2008 Trinity Bantams football team

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2008 Trinity Bantams football
NESCAC champion
Conference New England Small College Athletic Conference
Record8–0 (8–0 NESCAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Chris Rorke (3rd season)
Home stadium Jessee/Miller Field
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 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  
Amherst  5 –3   5 –3  
Middlebury  5 –3   5 –3  
Bowdoin  4 –4   4 –4  
Tufts  4 –4   4 –4  
Colby  3 –5   3 –5  
Bates  2 –6   2 –6  
Hamilton  2 –6   2 –6  
Wesleyan  1 –7   1 –7  
  • $ – Conference champion

The 2008 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 2008 NCAA Division III football season. In their third season under head coach Jeff Devanney, the Bantams compiled a perfect 8–0 record and won the NESCAC championship. [1]

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

The team played its home games at Jessee/Miller Field in Hartford.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 201:00 p.m. Bates
W 17–7
September 271:30 p.m.at Williams
W 20–17
October 412:30 p.m.at Hamilton
W 20–15
October 111:30 p.m. Tufts
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 28–27 OT
October 181:00 p.m.at Bowdoin
W 40–16
October 251:00 p.m. Middlebury
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 34–31
November 11:00 p.m. Amherst
  • Jessee/Miller Field
  • Hartford, CT
W 30–13
November 812:00 p.m.at Wesleyan
W 38–14

[2]

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References

  1. ↑ "2008 Trinityconn Football (8-0)". NESCAC. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
  2. ↑ "2008 Football Schedule". Trinity College . Retrieved May 25, 2023.
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