2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

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.

2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNick Grimes (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWeston Glaser (1st season)
Home stadiumBarker–Lane Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Big South Conference football standings
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

Preseason

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Big South poll

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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

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

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 6:00 p.m. at Troy* ESPN L 14–43 23,172
September 7 6:00 p.m. Shaw* 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* 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 ESPN W 49–47 3OT 1,980
November 2 2:30 p.m. at North Alabama 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 ESPN3/ESPN L 31–41 3,208

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Game summaries

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At Troy

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

Shaw

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

Davidson

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

At Mercer

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

Presbyterian

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

Hampton

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

At Gardner–Webb

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1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
Fighting Camels 0 13 0 14778 49
Runnin' Bulldogs 10 14 3 0776 47

At North Alabama

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

Kennesaw State

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

Monmouth

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

At Charleston Southern

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

References

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  1. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Campbell Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
  4. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". Campbell University. Retrieved July 22, 2019.