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Barker–Lane Stadium

Coordinates: 35°24′17″N 78°44′34″W / 35.4046°N 78.7427°W / 35.4046; -78.7427
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Barker–Lane Stadium
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Location558 Wade Stewart Road
Buies Creek, NC 27506
OwnerCampbell University
OperatorCampbell University
Capacity5,500 (2013–present)[4]
SurfaceFieldTurf
Construction
Broke groundMarch 15, 2007[1]
OpenedAugust 30, 2008[2]
Construction cost$10 million[3]
ArchitectMcMillan Smith & Partners[4] (now McMillan, Pazdan & Smith)
General contractorT. A. Loving[1]
Tenants
Campbell Fighting Camels (NCAA)

Barker–Lane Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The stadium is located on the campus of Campbell University and hosts the school's American football and women's lacrosse programs. The stadium was scheduled to be completed in stages with the first stage to include the field, the field house, the main entrance, the bowl, seating for 5,000 spectators and necessary road realignment. Barker–Lane received a major expansion in 2013 with the construction of the West stand that increased capacity to 5,500. The newly constructed West stand includes seating for 3,000, with 867 chair back seats plus additional bleacher back seats, an 80-foot (24 m) tall press box, new restrooms, and new concession facilities. In 2016, a state-of-the-art HD Daktronics video board was added to the north endzone.[5] In 2018, new field turf was installed with a completely revamped midfield logo just in time for the 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels season kickoff. The first scoring play in Barker–Lane Stadium was a field goal kicked by Adam Willets. Barker-Lane Stadium is considered by many to have one of the best gameday atmospheres in all of Division I FCS football.[6] In their six home games last fall,[when?] the Fighting Camels averaged a sellout crowd with 5,523 fans per game. By drawing 101 percent over its capacity of 5,500, Barker–Lane Stadium ranked in the Top 10 in all Division I football—both the FCS and FBS—in attendance over capacity.[7]

Football attendance records

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Rank Attendance Date Game Result
1 6,783 October 19, 2019 Campbell 31, Hampton 16
2 6,712 October 27, 2018 Campbell 7, Gardner–Webb 35
3 6,610 September 24, 2016 Campbell 33, Butler 27OT
4 6,601 October 28, 2017 Campbell 48, Jacksonville 543OT
5 6,580 October 24, 2015 Campbell 27, Morehead State 31
6 6,472 August 28, 2014 Campbell 9, Charlotte 33
7 6,387 September 30, 2017 Campbell 38, Morehead State 0
8 6,370 September 27, 2014 Campbell 34, Valparaiso 24
9 6,352 September 29, 2018 Campbell 30, North Alabama 7
10 6,345 October 18, 2014 Campbell 28, Davidson 27
11 6,047 September 7, 2019 Campbell 38, Shaw 14
12 6,044 September 14, 2013 Campbell 10, Charleston Southern 30
13 5,860 September 17, 2016 Campbell 14, Presbyterian 31
14 5,853 September 9, 2017 Campbell 10, Georgetown 16
15 5,845 August 30, 2008 Campbell 6, Birmingham–Southern 12
16 5,673 October 5, 2019 Campbell 28, Presbyterian 14
17 5,624 August 30, 2018 Campbell 49, Chowan 26
18 5,582 September 12, 2015 Campbell 35, Chowan 3
19 5,538 September 7, 2013 Campbell 56, Virginia–Wise 21
20 5,465 October 6, 2018 Campbell 49, Wagner 3

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "2008 Campbell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Campbell Athletics. Campbell University. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "Barker-Lane Stadium". Campbell University. Archived from the original on July 5, 2011.
  3. ^ "Campbell University Football Stadium Project Information – Historical Gymnasium Project in North Carolina". Reed Construction Data.
  4. ^ a b "Barker-Lane Stadium". Campbell Athletics. Campbell University. July 14, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  5. ^ "Barker-Lane Stadium".
  6. ^ "Barker-Lane Stadium ranks 16th in FCS rankings". 6 January 2016.
  7. ^ "The Big time". Campbell Magazine. Campbell University. 23 March 2017.
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