2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The 2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team will represent Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team is led by first-year head coach Cris Reisert, the Runnin' Bulldogs will play their home games at the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South–OVC football
Record	0–0 (0–0 Big South–OVC)
Head coach	Cris Reisert (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Tyler Johns (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Cooper (1st season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

2024 Big South–OVC football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Charleston Southern		0	–	0					0	–	0
Eastern Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Gardner–Webb		0	–	0					0	–	0
Lindenwood*		0	–	0					0	–	0
Southeast Missouri State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tennessee State		0	–	0					0	–	0
Tennessee Tech		0	–	0					0	–	0
UT Martin		0	–	0					0	–	0
Western Illinois		0	–	0					0	–	0
Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II. Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Wofford*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+
September 7	6:00 p.m.	at James Madison*	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN+
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Charlotte*	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN+
September 21	7:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+
September 28	4:00 p.m.	Tennessee Tech	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC
October 5	3:00 p.m.	at UT Martin	Graham Stadium Martin, TN
October 19	4:00 p.m.	Lindenwood	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC
October 26	3:00 p.m.	at Southeast Missouri State	Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC
November 9	4:00 p.m.	Eastern Illinois	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC
November 16	4:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC
November 23	2:00 p.m.	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time