BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Jacksonville scored 36 unanswered points to end the game and defeated Campbell 57-21 Saturday in the Pioneer Football League opener for both teams Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium / Ed Gore Field.

Jacksonville (2-2, 1-0 PFL) out-gained Campbell (1-2, 0-1 PFL) 713-320 and set a Barker-Lane Stadium record for points scored.

Josh McGregor connected on 24-of-30 passes for 378 yards, five touchdowns and two interceptions for defending PFL co-champion JU, which won its 12th-straight league game.

Keith Dawson rushed for 144 yards on 11 attempts (13.1 yards per attempt) and two scores, while J.J. Laster added 110 yards and one TD for the Dolphins.

Josh Philpart had 6 receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown, Adrian Riley grabbed six balls for 89 yards, including a 62-yard score, and Larry Thompson added two TD catches.

Braden Smith completed 20 of 37 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns for Campbell.  Preston Dodson had 9 receptions for 92 yards and two TDs.  C.J. Oates rushed 10 times for 85 yards, while Carl Smith gained 57 on 16 carries.

After Dodson caught his second touchdown pass of the game to bring the Camels even at 21-21 with 11:28 to play in the third quarter, JU scored on its next five possessions.

Philpart grabbed a 45-yard scoring pass from McGregor to put the Dolphins back in front for good 28-21 with 9:38 left in the third.

Thompson's 14-yard TD reception pushed the gap to 35-21 with 6:10 to go.  Dawson's 19-yard scamper with 4:05 to play in the third left the Dolphins in front 42-21 after three periods.

JU drove 94 yards to open the fourth quarter and led 48-21 after Quintin Davis' 18-yard TD catch with 10:28 remaining.  McGregor's 5th TD pass of the day – a 43-yard connection to Larry Thompson – pushed the margin to 55-21.

T.J. Jenkins sacked Campbell backup quarterback Dakota Wolf in the end zone with 5 seconds to play for the final margin.

Campbell surrendered the most points since the program resumed in 2008.  Butler defeated CU 56-7 on Oct. 11, 2008 in CU's inaugural NCAA Division I football season.

Jacksonville gained 310 total yards in the first half, when big plays led to three Dolphin scores.

Dawson scampered 33 yards to cap a 5-play, 76-yard drive to put Jacksonville in front 7-0 with 2:40 left in the first quarter.

Ted Moore's 47-yard punt pinned JU at its own 5-yard line early in the second quarter. 
After the Camels forced a 3-and-out, the Camels took over at the Dolphin 35. 

Ten plays later, Campbell drew level when Smith connected with Dodson on a 3-yard touchdown pass on 4th and goal.

Andre Addison's 65-yard return on the ensuing kick-off set up JU on the Campbell 13.  Laster's 3-yard run and Bladen Gudz' point after pushed the Dolphins in front 14:17 with 7:15 to play in the second period.

Campbell took over on its own 40-yard line and started a 6-play, 60-yard drive to tie the score at 14.  Smith accounted for 33 yards in the possession, 20 on a run to the one; then scored on the next play.

McGregor connected with Riley on a 62-yard scoring pass on the following possession to give JU a 21-14 lead with 4:48 to play in the half.

After a Harrison Jordan fumble, Jacksonville took over on the CU 27 with 2:00 left in the half, but Steth Monroe intercepted McGregor's 4th-down pass to halt the threat.

Campbell returns to action next Saturday at Drake.  Jacksonville plays at Marist.