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Welcome to the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs football schedule hub on NC Football News. This page serves as a central reference for Gardner-Webb football schedules, featuring the most current season’s slate along with past and future schedules as they become available.
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 schedules organized by season for easy reference.
2026 Schedule at a Glance
- 12-game slate with 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| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | W-L (Conf) | Notes | Week # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat,4/11 | Spring Game | 2 p.m. | Spring | |||||
| Thu,8/27 | at | Austin Peay | ESPN+ | Week 0 | ||||
| Sat,9/5 | at | Wofford | ESPN+ | Week 1 | ||||
| Sat,9/12 | at | Liberty | Week 2 | |||||
| Sat,9/19 | vs | North Carolina Central | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | Family Weekend | Week 3 | ||
| Sat,9/26 | at | Marshall | Week 4 | |||||
| Sat,10/3 | at | Charleston Southern* | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | North/South BBQ Bowl | Week 5 | ||
| Sat,10/10 | vs | Eastern Illinois* | ESPN+ | Week 6 | ||||
| Sat,10/17 | at | UT-Martin* | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | Week 7 | |||
| Sat,10/24 | BYE | Week 8 | ||||||
| Sat,10/31 | at | Southeast Missouri* | ESPN+ | Week 9 | ||||
| Sat,11/7 | vs | Lindenwood* | ESPN+ | Homecoming | Week 10 | |||
| Sat,11/14 | at | Western Illinois* | ESPN+ | Week 11 | ||||
| Sat,11/21 | vs | Tennessee State* | ESPN+ | Week 12 | ||||
| Sat,11/28 | FCS Playoffs | Week 13 |
Gardner-Webb Football Schedule 2025: Scores & Final Record
| Date | H/A | Opponent | Score | Time | TV/Stream | Total | Conf. | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 30 | at | Western Carolina | W, 52-45 | 6 p.m. | ESPN+ | 1-0 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 6 | at | Georgia Tech | L, 12-59 | 3:30 p.m. | ACCNX | 1-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 13 | vs | The Citadel | W, 23-13 | 7 p.m. | ESPN+ | 2-1 | 0-0 | |
| Sept. 20 | at | Ohio | L, 35-52 | 3:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 2-2 | 0-0 | |
| Oct. 4 | vs | Charleston Southern* | W, 30-27 | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 3-2 | 1-0 | |
| Oct. 11 | at | Eastern Illinois* | W, 21-10 | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | 4-2 | 2-0 | |
| Oct. 18 | vs | UT Martin* | L, 7-37 | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 4-3 | 2-1 | |
| Oct. 25 | at | Lindenwood* | W, 48-20 | 3 p.m. | ESPN+ | 5-3 | 3-1 | |
| Nov. 1 | at | Tennessee Tech* | L, 21-27 | 1 p.m. | ESPN+ | 5-4 | 3-2 | |
| Nov. 8 | vs | Southeast Missouri* | W, 27-24 | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 6-4 | 4-2 | |
| Nov. 15 | at | Tennessee State* | W, 30-14 | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 7-4 | 5-2 | |
| Nov. 22 | vs | Western Illinois* | L, 24-29 | 1:30 p.m. | ESPN+ | 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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