is available in the Cone Parking Deck.
“It is a true privilege and honor to welcome Tim, his wife Brooke, daughter Tori, and son Treyce to Charlotte,” Hill said. “We had incredible interest in this position which speaks to the remarkable opportunity ahead of Tim and the program he will build here in the Queen City. From the outset, we sought an experienced collegiate coach with a proven track record of sustained success on the field and in the recruitment and development of student-athletes. Tim’s professional accolades and resume check all those boxes, but his leadership, stewardship, and commitment to the holistic development of our football student-athletes set him apart.”
“We are thrilled to welcome Coach Tim Albin and his family to Niner Nation,” said Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber. “Coach Albin brings not only an impressive record of success on the field but also a deep commitment to the development of student-athletes as leaders and scholars. Under his leadership, I am confident that our football program will continue to grow, thrive, and represent Charlotte with pride.”
Albin comes to Charlotte following four seasons as the head coach at Ohio where he posted a 33-19 record including a 23-9 mark against conference opponents. Over the past three seasons, Albin led the Bobcats to 30 wins including three straight 10-win seasons from 2022-24, and a 20-4 mark vs. MAC foes. The 30 wins marked the most successful three-year run in program history.
The consecutive 10-win seasons were program firsts for an Ohio program boasting over 130 years of college football existence. He has also led the Bobcats to three consecutive bowl game appearances and boasts a 2-0 record in the FBS postseason, winning the Arizona Bowl (2022) and Myrtle Beach Bowl (2023). He was recognized as the league’s coach of the year during the 2022 and 2024 seasons.
The 2024 MAC Championship was the program’s first since 1968, prior to the creation of the championship game. The 35-point margin of victory over Miami (Ohio) was the largest in the 28-year history of the MAC Championship game while the three points allowed were the fewest allowed in title game history.
“I am beyond excited to begin this new journey at Charlotte and start the process of developing the 49ers into the championship-caliber program we all believe it can and should be,” Albin said. “I would like to thank Chancellor Sharon Gaber and Mike Hill for their trust and belief in our future together. I cannot wait to get started.”
Since 2005, the Woodward, Okla., native has been a part of the Ohio staff as either the running backs coach and offensive coordinator or head coach. Over that period, the Bobcats have flourished as one of the model programs in the MAC and one of the top in all of the Group of 5. During his time in Athens, Ohio won six MAC East Division titles while re-writing the Bobcats’ offensive record book. All 10 of the top 10 most prolific offenses in program history came during Albin’s tenure as did seven of the top 10 highest-scoring offenses.
In the 130 years of Ohio Bobcat football, the program won eight or more games 12 times during Albin’s time on staff and just eight times over the previous 110 seasons.
Individually, Bobcat running backs eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark six times during Albin’s tenure, of 14 total instances in the history of the program. The top three players for career passing yards, five of the top six in career receiving yards, and three of the top six in career rushing yards all came during Albin’s time coordinating Ohio’s offense or serving as head coach.
Prior to joining coach Frank Solich to revitalize the Ohio program in 2005, Albin served as the offensive coordinator and running backs coach at North Dakota State. During that 2004 season, the Bison’s first at the Division 1-AA (now FCS) level, Albin’s offense averaged 192.4 yards per game on the ground, developed four offensive players into All-Great West Football Conference honorees, and saw the Bison – now an FCS powerhouse – achieve their first-ever FCS national ranking at No. 25.
Albin’s tenure with Solich began at Nebraska where he spent four seasons (2000-03) as a graduate assistant for three seasons before a promotion to running backs coach and passing game coordinator in 2003. While working with the Cornhusker tight ends as a graduate assistant, Albin saw Tracey Wistrom develop into a third-team All-American in consecutive seasons (2000-01) and John Mackey Award semifinalist.
His head coaching tenure began, in fact, prior to his graduate assistant days in Lincoln when he spent three seasons as the head coach at his alma mater, Northwestern Oklahoma State (NAIA), in Alva, Okla. Albin spent six seasons in total (1994-99) on the Rangers’ coaching staff, ultimately culminating in a 1999 NAIA National Championship and a perfect 13-0 record while earning NAIA Coach of the Year Honors by Rawlings and American Football Coach magazine.
Not confined to expertise on the gridiron, Albin was also named the Oklahoma Intercollegiate Conference (OIC) Coach of the Year twice while at NWOSU for his work leading the men’s track and field program. While serving as an assistant football coach from 1994-96, Albin also served as the head coach for men’s and women’s cross country and track and field.
Albin began his climb up the coaching ranks at Northeastern State (Okla.) in 1989 where he won two conference titles as an assistant football coach and two more as head of the men’s track program.
As a player, Albin was a three-time All-OIC first-teamer at NWOSU at wide receiver and became the first Ranger to earn All-District IX three times.
Albin graduated from NWOSU with a degree in Business Administration in 1989 and earned a postgraduate degree in Science from Northeastern State in 1991. Albin and his wife, Brooke, are the proud parents of two children – daughter Tori and son Treyce – and grandparents of Callen (Tori).
The Tim Albin File | New Charlotte 49ers Head Football Coach
- Born: Sept. 13, 1965
- Hometown: Woodward, Okla.
- Wife: Brooke
- Children: Tori and Treyce
Playing Experience
- Northwestern Oklahoma State, Wide Receiver (1985-88)
- Three-time All-Oklahoma Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
- Three-time All-District IX
- 109 receptions for 1,811 yards
Coaching Career
- 1989 – 91 – Northeastern State (OK) (Offensive Graduate Assistant/Wide Receivers)
- 1992 – 93 – Northeastern State (OK) (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line)
- 1994 – 96 – Northwestern Oklahoma State (Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line)
- 1997 – 99 – Northwestern Oklahoma State (Head Coach)
- 2000 – 02 – Nebraska (Offensive Graduate Assistant/Tight Ends)
- 2003 – Nebraska (Passing Game Coordinator/Running Backs)
- 2004 – North Dakota State (Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs)
- 2005 – 18 – Ohio (Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs)
- 2019 – 20 – Ohio (Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs)
- 2021 – 24 – Ohio (Head Coach)
- 2025 – Charlotte (Head Coach)
Head Coaching Record
- 1997 – Northwestern Oklahoma State – 5-5
- 1998 – Northwestern Oklahoma State – 7-3
- 1999 – Northwestern Oklahoma State – 13-0 (NAIA National Champion)
- at NWOSU – 25-8
- 2021 – Ohio – 3-9 (3-5 MAC)
- 2022 – Ohio – 10-4 (7-1 MAC; MAC East Champions; Arizona Bowl Champions, MAC Coach of the Year)
- 2023 – Ohio – 10-3 (6-2 MAC; Myrtle Beach Bowl Champions)
- 2024 – Ohio – 10-3 (7-1 MAC; MAC Champions; MAC Coach of the Year)
- at Ohio – 33-19 (23-9)
- Overall – 58-27 (23-9)
Bowls Coached (13, 2 as head coach)
- 2006 – GMAC Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2009 – Little Caesars Pizza Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2010 – New Orleans Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2011 – Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2012 – Independence Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2013 – Beef’O’Bradys Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2015 – Camellia Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2016 – Dollar General Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2017 – Bahamas Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2018 – Frisco Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2019 – Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (Ohio, Assistant)
- 2022 – Arizona Bowl (Ohio, Head Coach)
- 2023 – Myrtle Beach Bowl (Ohio, Head Coach)
