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American college football season
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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:30 PM | at Elon* | | ASN | W 31–6 | 11,250 |
September 10 | 6:00 PM | at Western Carolina* | | SDN | L 14–44 | 11,598 |
September 17 | 6:00 PM | No. 15 The Citadel* | | BSN | L 24–31 | 6,850 |
September 24 | 2:00 PM | at Ohio* | | ESPN3 | L 21–37 | 22,265 |
October 1 | 6:00 PM | Benedict* | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| BSN | W 45–0 | 3,487 |
October 8 | 6:00 PM | Presbyterian | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN3 | W 24–3 | 2,750 |
October 15 | 1:30 PM | No. 16 Coastal Carolina* | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| BSN | L 7–17 | 6,850 |
October 22 | 1:30 PM | Kennesaw State | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ASN | L 39–47 | 2,450 |
October 29 | 3:30 PM | at Liberty | | BSN | L 20–23 OT | 16,608 |
November 5 | 11:45 AM | at No. 8 Charleston Southern | | ASN | W 17–10 | 1,603 |
November 19 | 1:30 PM | Monmouth | - Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN3 | W 34–33 OT | 3,380 |
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Game summaries
at Elon
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
31 |
Phoenix
|
0
|
3
|
3
|
0 |
6 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
9–21
|
2015
|
Elon, 21–13 3OT
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at Western Carolina
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Catamounts
|
14
|
3
|
13
|
14 |
44 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
2–3
|
2010
|
Western Carolina, 28–14
|
The Citadel
|
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
0–1
|
2015
|
Kennesaw State, 12–7
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at Liberty
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
6
|
7
|
7 | 0 |
20 |
Flames
|
7
|
0
|
3
|
10 | 3 |
23 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
9–12–1
|
2015
|
Liberty, 34–20
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at Charleston Southern
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
10 |
17 |
#8 Buccaneers
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
3 |
10 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
10–6
|
2015
|
Charleston Southern, 34–0
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Monmouth
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Hawks
|
0
|
7
|
6
|
14 | 6 |
33 |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
3
|
7
|
10
|
7 | 7 |
34 |
Overall record
|
Last meeting
|
Result
|
0–2
|
2015
|
Monmouth, 23–9
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