Buies Creek: No. 16 Campbell beats Stony Brook 48-35
Kamden Sixkiller threw for 396 yards and four scores. Jon Gullette returned a kickoff 95 yards. Campbell is 8-2 and 5-1 in the CAA.
By Alexandru Stanciu · Published
What we know
Confirmed
- No. 16 Campbell beat Stony Brook 48-35 on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek. The line score was Stony Brook 7, 21, 7 and 0, and Campbell 7, 14, 14 and 13.Confirmed by Campbell Athletics recap and scoring summary; Associated Press via CBS Sports; NCFootballNews
- Campbell is 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the CAA. Stony Brook is 5-5 and 3-3. The Camels trailed 35-21 with 12:34 left in the third quarter after Seth Sweitzer's 28-yard touchdown catch from Quinn Boyd.Confirmed by Campbell Athletics recap and scoring summary; Associated Press via CBS Sports; NCFootballNews
- Jon Gullette returned the ensuing kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown, timed at 12:22 on the scoring summary. Campbell's recap says that return began 27 unanswered points. The Associated Press story says Campbell scored the game's final 28 points. Those lines do not match. The scoring summary shows no further Stony Brook points, and the extra point after the go-ahead touchdown did not count. From 21 to 48 is 27 points. This story uses 27.Confirmed by Campbell Athletics recap and scoring summary; NCFootballNews scoring list; Associated Press via CBS Sports for the conflicting 28
- Kamden Sixkiller completed 33 of 46 passes for 396 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions. Ethan Lawrence rushed for two touchdowns and 68 yards on 15 carries. The scoring summary lists those runs from 2 yards and from 3 yards.Confirmed by Campbell Athletics recap and leaders; NCFootballNews; Associated Press via CBS Sports for the passing line and the two short runs
- The written recap spells a receiver Christan Campbell and credits him with seven catches, 117 yards and the go-ahead score. The scoring line on the same page spells the first name Christian, and so do the Associated Press story and NCFootballNews. The shared figures are seven catches, 117 yards and a 7-yard touchdown with 11:25 left.Confirmed by Campbell Athletics recap and scoring summary; Associated Press via CBS Sports; NCFootballNews
- The Campbell recap says the win is a single-season program record for victories. The previous high was six, four times. It also says the Camels are 4-0 at home and that Saturday was the 100th home game at Barker-Lane Stadium. The Associated Press calls 8-2 the best start in program history. The ranking in that AP story is the Stats Perform Top 25.Confirmed by Campbell Athletics recap; Associated Press via CBS Sports for the best-start line and the poll name
- Campbell plays at Elon on Saturday, Nov. 14, then hosts Monmouth on Saturday, Nov. 21. The recap lists the Monmouth kickoff at noon and calls the UAlbany loss the team's only FCS defeat, at then-No. 25 UAlbany.Confirmed by Campbell Athletics recap; NCFootballNews and the Associated Press for the Elon trip
Still unknown
- Which first-name spelling of the receiver is the one the program uses on a roster. The recap prose and the scoring line on the same page do not match, so both are shown
- Why the Associated Press counts 28 points after Stony Brook's last score when the agreed final, 48-35, is 27 points beyond 21
What happened
In Harnett County, No. 16 Campbell came from two scores down on Saturday and beat Stony Brook at home.
The final was 48-35 at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek. Campbell is 8-2 overall and 5-1 in the Coastal Athletic Association. Stony Brook is 5-5 and 3-3. The school recap, the Associated Press story carried by CBS Sports, and NCFootballNews all list that final. The quarters were 7, 21, 7 and 0 for the visitors, and 7, 14, 14 and 13 for the Camels.
This site covered Campbell's school-record win at Maine on Oct. 24, and the loss at UAlbany a week later. The Campbell recap calls that UAlbany game the team's only FCS loss, at then-No. 25 UAlbany.
The comeback, and a 27-versus-28 split
Stony Brook led 35-21 with 12:34 left in the third quarter. Seth Sweitzer had just caught a 28-yard scoring pass from Quinn Boyd. Jon Gullette took the next kickoff 95 yards for a touchdown. The scoring summary times that return at 12:22.
Campbell's recap says the return began 27 unanswered points. The Associated Press says the Camels scored the game's final 28 points. Those sentences do not match, and this story does not blend them.
