Football Ranked 19th in Sporting News Preseason Poll

San Antonio – The Trinity University Tigers football team has received a national ranking of 19th by The Sporting News Division III Preseason Poll.

Trinity is the only Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference team listed in the poll, and one of three from Texas. Mary Hardin-Baylor is ranked sixth, and Hardin-Simmons is 17th.

The Tigers, led by 21st-year head coach Steve Mohr, return 16 starters (eight offense, six defense, two special teams) from the 2009 season. The team’s reporting date is Aug. 12. Trinity opens its 2010 campaign Sept. 4 by hosting Howard Payne in a non-conference game at E.M. Stevens Stadium.

Last season, the Tigers recorded a 7-3 overall record, and a 4-2 mark (tie for third place) in the SCAC. Trinity won its final two games, beating conference opponents Centre (27-17) and Austin College (44-10).

THE SPORTING NEWS DIVISION III PRESEASON POLL

1. Wisc-Whitewater 2. Mount Union 3. Linfield 4. St. John's (Minn.) 5. Wesley 6. Mary Hardin-Baylor 7. Delaware Valley 8. Wittenberg 9. Central 10. St. Thomas 11. Ohio Northern 12. Thomas More 13. Washington & Jefferson 14. North Central 15. Johns Hopkins 16. Monmouth (Ill.) 17. Hardin-Simmons 18. Coe 19. Trinity (Texas) 20. Trine 21. Wisc-Stout 22. Hampden-Sydney 23. Wabash 24. Case Western Reserve 25. Franklin & Marshall