Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football

Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
2025 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
First season1970 (1970)
Athletic directorAndrew T. Goodrich
Head coachKris McCullough
1st season, 0–0 (–)
LocationBoiling Springs, North Carolina
StadiumErnest W. Spangler Stadium
(capacity: 9,000)
NCAA divisionDivision I FCS
ConferenceOVC–Big South
ColorsRed and black
   
All-time record281–322–2 (.466)
Conference championships
SAC: 1987, 1992
Big South: 2002, 2003, 2022
OVC–Big South: 2023
Marching bandThe Sounds of the Springs
Websitegwusports.com

The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Gardner–Webb University in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The team competes in the Division I FCS and are members of the OVC–Big South Football Association. Gardner–Webb's first football team was fielded in 1970. The team plays its home games at the 9,000-seat Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The Runnin' Bulldogs are coached by Kris McCullough.