# 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Carroll McCray, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams 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 2 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina A&T* | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | BSN | L 3–45 | 7,015 |
| September 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at Wyoming* | War Memorial StadiumLaramie, WY | ATTSNRM | L 0–27 | 19,051 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Carolina* | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | WMYA | L 27–42 | 6,152 |
| September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 9 Wofford* | Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC | ESPN3 | L 24–27 | 2,862 |
| October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | Shorter* | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | BSN | W 42–14 | 3,150 |
| October 14 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 25 North Carolina Central* | O'Kelly–Riddick StadiumDurham, NC | NSN | L 17–24 | 4,010 |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | ESPN3 | L 3-17 | 6,954 |
| October 28 | Noon | Liberty | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | STADIUM | L 17-33 | 3,850 |
| November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern | Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC | BSN | L 9-10 | 2,850 |
| November 11 | Noon | at Monmouth | Kessler FieldWest Long Branch, NJ | STADIUM | L 14–41 | 2,278 |
| November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | Bailey Memorial StadiumClinton, SC | BSN | L 21–31 | 2,717 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### North Carolina A&T

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 19 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 45 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |

### At Wyoming

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cowboys | 14 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 27 |

### Western Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 13 | 0 | 14 | 27 |

### At Wofford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| No. 9 Terriers | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 27 |

### Shorter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hawks | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |

### At North Carolina Central

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
| No. 25 Eagles | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 |

### At Kennesaw State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Owls | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

### Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 33 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### Charleston Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buccaneers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 |

### At Monmouth

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Hawks | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 41 |

### At Presbyterian

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Runnin' Bulldogs | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Blue Hose | 3 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 31 |