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East/West Rivals, 成人视频 and Campbell Announce BBQ Bowl Game

outline of NC broken into GWU and Campbell colors

Winner of Inaugural Rivalry Game Receives Hog Trophy and a Barbecue Feast

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥敵扇耸悠 and Campbell University announced today that the two schools鈥 football programs will compete annually for the North Carolina East/West BBQ Trophy, beginning this season.

The Runnin鈥 Bulldogs and Fighting Camels renew their intra-conference rivalry on Saturday, Oct. 9, in Boiling Springs. Kickoff for the inaugural rivalry game is set for 6 p.m. in Ernest W. Spangler Stadium.

Bob Garner
Bob Garner, barbecue expert

The winner of the game each year will hoist and host the well-built, hefty trophy鈥攖opped with a decorative hog and adorned with a placard to engrave each year鈥檚 winning team and score. On hand to present the trophy will be North Carolina BBQ expert, Bob Garner. Garner has written three books on North Carolina鈥檚 favorite food and has appeared on Food Network, ABC鈥檚 鈥淕ood Morning America,鈥 the Travel Channel鈥檚 鈥淩oad Trip,鈥 and he produces specials for PBS North Carolina.

Most importantly, the losing team will be tasked with supplying a barbecue feast from its region鈥攅astern-style for the Camels, western or Lexington-style for the Bulldogs鈥攖o the winning side.

Dr. Downs
GWU President Dr. William M. Downs

鈥淎 good, spirited cross-state rivalry in football can add tons of energy to the college game,鈥 explained 成人视频 President Dr. William Downs. 鈥淚 grew up in ACC country, so I know full well how fans look forward to Rivalry Week each year. I also love good BBQ, and North Carolina is home to some seriously heated competition between western-style and eastern-style. I’m grateful to Campbell’s President, Dr. Creed, for agreeing to combine two things we all love鈥攕ports and eating鈥攊nto this annual pigskin battle.  And just to get the rivalry off on the right foot, I apologize in advance to Camel Nation for GWU’s victory on October 9.鈥

成人视频 and Campbell first met on the football field as junior colleges on Nov. 16, 1929. The Fighting Camels took a 21-6 win that day in Buies Creek. The programs have played 12 times total, with Campbell holding a 5-4-3 edge in the series.

The two campuses are separated by 165.5 miles as the crow flies 鈥 and 218 miles by car.

The teams did not meet from 1950 until 2018, when 成人视频 came away with a 35-7 win in Buies Creek. Campbell won the most recent meeting in 2019 in triple overtime, surviving for a 49-47 win in Boiling Springs.

Campbell President Dr. J. Bradley Creed

鈥淎 healthy, good-natured athletics rivalry between schools like Campbell and 成人视频 is not only fun for our fans, it also treats the spirit of our institutions in good and positive ways,鈥 said Campbell President Dr. J. Bradley Creed. 鈥淐ampbell is grateful to compete with such a talented group of programs in the Big South Conference and our rivalry with 成人视频 on the gridiron is clearly going to reach a new level of intensity this fall. There’s much more on the line than just a victory on the football field; North Carolina BBQ is up for grabs! The stakes are high! I am grateful to President Downs at 成人视频 for his willingness to be a good sport and friend to me and the Campbell family. When the Camels come to Boiling Springs, fear the hump!鈥

Both schools鈥 athletics programs compete as full members of the Big South Conference.

Season tickets, season parking passes, along with single-game tickets and parking for 成人视频 football are available online at or by calling (704) 406-4340 during regular business hours.

A Campbell football player tackles the 成人视频 player who is carrying the ball.
成人视频 played Campbell in Big South Conference football action at the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium on Oct. 26, 2019.

About Campbell University

Located in Buies Creek, North Carolina, Campbell University is committed to graduating students with exemplary academic and professional skills who are prepared for purposeful lives and meaningful service. Learn more at campbell.edu

About 成人视频

成人视频 is North Carolina’s recognized leader in private, Christian higher education. A Carnegie-Classified Doctoral/Professional University, GWU is home to six professional schools, 14 academic departments, more than 80 undergraduate and graduate majors, and a world-class faculty. Located on a beautiful 225-acre campus in Boiling Springs, N.C., 成人视频 prepares graduates to impact their chosen professions, equips them with the skills to advance the frontiers of knowledge, and inspires them to make a positive and lasting difference in the lives of othersIgnite your future at 成人视频.edu.

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