2003 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
American college football season
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The 2003 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Steve Patton in his seventh-year as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning their second consecutive Big South championship. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record8–4 (4–0 Big South)
Headcoach
- Steve Patton (7th season)
HomestadiumErnest W. Spangler Stadium
| 2003 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football | |
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Big South champion | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (4–0 Big South) |
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| Home stadium | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb $ | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | Clark Atlanta* | W 45–0 | [1] | |||
| September 6 | at No. 16 Montana State* | L 3–38 | 11,187 | [2] | ||
| September 13 | Webber International* |
| W 52–10 | [3] | ||
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | Chattanooga* |
| W 23–13 | 3,789 | [4] |
| September 27 | 2:00 pm | at No. 8 Furman* | L 0–45 | 9,528 | [5] | |
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | W 38–17 | 6,632 | [6] | |
| October 11 | 3:30 pm | Liberty |
| W 27–17 | 3,612 | [7] |
| October 18 | 1:00 pm | at VMI | W 37–25 | 4,732 | [8] | |
| November 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 17 Florida Atlantic* | L 26–31 | 5,263 | [9] | |
| November 8 | 1:30 pm | Charleston Southern |
| W 46–0 | 5,208 | [10] |
| November 15 | 1:30 pm | FIU* |
| W 22–19 OT | 1,106 | [11] |
| November 22 | 2:00 pm | at Western Carolina* | L 16–39 | 8,028 | [12] | |
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