Campbell Fighting Camels football

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Campbell Fighting Camels football
AmericanFootball current event.svg 2024 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
Campbell football logo.png
First season1925;100 years ago (1925) [a]
Athletic directorHannah Bazemore
Head coach Braxton Harris
1st season, 3–9 (.250)
Stadium Barker–Lane Stadium
(capacity: 6,200)
Field surface FieldTurf
Location Buies Creek, North Carolina
NCAA division Division I FCS
Conference CAA Football
All-time record54–96 (.360)
Rivalries Davidson Wildcats
Consensus All-AmericansCaleb Snead (2018)
ColorsBlack and orange [1]
   
Fight songCampbell University Fight Song
MascotGaylord the Camel; Gladys the Camel
Marching bandSound of the Sandhills
Website GoCamels.com

The Campbell Fighting Camels football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Campbell University located Buies Creek, 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.

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The Fighting Camels, which did not award scholarships in football (though awarding them in other sports), transitioned to scholarship football and joined most of the school's other sports in the Big South Conference in 2018. [2] In 2023 the team transitioned into CAA Football, with the rest of the athletic program joining the multi-sports CAA at that time. [3]

History

Campbell University once had a football team, years ago, but it was disbanded and Campbell discontinued football for 58 years. That football program lasted for 25 years between 1925 and 1950, and was canceled at the onset of the Korean War.

Classifications

Conference memberships

Current coaching staff

NameTitlePosition coach
Braxton Harris Head coach N/A
Eric Daniels Defensive Coordinator Linebackers
Matt Kubik Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks
Eric AmoakoAssistant CoachCornerbacks
Matt ChiappelliAssistant Coach/Video CoordinatorTight Ends
Larry HartAssistant Coach Defensive line
Ross HornorOffensive Run Game Coordinator/Recruiting Coordinator Offensive line
Mike RidingsAssistant CoachSafeties
Tyler ScottAssistant CoachRunning Backs
Aaron WinchesterAssistant coach/Camp CoordinatorWide Receivers
Mason RuzickaDefensive Quality ControlLinebackers
David CraneDirector of football operationsN/A
Isabella BogdanAssistant director of football operationsN/A
Jeff CampbellHead equipment managerN/A

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

Year-by-year results

Statistics correct as of the end of the 2018-19 college football season
NCAA Division I champions NCAA Division I FCS champions Conference ChampionsDivision ChampionsBowl EligibleUndefeated Season
YearNCAA DivisionConferenceOverallConferenceCoachFinal Ranking
GamesWinLossTiePct.GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
2008 FCS Pioneer 111100.0918080.0009th Dale Steele –
2009 FCS Pioneer 11380.2738260.2508th Dale Steele –
2010 FCS Pioneer 11380.2738260.250T-7th Dale Steele –
2011 FCS Pioneer 11650.5458530.6254th Dale Steele –
2012 FCS Pioneer 111100.0918080.00010th Dale Steele –
2013 FCS Pioneer 12390.2508170.1258th Mike Minter –
2014 FCS Pioneer 12570.4178440.500T-4th Mike Minter –
2015 FCS Pioneer 11560.4558350.3757th Mike Minter –
2016 FCS Pioneer 10550.5007340.4296th Mike Minter –
2017 FCS Pioneer 11650.5458530.625T-3rd Mike Minter –
2018 FCS Big South 11650.5455140.2005th Mike Minter –
2019 FCS Big South 11650.5456330.5004th Mike Minter –
2020 FCS FCS Independent 4040.000–––––– Mike Minter –
2021 FCS Big South 1138-.375725–.2868th Mike Minter –
2022 FCS Big South 1156-.455523–.4003rd Mike Minter
Totals159581010.3658628580.324

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Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of February 18, 2025. [6]

2025202620272028
at East Carolina Western Carolina at Wake Forest at NC State
Furman at Florida at Western Carolina
Western Carolina
at NC State

Notes and references

  1. ↑ The first football team fielded played from 1925 to 1950, then was folded. The program was restarted in 2008; 17 years ago.
  1. ↑ "Campbell Athletics Style Guide | Campbell University" (PDF). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Fighting Camels football to join Big South in 2018" (Press release). Campbell University. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ Washburn, Rob. "Campbell University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2023". caasports.com. Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  4. ↑ Williams, Jason (August 29, 2023). "Hill named to Dolphins 53-man roster". Campbell Fighting Camels.
  5. ↑ "Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Campbell Camels Football Future Schedules". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 18, 2025.
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