BUIES CREEK, N.C. –
Sincere Brown hauled in 133 yards and three touchdowns to lift Campbell over visiting Delaware State 44-41 on Saturday at Barker-Lane Stadium.
The Camels improved to 2-3, securing their first home win of the season, while Delaware State fell to 1-4 overall.
Campbell trailed 41-37 with 1:56 to go after Jaden Sutton's 15-yard touchdown before rallying for a five-play, 79-yard march that included a 25-yard pass to
VJ Wilkins and a 27-yarder to
RJ Jackson along the sideline to set up Brown's go-ahead TD, his third of the day, a two-yard strike from
Chad Mascoe, Jr. with 42 seconds remaining.
The touchdown was the fifth lead change of the fourth quarter alone, and seventh of the game.
The Hornets drove to the Campbell 32 yard line in just four plays, but Michel Bergeron's 49-yard field goal try came up short, securing the 44-41 win for the Camels.
Brown posted a career-high 133 yards and three touchdowns on five catches for the Camels, while Wilkins gathered seven catches for 115 yards in the win.
The duo became the second pair of Camels to post 100 or more receiving yards in a single game (
Julian Hill - 4 catches, 122 yards, 1 TD - and
Ezeriah Anderson - 8 catches, 115 yards, 1 TD - at Bryant 11/5/22).
Mascoe went over the 300-yard passing mark for the second time this season, completing 18-for-26 throws for 323 yards and three touchdowns.
Aiden Valdez gathered his third touchdown in two games, while
JJ Cowan punched in his first career touchdown, totaling 42 yards on 12 carries.
Jojo Pace registered 10 tackles with an interception to lead the CU defense, while
Jalen Brooks added eight stops.
Elijah Hawk also totaled 1.5 tackles for loss, including one of Campbell's two sacks on the day.
Marqui Adams led DSU with 252 yards and four touchdowns through the air, completing 12-of-23 passes, while Sutton rushed for 198 yards and two more TDs. Defensively, Aaron Willis recorded seven tackles for the Hornets.
The teams combined for 974 yards of total offense, including 508 in the second half, including 346 yards passing from Campbell (457 total yards) and 265 yards rushing from Delaware State (517 total yards).
Next up, the Camels will continue their homestand, hosting in-state foe North Carolina Central on October 5 at 4:00 p.m. Season, single game and mini-plan ticket options for the 2024 football season are available at
GoCamels.com/Tickets and by phone through the CU Athletics Ticket Office, at 1-877-GO-HUMPS.