The scoring summary shows no Stony Brook points after 35-21. Ethan Lawrence's 2-yard run tied the game. A later touchdown put Campbell ahead, and the extra point on that play did not count. Lawrence's 3-yard run closed it. NCFootballNews's scoring list also marks that extra point unsuccessful. Adding those Campbell points to 21 produces 48, which is 27 points, not 28. This account follows the recap and the summary.
The passing line, and a name split
Kamden Sixkiller completed 33 of 46 passes for 396 yards and four touchdowns, with no interceptions. That line is on the school leaders, the AP story and the NCFootballNews box.
The written recap spells one receiver Christan Campbell and lists seven catches, 117 yards and the go-ahead score. The scoring line on the same page spells the first name Christian. The AP story and NCFootballNews do too. The figures those accounts share are seven catches, 117 yards and a 7-yard touchdown with 11:25 to play. This story is not choosing a spelling.
Ethan Lawrence had both of his touchdowns on the ground, from 2 yards and from 3 yards, and finished with 68 yards on 15 carries.
The record, and what's next
The Campbell recap says eight wins is a single-season program record. The previous high was six, reached four times. It also says the Camels are 4-0 at Barker-Lane this year, and that Saturday was the 100th home game in that stadium. The AP story calls 8-2 the best start in program history and identifies the No. 16 ranking as the Stats Perform Top 25. The school page says No. 16 and does not name the poll in the recap text read here.
Campbell goes to Elon on Saturday, Nov. 14. The home game against Monmouth is Saturday, Nov. 21, at noon on the school recap.
More Triangle sports is on this site. Harnett County stories are on the county page.
Triangle Local is not Campbell or Stony Brook.
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Why it matters
Campbell is Harnett County's FCS football program. Saturday's home comeback set a single-season wins mark and left the Camels 5-1 in the CAA with two games left.
Sources
- No. 16 Camels defeat Stony Brook 48-35 in comeback (Campbell Athletics recap, Nov. 7, 2026, 10:03 p.m.: 48-35 at Barker-Lane Stadium; trailed 35-21; Gullette 95-yard kickoff return began 27 unanswered points; Sixkiller 33 of 46 for 396 and four touchdowns; Christan Campbell in the prose, seven catches for 117 yards and the go-ahead score; Lawrence two rushing touchdowns; 8-2, 5-1 CAA; Stony Brook 5-5, 3-3; single-season wins record, previous high six; 4-0 at home; 100th home game at Barker-Lane; at Elon Nov. 14; Monmouth Nov. 21 at noon. The scoring line spells the receiver Christian and shows the go-ahead extra point did not count. Text-only. No athletics photos used.)
Official sourcePublished by Campbell Athletics · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM
- Campbell scores 28 unanswered to rally past Stony Brook 48-35 (Associated Press, via CBS Sports, Nov. 7, 2026, 5:45 p.m. ET: 48-35; No. 16 in the Stats Perform Top 25; Sixkiller 33 of 46 for 396 and four touchdown passes; Gullette 95-yard kickoff return; two short Lawrence touchdown runs; Christian Campbell, seven catches, 117 yards; 8-2, 5-1; Stony Brook 5-5, 3-3; best start in program history; at Elon next Saturday. The 28-point rally line is not used. The final both sides report is 48-35. Text-only. No AP or CBS photos used.)
Third-party sourcePublished by Associated Press, via CBS Sports · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM
- Campbell rallies past Stony Brook 48-35, Sixkiller throws 4 TDs (NCFootballNews / Eric Lusk: 48-35 at Barker-Lane Stadium in Buies Creek; line score 7-21-7-0 and 7-14-14-13; Sixkiller 33 of 46 for 396, four touchdowns, no interceptions; Christian Campbell seven catches, 117 yards, a 7-yard score at 11:25; Lawrence 15 carries, 68 yards, two touchdowns; Gullette 95-yard kickoff return at 12:22; go-ahead extra point unsuccessful; 8-2, 5-1 CAA; Stony Brook 5-5, 3-3; at Elon, then home against Monmouth. Text-only. No NCFootballNews photos used.)
Third-party sourcePublished by NCFootballNews · Checked Nov 8, 2026, 12:17 PM
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