BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Dakota Wolf threw a pair of touchdown passes and ran for two more scores to lead Campbell to a 28-9 Pioneer Football League victory over Butler Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium.

Wolf set a school Division I era (since 2008) record with 34 pass completions and finished with a career-high 306 yards through the air, the fourth-highest total since the Camels re-started the program.

Campbell (3-3, 3-0 PFL) held the defending PFL champ to 50 yards of total offense in the second half and won its third-straight game.  Butler (3-3, 1-2) totaled only 21 yards on 25 rushes and the Camels out-gained the Bulldogs 384-218 overall.

The Camel defense held Butler to just 3.7 yards per play and limited the Bulldogs to only three first downs in the second half.  Campbell held a PFL opponent to single digit points for the first time since a 17-3 win at Valparaiso on Nov. 14, 2009.

Luke Hill led the Camels with 7 total tackles, while Dwan Hanshaw, Jake Barr and Greg Milhouse had 6 stops apiece.  The Camel defense registered seven tackles for loss.

Wolf hit 34-of-42 attempts on the day and led all rushers with 43 yards on nine carries.  Jabri Ridenhour and Ben Bolling had six receptions each and Jordan Hildreth grabbed five as Wolf completed passes to 12 different players.

Malcolm Weaver completed 14-of-29 passes for 166 yards with one interception in relief of Butler starter Matt Shiltz, who did not return to action after being sacked by Ugonna Awuruonye on the team's second drive of the day.  Shiltz entered the game leading the PFL in total offense (304 yards per game) and pass efficiency, but was limited to 4 completions on 5 attempts while being sacked twice.

Marques Martin-Hayes led Butler with 8 receptions for 59 yards, while Derek O'Connor had three grabs for 70 yards.

Campbell jumped in front with 7:26 left in the first quarter when Dakota Wolf hit halfback Jared Joyner with a 50-yard scoring pass down the right sideline.

The Bulldogs trimmed the gap to 7-3 with 14:50 left in the second on Jon Treloar's 49-yard field goal, the second-longest made kick in Barker-Lane Stadium history.

Wolf capped an 8-play, 89-yard drive when he scrambled 18 yards for a score with 4:54 to go in the half.  Mitchell Brown's PAT pushed the Camel advantage to 14-3.

Malcolm Weaver connected with Derek O'Connor on a 36-yard pass to key a 10-play, 77-yard Bulldog drive.  Rico Watson carried the final four yards to cut the margin to 14-9.  However, Treloar's PAT sailed wide right.

On Campbell's second possession of the third quarter, Wolf directed a 13-play, 76-yard drive that included six completions.  His 14-yard quarterback keeper pushed the Camel lead to 21-9 with 2:50 remaining.

Twice in the second half, Butler started drives in Campbell territory, but CU held each time.  After David Burke blocked Adam Lutz' punt, the Bulldogs had a first down on the Camel 22 with 12:03 remaining. 

Weaver found Daniel Cotter on the right flank for a 17-yard gain that set up a 1st-and-goal at the five.  However, Weaver was stopped for a one-yard gain and missed on a pass attempt to set up third down.  Hanshaw broke through the line to stop Don Stewart Jr. for a 3-yard loss.  On fourth down, Weaver overthrew Cotter in the left corner of the end zone to turn the ball over on down.

The Camels then salted away the victory with a 14-play, 93-yard scoring drive that exhausted 8 minutes on the clock.  Bolling's 24-yard reception on third-and-one at the 16 continued the march.  Butler was also flagged for offside on a third-and-five at its own 29 to extend the drive.  On third and goal at the Butler six, Wolf connected with fullback Dalton Dillon in the left flank for the final score.

Isaiah Howard intercepted Weaver's pass on the next play from scrimmage, and Wolf took a knee on third-and-goal from the two yard line to run out the clock.

The Camels return to action next Saturday (Oct. 18) when they host Davidson in a 4:00 p.m. homecoming kickoff.

Campbell Quotes

Campbell head coach Mike Minter
"I think it was a big win for us. Now it's time to learn how to deal with (winning) and deal with what is going to come next. I'm really proud of the guys. They are really playing four quarters. Our whole goal is to play sixty minutes of team ball, which I think we did, sixty minutes of physical ball, which I think we did because all the players on their side were saying that that was probably the most physical game they have ever played. We talk about playing confident for sixty minutes. I thought we played with confidence. One of the things we preach about all week long is discipline. Just making sure that when we win and do the things right, don't act like we haven't been there. Act like you have been there before and deal with your emotions and keep them in check so we don't get dumb penalties and today I thought the guys really paid attention to that and really stayed in the moment with discipline."

"The defense played a heck of a football game. Coming into this game, we knew that they had some exposure to running backs and we had to stop their running game. They got 21 yards of rushing. When you really stop a team and make them one dimensional, then the backup quarterback comes in; makes it really, really difficult on the team. One of the biggest plays on the drive I saw was when they brought their punt and they had their ball on the three or four yard line and really had the opportunity to get back into the ball game right there. Dwan Hanshaw came up with the biggest play on third down, and then on fourth down, he pressed the quarterback and forced him to throw it out of bounds. That right there, I believe, is the play of the game."

"We have not even played our best game yet and we are 3-0. The guys know that we have a long way to go."

Dakota Wolf
On the Camels' third-straight win
"All and all it was just a great day for us, coach kept calling really great plays, we had a great game plan going in and we were just able to execute it really well."

On his record-setting day
"The offensive line and the receivers really made plays today, it was great. We had great blocking on the outside. This wasn't a one man effort, the team really stepped up and played well offensively and I wouldn't have been able to do this without them."

Isaiah Howard
On his fourth quarter interception
"It actually comes from the spring time. Coach Minter slowed down football for us and helped us understand route concepts, which is what you're seeing on the field right now. Seeing the defense with a better understanding of what the offense is trying to do to us.

Jared Joyner
On the team's 3-0 PFL start
"We just keep getting closer and closer, better and better as you can see every game. We're getting better offensively and defensively."