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 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.
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| First season | 1925 (first program); 2008 (modern era program) | ||
| Athletic director | Hannah Bazemore | ||
| 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 | CAA Football | ||
| 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 | ||
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
- 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: CAA Football
Current coaching staff
| Name | Title | Position coach |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | Head coach | N/A |
| Steven Williams | Assistant head coach | Special teams coordinator |
| Patrick Miller | Co-defensive coordinator | Outside linebackers |
| Arturo Freeman | Co-defensive coordinator | Safety (gridiron football position) |
| Anthony Weeden | Offensive coordinator | Wide receivers |
| Damien Adams | GM / transfer personnel | Defensive line |
| Famika Anae | Assistant coach | Offensive line |
| Dee Brown | Pass game coordinator | Running backs, quarterbacks |
| Matt Chiappelli | Recruiting coordinator | Linebackers |
| Jacob Cuddington | Assistant coach | Tight ends |
| Deveron Harper | Assistant coach | Wide receivers |
| Josh Evans | Assistant offensive coach | N/A |
| Josh Spicely | Assistant defensive coach | N/A |
| Austin Blake | Offensive graduate assistant | N/A |
| Pierce Graham | Offensive graduate assistant | N/A |
| Jermaine Smith | Defensive quality control | N/A |
| Dylan Timberlake | Defensive quality control | N/A |
| Frank Whirley | Offensive quality control | N/A |
| Kady Knight | Director of football operations / pro liaison | N/A |
| Isabella Bogdan | Assistant director of football operations | N/A |
| Jeff Campbell | Head equipment manager | N/A |
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
- Brian Hudson
- Julian Hill, Miami Dolphins player and the first Camel to make an NFL final roster.[4]
- Brevin Allen, Los Angeles Chargers player and the first Camel to play in an NFL game.
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 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- "Campbell Athletics Style Guide | Campbell University" (PDF). June 30, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- "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.
- Williams, Jason (August 29, 2023). "Hill named to Dolphins 53-man roster". Campbell Fighting Camels.
- "Football Championship Subdivision". www.sportsnetwork.com. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05.
