2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	1–10 (0–5 Big South)
Head coach	Carroll McCray (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Brett Nichols (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Travis Cunningham (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Carroll McCray, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of six teams in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Record1–10 (0–5 Big South)

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OffensivecoordinatorBrett Nichols (3rd season)

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2017 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Kennesaw State $^	5	–	0	12	–	2
Monmouth ^	4	–	1	9	–	3
Charleston Southern	3	–	2	6	–	5
Liberty *	2	–	3	6	–	5
Presbyterian	1	–	4	4	–	7
Gardner–Webb	0	–	5	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Liberty ineligible for postseason due to FBS transition Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina A&T*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 3–45	7,015
September 9	4:00 p.m.	at Wyoming*	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	ATTSNRM	L 0–27	19,051
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Western Carolina*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	WMYA	L 27–42	6,152
September 23	1:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN3	L 24–27	2,862
October 7	1:30 p.m.	Shorter*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 42–14	3,150
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at No. 25 North Carolina Central*	O'Kelly–Riddick Stadium Durham, NC	NSN	L 17–24	4,010
October 21	7:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 3-17	6,954
October 28	Noon	Liberty	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	STADIUM	L 17-33	3,850
November 4	1:30 p.m.	Charleston Southern	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 9-10	2,850
November 11	Noon	at Monmouth	Kessler Field West Long Branch, NJ	STADIUM	L 14–41	2,278
November 18	1:00 p.m.	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	L 21–31	2,717
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	19	14	12	0	45
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	3	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Cowboys	14	10	0	3	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Catamounts	7	14	14	7	42
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	13	0	14	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	10	7	7	24
No. 9 Terriers	3	14	10	0	27

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	6	8	0	0	14
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	14	7	7	42