2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football
Conference	Big South Conference
2018 record	6–5 (1–4 Big South)
Head coach	Mike Minter (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	David Marsh (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Craig Cox (6th season)
Home stadium	Barker–Lane Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Big South Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
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
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Previous season[]

The Fighting Camels finished the 2017 season 6–5, 5–3 in PFL play to finish in a three-way tie for third place. This was Campbell's final season in the PFL.

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]

Award watch lists[]

Award	Player	Position	Year
Walter Payton Award[3]	Daniel Smith	QB	So

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	Chowan*	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	W 49–26	5,624
September 8	12:30 p.m.	at Georgetown*	Cooper Field Washington, D.C.	PL Net	W 13–8	1,837
September 12[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	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	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	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 0–49	6,012
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	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

• Source:^[4]

Game summaries[]

Chowan[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	0	0	6	20	26
Fighting Camels	7	14	21	7	49

at Georgetown[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	3	0	7	3	13
Hoyas	0	6	0	2	8

Coastal Carolina[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	7	17	21	13	58
Fighting Camels	14	7	0	0	21

Shaw[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
Fighting Camels	21	14	7	0	42

North Alabama[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	7	0	7
Fighting Camels	23	0	7	0	30

Wagner[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seahawks	3	0	0	0	3
Fighting Camels	21	14	7	7	49

at Monmouth[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	7	7	0	21
Hawks	10	7	14	7	38

Gardner–Webb[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	13	15	7	0	35
Fighting Camels	0	7	0	0	7

at Kennesaw State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 Owls	0	21	21	7	49

at Presbyterian[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	20	7	7	0	34
Blue Hose	6	0	0	0	6

Charleston Southern[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	9	3	0	12
Fighting Camels	0	0	7	0	7

References[]