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Castleton Spartans football
First season2009
Athletic directorTim Barrett
Head coachTyler Higley
1st season, 2–2 (.500)
StadiumDave Wolk Stadium
(formally Spartan Stadium until 2018)
(capacity: 5,000)
Field surfaceFieldTurf
LocationCastleton, Vermont
NCAA divisionDivision III
ConferenceMASCAC
Past conferencesECFC (2009–2023)
All-time record61–76 (.445)
Bowl record0–1 (.000)
Conference titles1 (2012)
RivalriesNorwich[1]
(Maple Sap Bucket)
ColorsGreen and white[2]
   
MascotKnight
Websitecastletonsports.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]

Conference affiliations

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Championships

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Conference championships

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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

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Bowl games

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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

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Key

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Key to symbols in coaches list
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

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List of head football coaches showing season(s) coached, overall records and conference records,
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

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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

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  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]

References

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  1. ^ Haley, Tom. "NU, Castleton clash for the Bucket". Rutland Herald. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Athletic Treatment & Colors - Castleton University". Retrieved September 26, 2016.
  3. ^ "Facilities". Castleton University. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  4. ^ "Volpone Steps Down, Higley Selected as Interim Head Football Coach". Vermont State University Castleton. March 10, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  5. ^ Team, BVMSports (January 5, 2023). "Castleton University to Join MASCAC Football in 2024". BVM Sports. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ^ Castleton University to Join MASCAC Football in 2024, January 5, 2023
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ Haley, Tom (March 2, 2011). "CSC football coach resigns after violation". Times Argus. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  11. ^ Haley, Tom (December 21, 2013). "Klatt leaving Castleton football post". Times Argus. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  12. ^ "Volpone named coach at Castleton". April 27, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  13. ^ "Volpone hired as football coach at Castleton". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "2012 Standings". Eastern Collegiate Football (ECFC). Retrieved August 24, 2023.
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