Trinity Bantams football
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| Trinity Bantams football | |
|---|---|
| First season | 1877 |
| Athletic director | Drew Galbraith |
| Head coach | Jeff Devanney 18th season, 124–21 (.855) |
| Stadium | Jessee/Miller Field (capacity: 5,500) |
| Year built | 1900 |
| Field surface | FieldTurf |
| Location | Hartford, Connecticut |
| NCAA division | Division III |
| Conference | NESCAC |
| Colors | Blue and yellow[1] |
| Website | bantamsports.com |
The Trinity Bantams football team of Trinity College in Hartford, 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 second-longest in consecutive wins (53) through the 2014 season.[2]
Trinity has the third-highest number of victories of any NCAA 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, 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, 2022
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, 2018 and 2022
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]
Trinity's final game every year is played against rival Wesleyan.
Jessee/Miller Field
[edit]The Trinity Bantam football team plays their home games on Jessee/Miller Field, the tenth-oldest college football field in the United States, dating back to 1900. Jessee/Miller Field is named for the Dan Jessee and Don Miller who helmed the team from 1932 to 1998.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.