2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Carroll McCray and played their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. On November 24, 2019, Carroll McCray was fired, he finished with a record of 27–53.[1]

2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
ConferenceBig South Conference
2019 record3–9 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrett Nichols (7th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorChris Grimes
Co-defensive coordinatorDennis Thomas
Home stadiumErnest W. Spangler Stadium
(Capacity: 9,000)
2019 Big South Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 12 Monmouth $^  6 –0     11 –3  
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^  5 –1     11 –3  
Charleston Southern  4 –2     6 –6  
Campbell  3 –3     6 –5  
Hampton  1 –5     5 –7  
Gardner–Webb  1 –5     3 –9  
Presbyterian  1 –5     2 –10  
North Alabama *  0 –0     4 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 3–8, 2–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fifth place.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Kennesaw State134 (14)
2Monmouth122 (5)
3Charleston Southern79 (1)
4Campbell73
5Gardner–Webb67
6Hampton64
7Presbyterian21
—North Alabaman/a

Preseason All–Big South team

The Runnin' Bulldogs had three players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[3]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 7:30 p.m. at Charlotte*
ESPN+L 28–49 16,119
September 7 6:00 p.m. at East Carolina*
ESPN3 L 9–48 34,118
September 14 6:00 p.m. North Carolina Central*
ESPN+ W 21–12 5,012
September 21 6:00 p.m. at Wofford*
ESPN+ L 10–49 3,777
October 5 3:00 p.m. at Western Carolina*
ESPN+ W 24–21 11,865
October 12 1:30 p.m. Hampton
  • Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+ W 35–27 6,300
October 19 1:00 p.m. at Monmouth
ESPN3 L 28–49 3,466
October 26 1:30 p.m. Campbell
  • Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+ L 47–49 3OT 1,980
November 2 1:30 p.m. Charleston Southern
  • Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+ L 27–30 1,538
November 9 1:00 p.m. at Presbyterian
ESPN+ L 14–24 1,509
November 16 1:30 p.m. North Alabama
  • Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+ L 30–34 1,486
November 23 2:00 p.m. at No. 16 Kennesaw State
ESPN3/ESPN+ L 14–42 4,383

    Game summaries

    at Charlotte
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs 0 14 7 7 28
    49ers 7 28 7 7 49
    See also: 2019 Charlotte 49ers football team

    at East Carolina
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs 0 7 2 0 9
    Pirates 17 14 7 10 48
    See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

    North Carolina Central
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Eagles 3 6 0 3 12
    Runnin' Bulldogs 0 7 7 7 21
    See also: 2019 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

    at Wofford
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs 0 3 0 7 10
    Terriers 14 14 0 21 49
    See also: 2019 Wofford Terriers football team

    at Western Carolina
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs 7 7 7 3 24
    Catamounts 14 0 0 7 21
    See also: 2019 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

    Hampton
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Pirates 3 21 0 3 27
    Runnin' Bulldogs 14 7 7 7 35
    See also: 2019 Hampton Pirates football team

    at Monmouth
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs 7 0 14 7 28
    Hawks 7 14 21 7 49
    See also: 2019 Monmouth Hawks football team

    Campbell
    1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
    Fighting Camels 0 13 0 14778 49
    Runnin' Bulldogs 10 14 3 0776 47
    See also: 2019 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

    Charleston Southern
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Buccaneers 10 14 6 0 30
    Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 7 20 27
    See also: 2019 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

    at Presbyterian
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs 0 14 0 0 14
    Blue Hose 3 7 7 7 24
    See also: 2019 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

    North Alabama
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Lions 0 14 7 13 34
    Runnin' Bulldogs 7 13 3 7 30
    See also: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team

    at Kennesaw State
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Runnin' Bulldogs 7 0 0 7 14
    No. 16 Owls 7 7 14 14 42
    See also: 2019 Kennesaw State Owls football team

    References
    1. "Gardner-Webb's Carroll McCray Will Not Return As Head Football Coach". Gardner–Webb University Athletics. November 24, 2019.
    2. "Kennesaw State Voted 2019 Preseason Football Favorite". Big South Conference. July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 27, 2019.
    3. "Bahar, Armstrong Headline 2019 Preseason All-Conference Team". Big South Conference. Retrieved August 7, 2019.
    4. "2019 Football Schedule". gwusports.com. Gardner–Webb University. Retrieved April 30, 2019.
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