Trinity University TX10-2D3 TOP 25 #16The Tigers of San Antonio, Texas, a perennial small-college power with a long string of conference championships and the program behind the 2007 'Mississippi Miracle' — fifteen laterals to beat Millsaps as time expired.
Trinity has won its conference nearly every year for thirty years and authored one of football's most famous plays, yet still gets overlooked nationally.
The Tigers wait in the brush.
Trinity University TX · Next-Season Outcome Band
Trinity University TX · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Warming
Four of five. The board favors this trend.
Opens Sep 6
vs Texas Lutheran · at home
Game Week
10 days
until kickoff · vs Texas Lutheran · Sun Sep 6 · 00:00 UTC
The Tigers of San Antonio, Texas, a perennial small-college power with a long string of conference championships and the program behind the 2007 'Mississippi Miracle' — fifteen laterals to beat Millsaps as time expired.
Trinity University TX sits 2nd in the Southern Athletic Conference and 14th of 240 in the CFB Zeitgeist — in the projected field with a seedable rating.
| Team | Conf | Overall | Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Berry | 7-0 | 11-2 | 71.0 |
| 2 | Trinity (TX) | 5-2 | 10-2 | 67.5 |
| 3 | Centre | 4-2 | 5-5 | 55.0 |
| 4 | Millsaps | 4-3 | 6-4 | 55.2 |
| 5 | Hendrix College | 1-1 | 6-4 | 50.2 |
| 6 | Southwestern U | 2-4 | 4-6 | 47.7 |
| 7 | Sewanee | 1-5 | 3-7 | 44.4 |
| 8 | Rhodes | 0-7 | 1-9 | 36.2 |
Win the Southern Athletic Conference for the automatic berth into the 40-team NCAA Division III bracket. Miss it and the path is an at-large bid, selected by NPI — the metric the CFB Index mirrors. Six wins survive the bracket to the Stagg Bowl.
Signature win 63-0 over Rhodes; toughest day 6-29 against Berry.
Community pulse
No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.
The Pulse on Trinity University TX
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
No player stats logged for this program yet — stats appear once the season is underway.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Sep 5 | — | — | — | @Texas Lutheran | W 26–14 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #448 | #476 | — | Belhaven | W 49–0 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #454 | #428 | — | @Pacific Lutheran | W 45–8 | 3-0 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #449 | #510 | — | Southwestern U | W 65–14 | 4-0 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #443 | #457 | — | @Berry | L 6–29 | 4-1 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #450 | #622 | — | Rhodes | W 63–0 | 5-1 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #447 | #523 | — | Centre | W 19–14 | 6-1 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #454 | #586 | — | @Sewanee | W 32–3 | 7-1 | 4-1 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #445 | #522 | — | Millsaps | W 42–24 | 8-1 | 5-1 |
| 12 | Nov 15 | #443 | #431 | — | @Maryville (TN) | W 31–14 | 9-1 | 5-1 |
| Bowl Season | ||||||||
| 14 | Nov 29 | #424 | #309 | — | Hardin Simmons | W 34–24 | 10-1 | 5-1 |
| Conference Championship | ||||||||
| 15 | Dec 6 | #401 | #393 | — | Berry | L 23–31 | 10-2 | 5-2 |
Home-Field Advantage · Trinity University TX · 2018-present
Average
85% home win rate vs 80% on the road. margin runs +2.4 better at home. Valhalla Stadium seats 2,500.
82°F average kickoff temp; 15% of games had measurable precipitation; 10 mph average wind.
Based on 26 home games with weather data.
All-Time Record
39-8
since 2022 · 4 seasons · .829 win rate
Moment of the Year · Trinity University TX · 2025
Moment of the Year · Trinity University TX · 2025Postseason · Won 34-24 vs Hardin Simmons
Week 14 of 2025. Postseason win — the season-defining moment.
Postseason History
Postseason HistoryRecent postseason (2023-2025): 2-1
Most recent: 2025 — win 34-24 (home). Last 5 postseason: 2-1.