American college football season
The 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Carroll McCray and played their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They were members of the Big South Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place. On November 24, 2019, Carroll McCray was fired, he finished with a record of 27–53.[1]
Previous season[]
The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2018 season 3–8, 2–3 in Big South play to finish in fourth place.
Preseason[]
Big South poll[]
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fifth place.[2]
Predicted finish
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Team
|
Votes (1st place)
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1 |
Kennesaw State |
134 (14)
|
2 |
Monmouth |
122 (5)
|
3 |
Charleston Southern |
79 (1)
|
4 |
Campbell |
73
|
5 |
Gardner–Webb |
67
|
6 |
Hampton |
64
|
7 |
Presbyterian |
21
|
— |
North Alabama |
|
Preseason All–Big South team[]
The Runnin' Bulldogs had three players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.[3]
Offense
Brandon Leahey – OL
|
Defense
John Singleton – DL
Darien Reynolds – LB
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Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at Charlotte* | | ESPN+ | L 28–49 | 16,119
|
September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | | ESPN3 | L 9–48 | 34,118
|
September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central* | | ESPN+ | W 21–12 | 5,012
|
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Wofford* | | ESPN+ | L 10–49 | 3,777
|
October 5 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Carolina* | | ESPN+ | W 24–21 | 11,865
|
October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Hampton | - Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN+ | W 35–27 | 6,300
|
October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Monmouth | | ESPN3 | L 28–49 | 3,466
|
October 26 | 1:30 p.m. | Campbell | - Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN+ | L 47–49 3OT | 1,980
|
November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | Charleston Southern | - Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN+ | L 27–30 | 1,538
|
November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at Presbyterian | | ESPN+ | L 14–24 | 1,509
|
November 16 | 1:30 p.m. | North Alabama | - Spangler Stadium
- Boiling Springs, NC
| ESPN+ | L 30–34 | 1,486
|
November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Kennesaw State | | ESPN3/ESPN+ | L 14–42 | 4,383
|
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
|
Game summaries[]
at Charlotte[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
28 |
49ers
|
7
|
28
|
7
|
7 |
49 |
at East Carolina[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
2
|
0 |
9 |
Pirates
|
17
|
14
|
7
|
10 |
48 |
North Carolina Central[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Eagles
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
3 |
12 |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
21 |
at Wofford[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
Terriers
|
14
|
14
|
0
|
21 |
49 |
at Western Carolina[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
3 |
24 |
Catamounts
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
21 |
Hampton[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Pirates
|
3
|
21
|
0
|
3 |
27 |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
14
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
at Monmouth[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
28 |
Hawks
|
7
|
14
|
21
|
7 |
49 |
Campbell[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT |
Total |
Fighting Camels
|
0
|
13
|
0
|
14 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
49 |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
10
|
14
|
3
|
0 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
47 |
Charleston Southern[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Buccaneers
|
10
|
14
|
6
|
0 |
30 |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
20 |
27 |
at Presbyterian[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Blue Hose
|
3
|
7
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
North Alabama[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Lions
|
0
|
14
|
7
|
13 |
34 |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
7
|
13
|
3
|
7 |
30 |
at Kennesaw State[]
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Runnin' Bulldogs
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
No. 16 Owls
|
7
|
7
|
14
|
14 |
42 |
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