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 00 (–)
Claimed nat'l titles 0
Conference titles 0
Division titles 0
Heisman winners 0
Consensus All-Americans 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.

Notable former players

Notable alumni include:

References

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