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2007 Gardner-Webb

5–⁠6 (2–⁠2 Big South).

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2007, game by game: lost at Ohio 14–36; won vs. Jacksonville 27–6; lost at Mississippi State 15–31; won vs. Austin Peay 20–13; lost at App State 7–45; lost at Wofford 17–52; won at VMI 36–22; won vs. Charleston Southern 29–25; won vs. Savannah State 66–0; lost at Coastal Carolina 14–17; lost vs. Liberty 0–31+66−38Lost 14–36 at Ohio-22OhioWon 27–6 vs. Jacksonville+21JacksonvilleLost 15–31 at Mississippi State-16Mississippi Sta…Won 20–13 vs. Austin Peay+7Austin PeayLost 7–45 at App State-38App StateLost 17–52 at Wofford-35WoffordWon 36–22 at VMI+14VMIWon 29–25 vs. Charleston Southern+4Charleston Sout…Won 66–0 vs. Savannah State+66Savannah StateLost 14–17 at Coastal Carolina-3Coastal CarolinaLost 0–31 vs. Liberty-31Liberty
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atOhioL 14–⁠3617%
Sep 8vsJacksonvilleW 27–⁠664%
Sep 22atMississippi StateL 15–⁠3118%
Sep 29vsAustin PeayW 20–⁠1362%
Oct 6atApp StateL 7–⁠4516%
Oct 13atWoffordL 17–⁠5218%
Oct 20atVMIW 36–⁠2260%
Oct 27vsCharleston SouthernW 29–⁠2559%
Nov 3vsSavannah StateW 66–⁠087%
Nov 10atCoastal CarolinaL 14–⁠1743%
Nov 17vsLibertyL 0–⁠3146%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Liberty 31–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Big South.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠2 3rd in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
245–⁠278
Coach
—
Elo
1255 −4 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−31.7 No. 78 of 123 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
John Windham

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 7Brian Johnston DEKansas City Chiefs

2007 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Liberty4–⁠06–⁠3
Coastal Carolina3–⁠15–⁠6
Gardner-Webb2–⁠25–⁠6
Charleston Southern1–⁠35–⁠6
VMI0–⁠41–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.