2006 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

2006 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football
Conference	Big South Conference
Record	6–5 (2–2 Big South)
Head coach	Steve Patton (10th season)
Home stadium	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

2006 Big South Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 14 Coastal Carolina $^		4	–	0					9	–	3
Charleston Southern		2	–	2					9	–	2
Gardner–Webb		2	–	2					6	–	5
Liberty		2	–	2					6	–	5
VMI		0	–	4					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2006 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Steve Patton in his 10th-year as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 6–5 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, tying for second 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	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	12:30 pm	at Jacksonville*	D. B. Milne Field Jacksonville, FL		W 49–14
September 9	6:00 pm	Tennessee Tech*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 30–26	3,400
September 16	2:00 pm	at Tennessee–Martin*	Graham Stadium Martin, TN		L 9–35	2,004
September 23	6:00 pm	No. 2 Appalachian State*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC	ESPNU	L 6–41	8,490
September 30	7:00 pm	at Southeastern Louisiana*	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA		W 28–21	5,122
October 14	6:00 pm	Glenville State*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 31–23
October 21	1:00 pm	at Liberty	Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA		W 27–24	12,056
October 28	1:30 pm	VMI	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		W 35–31	3,810
November 4	1:30 pm	at Charleston Southern	Buccaneer Field Charleston, SC		L 14–28	3,783
November 11	1:30 pm	No. 16 Coastal Carolina	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 24–52	3,250
November 18	1:30 pm	Wofford*	Ernest W. Spangler Stadium Boiling Springs, NC		L 17–34	3,112
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time