2021 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The 2021 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tre Lamb, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for seventh in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

2021 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big South)
Head coach	Tre Lamb (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Taylor Lamb (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Josh Reardon (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

2021 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^		7	–	0					11	–	2
Monmouth		6	–	1					7	–	4
North Carolina A&T		3	–	4					5	–	6
North Alabama		3	–	4					3	–	8
Charleston Southern		3	–	4					4	–	6
Hampton		3	–	4					5	–	6
Robert Morris		3	–	5					4	–	6
Campbell		2	–	5					3	–	8
Gardner–Webb		2	–	5					4	–	7
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at Georgia Southern*	Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA	ESPN3	L 25–30	15,089
September 11	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN3	L 10–38	12,274
September 18	6:00 p.m.	Lincoln (PA)*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 56–0	3,190
September 25	6:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 52–34	5,689
October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Monmouth	Kessler Stadium West Long Branch, NJ	ESPN+	L 17–54	3,278
October 9	6:00 p.m.	Campbell	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 28–42	4,150
October 23	1:30 p.m.	Robert Morris	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+, Nexstar	W 28-17	4,529
October 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN+	L 30-34	4,041
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	ESPN+, Nexstar	L 21-27 OT	2,802
November 13	1:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	L 24-32	3,150
November 20	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	ESPN3	W 35-27	11,240
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time