2025 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2025 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
ConferenceOVC–Big South football
Record0–0 (0–0 OVC–Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Johns (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Cooper (2nd season)
Home stadiumErnest W. Spangler Stadium
2025 OVC–Big South football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Charleston Southern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Eastern Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
  0 – 0     0 – 0  
Lindenwood   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Southeast Missouri State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tennessee State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
No. 21 Tennessee Tech   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UT Martin   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Western Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
As of August 22, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team will represent Gardner–Webb University as a member of the OVC–Big South Football Association during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team are expected to be led by second-year head coach Cris Reisert and play their home games at the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Offseason

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Adam Hickerson OL Arkansas State
Tyler Riddell QB Duquesne
Trevor Moffitt LB East Tennessee State
Camden Overton TE Georgia State
Anthony Enechukwu S Jackson State
David Okoi WR Morgan State
Phinnell Marshall DL North Carolina A&T
Oscar Colon OL Presbyterian
Pius Njenge DL Tarleton State
Jonathan Palmer QB Tennessee State
Jesse Igwe OL Tennessee State
Diondre Glover DB UConn
Marquis Black DL UConn
Parker Prevette OL Unknown
Jeff Bowens DB Unknown

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
Dylan Manders LB Anderson (SC)
Blake Bradford DE Appalachian State
Cahari Haynes LB Appalachian State
Jesse Igwe OL Charleston (WV)
Jack Reynolds WR Charlotte
Jalen Harris WR Coastal Carolina
Brady Braun P Coffeyville
Sabin Mclaughlin S/LB Davidson
Andre Crawley DL Emory and Henry
Jose Gonzalez OL Fort Valley State
Charlie Viorel K Fullerton
Jabre Bevineau WR Fullerton
Daejuan Thompson LB Garden City
Jaden Watkins DB Garden City
Chris Lofton WR James Madison
Gatlin Hancock TE Kennesaw State
Quintavious Billingsley DB Kennesaw State
Ryan Demonbreun TE Kentucky Wesleyan
Kam Wyatt S Lackawanna
Markel Fortenberry WR Liberty
Nate Hampton QB Liberty
Cole Pennington QB Marshall
Henry Kofowo OL Murray State
Adam Hickerson OL Sewanee
Jackson Dorr P Stony Brook
Trey Weems DL Thomas More
Jordan Jackson DB West Virginia
Elvin Fofanah TE Western Kentucky

[1][2][3][4]

Recruiting class

Name Position Height Weight Hometown High School
Zalen Watkins DL 6-3 260 Forest City, NC East Rutherford
Sean Brady WR 5-9 165 Charlotte, NC Hough
Finley Polk QB 6-3 185 Rock Hill, SC Northwestern
David Torres OL 6-2 285 Marietta, GA Kell
Carter Isaacs DB 6-0 185 Hamilton, OH Hamilton
Ontario Hewitt Jr. DE 6-3 220 Mansfield, TX Mansfield Timberview
Paul Williams DL 6-2 245 Milton, GA Milton
Jacob Mull LS 6-3 245 Connelly Springs, NC Jimmy C. Draughn
Brooks Kerwin OL 6-3 280 Lexington, KY Lexington Christian Academy
James Newton WR 5-11 175 Burlington, NC Western Alamance
Abraham Brown DB 5-11 160 Sarasota, FL Booker

[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 306:00 p.m.at No. 18 Western Carolina*
ESPN+
September 63:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech*
ACCNX/ESPN+
September 137:00 p.m.The Citadel*
ESPN+
September 203:30 p.m.at Ohio*
ESPN+
October 41:30 p.m.Charleston Southern
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+
October 113:00 p.m.at Eastern Illinois
ESPN+
October 181:30 p.m.UT Martin
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+
October 253:00 p.m.at Lindenwood
ESPN+
November 11:00 p.m.at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+
November 81:30 p.m.Southeast Missouri State
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+
November 151:30 p.m.at Tennessee State
ESPN+
November 221:30 p.m.Western Illinois
  • Ernest W. Spangler Stadium
  • Boiling Springs, NC
ESPN+

[6]

Game summaries

at Western Carolina

See also: 2025 Western Carolina Catamounts football team
Game One – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) at No. 18 Western Carolina Catamounts (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000
No. 18 Catamounts 0 0 000

at E. J. Whitmire Stadium • Cullowhee, NC

  • Date: Saturday August 30, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GWEB WCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Western Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Georgia Tech (FBS)

See also: 2025 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Game Two – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000
Yellow Jackets (FBS) 0 0 000

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA

  • Date: Saturday September 6, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GWEB GT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Georgia Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. The Citadel

See also: 2025 The Citadel Bulldogs football team
Game Three – The Citadel Bulldogs (0–0) at Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC

  • Date: Saturday September 13, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CIT GWEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
The Citadel Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Ohio (FBS)

See also: 2025 Ohio Bobcats football team
Game Four – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) at Ohio Bobcats (FBS) (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000
Bobcats (FBS) 0 0 000

at Peden Stadium • Athens, OH

  • Date: Saturday September 20, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (TBA): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GWEB OHIO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Ohio Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Charleston Southern

See also: 2025 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team
Game Five – Charleston Southern Buccaneers (0–0) at Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buccaneers 0 0 000
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC

  • Date: Saturday October 4, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics CHSO GWEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Charleston Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Eastern Illinois

See also: 2025 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team
Game Six – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) at Eastern Illinois Panthers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000
Panthers 0 0 000

at O'Brien Field • Charleston, IL

  • Date: Saturday October 11, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GWEB EIU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Eastern Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. UT Martin

See also: 2025 UT Martin Skyhawks football team
Game Seven – UT Martin Skyhawks (0–0) at Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Skyhawks 0 0 000
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC

  • Date: Saturday October 18, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTM GWEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UT Martin Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Lindenwood

See also: 2025 Lindenwood Lions football team
Game Eight – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) at Lindenwood Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000
Lions 0 0 000

at Harlen C. Hunter Stadium • St. Charles, MO

  • Date: Saturday October 25, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GWEB LIN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Lindenwood Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tennessee Tech

See also: 2025 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team
Game Nine – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) at Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000
Golden Eagles 0 0 000

at Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN

  • Date: Saturday November 1, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GWEB TNTC
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tennessee Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Southeast Missouri State

See also: 2025 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team
Game Ten – Southeast Missouri State Redhawks (0–0) at Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Redhawks 0 0 000
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC

  • Date: Saturday November 8, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SEMO GWEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Southeast Missouri State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tennessee State

See also: 2025 Tennessee State Tigers football team
Game Eleven – Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) at Tennessee State Tigers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000
Tigers 0 0 000

at Nissan Stadium • Nashville, TN

  • Date: Saturday November 15, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics GWEB TNST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tennessee State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Western Illinois

See also: 2025 Western Illinois Leathernecks football team
Game Twelve – Western Illinois Leathernecks (0–0) at Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Leathernecks 0 0 000
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 000

at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC

  • Date: Saturday November 22, 2025
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): TBA
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics WIU GWEB
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Illinois Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Gardner–Webb Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  2. ^ "2025 FBS-to-FCS Transfers". herosports.
  3. ^ "2025 FCS-to-FBS Transfers". herosports.
  4. ^ Lusk, Eric (January 9, 2025). "Gardner-Webb football restocking with transfer quarterbacks, receivers". ncfootballnews. Retrieved January 13, 2025.
  5. ^ "Runnin' Bulldogs Add 11 Players to 2025 Signing Class". gwusports. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
  6. ^ "2025 Gardner-Webb Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved December 20, 2024.
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