1938 Vermont Catamounts football team

1938 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–2–1
Head coach	John P. Sabo (5th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1938 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Worcester Tech			–					6	–	0	–	0
No. 18 Villanova			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 9 Holy Cross			–					8	–	1	–	0
Boston College			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 15 Fordham			–					6	–	1	–	2
No. 12 Cornell			–					5	–	1	–	1
Army			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 20 Dartmouth			–					7	–	2	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell			–					5	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	0
CCNY			–					4	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					3	–	2	–	3
Manhattan			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
La Salle			–					4	–	4	–	0
NYU			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					3	–	4	–	1
Penn State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					3	–	4	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	3	–	1
Duquesne			–					4	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	6	–	1
Providence			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					3	–	6	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
Buffalo			–					2	–	6	–	0
Yale			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	6	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach John P. Sabo, the team compiled a 4–2–1 record. Their season opening game against Trinity (CT) was canceled due to poor travel conditions between Hartford and Burlington.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 1	at Rutgers	Neilson Field New Brunswick, NJ	L 14–15	7,000	[2]
October 8	Colby	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 9–6		[3]
October 15	at Union (NY)	Alexander Field Schenectady, NY	T 7–7		[4]
October 22	New Hampshire	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 20–0	2,500	[5]
October 29	Norwich	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 20–6		[6]
November 5	at St. Lawrence	Weeks Field Canton, NY	W 12–0	1,000	[7]
November 12	at Middlebury	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	L 0–7		[8]

References

1. "Trinity gridmen in long scrimmage". The Hartford Courant. September 25, 1938. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Rutgers halts Vermont, 15–14". Asbury Park Press. October 2, 1938. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Cats defeat Colby on fourth-period breaks; Sophomores stand out". Burlington Daily News. October 10, 1938. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Vermont battles Union to 7–7 tie". Democrat and Chronicle. October 16, 1938. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Vermont smothers New Hampshire 20–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 24, 1938. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vermont beats stubborn N.U. in final half". The Barre Daily Times. October 31, 1938. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Vermont defeats a powerful St. Lawrence eleven, 12 to 0". The Burlington Free Press. November 7, 1938. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Clawing Panthers upset Vermont's title hopes to win by 7–0 count". Rutland Daily Herald. November 14, 1938. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.