Previous season
The Fighting Camels finished the 2017 season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. This was Campbell's final season in the PFL.
Preseason
Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Fighting Camels were predicted to finish in fifth place.[1]
Predicted finish |
Team |
Votes (1st place) |
1 | Kennesaw State | 107 (17) |
2 | Monmouth | 82 (1) |
3 | Charleston Southern | 75 |
4 | Gardner–Webb | 52 |
5 | Campbell | 36 |
6 | Presbyterian | 26 |
Preseason All-Big South team
The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Fighting Camels having one player selected along with two more on the honorable mention list.[2]
Defense
Jack Ryan – LB
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Honorable mention
Aaron Blockmon – WR
Jaquan Brooks – PR
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Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | Chowan* | | ESPN+ | W 49–26 | 5,624
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September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgetown* | | PL Net | W 13–8 | 1,837
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September 12[lower-alpha 1] | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina* | - Barker–Lane Stadium
- Buies Creek, North Carolina
| ESPN3 | L 21–58 | 2,047
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September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Shaw* | - Barker–Lane Stadium
- Buies Creek, North Carolina
| ESPN+ | W 42–0 | 4,857
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September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | North Alabama* | - Barker–Lane Stadium
- Buies Creek, North Carolina
| ESPN+ | W 30–7 | 6,352
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October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Wagner* | - Barker–Lane Stadium
- Buies Creek, North Carolina
| ESPN+ | W 49–3 | 5,465
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October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth | | ESPN3 | |
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October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb | - Barker–Lane Stadium
- Buies Creek, North Carolina
| ESPN3 | |
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November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State | | ESPN+ | |
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November 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | | ESPN+ | |
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November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | - Barker–Lane Stadium
- Buies Creek, North Carolina
| ESPN+ | |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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- ↑ The game between Coastal Carolina and Campbell, originally scheduled to be a home game for Coastal Carolina, was relocated to Barker–Lane Stadium and moved to Wednesday September 12 due to Hurricane Florence.
Game summaries
Chowan
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Hawks |
0 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
26 |
Fighting Camels |
7 |
14 |
21 |
7 |
49 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
2–1 |
2016 |
W, 47–14 |
at Georgetown
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fighting Camels |
3 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
Hoyas |
0 |
6 |
0 |
2 |
8 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
0–1 |
2017 |
L, 10–16 |
Coastal Carolina
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Chanticleers |
7 |
17 |
21 |
13 |
58 |
Fighting Camels |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Shaw
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Bears |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Fighting Camels |
21 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
42 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
North Alabama
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Lions |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
Fighting Camels |
23 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
30 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Wagner
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Seahawks |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
Fighting Camels |
21 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
49 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Monmouth
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fighting Camels |
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|
0 |
Hawks |
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|
|
0 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
Gardner–Webb
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs |
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0 |
Fighting Camels |
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|
0 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
1–2 |
1949 |
L, 6–12 |
at Kennesaw State
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fighting Camels |
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0 |
Owls |
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|
0 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
First meeting |
at Presbyterian
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Fighting Camels |
|
|
|
|
0 |
Owls |
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|
0 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
0–3 |
2017 |
L, 16–28 |
Charleston Southern
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Buccaneers |
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|
0 |
Fighting Camels |
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|
0 |
Overall record |
Last Meeting |
Result |
0–2 |
2014 |
L, 10–34 |
References
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Venues | |
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Bowls & rivalries | |
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Culture & lore |
- Gaylord the Camel
- "Campbell University Fight Song"
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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