2020 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
The 2020 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team will represent Gardner–Webb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They will be led by first-year head coach Tre Lamb and play their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They are members of the Big South Conference.
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| Conference | Big South Conference |
| 2020 record | 0–0 (0–0 Big South) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Josh Reardon (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium (Capacity: 9,000) |
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| Charleston Southern | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kennesaw State | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monmouth | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 3–9, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.
Preseason
Polls
In June 2020, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish sixth in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | Kennesaw State | 68 (8) |
| 2 | Monmouth | 57 (3) |
| 3 | Charleston Southern | 43 (1) |
| 4 | Campbell | 42 |
| 5 | Hampton | 23 |
| 6 | Gardner–Webb | 19 |
| — | North Alabama[lower-roman 1] | N/A |
- North Alabama was not eligible for the preseason poll due to their transition to Division I.
Schedule
Gardner–Webb originally had games scheduled against Georgia Tech, Hampton and Monmouth, but they were canceled due to each school's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| February 27 | 3:00 p.m. | Elon* | ||||||
| March 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Presbyterian* |
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| March 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Monmouth |
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| March 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Kennesaw State |
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| April 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at Charleston Southern | ||||||
| April 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Robert Morris | ||||||
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References
- "Kennesaw State Voted 2020 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
- Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- "2020 Gardner-Webb Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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