2013 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2013 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	7–5 (2–3 Big South)
Head coach	Carroll McCray (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Randall McCray (1st season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

2013 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 7 Coastal Carolina +^		4	–	1					12	–	3
Liberty +		4	–	1					8	–	4
No. 24 Charleston Southern		3	–	2					10	–	3
Gardner–Webb		2	–	3					7	–	5
Presbyterian		1	–	4					3	–	8
VMI		1	–	4					2	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Carroll McCray, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 7–5 with a mark of 2–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 pm	Furman*		Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	WMYA	W 28–21	3,876
September 7	6:00 pm	at Marshall*		Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		L 0–55	26,317
September 14	6:30 pm	No. 15 Richmond*		Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	W 12–10	5,590
September 21	7:00 pm	at No. 10 Wofford*		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC		W 3–0	6,207
September 28	6:00 pm	Point*	No. 25	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 55–7	4,890
October 5	12:00 pm	at Charlotte*	No. 25	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	WCCB	L 51–53	12,222
October 12	6:00 pm	at No. 8 Coastal Carolina		Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN3	L 7–42	7,819
October 26	1:30 pm	Liberty		Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	L 0–24	6,430
November 2	1:30 pm	Warner*		Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 51–14	3,150
November 9	1:00 pm	at VMI		Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	ESPN3	L 9–27	4,832
November 16	1:30 pm	No. 13 Charleston Southern		Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	BSN	W 27–10	4,890
November 23	1:00 pm	at Presbyterian		Bailey Memorial Stadium Clinton, SC	BSN	W 20–13	3,333
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time