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Gardner-Webb Runnin' vs Liberty

Final · Week 3 · Sat Sep 12 · 12:00 PM ET · Williams Stadium (VA)

Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsGardner-Webb Runnin'0-3

FinalSep 12, 2026

Liberty FlamesLiberty1-1

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

GWEB+1400

LIB−3200

Spread

GWEB +28.5−110

LIB −28.5−110

Total O/U

Over 55.5−108

Under 55.5−112

Spread: Gardner-Webb Runnin' +28.5 covered.
Total O/U: under 55.5 (47 points).

Recap

Liberty edged Gardner-Webb Runnin' 24-23 at Williams Stadium (VA) in Lynchburg on Sep 12, 2026 to move to 1-1.

The go-ahead score came with 2:34 left in the fourth quarter: Darius Copeland 54 Yd pass from Jaylen Henderson (Chase Reeves Kick). The lead changed hands 3 times.

Score by quarter

Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs and Liberty Flames, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
GWEB	6	14	3	0	23
LIB	14	3	0	7	24

Scoring plays

First Quarter

GWEBField Goal · 11:54Tyler Simpson 41 Yd Field Goal3-0
LIBTouchdown · 11:07Makai Jackson 65 Yd pass from Deshawn Purdie (Chase Reeves Kick)3-7
LIBTouchdown · 8:48Jaylon Coleman 20 Yd Run (Chase Reeves Kick)3-14
GWEBField Goal · 5:12Tyler Simpson 35 Yd Field Goal6-14

Second Quarter

GWEBTouchdown · 9:11Sabin McLaughlin 35 Yd Fumble Return (Tyler Simpson Kick)13-14
GWEBTouchdown · 5:44Randy Young 65 Yd Run (Andrew Bontekoe Kick)20-14
LIBField Goal · 0:00Chase Reeves 30 Yd Field Goal20-17

Third Quarter

GWEBField Goal · 2:34Tyler Simpson 27 Yd Field Goal23-17

Fourth Quarter

LIBTouchdown · 2:34Darius Copeland 54 Yd pass from Jaylen Henderson (Chase Reeves Kick)23-24

Team stats

GWEBLIB

1st Downs: 23; 18
Total Yards: 304; 379
Passing: 186; 186
Rushing: 118; 193
3rd down efficiency: 5-14; 2-12
Turnovers: 3; 2
Possession: 30:52; 29:08

Top performers

Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsLiberty Flames

Passing

Cole Pennington16/38, 186 YDS, 2 INT

Deshawn Purdie6/17, 122 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing

Randy Young4 CAR, 75 YDS, 1 TD

Peyton Jones13 CAR, 76 YDS

Receiving

Kory Jones3 REC, 51 YDS

Makai Jackson2 REC, 69 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Terrill Hopkins2

Brenton Williams1

Tackles

Tre Yanez10

Jiquavious Marshall7

Player stats

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Cole Pennington	16/38	186	4.9	0	2	--

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Randy Young	4	75	18.8	1	65
Christian Vann	17	46	2.7	0	11
Adrian Cormier	6	2	0.3	0	5
Cole Pennington	6	-5	-0.8	0	14

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kory Jones	3	51	17.0	27
Giovanni Adopte	4	34	8.5	16
Sean Brady	2	31	15.5	22
Montez Green	2	24	12.0	19
Christian Vann	2	21	10.5	19
Jalile Bost	1	13	13.0	13
Beau Blankenship	1	10	10.0	10
Adrian Cormier	1	2	2.0	2

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Cole Pennington	1	1	0
Sabin McLaughlin	0	0	1
Trenton Bell	0	0	1

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	TD
Tre Yanez	10	8	2	2	0	0
Cahari Haynes	8	6	0	0	0	0
Jamarion Ravenell	8	4	0	0	1	0
Talon Fisher	5	4	0	1	0	0
Nigel Lucas	5	3	0	0.5	3	0
Terrill Hopkins	4	2	2	2	0	0
Taylor Smallwood	4	2	0	1	0	0
Sabin McLaughlin	4	2	0	0	1	1

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Randy Young	1	18	18.0	18	0

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Bryce Marcus	1	6	6.0	6	0

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tyler Simpson	3/3	100.0	41	1/1	10
Andrew Bontekoe	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Gardner-Webb Runnin' · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Andrew Bontekoe	4	193	48.3	1	1	58
Aidan Bonde	1	44	44.0	1	0	44

Liberty · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Deshawn Purdie	6/17	122	7.2	1	0	2.8
Jaylen Henderson	2/4	64	16.0	1	0	16.6

Liberty · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Peyton Jones	13	76	5.8	0	20
Kam Davis	10	67	6.7	0	26
Jaylon Coleman	3	42	14.0	1	20
Terron Kellman	6	27	4.5	0	10
Jaylen Henderson	4	22	5.5	0	11
Kanye Udoh	1	3	3.0	0	3
Bryce Randolph	1	-9	-9.0	0	0
Team	1	-17	-17.0	0	0
Deshawn Purdie	6	-18	-3.0	0	8

Liberty · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Makai Jackson	2	69	34.5	1	65
Darius Copeland	1	54	54.0	1	54
Zeke Wimbush	2	36	18.0	0	26
Bryce Randolph	2	23	11.5	0	13
Jamari Person	1	4	4.0	0	4

Liberty · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jaylen Henderson	1	1	0
Bryce Randolph	1	1	0
Lorenzo Payne	0	0	1

Liberty · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jiquavious Marshall	7	5	0	0	2	0
Brenton Williams	5	4	1	1	0	0
Derrell Farrar	5	4	0	1	0	0
Deuce Spurlock	5	3	0	1	0	0
Nathan Pirolli	5	2	0.5	1.5	0	1
Jeremiah Vessel	4	3	0	1	0	1
D-Icey Hopkins	4	2	0	0	0	0
Ashton Whitner	3	3	0	1	0	0

Liberty · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jayden Davis	1	21	0
Ronald Moore Jr.	1	0	0

Liberty · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jon Monteiro	2	38	19.0	23	0

Liberty · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Makai Jackson	1	3	3.0	3	0

Liberty · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chase Reeves	1/1	100.0	30	3/3	6

Liberty · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sam Crossan	6	264	44.0	1	1	49

Game info

VenueWilliams Stadium (VA), Lynchburg, VA

Attendance15,708

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