2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	3–9 (1–5 Big South)
Head coach	Carroll McCray (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brett Nichols (5th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Chris Grimes (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Dennis Thomas (1st season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Carroll McCray in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing in three-way tie for fifth place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

2019 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 12 Monmouth $^	6	–	0	11	–	3
No. 13 Kennesaw State ^	5	–	1	11	–	3
Charleston Southern	4	–	2	6	–	6
Campbell	3	–	3	6	–	5
Hampton	1	–	5	5	–	7
Gardner–Webb	1	–	5	3	–	9
Presbyterian	1	–	5	2	–	10
North Alabama *	0	–	0	4	–	7

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * North Alabama ineligible for FCS postseason play due to transition to NCAA Division I Rankings from STATS Poll

On November 24, McCray was fired. He finished his seven-season tenure at Gardner–Webb with a record of 27–53.^[1]

Preseason edit

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fifth place.^[2]

The Runnin' Bulldogs had three players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.^[3]

Offense

Brandon Leahey – OL

Defense

John Singleton – DL

Darien Reynolds – LB

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 p.m.	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+	L 28–49	16,119
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	L 9–48	34,118
September 14	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central*	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 21–12	5,012
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	L 10–49	3,777
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at Western Carolina*	E.J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	ESPN+	W 24–21	11,865
October 12	1:30 p.m.	Hampton	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 35–27	6,300
October 19	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN3	L 28–49	3,466
October 26	1:30 p.m.	Campbell	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 47–49 ^3OT	1,980
November 2	1:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 27–30	1,538
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	ESPN+	L 14–24	1,509
November 16	1:30 p.m.	North Alabama	Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 30–34	1,486
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3/ESPN+	L 14–42	4,383
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	14	7	7	28
49ers	7	28	7	7	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	2	0	9
Pirates	17	14	7	10	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	3	6	0	3	12
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	7	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	0	7	10
Terriers	14	14	0	21	49

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	7	7	3	24
Catamounts	14	0	0	7	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	3	21	0	3	27
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	7	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	14	7	28
Hawks	7	14	21	7	49

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Fighting Camels	0	13	0	14	7	7	8	49
Runnin' Bulldogs	10	14	3	0	7	7	6	47

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	10	14	6	0	30
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	7	20	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	14	0	0	14
Blue Hose	3	7	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	14	7	13	34
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	13	3	7	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	0	7	14
No. 16 Owls	7	7	14	14	42