Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
Big South-OVC
7-5 (5-1 conf)
Ratings
2023
- SP+
- —
- SP+ Offense
- —
- SP+ Defense
- —
- SRS
- -24.1
- FPI
- —
- Elo
- —
- Talent
- 81
- Recruiting
- —
Schedule
record 7–5
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Margin | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | @App State | +3.8 | 24-45 | -21 | L |
| 2 | vsElon | FCS | 34-27 | +7 | W |
| 3 | @Tennessee State | FCS | 25-27 | -2 | L |
| 4 | @East Carolina | -12.8 | 0-44 | -44 | L |
| 6 | vsRobert Morris | FCS | 31-16 | +15 | W |
| 7 | @Austin Peay | FCS | 14-41 | -27 | L |
| 8 | vsEastern Kentucky | FCS | 35-32 | +3 | W |
| 9 | vsUT Martin | FCS | 38-34 | +4 | W |
| 10 | @Bryant | FCS | 45-44 | +1 | W |
| 11 | @Tennessee Tech | FCS | 35-0 | +35 | W |
| 12 | vsCharleston Southern | FCS | 34-10 | +24 | W |
| 13 ·P | @Mercer | FCS | 7-17 | -10 | L |
Quarterbacks · 3
2023 · 52
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Jaylen King | JR | 6'4" | 215 | — |
| QB | 2nd | Matthew Caldwell | SR | 6'4" | 212 | — |
| QB | 3rd | Gino English | — | — | — | — |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Mel Brown | SR | 5'9" | 180 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Narii Gaither | — | — | — | — |
| RB | 3rd | Nemo Squire | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Donovan Jones | — | — | — | ★★ |
Wide Receivers · 7
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | Ephraim Floyd | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 2nd | Karim Page | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 3rd | Maleek Huggins | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 4th | AJ Johnson | SR | 6'3" | 200 | — |
| WR | 5th | Caleb Borders | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 6th | Hakeem Meggett | — | — | — | — |
| WR | 7th | Darius Hough | — | — | — | — |
Tight Ends · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Jonathan Burns | — | — | — | — |
| TE | 2nd | Jackson Head | — | — | — | — |
| TE | — | Anthony Herock | — | — | — | — |
| TE | — | Cole Hoskyns | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Line · 8
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Brice Bass | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 1st | Jai Barnes | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 2nd | Charlie Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 3rd | Ayden Bell | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 4th | Brandon Wilson | — | — | — | ★★ |
| DL | 5th | Rashad Whitehead | — | — | — | — |
| DL | 6th | Justin Isler | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | 7th | Willie Harris | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Ty French | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| LB | 2nd | William McRainey | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 3rd | Ty Anderson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 4th | Tray Dunson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 5th | Brendan Jackson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 6th | Honus Wagner | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 7th | Nicholas Hunter | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 8th | Keeath Magee II | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 9th | Christian Wright | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 10th | RJ Brown | — | — | — | — |
| LB | 11th | Jecari Bryson | — | — | — | — |
| LB | — | Jaycob Neely | — | — | — | — |
Defensive Backs · 12
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Ja'Kai Young | — | — | — | — |
| CB | 2nd | Raequan Ousley | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 1st | Jamari Brown | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 2nd | Josiah Wright | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 3rd | AJ Thomas | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 4th | Jimmy Bowdry | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 5th | Matt McCray | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 6th | T.J. Jones | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 7th | Warren Coneway | — | — | — | — |
| DB | 8th | Darius Johnson | — | — | — | — |
| S | 1st | Jordan Blackmon | — | — | — | — |
| S | 2nd | Wendell McClain | — | — | — | — |
Special Teams · 2
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | 1st | Austin Hendley | — | — | — | — |
| PK | 1st | Jay Billingsley | SR | 5'10" | 160 | — |
Scoring Trend
2023 · pts/game
PPG For
28.6
PPG Against
29.1
Differential
-0.5
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / LResults
2023
- Overall
- 7-4
- Home
- 5-0
- Away
- 2-4
- Conference
- 5-1
- Non-Conference
- 2-3
- One-Score (≤8)
- 4-1
- Avg Margin
- -0.5
Situational Splits
2023 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 5-0 | 34.4 | 23.8 |
| Away | 2-5 | 21.4 | 31.1 |
| Competition | |||
| Conference | 5-1 | 34.7 | 21.8 |
| Non-conference | 2-4 | 19.0 | 34.3 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 1 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-5 | 5-3 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | 4-8 | 3-5 | — | — | — |
| 2023 | 7-4 | 5-1 | — | — | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 7-6 | 5-0 | — | — | — |
| 2021 | 4-7 | 2-5 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | — | — | — |
| 2019 | 3-9 | 1-6 | — | — | — |
| 2018 | 3-8 | 2-3 | — | — | — |
| 2017 | 1-10 | 0-5 | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 5-6 | 3-2 | — | — | — |
| 2015 | 4-7 | 2-4 | — | — | — |
| 2014 | 4-8 | 0-5 | — | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
4-1 SU · 2-1 ATS · O2/U1
Betting Profile
2023 · 8 w/ line
| Straight up | 7-5 |
| ATS | 4-450% |
| Over / Under | 5-3 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 1-2 |
| As underdog | 3-2 |
| Home | 3-1 |
| Away | 1-3 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #196 · 0 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★4 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #183 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | #185 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | #241 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | #177 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | #257 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | #190 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | #189 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | #210 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | #135 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
talent #175
Talent composite80.8 #175 / 238
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2023
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
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