2005 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2005 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	5–6 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach	Steve Patton (9th season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

2005 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 24 Coastal Carolina +		3	–	1					9	–	2
Charleston Southern +		3	–	1					7	–	4
Gardner–Webb		2	–	2					5	–	6
VMI		2	–	2					3	–	8
Liberty		0	–	4					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2005 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Steve Patton in his ninth-year as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for third place in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3		Union (KY)*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	W 65–12
September 10		Belhaven*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	W 54–7
September 24	1:30 pm	Tennessee–Martin*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	L 28–31	2,600
October 1	2:00 pm	at No. 7 Furman*	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	L 31–48	10,127
October 8	6:00 pm	No. 8 Hampton*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	L 21–52	2,750
October 15	3:30 pm	at No. 15 Coastal Carolina	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	L 31–34 OT	6,024
October 22	12:00 pm	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA	W 55–52 3OT	5,845
October 29	6:00 pm	Liberty	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	W 21–16	2,100
November 5	1:30 pm	Charleston Southern	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	L 7–38	3,800
November 12		at Savannah State*	Ted Wright Stadium Savannah, GA	W 31–21
November 19		Wofford*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	L 42–56
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time