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Football Heads To Virginia To Take On Old Dominion This Saturday

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's football team (1-4, 0-3 Pioneer Football League) gets out of conference play and heads to the road again to take on Old Dominion (4-2) on Saturday, Oct. 17 at 6 p.m. The game will be the second night game of the season for the Camels as the team looks to snap a four-game skid.

Last time out, Oct. 10, the Camels raced out to 14-0 lead but then saw Dayton score 35 of the next 38 points in a 35-17 loss. Sophomore Rashaun Brown ran for a team-high 55 yards and had a 42-yard touchdown run for Campbell. Redshirt junior quarterback Daniel Polk and wide receiver Paul Constantine connected on a 60-yard touchdown pass play for CU. The touchdown was the fifth in the career of the sophomore receiver.

CU will bring a talented offense to the contest and currently lead the PFL and rank 12th nationally in rushing (197.40 yards per game). The Camels are also the third-best offensive yardage team in the league and 46th nationally at 348.60 yards per contest. Campbell's scoring offense of 22.60 points a game is sixth in the Pioneer Football League. The Camels have four players that among the top-20 in the PFL in rushing. Redshirt sophomore CJ Oates is the fourth leading rusher in the league and 72nd among all runners in the NCAA with his average of 58.80 yards a contest. Rashaun Brown is tied for seventh in the league in rushing (48.40). Polk is just behind Brown with his average of 47.40 rushing yards a contest (9th in the PFL). Redshirt sophomore Carl Smith is 16th in the league in rushing (30.80) and is tied for fifth in scoring with his four rushing touchdowns and average of 4.80 points a game. The Camels remain one of the more difficult teams to sack in the league and are only giving up a 1.40 sacks a game. The CU defense also has had its outstanding moments and are the third-best pass defense in the league (152.80). Individually, redshirt sophomore Christian Dixon has three interceptions and is ranked second in the Pioneer Football League and tied for 13th nationally with his average of .60 interceptions a contest. CU also sports three players that are among the top tacklers in the PFL in redshirt junior Lee Stanley (3rd), redshirt sophomore Milton Brown (8th) and sophomore Cody Lyon (11th).

Old Dominion defeated Presbyterian 34-16 over the weekend to snap a two-game losing streak. The Monarchs are in their first year of being a competing football program after two previous years of preparation. ODU started the 2009 campaign with three consecutive wins before the losing skid. One of Old Dominion's wins this season was over Campbell PFL rival Jacksonville on Sept. 19. The Monarchs are led by their outstanding quarterback Thomas DeMarco. DeMarco has accounted for 18 touchdowns this season. His seven rushing touchdowns and 382 yards on the ground lead the team, as does his 1.079 yards passing and 11 touchdowns through the air. Freshman running back Mario Crawford has also had an outstanding first year with 382 yards rushing and four touchdowns. Defensively the Monarchs have been wrecking havoc with 32 tackles for loss, 14 sacks, 11 interceptions and 12 fumbles recovered. Junior linebacker Mychael McJunkins has totaled 50 tackles for ODU. Redshirt sophomore defensive lineman Chris King has eight tackles for loss. Redshirt freshman defensive back Craig Wilkins has 41 tackles, a sack, three interceptions and three pass breakups this season.

All of Campbell's games can be followed and listened to online at GoCamels.com on the Campbell Radio Network with Robert Harper and Dave Rothenberg on the call. For those that can't make the Old Dominion game single game audio passes are available on the site for $5.95 for audio only.

Following Old Dominion the Camels return home for Homecoming against Butler on Oct. 24 at 1 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium/Ed Gore Field.

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Players Mentioned

Rashaun Brown

#6 Rashaun Brown

RB
5' 9"
Sophomore
Paul Constantine

#81 Paul Constantine

WR
6' 1"
Sophomore
Christian Dixon

#11 Christian Dixon

DB
6' 1"
Redshirt
Cody Lyon

#41 Cody Lyon

DB
5' 9"
Sophomore
Daniel Polk

#5 Daniel Polk

QB
6' 1"
Redshirt

Players Mentioned

Rashaun Brown

#6 Rashaun Brown

5' 9"
Sophomore
RB
Paul Constantine

#81 Paul Constantine

6' 1"
Sophomore
WR
Christian Dixon

#11 Christian Dixon

6' 1"
Redshirt
DB
Cody Lyon

#41 Cody Lyon

5' 9"
Sophomore
DB
Daniel Polk

#5 Daniel Polk

6' 1"
Redshirt
QB