BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell's football program (1-8, 0-6 PFL) hosts the final home game of 2008 with a contest against Valparaiso (2-7, 1-5 PFL) on Saturday, Nov. 15 at noon at Barker-Lane Stadium. Both teams come into the game riding a four-game skid.

The Camels and Crusaders only share a brief history. Campbell defeated Valparaiso by a 3-1 score on the softball diamond in 1998. The softball team remains the only team to have played against Valparaiso and have a 4-1all-time record against VU. In the major team sports of m/w soccer, baseball, m/w basketball, softball and volleyball, Campbell is 40-65 all-time against schools that start with the letter "V". The best winning percentage of all the team's belongs to the women's soccer team (.714). The baseball team has captured the most overall wins with 11.

Valparaiso fell over the weekend at home to Jacksonville by a 40-24 margin. The Crusaders were hanging with the Dolphins and only trailed 20-16 late in the second quarter before seeing Jacksonville score the next three touchdowns. VU did outgained JU 358 to 351 for the game including 192 yards on the ground. Ross Wiemer had 73 yards rushing and a touchdown to lead the squad. Wiemer has had an outstanding season with 655 yards rushing (2^nd in the conference) and nine touchdowns (t-4^th in the PFL). As a team the Crusaders lead the Pioneer Football League with 167.3 rushing yards a game. Defensively, Valparaiso is tied for third in the conference in interceptions with 12, while ranking second in turnover margin (+5). Junior defensive back Anthony Curry is tied for the conference lead with five interceptions. Valpo's senior linebacker Sean Dillon ranks second in the league with 74 tackles

The Camels are looking for their first Pioneer Football League win and are led by C.J. Oates, whose 279 yards rushing leads the team. Defensive back Donte' Washington comes into the weekend second in the nation in interceptions per game (0.77), while also tying for the conference lead the Pioneer Football League with five interceptions. Campbell's football team remains in the thick of attendance race in the PFL and currently rank third in the league with an average of 4,062 fans per game.

The day will be packed full of home Campbell athletic events. After the football game concludes the men's soccer team will host the finals of the Atlantic Sun Soccer Championship at 3 p.m. at the Eakes Athletic Complex. The men's and women's basketball team will open the John W. Pope Jr. Convocation Center with games as well. The women are set to square off against Coker at 6 p.m., while the men have Chowan lined up for an 8:15 p.m. tip.

Next, Campbell's football program goes on the final road trip of the season and heads to Morehead State to take on the Eagles (4-6, 2-4 PFL) at 1 p.m. on Nov. 22 at Jayne Stadium.