The 2017 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented

Gardner–Webb University Gardner–Webb University (Gardner–Webb, GWU, or GW) is a private Baptist university in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It is affiliated with the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina (Southern Baptist Convention). It was founded as Boili ...

in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach

Carroll McCray Carroll McCray (born February 4, 1962) is an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Gardner–Webb University from 2013 to 2019. McCray was the head football coach at Austin Peay State University from 2003 to 2006 and North Gre ...

and played their home games at

Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Ernest W. Spangler Stadium is a 9,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. It is home to the Gardner–Webb University Bulldogs football team. The facility opened in 1969. Spangler Stadium underwent a $7 million overhau ...

. They played as a member of the

Big South Conference The Big South Conference is a collegiate athletic conference affiliated with the NCAA's Division I. Originally a non-football conference, the Big South began sponsoring football in 2002 as part of the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Th ...

. They finished the season 1–10, 0–5 in Big South play to finish in last place.

Schedule

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Game summaries

North Carolina A&T

At Wyoming

Western Carolina

At Wofford

Shorter

At North Carolina Central

At Kennesaw State

Liberty

Charleston Southern

At Monmouth

At Presbyterian

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References

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