1953 Vermont Catamounts football team

1953 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–3–1 (0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	J. Edward Donnelly (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1953 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New Hampshire +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Rhode Island +	3	–	1	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	1	–	1			3	–	4	–	1
Maine	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	2	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
UMass	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1953 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1953 college football season. In their second year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Dartmouth B*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 38–13	2,500
October 3	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–13
October 10	Saint Michael's*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	T 13–13	7,000
October 17	Rochester*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 28–7
October 24	Norwich*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 26–13	5,500
October 31	at Northeastern*	Kent Street Field Brookline, MA	L 18–33	5,000
November 7	at Middlebury*	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	L 0–7
*Non-conference game