| Teamname: | Union (Kentucky) Bulldogs football |
| Headcoach: | John Luttrell |
| Headcoachyear: | 4th |
| Hcwins: | 7 |
| Hclosses: | 29 |
| Location: | Barbourville, Kentucky |
| Conference: | Appalachian Athletic Conference |
| Confdivision: | Appalachian |
| Firstyear: | 1905 |
| Websitename: | GoUnionBulldogs.com |
| Websiteurl: | http://www.gounionbulldogs.com/sport/0/19.php |
| Conftitles: | 1 (1992) |
| Color1: | Orange |
| Color1hex: | DD5900 |
| Color2: | Black |
| Color2hex: | 000000 |
| Pagfreelabel: | Outfitter |
| Pagfreevalue: | Nike |
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]
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]