1956 Vermont Catamounts football team

The 1956 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 2–5 record.

1956 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–5 (1–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
1956 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 3 0 16 2 1
Maine 3 1 05 2 0
New Hampshire 2 1 13 4 1
Vermont 1 2 02 5 0
UMass 1 3 02 5 1
Rhode Island 1 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Union (NY)*
L 6–133,500[1]
October 6MainedaggerL 0–146,500[2]
October 13at Rhode IslandW 39–13[3]
October 20at Rochester*
W 6–0[4]
October 27at Norwich*
L 0–27[5]
November 3UMass
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 19–26[6]
November 10Middlebury*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–7[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "Vermont bows to Union, 13–6, as seven passes intercepted". The Burlington Free Press. October 1, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Vermont holds Maine's power to 14–0 score". Rutland Daily Herald. October 8, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vermont stuns Rhode Island gridders 39–13". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Vermont edges Rochester in final quarter, 6 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. October 21, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Rugged Norwich ground attack drops Vermont under 4-TD barrage, 27–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 29, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "UMass edges Vermont, 26–19". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Panthers nip Vermont, 7–6, with score in final minute". The Burlington Free Press. November 12, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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