1959 Vermont Catamounts football team

The 1959 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 4–3 record.

1959 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–3 (0–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
1959 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Connecticut $ 4 0 06 3 0
UMass 2 2 03 5 1
Maine 1 2 23 3 2
New Hampshire 1 2 13 3 2
Rhode Island 1 2 13 5 1
Vermont 0 1 04 3 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Coast Guard*W 34–65,500[1]
October 3at MaineL 14–525,200[2]
October 10Hobart*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 31–6[3]
October 17Rochester*dagger
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–273,000[4]
October 24Norwich*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 7–06,500[5]
October 31at St. Lawrence*
W 20–14[6]
November 7at Middlebury*
L 0–28[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. "Vermont Catamounts overpower Coast Guard gridders by 34–6". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "U-M in high gear to slap 'Cats". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Flance leads Vermont in 31–6 rout of Hobart". Vermont Sunday News. October 11, 1959. Retrieved June 7, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "UR beats Vermonters for 13th straight win as its speed pays off". Democrat and Chronicle. October 18, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "UVM edges Cadets, 7–0, in wet state series battle". Rutland Daily Herald. October 26, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Vermont tops St. Lawrence in comeback". The Times Argus. November 2, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Barenborg leads Middlebury to state grid crown, 28–0". The Burlington Free Press. November 9, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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