View the Gardner-Webb Runnin’ Bulldogs 2026 football schedule, including game dates, opponents, kickoff times, TV and streaming information, scores and results throughout the season.
🏟️ Home Stadium: Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
📍 Location: 290 Stadium Drive, Boiling Springs, NC, 28152
👥 Capacity: 8,500
🏈 Conference: Ohio Valley Conference (FCS)
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 | 2:00 p.m. ET | Spring | |||||
| Thu,8/27 | at | Austin Peay | 🏟️ Preview | 7:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Week 0 | ||
| Sat,9/5 | at | Wofford | ESPN+ | Week 1 | ||||
| Sat,9/12 | at | Liberty | 6:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Week 2 | |||
| Sat,9/19 | vs | NCCU | 6:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Family Weekend | Week 3 | ||
| Sat,9/26 | at | Marshall | 3:30 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | Week 4 | |||
| Sat,10/3 | at | Charleston So.* | 6:00 p.m. ET | ESPN+ | North/South BBQ Bowl | Week 5 | ||
| Sat,10/10 | vs | Eastern Illinois* | ESPN+ | Week 6 | ||||
| Sat,10/17 | at | UT-Martin* | 3:00 p.m. ET | 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 Austin Peay (Aug. 27), at Wofford (Sept. 5), at Liberty (Sept. 12), North Carolina Central (Sept. 19), at Marshall (Sept. 26)
2028: at The Citadel (Sept. 2)
2030: at Chattanooga (Sept. 14)
- *Source: Gardner-Webb University athletics, FBSchedules.com
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