Trinity (Texas) football headlines

  • Five named Gagliardi finalists
    December 07, 2023
    Out of 20 semifinalists, we whittled it down to five on Thursday, three quarterbacks, a wide receiver and a linebacker. One of these five will win the award, Division III football's top honor.
  • 'Savvy' Harmel leads on and off field
    October 23, 2023
    It's not uncommon for Trinity (Texas) head coach Jerheme Urban to look out of his office and see his star linebacker, Caleb Harmel, walking down the hall, with a group of linebackers trailing close behind. They're heading to study game video, preparing for a game and perfecting their own craft at the same time. Riley Zayas has more as Defense Week continues.
  • Today, we are all Mount Union
    December 24, 2022
    Mount Union is no longer alone at the top. They’re peering through the glass at the champions like everyone else. But as Keith McMillan and Greg Thomas write, perhaps the Division III landscape is forever different, and the next North Central could come from various places.
  • Lone Star showdown
    November 23, 2022
    Trinity cemented its spot in the top 10 by playing Mary Hardin-Baylor tight in last year's playoffs, and made it stand up against Wheaton. Now the teams meet again in the second round, with the winner emerging as the last Texas team standing. Riley Zayas has more.
  • SCAC announces football plan
    November 02, 2022
    A new full member, an associate member, a member adding football and bringing its teams playing elsewhere back home have the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference looking to get an automatic bid again by 2026.
  • Revisiting a wild weekend
    September 15, 2022
    We've been spoiled by some great games in the early part of the season, but haven't written enough about them. Greg Thomas revisits both the Whitewater-UMHB game and the Trinity-Wheaton game with the participants in this week's Around the Nation.
  • Trinity D has Tigers in catbird seat
    October 21, 2021
    Don't call them the Black Flag. The Tigers of San Antonio are forging their own identity, 20 years after those renowned defenses took the field, and Jerheme Urban's squad is again bringing it on defense. Greg Thomas has more in Around the Nation.
  • Southwestern announces move to SAA
    August 19, 2021
    In 2023, Southwestern will leave the American Southwest Conference and join the Southern Athletic Association for football, reversing the path that Austin College is taking this season.
  • Spring Week 1: Football is back!
    February 06, 2021
    Two Texas games came down to simultaneous defensive stops, while Hendrix drew up a road win and Puget Sound ran past a rival. Check out action from the spring's Week 1.
  • Austin College brings football back to ASC
    August 15, 2020
    After four seasons as an affiliate member of the SAA expires at the end of this academic year, Austin College is coming back to an old home: the American Southwest Conference.
  • Roundup: Bouncing back; staying on track
    September 28, 2019
    WPI, Carnegie Mellon, Mass-Dartmouth and others all improved to 4-0, while Trinity (Texas) bounced back from a pair of losses to Top 10 teams and Misericordia won in quadruple overtime in Saturday's Division III football action.
  • Trinity Football Earns Convincing Win in Season Opener
    September 05, 2019
  • McAdams named head PLU football coach
    February 20, 2018
    Frosty Westering, then his son Scott, coached Pacific Lutheran from 1972 through 2018. Trinity (Texas) assistant Brant McAdams will the first non-Westering to head that program in more than four decades.
  • Trinity rusher has continued to chase his dream
    November 07, 2017
    Jay Foster gave up football for two seasons because of family obligations. His path back to Trinity -- and everything he's done this year for the Tigers -- proves just how much he has changed.
  • Trinity Football Falls to Centre During Alumni Weekend
    October 14, 2017
    The Tiger football team suffered its first Southern Athletic Association loss of the season on Saturday, as Trinity fell 27-21 to Centre (KY) College.
  • Trinity Storms Back to Beat Rhodes in Overtime Thriller
    October 07, 2017
    The Tiger football team remained unbeaten in Southern Athletic Association play with a thrilling 40-34 overtime win over Rhodes (TN) College on Saturday night.
  • Strong Second Half Leads Tiger Football Past Texas Lutheran
    October 29, 2016
    The Trinity football team scored 21 second-half points to beat Texas Lutheran University 28-27 Saturday in a come-from-behind Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory.
  • From signal-caller to ball-hawker
    October 25, 2016
    A high school career as a quarterback has uniquely prepared Southwestern's Matt Gillen for his role as the team's star wideout -- and it would be little surprise to see him add another first-team all-conference selection to his resume.
  • Trinity roaring toward the national stage
    September 20, 2016
    As a player on the 2002 Stagg Bowl team, current Trinity coach Jerheme Urban knows what life is like at the national level. He wants to get the Tigers back there.
  • ETBU out to prove it's no one-hit wonder
    September 06, 2016
    ETBU linebacker CJ Johnson is expected to play a pivotal role all season for the Tigers, who have high hopes of repeating atop the ASC, but this time come away with a playoff bid.
  • 10 games to watch for 2016
    August 31, 2016
    Columnist Brian Lester has seen a lot of the nation suit up and battle it out on the gridiron, and he's back for his second year celebrating stars of the South. He gives you a snapshot of 10 games that should be on your radar.
  • Around the Nation Podcast comes to the offseason
    April 04, 2016
    There's too much going on in the offseason to just sit by, so Pat and Keith are bringing the ATN Podcast back on a monthly basis. This week's guests: coaches at Wabash, Southern Virginia and Trinity (Texas) plus Pat and Keith talk about tackling in practice and more.
  • SAA welcomes Austin, Trinity back in for football
    November 18, 2015
    Four years ago, seven schools broke away from the SCAC to form their own conference. Now that conference is welcoming back two of the football programs they left behind.
  • Tigers Power Past Southwestern in Regular Season Home Finale
    November 07, 2015
    San Antonio - Trinity's football team overcame an early 12-0 deficit to earn a 27-19 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference victory over Southwestern University on Saturday afternoon.
  • Trinity Opens SCAC Play With Narrow Loss to #25 Texas Lutheran
    October 31, 2015
    San Antonio - The Tiger football team began its Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference schedule with a narrow 21-14 loss to Texas Lutheran University on Saturday afternoon.
  • Roundup: Trinity and Stevenson go to 4-0
    September 26, 2015
    The Tigers got a win on the west coast, while Stevenson continued its Year Five surge. The NESCAC got underway with Tufts surviving a Hamilton rally, while Salisbury couldn't be stopped in a win vs. Southern Virginia. More in the national wrapup.
  • Defense Leads Tiger Football to Road Win Over Pacific Lutheran
    September 26, 2015
    Puyallup, Washington - Trinity's defense forced five turnovers and allowed zero rushing yards to pace the Tiger football team to a 23-13 road win over Pacific Lutheran University on Saturday afternoon.
  • Good works, on the field and off
    September 22, 2015
    As much as junior linebacker Brad Hood has succeeded in the game of football, he’s also successful in the game of life, finding ways to have a positive impact on others.
  • Trinity Remains Undefeated With 30-12 Win Over Sul Ross State
    September 19, 2015
    Trinity’s football team improved to 3-0 on the season with a convincing 30-12 victory over Sul Ross State University on Saturday night.
  • Trinity's diamonds have been cut
    November 19, 2014
    Going 1-4 was not how Trinity’s new head coach Jerheme Urban wanted the first half of the season to start. But new jobs, new experiences don’t often start the way one wants.
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