| Year: | 2003 |
| Team: | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big South |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 4–0 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Patton |
| Hc Year: | 7th |
| Champion: | Big South champion |
The 2003 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Steve Patton in his seventh-year as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning their second consecutive Big South championship. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.