List of Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football seasons

The following is a list of seasons completed by the Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team. The Bulldogs compete in the Big South–OVC Football Association of the NCAA Division I FCS. Since the program's inception in 1970, Gardner–Webb has claimed five conference championships, including three in the Big South. The Bulldogs have had eleven head coaches in their history, including current head coach Cris Reisert. The Bulldogs play their home games out of 9,000-seat Ernest W. Spangler Stadium, as they have since 1969.

Seasons Legend † Conference champions ‡ Division champions Bowl game berth Playoff berth +List of Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football seasonsSeasonTeamHead coachConferenceDivisionRegular season resultsPostseason resultsFinal rankingOverallConferenceBowl game/Playoff resultTSN/STATS PollCoaches' PollWinLossTieWinLossTieFinishGardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs 1970 1970 George Litton NAIA Independent —280 — — — 1971 1971370 — — — 1972 1972280 — — — 1973 1973750 — — — 1974 1974251 — — — 1975 1975 Oval Jaynes South Atlantic1701508th — — — 1976 19765503405th — — — 1977 19777405202nd — — — 1978 1978 Billy Kinard4512505th — — — 1979 1979 Tom Moore2901608th — — — 1980 19803702507th — — — 1981 19815503404th — — — 1982 19827305202nd — — — 1983 1983 Ellis Johnson5604303rd — — — 1984 1984 Woody Fish4602506th — — — 1985 19856502506th — — — 1986 19866504303rd — — — 1987 1987†1120610 1st† NAIA Playoffs – Quarterfinal — — 1986 19884612506th — — — 1989 19897404302nd — — — 1990 19902802506th — — — 1991 19916503404th — — — 1992 1992†1220700 1st† NAIA Playoffs – Runner-Up — — 1993 19931900708th — — — 1994 19945603405th — — — 1995 19956404303rd — — — 1996 19962902506th — — — 1997 1997 Steve Patton8304303rd — — — 1998 199865433rd — — — 1999 199974444th — — — 2000 2000 I-AA Independent74 — — — 2001 200164 — — — 2002 2002† Big South9130 1st† — 22 24 2003 2003†8440 1st† — — — 2004 200456223rd — — — 2005 200556223rd — — — 2006 200665222nd — — — 2007 200756223rd — — — 2008 200856234th — — — 2009 200965334th — — — 2010 201056334th — — — 2011 2011 Ron Dickerson, Jr.47245th — — — 2012 201238244th — — — 2013 2013 Carroll McCray75234th — — — 2014 201448056th — — — 2015 201547245th — — — 2016 201656323rd — — — 2017 2017110056th — — — 2018 201838234th — — — 2019 201939165th — — — 2020 2020 Tre Lamb22026th — — — 2021 202147259th — — — 2022 2022†7650 1st† NCAA Division I – Second Round — — 2022 2023† Big South–OVC7551 T–1st† NCAA Division I – First Round — — 2024 2024Cris Reisert4835T–6th — — — 2025 20257553T–3rd — — — Totals All-time:269–310–3() Conference:136–165()– Playoffs:4–4()––

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