2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team
American college football season
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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.
- Mike Minter (6th season)
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (1–4 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | David Marsh (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Craig Cox (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Barker–Lane Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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 |
Honorable mention Aaron Blockmon – WR Jaquan Brooks – PR |
Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
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| Walter Payton Award[3] | Daniel Smith | QB | So |
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 | |||
| September 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at Georgetown* | PL Net | W 13–8 | 1,837 | |||
| September 12[a] | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina* |
| ESPN3 | L 21–58 | 2,047 | ||
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | Shaw* |
| ESPN+ | W 42–0 | 4,857 | ||
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | North Alabama* |
| ESPN+ | W 30–7 | 6,352 | ||
| October 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Wagner* |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| ESPN+ | L 7–12 | 4,348 | ||
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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
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| Fighting Camels | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
At Georgetown
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Camels | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Hoyas | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
Coastal Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Chanticleers | 7 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 58 |
| Fighting Camels | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Shaw
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fighting Camels | 21 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 42 |
North Alabama
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Fighting Camels | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
Wagner
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seahawks | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Fighting Camels | 21 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
At Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Camels | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Hawks | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
Gardner–Webb
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 13 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Fighting Camels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
At Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Camels | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 2 Owls | 0 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
At Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Fighting Camels | 20 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 34 |
| Blue Hose | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Buccaneers | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Fighting Camels | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |