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2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–5 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Marsh (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCraig Cox (6th season)
Home stadiumBarker–Lane Stadium
Seasons← 20172019 →
2018 Big South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Kennesaw State $^   5 – 0     11 – 2  
Monmouth   4 – 1     8 – 3  
Charleston Southern   3 – 2     5 – 6  
Gardner–Webb   2 – 3     3 – 8  
Campbell   1 – 4     6 – 5  
Presbyterian   0 – 5     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were first-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 1–4 in Big South play to finish in fifth place.

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.

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.

Defense

Jack Ryan – LB

Honorable mention

Aaron Blockmon – WR

Jaquan Brooks – PR

Award watch lists

Award Player Position Year
Walter Payton Award Daniel Smith QB So

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 30 7:00 p.m. Chowan* ESPN+ W 49–26 5,624
September 8 12:30 p.m. at Georgetown* PL Net W 13–8 1,837
September 12 2:00 p.m. Coastal Carolina*
  • Barker–Lane Stadium
  • Buies Creek, North Carolina
 ESPN3 L 21–58 2,047
September 22 6:00 p.m. Shaw*
  • Barker–Lane Stadium
  • Buies Creek, North Carolina
 ESPN+ W 42–0 4,857
September 29 6:00 p.m. North Alabama*
  • Barker–Lane Stadium
  • Buies Creek, North Carolina
 ESPN+ W 30–7 6,352
October 6 2:00 p.m. Wagner*
  • Barker–Lane Stadium
  • Buies Creek, North Carolina
 ESPN+ W 49–3 5,465
October 20 1:00 p.m. at Monmouth ESPN3 L 21–38 3,124
October 27 4:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb
  • Barker–Lane Stadium
  • Buies Creek, North Carolina
 ESPN3 L 7–35 6,712
November 3 2:00 p.m. at No. 2 Kennesaw State ESPN+ L 0–49 6,012
November 10 12:00 p.m. at Presbyterian ESPN+ W 34–6 2,234
November 17 2:00 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Barker–Lane Stadium
  • Buies Creek, North Carolina
 ESPN+ L 7–12 4,348
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

  1. 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

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 0 0 6 20 26
Fighting Camels 7 14 21 7 49
See also: Chowan Hawks

At Georgetown

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 3 0 7 3 13
Hoyas 0 6 0 2 8
See also: 2018 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Coastal Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Chanticleers 7 17 21 13 58
Fighting Camels 14 7 0 0 21
See also: 2018 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Shaw

1 2 3 4 Total
Bears 0 0 0 0 0
Fighting Camels 21 14 7 0 42
See also: Shaw Bears

North Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 0 7 0 7
Fighting Camels 23 0 7 0 30
See also: 2018 North Alabama Lions football team

Wagner

1 2 3 4 Total
Seahawks 3 0 0 0 3
Fighting Camels 21 14 7 7 49
See also: 2018 Wagner Seahawks football team

At Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 7 7 7 0 21
Hawks 10 7 14 7 38
See also: 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team

Gardner–Webb

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 13 15 7 0 35
Fighting Camels 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 0 0 0 0 0
No. 2 Owls 0 21 21 7 49
See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team

At Presbyterian

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 20 7 7 0 34
Blue Hose 6 0 0 0 6
See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Buccaneers 0 9 3 0 12
Fighting Camels 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

References

  1. "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
  2. "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
  3. "FCS football: 2018 Walter Payton Award watch list". August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  4. "2018 Football Schedule". gocamels.com. Campbell University. Retrieved April 18, 2018.
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