2011 Gardner-Webb

4–⁠6 (2–⁠3 Big South). The season’s Wikipedia article records 4–⁠7, over 11 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

Gardner-Webb in 2011, game by game: won vs. Brevard 34–17; lost at Ohio 3–30; lost at Wake Forest 5–48; lost at Samford 14–41; lost vs. Liberty 3–35; won at Coastal Carolina 26–24; won vs. Charleston Southern 14–7; won vs. Virginia State 34–13; lost vs. Stony Brook 28–76; lost at VMI 24–31+21−48Won 34–17 vs. Brevard+17BrevardLost 3–30 at Ohio-27OhioLost 5–48 at Wake Forest-43Wake ForestLost 14–41 at Samford-27SamfordLost 3–35 vs. Liberty-32LibertyWon 26–24 at Coastal Carolina+2Coastal CarolinaWon 14–7 vs. Charleston Southern+7Charleston Sout…Won 34–13 vs. Virginia State+21Virginia StateLost 28–76 vs. Stony Brook-48Stony BrookLost 24–31 at VMI-7VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to VMI 31–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Big South.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 24 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of Gardner-Webb’s 2011 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Oct 15atPresbyterianL 14–⁠28Presbyterian’s article, Gardner-Webb’s article
Record
4–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 4th in Big South
AP final
Unranked
Points
185–⁠322
Coach
—
Elo
1190 −52 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−41.0 No. 101 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Defensive coordinator
Tony Pierce

2011 Big South standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stony Brook6–⁠08–⁠4
Liberty4–⁠16–⁠4
Coastal Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Gardner-Webb2–⁠34–⁠6
Presbyterian2–⁠33–⁠7
VMI1–⁠41–⁠9
Charleston Southern0–⁠50–⁠10

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