2005 Trinity Bantams football team

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
NESCAC champion
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Behrman (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Devanney (1st season)
CaptainMichael Blair, Brian Dubiel, Avon Morgan, Kevin Quinn
Home stadiumJessee/Miller Field
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from D3football.com

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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 241:00 p.m.at BatesW 47–0
October 1WilliamsW 34–6
October 8Hamilton
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 58–0
October 15at TuftsW 7–0
October 22Bowdoin
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 23–3
October 29at MiddleburyW 14–0950
November 5at AmherstW 30–204,000[7]
November 12Wesleyan
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT (rivalry)
W 63–75,136[4]

References

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  1. ^ "2005 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "2002 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "2006 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Woody Anderson (November 6, 2005). "At Last Count, 500: Trinity's 29th Straight Brings Milestone". The Hartford Courant. p. E1 – via Newspapers.com.