2005 Trinity Bantams football team

2005 Trinity Bantams football
NESCAC champion
Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Record	8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Head coach	Chuck Priore (6th season)
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

2005 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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 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]

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	1:00 p.m.	at Bates	Garcelon Field Lewiston, ME	W 47–0
October 1		Williams	Jessee/Miller Field Hartford, CT	W 34–6
October 8		Hamilton	Jessee/Miller Field Hartford, CT	W 58–0
October 15		at Tufts	Ellis Oval Medford, MA	W 7–0
October 22		Bowdoin	Jessee/Miller Field Hartford, CT	W 23–3
October 29		at Middlebury	Youngman Field at Alumni Stadium Middlebury, VT	W 14–0	950
November 5		at Amherst	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 30–20	4,000	[7]
November 12		Wesleyan	Jessee/Miller Field Hartford, CT (rivalry)	W 63–7	5,136	[4]
All times are in Eastern time

References

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. 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.