Western Carolina at Gardner-Webb

Saturday, September 16, 2017 Share

Western Carolina beat Gardner-Webb 42–⁠27. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Western Carolina led the series 4–⁠2.

AwayWestern Carolina7–⁠5 in 2017

HomeGardner-Webb1–⁠10 in 2017

Final at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium, Boiling SpringsAttendance 6,152

At kickoff: 82°F, partly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Shelby Municipal Airport (KEHO), 7 km from the stadium
Officials: Referee Jeff Heaser; umpire Mark Wilson; head linesman Joseph Griesser; line judge Richie Godfrey; side judge M. McCarthy; field judge C. Clougherty; back judge Jacques HooperGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final
Western Carolina	7	14	14	7	42
Gardner-Webb	0	13	0	14	27

Our ratings going in

Gardner-Webb 57% to win. Western Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.

Tied 5–⁠5 in 10 meetings, counting the four since this game.

Recent meetings
2025	Gardner-Webb 52, Western Carolina 45
2021	Gardner-Webb 52, Western Carolina 34
2019	Gardner-Webb 24, Western Carolina 21
2018	Western Carolina 28, Gardner-Webb 10
2017	Western Carolina 42, Gardner-Webb 27
2016	Western Carolina 44, Gardner-Webb 14