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BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Jonathan Carkhuff threw for 340 yards and Davidson spoiled Campbell's Homecoming with a 28-21 Pioneer Football League win Saturday night at Ed Gore Field/Barker-Lane Stadium.

Playing in front of the fifth-largest crowd (4640) in Barker-Lane Stadium history, the Wildcats (1-6. 1-3 PFL) built a 28-0 lead through three quarters and held on to send Campbell (1-6, 0-4) to its fifth-straight loss.

Campbell cut the gap to 28-21 with 1:16 to go on Dakota Wolf's 5-yard run, but touched the on-side kick before it traveled 10 yards, giving the Wildcats possession at the spot.

Carkhuff connected on three scoring tosses while completing 31-of-44 passes.  Reese Williams hauled in 7 catches for 74 yards, while Danny Martinez, Lanny Funsten and Chris Trinetti added four receptions apiece.

Wolf led Campbell's ground game with a career-high 154 yards (most ever by a Campbell quarterback in the Division I era) and two touchdowns on 22 carries for an average of 7.0 per attempt.  Senior safety/tailback Brandon Chandler added 71 yards on 12 rushes.

Davidson ran 79 plays for 404 yards, while Campbell covered 316 yards of total offense in 60 plays.  Patrick Moynahan led Davidson with 10 total tackles.  Steth Monroe had 12 stops, Mike Rudisill 11 and Matt Farris 10 for the Camels.

The Wildcats took the opening kickoff and drove 65 yards in just 2:40 to take a 7-0 lead.  Carkhuff connected with Williams for the scoring pass on a 4th-down-and-three-to-go at the Campbell 23-yard line.

Martinez' nine-yard scoring catch capped an 11-play, 90-yard drive to push the Davidson edge to 14-0 with 0:55 left in the opening period.

Carkhuff hit Funsten for a 16-yard scoring catch to conclude a 13-play, 80-yard drive and a 21-0 Wildcat lead with 7:34 left in the third quarter.

Spencer Perry's 3-yard run topped off a 10-play, 37-yard drive to give Davidson a 28-0 edge with 2:29 to go in the third.

Campbell's comeback was jump-started by Darius Carter's 57-yard kick-off return to the Davidson 40.  Chandler's 9-yard sweep around left end capped a 6-play, 40-yard drive and trimmed the gap to 28-7 with 14:54 remaining in the contest.

After Carkhuff's punt pinned the Camels on their own 13, Campbell responded with a 10-play, 87-yard march to cut the lead to 14.  The drive was keyed by a 30-yard Wolf pass to Kurt Odom and a pair of Davidson 15-yard penalties that set up the Camels with a 1st-and-goal at the 3.  Wolf covered the final yardage on the ground to move Campbell within 28-14 with 4:18 to go.

Davidson covered the on-side kick that followed, but Lucas Smith and Isaac Scott sacked Carkhuff on consecutive downs to force a 3-and-out.

Wolf scampered 47 yards to the Davidson six; then capped the drive with a 5-yard run for the final margin.

Campbell travels to Morehead State next Saturday (2:00 p.m.), while Davidson hosts Butler in a noon kickoff.