Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs football

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Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs football
First season	1905
Head coach	John Luttrell 4th season, 7–29 (.194)
Location	Barbourville, Kentucky
Conference	Appalachian Athletic Conference
Division	Appalachian
Conference titles	1 (1992)
Colors	Orange and Black
Outfitter	Nike
Website	GoUnionBulldogs.com

The Union Bulldogs football program represents Union College of Barbourville, Kentucky in college football. They are football-only members of the Mid-South Conference and compete at the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) level.^[1] The head coach is John Luttrell.^[2]

History

The program dates back to 1905, when it played three games against Williamsburg Institute. After the 1905 season, the program did not field a team for the next 16 years from 1906 to 1921. The program resumed in 1922 and experienced a period of significant success during a 13-year period under coach J. R. Bacon from 1929 to 1941, including a 5–0–2 season in 1934. Union beat the Louisville Cardinals in the first four meetings between the two programs from 1932 to 1935, before losing in 1936.^[3]^[4]

The program was shut down in 1942 due to the lack of players during World War II.^[5] The Union football program did not restart again until 1984. Since football was resumed, the program has had little success, experiencing a 25-game losing streak that ran from 1998 to 2000. The program did win one Mid-South Conference co-championship in 1992 and played one game (a loss) in the NAIA championship series in 2008.^[3]^[6]

References

^ "Members". Mid-South Conference. Retrieved June 11, 2017.
^ "Football Coaches". Union College. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "All-Time Football Results" (PDF). Union College. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
^ McDonald, Elbert (October 12, 1935). "Union Bulldogs Defeat University of Louisville, 13-7". Middlesboro Daily News. Middlesboro, Kentucky. p. 3. Retrieved June 29, 2017 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Lack of Players Causes Union to Drop Football". Chicago Tribune. October 30, 1941. p. 13.
^ "1992 Bulldogs To Be Recognized as 'Team of Distinction'". Union College. September 25, 2013. Retrieved June 29, 2017.

External links

Official website

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Current teams	Bethel Wildcats Campbellsville Tigers Cumberland Phoenix Cumberlands Patriots Faulkner Eagles Georgetown Tigers Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders Pikeville Bears Thomas More Saints
Rivalries	Battle for the Brass Lantern (Cumberlands–Union)
Championships & awards	Conference champions Standings
Seasons	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2018 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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