The 2003 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 2003 NCAA Division III football season. In their fifth season under head coach Chuck Priore, the Bantams compiled a perfect 8–0 record and won the NESCAC championship.[1] Trinity's defense allowed only 3.8 points per game, setting a new NESCAC record for scoring defense.[2]
| 2003 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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| Captain | Jared Carillo, Matth Glasz, Greg Tanner, Joe Wahl |
| Home stadium | Jessee/Miller Field |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinity (CT) $ | 8 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Williams | 6 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colby | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tufts | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amherst | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Middlebury | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wesleyan | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bates | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hamilton | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowdoin | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 season was Trinity's second consecutive NESCAC championship and part of a 31-game winning streak that began on October 5, 2002,[3] ended on September 30, 2006,[4] and included perfect seasons in 2003, 2004, and 2005.
The team played its home games at Jessee/Miller Field in Hartford.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | at Colby | Waterville, ME | W 30–6 | ||
| September 27 | Williams | W 10–0 | 6,848 | [5] | |
| October 4 | Hamilton |
| W 45–7 | [6] | |
| October 11 | at Tufts | Medford, MA | W 23–3 | [7] | |
| October 18 | Bowdoin |
| W 51–0 | [8] | |
| October 25 | at Middlebury | Middlebury, VT | W 16–0 | ||
| November 1 | at Amherst | Amherst, MA | W 20–14 | ||
| November 8 | Wesleyan |
| W 53–0 | [9][10] |
References
edit- ^ "2003 Trinityconn Football (8-0)". NESCAC. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ Woody Anderson (September 23, 2004). "Blair Projects Intensity". The Hartford Courant. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2002 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
- ^ "2006 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
- ^ Woody Anderson (September 28, 2003). "Sheridan Gives Trinity A Leg Up In Victory: Six-Game Drought Against Williams Ends". The Hartford Courant. p. E14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woody Anderson (October 5, 2003). "Creed, Defense Too Much To Handle". The Hartford Courant. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woody Anderson (October 12, 2003). "Heavyweight Bantams: Push Past Tufts, Improve To 4-0". The Harford Courant. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woody Anderson (October 19, 2003). "Bantams Dominate From The Start". The Hartford Courant. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Woody Anderson (November 9, 2003). "Trinity 53, Wesleyan 0 -- Eighth Victory: Wholly Trinity; Perandri Rushes For 304 Yards (part 1)". The Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trinity 53, Wesleyan 0 -- Eighth Victory: Wholly Trinity; Perandri Rushes For 304 Yards (part 2)". The Hartford Courant. November 9, 2003 – via Newspapers.com.