Campbell Fighting Camels
2023 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
First season1925 (first program); 2008 (modern era program)
Athletic directorHannah Bazemore
Head coachMike Minter
10th season, 44–60 (.423)
StadiumBarker–Lane Stadium
(capacity: 6,200)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationBuies Creek, North Carolina
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceCAA Football
All-time record54–96 (.360)
RivalriesDavidson 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
WebsiteGoCamels.com

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 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

Current coaching staff

Name Title Position coach
Mike MinterHead coachN/A
Steven WilliamsAssistant head coachSpecial teams coordinator
Patrick MillerCo-defensive coordinatorOutside linebackers
Arturo FreemanCo-defensive coordinatorSafety (gridiron football position)
Anthony WeedenOffensive coordinatorWide receivers
Damien AdamsGM / transfer personnelDefensive line
Famika AnaeAssistant coachOffensive line
Dee BrownPass game coordinatorRunning backs, quarterbacks
Matt ChiappelliRecruiting coordinatorLinebackers
Jacob CuddingtonAssistant coachTight ends
Deveron HarperAssistant coachWide receivers
Josh EvansAssistant offensive coachN/A
Josh SpicelyAssistant defensive coachN/A
Austin BlakeOffensive graduate assistantN/A
Pierce GrahamOffensive graduate assistantN/A
Jermaine SmithDefensive quality controlN/A
Dylan TimberlakeDefensive quality controlN/A
Frank WhirleyOffensive quality controlN/A
Kady KnightDirector of football operations / pro liaisonN/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 Champions Division Champions Bowl Eligible Undefeated Season
Year NCAA Division Conference Overall Conference Coach Final Ranking
GamesWinLossTiePct. GamesWinLossTiePct.Standing
2008FCSPioneer111100.0918080.0009thDale Steele–
2009FCSPioneer11380.2738260.2508thDale Steele–
2010FCSPioneer11380.2738260.250T-7thDale Steele–
2011FCSPioneer11650.5458530.6254thDale Steele–
2012FCSPioneer111100.0918080.00010thDale Steele–
2013FCSPioneer12390.2508170.1258thMike Minter–
2014FCSPioneer12570.4178440.500T-4thMike Minter–
2015FCSPioneer11560.4558350.3757thMike Minter–
2016FCSPioneer10550.5007340.4296thMike Minter–
2017FCSPioneer11650.5458530.625T-3rdMike Minter–
2018FCSBig South11650.5455140.2005thMike Minter–
2019FCSBig South11650.5456330.5004thMike Minter–
2020FCSFCS Independent4040.000––––––Mike Minter–
2021FCSBig South1138-.375725–.2868thMike Minter–
2022 FCS Big South 11 5 6 - .455 5 2 3 – .400 3rd Mike Minter
Totals159581010.3658628580.324

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References

  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 2023-01-28.
  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 2014-12-05.
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