North Carolina Central Eagles vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs
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).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Pennington | 24/38 | 309 | 8.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Randy Young | 16 | 92 | 5.8 | 1 | 18 |
| Christian Vann | 15 | 77 | 5.1 | 0 | 29 |
| Zalen Watkins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 | 2 |
| Dominic Haney | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Pennington | 3 | -26 | -8.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kory Jones | 6 | 131 | 21.8 | 0 | 40 |
| Sean Brady | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 1 | 30 |
| Jalile Bost | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | 20 |
| Giovanni Adopte | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 25 |
| Montez Green | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dominic Haney | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian Vann | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tae'Shaun Johnson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Joey Shearin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Collin Carroll | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Vann | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Luke Gilbertson | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Yanez | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cahari Haynes | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trey Weems | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Hamilton | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Smallwood | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Gilbertson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Mebane | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Renardo Lewis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daejuan Thompson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Trenton Bell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zalen Watkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Terrill Hopkins | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarion Ravenell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabin McLaughlin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Chambers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Mattison | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyshawn Sanders | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tye Holsey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elisha Luckett III | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Alongi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davion Kinard-Taylor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maika Finau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Lucas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Isaacs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter West | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ruben Tshilombo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter West | 1 | 35 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Haney | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 28 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montez Green | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Simpson | 3/3 | 100.0 | 42 | 5/5 | 14 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Bontekoe | 4 | 143 | 35.8 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
