1949 Vermont Catamounts football team

1949 Vermont Catamounts football
1949 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–2 (2–0 Yankee)
Head coach	John C. Evans (7th season);
Home stadium	Centennial Field
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

The 1949 Vermont Catamounts football team represented the Vermont Catamounts football team of the University of Vermont during the 1949 college football season. Despite a 2–0 conference record, the league title was awarded to both Connecticut and Maine, who finished with 2–0–1 league records.^[1]

1949 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
Connecticut +	2	–	0	–	1	4	–	4	–	1
Maine +	2	–	0	–	1	2	–	4	–	1
UMass	1	–	1	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island State	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	8	–	0
Vermont	2	–	0	–	0	6	–	2	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Vermont was ineligible for the conference title.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Saint Michael's*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 7–6	6,000	^[2]
October 1	St. Lawrence*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 21–0	4,000	^[3]
October 8	at Union (NY)*	Alexander Field Schenectady, NY	L 7–26		^[4]
October 15	Norwich*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 20–0	5,500	^[5]
October 22	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH	W 13–6	6,000	^[6]
October 29	UMass	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 20–12	5,500	^[7]
November 5	at Rochester*	River Field Rochester, NY	W 14–0	3,000	^[8]
November 12	at Middlebury*	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	L 6–14	7,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game

^ "Maine, Connecticut Share Conference Title". The Portsmouth Herald. Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Associated Press. November 19, 1949. p. 5. Retrieved March 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Kehoe stars as Vermont beats Mikemen, 7–6". Rutland Daily Herald. September 26, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "St. Gelais, Ballard, unsprung lead UVM over Larries, 21–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 3, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UVM loses 26–7 to Union College". The Bennington Evening Banner. October 10, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UVM spills Cadets, 20–0". Rutland Daily Herald. October 17, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vermont triumphs by 13–6 margin". The Hartford Courant. October 23, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vermont downs UMass for fifth victory, 20–12". The Boston Globe. October 30, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Vermont grasps 2 breaks to win over UR in hard struggle, 14 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. November 6, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Middlebury takes Vermont 14 to 6 before 7,000 fans". The Newport Daily Express. November 14, 1949. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.