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Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football

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Athletic director
  
Chuck Burch

Field surface
  
Turf

All-time record
  
212–224–3 (.486)

Head coach
  
Carroll McCray

First season
  
1970

Colors
  
Scarlet, White, Black

Seating capacity
  
9,000

NCAA division
  
Division I FCS

Division
  
Division I (NCAA)

Conference
  
Big South Conference

Stadium surface
  
Artificial turf

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Location
  
Boiling Springs, North Carolina

Arena/Stadium
  
Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

The Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Gardner–Webb University located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and are members of the Big South Conference. Gardner–Webb's first football team was fielded in 1970. The team plays its home games at the 9,000 seat Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. The Runnin' Bulldogs are coached by Carroll McCray

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Classifications

  • 1970–1992: NAIA Division I
  • 1991–1999: NCAA Division II
  • 2000–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
  • Conference memberships

  • 1946–1951: Independent
  • 1952–1974: NAIA Independent
  • 1975–1999: South Atlantic Conference
  • 1999–2001: NCAA Division II Independent
  • 2002–present: Big South Conference
  • Notable former players

    Notable alumni include:

    Gabe Wilkins - Defensive Tackle for Green Bay Packers 1994-1997, San Francisco 49ers 1998-1999 [1]

    Jim Garrison - American Football Head Coach

    References

    Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football Wikipedia