RUNNIN' BULLDOG NATION · OVC · 2026 SEASON
Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Football Stats
The 2026 Gardner-Webb football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 8 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 19.6 points per game, 336.2 total yards per game and 22.5 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SRS | -15.3 | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
8 GAMES · 19.6 PPG · 22.5 ALLOWED · 336.2 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 8 | – |
| Points / Game | 19.6 | #226 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 22.5 | #91 |
| Total Yards / Game | 336.2 | #185 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 94.2 | #247 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 242 | #85 |
| Yards / Play | 4.8 | #235 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 31.7% | #235 |
| Turnover Margin | -8 | #249 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | -0.065 | #250 |
| Defense PPA | -0.077 | #12 |
| Offense Success Rate | 35.4% | #240 |
| Defense Success Rate | 33.7% | #12 |
| Explosiveness | 1.232 | #153 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cole Pennington | 147/259 | 1680 | 6.5 | 8 | 5 |
| Lan Farmer | 16/33 | 170 | 5.2 | 1 | 3 |
| Jared Doolittle | 10/28 | 86 | 3.1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 173/320 | 1936 | 6.0 | 9 | 9 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Vann | 94 | 369 | 3.9 | 0 |
| Randy Young | 56 | 326 | 5.8 | 3 |
| Lan Farmer | 19 | 63 | 3.3 | 0 |
| Adrian Cormier | 26 | 46 | 1.8 | 1 |
| Jared Doolittle | 6 | 8 | 1.3 | 0 |
| Zalen Watkins | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Sean Brady | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Manders | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dominic Haney | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 |
| Andrew Bontekoe | 1 | -23 | -23.0 | 0 |
| Cole Pennington | 26 | -46 | -1.8 | 0 |
| Totals | 233 | 738 | 3.2 | 5 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kory Jones | 37 | 625 | 16.9 | 3 |
| Giovanni Adopte | 31 | 401 | 12.9 | 2 |
| Jalile Bost | 16 | 207 | 12.9 | 1 |
| Sean Brady | 12 | 155 | 12.9 | 1 |
| Montez Green | 14 | 134 | 9.6 | 0 |
| Brian Green Jr. | 10 | 100 | 10.0 | 1 |
| Christian Vann | 15 | 80 | 5.3 | 0 |
| Adrian Cormier | 11 | 67 | 6.1 | 0 |
| Beau Blankenship | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Dominic Haney | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 |
| Tae'Shaun Johnson | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Randy Young | 5 | 25 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Collin Carroll | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Dylan Manders | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 |
| Ryan Demonbreun | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 |
| Joey Shearin | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 |
| Totals | 173 | 1936 | 11.2 | 9 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Yanez | 83 | 12.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Cahari Haynes | 64 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Preston Hamilton | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jamarion Ravenell | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Trey Weems | 29 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| Sabin McLaughlin | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Nigel Lucas | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Trenton Bell | 25 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Zalen Watkins | 24 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Anthony Mebane | 22 | 8 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Taylor Smallwood | 21 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Tye Holsey | 18 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Renardo Lewis | 17 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Talon Fisher | 14 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Terrill Hopkins | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| Ruben Tshilombo | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter West | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan Jackson | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Williams | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Gilbertson | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryson Shelton | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shawn Battle | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Caden Ross | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Daejuan Thompson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Harris | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Elisha Luckett III | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylin Murray | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Carter Isaacs | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaxon Alongi | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maika Finau | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyshawn Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ethan Chandler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Noah Gartner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Mattison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antonio Chambers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beau Blankenship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Bradford | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Marcus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Pennington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davion Kinard-Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evan Kuehnel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Giovanni Adopte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jabari Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalile Bost | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Luisa Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Brady | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Simpson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Fitzpatrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 563 | 69 | 22 | 6 |