Trinity(TX) 4, Hardin-Simmons 0

The Tigers eat well against a struggling (1-5-0) HSU squad, with Eduardo Parra scoring a brace on his only two shots and Landon Ortega picking up a goal and two assists.  Perhaps most notably, Trinity played three goalies who had yet to see playing time this season, with starter Jack Madsen (6'2" soph from Highland Park TX) earning his first career win (and first time between the posts in two seasons) after playing the entire first half.  Given Trinity's 29-1 shot advantage this turned out to be a very low-risk move. 

Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 14, 2026, 11:47:18 AMThis week's SP+ predictions:

• CMU 16.0, @Berry 36.3
• Maryville 16.4, @RMC 37.2
• NC Wesleyan 33.9, @Sewanee 17.0
• LaGrange 16.3, @Centre 18.5
• Hendrix 18.0, @Millsaps 37.9
• Southwestern 26.0, @Schreiner 27.8
• PLU 8.2, @Trinity 42.9

This week's Hansen predictions:

• CMU 17.5, @Berry 30.0
• Maryville 14.3, @RMC 31.3
• NC Wesleyan 30.8, @Sewanee 21.5
• LaGrange 17.5, @Centre 17.2
• Hendrix 25.8, @Millsaps 40.9
• Southwestern 41.3, @Schreiner 19.8
• PLU 15.3, @Trinity 35.7

The two differ on LaGrange-Centre and much more noticeably on Southwestern-Schreiner, where Hansen only gives the Mountaineers an 8.5% chance of winning.

Actual results:

• Berry 16, CMU 10
• RMC 42, Maryville 14
• LaGrange 16, Centre 14
• Hendrix 36, Millsaps 27
• Sewanee 24, NC Wesleyan 17
• Trinity 24, PLU 6
• Schreiner 31, Southwestern 28

SP+ 4-3 (missed Sewanee by a lot, LaGrange, Hendrix by a lot; overstated Berry and Trinity), Hansen 4-3 (missed Sewanee, Hendrix and Southwestern by a lot; overstated Berry).

Another unimpressive week as the conference goes 3-4 and none of the wins were what you could call impressive.  Berry continues to skate by, Trinity can't find its passing game (though its run defense continues to be hella stout, giving up 24 yards of which 20 came on a QB scramble), Southwestern manages to lose to a first year team, giving up a game-winning drive with under two minutes to go, Millsaps apparently forgot what they did in their first two games.  A second-place 9-1 Berry or Trinity still might get a bid, but anyone else will have to win the conference to have a shot at the playoffs as the conference NPIs are dreadful.  Courtesy D3Datacast:

7. Berry
9. Trinity
109. Millsaps
128. Sewanee
201. Maryville
207. Centre
208. Southwestern
232. Rhodes

(240 teams)

Quote from: Kuiper on September 19, 2026, 05:45:54 PMUpset of the year!!!!!

Lewis & Clark 2 - Whitworth 0

The winless streak is over!  First win since the program started (or restarted) in 2022. L&C scores in the 48th and the converted a PK in the 68th to walk away with the win!

That makes them 1-68-4 since returning to varsity status in 2022 (the program was halted in 1991).  Congratulations to the River Otters and to all the young men who stuck with it through thick and thin.  Keeper Micaiah Garan is the only player in that time to record a clean sheet and yesterday marked his third.

A lot of that (missed FGs) going on yesterday.  And it's not like they were all long - this one was a 33-yard attempt.

The game story for the Centre-LaGrange game says the Colonels play Bridgewater next week as part of the "Southern Athletic Association/Old Dominion Athletic Conference Challenge" which to the best of my knowledge hasn't been a thing for years (a one-year series due to B-SC's failure in 2024).  RMC-Maryville yesterday is the only other instance of the two conferences squaring off before conference play begins this season. 

Quote from: MCScots2013 on September 19, 2026, 06:54:16 PMDoes Maryville have the dubious honor of being the best 0-3 in the country after the Heidelberg win at Mount Union?

Believe it or not, Heidelberg is 3-0/2-0 OAC. 

Quote from: tigerguy on September 19, 2026, 10:03:41 PMTrinity's air game is not great with 2/3 of its top receivers out. Hopefully Tavarez comes back soon.

Ditto. 

Horn went out with what looked like a leg injury, possibly a hamstring or tendon.  He went to the tent for a while, came out but did not return. Being able to jam the ball down the opponent's throats (with a couple of well-timed and -executed fake punts) is nice but need to be able to open it up in the air.  TU ran off the last 9:36 totally on the ground tonight.

Millsaps drops their first game of the season to Hendrix, 36-27.  Trailing 27-30, they went for it on 4th and 8 from the Warrior 33 with less than 2:00 left and turned it over on downs.  They still had two timeouts, held Hendrix, and got the ball back on their 31 with 0:02 left.  What did they do but call the Mississippi Miracle?  It didn't go so well ...

QuoteGOSS, Quez pass short to the right complete for 1 yard to REED, Zayden caught at the MC35 and advanced to the MC32 lateral to TASBY JR., Derrick for -5 yards to the MC27 lateral to GOSS, Quez for -5 yards to the MC22 lateral to REED, Zayden for -1 yard to the MC21 lateral to GOSS, Quez for 4 yards to the MC25 lateral to DATES, Cornelious for -8 yards to the MC17 lateral to REED, Zayden for 0 yards to the MC17 lateral to JOHNSON, Sean for -17 yards, JOHNSON, Sean fumbled at MC23 , recovered by HC WOODS, Dentravious at the MC22, returned 22 yards to the MC0, TOUCHDOWN HC, clock 00:01 (Scoring play confirmed).

