Vermont Catamounts football

Vermont Catamounts

First season	1886
Last season	1974
Athletic director	N/A
Stadium	Centennial Field
Seating capacity	4,415
Field surface	Grass
Location	Burlington, Vermont
NCAA division	Division I
Conference	Yankee Conference
Bowl record	0–0 (–)
Colors	Green and Gold
Rivals	New Hampshire Wildcats
Website	UVMAthletics.com

For information on all University of Vermont sports, see Vermont Catamounts

The Vermont Catamounts football program were the intercollegiate American football team for the University of Vermont located in Burlington, Vermont. The team competed in the NCAA Division I and were members of the Yankee Conference. The school's first football team was fielded in 1886.^[1] The football program was discontinued at the conclusion of the 1974 season.^[2]^[3]

Vermont fields a team at the club football level, in a conference that also uses the Yankee Conference name.

History

The first intercollegiate game in the state of Vermont happened on November 6, 1886 between Dartmouth and Vermont in Burlington. Dartmouth won 91 to 0.^[4] Vermont reached a level of success after coach "Dud" Drake in the 1907 and 1908 seasons. The 1907 team fought Dartmouth to a scoreless tie, and the 1908 team gave Cornell a scare.

All-time Yankee Conference records

This table reflects the results of Yankee Conference matchups when both Vermont and its opponent were members of the conference. Vermont began Yankee Conference play in 1947 with Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island. Although they played UMass and UNH in the first season, they didn't play Maine until 1950, Rhode Island until 1955, and UConn until 1966. Boston University began league play in 1973.

Team	Yankee Wins	Yankee Losses	Yankee Ties	Winning Percentage	Notable Streak	First Yankee Meeting	Last Meeting
Boston U. Terriers	1	1	0	.500		1973	1974
Connecticut Huskies	2	7	0	.222	Lost 4	1966	1974
Maine Black Bears	4	21	0	.160	Lost 14	1950	1974
Massachusetts Minutemen	3	18	1	.159	Lost 15	1947	1974
New Hampshire Wildcats	9	9	0	.500	Won 4	1947	1974
Rhode Island Rams	8	8	1	.500	Won 5	1955	1974
	27	66	2	.295

All Data from Michigan-Football.com^[5]

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

References

Vermont's Season-by-Season Records at the College Football Data Warehouse

↑ Dartmouth 1885-1889 on CFB Data Warehouse
↑ "Vermont Catamounts All-Time NCAA College Football Records". michigan-football.com. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
↑ "Helmets of Discontinued College Teams". The Helmet Project. Retrieved 2012-06-21.
↑ "College Football Games". New York Times. November 7, 1886. p. 3. Retrieved March 27, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
↑ "Vermont Catamounts All-Time NCAA Scores". michigan-football.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.

Vermont Catamounts football

Venues	Centennial Field (1906–1974)

Culture & lore	Rally "Vermont Victory"

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974

University of Vermont

Schools	Environment and Natural Resources Medicine

Facilities	Alumni House Centennial Field Dudley H. Davis Center University of Vermont Medical Center Grasse Mount Gund Institute for Ecological Economics Gutterson Fieldhouse Institute for Environmental Diplomacy and Security Ira Allen Chapel Morrill Hall Old Mill Patrick Gym Robert Hull Fleming Museum Proctor Maple Research Center Redstone University Green Historic District

Athletics	Basketball Men Women Football Ice Hockey Men Women Men's soccer

Media	Vermont Cynic The Water Tower WRUV

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