2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
ConferenceBig South–OVC football
Record4–8 (3–5 Big South–OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Johns (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTim Cooper (1st season)
Home stadiumErnest W. Spangler Stadium
2024 Big South–OVC football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 16 Southeast Missouri State +^  6 2   9 4  
Tennessee Tech +  6 2   7 5  
No. 17 UT Martin +^  6 2   9 5  
No. 19 Tennessee State +^  6 2   9 4  
Lindenwood*  4 4   5 7  
Western Illinois  3 5   4 8  
Gardner–Webb  3 5   4 8  
Eastern Illinois  2 6   3 9  
Charleston Southern  0 8   1 11  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Lindenwood ineligible for Big South–OVC title and FCS postseason play due to transition from NCAA Division II.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The team was led by first-year head coach Cris Reisert and played their home games at the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Big South–OVC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.