American college football season
The 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by sixth-year head coach Carroll McCray , the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina .
Preseason
Big South poll In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fourth place.[ 1]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Kennesaw State
107 (17)
2
Monmouth
82 (1)
3
Charleston Southern
75
4
Gardner–Webb 52
5
Campbell
36
6
Presbyterian
26
Preseason All-Big South team The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Runnin' Bulldogs having two players on the honorable mention list.[ 2]
Honorable mention
Will Millikan – OL
Josh Ramseur – DL
Schedule Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. Limestone * ESPN+ W 52–17 4,418
September 8 6:00 p.m. at No. 5 North Carolina A&T * L 6–45 13,111
[ a] 6:00 p.m. Western Carolina * Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ L 10–28 2,257
September 22 3:30 p.m. at Appalachian State * ESPN+ L 7–72 21,084
September 29 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Wofford * Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ L 14–45 2,850
October 6 3:30 p.m. at East Tennessee State * ESPN3 L 0–45 8,501
October 13 1:30 p.m. No. 3 Kennesaw State Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN3 L 17–56 4,150
October 27 4:00 p.m. at Campbell ESPN3 W 35–7 6,712
November 3 1:30 p.m. Presbyterian Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ W 38–20 2,817
November 10 3:00 p.m. at Charleston Southern ESPN+ L 0–16 1,640
November 17 1:30 p.m. Monmouth Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ L 42–56 2,350
[ 3] [ 4]
^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up one day in anticipation of Hurricane Florence .
Game summaries
Limestone
1
2
3
4
Total
Saints
10
0
0
7
17
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
28
10
7
52
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
3
3
0
0
6
No. 5 Aggies
7
10
14
14
45
Western Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
7
14
0
7
28
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
3
0
0
10
At Appalachian State
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
0
0
0
7
Mountaineers
28
24
14
6
72
Wofford
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Terriers
14
10
7
14
45
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
7
7
0
14
At East Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
Buccaneers
7
10
14
14
45
Kennesaw State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Owls
7
21
14
14
56
Runnin' Bulldogs
3
0
0
14
17
At Campbell
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
13
15
7
0
35
Fighting Camels
0
7
0
0
7
Presbyterian
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Hose
0
7
0
13
20
Runnin' Bulldogs
14
7
17
0
38
At Charleston Southern
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
Buccaneers
3
13
0
0
16
Monmouth
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
21
7
21
7
56
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
14
7
14
42
References
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