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1967 Vermont Catamounts football team

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1967 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5–1 (1–3–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 0 0 7 2 0
Connecticut 4 1 0 5 4 0
Rhode Island 2 2 1 6 2 1
New Hampshire 2 3 0 5 3 0
Vermont 1 3 1 3 5 1
Maine 0 5 0 0 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1967 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach Bob Clifford, the team compiled a 3–5–1 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at American International*
L 25–373,000[1]
September 30ConnecticutL 6–177,000[2]
October 7Maine
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 18–78,000[3][4]
October 14Rhode Island
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
T 0–06,500[5]
October 21at New HampshireL 6–3010,000–13,500[6][7]
October 28Norwich*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 20–197,000[8]
November 4at UMassL 0–218,000[9]
November 11at Middlebury*
W 7–214,000[10]
November 18C. W. Post*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 0–72,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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After the season

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The following Catamount was selected in the 1968 NFL/AFL Draft after the season.[13]

Round Pick Player Position AFL club
15 386 Jeff Kuhman Linebacker Denver Broncos

References

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  1. ^ "AIC dashes Vermont's visions". Rutland Daily Herald. September 25, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Connecticut downs Vermont eleven 17–6". The Hartford Courant. October 1, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vermont play haunts UM Bears". The Bangor Daily News. October 9, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Defense comes of age as Vermont ties Rhody, 0–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 16, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vermont falls, 30–6, to New Hampshire". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Vermont squeaks by Cadets, 20–19". The Times Argus. October 30, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UMass blanks Vermont; Landry hits 10 of 18". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "C. W. Post next for Cats after 21–7 win over inspired Panther squad". The Burlington Free Press. November 13, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Seven-point loss to C. W. Post ends UVM season". Rutland Daily Herald. November 20, 1967. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  13. ^ "1968 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.