# 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The 2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Carroll McCray, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Elon* | Rhodes StadiumElon, NC | ASN | W 31–6 | 11,250 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Western Carolina* | E. J. Whitmire StadiumCullowhee, NC | SDN | L 14–44 | 11,598 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | No. 15 The Citadel* | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | BSN | L 24–31 | 6,850 |
| September 24 | 2:00 pm | at Ohio* | Peden StadiumAthens, OH | ESPN3 | L 21–37 | 22,265 |
| October 1 | 6:00 pm | Benedict* | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | BSN | W 45–0 | 3,487 |
| October 8 | 6:00 pm | Presbyterian | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN3 | W 24–3 | 2,750 |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | No. 16 Coastal Carolina* | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | BSN | L 7–17 | 6,850 |
| October 22 | 1:30 pm | Kennesaw State | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ASN | L 39–47 | 2,450 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | at Liberty | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | BSN | L 20–23 $^{OT}$ | 16,608 |
| November 5 | 11:45 am | at No. 8 Charleston Southern | Buccaneer FieldCharleston, SC | ASN | W 17–10 | 1,603 |
| November 19 | 1:30 pm | Monmouth | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | ESPN3 | W 34–33 $^{OT}$ | 3,380 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Elon

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

### At Western Carolina

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

### The Citadel

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

### At Ohio

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

### Benedict

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

### Presbyterian

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

### Coastal Carolina

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

### Kennesaw State

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

### At Liberty

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

### At Charleston Southern

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

### Monmouth

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