The Pioneer Football League (PFL) is a collegiate athletic conference which operates in the United States. The conference participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a football-only conference. It has member schools that range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. It is headquartered in St. Louis, in the same complex that also contains the offices of the Missouri Valley Conference and Missouri Valley Football Conference. Unlike most other Division I FCS conferences, the Pioneer League consists of institutions that choose not to award athletic scholarships ("grants-in-aid") to football players.
The Campbell Fighting Camels are the athletic teams that represent Campbell University, located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, in intercollegiate sports at the Division I level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), primarily competing in the Coastal Athletic Association since the 2023–24 academic year. The football program competes in the FCS, formerly known as I-AA.
The Campbell Fighting Camels basketball team is the men's basketball team that represent the Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The school's team currently competes in the CAA. The team's most recent, and only appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 1992. After struggling for several seasons, the Fighting Camels finally broke through in the 2009–2010 season. Campbell tied for first in the regular season Atlantic Sun standings. However, their bid for an NCAA tournament bid came up short, as they were eliminated in the Atlantic Sun Conference tournament.
The Campbell Fighting Camels football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Campbell University located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and is a member of CAA Football, the legally separate football league operated by the multi-sports Coastal Athletic Association (CAA). Campbell's first football team was fielded in 2008. The team plays its home games at the 5,000 seat Barker–Lane Stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Mike Minter, former safety for the National Football League's Carolina Panthers, is the head coach.
The Campbell Fighting Camels baseball team is Campbell University's NCAA Division I baseball team. The team plays its home games on campus at Jim Perry Stadium, named for former Campbell Baseball and Basketball player Jim Perry. Prior to 2012, the venue was known as Taylor Field. The team currently competes as members of the Big South Conference. The Fighting Camels competed in the Big South until 1994 when they joined the Atlantic Sun Conference. They returned to the Big South in 2011. Notable alumni include Jim Perry, Ryan Thompson and Cedric Mullins.
The 2011 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Fighting Camels were led by fourth-year head coach Dale Steele and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They are a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in fourth place.
The 2012 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Dale Steele and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They are a member of the Pioneer Football League. On November 5, Campbell announced that Steele had been fired. He remained as the team's head coach for their final two games. They finished the season 1–10, 0–8 in PFL play, to finish in last place.
The 2013 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in PFL play to finish in eighth place.
The 2014 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 5–7, 4–4 in PFL play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
The 2015 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were a member of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in PFL play to finish in seventh place.
The 2016 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League. They finished the season 5–5, 3–4 in PFL play to finish in sixth place.
The 2017 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were be led by fifth-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were members of the Pioneer Football League until the end of the 2017 season before transitioning to the Big South Conference for the 2018 season. They finished the season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place.
The 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were first-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 1–4 in Big South play to finish in fifth place.
The 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were second-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.
The 2020 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by eighth-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were third-year members of the Big South Conference.
The 2010 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). The Fighting Camels were led by third-year head coach Dale Steele and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. Campbell finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in PFL play to place seventh.
The 2009 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season as a member of the Pioneer Football League (PFL). The Fighting Camels were led by second-year head coach Dale Steele and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. Campbell finished the season 3–8 overall and 2–6 in PFL play to place fifth.
The 2021 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented the Campbell University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Mike Minter, the Fighting Camels played their home games at the Barker–Lane Stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina.
The 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented the Campbell University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Mike Minter, the Fighting Camels played their home games at the Barker–Lane Stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina.
