List of Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football seasons
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 four conference championships, including two in the Big South. The Bulldogs have had nine head coaches in their history, including current head coach Carroll McCray.[1] The Bulldogs play their home games out of 9,000-seat Ernest W. Spangler Stadium, as they have since 1969.
Seasons
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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 | TSN 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 | — | — | — | ||||||
| Totals | All-time: 222–237–3 (.484) |
Conference: 108–129 (.456) |
– | Playoffs: 3–2 (.600) |
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Notes
- ^ Overtime rules were added to NAIA college football in 1998, thereby eliminating ties.
References
- ^ a b "Gardner-Webb University Directory". The Sports Network. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Gardner-Webb Football Record Book" (PDF). GWUSports.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Big South Football History" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "South Atlantic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). TheSAC.com. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ "Gardner–Webb In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved 26 November 2014.