OBTW, Mount Union lost at home today, as did UMHB (on a blocked PAT that would have tied it with less than a minute left). 

Vikings get a TD to take a 16-10 lead with 47 seconds left, CMU drives to about the 25 with 4 seconds left and a hail mary nearly cost them a win. 

Up to the school to fix unnfortunately (but yes, Flo should be on them).

Berry not looking good, down 10-0 with 4 to go and the ball at their 40 after a CMU punt.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on September 16, 2026, 11:48:45 PMLong ago, far far away, I explored the old Trinity bldg in Tehuacana. In its day, it was a beautiful edifice, high on the hill.

Indeed.  Texas Hall, as it became known, is in a sad state of disrepair.  It's now owned by the Preservation Texas Institute, who are leading a repair effort. The site was originally proposed for the then-nation's capital in 1849-50; Tehuacana came in second to Austin in a nationwide vote in 1850.

Quote from: MCScots2013 on September 16, 2026, 06:39:19 PMThere were several attempts to move the seminary which became Maryville College to Danville, Kentucky in the mid 1800s. Bonus points for anybody who knows what other Presbyterian school is in Danville, Kentucky.

Hint: The Kentucky institution was also founded in 1819.

Too easy for an old SCAC/SAA guy:  Centre.

Trinity(TX) was founded in Tehuacana (2020 population: 228) in 1869, moved to Waxahachie (2020 pop, 41,140) in 1902, then to San Antonio in 1942 (2020 pop, 1.4M), where it merged/took over the campus of the failing University of San Antonio.  It finally moved to its present home in a former quarry site in 1952:  "On moving day, the new campus consisted of a dormitory housing 60 residents, a classroom building that lacked a heating system, a barren library, and an uncompleted student union."

The former Waxahachie campus now houses Nelson University, fka Southwestern Assemblies of God University. 

Quote from: IC798891 on September 15, 2026, 10:23:26 AMSince Flo is already being talked about, and because I never want to miss an opportunity to do so, I'll just jump in and say:

Flo sucks, and I lose respect for every school that takes their check. Paywalled D3 content takes away one of the few things that, as a fan, makes D3 sports special and unique.

Yeah, we all have budget issues. If I'm an AD, that's the absolute last bridge I burn, and I only do it if I have absolutely no other options for raising money.

Question is, who makes the call?  Most of these deals are done with the conferences, where the voters are more likely presidents than ADs.

Trinity(TX) has now opted out twice from their parent conference deals, first with the SCAC and now with the SAA.  From what I have heard (indirectly) they may even have had to pay for the rights to directly broadcast their own games, which if true may explain why few others have gone this route. 

But it flabbergasts me to this day that a conference like the UAA, with some of the richest schools in D3, fell for this (even if they got a better deal than most as has been speculated).  The teams in the ASC aren't floating in cash, but those in the UAA are.

Quote from: Ron Boerger on September 10, 2026, 02:21:44 PMBill Connelly's SP+ Top 772 predictions for the week:

@Berry 43.7, LaGrange 8.0
Hanover 27.2, @Maryville 16.0
Millsaps 46.4, @Centenary 11.1
@Austin 36.8, Rhodes 24.7
@Brevard 39.4, Sewanee 19.1
@TLU 33.6, Southwestern 23.3
@Trinity 40.7, McMurry 12.1

Hansen Ratings predictions:

@Berry 36.5, LaGrange 15.6
Hanover 30.1, @Maryville 12.3
Millsaps 39.4, @Centenary 16.3
Rhodes 30.4, @Austin 26.8
@Brevard 36.1, Sewanee 17.0
@TLU 38.3, Southwestern 26.3
@Trinity 36.5, McMurry 15.6
 

Actual results:

• Berry 20 LaGrange 17
• Hanover 43 Maryville 26
• Millsaps 57 Centenary 0
• Austin 23 Rhodes 17
• Brevard 39 Sewanee 14
• TLU 19 Southwestern 16
• Trinity 31 McMurry 17

SP+ 7-0, Hansen 6-1 - though the Berry win was much closer than either predicted.

This week's SP+ predictions:

• CMU 16.0, @Berry 36.3
• Maryville 16.4, @RMC 37.2
• NC Wesleyan 33.9, @Sewanee 17.0
• LaGrange 16.3, @Centre 18.5
• Hendrix 18.0, @Millsaps 37.9
• Southwestern 26.0, @Schreiner 27.8
• PLU 8.2, @Trinity 42.9

This week's Hansen predictions:

• CMU 17.5, @Berry 30.0
• Maryville 14.3, @RMC 31.3
• NC Wesleyan 30.8, @Sewanee 21.5
• LaGrange 17.5, @Centre 17.2
• Hendrix 25.8, @Millsaps 40.9
• Southwestern 41.3, @Schreiner 19.8
• PLU 15.3, @Trinity 35.7

The two differ on LaGrange-Centre and much more noticeably on Southwestern-Schreiner, where Hansen only gives the Mountaineers an 8.5% chance of winning.

Trinity(TX) 3 - Texas A&M San Antonio (NAIA) 3

In the first actual game in history between the two San Antonio-based teams, Trinity gets a tie with the visiting Jaguars (11-4-2 last season) after Luke Mayfield, making his first start of the season (after a brief appearance off the bench last game) converted a PK in the 86th minute.  Trinity also started Brandon Gongora in goal for the first time this year; he allowed three goals on six shots faced.

The Tigers will hope that Mayfield's return will help steady a team which has struggled so far this season. 

Watched the first half of the RMC game and the running game looked quite good against a top-notch opponent like Hopkins.  Don't think the 'Jackets will have any problem with a Maryville team that has so far underachieved.

Y'alls announcing team does a fine job - if all the Flocasts had guys like that it would make such a difference.