SAN ANTONIO – The 14th-ranked Trinity University football team opened the 2026 season with a 36-14 win over Texas Lutheran University on Saturday night.
The Tigers (1-0) were held scoreless until the final seconds of the first half and then exploded for 33 points in the second half to take the win over the Bulldogs (0-1). After a slow start offensively, Trinity wound up with 378 yards overall that included 163 yards rushing. The stout Tiger defense gave up just 213 total yards and shut down the TLU ground game by allowing just six rushing yards on 33 attempts.
Quarterback
Welker Horn (Lubbock, Texas / Lubbock Christian) made the most of his first start as a Tiger, connecting on 11-of-17 passing for 199 yards and rushing for a team-best 48 yards, and tallying three total touchdowns.
Jamel Nickerson (Cypress, Texas / Cy-Fair) finished with 32 yards rushing on just three carries.
Jason Love (San Antonio, Texas / Brennan) rushed for 31 yards and also caught four passes for 50 more yards and a 29-yard touchdown catch-and-run.
Maddox Morkovsky (New Braunfels, Texas / New Braunfels) led the team with 74 yards receiving on a pair of catches.
TJ Scannell (San Antonio, Texas / Reagan) led the team with 10 tackles on defense, while
Azriel Ngatcha (Irving, Texas / MacArthur) had 2.5 tackles for loss among his nine total tackles.
Dorien Hill (Buda, Texas / Hays) finished with seven total tackles and 1.5 sacks, while
Diego Davila (Spring Branch, Texas / Smithson Valley) recorded eight tackles and had the team's only interception of the game.
Lamont Nickleberry (Childress, Texas / Childress) finished with 72 yards on five punt returns and had a 20-yard return on his only kickoff return of the night.
Jackson Runyan (Frisco, Texas / Rick Reedy) finished his night with three field goals and was 3-for-4 on extra-point attempts as well.
The Rundown
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Up Next
Trinity will be back in action next weekend, hosting McMurry University (TX) on Saturday night at 6:00 p.m.
