2020 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The 2020 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Tre Lamb, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 2–2 with a mark of 0–2 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

2020 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	2–2 (0–2 Big South)
Head coach	Tre Lamb (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Josh Reardon (1st season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium (capacity: 9,000)
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 Big South Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Monmouth $^		3	–	0					3	–	1
No. 17 Kennesaw State		2	–	1					4	–	1
Charleston Southern		2	–	2					2	–	2
Gardner–Webb		0	–	2					2	–	2
Robert Morris		0	–	2					0	–	3
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Notes: Due to COVID-19, the Big South suspended the fall 2020 football season. Hampton opted out of the spring schedule. Campbell and North Alabama played only in the fall. Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Polls

In June 2020, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish sixth in the Big South by a panel of media and head coaches.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Kennesaw State	68 (8)
2	Monmouth	57 (3)
3	Charleston Southern	43 (1)
4	Campbell	42
5	Hampton	23
6	Gardner–Webb	19
—	North Alabama^[i]	—

1. North Alabama was not eligible for the preseason poll due to their transition to Division I.

Schedule

Gardner–Webb originally had games scheduled against Georgia Tech, Hampton and Monmouth, but they were canceled due to each school's decision to cancel fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[2][3][4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
February 27	4:00 p.m.	No. 24 Elon*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 42–20
March 6	1:00 p.m.	Presbyterian*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 31–24 ^2OT
March 27	1:00 p.m.	No. 8 Kennesaw State	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	Canceled
April 3	12:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 19–48
April 17	12:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC		L 7–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Kennesaw State Voted 2020 Preseason Football Favorite". bigsouthsports.com. Retrieved January 8, 2021.
2. Hebert, Michael. "BIG SOUTH FOOTBALL: Hampton suspends sports for the fall". TimesDaily. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
3. Kelley, Kevin (July 27, 2020). "Monmouth cancels 2020 football season due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
4. "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
5. "Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule 2020". ESPN. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
6. "2021 Spring Football Schedule". Gardner–Webb University. Retrieved October 18, 2023.