The 2024 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team represented Gardner–Webb University as a member of the Big South–OVC Football Association during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

The team was led by first-year head coach Cris Reisert and played their home games at the Ernest W. Spangler Stadium located in Boiling Springs, North Carolina.

The Big South-OVC Conference released their preseason poll on July 17, 2024.

The Runnin' Bulldogs were picked to finish fifth in the conference.

[1] [2][3][4][5] [6][7] at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC at Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA No scoring at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC at Bailey Memorial Stadium • Clinton, SC at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC at Graham Stadium • Martin, TN at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC at Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO at Buccaneer Field • Charleston, SC at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC at Ernest W. Spangler Stadium •Boiling Springs, NC at Hanson Field • Macomb, IL