1947 Vermont Catamounts football team

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1947 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
1947 record3–4–1 (0–1–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Yankee Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Maine 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Connecticut 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 4 – 0
Rhode Island State 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Massachusetts 0 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Vermont 0 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1947 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach John C. Evans, the team compiled a 3–4–1 record (0–1–1 against conference opponents) and finished in a tie for last place in the Yankee Conference. The team played its home games at Centennial Field in Burlington, Vermont.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Saint Michael's*
W 28–63,500[1]
October 4Colby*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 27–32,000[2]
October 11at Union (NY)*
  • Alexander Field
  • Schenectady, NY
L 7–203,800[3]
October 18Norwich*dagger
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 33–07,000[4]
October 25New Hampshire
L 6–28[5]
November 1Massachusetts
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
T 7–74,500[6]
November 8at Rochester*
  • River Field
  • Rochester, NY
L 6–74,000[7]
November 15at Middlebury*
  • Porter Field
  • Middlebury, VT
L 0–194,100[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[]

  1. ^ "Vermont Scores 28-6 Triumph Over St. Michael's". The Boston Globe. September 28, 1947. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vermont Cats Subdue Colby Mules, 27-3". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1947. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Enstice Goes 70 Yards as Union Wins Over Vermont, 20-7". The Boston Globe. October 12, 1947. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vermont Batters Norwich, 33-0, Before 7,000". The Boston Globe. October 19, 1947. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "New Hampshire 28-6 Winner; Stays Unbeaten". The Boston Globe. October 26, 1947. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "U. of Vermont, Statesmen Battle to 7-7 Deadlock". The Boston Globe. November 2, 1947. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rivermen Outfight Cats, 7-6". Democrat and Chronicle. November 9, 1947. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ George Huban (November 16, 1947). "Panthers Claw Vermont, 19-0, Cop State Honors". The Boston Globe. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
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