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Jessee/Miller Field
Named after Trinity's head football coaches Dan Jessee and Don Miller, the Jessee/Miller Field is the tenth-oldest college football field in United States. In recent years the field has also been affectionately referred to as “The Coop” in reference to Trinity's mascot.
Originating before 1900, the Jessee/Miller field had no name until November 5, 1966, when it was christened as Jessee Field for the retiring Jessee during his final season as head football coach. Jessee was the head football coach at Trinity from 1932 to 1966, compiling a record of 150–76–7. The stadium was renamed Jessee/Miller Field on November 13, 1999 to honor Jessee's successor, Miller. Miller retired in 1998 as the all-time winningest coach in NCAA Division III football history in New England, compiling a record of 174–77–5 in 32 seasons as head coach of the Bantams.
The Jessee/Miller Field features a modern playing surface, six-lane, 400-meter track, and stadium seating for 5,500 people. The field was converted from grass to turf, durable in all-weather, in 2002.
Sources
Trinity College in the Twentieth Century (2000) by Peter J. Knapp and Anne H. Knapp, pp. 77, 124, 276, 431.