North Carolina Central Eagles vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs

College Football

NC Central

2-2

20-44

Final

Gardner-Webb

1-3

Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Half
Interception Touchdown
Punt
Missed FG
Field Goal
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NCCU	0	17	3	0	20
GWEB	10	14	10	10	44

Who won: Gardner-Webb 44-20

The Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs beat the North Carolina Central Eagles 44-20 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium. The Gardner-Webb outscored the NC Central 10-0 in the 1st quarter. Cole Pennington led the Gardner-Webb in passing yards (24/38, 309 YDS, 2 TD). Nelson Layne led the NC Central in passing yards (10/15, 150 YDS, 1 INT).

Win probability

100%GWEB final

NCCUGWEB

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 1:23
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 Z.Dobson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NCCU20 (#35 A.Chambers)
2nd & 9 at NCCU 16
Q4 1:23
No Huddle-Shotgun #22 Z.Dobson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NCCU16 (#67 D.Kinard-Taylor)
1st & 10 at NCCU 15
Q4 1:23
FLAG
#91 T.Simpson kickoff 62 yards to the NCCU03 #80 G.Lawton III return 22 yards to the NCCU25 (#14 T.Fisher) PENALTY NCCU Holding 10 yards from NCCU25 to NCCU15
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:32
Touchdown! 35 yd return
Hunter West 35 Yd Interception Return (Tyler Simpson Kick)
NCCU 20 - 44 GWEB
Q4 1:43
FLAG
#45 A.Bontekoe punt 39 yards to the NCCU15 fair catch by #84 D.McDaniel Jr. at NCCU15 PENALTY GWU Kick Catch Interference (#37 E.Luckett III) 15 yards from NCCU15 to NCCU30
4th & 8 at GWEB 46
Q4 2:00
Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass incomplete deep right to #0 G.Adopte thrown to NCCU25 broken up by #6 J.Martin II QB hurried by #2 Z.Walters
3rd & 8 at GWEB 46
Q4 2:00
Timeout Gardner-Webb, clock 02:00
Q4 4:44
Shotgun #34 C.Vann rush middle for 4 yards gain to the GWU46 (#26 J.Truesdale; #2 Z.Walters)
2nd & 12 at GWEB 42
Q4 4:44
Shotgun #10 R.Young rush middle for 2 yards loss to the GWU42 (#2 Z.Walters)
1st & 10 at GWEB 44
Q4 4:44
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 R.Young rush right for 16 yards gain to the GWU44 (#6 J.Martin II), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 5 at GWEB 28
Q4 4:44
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 R.Young rush left for 5 yards gain to the GWU28 (#26 J.Truesdale)
1st & 10 at GWEB 23
Q4 4:44
#36 R.Daniels field goal attempt from 40 yards NO GOOD (H: #40 J.Marcantel, LS: #56 J.Kuriyan), clock 04:44
4th & 18 at GWEB 23
Q4 8:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 N.Layne sacked for loss of 13 yards to the GWU23 (#1 T.Yanez)
3rd & 5 at GWEB 10
Q4 8:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Lawrence rush middle for 1 yard gain to the GWU10 (#99 R.Lewis)
2nd & 6 at GWEB 11
Q4 8:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 N.Layne rush middle for 4 yards gain to the GWU11 (#90 I.Thomas; #24 C.Haynes)
1st & 10 at GWEB 15
Q4 8:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #8 P.Lawrence rush middle for 51 yards gain to the GWU15 (#3 J.Ravenell), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 1 at NCCU 34
Q4 8:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 N.Layne rush left for 3 yards gain to the NCCU34 (#24 C.Haynes)
2nd & 4 at NCCU 31
Q4 8:27
No Huddle-Shotgun #15 N.Layne rush left for 6 yards gain to the NCCU31 (#1 T.Yanez; #28 T.Bell)
1st & 10 at NCCU 25
Q4 8:27
#91 T.Simpson kickoff 53 yards to the NCCU12 fair catch by #80 G.Lawton III at NCCU12
FIELD GOALQ4 8:27
42 yd field goal is good
Tyler Simpson
#91 T.Simpson field goal attempt from 42 yards GOOD (H: #42 A.Bonde, LS: #50 J.Mull), clock 08:27
NCCU 20 - 37 GWEB
Q4 11:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass complete short middle to #6 J.Bost caught at NCCU25, for 0 yards to the NCCU25 (#9 B.Camp)
3rd & 3 at NCCU 25
Q4 11:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #34 C.Vann rush middle for 7 yards gain to the NCCU25 (#26 J.Truesdale; #29 T.Tucker)
2nd & 10 at NCCU 32
Q4 11:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass incomplete short right to #87 C.Carroll thrown to NCCU17 broken up by #9 B.Camp
1st & 10 at NCCU 32
Q4 11:11
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Pennington pass complete short left to #2 K.Jones caught at NCCU45, for 26 yards to the NCCU32 (#26 J.Truesdale; #28 A.Sifford), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 9 at GWEB 42