2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

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2016 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^		4	–	1					7	–	4
Liberty +		4	–	1					6	–	5
Kennesaw State		3	–	2					8	–	3
Gardner–Webb		3	–	2					5	–	6
Presbyterian		1	–	4					2	–	9
Monmouth		0	–	5					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Carroll McCray and played their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They were a member of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 5–6, 3–2 in Big South play to finish in a tie for third place.

Schedule

September 33:30 PMat Elon*

• Rhodes Stadium
• Elon, NC

ASNW 31–6 11,250 September 106:00 PMat Western Carolina*

• E. J. Whitmire Stadium
• Cullowhee, NC

SDNL 14–44 11,598 September 176:00 PMNo. 15 The Citadel*

• Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
• Boiling Springs, NC

BSNL 24–31 6,850 September 242:00 PMat Ohio*

• Peden Stadium
• Athens, OH

ESPN3L 21–37 22,265 October 16:00 PMBenedict*

• Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
• Boiling Springs, NC

BSNW 45–0 3,487 October 86:00 PMPresbyterian

• Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
• Boiling Springs, NC

ESPN3W 24–3 2,750 October 151:30 PMNo. 16 Coastal Carolina*

• Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
• Boiling Springs, NC

BSNL 7–17 6,850 October 221:30 PMKennesaw State

• Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
• Boiling Springs, NC

ASNL 39–47 2,450 October 293:30 PMat Liberty

• Williams Stadium
• Lynchburg, VA

BSNL 20–23 ^OT16,608 November 511:45 AMat No. 8 Charleston Southern

• Buccaneer Field
• Charleston, SC

ASNW 17–10 1,603 November 191:30 PMMonmouth

• Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
• Boiling Springs, NC

ESPN3W 34–33 ^OT3,380

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	14	14	31
Phoenix	0	3	3	0	6

See also: 2016 Elon Phoenix football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–21	2015	Elon, 21–13 3OT

at Western Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14
Catamounts	14	3	13	14	44

See also: 2016 Western Carolina Catamounts football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–3	2010	Western Carolina, 28–14

The Citadel

See also: 2016 The Citadel Bulldogs football team

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Bulldogs	7	7	7	10	31
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	3	7	7	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2014	The Citadel, 37–14

at Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	7	7	21
Bobcats	14	16	7	0	37

See also: 2016 Ohio Bobcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2011	Ohio, 30–3

Benedict

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	24	14	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Presbyterian

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
Runnin' Bulldogs	10	0	7	7	24

See also: 2016 Presbyterian Blue Hose football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19–19	2015	Gardner–Webb, 14–10

Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Chanticleers	0	3	0	14	17
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–11	2015	Coastal Carolina, 46–0

Kennesaw State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	20	20	7	0	47
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	14	10	8	39

See also: 2016 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1	2015	Kennesaw State, 12–7

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	6	7	7	0	20
Flames	7	0	3	10	3	23

See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–12–1	2015	Liberty, 34–20

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	7	10	17
#8 Buccaneers	7	0	0	3	10

See also: 2016 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–6	2015	Charleston Southern, 34–0

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hawks	0	7	6	14	6	33
Runnin' Bulldogs	3	7	10	7	7	34

See also: 2016 Monmouth Hawks football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	2015	Monmouth, 23–9