FBS-CFB Game Preview: Campbell Fighting Camels (0-1) vs. East Carolina Pirates (0-1)

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Venue & Kickoff

Location: Bagwell Field at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025

Time: 6:00 PM ET

Broadcast: ESPN+

Capacity: 51,000

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Mostly clear, warm

Temperature: ~87°F at kickoff, cooling into the upper 70s by game’s end

Wind: SSE at 5–6 mph

Precipitation: 0–8% chance during game window

Impact: Minimal; ideal for passing

Injury Report

East Carolina

DL J.D. Lampley – Questionable

WR Brock Spalding – Questionable

DL Preston Carr – Questionable

Campbell

No reported injuries

Team Records & Recent Form

ECU: 413 total yds/game (383 pass, 30 rush); defense allowed 423 yds (318 pass) in opener.

Campbell: 268 total yds/game (148 pass, 120 rush); defense allowed 384 yds (275 pass) in opener.

Key Player Matchups

QB Katin Houser (ECU) vs. QB Kamden Sixkiller (CAM)

Houser: 30/44, 366 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT (68.2%)

Sixkiller: 17/33, 144 yds, 1 TD, 0 INT (51.5%)

RB London Montgomery (ECU) vs. LB Logan Livermon (CAM)

Montgomery: 8 carries, 32 yds

Livermon: 9 tackles in opener

TE Jayvontay Conner (ECU) vs. CAM Secondary

Conner: 2 rec, 98 yds, 1 TD

RB JJ Cowan (CAM) vs. LB Dameon Wilson (ECU)

Cowan: 7 carries, 43 yds, 1 rec TD

Wilson: 8 tackles in opener

Series History

All-Time: ECU leads 2–3 (Campbell leads overall, but ECU won last meeting)

Last Meeting: ECU 49–10 (Sept. 17, 2022, Greenville)

First Meeting: 1933 (ECU 6–0)

Betting Trends

ECU: 5–2 ATS in last 7 as double-digit favorite

Campbell: Lost 5 straight overall; 0–1 ATS in 2025

UNDER has hit in 4 of ECU’s last 5 games

ECU 14–2 SU in last 16 home openers

Game Odds

Campbell Fighting Camels           52.5

East Carolina Pirates                      – 29.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025

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