2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Carroll McCray and played their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They played as a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 1–10, 0–5 in Big South play to finish in last place.

2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
2017 record	1–10 (0–5 Big South)
Head coach	Carroll McCray (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brett Nichols (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Cunningham (16th season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium (Capacity: 9,000)

2017 Big South Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^		5	–	0					12	–	2
Monmouth ^		4	–	1					9	–	3
Charleston Southern		3	–	2					6	–	5
Liberty *		2	–	3					6	–	5
Presbyterian		1	–	4					4	–	7
Gardner–Webb		0	–	5					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 3–45	7,015
September 9	4:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ATTSNRM	L 0–27	19,051
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	WMYA	L 27–42	6,152
September 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	L 24–27	2,862
October 7	1:30 p.m.	Shorter*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 42–14	3,150
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 North Carolina Central*	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	L 17–24	4,010
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 3-17	6,954
October 28	Noon	Liberty	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	STADIUM	L 17-33	3,850
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 9-10	2,850
November 11	Noon	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	STADIUM	L 14–41	2,278
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	L 21–31	2,717
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

• Source:[1]

Game summaries

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	19	14	12	0	45
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	3	3

See also: 2017 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Wyoming

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	14	10	0	3	27

See also: 2017 Wyoming Cowboys football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	7	14	14	7	42
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	13	0	14	27

See also: 2017 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	2016	L, 14–44

at Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	10	7	7	24
No. 9 Terriers	3	14	10	0	27

See also: 2017 Wofford Terriers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–17	2015	L, 0–16

Shorter

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	6	8	0	0	14
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	14	7	7	42

See also: 2017 Shorter Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at North Carolina Central

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	0	14	17
No. 25 Eagles	3	7	7	7	24

See also: 2017 North Carolina Central Eagles football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	1999	W, 16–0

at Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	3	0	3
Owls	0	17	0	0	17

See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2016	L, 39–47

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Flames	6	6	7	14	33
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	3	7	17

See also: 2017 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–13–1	2016	L, 20–23 ^OT

Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	0	0	3	10
Runnin' Bulldogs	3	3	0	3	9

See also: 2017 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–6	2016	W, 17–10

at Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	0	7	14
Hawks	20	7	7	7	41

See also: 2017 Monmouth Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2016	W, 34–33 ^OT

at Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	0	14	21
Blue Hose	3	0	14	14	31

See also: 2017 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–19	2016	W, 24–3

• Sources:[2][3]

References

1. http://www.gwusports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football
2. https://issuu.com/marcrabbgwu/docs/digitalguide-16-new
3. http://www.gwusports.com/documents/2017/6/30/FB_Record_Book_17.pdf