1955 Trinity Bantams football team

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ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Headcoach
HomestadiumTrinity Field
1955 Trinity Bantams football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–0
Head coach
Home stadiumTrinity Field
Seasons
 1954
1956 
1955 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Alfred  800
Drexel  800
Trinity (CT)  700
Juniata  801
Carnegie Tech  511
Tufts  520
Boston College  521
No. 20 Army  630
Colgate  630
No. 11 Pittsburgh  740
Holy Cross  640
Syracuse  530
Penn State  540
Buffalo  441
Hofstra  360
Bucknell  261
Boston University  260
Franklin & Marshall  260
Villanova  190
Temple  080
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1955 Trinity Bantams football team was an American football team that represented Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut, as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In their 21st season under head coach Dan Jessee, the Bantams compiled a perfect 7–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 54.[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 also one of several perfect seasons for the Trinity football program, including 1934, 1949, 1954, 1993, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2022.

Four Trinity players were selected by head coaches and sports writers as first-team players on the 1955 Connecticut Small College Football team. The honorees were: fullback Charlie Sticka; quarterback Bob Alexander; end Sam Niness; and tackle Gerry Channell.[2]

The team played its home games at Trinity Field in Hartford.

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