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Football Hosts Davidson In Conference Opener This Weekend

BUIES CREEK, N.C. - Campbell's football program starts Pioneer Football League play this weekend and hosts Davidson College at 1 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium/Ed Gore Field

Campbell (1-1) fell in its last game to visiting Old Dominion by a 44-13 score on Sept. 11. The Camels hung with the scholarship Monarchs and were only down 10 at the break after a made 46-yard field goal from Adam Willets. The field goal was the second-longest of Willets' career. Willets added a 38 yarder in the third quarter and has now made 13 of his last 14 field goals over the last two seasons. Willets currently leads the Pioneer Football League in points from a kicker and ranks fourth overall in points scored with 15. Redshirt senior quarterback Daniel Polk ran for another score and has now totaled three rushing touchdowns. His 18 points are tied for the most in the league.

This will be the third time that Campbell and Davidson have played against each other. The Wildcats have won both the previous meetings including a 24-7 victory last season and a 49-0 win in Buies Creek two years ago. Redshirt junior C.J. Oates led the offense for Campbell with 67 yards rushing and 41 yards through the air. Redshirt junior Carl Smith scored CU's touchdown with the three-yard run in the third quarter. Last seasons game marked the first time that Campbell's defense held an opponent scoreless in the first half of any game. The Camels are looking for the third Pioneer Football League victory since restarting the program in 2008.

Davidson (0-2) has started the season with a pair of losses. Last week the Wildcats fell to Lenoir-Rhyne by a 41-13 score. Senior running back Kenny Mantuo led Davidson with running for 93 yards and picking up another 32 yards as a receiver. Mantuo leads the team and ranks third in the conference with 145 yards rushing in 2010. The Wildcats have turned the ball over seven times in the team's first two games. The defense has been stout for the Wildcats lead the conference and are only allowing on average 286.50 yards a contest. The team's defense also leads the conference with nine tackles for loss. Junior defensive back Peter Kidwell leads the team with 15 total tackles and 3.5 stops for loss.

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. The Campbell Radio network has also added Bill Priestley to the staff to work as the pre/halftime and post game host this season. For those that can't make the Davidson game single game audio passes are available on the site for $5.95. The single game video pass for this contest will cost you $7.95. CU also offers a season video pass for all six home games for $34.95.

Campbell's football program continues the longest homestand in the program's history and hosts Georgia State on Saturday, Sept. 25, at 1 p.m. at Barker-Lane Stadium/Ed Gore Field. The game is the final of a three-game homestand with Parents' Day being the featured event.

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