| Chip Hester | |
| Current Title: | Head coach |
| Current Team: | Barton |
| Current Conference: | SAC |
| Current Record: | 16–21 |
| Birth Place: | Raleigh, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Player Sport1: | Football |
| Player Years2: | 1989–1992 |
| Player Team2: | Guilford |
| Player Positions: | Wide receiver |
| Alma Mater: | Guilford College (1992) Georgia Southern University (1993) |
| Coach Sport1: | Football |
| Coach Years2: | 1993 |
| Coach Team2: | Millbrook HS (NC) (WR) |
| Coach Years3: | 1994 |
| Coach Team3: | Catawba (GA) |
| Coach Years4: | 1995–2001 |
| Coach Team4: | Catawba (WR) |
| Coach Years5: | 2002–2012 |
| Coach Team5: | Catawba |
| Coach Years6: | 2014 |
| Coach Team6: | North Carolina A&T (OA) |
| Coach Years7: | 2015–2017 |
| Coach Team7: | North Carolina A&T (OC) |
| Coach Years8: | 2018–present |
| Coach Team8: | Barton |
| Coach Sport9: | Golf |
| Coach Years10: | 1996–1997 |
| Coach Team10: | Catawba |
| Overall Record: | 86–70 (football) |
| Tournament Record: | 1–3 (NCAA D-II playoffs) |
| Championships: | 2 SAC (2003, 2007) |
Chip Hester (born) 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.