Campbell Fighting Camels football
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 are members of the Colonial 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.
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| First season | 1925 (first program); 2008 (modern era program) | ||
| Athletic director | Dr. Omar Banks | ||
| Head coach | Mike Minter 10th season, 44–60 (.423) | ||
| Stadium | Barker–Lane Stadium (capacity: 6200) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Buies Creek, North Carolina | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | ||
| All-time record | 54–96 (.360) | ||
| Rivalries | Davidson Wildcats | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | Caleb Snead (2018) | ||
| Colors | Black and orange[1] | ||
| Fight song | Campbell University Fight Song | ||
| Mascot | Gaylord the Camel; Gladys the Camel | ||
| Marching band | Sound of the Sandhills | ||
| Website | GoCamels.com | ||
- For information on all Campbell University sports, see Campbell Fighting Camels and Lady Camels
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 the CAA.[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
- 2008–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
Conference memberships
- 1925–1950: Independent
- 1951–2007: No team
- 2008–2017: Pioneer Football League
- 2018–2022: Big South Conference
- 2023–present: Colonial Athletic Association
Current coaching staff
| Name | Title | Position Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | Head Coach | N/A |
| Steven Williams | Assistant Head Coach | Special Teams Coordinator |
| Damien Adams | Co-Defensive Coordinator | Defensive Line |
| Reggie Howard | Co-Defensive Coordinator | Defensive Backs |
| Anthony Weeden | Offensive coordinator | Wide Receivers |
| Famika Anae | Assistant Coach | Offensive Line |
| Dee Brown | Assistant Coach | Running Backs |
| Jacob Cuddington | Assistant Coach | Tight Ends |
| Malik Hoskins | Assistant Coach | Wide Receivers |
| Patrick Miller | Assistant Coach | Safeties |
| Matt Chiappelli | Defensive Quality Control | N/A |
| Jesse Fiske | Offensive Quality Control | N/A |
| Pierce Graham | Offensive Graduate Assistant | N/A |
| Josh Spicely | Defensive Graduate Assistant | N/A |
| Arturo Freeman | Defensive Analyst | N/A |
| Frank Whirley | Offensive Analyst | N/A |
| Kady Knight | Director of Football Operations / Pro Liaison | N/A |
| Emma Sheppard | Assistant Director of Football Operations | N/A |
| Jeff Campbell | Head Equipment Manager | N/A |
Notable former players
Notable alumni include: Brian Hudson
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 Champions | Division Champions | Bowl Eligible | Undefeated Season |
| Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | |||||||||
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| Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Games | Win | Loss | Tie | Pct. | Standing | |||||
| 2008 | FCS | Pioneer | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 9th | Dale Steele | – |
| 2009 | FCS | Pioneer | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 8th | Dale Steele | – |
| 2010 | FCS | Pioneer | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | T-7th | Dale Steele | – |
| 2011 | FCS | Pioneer | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 4th | Dale Steele | – |
| 2012 | FCS | Pioneer | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .000 | 10th | Dale Steele | – |
| 2013 | FCS | Pioneer | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 8th | Mike Minter | – |
| 2014 | FCS | Pioneer | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | T-4th | Mike Minter | – |
| 2015 | FCS | Pioneer | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 7th | Mike Minter | – |
| 2016 | FCS | Pioneer | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 6th | Mike Minter | – |
| 2017 | FCS | Pioneer | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-3rd | Mike Minter | – |
| 2018 | FCS | Big South | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 5th | Mike Minter | – |
| 2019 | FCS | Big South | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 4th | Mike Minter | – |
| 2020 | FCS | FCS Independent | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | Mike Minter | – |
| 2021 | FCS | Big South | 11 | 3 | 8 | - | .375 | 7 | 2 | 5 | – | .286 | 8th | Mike Minter | – |
| 2022 | FCS | Big South | 11 | 5 | 6 | - | .455 | 5 | 2 | 3 | – | .400 | 3rd | Mike Minter | |
| Totals | 159 | 58 | 101 | 0 | .365 | 86 | 28 | 58 | 0 | .324 | |||||
References
- "Color Palette | Campbell University". Retrieved July 16, 2019.
- "Fighting Camels football to join Big South in 2018" (Press release). Campbell University. November 14, 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
- Washburn, Rob. "Campbell University Accepts Invitation To Join The CAA In 2023". caasports.com. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
- www.sportsnetwork.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141205004522/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fteams%2FdirectEE1.htm. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
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