Chip Hester
American football coach (born c. 1970)
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Chip Hester (born c. 1970) is an American college football coach. He is the head football coach for Barton College, a position he has held since 2018.[1][2][3][4] He was the head football coach for Catawba College from 2002 to 2012.[5] He also coached at Millbrook High School and North Carolina A&T.[6] He played college football for Guilford as a wide receiver.
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Barton |
| Conference | Carolinas |
| Record | 22–37 |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1970 (age 55–56) Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Guilford College (1992) Georgia Southern University (1993) |
| Playing career | |
| Football | |
| 1989–1992 | Guilford |
| Position | Wide receiver |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1993 | Millbrook HS (NC) (WR) |
| 1994 | Catawba (GA) |
| 1995–2001 | Catawba (WR) |
| 2002–2012 | Catawba |
| 2014 | North Carolina A&T (OA) |
| 2015–2017 | North Carolina A&T (OC) |
| 2018–present | Barton |
| Golf | |
| 1996–1997 | Catawba |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 92–86 (football) |
| Tournaments | 1–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2 SAC (2003, 2007) | |
Head coaching record
Football
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AFCA# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Catawba Indians (South Atlantic Conference) (2002–2012) | |||||||||
| 2002 | Catawba | 8–3 | 6–1 | 2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | 18 | |||
| 2003 | Catawba | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st | 11 | ||||
| 2004 | Catawba | 7–4 | 4–3 | T–2nd | L NCAA Division II First Round | ||||
| 2005 | Catawba | 6–5 | 3–4 | T–4th | |||||
| 2006 | Catawba | 6–4 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007 | Catawba | 11–2 | 5–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division II Second Round | 12 | |||
| 2008 | Catawba | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 2009 | Catawba | 4–6 | 1–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2010 | Catawba | 6–4 | 4–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2011 | Catawba | 3–8 | 2–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2012 | Catawba | 4–7 | 2–5 | 6th | |||||
| Catawba: | 70–49 | 40–36 | |||||||
| Barton Bulldogs (NCAA Division II independent) (2020–2021) | |||||||||
| 2020–21 | Barton | 0–4 | |||||||
| 2021 | Barton | 6–5 | |||||||
| Barton Bulldogs (South Atlantic Conference) (2022–2024) | |||||||||
| 2022 | Barton | 4–7 | 3–6 | 5th (Piedmont) | |||||
| 2023 | Barton | 6–5 | 3–5 | T–4th (Piedmont) | |||||
| 2024 | Barton | 3–8 | 2–6 | 5th (Piedmont) | |||||
| Barton Bulldogs (Conference Carolinas) (2025–present) | |||||||||
| 2025 | Barton | 3–8 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| Barton: | 22–37 | 11–20 | |||||||
| Total: | 92–86 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
