1973 Vermont Catamounts football team

The 1973 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Carl Falivene, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

1973 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–6 (1–5 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 5 0 1 8 2 1
Rhode Island 4 1 1 6 2 2
UMass 4 2 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 2 3 0 4 5 0
Boston University 2 3 0 3 7 0
Maine 2 4 0 3 7 0
Vermont 1 5 0 3 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8MaineL 0–147,000–7,500[1][2]
September 15American International*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 14–7[3]
September 22Connecticut
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 14–262,350–4,000[4][5]
September 29at Boston UniversityW 15–08,508[6][7]
October 13Rhode Island
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 14–157,432[8][9]
October 20at New HampshireL 7–199,995[10][11]
October 27at Hofstra*W 10–74,800[12]
November 3at UMassL 7–2711,300[13][14]
November 10at Bucknell*L 7–267,500[15]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Young Bears surprise Vermont". The Bangor Daily News. September 10, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Catamounts top AIC eleven 14–7". Hartford Courant. September 16, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Torkelson leads UConn past Vermont, 26–14". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bateman-to-Jones aerials spark Vermont past BU, 15–0". The Boston Globe. September 30, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Two-point conversion lifts Rams past UVM, 15–14". Rutland Daily Herald. October 15, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  10. ^ "Wildcats hand UVM its fourth defeat". Rutland Daily Herald. October 22, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  12. ^ "Vermont breaks Hofstra's victory streak, 10–7". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). October 28, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Minute Men trounce Vermont Catamounts". Hartford Courant. November 4, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  15. ^ "Bisons whip Vermont". The Daily Item. November 12, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.