Castleton Spartans football
| Castleton Spartans football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 2009 |
| Athletic director | Tim Barrett |
| Head coach | Tyler Higley 1st season, 2–2 (.500) |
| Stadium | Dave Wolk Stadium (formally Spartan Stadium until 2018) (capacity: 5,000) |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Castleton, Vermont |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | MASCAC |
| Past conferences | ECFC (2009–2023) |
| All-time record | 61–76 (.445) |
| Bowl record | 0–1 (.000) |
| Conference titles | 1 (2012) |
| Rivalries | Norwich[1] (Maple Sap Bucket) |
| Colors | Green and white[2] |
| Mascot | Knight |
| Website | castletonsports.com |
The Castleton Spartans football team represents Castleton University in college football at the NCAA Division III level. The Spartans are members of the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC), fielding its team in the MASCAC since 2024. The Spartans play their home games at Dave Wolk Stadium in Castleton, Vermont.[3]
Their head coach is Tyler Higley, who took over the position for the 2024 season as interim head coach.[4]
Until Castleton became a part of Vermont State University, Vermont was the only state in the United States besides Alaska where the state university did not have varsity football; as the University of Vermont had not had a varsity football team since 1974 (and still does not). The Spartans are now the only public university in Vermont with varsity football. As it is now, however, Vermont is still the only state besides Alaska where the state university does not award any athletic scholarships for football.
Conference affiliations
[edit]- Eastern Collegiate Football Conference (2009–2023)
- Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (2024–present)[5][6]
Championships
[edit]Conference championships
[edit]Castleton claims 1 conference title, which came in 2012.
| Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012† | Eastern Collegiate Football Conference | 7–4 | 6–1 | Marc Klatt |
† Co-champions
Postseason games
[edit]Bowl games
[edit]Castleton has participated in one bowl game, and has a record of 0–1.
| Season | Coach | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Marc Klatt | ECAC Bowl | St. John Fisher | L 7–63 |
List of head coaches
[edit]Key
[edit]| General | Overall | Conference | Postseason[A 1] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Order of coaches[A 2] | GC | Games coached | CW | Conference wins | PW | Postseason wins |
| DC | Division championships | OW | Overall wins | CL | Conference losses | PL | Postseason losses |
| CC | Conference championships | OL | Overall losses | CT | Conference ties | PT | Postseason ties |
| NC | National championships | OT | Overall ties[A 3] | C% | Conference winning percentage | ||
| † | Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame | O% | Overall winning percentage[A 4] | ||||
Coaches
[edit]| No. | Name | Season(s) | GC | OW | OL | O% | CW | CL | C% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rich Alercio[10] | 2009–2010 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 6 | 7 | 0.462 |
| 2 | Marc Klatt[11] | 2011–2013 | 31 | 12 | 19 | 0.387 | 9 | 12 | 0.429 |
| 3 | Tony Volpone[12][13] | 2014–2023 | 88 | 41 | 47 | 0.466 | 32 | 26 | 0.552 |
| 4 | Tyler Higley (interim) | 2024–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – |
Year-by-year results
[edit]| National champions | Conference champions | Bowl game berth | Playoff berth |
| Season | Year | Head coach | Association | Division | Conference | Record | Postseason | Final ranking | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Conference | |||||||||||||
| Win | Loss | Finish | Win | Loss | ||||||||||
| Castleton Spartans | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | 2009 | Rich Alcerio | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 3 | 6 | 6th | 1 | 5 | — | — | ||
| 2010 | 2010 | 5 | 4 | T–2nd | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 2011 | 2011 | Marc Klatt | 4 | 6 | 5th | 3 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 7 | 4 | T–1st | 6 | 1 | Conference co-champions[14] | — | ||||||
| 2013 | 2013 | 1 | 9 | 8th | 0 | 7 | — | — | ||||||
| 2014 | 2014 | Tony Volpone | 7 | 3 | T–2nd | 7 | 3 | — | — | |||||
| 2015 | 2015 | 7 | 3 | T–3rd | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | 4 | 6 | T–3rd | 4 | 3 | — | — | ||||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 6 | 4 | 3rd | 5 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 2 | 8 | T–5th | 1 | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| 2019 | 2019 | 2 | 7 | T–3rd | 2 | 3 | — | — | ||||||
| Season canceled due to COVID-19 | ||||||||||||||
| 2021 | 2021 | Tony Volpone | NCAA | Division III | ECFC | 6 | 4 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | 2022 | 5 | 5 | 2nd | 4 | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| 2023 | 2023 | 2 | 7 | 5th | 0 | 4 | — | — | ||||||
| 2024 | 2024 | Tyler Higley | MASCAC | — | — | |||||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ Although the first Rose Bowl Game was played in 1902, it has been continuously played since the 1916 game, and is recognized as the oldest bowl game by the NCAA. "—" indicates any season prior to 1916 when postseason games were not played.[7]
- ^ A running total of the number of head coaches, with coaches who served separate tenures being counted only once. Interim head coaches are represented with "Int" and are not counted in the running total. "—" indicates the team played but either without a coach or no coach is on record. "X" indicates an interim year without play.
- ^ Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since.[8]
- ^ When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Haley, Tom. "NU, Castleton clash for the Bucket". Rutland Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Athletic Treatment & Colors - Castleton University". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
- ^ "Facilities". Castleton University. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Volpone Steps Down, Higley Selected as Interim Head Football Coach". Vermont State University Castleton. March 10, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ Team, BVMSports (January 5, 2023). "Castleton University to Join MASCAC Football in 2024". BVM Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ Castleton University to Join MASCAC Football in 2024, January 5, 2023
- ^ National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) (2011). Bowl/All-Star Game Records (PDF). Indianapolis, Indiana: NCAA. pp. 5–10. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 5, 2011. Retrieved August 21, 2011.
- ^ Whiteside, Kelly (August 25, 2006). "Overtime system still excites coaches". USA Today. McLean, Virginia. Archived from the original on September 6, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2009.
- ^ Finder, Chuck (September 6, 1987). "Big plays help Paterno to 200th". The New York Times. New York City. Archived from the original on September 28, 2013. Retrieved October 22, 2009.
- ^ Haley, Tom (March 2, 2011). "CSC football coach resigns after violation". Times Argus. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ Haley, Tom (December 21, 2013). "Klatt leaving Castleton football post". Times Argus. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "Volpone named coach at Castleton". April 27, 2014.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Volpone hired as football coach at Castleton". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
- ^ "2012 Standings". Eastern Collegiate Football (ECFC). Retrieved August 24, 2023.