2008 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2008 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
2008 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	7–5 (3–2 Big South)
Head coach	Steve Patton (12th season);
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

The 2008 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Steve Patton in his 12th-year as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing in fourth place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

2008 Big South Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 14 Liberty $	5	–	0	10	–	2
Stony Brook	3	–	2	5	–	6
Charleston Southern	3	–	2	7	–	5
Gardner–Webb	2	–	3	5	–	6
Coastal Carolina	1	–	4	6	–	6
VMI	1	–	4	4	–	7
Presbyterian	1	–	4	4	–	8

$ – Conference champion Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 28	7:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech*	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN		L 12–28	12,228
September 6	6:00 pm	Tusculum*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 31–12	5,100
September 13	7:00 pm	at Austin Peay*	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN		W 31–15	4,903
September 27	6:00 pm	Sam Houston State*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 33–49	5,200	^[1]
October 4	1:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC		L 10–13	3,144
October 11	3:30 pm	at Georgia Tech*	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		L 7–10	41,929	^[2]
October 18	6:00 pm	Presbyterian	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 47–21	4,250
October 25	1:30 pm	VMI	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 34–27	5,600
November 1	3:00 pm	at Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Big South Net	W 34–33	2,217
November 8	3:30 pm	Coastal Carolina	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 18–23	5,125
November 15	7:00 pm	at No. 22 Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		L 10–30	10,636
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ "Sam Houston St. defeats Gardner–Webb, 49–33". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 28, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Schultz, Jeff (October 7, 2008). "Army Out, Gardner-Webb In". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Archived from the original on October 9, 2008. Retrieved October 7, 2008.
^ "Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule 2008". ESPN. Retrieved July 9, 2024.
^ "2008 Football". Gardner–Webb University. Retrieved July 9, 2024.