The 2003 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Steve Patton in his seventh-year as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 8–4 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning their second consecutive Big South championship. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
| 2003 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football | |
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Big South champion | |
| Conference | Big South Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (4–0 Big South) |
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| Home stadium | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gardner–Webb $ | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charleston Southern | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | Clark Atlanta* | W 45–0 | ||||
| September 6 | at No. 15 Montana State* | L 3–38 | ||||
| September 13 | Webber International* |
| W 52–10 | |||
| September 20 | Chattanooga* |
| W 23–13 | 3,789 | ||
| September 27 | 2:00 pm | at No. 8 Furman* | L 0–45 | 9,528 | [1] | |
| October 4 | 7:00 pm | at Coastal Carolina | W 38–17 | 6,632 | ||
| October 11 | 3:30 pm | Liberty |
| W 27–17 | 3,612 | |
| October 18 | 1:00 pm | at VMI | W 37–25 | 4,732 | ||
| November 1 | 4:00 pm | at No. 17 Florida Atlantic* | L 26–31 | 5,263 | ||
| November 8 | 1:30 pm | Charleston Southern |
| W 46–0 | 5,208 | |
| November 15 | 1:30 pm | FIU* |
| W 22–19 OT | 1,106 | |
| November 22 | 2:00 pm | at Western Carolina* | L 16–39 | 8,028 | ||
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References
edit- ^ "Furman blasts Gardner–Webb". The Beaufort Gazette. September 28, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
- ^ "2003 Football". Gardner–Webb University. Retrieved August 2, 2024.