| Year: | 2016 |
| Team: | Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big South Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big South |
| Record: | 5–6 |
| Conf Record: | 3–2 |
| Head Coach: | Carroll McCray |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Brett Nichols |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Travis Cunningham |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium |
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.
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