Temur Sullivan ’30
Contributing Writer
As the autumn leaves began to change and the fall air turned crisp, the Trinity crowd was full of energy as everyone took in the last bit of summer heat. With a 45-0 victory against the Williams Ephs on Saturday, the largest margin of victory against Williams in program history. The Bantams continued their win streak, improving to 3-0 with exhilarating electricity. Trinity is currently tied with Amherst and Wesleyan for first in the NESCAC—a great start for the new season.
Within the second drive of the game, the Bantams ran the ball down the Ephs’ throat during a 68-yard drive, finished by a 14-yard touchdown run from Tate Hoffmeister ’28, allowing Trinity an early lead. Senior captain Jaxon Carroll ’27 led the team with 10 completions, 219 yards, one touchdown, and zero interceptions; Hoffmeister led the run game with an average of 6.6 yards per carry, two touchdowns, and 79 yards; and Patrick McCaffrey ’27 led the receivers with five catches for 121 yards and a touchdown. Max Wallace ’29 scored an impressive 47-yard field goal during the second quarter.
Linebacker Lincoln Moore ’28 led the defense with 7 tackles. Bryce Ferrell ’27 returned an interception 54 yards for a touchdown during the second quarter, and then Joshua Stahl ’29 added another pick-six in the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 44.
Quincy Harwood ’30, who attended the game, said that the team appeared to be doing “pretty well,” and the strong stops by the defense allowed the offense to produce more yards and have more opportunities to score. Harwood also described the team as being “disciplined” on the field.
The game was also the annual Pride Game in collaboration with the Queer Resource Center (QRC). According to Luiza Telimena ’29, a QRC student worker, the Trinity football and volleyball teams partnered with the QRC to raise funds for the Trevor Project, a mental health crisis support line for LGBTQ youth.
Although Trinity is a small school, at every football game, dedicated fans stake tents and gather in groups of friends and families. Cooking food on grills, playing music and tossing the ball around, the community which surrounds Trinity’s football team reflects the dedication of not only the players, but of the fans who show up every game.
