The Trinity Bantams football team of

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competes in the

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(NESCAC), a league of small liberal arts colleges. The Bantams held the nation's longest home winning streak through 13 seasons (1998–2011) and second-longest in consecutive wins (53) through the 2014 season. Trinity has the third-highest number of victories of any

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football program in New England and the second-best all-time winning percentage among NESCAC schools. The Bantams' recent history includes only one losing season in the past 25 years. The Trinity football team is coached by Jeff Devanney (2005–present). Devanney follows in the footsteps of

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, Dan Jessee, and Don Miller. Jessee compiled a 150–76–7 record from 1933 to 1966, and Miller followed with a 174–77–5 mark over the next 32 seasons. Miller retired after the 1998 season as the most successful coach in Trinity football history and the all-time most successful Division III coach in New England history. NESCAC champions (NESCAC began formally crowning a champion in 2000): 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2022 NESCAC runners-up: 2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2015 Best record in NESCAC: 1911, 1934, 1949, 1954, 1955, 1970, 1978, 1980, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1996, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2022 In 2011, Mickey Kobrosky '37 became the first member of the Trinity College football program to be inducted into the

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. Trinity's final game every year is played against rival

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Jessee/Miller Field

The Trinity Bantam football team plays their home games on

Jessee/Miller Field Jessee/Miller Field is a sports stadium located on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. It is the home field of the Trinity Bantams football team and the school's men's lacrosse team. The facility has a 400-meter track and a s ...

, the tenth-oldest college football field in the United States, dating back to 1900. Jessee/Miller Field is named for the Dan Jessee and Don Miller who helmed the team from 1932 to 1998.

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