Campbell Fighting Camels
Coastal AthleticBuies Creek, NCBarker-Lane Stadium
2026: 6–1 (3–0 Coastal Athletic). Last: beat Towson 24–20 at home. Next: at Maine, Saturday, Oct 24, 1 p.m. ET.
- W 49–37at East Tennessee State
- W 28–19Western Carolina
- L 3–52at Florida
- W 42–14North Carolina A&T
- W 44–20at Hampton
- W 38–31at North Carolina Central
- W 24–20Towson
- Oct 24at Maine
- Oct 31at UAlbany
- Nov 7Stony Brook
- Nov 14at Elon
- Nov 21Monmouth
Campbell has played football since 1925 and is 73–125 in the 198 games on record here, which start in 2008. This season, they’re 6–1.
On this date in 2024Campbell lost to William & Mary 35–28 on the road.
Résumé
- All-time record
- 61–126 official; 73–125 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1329
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 27 · Composite No. 19 in FCS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Seasons
- 19 since 2008, 198 games
Identity
- Fight song
- Campbell University Fight Song
2026 season 6–1
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | at East Tennessee State | W 49–37 | 23% |
| Sep 6 | vs Western Carolina | W 28–19 | 40% |
| Sep 12 | at Florida | L 3–52 | 14% |
| Sep 19 | vs North Carolina A&T | W 42–14 | 77% |
| Sep 26 | at Hampton | W 44–20 | 64% |
| Oct 3 | at North Carolina Central | W 38–31 | 41% |
| Oct 17 | vs Towson | W 24–20 | 72% |
| Oct 24 | at Maine | Preview | 59% |
| Oct 31 | at UAlbany | Preview | 45% |
| Nov 7 | vs Stony Brook | Preview | 58% |
| Nov 14 | at Elon | Preview | 49% |
| Nov 21 | vs Monmouth | Preview | 48% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
On the 2026 team
- Kamden Sixkiller1,899 passing yards, 15 TD (leads Campbell in passing yards)
- J.J. Cowan471 rushing yards, 3 TD (leads Campbell in rushing yards)
- Charles Battaglia48 tackles, 1 sack (leads Campbell in tackles)
- Jon Gullette240 rushing yards
- A.J. Benton37 tackles, 2.5 sacks (leads Campbell in sacks)
- Jyron Waiters28 catches, 342 yards, 4 TD (leads Campbell in receiving yards)
Program strength since 2008
Best seasons everMost-played series
All rivalries- Morehead State
5–5 in 10
- 2008 L 7–42
- 2009 W 31–22
- 2010 L 24–30
- 2011 W 41–31
- 2012 L 28–70
- 2013 L 36–45
- 2014 W 31–24
- 2015 L 27–31
- 2016 W 27–21
- 2017 W 38–0
Won the last two.
- Davidson
7–3 in 10
- 2008 L 0–49
- 2009 L 7–24
- 2011 W 26–20
- 2012 L 21–28
- 2013 W 47–14
- 2014 W 28–27
- 2015 W 39–9
- 2016 W 28–0
- 2017 W 42–29
- 2019 W 31–29
Won the last six.
- Butler
3–6 in 9
- 2008 L 7–56
- 2009 L 16–23
- 2010 W 27–10
- 2011 W 38–23
- 2012 L 14–35
- 2013 L 14–35
- 2015 L 24–25
- 2016 W 33–27
- 2017 L 23–37
Lost the last one.
| Opponent | Games | CAM record |
|---|---|---|
| Morehead State | 10 | 5–5 |
| Davidson | 10 | 7–3 |
| Butler | 9 | 3–6 |
| Jacksonville | 9 | 0–9 |
| Drake | 8 | 1–7 |
| Valparaiso | 8 | 4–4 |
| Marist | 8 | 1–7 |
| Charleston Southern | 6 | 1–5 |
Rivals the program names: Davidson.
