2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference Big South Conference
2018 record 1–5 (0–0 Big South)
Head coach Carroll McCray (6th season)
Offensive coordinator Brett Nichols (6th season)
Home stadium Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
(Capacity: 9,000)
2018 Big South football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Kennesaw State  1 –0     5 –1  
Campbell  0 –0     5 –1  
Monmouth  0 –0     3 –2  
Charleston Southern  0 –0     1 –3  
Gardner–Webb  0 –0     1 –5  
Presbyterian  0 –1     2 –2  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represents Gardner–Webb University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They are led by sixth-year head coach Carroll McCray and play their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They are a member of the Big South Conference.

Previous season

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 1–10, 0–5 in Big South play to finish in last place.

Preseason

Big South poll

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)
1Kennesaw State107 (17)
2Monmouth82 (1)
3Charleston Southern75
4Gardner–Webb52
5Campbell36
6Presbyterian26

Preseason All-Big South team

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].

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
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*
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
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*
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
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
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN3
October 27 4:00 p.m. at Campbell
ESPN3
November 3 1:30 p.m. Presbyterian
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+
November 10 3:00 p.m. at Charleston Southern
ESPN+
November 17 1:30 p.m. Monmouth
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+
  1. ↑ This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up one day in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

Limestone

1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 10 0 0 7 17
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 28 10 7 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 3 3 0 0 6
No. 5 Aggies 7 10 14 14 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2017 NCAT, 45–3

Western Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Catamounts 7 14 0 7 28
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 3 0 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–5 2017 WCU, 42–27

at Appalachian State

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 0 0 0 7
Mountaineers 28 24 14 6 72
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–5 2007 APST, 45–7

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Terriers 14 10 7 14 45
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 7 7 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–18 2017 WOFF, 27–24

at East Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0
Buccaneers 7 10 14 14 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 GWU, 28–3

Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Owls 0
Runnin' Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–3 2017 KSU, 17–3

at Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0
Fighting Camels 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 1949 GWU, 12–6

Presbyterian

1 2 3 4 Total
Blue Hose 0
Runnin' Bulldogs 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–20 2017 PRES, 31–21

at Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0
Buccaneers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–7 2017 CSU, 10–9

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0
Hawks 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–3 2017 MON, 41–14

References

  1. ↑ "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
  2. ↑ "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
  3. ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". gwusports.com. Gardner–Webb University. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
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