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Campbell Breaks Ground on Football Stadium

Mar 15, 2007

Buies Creek, N.C. — Campbell University officials broke ground Thursday on a 1,200-seat football stadium that will allow the school to play its first football in 50 years when it opens in 2008.

The groundbreaking included a fireworks show and a performance by Campbell’s pep band.

Last April, President Jerry Wallace announced the return of football to Campbell. The Fighting Camels will compete in NCAA Division I-AA , beginning Aug. 30, 2008, against Birmingham Southern University.

A practice field is expected to be complete by the fall to allow the team to begin practicing. In addition to the stadium, a field house, rest rooms and concession stand facilities, ticket booth and parking areas also will be constructed.

“I think the new football program and stadium will be tremendously energizing for the university and entire community,” head football coach Dale Steele said in a statement. “It will be a facility that everyone can be proud of and come to enjoy Campbell University football for years to come.”