1993 Trinity Bantams football team

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1993 Trinity Bantams football
Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Dan Jesse Field
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Trinity (CT) 8 –0 –08 –0 –0
Williams 7 –1 –07 –1 –0
Wesleyan 6 –2 –06 –2 –0
Colby 5 –2 –15 –2 –1
Middlebury 5 –3 –05 –3 –0
Bowdoin 3 –4 –13 –4 –1
Amherst 3 –5 –03 –5 –0
Hamilton 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Tufts 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
Bates 0 –8 –00 –8 –0
  • No conference champion recognized

The 1993 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 1993 NCAA Division III football season. In their 27th season under head coach Don Miller, the Bantams compiled a perfect 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 355 to 85. [1] It was Trinity's first undefeated and perfect season since the 1955 Trinity team went 7–0. [2]

The 1993 season was one of several perfect seasons for the Trinity football program, including 1934, 1949, 1954, 1955, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2022.

The team played its home games at Dan Jesse Field in Hartford.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 251:30 p.m. at Bates
W 71–01,000 [3] [4] [5]
October 2 Williams
W 21–77,255 [6]
October 9 Hamilton
  • Dan Jesse Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 34–01,012 [7]
October 16at Tufts
W 55–305,019 [8] [9]
October 23 Bowdoin
  • Dan Jesse Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 63–72,742 [10]
October 30at Middlebury
W 43–14 [11]
November 61:30 p.m.at Amherst
W 36–193,714 [12] [13] [14]
November 13 Wesleyan
  • Dan Jesse Field
  • Hartford, CT (rivalry)
W 32–89,102 [15]

[16]

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References

  1. ↑ "1883 - Trinity (CT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ Owen Canfield (November 14, 1993). "Hugs and hullabaloo? This once for Miller". The Hartford Courant. pp. E1, E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Yantz, Tom (September 25, 1993). "Trinity At Bates". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. p. F3. Retrieved May 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  4. ↑ "Trinity 71, Bates 0". Bangor Daily News. September 27, 1993. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Final 1993 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ Tom Yantz (October 3, 1993). "This time, Trinity ends it: Defense makes big plays in victory over Williams". The Hartford Courant. p. C15 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Tom Yantz (October 10, 1993). "Kirby rushes for 215 yards as Trinity wins, 34-0". The Hartford Courant. p. E9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Trinity 55, Tufts 30". The Hartford Courant. October 17, 1993. p. D12 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Final 1993 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Trinity 63, Bowdoin 7". Bangor Daily News. October 25, 1993. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Jamie Smith (October 31, 1993). "Trinity overpowers inspired Middlebury". The Burlington Free Press. p. 6C – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Trinity At Amherst". Hartford Courant . Hartford, Connecticut. November 6, 1993. p. C3. Retrieved May 13, 2023– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  13. ↑ Woody Anderson (November 7, 1993). "Trinity scares up a victory". The Hartford Courant. p. E10 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Final 1993 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  15. ↑ Tom Yantz (November 14, 1993). "The perfect finish for Trinity -- 8-0". The Hartford Courant. pp. E1, E2 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ↑ "Final 1993 Division III Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved May 13, 2023.
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