NCAA FCS Big South

Gardner-Webb football predictions & picks

Big South

2026 record: 3-7
Big South: 6th
PPG: 21.2
Streak: L1
Last 5: Won 12–10 at Charleston Southern · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 7–21 vs Eastern Illinois · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 6–17 at UT Martin · Sat, Oct 17 Won 34–10 at Southeast Missouri State · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 21–34 vs Lindenwood · Sat, Nov 7

Gardner-Webb next game

Wk 11

Gardner-Webb @2:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 W Illinois

Picks

The model publishes its moneyline, spread and over/under picks in the days before kickoff. They will be here, and on the game’s own page.

Gardner-Webb 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Thu, Aug 27Aug 27 @Austin Peay Austin Peay L17–35 —

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 @Wofford Wofford L13–17 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 @Liberty Liberty L23–24 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 vs North Carolina Central NC Central W44–20 —

Wk 4Sat, Sep 26Sep 26 @Marshall Marshall L35–36 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @Charleston Southern Charleston So W12–10 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs Eastern Illinois E Illinois L7–21 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 @UT Martin UT Martin L6–17 —

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri W34–10 —

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 vs Lindenwood Lindenwood L21–34 —

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 @Western Illinois W Illinois 2:00 PM ET Pick coming soon

Wk 12Sat, Nov 21Nov 21 vs Tennessee State Tennessee St 12:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Gardner-Webb team stats

2026 regular season · 10 games · rank among 127 FCS teams

Offense

Points 21.2/ game 89th

Total yards 315.2/ game 94th

Passing yards 228.3/ game 42nd

Rushing yards 86.9/ game 117th

Third-down conversions 33.3% 101st

Giveaways 2.1/ game 117th

Time of possession 25:42 124th

Defense

Points allowed 22.4/ game 29th

Yards allowed 284.2/ game 5th

Passing yards allowed 157.0/ game 8th

Rushing yards allowed 127.2/ game 30th

Takeaways 1.7/ game 26th

Penalties 6.0/ game 57th

Gardner-Webb leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Cole Pennington 1,915yds 11 TD · 7 INT · 56.3% comp. · 7 games

Rushing Christian Vann 444yds 0 TD · 3.8 per carry · 10 games

Receiving Kory Jones 856yds 52 catches · 6 TD · 10 games

Tackles Tre Yanez 108 10 games

Sacks Trey Weems 7.5 10 games

Interceptions Jamarion Ravenell 3 2 passes defended · 9 games

Big South standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Western Illinois W Illinois 640 6-4 .600 362259 +103 W3

2 Southeast Missouri State SE Missouri 640 6-4 .600 238237 +1 W1

3 Lindenwood Lindenwood 540 5-4 .556 221211 +10 W4

4 Charleston Southern Charleston So 460 4-6 .400 232228 +4 L2

5 UT Martin UT Martin 460 4-6 .400 225319 −94 W1

6 Gardner-Webb Gardner-Webb 370 3-7 .300 212224 −12 L1

7 Eastern Illinois E Illinois 370 3-7 .300 202313 −111 L1

8 Tennessee State Tennessee St 280 2-8 .200 154311 −157 L3

Gardner-Webb FAQ

Who does Gardner-Webb play next?

Next up for Gardner-Webb: on the road at Western Illinois, Saturday, November 14, 2:00 PM ET. Our picks for it go up in the days before kickoff.

What is Gardner-Webb’s record this season?

Gardner-Webb is 3-7, 6th in the Big South.

Who leads Gardner-Webb in passing yards?

Cole Pennington, with 1,915 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (11 TD · 7 INT · 56.3% comp. · 7 games).

Big South rivals

All teams

Charleston Southern Eastern Illinois Lindenwood Southeast Missouri State Tennessee State UT Martin Western Illinois

Gardner-Webb this week

Gardner-Webb is 3-7, 2-3 in Big South play. Its last game was a 34–21 loss to Lindenwood at home on November 7. Its offense averages 21.2 points a game (tied for 89th in FCS), and its defense allows 22.4 (29th).

Next up, Gardner-Webb visits Western Illinois on Saturday, November 14 at 2:00 PM ET. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.