From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Big South Conference 7–6 (5–0 Big South) Tre Lamb (3rd season) Josh Reardon (3rd season) Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
The 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by third-year head coach Tre Lamb , the Runnin' Bulldogs played their home games at the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina .
Three milestones were reached for the program this season. For the first time since 2003, Gardner-Webb won the Big South championship. With it, they clinched an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship , their first playoff appearance as an FCS team and first as a program since the 1992 NAIA playoffs . Their best season in 19 years would be further added on with a win over Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the playoffs, their first FCS playoff win in program history. They would ultimately fall to William & Mary in the second round.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}September 1 7:00 p.m. Limestone* Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC ESPN+ W 56–21 4,560 September 10 6:00 p.m. at Coastal Carolina* Brooks StadiumConway, SC ESPN+ L 27–31 12,261 September 17 6:00 p.m. at Elon* Rhodes StadiumElon, NC FloSports L 24–30 8,126 September 24 6:00 p.m. No. 17 Mercer* Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC ESPN+ L 14–45 4,750 October 1 3:30 p.m. at Marshall* Joan C. Edwards StadiumHuntington, WV ESPN+ L 7–28 19,845 October 8 12:00 p.m. at Robert Morris Joe Walton StadiumMoon Township, PA ESPN3 W 48–0 2,416 October 15 3:30 p.m. at Liberty* Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA ESPN+ L 20–21 20,924 October 22 6:00 p.m. at Charleston Southern Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC ESPN3 W 28–14 4,112 October 29 1:30 p.m. Bryant Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC ESPN+ W 48–40 3,060 November 12 1:00 p.m. at Campbell Barker–Lane StadiumBuies Creek, NC ESPN3 W 42–35 4,586 November 19 1:30 p.m. North Carolina A&T Ernest W. Spangler StadiumBoiling Springs, NC ESPN+ W 38–17 268 November 26 5:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky* Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY (NCAA Division I First Round) ESPN+ W 52–41 4,973 December 3 2:00 p.m. at No. 6 William & Mary* Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I Second Round) ESPN+ L 14–54 7,110 *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time
1 2 3 4 Total
Saints 0 7 7 7 21 Runnin' Bulldogs 28 14 14 0 56
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 10 10 7 27 Chanticleers 3 14 7 7 31
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 3 21 0 0 24 Phoenix 13 7 7 3 30
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Bears 21 7 7 10 45 Runnin' Bulldogs 0 7 7 0 14
Statistics GWU MRSH
First downs 8 21 Plays–yards 51–143 86–421 Rushes–yards 19–19 53–236 Passing yards 124 185 Passing: comp–att–int 11–32–3 21–33–1 Time of possession 21:34 38:26
Team Category Player Statistics
Passing Bailey Fisher 9/28, 114 yards, 3 INT Rushing Donovan Jones 4 carries, 37 yards Receiving Deland Thomas 2 receptions, 49 yards Passing Henry Colombi 13/20, 138 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Khalan Laborn 35 carries, 191 yards, 2 TD Receiving Charles Montgomery 5 receptions, 72 yards
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 7 13 14 14 48 Colonials 0 0 0 0 0
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 10 7 3 20 Flames 7 7 0 7 21
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin’ Bulldogs 3 10 15 0 28 Buccaneers 7 0 7 0 14
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 9 6 11 40 Runnin' Bulldogs 14 14 14 6 48
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 14 21 7 0 42 Fighting Camels 0 14 14 7 35
1 2 3 4 Total
Aggies 7 7 3 0 17 Runnin' Bulldogs 3 21 7 7 38
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 21 10 21 0 52 Colonels 14 13 0 14 41
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14 No. 6 Tribe 7 27 13 7 54
Want to explore this topic further?
Ask Mako anything about 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Free with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up free
Content sourced from
Wikipedia , available under
CC BY-SA 4.0 .
This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.