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Gardner-Webb

Runnin' Bulldogs

Outstanding

C- Overall Grade 72

Sleeping Giant

Dark Horse

3-7 Record

30% Win %

#89 FCS Rank#370 nat'l

21.2 Pts / Game

L 1 Streak

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Performance Rankings: FCS (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	72 C-	89 (370)
Power	90 A-	31 (171)
Offensive	86 B	42 (184)
Defensive	93 A-	20 (151)
Schedule (Current)	85 B	47 (186)
Schedule (Full Season)	83 B-	54 (195)
Record (Current)	79 C+	65
Record (Full Season)	81 B-	59

Records

Overall	3-7 (30%)
Versus FCS Top 25	0-1 (0%)
Versus > .500 Teams	2-5 (28.6%)
Versus < .500 Teams	1-2 (33.3%)
Last 5 Games	2-3 (40%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#219 SE Missouri St
Worst Loss	#359 Eastern Illinois
Largest MOV	24 pts, #219 SE Missouri St
Largest MOD	18 pts, #111 Austin Peay

Other Statistics

Points per Game	21.2
Points Against	22.4
Opponent Record	53-44
Average Opponent Rank	256.9
Long Streak	L 3
Current Streak	L 1

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Program History

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs has been rated by Versus for 20 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

Winning season .500 season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	5-6	45.5%	—
2008-09	5-6	45.5%	—
2009-10	6-5	54.5%	—
2010-11	4-7	36.4%	#99
2011-12	4-7	36.4%	#93
2012-13	3-8	27.3%	#84
2013-14	7-5	58.3%	#51
2014-15	3-8	27.3%	#85
2015-16	4-7	36.4%	#80
2016-17	5-6	45.5%	#59
2017-18	1-10	9.1%	#103
2018-19	3-8	27.3%	#102
2019-20	3-9	25.0%	#107
2020-21	2-2	50.0%	#72
2021-22	4-7	36.4%	#92
2022-23	7-6	53.8%	#38
2023-24	7-5	58.3%	#29
2024-25	4-8	33.3%	#78
2025-26	7-5	58.3%	#41
2026-27	3-7	30.0%	#89

OVC

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
219	SE Missouri St	6	4	3
220	Western Illinois	6	4	10
300	Lindenwood	5	4	7
323	Tennessee-Martin	4	6	44
359	Eastern Illinois	3	7	43
370	Gardner-Webb	3	7	60
388	Charleston Southern	4	6	51
489	Tennessee St	2	8	14

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Thu Aug 27	at #11 Austin Peay (8-2) (#111 nationally) UAC	L17-35
Sat Sep 5	at Wofford (5-5) Southern	L13-17
Sat Sep 12	at Liberty (8-1) (FBS) CUSA · FBS	L23-24
Sat Sep 19	vs North Carolina Central (5-5) Mid-Eastern	W44-20
Sat Sep 26	at Marshall (5-4) (FBS) Sun Belt · FBS	L35-36
Sat Oct 3	at Charleston Southern (4-6) OVC	W12-10
Sat Oct 10	vs Eastern Illinois (3-7) OVC	L7-21
Sat Oct 17	at Tennessee-Martin (4-6) OVC	L6-17
Sat Oct 31	at SE Missouri St (6-4) OVC	W34-10
Sat Nov 7	vs Lindenwood (5-4) OVC	L21-34

Ranking History

Week	Date	Rank	W	L	Change
0	Aug 1	222	0	0
1	Aug 31	271	0	1	49
2	Sep 8	331	0	2	60
3	Sep 13	380	0	3	49
4	Sep 20	314	1	3	66
5	Sep 27	362	1	4	48
6	Oct 4	332	2	4	30
7	Oct 11	380	2	5	48
8	Oct 18	426	2	6	46
9	Oct 25	399	2	6	27
10	Nov 1	310	3	6	89
11	Nov 8	370	3	7	60

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