BUIES CREEK, N.C. – After beginning the season with a home win, Campbell hits the road for the first time at Chowan on Saturday, September 10. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m. at Garrison Stadium in Murfreesboro, N.C.
CAMEL NOTES
Campbell rolled to a 59-7 win over Bluefield College in the Fighting Camels' season opener Saturday, Sept. 3 at Barker-Lane Stadium.
De'Shawn Jones ran for 142 yards, Jared Joyner 104 and Elijah Burress 86 as the Camels piled up 411 rushing yards. A redshirt freshman quarterback, Burress completed 12-of-14 passes for 161 yards and one touchdown. Aaron Blockmon hauled in five passes for 101 yards and one score.
Ray Miller led Campbell with 11 tackles, while Jack Ryan added nine.
Campbell registered the third-most points in the program's Division I history, behind a 76-0 win over Apprentice in 2011 and a 66-7 triumph against Missouri Baptist in 2014.
After thunderstorms forced Thursday's opener to be postponed two days, Campbell finished with a 572-139 edge in total offense and led 59-0 before the NAIA Rams scored.
Since the re-birth of the Campbell football program in 2008, Campbell owns a 4-5 record in season-opening games. CU is 5-4 in home openers.
Campbell is 1-7 in its modern era in road openers.
FOLLOW THE GAME
There are several ways to follow the Camels on the road. Listen to full audio coverage of the game on the Campbell Digital Network or on the radio locally on 88.3 WUAW. Video and live stats for the contest are also available at gocuhawks.com.
You can also follow the Camels on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Tickets for the game are available at the gate.
SCOUTING CHOWAN
Chowan started the year with a 14-13 victory at Fayetteville State. The Hawks were held to 102 offensive yards in the win.
Jordan Watkins completed 15-22 pass attempts for 105 yards and one touchdown while Edwin Thomas recorded 20 carries for 52 yards to go along with seven catches for 31 yards and a score. Defensively, Dakota Baer led the way with nine tackles and an interception.
Campbell and Chowan met last season in Buies Creek, with the Camels taking a 35-3 win.
JONES, SANDERS EARN PFL WEEKLY HONORS
After leading Campbell to a 59-7 win over Bluefield College in its 2016 opener, De'Shawn Jones and Trey Sanders have been named Pioneer Football League Players of the Week.
Earning his second career PFL Offensive Player of the Week honor, Jones ran for 142 yards and three touchdowns, leading the way for the Camels who piled up 411 rushing yards. He also caught a pass for 19 yards.
Sanders picked up his first PFL weekly honor, collecting Special Teams Player of the Week accolades. The redshirt sophomore returned five Bluefield punts for a Campbell record 95 yards, plus a touchdown against the Rams.
SANDERS, MILLER EARN NATIONAL RECOGNITION
Campbell's Trey Sanders and Ray Miller have both earned honorable mention national player of the week nods from STATS.
Sanders was named honorable mention STATS National Special Teams Player of the Week, returning five Bluefield punts for a Campbell record 95 yards, plus a touchdown. The redshirt sophomore also returned a kickoff for 16 yards.
Miller, meanwhile, was named honorable mention STATS National Freshman of the Week, piling up a team-high 11 tackles in the win, including three solo stops in his first collegiate game. A Spartanburg, S.C. native, Miller added a sack, one of 2.5 tackles for loss
UP NEXT
Campbell returns home to host Presbyterian on Sept. 17 (6 p.m.) for its final nonconference contest of the season. The Camels begin Pioneer Football League play a week later, hosting Butler on Sept. 24 (6 p.m.).
