2012 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2012 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 Big South)
Head coach	Ron Dickerson Jr. (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony Pierce (2nd season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

2012 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Stony Brook +^		5	–	1					10	–	3
Coastal Carolina +^		5	–	1					8	–	4
Liberty +		5	–	1					6	–	5
Charleston Southern		3	–	3					5	–	6
Gardner–Webb		2	–	4					3	–	8
VMI		1	–	5					2	–	9
Presbyterian		0	–	6					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2012 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Ron Dickerson Jr. in his second and final season as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the Big South. Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 pm	No. 10 Wofford*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 7–34	3,140
September 8	6:00 pm	at Richmond*	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 8–41	8,700
September 15	3:00 pm	Samford*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 23–44	3,850
September 22	3:30 pm	at Pittsburgh*	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 10–55	36,452
October 6	3:30 pm	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	L 35–42	18,239
October 13	6:00 pm	MidAmerica Nazarene*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 30–28	3,650
October 20	4:00 pm	at No. 10 Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY		L 10–41	5,791
October 27	1:30 pm	VMI	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 38–7	5,620
November 3	1:30 pm	Coastal Carolina	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPN3	L 33–55	3,590
November 10	1:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC	ESPN3	L 10–28	2,125
November 17	1:30 pm	Presbyterian	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 21–15	1,790
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time