KENOSHA, Wis. – Campbell's football team (1-4, 0-2 PFL) picked up its first win in over 50 years with a thrilling 36-27 victory over Carthage College (2-1) at Art Keller Field on Saturday, Sept. 27 in Kenosha, Wis. Campbell had built a 20-0 halftime lead and then had to withhold a furious Carthage College second-half rally that saw the lead change hands and CU score the winning field goal with just under seven minutes left in the game.

With Carthage driving on the CU five-yard in the final four minutes and only down by two at 29-27, Milton Brown came up with CU's biggest play of the season in picking off the Evan Jones slant attempt and returned it 99 yards for the game-clinching touchdown to seal the victory. For Brown it was his second touchdown return of the game and his third interception of a standout individual effort.

The Camels promptly started the game off right and marched down the field on a 10 play 67-yard scoring drive, keyed by a pair of scrambling first downs from quarterback Wesley Snow to take a 7-0 lead. Snow finished off the scoring drive with a well placed fade route to a waiting freshman Paul Constantine for a 20-yard touchdown. For Campbell it was their first touchdown in the first quarter this season.

The Campbell defense got in the act next with Milton Brown intercepting an Evan Jones attempt and returning it 32 yards for a CU touchdown at the 8:53 mark of the second quarter.

In a half of big plays for CU the defense continue to find itself around the ball and gathered in their fourth turnover on an interception by Cody Lyon. The CU offense capitalized with Adam Willets booting a 42-yard field goal to give the Camels a 17-0 lead with just under six minutes to play in the first half (5:55).

Another Willets boot, this one from 20-yards, finished off another CU scoring drive. This drive covered 66 yards and 10 plays and gave Campbell a 20-0 heading into the break. Running back C.J. Oates did most of the heavy lifting in the first half for Campbell with 22 attempts for 79 yards.

After the break the Carthage offense marched down the field and got on the scoreboard on a 20-yard strike from Jones to Rick Loisi. A made Nick Merchut extra point cut the lead to 20-7 with just over 12 minutes to go in the third quarter.

The Campbell offense answered on the ensuing drive with Oates exploding for a 35-yard run to get the Camels into scoring position deep in CC territory. Snow then hit Kelvin Murphy on a 17-yard pass to give a Campbell a 26-7 lead after the missed extra point with 11:04 left in the third quarter.

The Carthage offense had their promising drive ended on Milton Brown's second pick of the game to keep momentum in Campbell's corner.

After a series of stalled drives from both offenses, Carthage offense cut the lead in the half on Loisi's second touchdown reception of the game from Jones to finish off a 66-yard drive. The ensuing extra point made the score 26-14 with :26 seconds left in the third quarter.

After another defensive stop the CC offense kept it in gear and marched down the field scoring on a 2-yard strike to Loisi from Jones. The extra point was missed as Campbell continued to cling to a 26-20 lead.

After another defensive stop the Carthage offense continued to shred the Campbell defense with Loisi finishing it with his fourth touchdown reception. The made extra point from Nick Merchut gave Carthage a 27-26 lead with nine minutes to go in the game.

Return man Brandon Chandler brought some momentum back to Campbell and returned the kick to CC's 43-yard line and was a sideline step out from busting it for a touchdown. The Campbell drive stalled after a Jordan Cramer reception put CU in field goal range. Willets then drilled a 40-yarder to give Campbell a 29-27 lead.

After that Brown came up with his heroics to seal the Campbell victory and give Campbell a 36-27 victory.

Oates led the offensive attack with 143 yards rushing. Constantine had four receptions for 61 yards and a touchdown. Snow threw two touchdowns and completed 12 passes. Brown was amazing with three interceptions, two touchdowns and 145 all-purpose yards on the day. Stephen Goldsmith tallied seven tackles and an interception in the victory. Carthage's Jones went 32-for-56 for four touchdowns but also six interceptions. Loisi totaled seven catches and four touchdowns in the loss.

Campbell next heads to Dayton, Ohio to take on the Dayton Flyers on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 1 p.m.

Coach Steele Quote:

"I'm just so happy for everyone at Campbell, especially for these young men. They have put so much of themselves into this program. I'm happy for the all people that have come out and support this program over the last three years especially all the fans and the people that couldn't make the trip. I just wish they all could have been here to see this scoreboard. Our defense did a great job of coming up with plays when we needed them. What a terrific game that Milton Brown and the other guys played. This team just never quit. Brandon Chandler goes out and returns a kick after they had just scored. Adam Willets then makes the second of his two 40-yard field goals to win the game. I'm just so proud and happy for this team."