2018 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 2018
| team = Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
| sport = football
| image = Gardner Webb Runnin Bulldogs Wordmark.png
| image_size = 200
| 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
| off_scheme =
| def_coach =
| dc_year =
| def_scheme =
| captain =
| stadium = Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
}}
{{2018 Big South Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2018/7/23/kennesaw-state-voted-2018-preseason-football-favorite.aspx|title=Kennesaw State Voted 2018 Preseason Football Favorite|website=bigsouthsports.com|publisher=Big South Conference}}
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{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs|Predicted finish|Team|Votes (1st place)}} | ||
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| 1 | Kennesaw State | 107 (17) |
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| 2 | Monmouth | 82 (1) |
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| 3 | Charleston Southern | 75 |
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| 4 | Gardner–Webb | 52 |
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| 5 | Campbell | 36 |
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| 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.{{cite web|url=https://bigsouthsports.com/news/2018/7/23/football-burks-armstrong-headline-2018-preseason-all-conference-team.aspx|title=Burks, Armstrong Headline 2018 Preseason All-Conference Team|website=bigsouthsports.com|publisher=Big South Conference}}
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Honorable mention
Will Millikan – OL
Josh Ramseur – DL
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Schedule
{{CFB schedule
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| tv = y
| attend = y
| opprank = y
| rankyear = 2018
| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS
| poll = STATS
| timezone = Eastern
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | | {{cfb link|year=2018|team=Limestone Saints|title=Limestone}}
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at | No. 5 North Carolina A&T
| {{tooltip|September 14|Friday}}{{efn|group=schedule|This game was originally scheduled for September 15. It was moved up one day in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.}} | 6:00 p.m. | | Western Carolina
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at | Appalachian State
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | | No. 7 Wofford
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at | East Tennessee State
| October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | | No. 3 Kennesaw State | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium | Boiling Springs, NC | ESPN3 | L 17–56 | 4,150
| October 27 | 4:00 p.m. | at | Campbell | Barker–Lane Stadium | Buies Creek, NC | ESPN3 | w 35–7 | 6,712
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | | Presbyterian | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium | Boiling Springs, NC | ESPN+ |w 38–20 | 2,817
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at | Charleston Southern | Buccaneer Field | North Charleston, SC | ESPN+ | l 0–16 | 1,640
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | | Monmouth | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium | Boiling Springs, NC | ESPN+ | L 42–56 | 2,350
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule 2018 |url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/2241/season/2018 |publisher=ESPN |access-date=October 18, 2023 }}{{cite web |author= |title=2018 Football Schedule |url=https://gwusports.com/sports/football/schedule/2018 |publisher=Gardner–Webb University |access-date=October 18, 2023 }}
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Game summaries
=Limestone=
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|Road=Saints
|R1=10
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Runnin' Bulldogs
|H1=7
|H2=28
|H3=10
|H4=7
}}
{{see also|Limestone Saints}}
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=At North Carolina A&T=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Runnin' Bulldogs
|R1=3
|R2=3
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=No. 5 Aggies
|H1=7
|H2=10
|H3=14
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2018 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team}}
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=Western Carolina=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Catamounts
|R1=7
|R2=14
|R3=0
|R4=7
|Home=Runnin' Bulldogs
|H1=7
|H2=3
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2018 Western Carolina Catamounts football team}}
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=At Appalachian State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Runnin' Bulldogs
|R1=7
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Mountaineers
|H1=28
|H2=24
|H3=14
|H4=6
}}
{{see also|2018 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team}}
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=Wofford=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 7 Terriers
|R1=14
|R2=10
|R3=7
|R4=14
|Home=Runnin' Bulldogs
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=7
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2018 Wofford Terriers football team}}
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=At East Tennessee State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Runnin' Bulldogs
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Buccaneers
|H1=7
|H2=10
|H3=14
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2018 East Tennessee State Buccaneers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Kennesaw State=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=No. 3 Owls
|R1=7
|R2=21
|R3=14
|R4=14
|Home=Runnin' Bulldogs
|H1=3
|H2=0
|H3=0
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Campbell=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Runnin' Bulldogs
|R1=13
|R2=15
|R3=7
|R4= 0
|Home=Fighting Camels
|H1=0
|H2=7
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2018 Campbell Fighting Camels football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Presbyterian=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Blue Hose
|R1=0
|R2=7
|R3=0
|R4=13
|Home=Runnin' Bulldogs
|H1=14
|H2=7
|H3=17
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2018 Kennesaw State Owls football team}}
{{Clear}}
=At Charleston Southern=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Runnin' Bulldogs
|R1=0
|R2=0
|R3=0
|R4=0
|Home=Buccaneers
|H1= 3
|H2= 13
|H3=0
|H4=0
}}
{{see also|2018 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team}}
{{Clear}}
=Monmouth=
{{Linescore Amfootball|
|Road=Hawks
|R1=21
|R2=7
|R3=21
|R4=7
|Home=Runnin' Bulldogs
|H1=7
|H2=14
|H3=7
|H4=14
}}
{{see also|2018 Monmouth Hawks football team}}
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References
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