Wally Bullington
| Sport(s) | Football |
|---|---|
| Biographical details | |
| Born | Athens, Alabama |
| Playing career | |
| 1949–1952 | Abilene Christian |
| Position(s) | Offensive lineman |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1960–1965 | Abilene HS (TX) |
| 1968–1976 | Abilene Christian |
| Administrative career (AD unless noted) | |
| 1969–1988 | Abilene Christian |
| 2002 | Abilene Christian (interim AD) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 62–32–2 (college) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NAIA National (1973) | |
Wallace "Wally" "Coach Bully" Bullington is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas for 39 years as football player, assistant football coach, head football coach and athletic director before he retired from the university's athletic staff in 1988, but not before leading the school to its first national championship in 1973.
As a player on the offensive line at Abilene Christian, Bullington was a four-year letterman and helped lead the Wildcats to the only perfect season in school history for the 1950 season with a record of 11–0. Bullington was named to the All-Texas Conference football team in 1950, 1951 and 1952 and was selected an All-American in 1952. He was selected to the ACU "team of the century" as both a player and coach.
Bullington got started in coaching at Abilene High School from 1960 to 1965. While an assistant coach at Abilene High School, the Dallas Morning News named the squad the "Team of the Century" due to their 49-game winning streak.
Bullington was the tenth head football coach for the Abilene Christian University Wildcats located in Abilene, Texas and he held that position for nine seasons, from 1968 until 1976. His coaching record at Abilene Christian was 62 wins, 32 losses, and 2 ties. As of the conclusion of the 2007 season, this ranks him second at Abilene Christian in total wins and fifth at Abilene Christian in winning percentage (.656).
The 1973 season saw his team finish with 11 wins and one loss while winning the NAIA Division I National Championship by defeating Elon College by a score of 42–14. In 1976, his team won the San Juncito Shrine Bowl with a victory over Southwestern Oklahoma State by a score of 24–7.
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