2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football | |
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Conference | Big South Conference |
Record | 3–8 (2–3 Big South) |
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Offensive coordinator | Brett Nichols (4th season) |
Home stadium | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5 Kennesaw State $^ | 5 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 4 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Southern | 3 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Gardner–Webb | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campbell | 1 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Presbyterian | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Carroll McCray, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fourth place. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Kennesaw State | 107 (17) |
2 | Monmouth | 82 (1) |
3 | Charleston Southern | 75 |
4 | Gardner–Webb | 52 |
5 | Campbell | 36 |
6 | Presbyterian | 26 |
The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Runnin' Bulldogs having two players on the honorable mention list. [2]
Honorable mention Will Millikan – OL Josh Ramseur – DL |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | Limestone * | ESPN+ | W 52–17 | 4,418 | |||
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 5 North Carolina A&T * | L 6–45 | 13,111 | ||||
September 14 [lower-alpha 1] | 6:00 p.m. | Western Carolina * |
| ESPN+ | L 10–28 | 2,257 | ||
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State * | ESPN+ | L 7–72 | 21,084 | |||
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 7 Wofford * |
| ESPN+ | L 14–45 | 2,850 | ||
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at East Tennessee State * | ESPN3 | L 0–45 | 8,501 | |||
October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 3 Kennesaw State |
| ESPN3 | L 17–56 | 4,150 | ||
October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | at Campbell | ESPN3 | W 35–7 | 6,712 | |||
November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Presbyterian |
| ESPN+ | W 38–20 | 2,817 | ||
November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | ESPN+ | L 0–16 | 1,640 | |||
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Monmouth |
| ESPN+ | L 42–56 | 2,350 | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Saints | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Runnin' Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
No. 5 Aggies | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Catamounts | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Mountaineers | 28 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 72 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 7 Terriers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buccaneers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
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No. 3 Owls | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Runnin' Bulldogs | 13 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
Fighting Camels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Blue Hose | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buccaneers | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Hawks | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
Gardner–Webb University is a private Christian liberal arts university in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It was founded as Boiling Springs High School in 1905. Gardner-Webb is a classified among "Doctoral/Professional Universities".
The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Gardner–Webb University in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big South Conference. Gardner–Webb's first football team was fielded in 1970. The team plays its home games at the 9,000-seat Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The Runnin' Bulldogs are coached by Tre Lamb.
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