- Trinity College football
The football team of Trinity College in
Connecticut , known as the "Bantams", compete in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC ), a league of small liberal arts colleges.The Bantams held the nation's longest winning streak (31) through the 2006 season.
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
Best Record in NESCAC: 1970, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005
Undefeated Seasons: 1911, 1915, 1934, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005
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 University . Due to the inferior quality of Wesleyan athletics, the rivalry has been lopsided in Trinity's favor for decades.
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