2021 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2021 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
ConferenceBig South Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big South)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTaylor Lamb (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJosh Reardon (2nd season)
Home stadiumErnest W. Spangler Stadium
2021 Big South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Kennesaw State $^  7 0   11 2  
Monmouth  6 1   7 4  
North Carolina A&T  3 4   5 6  
North Alabama  3 4   3 8  
Charleston Southern  3 4   4 6  
Hampton  3 4   5 6  
Robert Morris  3 5   4 6  
Campbell  2 5   3 8  
Gardner–Webb  2 5   4 7  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Tre Lamb, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for seventh in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.