M aj or ▁National ▁Championships . ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁ball ot ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁College ▁Football ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁An ▁institution ▁at ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁and ▁a ▁legend ▁in ▁the ▁N ortheast ▁Conference , ▁Wal ton ▁recently ▁retired ▁following ▁a ▁ 4 7 - year ▁football ▁co aching ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁college ▁and ▁professional ▁ranks . ▁ ▁The ▁only ▁head ▁coach ▁in ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁history , ▁Wal ton ▁was ▁h ired ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁build ▁the ▁program ▁from ▁scratch . ▁ ▁After ▁posting ▁ 1 3 ▁wins ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁years ▁at ▁the ▁hel m , ▁Wal ton ▁led ▁the ▁Col onial s ▁into ▁N EC ▁football ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁by ▁winning ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁five ▁consecutive ▁conference ▁champion ships . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁five - year ▁run , ▁Robert ▁Morris ▁posted ▁a ▁ 3 9 - 1 3 ▁overall ▁record ▁and ▁ 2 6 - 2 ▁mark ▁in ▁league ▁play , ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁only ▁und efe ated ▁season ▁in ▁school ▁history ▁with ▁a ▁ 1 0 - 0 ▁mark ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁campaign . ▁ ▁The ▁Col onial s ▁won ▁back - to - back ▁EC AC ▁Bow ls ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁and ▁were ▁crown ed ▁NCAA ▁I - AA ▁non - sch olar ship ▁national ▁champions ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0