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Campbell Fighting Camels and Lady Camels
The Campbell Fighting Camels represent Campbell University is the nickname of the school's 21 teams that compete at the Division I level of the NCAA.
Teams
A member of the Big South Conference, Campbell sponsors teams in nine men's and ten wo ...
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The Campbell Fighting Camels football program is the intercollegiate
American football
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team for
Campbell University
Campbell University is a private Baptist university in Buies Creek, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (Southern Baptist Convention). Southern Baptist ConventionColleges and Universities sbc.net ...
located in the U.S. state of
North Carolina
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. The team competes in the
NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
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(FCS) and are members of the
Colonial Athletic Association
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(CAA). Campbell's first football team was fielded in 2008. The team plays its home games at the 5,000 seat
Barker–Lane Stadium
Barker–Lane Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The stadium is located on the campus of Campbell University and hosts the school's American football and women's lacrosse programs. The stadium was scheduled to be co ...
Mike Minter
Michael Christopher Minter (born January 15, 1974) is an American football coach and former player. He is the head football coach at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina, a position he has held since the 2013 season. Minter played ...
, former safety for the
National Football League
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's
Carolina Panthers
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, is the head coach.
The Fighting Camels, which did not award
scholarships
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Scholarshi ...
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
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in 2018. In 2023 the team transitioned into the CAA.
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.
Pioneer Football League
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*2018–2022:
Big South Conference
The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Th ...
*2023–present:
Colonial Athletic Association
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Current coaching staff
Notable former players
Notable alumni include:
Brian Hudson
Brian Hudson (born March 1, 1991) is a former American football quarterback. He was signed by the Calgary Stampeders as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Campbell University after transferring out of Liberty Univer ...