The 2004 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South Conference during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Led by Steve Patton in his eighth-year as head coach, the Runnin' Bulldogs compiled an overall record of 5–6 with a mark of 2–2 in conference play, finishing in fourth place in the Big South.
Gardner–Webb played home games at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.
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