American college football season
The 1954 Trinity Bantams football team was an American football team that represented Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut , as an independent during the 1954 college football season . In their 20th season under head coach Dan Jessee , the Bantams compiled a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 216 to 58.[ 1]
The season was part of a 15-game winning streak that began with the last game of the 1953 season and included back-to-back perfect seasons in 1954 and 1955 . It was one of several perfect seasons for the Trinity football program, including 1934 , 1949 , 1955 , 1993 , 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2022.
The team played its home games at Trinity Field in Hartford.
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References
^ "1954 - Trinity (CT)" . College Football Data Warehouse . Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2023 .
^ Frank Cline (October 3, 1954). "Bobby Alexander Passes Trinity To 28-14 Win Over Bowdoin" . The Hartford Courant . p. IV-2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Tom Fitzgerald (October 10, 1954). "Trinity's Power Rips Tufts, 27-6" . The Boston Globe . p. 47 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Frank Cline (October 17, 1954). "Unbeaten Trinity Drubs St. Lawrence: Sticka Scores Three Times In Bantams' 34-6 Triumph" . The Hartford Courant . pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bill Newell (October 31, 1954). "Trinity Easily Drubs Coast Guard 42-6: Kelleher Gets Two Scores For Undefeated Bantams" . The Hartford Courant . pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bill Newell (November 7, 1954). "Trinity Beats Jeffs To Stay Unbeaten" . The Hartford Courant . p. III-1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bill Lee (November 14, 1954). "Trinity Defeats Wesleyan, 26-14" . The Hartford Courant . pp. I-1, III-1 – via Newspapers.com .
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