Barker–Lane Stadium
Location558 Wade Stewart Road
Buies Creek, NC 27506
OwnerCampbell University
OperatorCampbell University
Capacity5,500 (2013-present)[1]
SurfaceFieldTurf
Construction
Broke groundMarch 15, 2007[2]
OpenedAugust 30, 2008[3]
Construction cost$10 million[4]
ArchitectMcMillan Smith & Partners[1] (now McMillan, Pazdan & Smith)
General contractorT. A. Loving[2]
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, 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

Rank Attendance Date Game Result
16,783October 19, 2019Campbell 31, Hampton 16
26,712October 27, 2018Campbell 7, Gardner–Webb 35
36,610September 24, 2016Campbell 33, Butler 27OT
46,601October 28, 2017Campbell 48, Jacksonville 543OT
56,580October 24, 2015Campbell 27, Morehead State 31
66,472August 28, 2014Campbell 9, Charlotte 33
76,387September 30, 2017Campbell 38, Morehead State 0
86,370September 27, 2014Campbell 34, Valparaiso 24
96,352September 29, 2018Campbell 30, North Alabama 7
106,345October 18, 2014Campbell 28, Davidson 27
116,047September 7, 2019Campbell 38, Shaw 14
126,044September 14, 2013Campbell 10, Charleston Southern 30
135,860September 17, 2016Campbell 14, Presbyterian 31
145,853September 9, 2017Campbell 10, Georgetown 16
155,845August 30, 2008Campbell 6, Birmingham–Southern 12
165,673October 5, 2019Campbell 28, Presbyterian 14
175,624August 30, 2018Campbell 49, Chowan 26
185,582September 12, 2015Campbell 35, Chowan 3
195,538September 7, 2013Campbell 56, Virginia–Wise 21
205,465October 6, 2018Campbell 49, Wagner 3

See also

References

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

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