1965 Vermont Catamounts football team

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1965 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record6–2 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maine $ 5 0 0 8 2 0
UMass 4 1 0 7 2 0
Vermont 2 2 0 6 2 0
Connecticut 2 2 0 3 6 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 7 0
New Hampshire 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In their fourth year under head coach Bob Clifford, the team compiled a 6–2 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at American International*W 42–193,000[1]
September 25WPI*W 42–06,000[2]
October 2at MaineL 6–357,900[3][4]
October 9Rhode Islanddagger
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 26–67,000[5]
October 16New Hampshire
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 23–75,000[6]
October 23Norwich*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 7–6[7]
October 30at UMassL 6–418,400[8]
November 6at Middlebury*
W 7–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vermont eleven rips American International". The Hartford Courant. September 19, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Catamounts rout Worcester Tech". The Hartford Courant. September 26, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maine proves good defense best offense, Black Bears blitz Vermont, 35–6". The Bangor Daily News. October 4, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Vermont spolis R.I.'s unbeaten record, 26–6". The Boston Globe. October 10, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Fitz sets total offense mark as Vermont records 23–7 win". Rutland Daily Herald. October 18, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UVM comeback edges Cadets, 7–6". The Burlington Free Press. October 25, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Landry passes rip Vt. for UMass, 41–6". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Vermont wins state football title". The Burlington Free Press. November 8, 1965. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.