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–OVC Football Association 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 eleven head coaches in their history, including current head coach Cris Reisert.[1] The Bulldogs play their home games out of 9,000-seat Ernest W. Spangler Stadium, as they have since 1969.

Seasons

Legend

  † Conference champions
  ‡ Division champions
  Bowl game berth
  Playoff berth

List of Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football seasons
Season Team Head coach[1] Conference Division Regular season results[2][3][4] Postseason results Final ranking[5]
Overall Conference Bowl game/Playoff result TSN/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 – Quarterfinal — —
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 – Second Round — —
2022 2023† Big South–OVC 7 5 5 1 T–1st† NCAA Division I – First Round — —
2024 2024 Cris Reisert 0 0 0 0 — —
Totals All-time:
258–297–3
(.465) 		Conference:
128–157
(.449) 		– Playoffs:
4–4
(.500) 		– –

Notes

  1. ^ Overtime rules were added to NAIA college football in 1998, thereby eliminating ties.
  2. ^ The Fall 2020 Big South season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league play resuming in a shortened Spring 2021 season.

References

  1. ^ a b "Gardner-Webb University Directory". The Sports Network. Archived from the original on December 5, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  2. ^ "Gardner-Webb Football Record Book" (PDF). GWUSports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  3. ^ "Big South Football History" (PDF). BigSouthSports.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "South Atlantic Conference Media Guide" (PDF). TheSAC.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.
  5. ^ "Gardner–Webb In the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 26, 2014.