The following is a list of seasons completed by the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team. The Bulldogs compete in the Big South Conference of the NCAA Division I FCS. Since the program's inception in 1970, Gardner–Webb has claimed five conference championships, including three in the Big South. The Bulldogs have had ten head coaches in their history, including current head coach Tre Lamb.[1] The Bulldogs play their home games out of 9,000-seat Ernest W. Spangler Stadium, as they have since 1969.
Seasons edit
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| Season | Team | Head coach[1] | Conference | Division | Regular season results[2][3][4] | Postseason results | Final ranking[5] | ||||||||
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| Overall | Conference | Bowl game/Playoff result | STATS Poll | Coaches' Poll | |||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | |||||||||
| Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs | |||||||||||||||
| 1970 | 1970 | George Litton | NAIA Independent | — | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1971 | 1971 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1972 | 1972 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1973 | 1973 | 7 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1974 | 1974 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1975 | 1975 | Oval Jaynes | South Atlantic | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | 1976 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | 1978 | Billy Kinard | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | 1979 | Tom Moore | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | 1980 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 7th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | Ellis Johnson | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | Woody Fish | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | 1987† | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1st† | NAIA Playoffs – Quarterfinals | — | — | ||||
| 1986 | 1988 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | 1992† | 12 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1st† | NAIA Playoffs – Runner-Up | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | 1993 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1994 | 1994 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | Steve Patton | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3rd | — | — | — | |||
| 1998[a] | 1998 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1999 | 1999 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2000 | 2000 | I-AA Independent | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2001 | 2001 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2002 | 2002† | Big South | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1st† | — | 22 | 24 | |||||
| 2003 | 2003† | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1st† | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2004 | 2004 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2005 | 2005 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2006 | 2006 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2nd | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2007 | 2007 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2008 | 2008 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2009 | 2009 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Ron Dickerson, Jr. | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2013 | 2013 | Carroll McCray | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3rd | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 6th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 4th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 5th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2020[b] | 2020 | Tre Lamb | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6th | — | — | — | |||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 9th | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2022 | 2022† | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1st† | NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Second Round | — | — | ||||||
| Totals | All-time: 251–292–3 (.462) |
Conference: 123–156 (.441) |
– | Playoffs: 3–2 (.600) |
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Notes edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Gardner-Webb University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "Gardner-Webb Football Record Book" (PDF). GWUSports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "Big South Football History" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "South Atlantic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). TheSAC.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
- ^ "Gardner–Webb In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.