2003 Trinity Bantams football team

2003 Trinity Bantams football
NESCAC champion
Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference
Record	8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Head coach	Chuck Priore (4th season)
Home stadium	Jessee/Miller Field
Seasons ← 2002 2004  →

2003 New England Small College Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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 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]

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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Colby	Waterville, ME	W 30–6
September 27	Williams	Jessee/Miller Field Hartford, CT	W 10–0	6,848	[5]
October 4	Hamilton	Jessee/Miller Field Hartford, CT	W 45–7		[6]
October 11	at Tufts	Medford, MA	W 23–3		[7]
October 18	Bowdoin	Jessee/Miller Field Hartford, CT	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	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.