Barker–Lane Stadium is a stadium in Buies Creek, North Carolina. The venue is located on the campus of Campbell University and hosts the school's 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.
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| Full name | Barker-Lane Stadium and Ed Gore Field |
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| Address | Buies Creek, NC United States |
| Location | 558 Wade Stewart Road Buies Creek, NC 27506 |
| Owner | Campbell University |
| Operator | Campbell University Athletics |
| Type | Stadium |
| Capacity | 5,500 (2013–present)[4] |
| Surface | FieldTurf |
| Current use | Football Lacrosse |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | March 15, 2007[1] |
| Opened | August 30, 2008[2] |
| Construction cost | $10 million[3] |
| Architect | McMillan Smith & Partners[4] (now McMillan, Pazdan & Smith) |
| General contractor | T. A. Loving[1] |
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| Website | |
| gocamels.com/Barker-LaneStadium | |
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
edit| Rank | Attendance | Date | Game Result |
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| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "2008 Campbell Football Media Guide" (PDF). Campbell Athletics. Campbell University. p. 2. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
- ^ "Barker-Lane Stadium". Campbell University. Archived from the original on July 5, 2011.
- ^ "Campbell University Football Stadium Project Information – Historical Gymnasium Project in North Carolina". Reed Construction Data.
- ^ a b "Barker-Lane Stadium". Campbell Athletics. Campbell University. July 14, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
- ^ "Barker-Lane Stadium".
- ^ "Barker-Lane Stadium ranks 16th in FCS rankings". 6 January 2016.
- ^ "The Big time". Campbell Magazine. Campbell University. 23 March 2017.
