2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

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2016 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football

Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–6 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach	Carroll McCray (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Brett Nichols (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Cunningham (1st season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
Seasons← 2015 2017 →

2016 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 15 Charleston Southern +^	4	–	1	7	–	4
Liberty +	4	–	1	6	–	5
Kennesaw State	3	–	2	8	–	3
Gardner–Webb	3	–	2	5	–	6
Presbyterian	1	–	4	2	–	9
Monmouth	0	–	5	4	–	7

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	3:30 pm	at Elon*	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	ASN	W 31–6	11,250
September 10	6:00 pm	at Western Carolina*	E. J. Whitmire Stadium Cullowhee, NC	SDN	L 14–44	11,598
September 17	6:00 pm	No. 15 The Citadel*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 24–31	6,850
September 24	2:00 pm	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPN3	L 21–37	22,265
October 1	6:00 pm	Benedict*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 45–0	3,487
October 8	6:00 pm	Presbyterian	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	W 24–3	2,750
October 15	1:30 pm	No. 16 Coastal Carolina*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 7–17	6,850
October 22	1:30 pm	Kennesaw State	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ASN	L 39–47	2,450
October 29	3:30 pm	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	BSN	L 20–23	16,608
November 5	11:45 am	at No. 8 Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ASN	W 17–10	1,603
November 19	1:30 pm	Monmouth	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	W 34–33	3,380
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	14	14	31
Phoenix	0	3	3	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	7	0	0	14
Catamounts	14	3	13	14	44

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Bulldogs	7	7	7	10	31
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	3	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	7	7	21
Bobcats	14	16	7	0	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	24	14	7	45

	1	2	3	4	Total
Blue Hose	0	3	0	0	3
Runnin' Bulldogs	10	0	7	7	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
#16 Chanticleers	0	3	0	14	17
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	20	20	7	0	47
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	14	10	8	39

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	6	7	7	0	20
Flames	7	0	3	10	3	23

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	7	10	17
#8 Buccaneers	7	0	0	3	10

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Hawks	0	7	6	14	6	33
Runnin' Bulldogs	3	7	10	7	7	34

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Venues	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium (1970–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025