2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football
Conference	Big South Conference
Division	FCS (D1-AA)
2019 record	6–5 (3–3 Big South)
Head coach	Mike Minter (7th season)
Home stadium	Barker–Lane Stadium (Capacity: 5,000)
Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 Big South Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^		6	–	0					11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^		5	–	1					11	–	3
Charleston Southern		4	–	2					6	–	6
Campbell		3	–	3					6	–	5
Hampton		1	–	5					5	–	7
Gardner–Webb		1	–	5					3	–	9
Presbyterian		1	–	5					2	–	10
North Alabama *		0	–	0					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team represented Campbell University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Mike Minter and played their home games at Barker–Lane Stadium. They were second-year members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 6–5, 3–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.

Previous season[]

The Fighting Camels finished the 2018 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 21, 2019, the Camels were predicted to finish in fourth place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kennesaw State	134 (14)
2	Monmouth	122 (5)
3	Charleston Southern	79 (1)
4	Campbell	73
5	Gardner–Webb	67
6	Hampton	64
7	Presbyterian	21
—	North Alabama	n/a

Preseason All–Big South team[]

The Fighting Camels had seven players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN+	L 14–43	23,172
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Shaw*	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	W 38–14	6,047
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Davidson*	Barker–Lake Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	W 31–29	5,393
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at Mercer*	Five Star Stadium Macon, GA	ESPN3	W 34–27	11,272
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian	Barker–Lake Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN3	W 28–14	5,673
October 19	4:00 p.m.	Hampton	Barker–Lake Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	W 31–16	6,783
October 26	1:30 p.m.	at Gardner–Webb	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 49–47 3OT	1,980
November 2	2:30 p.m.	at North Alabama	Braly Municipal Stadium Florence, AL	ESPN+	L 24–25	8,953
November 9	1:00 p.m.	No. 15 Kennesaw State	Barker–Lake Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN+	L 35–38	5,039
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Monmouth	Barker–Lake Stadium Buies Creek, NC	ESPN3	L 10–47	3,468
November 23	3:30 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN3/ESPN+	L 31–41	3,208
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries[]

at Troy[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	0	0	7	14
Trojans	17	3	16	7	43

Shaw[]

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

Davidson[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	0	7	15	29
Fighting Camels	0	21	0	10	31

at Mercer[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	6	7	7	14	34
Bears	0	6	7	14	27

Presbyterian[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	7	0	0	7	14
Fighting Camels	7	7	0	14	28

Hampton[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	7	0	6	16
Fighting Camels	7	10	0	14	31

at Gardner–Webb[]

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Fighting Camels	0	13	0	14	7	7	8	49
Runnin' Bulldogs	10	14	3	0	7	7	6	47

at North Alabama[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	14	7	3	24
Lions	0	15	7	3	25

Kennesaw State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Owls	0	17	14	7	38
Fighting Camels	7	14	0	14	35

Monmouth[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Hawks	0	17	16	14	47
Fighting Camels	7	3	0	0	10

at Charleston Southern[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	7	17	0	31
Buccaneers	14	13	7	7	41

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