The 2005 Trinity Bantams football team was an American football team that represented Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut as a member of the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) during the 2005 NCAA Division III football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Chuck Priore, the Bantams compiled a perfect 8–0 record and won the NESCAC championship.[1]
2005 Trinity Bantams football | |
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NESCAC champion | |
Conference | New England Small College Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–0 (8–0 NESCAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Behrman (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Devanney (1st season) |
Captain | Michael Blair, Brian Dubiel, Avon Morgan, Kevin Quinn |
Home stadium | Jessee/Miller Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 25 Trinity (CT) $ | 8 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colby | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowdoin | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Williams | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Amherst | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middlebury | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bates | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tufts | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hamilton | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wesleyan | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2005 season was Trinity's fourth consecutive NESCAC championship and part of a 31-game winning streak that began on October 5, 2002,[2] ended on September 30, 2006,[3] and included perfect seasons in 2003, 2004, and 2005.[4][5][6]
The team played its home games at Jessee/Miller Field in Hartford.
Schedule
editDate | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 24 | 1:00 p.m. | at Bates | W 47–0 | |||||
October 1 | Williams | W 34–6 | ||||||
October 8 | Hamilton |
| W 58–0 | |||||
October 15 | at Tufts | W 7–0 | ||||||
October 22 | Bowdoin |
| W 23–3 | |||||
October 29 | at Middlebury | W 14–0 | 950 | |||||
November 5 | at Amherst | W 30–20 | 4,000 | [7] | ||||
November 12 | Wesleyan |
| W 63–7 | 5,136 | [4] | |||
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References
edit- ^ "2005 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "2002 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ "2006 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Woody Anderson (November 13, 2005). "Turning 30: Trinity Extends Streak; 3rd Straight 8-0 Season". The Hartford Courant. pp. E1, E6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woody Anderson (September 22, 2005). "For Trinity, It's Adding Up: Longest Win Streak In Div. III (part 1)". The Hartford Courant. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woody Anderson (September 22, 2005). "For Trinity, It's Adding Up: Longest Win Streak In Div. III (part 2)". The Hartford Courant. pp. C1, C6 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woody Anderson (November 6, 2005). "At Last Count, 500: Trinity's 29th Straight Brings Milestone". The Hartford Courant. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.