2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–7 (2–4 Big South)
Head coach	Carroll McCray (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brett Nichols (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Randall McCray (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

The 2015 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Carroll McCray, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, tying for fifth place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

2015 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 6 Charleston Southern $^	6	–	0	10	–	3
No. 16 Coastal Carolina ^	4	–	2	9	–	3
Liberty	3	–	3	6	–	5
Monmouth	3	–	3	5	–	6
Kennesaw State	2	–	4	6	–	5
Gardner–Webb *	2	–	4	4	–	7
Presbyterian	1	–	5	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant * Gardner–Webb ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	at South Alabama*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN3	L 23–33	12,289
September 12	6:00 pm	Elon*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 13–21 ^3OT	5,450
September 19	6:00 pm	Virginia Union*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 13–9	3,450
September 26	7:00 pm	at Wofford*	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	SDN	L 0–16	6,932
October 10	7:00 pm	No. 15 Liberty	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ASN	W 34–20	3,545
October 17	1:00 pm	at Kennesaw State	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	ESPN3	L 7–12	8,300
October 24	1:30 pm	Charleston Southern	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 0–34	3,159
October 31	2:00 pm	at Presbyterian	Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	W 14–10	3,163
November 7	2:00 pm	at No. 8 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ASN	L 0–46	8,422
November 14	1:30 pm	East Tennessee State*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 28–3	3,945
November 21	1:30 pm	Monmouth	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	L 9–23	3,742
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	9	7	7	23
Jaguars	13	0	10	10	33

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Phoenix	0	0	7	0	3	3	8	21
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	3	3	0	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	0	2	7	9
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	10	0	3	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Terriers	6	7	0	3	16

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Flames	0	10	10	0	20
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	13	0	7	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7
Owls	3	3	0	6	12

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	7	14	13	0	34
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	7	0	14
Blue Hose	0	7	0	3	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
#8 Chanticleers	15	14	14	3	46

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buccaneers	0	3	0	0	3
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	14	0	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	14	0	7	2	23
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	3	6	0	9