2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
The 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Carroll McCray and played their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 2–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.
| 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football | |
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| 2018 record | 3–8 (2–3 Big South) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brett Nichols (6th season) |
| Home stadium | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium (Capacity: 9,000) |
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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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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) |
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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 |
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]
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Honorable mention Will Millikan – OL Josh Ramseur – DL |
Schedule
| 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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- 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 | |
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| Saints | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
at North Carolina A&T
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| No. 5 Aggies | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Western Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Catamounts | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Appalachian State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Mountaineers | 28 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 72 |
Wofford
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 7 Terriers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at East Tennessee State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
Kennesaw State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 3 Owls | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
at Campbell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 13 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Fighting Camels | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Presbyterian
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Blue Hose | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 14 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 38 |
at Charleston Southern
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buccaneers | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Monmouth
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Hawks | 21 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
References
- "Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
- "Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team". bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
- "2018 Football Schedule". gwusports.com. Gardner–Webb University. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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