Castleton Spartans football

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Castleton Spartans football
First season2009
Athletic directorTim Barrett
Head coach Tyler Higley (interim)
1st season, 0–0 (–)
StadiumDave 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 record6176 (.445)
Conference titles1 (2012)
Rivalries Norwich [1]
(Maple Sap Bucket)
ColorsGreen 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]

Contents

Their head coach is Tyler Higley, who took over the position for the 2024 season as interim head coach. [4]

Conference affiliations

List of head coaches

Key

Key to symbols in coaches list
GeneralOverallConferencePostseason [A 1]
No.Order of coaches [A 2] GCGames coachedCWConference winsPWPostseason wins
DCDivision championshipsOWOverall winsCLConference lossesPLPostseason losses
CCConference championshipsOLOverall lossesCTConference tiesPTPostseason ties
NCNational championshipsOTOverall ties [A 3] C%Conference winning percentage
Elected to the College Football Hall of Fame O%Overall winning percentage [A 4]

Coaches

List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records,
No.NameSeason(s)GCOWOLO%CWCLC%
1 Rich Alercio [10] 2009–2010188100.444670.462
2 Marc Klatt [11] 2011–20133112190.3879120.429
3 Tony Volpone [12] [13] 2014–20238841470.46632260.552
4 Tyler Higley (interim)2024–present00000

Year-by-year results

National championsConference championsBowl game berthPlayoff berth
SeasonYearHead coachAssociationDivisionConferenceRecordPostseasonFinal ranking
OverallConference
WinLossFinishWinLoss
Castleton Spartans
2009 2009 Rich Alcerio NCAA Division III ECFC 366th15
2010 2010 54T–2nd52
2011 2011 Marc Klatt 465th34
2012 2012 74T–1st61Conference co-champions [14]
2013 2013 198th07
2014 2014 Tony Volpone 73T–2nd73
2015 2015 73T–3rd52
2016 2016 46T–3rd43
2017 2017 643rd52
2018 2018 28T–5th15
2019 2019 27T–3rd23
Season canceled due to COVID-19
2021 2021 Tony Volpone NCAA Division III ECFC 643rd42
2022 2022 552nd42
2023 2023 275th04
2024 2024 Tyler Higley MASCAC

Notes

  1. 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]
  2. 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.
  3. Overtime rules in college football were introduced in 1996, making ties impossible in the period since. [8]
  4. When computing the win–loss percentage, a tie counts as half a win and half a loss. [9]

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