1949 Vermont Catamounts football team

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1949 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2 (2–0 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut + 2 0 1 4 4 1
Maine + 2 0 1 2 4 1
UMass 1 1 0 3 5 0
New Hampshire 1 3 0 4 4 0
Rhode Island State 0 4 0 0 8 0
Vermont 2 0 0 6 2 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

The 1949 Vermont Catamounts football team represented the Vermont Catamounts football team of the University of Vermont during the 1949 college football season. Despite a 2–0 conference record, the league title was awarded to both Connecticut and Maine, who finished with 2–0–1 league records.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Saint Michael's*W 7–66,000[2]
October 1St. Lawrence*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 21–04,000[3]
October 8at Union (NY)*
L 7–26[4]
October 15Norwich*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 20–05,500[5]
October 22at New HampshireW 13–66,000[6]
October 29UMass
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 20–125,500[7]
November 5at Rochester*
W 14–03,000[8]
November 12at Middlebury*
L 6–147,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maine, Connecticut Share Conference Title". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Associated Press. November 19, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Kehoe stars as Vermont beats Mikemen, 7–6". Rutland Daily Herald. September 26, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "St. Gelais, Ballard, unsprung lead UVM over Larries, 21–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 3, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UVM loses 26–7 to Union College". The Bennington Evening Banner. October 10, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UVM spills Cadets, 20–0". Rutland Daily Herald. October 17, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vermont triumphs by 13–6 margin". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vermont downs UMass for fifth victory, 20–12". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Vermont grasps 2 breaks to win over UR in hard struggle, 14 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. November 6, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Middlebury takes Vermont 14 to 6 before 7,000 fans". The Newport Daily Express. November 14, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.