2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team explained

Year:	2018
Team:	Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Sport:	football
Conference:	Big South Conference
Short Conf:	Big South
Record:	3–8
Conf Record:	2–3
Head Coach:	Carroll McCray
Hc Year:	6th
Off Coach:	Brett Nichols
Oc Year:	4th
Stadium:	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

The 2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Carroll McCray, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Preseason

Big South poll

In the Big South preseason poll released on July 23, 2018, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fourth place.^[1]

1	Kennesaw State	107 (17)
2	Monmouth	82 (1)
3	Charleston Southern	75
4	Gardner–Webb	52
5	Campbell	36
6	Presbyterian	26

Preseason All-Big South team

The Big South released their preseason all-Big South team on July 23, 2018, with the Runnin' Bulldogs having two players on the honorable mention list.^[2]

Honorable mention

Will Millikan – OL

Josh Ramseur – DL

Schedule

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Game summaries

Limestone

See also: Limestone Saints.

At North Carolina A&T

Western Carolina

See also: 2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team.

At Appalachian State

See also: 2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team.

Wofford

See also: 2018 Wofford Terriers football team.

At East Tennessee State

See also: 2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team.

Kennesaw State

See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team.

At Campbell

See also: 2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team.

Presbyterian

See also: 2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team.

At Charleston Southern

See also: 2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team.

Monmouth

See also: 2018 Monmouth Hawks football team.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite. bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
2. Web site: Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team. bigsouthsports.com. Big South Conference.
3. Web site: . Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule 2018 . . October 18, 2023 .
4. Web site: . 2018 Football Schedule . . October 18, 2023 .