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 Big South Conference. 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. The Fighting Camels were coached by Dale Steele from 2008–2012. Campbell announced on November 5, 2012 that they would not retain head coach Dale Steele following the conclusion of the 2012 season. Steele was the head coach for the Camels for six years compiling a 14–41 record. On November 27, 2012, it was announced that Mike Minter, former safety for the National Football League's Carolina Panthers would be the head coach.
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| First season | 1925 (first program); 2008 (modern era program) | ||
| Athletic director | Omar Banks | ||
| Head coach | Mike Minter 7th season, 36–38 (.486) | ||
| Stadium | Barker–Lane Stadium (Capacity: 6200) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Buies Creek, North Carolina | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
| Conference | Big South Conference | ||
| All-time record | 50–83 (.376) | ||
| 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]
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 cancelled 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–: Big South Conference
Current coaching staff
| Name | Title | Position Coach |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Minter | Head Coach | N/A |
| Weston Glaser | Defensive Coordinator | Linebackers |
| Nick Grimes | Offensive Coordinator | Tight Ends |
| Damien Adams | Assistant Coach | Defensive Run Game Coordinator / Defensive Line |
| Bryan Butterworth | Assistant Coach | Defensive Pass Game Coordinator / Defensive Backs |
| Adam Morris | Assistant Coach | Offensive Pass Game Coordinator / Quarterbacks |
| Hunter Somerville | Assistant Coach | Special Teams Coordinator |
| D.J. Summers | Assistant Coach | Offensive Run Game Coordinator / Running Backs |
| Ben Bolling | Assistant Coach | Wide Receivers / Recruiting Coordinator |
| DeAndre Thompson | Assistant Coach | Assistant Defensive Backs / Cornerbacks |
| Kevin Thompson | Assistant Coach | Offensive Line |
| Greg Milhouse | Defensive Quality Control | N/A |
| Anthony Robbins | Offensive Quality Control | N/A |
| Kady Knight | Director of Football Operations / Pro Liaison | N/A |
| Jake Morgan | 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 | – |
| Totals | 133 | 50 | 83 | 0 | .376 | 74 | 24 | 50 | 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.
- http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2/teams/directEE1.htm Archived 2014-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
