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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.
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 [ edit ] 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
Honorable mention
Aaron Blockmon – WR
Jaquan Brooks – PR
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 Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
[ 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 .
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
0
0
6
20
26
Fighting Camels
7
14
21
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Camels
3
0
7
3
13
Hoyas
0
6
0
2
8
1
2
3
4
Total
Chanticleers
7
17
21
13
58
Fighting Camels
14
7
0
0
21
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
0
0
0
Fighting Camels
21
14
7
0
42
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
0
0
7
0
7
Fighting Camels
23
0
7
0
30
1
2
3
4
Total
Seahawks
3
0
0
0
3
Fighting Camels
21
14
7
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Camels
7
7
7
0
21
Hawks
10
7
14
7
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
13
15
7
0
35
Fighting Camels
0
7
0
0
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Camels
0
0
0
0
0
No. 2 Owls
0
21
21
7
49
1
2
3
4
Total
Fighting Camels
20
7
7
0
34
Blue Hose
6
0
0
0
6
Charleston Southern [ edit ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Buccaneers
0
9
3
0
12
Fighting Camels
0
0
7
0
7
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