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.