2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	4–5 (3–0 Big South)
Head coach	Tre Lamb (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Josh Reardon (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium (capacity: 9,000)

2022 Big South Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Carolina A&T		3	–	0					5	–	3
Gardner–Webb		3	–	0					4	–	5
Campbell		2	–	1					4	–	4
Charleston Southern		1	–	2					1	–	7
Bryant		0	–	3					2	–	6
Robert Morris		0	–	3					0	–	8
As of October 27, 2023 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represents Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Tre Lamb, the Runnin' Bulldogs play their home games at the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Previous season

See also: 2021 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

The Runnin' Bulldogs finished the 2021 season with a record of 4–7, 2–5 Big South play to finish in a tie for last place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Limestone*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	W 56–21	4,560
September 10	6:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina*	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 27–31	12,261
September 17	6:00 p.m.	at Elon*	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 24–30	8,126
September 24	6:00 p.m.	No. 17 Mercer*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN+	L 14–45	4,750
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Marshall*	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV	ESPN+	L 7–28	19,845
October 8	12:00 p.m.	at Robert Morris	Joe Walton Stadium Moon Township, PA	ESPN3	W 48–0	2,416
October 15	3:30 p.m.	at Liberty*	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN+	L 20–21	20,924
October 22	6:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC		W 28–14
October 29	1:30 p.m.	Bryant	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 48–40
November 12	1:00 p.m.	at Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC
November 19	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina A&T	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Limestone

	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	0	7	7	7	21
Runnin' Bulldogs	28	14	14	0	56

at Coastal Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	10	10	7	27
Chanticleers	3	14	7	7	31

See also: 2022 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

at Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	3	21	0	0	24
Phoenix	13	7	7	3	30

See also: 2022 Elon Phoenix football team

No. 17 Mercer

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Bears	21	7	7	10	45
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	7	7	0	14

See also: 2022 Mercer Bears football team

at Marshall

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	0	0	0	7
Thundering Herd	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2022 Marshall Thundering Herd football team

at Robert Morris

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	7	13	14	14	48
Colonials	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2022 Robert Morris Colonials football team

at Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	10	7	3	20
Flames	7	7	0	7	21

See also: 2022 Liberty Flames football team

at Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin’ Bulldogs	3	10	15	0	28
Buccaneers	7	0	7	0	14

See also: 2022 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Bryant

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	14	9	6	11	40
Runnin' Bulldogs	14	14	14	6	48

See also: 2022 Bryant Bulldogs football team

at Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs					0
Fighting Camels					0

See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

North Carolina A&T

	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies					0
Runnin' Bulldogs					0

See also: 2022 North Carolina A&T Aggies football team