1969 Vermont Catamounts football team

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1969 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–6 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 6 3 0
Connecticut 3 2 0 5 4 0
Maine 3 2 0 5 4 0
Vermont 2 3 0 3 6 0
New Hampshire 1 4 0 3 5 0
Rhode Island 1 4 0 2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1969 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In their eighth year under head coach Bob Clifford, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20ConnecticutL 6–266,500[1]
September 27at Boston University*L 7–276,200–6,626[2][3]
October 4Northeastern*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 39–31[4]
October 11Rhode Islanddagger
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 41–147,500[5]
October 18at New HampshireW 27–712,857[6][7]
October 25at Wilkes*Wilkes-Barre, PAL 7–17[8]
November 1at UMassL 7–4811,200[9]
November 8Lafayette*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 17–286,900[10]
November 15Maine
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 30–385,500[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Connecticut whips Catamounts, 26–6 as Mike Zito sets rushing record". The Hartford Courant. September 21, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hollo fires B.U. over Vt., 27–7". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  4. ^ "Peterson passes Vt. over N.U., 39–31". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Streaking Catamounts meet UNH next after rolling over Rhody Rams, 41–14". The Burlington Free Press. October 13, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vermont romps". The Bridgeport Post. October 19, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Wilkes starts again, stops Vermont, 17–7". The Times-Tribune. October 26, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UMass crushes Vermont, 48–7, regains Yankee title". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Fillion, Don (November 10, 1969). "Fumble-itis continues to plague UVM in 28–17 loss to Leopards". The Burlington Free Press. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "UMaine closes by beating Cats". The Bangor Daily News. November 17, 1969. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.