1953 Vermont Catamounts football team
American college football season
| 1953 Vermont Catamounts football | |
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| Conference | Yankee Conference |
| Record | 3–3–1 (0–1 Yankee) |
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| Home stadium | Centennial Field |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 26 | Dartmouth B* |
| W 38–13 | 2,500 | [1] |
| October 3 | at Maine |
| L 0–13 | [2] | |
| October 10 | Saint Michael's* |
| T 13–13 | 7,000 | [3] |
| October 17 | Rochester* |
| W 28–7 | [4] | |
| October 24 | Norwich* |
| W 26–13 | 5,500 | [5] |
| October 31 | at Northeastern* | L 18–33 | 5,000 | [6] | |
| November 7 | at Middlebury* |
| L 0–7 | [7] | |
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References
- ^ "Vermont buries Dartmouth 'B', 38–13". The Burlington Free Press. September 28, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pale blue Bears look to Wildcats after stopping Vermont Catamounts". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vermont and St. Michael's play to thrilling 13–13 tie". The Burlington Free Press. October 12, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vermont trips UR, 28–7". Democrat and Chronicle. October 18, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vermont's late surge beats Norwich, 26–13". The Burlington Free Press. October 26, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Northeastern extended, but tops Vermont for 6th straight, 33–18". The Boston Globe. November 1, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers upset UVM grid rivals". The Brattleboro Reformer. November 9, 1953. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
