1962 Vermont Catamounts football team

1962 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record3–5 (1–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New Hampshire $ 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 0 – 1
UMass 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Connecticut 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 1 – 3 – 1 2 – 5 – 2
Vermont 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Bob Clifford, the team compiled a 3–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22American International*
L 8–145,200[1]
September 29at RPI*Troy, NYW 82–61,000–1,500[2]
October 6Maine
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–95,500–6,000[3][4]
October 13at Rhode Island
W 21–124,000[5]
October 20at New Hampshire
L 6–197,000–8,000[6][7]
October 27at Norwich*
W 21–84,000[8]
November 3UMass
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–346,500[9][10]
November 10Middlebury*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–144,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "A.I.C.'s late surge tips Vermont, 14–8". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vermont looks to Maine after swamping RPI, 82–6". The Burlington Free Press. October 2, 1966. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maine defeats Vermont, 9–6". The Bangor Daily News. October 8, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  5. ^ "Vermont upsets R.I. eleven, 21–12". The Boston Globe. October 14, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "New Hampshire tops Vermont by 19–6 score". The Times Argus. October 22, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (New Hampshire)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  8. ^ "Vermont tops Norwich, 21–8". The Times Argus. October 29, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "UMass rolls, 34–6". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "Middlebury wins state grid title". The Burlington Free Press. November 12, 1962. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.