Trinity Bantams football
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| Trinity Bantams football | |||
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| Head coach | Jeff Devanney | ||
| Stadium | Jessee/Miller Field | ||
| Location | Hartford, Connecticut | ||
| NCAA division | Division III | ||
| Conference | NESCAC | ||
| Colors | Blue and yellow[1] | ||
The Trinity Bantams football team of Trinity College in Connecticut competes in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC), a league of small liberal arts colleges.
The Bantams held the nation's longest home winning streak through 13 seasons (1998–2011) and 2nd longest in consecutive wins (53) through the 2014 season.[2]
Trinity has the third-highest number of victories of any Division III football program in New England and the second-best all-time winning percentage among NESCAC schools. The Bantams' recent history includes only one losing season in the past 25 years. The Trinity Football team is coached by Jeff Devanney (2005–present). Devanney follows in the footsteps of Chuck Priore (39-9 record), Dan Jessee, and Don Miller. Jessee compiled a 150–76–7 record from 1933 to 1966, and Miller followed with a 174–77–5 mark over the next 32 seasons. Miller retired after the 1998 season as the most successful coach in Trinity football history and the all-time most successful Division III coach in New England history.
NESCAC Champions (NESCAC began formally crowning a champion in 2000): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018
NESCAC Runners-Up: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015
Best Record in NESCAC: 1911, 1934, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017 and 2018
In 2011, Mickey Kobrosky '37 became the first member of the Trinity College football program to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[3]
Jessee/Miller Field
The Trinity Bantam football team plays home games on Jessee/Miller Field, the 10th oldest college football field in America, dating back to 1900. Jessee / Miller Field is named for the college's two coaches Dan Jessee (head coach 1932-1966) and Don Miller (head coach 1967 - 1998) who roamed the sidelines from 1932 to 1998. Trinity's final game every year is played against Trinity's biggest "rival", Wesleyan U.
References
- ^ "Trinity Logo Standards and Guidelines" (PDF). Retrieved December 10, 2018.
- ^ Doyle, Paul (October 25, 2014). "Middlebury Ends Trinity's 53-Game Home Winning Streak". Hartford Courant.
- ^ Brown, Garry. "Springfield's 'Mickey' Kobrosky finally gets called to College Football Hall of Fame". MassLive LLC.