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Campbell Beat NC Central 38-31 Behind JJ Cowan's 139-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 3, 2026

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The Campbell Fighting Camels defeated the North Carolina Central Eagles 38-31 at O'Kelly-Riddick Stadium in Durham, NC on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in FCS college football Week 5 action.

Campbell led 31-21 at halftime. The first quarter swung it: Campbell outscored its opponent 24-14.

Campbell moves to 5-1, while NC Central falls to 2-4.

Top performers

• Kamden Sixkiller (CAM, QB): 18/35, 226 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
• JJ Cowan (CAM, RB): 14 CAR, 139 YDS, 1 TD
• Christian Campbell (CAM, WR): 5 REC, 72 YDS
• Nelson Layne (NCCU, QB): 17/28, 129 YDS
• Zion Dobson (NCCU, RB): 13 CAR, 80 YDS, 1 TD
• Chance Peterson (NCCU, WR): 10 REC, 84 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 14:08NCCUNelson Layne 16 Yd Run0-7
2. Q1 11:44CAMKamden Sixkiller 1 Yd Run7-7
3. Q1 7:44NCCUNelson Layne 3 Yd Run7-14
4. Q1 4:58CAMDe'Von Thomas 32 Yd Run14-14
5. Q1 3:59CAMAlex Crabb 41 Yd Field Goal17-14
6. Q1 0:38CAMJJ Cowan 3 Yd Run24-14
7. Q2 10:22CAMDe'Von Thomas 4 Yd Run31-14
8. Q2 2:28NCCUTristan Stitt 23 Yd pass from Cobey Thompkins31-21
9. Q3 10:10NCCURiley Daniels 47 Yd Field Goal31-24
10. Q3 6:31NCCUZion Dobson 62 Yd Run31-31
11. Q4 7:28CAMJyron Waiters 9 Yd pass from Kamden Sixkiller38-31

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