American college football season
The 2023 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Tre Lamb, the Runnin' Bulldogs played their home games at the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 3:30 p.m. | at Appalachian State* | No. 25 | | ESPN+ | L 24–45 | 36,075 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | Elon* | | | ESPN+ | W 34–27 | 5,078 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | | | ESPN+ | L 25–27 | 3,869 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | | | ESPN+ | L 0–44 | 40,589 |
October 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Robert Morris | | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN+ | W 31–16 | 3,891 |
October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay* | | | ESPN+ | L 14–41 | 7,503 |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky* | | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN+ | W 35–32 | 4,339 |
October 28 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 14 UT Martin | | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN+ | W 38–34 | 5,017 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bryant | | | ESPN+ | W 45–44 OT | 3,357 |
November 11 | 2:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | | | ESPN+ | W 35–0 | 5,740 |
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | Charleston Southern | | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN+ | W 34–10 | 5,812 |
November 25 | 3:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Mercer* | | | ESPN+ | L 7–17 | 4,500 |
- *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 Appalachian State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 25 Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 24 |
Mountaineers | 7 | 7 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Phoenix | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 27 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
At Tennessee State[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 25 |
Tigers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 27 |
At East Carolina[edit]
Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) (1-2) vs East Carolina Pirates (0-3) – Game summary
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs (FCS) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pirates | 13 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 44 |
at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina
- Date:
- Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Rain • Temperature: 63 °F (17 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
- Game attendance: 40,589
- Referee: Darryl DeBerry
- TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Reginald Walker Jr. (analyst)
Game information |
- First quarter
- (9:18) ECU – Rahjai Harris 11 yard pass from Alex Flinn, kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:37; East Carolina 6–0)
- (2:28) ECU – Rahjai Harris 2 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:06; East Carolina 13–0)
- Second quarter
- (14:46) ECU – Andrew Conrad 44 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -8 yards, 0:58; East Carolina 16–0)
- (13:03) ECU – Mason Garcia 2 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 14 yards, 1:39; East Carolina 23–0)
- Third quarter
- (1:55) ECU – Kamarro Edmonds 11 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 3:39; East Carolina 30–0)
- Fourth quarter
- (7:39) ECU – Javious Bond 5 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 5:10; East Carolina 37–0)
- (3:05) ECU – Kamarro Edmonds 1 yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:36; East Carolina 44–0)
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Statistics | Gardner-Webb (FCS) | East Carolina |
First downs | 11 | 23 |
Plays–yards | 61–107 | 76–366 |
Rushes–yards | 40–77 | 43–182 |
Passing yards | 30 | 184 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–21–0 | 18–32–0 |
Time of possession | 27:16 | 32:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Gardner-Webb (FCS) | Passing | Matthew Caldwell | 7/17, 30 yards |
Rushing | Narii Gaither | 12 carries, 45 yards |
Receiving | Narii Gaither Maleek Huggins Karim Page | 2 receptions, 9 yards |
East Carolina | Passing | Alex Flinn | 8/18, 94 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Javious Bond | 9 carries, 65 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Jaylen Johnson | 6 receptions, 70 yards |
Robert Morris[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonials | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 31 |
At Austin Peay[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
Governors | 7 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 41 |
Eastern Kentucky[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Colonels | | | | | 0 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
No. 14 UT Martin[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 14 Skyhawks | | | | | 0 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
At Bryant[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
At Tennessee Tech[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
Golden Eagles | | | | | 0 |
Charleston Southern[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Buccaneers | | | | | 0 |
Runnin' Bulldogs | | | | | 0 |
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