Every opponent (64)
Every program Campbell has played, A to Z, with Campbell’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- App State 0–2
- Apprentice School 1–0
- Birmingham-Southern 0–2
- BLUEFIELD 1–0
- Bryant 1–1
- Butler 3–6
- Carthage 1–0
- Charleston Southern 1–5
- Charlotte 0–2
- Chowan 3–0
- Coastal Carolina 0–2
- Davidson 7–3
- Dayton 1–4
- Delaware 0–2
- Delaware State 2–0
- Drake 1–7
- East Carolina 0–2
- East Tennessee State 1–0
- Elon 0–4
- Florida 0–1
- Furman 0–1
- Gardner-Webb 2–2
- Georgetown 1–1
- Georgia Southern 0–1
- Georgia State 0–2
- Hampton 4–1
- Jackson State 0–1
- Jacksonville 0–9
- James Madison 0–1
- Kennesaw State 0–3
- Liberty 0–2
- Maine 1–0
- Marist 1–7
- Mercer 1–1
- Methodist 2–1
- Missouri Baptist 1–0
- Monmouth 1–3
- Morehead State 5–5
- NC State 0–1
- New Hampshire 0–1
- North Alabama 2–1
- North Carolina 0–1
- North Carolina A&T 3–2
- North Carolina Central 2–2
- Old Dominion 0–4
- Pikeville 1–0
- Presbyterian 3–3
- Rhode Island 0–2
- Richmond 0–2
- Robert Morris 1–1
- San Diego 1–4
- Shaw 2–0
- Shorter 0–1
- Stetson 3–2
- Stony Brook 0–1
- The Citadel 2–0
- Towson 1–2
- Troy 0–1
- UVA Wise 3–0
- Valparaiso 4–4
- Wagner 1–0
- Wake Forest 0–1
- Western Carolina 2–1
- William & Mary 0–4
Conferences
- Independent 1925–1950
- Pioneer Conference 2008–2017
- Big South 2018–2022
- Coastal Athletic Conference since 2023
- 2008Joined the Pioneer Conference from the (non-football) in football. Source
- 2018Joined the Big South from the Pioneer Conference in football, announced November 14, 2016. Source
- 2023Joined the Coastal Athletic Conference from the Big South in football, announced August 3, 2022. Source
Campbell’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
The school
Campbell University- Enrollment
- 4,963 2,699 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Buies Creek, North Carolina
- Public or private
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1887
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $54,886 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6–1 | 3–0 | 1329 | ||||
| 2025 | 2–10 | 2–6 | 1145 | ||||
| 2024 | 3–9 | 1–6 | 1191 | ||||
| 2023 | 5–6 | 4–3 | 1310 | ||||
| 2022 | 5–6 | 2–3 | 1279 | ||||
| 2021 | 3–8 | 2–5 | 1223 | ||||
| 2020 | 0–4 | 1256 | |||||
| 2019 | 6–5 | 3–4 | 1280 | ||||
| 2018 | 6–5 | 1–4 | 1251 | ||||
| 2017 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1251 | ||||
| 2016 | 5–5 | 3–4 | 1223 | ||||
| 2015 | 5–6 | 3–5 | 1221 | ||||
| 2014 | 4–7 | 3–4 | 1139 | ||||
| 2013 | 3–9 | 2–6 | 1068 | ||||
| 2012 | 1–9 | 0–8 | 1035 | ||||
| 2011 | 6–5 | 5–3 | 1256 | ||||
| 2010 | 3–7 | 2–5 | 1150 | ||||
| 2009 | 3–8 | 2–6 | 1125 | ||||
| 2008 | 1–10 | 0–8 | 1067 |
Officially 61–126 since 1925 (per Wikipedia, through the 2025 season); game by game here, 73–125 (+12 wins, −1 loss). Our file starts in 2008; the program began in 1925. Official totals drop vacated and forfeited wins.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.