2003 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2003 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Big South champion
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record8–4 (4–0 Big South)
Head coach
Home stadiumErnest W. Spangler Stadium
2003 Big South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
$   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  
  • $ – Conference champion

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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Clark Atlanta*
W 45–0[1]
September 6at No. 16 Montana State*
L 3–3811,187[2]
September 13Webber International*
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
W 52–10[3]
September 206:00 pmChattanooga*
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
W 23–133,789[4]
September 272:00 pmat No. 8 Furman*
L 0–459,528[5]
October 47:00 pmat Coastal Carolina
W 38–176,632[6]
October 113:30 pmLiberty
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
W 27–173,612[7]
October 181:00 pmat VMI
W 37–254,732[8]
November 14:00 pmat No. 17 Florida Atlantic*
L 26–315,263[9]
November 81:30 pmCharleston Southern
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
W 46–05,208[10]
November 151:30 pmFIU*
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
W 22–19 OT1,106[11]
November 222:00 pmat Western Carolina*
L 16–398,028[12]

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References

  1. ^ "G–W downs Clark". The Times. August 31, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Special teams ignite impressive Cats' win". Great Falls Tribune. September 7, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gardner–Webb 52, Webber 10". Indian River Press Journal. September 14, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gardner–Webb 23, Chattanooga 13". Hickory Daily Record. September 21, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Furman blasts Gardner–Webb". The Beaufort Gazette. September 28, 2003. Retrieved September 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Bulldogs too much". Sun-News. October 5, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Liberty squanders lead, loses game". The News and Advance. October 12, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wasted chances cost the Keydets". The Roanoke Times. October 19, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "FAU's run at six". The Miami Herald. November 2, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gardner–Webb 46, Charleston Southern 0". The State. November 9, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Errors haunt FIU". The Miami Herald. November 16, 2003. Retrieved July 30, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Western Carolina runs past G–Webb". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 2003. Retrieved July 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Schedule 2003". ESPN. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  14. ^ "2003 Football". Gardner–Webb University. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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