2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team
American college football season
The 2019 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Carroll McCray in his seventh and final season as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–9 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, placing in three-way tie for fifth place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
On November 24, McCray was fired. He finished his seven-season tenure at Gardner–Webb with a record of 27–53.
Preseason
Big South poll
In the Big South preseason poll released on July 21, 2019, the Runnin' Bulldogs were predicted to finish in fifth place.
Preseason All–Big South team
The Runnin' Bulldogs had three players selected to the preseason all-Big South team.
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