2003 Trinity Bantams football team

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
NESCAC champion
ConferenceNew England Small College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJessee/Miller Field
2003 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion

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
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at ColbyWaterville, MEW 30–6
September 27Williams
W 10–06,848[5]
October 4Hamilton
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 45–7[6]
October 11at TuftsMedford, MAW 23–3[7]
October 18Bowdoin
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 51–0[8]
October 25at MiddleburyMiddlebury, VTW 16–0
November 1at AmherstAmherst, MAW 20–14
November 8Wesleyan
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT (rivalry)
W 53–0[9][10]

References
  1. "2003 Trinityconn Football (8-0)". NESCAC. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  2. Woody Anderson (September 23, 2004). "Blair Projects Intensity". The Hartford Courant. p. C3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "2002 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  4. "2006 Trinityconn Football (8-0_". NESCAC. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  5. 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.
  6. Woody Anderson (October 5, 2003). "Creed, Defense Too Much To Handle". The Hartford Courant. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Woody Anderson (October 12, 2003). "Heavyweight Bantams: Push Past Tufts, Improve To 4-0". The Harford Courant. p. E13 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Woody Anderson (October 19, 2003). "Bantams Dominate From The Start". The Hartford Courant. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. 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.
  10. "Trinity 53, Wesleyan 0 -- Eighth Victory: Wholly Trinity; Perandri Rushes For 304 Yards (part 2)". The Hartford Courant. November 9, 2003 – via Newspapers.com.
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