CFB
Model

Gardner-Webb

OVC · 2 in conference · Championship Subdivision. Athletic Vector Rankings on the shared Division I strength scale.

Playoff projection

6.0 projected wins · most likely seed 8
Field
41%
Seeded
<1%
Quarters
1%
Semis
<1%
Final
<1%
Title
<1%

24 teams: eleven conference champions take automatic bids and thirteen are chosen at large. The top eight are seeded and skip the first round. Automatic bid in 40% of runs.

Schedule

5 played · 5 to come

Opponent ranks use the selected season's current or final board.

WkOpponentResult
1at#116Austin PeayL17–35
1at#166WoffordL13–17
3vs#230North Carolina CentralW44–20
5at#195Charleston SouthernW12–10
6vs#215Eastern IllinoisL7–21
7at#188UT MartinWin chance 40% · Margin -4.1—
9at#165Southeast Missouri StateWin chance 44% · Margin -2.6—
10vs#211LindenwoodWin chance 61% · Margin 4.4—
11at#191Western IllinoisWin chance 55% · Margin 2.2—
12vs#236Tennessee StateWin chance 83% · Margin 15.5—

Roster and position units

Roster mean 67.3 · Offense 62.4 · Defense 72.2

Mean across rated position-depth slots; missing slots excluded. AVR aggregation of vendor player grades, not a vendor-issued team grade.

Mean overall grade of each unit’s top-rated players, as of week 6. Ranks are within FCS.

QB 73.5

#56 of 125 · 1/1 players

RB 65.4

#112 of 126 · 2/2 players

WR 70.8

#46 of 126 · 3/3 players

TE 61.2

#82 of 124 · 1/1 players

OL 54.3

#125 of 125 · 5/5 players

DL 71.2

#53 of 126 · 4/4 players

LB 65.0

#112 of 126 · 3/3 players

DB 77.3

#7 of 126 · 5/5 players

offense · overall grade

  • WRKory Jones78.4
  • QBCole Pennington73.5
  • WRSean Brady67.8
  • KAndrew Bontekoe66.6
  • WRGiovanni Adopte66.3
  • RBChristian Vann65.8
  • WRJalile Bost65.2
  • RBAdrian Cormier65.0

defense · overall grade

  • DBHunter West90.4
  • DBSabin McLaughlin78.9
  • DLAJ Mebane73.6
  • DBTrenton Bell73.6
  • DBNigel Lucas73.2
  • DLPreston Hamilton71.5
  • DLTrey Weems70.4
  • DBJordan Jackson70.3

Past seasons

Year by year
-5.5 points since 2022
203040506046.1202240.7202332.3202440.62025
2022 46.12023 40.72024 32.32025 40.6

2025

7-5
D-I rank
#178
Rating
40.6

2024

4-8
D-I rank
#219
Rating
32.3

2023

7-4
D-I rank
#181
Rating
40.7

2022

6-6
D-I rank
#150
Rating
46.1