2020 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

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2020 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Gardner Webb Runnin Bulldogs Wordmark.png
ConferenceBig South Conference
2020 record2–2 (0–2 Big South)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJosh Reardon (1st season)
Home stadiumErnest W. Spangler Stadium
(Capacity: 9,000)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Big South Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 10 Monmouth $^   3 – 0     3 – 1  
No. 17 Kennesaw State   2 – 1     4 – 1  
Charleston Southern   2 – 2     2 – 2  
Gardner–Webb   0 – 2     2 – 2  
Robert Morris   0 – 2     0 – 3  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Hampton opted out of the spring schedule. Campbell and North Alabama played only in the fall.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Tre Lamb and played their home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. They were members of the Big South Conference.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2019 season 3–9, 1–5 in Big South play to finish in a three-way tie for fifth place.

Preseason[]

Polls[]

In June 2020, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish sixth in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Kennesaw State 68 (8)
2 Monmouth 57 (3)
3 Charleston Southern 43 (1)
4 Campbell 42
5 Hampton 23
6 Gardner–Webb 19
— North Alabama[i] N/A
  1. ^ North Alabama was not eligible for the preseason poll due to their transition to Division I.

Schedule[]

Gardner–Webb originally had games scheduled against Georgia Tech, Hampton and Monmouth, but they were canceled due to each school's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2][3][4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 27 4:00 p.m. No. 24 Elon*
ESPN+ W 42–20
March 6 1:00 p.m. Presbyterian*
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+ W 31–24 2OT
March 27 1:00 p.m. No. 8 Kennesaw State
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+ Canceled
April 3 12:00 p.m. Monmouth
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
L 19–48
April 17 12:00 p.m. at Charleston Southern
L 7–20
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kennesaw State Voted 2020 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
  2. ^ Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  3. ^ Kelley, Kevin (27 July 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Gardner-Webb Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
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