American college football season
The 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Carroll McCray, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Elon* | | ASN | W 31–6 | 11,250 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Western Carolina* | | SDN | L 14–44 | 11,598 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | No. 15 The Citadel* | | BSN | L 24–31 | 6,850 |
September 24 | 2:00 pm | at Ohio* | | ESPN3 | L 21–37 | 22,265 |
October 1 | 6:00 pm | Benedict* | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| BSN | W 45–0 | 3,487 |
October 8 | 6:00 pm | Presbyterian | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN3 | W 24–3 | 2,750 |
October 15 | 1:30 pm | No. 16 Coastal Carolina* | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| BSN | L 7–17 | 6,850 |
October 22 | 1:30 pm | Kennesaw State | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ASN | L 39–47 | 2,450 |
October 29 | 3:30 pm | at Liberty | | BSN | L 20–23 OT | 16,608 |
November 5 | 11:45 am | at No. 8 Charleston Southern | | ASN | W 17–10 | 1,603 |
November 19 | 1:30 pm | Monmouth | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN3 | W 34–33 OT | 3,380 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries[edit]
At Elon[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 31 |
Phoenix | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
At Western Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Catamounts | 14 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 44 |
The Citadel[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#15 Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
At Ohio[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Bobcats | 14 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
Benedict[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Presbyterian[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Blue Hose | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Coastal Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#16 Chanticleers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Kennesaw State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 20 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 47 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 39 |
At Liberty[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Flames | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
At Charleston Southern[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
#8 Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Monmouth[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Hawks | 0 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
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