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| Barton Bulldogs football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1920; 104 years ago (1920) |
| Athletic director | Ken Tyler |
| Head coach | Chip Hester 5th season, 16–21 (.432) |
| Field | Truist Stadium |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Wilson, North Carolina |
| NCAA division | Division II |
| Conference | South Atlantic Conference |
| All-time record | 11–16 (.407) |
| Colors | Royal blue and black |
| Mascot | Bulldogs |
| Website | bartonbulldogs.com |
The Barton Bulldogs football team represents Barton College in college football at the NCAA Division II level. Barton is a member of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The Bulldogs play their home games at Truist Stadium in Wilson, North Carolina. The team's head coach is Chip Hester, who took over the position in 2019.
Year-by-year results
| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head Coach |
Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Tie | Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | ||||||||
| Atlantic Christian College | ||||||||||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | Casey Blackburn | NCAA | – | – | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1921 | 1921 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1923 | 1923 | Filo Pearce | — | — | ||||||||||
| 1924 | 1924 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1925 | 1925 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1927 | 1927 | Peahead Walker | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | T. L. Anthony | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | |||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | CC | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| No team from 1931–1945 | ||||||||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | M.J. Bird | NCAA | – | CC | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| 1947 | 1947 | Robert Spangler | 0 | 8 | 0 | 9th | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | Bill Crutchfield | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | |||||
| No team from 1951–2019 | ||||||||||||||
| Barton Bulldogs | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | 2020 | Chip Hester | NCAA | Division II | Independent | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2021 | 2021 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||||||
| 2022 | 2022 | SAC | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5th | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | ||||
| 2024 | 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | |||||
Notes and references
- The team was dissolved after the 1930 season, and the college did not field a football program from 1931 to 1945. Then it was reinstated, playing for the next five years (1946–1950), but it was discontinued once again. From 1951 to 2019, Barton did not have a football team, it was re-launched in 2020; 4 years ago (2020).
- "Barton College Quick Facts". Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- "Barton College Athletic History". bartonbulldogs.com. Retrieved 24 November 2022.