View the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs Football Schedule
Welcome to the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs football schedule hub on NC Football News. Here you’ll find the team’s most up-to-date schedule, final results from the most recently completed season and a look ahead at future non-conference matchups as they’re announced.
Gardner-Webb competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the OVC/Big South Football Association. Below, you’ll find game dates, opponents, locations and available TV/streaming information, with final scores as games are completed.
2026 Schedule at a Glance
- 12-game slate with only four home games at Spangler Stadium
- Three straight road trips to start the season and five of the first six games away from Boiling Springs
- Two FBS matchups: at Liberty and at Marshall, continuing a recent trend of scheduling two FBS opponents
- Home opener: vs. North Carolina Central on Sept. 19
- In-state intrigue: NCCU and Gardner-Webb have met just twice before, with GWU winning in 2019 and NC Central taking the 2017 meeting
- Conference play: Seven OVC/Big South games this season as the league adjusts to an eight-team lineup
Gardner-Webb Football Schedule 2026
Gardner-Webb Football Schedule 2026| Week # | Date | H/A | GWU Opponent | Time | TV/Stream | Result | Record | *Conf. | Game | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week 0 | Aug. 29 | at | Austin Peay | |||||||
| Week 1 | Sept. 5 | at | Wofford | |||||||
| Week 2 | Sept. 12 | at | Liberty | |||||||
| Week 3 | Sept. 19 | vs | North Carolina Central | 6 p.m. | ||||||
| Week 4 | Sept. 26 | at | Marshall | |||||||
| Week 5 | Oct. 3 | at | Charleston Southern* | |||||||
| Week 6 | Oct. 10 | vs | Eastern Illinois* | |||||||
| Week 7 | Oct. 17 | at | UT-Martin* | |||||||
| Week 8 | Oct. 24 | BYE | ||||||||
| Week 9 | Oct. 31 | at | Southeast Missouri* | |||||||
| Week 10 | Nov. 7 | vs | Lindenwood* | |||||||
| Week 11 | Nov. 14 | at | Western Illinois* | |||||||
| Week 12 | Nov. 21 | vs | Tennessee State* | |||||||
| Week 13 | Nov. 28 | FCS Playoffs |
Gardner-Webb Football Schedule 2025: Scores & Final Record
| Date | @ | GWU Opponent | Time | TV/Stream | Result | Total | Conf. | Extra |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 30 | at | Western Carolina | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 52-45 | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 6 | at | Georgia Tech | 3:30 p.m. | ACCNX | L, 12-59 | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 13 | vs | The Citadel | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 23-13 | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | at | Ohio | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 35-52 | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| Oct. 4 | vs | Charleston Southern* | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 30-27 | 3-2 | 1-0 | |
| Oct. 11 | at | Eastern Illinois* | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 21-10 | 4-2 | 2-0 | |
| Oct. 18 | vs | UT Martin* | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 7-37 | 4-3 | 2-1 | |
| Oct. 25 | at | Lindenwood* | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 48-20 | 5-3 | 3-1 | |
| Nov. 1 | at | Tennessee Tech* | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 21-27 | 5-4 | 3-2 | |
| Nov. 8 | vs | Southeast Missouri* | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 27-24 | 6-4 | 4-2 | |
| Nov. 15 | at | Tennessee State* | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | W, 30-14 | 7-4 | 5-2 | |
| Nov. 22 | vs | Western Illinois* | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | L, 24-29 | 7-5 | 5-3 | |
| * OVC/Big South |
Gardner-Webb Future Non-Conference Opponents
2026: at Liberty (TBA)
2028: at The Citadel (Sept. 2)
2030: at Chattanooga (Sept. 14)
- *Source: Gardner-Webb University athletics, FBSchedules.com
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