1949 Trinity Hilltoppers football team

1949 Trinity Hilltoppers football
1949 Trinity Hilltoppers football
Conference	Independent
Record	8–0
Head coach	Dan Jessee (15th season);
Captain	Roger Hall
Home stadium	Trinity Field
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

1949 Eastern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Saint Vincent		–		10	–	0	–	0
No. 4 Army		–		9	–	0	–	0
Trinity (CT)		–		8	–	0	–	0
Brown		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Cornell		–		8	–	1	–	0
No. 13 Villanova		–		8	–	1	–	0
Bucknell		–		6	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth		–		6	–	2	–	0
Buffalo		–		6	–	3	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	3	–	0
Princeton		–		6	–	3	–	0
Fordham		–		5	–	3	–	0
Tufts		–		5	–	3	–	1
Carnegie Tech		–		5	–	3	–	1
Penn State		–		5	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		5	–	4	–	0
Penn		–		4	–	4	–	0
Yale		–		4	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		4	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		4	–	5	–	0
Drexel		–		3	–	3	–	1
Duquesne		–		3	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall		–		2	–	5	–	2
CCNY		–		2	–	5	–	1
NYU		–		3	–	6	–	0
Columbia		–		2	–	7	–	0
Hofstra		–		1	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		1	–	8	–	0
Harvard		–		1	–	8	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Trinity Hilltoppers football team was an American football team that represented Trinity College of Hartford, Connecticut, as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Dan Jessee, the Hilltoppers compiled a perfect 8–0 record, shut out four of eight opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 312 to 38.^[1]

The Hilltoppers finished the season with the only undefeated and united record in New England. They averaged 369.3 yards of total offense, 294.5 rushing yards, nad 39 points per game.^[2]

The team's leading scorers were Bill Goralski with six touchdowns (36 points) and Bill Vibert with 34 points (34 extra points). Five players scored five touchdowns: Dick Aiken; Tom DePatie; Al Magnoli; and Jim Pickett.^[3] Three backs finished with over 400 rushing yards: Goralski (499 yards); Roger Hall (445 yards); and Al Magnoli (409 yards).^[2]

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1		Williams	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	W 34–13	4,000	^[4]
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Norwich	Sabine Field Northfield, VT	W 71–0	3,000	^[5]^[6]
October 15		at Hobart	Boswell Field Geneva, NY	W 42–0		^[7]
October 22		Middlebury	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	W 69–13		^[8]
October 29		WPI	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	W 62–0	2,000	^[9]
November 5	2:00 p.m.	at Amherst	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 21–6		^[10]^[11]
November 12		Wesleyan	Trinity Field Hartford, CT (rivalry)	W 7–6	6,500	^[12]
November 19		at Tufts	Tufts Oval Medford, MA	W 6–0	7,000	^[13]^[14]^[15]
All times are in Eastern time

References

^ "1949 - Trinity (CT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2023.
^ ^a ^b Roger Dove (November 30, 1949). "Trinity Eleven Shows Best Offensive Average In State". The Hartford Courant. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vaughn, Toplitsky Share State Football Scoring Lead". The Hartford Courant. November 28, 1940. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Roger Dove (October 2, 1949). "Trinity Hands Favored Williams 34-13 Thumping". The Hartford Courannt. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Norwich Set For Trinity". Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vermont. October 8, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Tough Trinity Flood Norwich University". Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. United Press. October 9, 1949. p. B4. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Trinity Eleven Crushes Hobart, 42-0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 16, 1949. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.
^ Bill Lee (October 23, 1959). "Local Eleven Tops Panther Rivals, 69-13: Hilltoppers Conquer Vermonters in Clash At Trinity Field". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Roger Dove (October 30, 1949). "Trinity Team Overwhelms WPI By 62-0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hilltoppers After Sixth Grid Victory". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 5, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bill Lee (November 6, 1949). "Trinity Beats Amherst With Late Assault: Three Fourth Quarter Scores Provides 21-6 Win for Hilltoppers". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trinity Noses Out Wesleyan On Vibert's Placement, 7-6". The Hartford Courant. November 13, 1949. pp. IV-1, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Roger Dove (November 20, 1949). "Trinity Finishes Unbeaten: Hilltoppers Triumph Over Jumbos by 6-0 For Eighth Success". The Hartford Courant. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trinity Defeats Tufts, 6-0 To Complete Unbeaten Year". The Hartford Courant. November 20, 1949. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trinity Closes Year Unbeaten". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. United Press. November 20, 1949. p. 8D. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[1] "1949 - Trinity (CT)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 11, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2023.

[Best-2] Roger Dove (November 30, 1949). "Trinity Eleven Shows Best Offensive Average In State". The Hartford Courant. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Vaughn, Toplitsky Share State Football Scoring Lead". The Hartford Courant. November 28, 1940. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] Roger Dove (October 2, 1949). "Trinity Hands Favored Williams 34-13 Thumping". The Hartford Courannt. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Norwich Set For Trinity". Rutland Herald. Rutland, Vermont. October 8, 1949. p. 8. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Tough Trinity Flood Norwich University". Portland Press Herald. Portland, Maine. United Press. October 9, 1949. p. B4. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[7] "Trinity Eleven Crushes Hobart, 42-0". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 16, 1949. p. 6D – via Newspapers.com.

[8] Bill Lee (October 23, 1959). "Local Eleven Tops Panther Rivals, 69-13: Hilltoppers Conquer Vermonters in Clash At Trinity Field". The Hartford Courant. pp. IV-1, IV-2 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] Roger Dove (October 30, 1949). "Trinity Team Overwhelms WPI By 62-0". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Hilltoppers After Sixth Grid Victory". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. November 5, 1949. p. 11. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

[11] Bill Lee (November 6, 1949). "Trinity Beats Amherst With Late Assault: Three Fourth Quarter Scores Provides 21-6 Win for Hilltoppers". The Hartford Courant. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Trinity Noses Out Wesleyan On Vibert's Placement, 7-6". The Hartford Courant. November 13, 1949. pp. IV-1, IV-4 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] Roger Dove (November 20, 1949). "Trinity Finishes Unbeaten: Hilltoppers Triumph Over Jumbos by 6-0 For Eighth Success". The Hartford Courant. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.

[14] "Trinity Defeats Tufts, 6-0 To Complete Unbeaten Year". The Hartford Courant. November 20, 1949. p. IV-1 – via Newspapers.com.

[15] "Trinity Closes Year Unbeaten". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, New York. United Press. November 20, 1949. p. 8D. Retrieved May 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .

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