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American college football season
The 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by sixth-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 3–8, 2–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.
Previous season
The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2017 season 1–10, 0–5 in Big South play to finish in last place.
Preseason
Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fourth place.[ 1]
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Kennesaw State
107 (17)
2
Monmouth
82 (1)
3
Charleston Southern
75
4
Gardner–Webb 52
5
Campbell
36
6
Presbyterian
26
Preseason All-Big South team
The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Runnin' Bulldogs having two players on the honorable mention list.[ 2]
Honorable mention
Will Millikan – OL
Josh Ramseur – DL
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. Limestone * ESPN+ W 52–17 4,418
September 8 6:00 p.m. at No. 5 North Carolina A&T * L 6–45 13,111
[ a] 6:00 p.m. Western Carolina * Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ L 10–28 2,257
September 22 3:30 p.m. at Appalachian State * ESPN+ L 7–72 21,084
September 29 6:00 p.m. No. 7 Wofford * Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ L 14–45 2,850
October 6 3:30 p.m. at East Tennessee State * ESPN3 L 0–45 8,501
October 13 1:30 p.m. No. 3 Kennesaw State Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN3 L 17–56 4,150
October 27 4:00 p.m. at Campbell ESPN3 W 35–7 6,712
November 3 1:30 p.m. Presbyterian Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ W 38–20 2,817
November 10 3:00 p.m. at Charleston Southern ESPN+ L 0–16 1,640
November 17 1:30 p.m. Monmouth Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC ESPN+ L 42–56 2,350
^ This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up one day in anticipation of Hurricane Florence .
Game summaries
Limestone
1
2
3
4
Total
Saints
10
0
0
7
17
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
28
10
7
52
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
3
3
0
0
6
No. 5 Aggies
7
10
14
14
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–1
2017
NCAT, 45–3
Western Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Catamounts
7
14
0
7
28
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
3
0
0
10
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–5
2017
WCU, 42–27
at Appalachian State
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
0
0
0
7
Mountaineers
28
24
14
6
72
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–5
2007
APST, 45–7
Wofford
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 7 Terriers
14
10
7
14
45
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
7
7
0
14
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–18
2017
WOFF, 27–24
at East Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
Buccaneers
7
10
14
14
45
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–1
2015
GWU, 28–3
Kennesaw State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Owls
7
21
14
14
56
Runnin' Bulldogs
3
0
0
14
17
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
0–3
2017
KSU, 17–3
at Campbell
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
13
15
7
0
35
Fighting Camels
0
7
0
0
7
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
2–1
1949
GWU, 12–6
Presbyterian
1
2
3
4
Total
Blue Hose
0
7
0
13
20
Runnin' Bulldogs
14
7
17
0
38
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
20–20
2017
PRES, 31–21
at Charleston Southern
1
2
3
4
Total
Runnin' Bulldogs
0
0
0
0
0
Buccaneers
3
13
0
0
16
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
11–7
2017
CSU, 10–9
Monmouth
1
2
3
4
Total
Hawks
21
7
21
7
56
Runnin' Bulldogs
7
14
7
14
42
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
1–3
2017
MON, 41–14
References
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