BUIES CREEK, N.C. – Campbell heads back on the road, traveling to Mercer on Saturday, September 28. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Ga.
 
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Last time out
Colin Gary's 50-yard field goal just cleared the cross bar as time expired to lift Campbell to a 31-29 win over Davidson at Barker-Lane Stadium. Gary's school-record boot came after the Wildcats converted a two-point conversion to grab a 29-28 advantage with only 23 seconds to play.
 
Starting from their only 38, the Camels moved to the Davidson 33 on Hajj-Malik Williams' 5-yard completion to Caleb Snead, then scrambled for five yards, but a defensive holding call tacked on 10 more.  Williams then ran for six more yards before stepping out of bounds at the 33 to set up Gary's winning kick.
 
Gary's field goal broke the previous school record 49-yarder hit by Mitchell Brown against Butler in the 2016 season.
 
Gary's big kick named top FCS Play of the Week
Gary's kick, seen thousands of times on social media, was chosen as the No. 1 FCS Play of the Week, as chosen by the NCAA. The winning boot beat out top plays from Incarnate Word, Montana, Brown and Sam Houston State.
 
Colin Gary's 50 yard game-winner set a school record for longest made field goal, breaking Mitchell Brown's former mark of 49 yards, set in a win over Butler in 2016. The redshirt senior's previous career long was 37 yards.

The win marked the first time Campbell has won a game as time expired in regulation in the program's modern history (since 2008). It was Campbell's sixth final possession win, including two overtime victories, and first since 2016. Of those six wins, three have come against Davidson.
 
Trio of Camels named Big South Players of the Week
After Campbell's dramatic win over Davidson, three Camels have been named Big South Football Players of the Week, announced Monday by the conference.
 
Linebacker Justice Galloway-Velazquez has been tabbed the league's defensive player of the week, while kicker Colin Gary took top special teams honors, and wide receiver Jalen Kelsey was named freshman of the week.

Wooten named semifinalist for Campbell Trophy
Campbell tight end Michael Wooten is one of 185 semifinalists for the 2019 William V. Campbell Trophy® Presented by Mazda. Celebrating its 30th year in 2019, the award recognizes an individual as the absolute best football scholar-athlete in the nation for his combined academic success, football performance and exemplary leadership.
 
The group includes 71 nominees from the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), 39 from the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), 19 from NCAA Division II, 49 from NCAA Division III and seven from the NAIA.
 
So far this season, the redshirt senior has started all three of CU's games at tight end, extending his start streak to 24 games. Wooten was a Big South All-Academic Team member in 2018, also garnering Phil Steele Second Team Big South All-Conference honors. Named 2019 Preseason All-Big South, Wooten totaled 13 catches for 73 yards last season. Wooten is a kinesiology major (pre-physical therapy), set to graduate in December 2019.
 
Leading the Camels
Through three games, rookie quarterback Hajj-Malik Williams has combined for nine touchdowns, including seven passing, while completing 42-of-62 pass attempts. Williams, named the Big South's Freshman of the Week on Sept. 9, has thrown for at least two TDs in each of his first three collegiate games.
 
Caleb Snead has tallied 11 catches for 206 yards and four touchdowns so far in 2019, while Bryant Barr has rushed for 87 yards. Johnathan Hawkins adds two touchdowns on the ground, tacking on 248 all-purpose yards.
 
On the defensive side, Justice Galloway-Velazquez, the reigning Big South Defensive Player of the Week, owns a team-high 31 tackles with 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and an interception, while Tywun Rivens has posted 22 stops and two pass breakups. Gerald Wilkes has also notched 12 tackles with 1.5 tackles for loss, and Levi Wiggins has registered 12 tackles with a fumble recovery.
 
Starting off the right way
Campbell opened its 2019 home slate with a 38-14 win over Division II Shaw, winning its fifth straight home opener. Under head coach Mike Minter, the Camels are now 6-1 in home openers.
 
The Camels are off to a 2-0 start at home for the second time in program history, also winning its first two dates at Barker-Lane Stadium in 2015.
 
Camels win fourth straight against nonconference FCS foe
With the win over Davidson, the Camels have won four straight against nonconference FCS competition, dating back to 2018. The Camels are now 6-1 against nonconference foes at home over the last two seasons.
 
Coming to an end zone near you
Caleb Snead hauled in yet another touchdown catch for the Camels in the win over Davidson, posting three grabs for 62 yards. The redshirt sophomore has caught a TD pass in all three of Campbell's games this season, and owns at least one touchdown catch in 11 of his 14 career games, and 13 total touchdowns over that span. With his 33 yard touchdown catch in the second quarter, Snead reached the 1,000 career receiving yards milestone, hitting the mark in just 14 career games – the fastest in school history (previous Aaron Blockmon, 17 games as a redshirt sophomore in 2016). Snead is sixth in school history with 1,016 receiving yards.

Galloway-Velazquez does it all
Justice Galloway-Velazquez turned in one of the best defensive performances in Campbell history, posting 14 tackles with two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. While tying a school record for fumbles forced in a single game, the sophomore played a hand in three of the Camels' four takeaways, also tipping a Davidson pass on Dorian Jones' interception. Galloway-Velazquez disrupted three consecutive Davidson possessions, all in the second quarter, starting with the interception, and followed by two straight forced fumbles, the first recovered by the sophomore. Galloway-Velazquez' 14 tackles are the most ever by a Camel with two forced fumbles in a game (previous Matt Farris vs. Marist 11/17/12). He 14 tackles are tied for seventh most in school single season history.

Dozier sets tackles mark
Damien Dozier tallied a game-high 15 tackles for the Camels in the win over Davidson, the most stops ever by a CU defensive lineman, and tied for the fourth most overall in school history. Dozier also forced a fumble, helping the Camels secure a season-high four turnovers.
 
Rookie wide out heating up
Over his last two games, freshman wide out Jalen Kelsey owns four catches for 112 yards and three touchdowns, including two TD grabs against Davidson. He posted two catches for 71 yards in the win, including a 42-yard snag that put Campbell ahead 28-14 with 5:17 remaining. Kelsey also recorded two catches for 41 yards and a touchdown against Shaw.
 
Winning the state
Campbell won its sixth straight over former conference rival Davidson, also claiming its 11^th victory in its last 12 games against North Carolina competition. The Camels won nine in a row over Tar Heel State foes from 2014 (Davidson) until 2018, falling to Gardner-Webb to end the streak.

Scouting Mercer
The 2-2 Bears are coming off a 45-10 setback at SoCon rival and 15^th-ranked Furman. The defeat was Mercer's second straight loss after a 2-0 start, which included a 45-7 win over Big South member Presbyterian.

Quarterback Robert Riddle paces Mercer with 12 TD passes, throwing for 968 yards with seven interceptions, while David Durden and Tucker Cannon have combined for 613 receiving yards and six touchdowns. Will Coneway tops the Bears' defense with 39 tackles, including 2.5 stops for loss.

Next up
The Camels return to Buies Creek on Oct. 5, starting Big South play with Presbyterian.