Trine Thunder
2009 season
Overall record: 10-2 - Conference: 6-0
9/3 at Manchester • W, 16-14
9/19 vs. Defiance • W, 40-9
9/26 at Franklin • L, 30-29
10/3 vs. Hope * • W, 38-35
10/10 at Alma * • W, 51-14
10/17 at Olivet * • W, 42-17
10/24 vs. Kalamazoo * • W, 41-20
10/31 at Albion * • W, 33-14
11/7 vs. Adrian * • W, 21-16
11/14 vs. Ky. Christian W, 36-21
11/21 at Case Western Reserve W, 51-38 BX
11/28 at Wittenberg L, 34-17
All times Eastern    (* Conference; • In-region)
Coach: Matt Land (Ball State)
Conference: MIAA
Enrollment: 1300
Location: Angola, IN
Colors: Navy, White, Vegas Gold
Stadium: Fred Zollner Athletic Stadium (5000)
Surface: Turf
Link to official site
2012 (7-3, 5-1 MIAA)
2011 (0-0, 0-0 MIAA)
2010 (11-1, 6-0 MIAA)
2009 (10-2, 6-0 MIAA)
2008 (10-1, 6-0 MIAA)
2007 (6-4, 4-3 MIAA)
2006 (2-8, 2-5 MIAA)
2005 (0-10, 0-7 MIAA)
2004 (2-8, 2-5 MIAA)
2003 (0-10, 0-0 MIAA)
2002 (1-0, 0-0 MIAA)
2001 (0-1, 0-0 MIAA)
2000 (0-1, 0-0 MIAA)
1999 (0-0, 0-0 MIAA)
December 14, 2012 Trine’s Brown and Puryear to Play in FCS Senior Scout Bowl
December 11, 2012 Trine’s Mario Brown Invited to Play in Inaugural Dream Bowl
November 10, 2012 Thunder Send Seniors Out With a W
November 3, 2012 Big Plays Help Thunder Dominate Comets
October 27, 2012 Trine Comes Alive in Win over Hope
September 29, 2012 Trine Ends Hornets Comeback Bid
September 22, 2012 Trine Earns Second Half Comeback Win
September 15, 2012 Late INT Sends Trine Down to Concordia
September 11, 2012 Puryear wastes no time making mark at Trine
September 8, 2012 Trine Drops Non-Conference Game on the Road
September 3, 2012 Trine's Nitz and Puryear Named MIAA POW
August 30, 2012 Trine Kicks off the DIII Season With a Victory
December 24, 2011 Trine assistant jumps to Olivet
November 24, 2011 MIAA, NATHC to start 'Challenge Series'
November 12, 2011 Thunder Fall in Season Finale
November 5, 2011 Thunder Squash the Hornets
October 29, 2011 Thunder Tie Season-High with 42 Points at Olivet
October 15, 2011 Trine Knocks the Wind Out of the Scots
October 8, 2011 Inge Scores Winning TD for Thunder in Overtime
October 1, 2011 Trine Suffers First MIAA Loss Since 2007
September 17, 2011 Biller’s Record Setting Run Leads Thunder to Victory
September 10, 2011 9-11 Honored and Remembered at Trine Home Opening Football Game
September 2, 2011 Getting the weekend started
September 1, 2011 Trine Defense Dominates In 24-13 Win Over Manchester
December 15, 2010 Gagliardi Trophy Presentation Live
December 14, 2010 Vote Coach Land for Coach of the year!
December 1, 2010 Gagliardi Trophy has its final four
November 24, 2010 Trine heading where it wants to go
November 23, 2010 Gagliardi Trophy ballot down to 10
November 20, 2010 First round road warriors
November 20, 2010 Thunder Advance in Tournament
November 16, 2010 Fifteen Thunder Players Named All-MIAA
November 15, 2010 Watt, Selking Garner MIAA Awards for the third time this season
November 14, 2010 ON THE ROAD AGAIN: Thunder stay in Indiana for Opening Round
November 13, 2010 Seniors Lead Thunder to MIAA Title
November 6, 2010 Thunder To Contend for MIAA Title
November 1, 2010 Vote For Land
October 30, 2010 No. 15 Thunder Rout Olivet 51-14
October 27, 2010 Thunder Sixth in North Region
October 25, 2010 Selking Named Defensive POW
October 23, 2010 Thunder Stay Unbeaten at Hope
October 18, 2010 Trine Vaults to No. 8 in AFCA Poll
October 16, 2010 Thunder Roll Against Alma
October 11, 2010 Watt Named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week
October 9, 2010 Thunder Improve to 5-0
October 5, 2010 Terry Named Campbell Trophy Semifinalist
October 4, 2010 Trine LB Named MIAA Defensive POW
October 2, 2010 Wyman’s TDs Lead Trine
September 18, 2010 No. 17 Trine Improves to 3-0
September 13, 2010 Trine’s Selking Named MIAA
September 11, 2010 Thunder Crush Bluffton 76-6
September 2, 2010 Thunder Strikes Quickly Against Manchester
October 2, 2008 Trine's from-the-ground-up strategy pays off
2009 season
Trine 6-0 10-2
Adrian 4-2 6-4
Albion 4-2 4-6
Alma 3-3 5-5
Hope 3-3 3-7
Kalamazoo 1-5 4-6
Olivet 0-6 0-10
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Conference composite schedule
Conference standings
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