1954 Vermont Catamounts football team

1954 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record5–1–1 (1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Rhode Island 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Maine 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Vermont 1 – 1 – 0 5 – 1 – 1
UMass 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Connecticut 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1954 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1954 college football season. In their third year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 5–1–1 record.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Union (NY)*
T 14–14[1]
October 2Mainedagger
L 20–236,500[2]
October 9Dartmouth B*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 19–12[3]
October 16at Rochester*
W 19–12[4]
October 23at Norwich*
W 41–0[5]
October 30UMass
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 27–257,500[6]
November 6Middlebury*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 30–68,500[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "UVM–Union tie, 14–14". The Burlington Free Press. September 27, 1954. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maine Bears defeat UVM Catamounts 23–20". The Barre Daily Times. October 4, 1954. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vermont playing under wraps, defeats Dartmouth B, 19 to 12". The Burlington Free Press. October 11, 1954. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vermont topples varsity, 19 to 12". Democrat and Chronicle. October 17, 1954. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UVM shells Norwich, 41–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 25, 1954. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vermont edges UMass on McLam's kicks, 27–25". The Boston Globe. October 31, 1954. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "UVM overpowers Middlebury for state football title". The Bennington Evening Banner. November 8, 1954. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
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