Football Falls to 7th-Ranked Trinity, 52-14

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- The Texas Lutheran Bulldogs (0-2, 0-1 ASC) suffered their second loss of the season, falling to 7th-ranked Trinity University (3-0, 0-0) by a score of 52-14. A slow start to the game found the Bulldogs trailing 14-0 after the first quarter. From there, the Bulldogs were unable to slow down a high-scoring Tigers offense that's currently averaging 41 points per game.

The Trinity Tigers dictated this game throughout as they tallied 428 yards of total offense. Following a week one effort that saw the Bulldogs register 45 points and 486 yards of total offense, the Bulldogs were held to 217 yards against a Trinity defense that has held opponents to 13 points and 244.6 yards a game through three contests in the 2022 season. Texas Lutheran showed signs of life in the second quarter following the 14-0 first quarter and even won the turnover margin 2-0 courtesy of interceptions from Mason Hardy (Flynn/Normangee) and Trent Ward (West Columbia/West Columbia) - who made his season debut after missing week one due to injury.

Jacob Forton (Spring Branch/Smithson Valley) led the Bulldogs with 17 yards rushing and a touchdown. Forton would add 15 yards receiving and a second touchdown bringing his season total to five through two games. Sophomore Cole Andrus (Jourdanton/Jourdanton) led the way receiving, with four receptions for 73 yards. Senior Trent Stefka (Caldwell/Caldwell) would also register four receptions for 24 yards while Cayleb Klostermann (Lyford/Lyford) would add two receptions for 45 yards.

Quarterback Seth Cosme finished 17 of 21 for 203 yards passing with one touchdown.

Junior linebacker Caleb Giles (Houston/Lamar) led the Bulldogs defensively with eight tackles - three solo.

Next up, the Bulldogs return to conference play as the Bulldogs return to Bulldog Stadium to host the Lobos of Sul Ross State on Saturday, September 24th for Homecoming Weekend. Kickoff is scheduled for 6 PM and all streaming and stat links can be found on tlubulldogs.com.

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