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.[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]
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Defense
Jack Ryan – LB
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Honorable mention
Aaron Blockmon – WR
Jaquan Brooks – PR
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Award watch lists
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
|---|
| | 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
|
| [a] | 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
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[4]
- ^ 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
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Hawks
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
20 |
26 |
| Fighting Camels
|
7
|
14
|
21
|
7 |
49 |
At Georgetown
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Fighting Camels
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
13 |
| Hoyas
|
0
|
6
|
0
|
2 |
8 |
Coastal Carolina
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Chanticleers
|
7
|
17
|
21
|
13 |
58 |
| Fighting Camels
|
14
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
21 |
Shaw
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Bears
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| Fighting Camels
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
42 |
North Alabama
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Lions
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
| Fighting Camels
|
23
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
30 |
Wagner
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Seahawks
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
| Fighting Camels
|
21
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
49 |
At Monmouth
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Fighting Camels
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
| Hawks
|
10
|
7
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
Gardner–Webb
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs
|
13
|
15
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
| Fighting Camels
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
At Kennesaw State
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Fighting Camels
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
| No. 2 Owls
|
0
|
21
|
21
|
7 |
49 |
At Presbyterian
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Fighting Camels
|
20
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
34 |
| Blue Hose
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
6 |
Charleston Southern
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
| Buccaneers
|
0
|
9
|
3
|
0 |
12 |
| Fighting Camels
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
References
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| Bowls & rivalries | |
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| Culture & lore |
- Gaylord the Camel
- "Campbell University Fight Song"
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