North Carolina Central Eagles @ Gardner-Webb Runnin Bulldogs — Sep 19, 2026

NCAA Division FCSRound 1 September 19, 2026
Eagles North Carolina Central NCC 1-2, 0-2 Away
20
Final
44
Runnin Bulldogs Gardner-Webb GWB 1-2, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
NCC 0 17 3 0 20
GWB 10 14 10 10 44
Top Performers
Passing Yards
N. Layne NCC
150 PASS
C. Pennington QB GWB
309 PASS
Rushing Yards
P. Lawrence RB NCC
59 RUSH
R.
R. Young RB GWB
92 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T. Saunders WR NCC
48 REC
K. Jones GWB
131 REC
Passing
North Carolina Central
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
N. Layne 10/15 150 0 1 4 71.5
Gardner-Webb
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Pennington 24/38 309 2 0 2 106.1
Rushing
North Carolina Central
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
N. Layne 11 -12 -1.1 0 9
P. Lawrence 9 59 6.6 1 51
Z. Dobson 11 21 1.9 1 11
Gardner-Webb
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Pennington 3 -26 -8.7 0 0
R. Young 16 92 5.8 1 18
C. Vann 15 77 5.1 0 29
Z. Watkins 2 3 1.5 1 2
D. Haney 1 -10 -10.0 0 0
Receiving
North Carolina Central
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Peterson 2 2 40 20.0 0 35 0
R. Lancaster 3 3 47 15.7 0 36 0
T. Saunders 2 2 48 24.0 0 41 0
Z. Dobson 3 3 15 5.0 0 10 0
Gardner-Webb
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Vann 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
D. Haney 2 2 11 5.5 0 6 0
K. Jones 6 6 131 21.8 0 40 0
S. Brady 3 3 62 20.7 1 30 0
J. Bost 5 5 46 9.2 0 20 0
G. Adopte 2 2 31 15.5 0 25 0
M. Green 2 2 16 8.0 0 9 0
T. Johnson 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
C. Carroll 1 1 1 1.0 0 1 0
J. Shearin 1 1 1 1.0 1 1 0
Kicking
North Carolina Central
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Daniels 2/3 2/2 8 0
Gardner-Webb
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Simpsons 3/3 5/5 14 0
Returns
North Carolina Central
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Gardner-Webb
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Haney 2 47 23.5 0 28 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts YDS - Yards TD - Touchdowns INT - Interceptions SACK - Sacks QBR - Passer Rating CAR - Carries AVG - Average REC - Receptions TGTS - Targets TKLS - Total Tackles SOLO - Solo Tackles AST - Assisted Tackles TFL - Tackles for Loss PD - Passes Defensed FF - Forced Fumbles FG - Field Goals XP - Extra Points PTS - Points FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
North Carolina Central
Gardner-Webb
218 Total Yards 445
10 First Downs 23
0 Passing 0
0 Rushing 0
2 Penalty 2
3/11 3rd Down Eff. 7/16
150 Passing Yards 309
68 Rushing Yards 136
0 Turnovers 0
0-0 Penalties 0-0
0:00 Possession 0:00
0/0 Red Zone 0/0
Play-by-Play
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FCS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 19, 2026
Time
10:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m