1939 Vermont Catamounts football team

1939 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–3–2
Head coach	John P. Sabo (6th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1939 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Cornell			–					8	–	0	–	0
No. 10 Duquesne			–					8	–	0	–	1
Swarthmore			–					6	–	0	–	1
Scranton			–					7	–	0	–	2
Princeton			–					7	–	1	–	0
La Salle			–					6	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					5	–	1	–	2
No. 11 Boston College			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Fordham			–					6	–	2	–	0
Villanova			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Brown			–					5	–	3	–	1
Dartmouth			–					5	–	3	–	1
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
NYU			–					5	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					5	–	4	–	0
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	0
Penn			–					4	–	4	–	0
Syracuse			–					3	–	3	–	2
Vermont			–					3	–	3	–	2
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Yale			–					3	–	4	–	1
Army			–					3	–	4	–	2
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Providence			–					3	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	4	–	2
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	5	–	2
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	7	–	0
CCNY			–					1	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach John P. Sabo, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.

Vermont was ranked at No. 273 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	at Amherst	Pratt Field Amherst, MA	W 7–6		[2]
October 7	St. Lawrence	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 12–0		[3]
October 14	at Colby	Seaverns Field Waterville, ME	T 0–0		[4]
October 21	Union (NY)	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 6–19	4,000	[5]
October 28	at New Hampshire	Lewis Field Durham, NH	L 7–22	6,000	[6]
November 4	RPI	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 6–13		[7]
November 11	at Norwich	Sabine Field Northfield, VT	T 0–0	3,000	[8]
November 18	Middlebury	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 21–0		[9]

References

1. E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Fighting Vermont team bucks Amherst man power to win 7–6". The Burlington Free Press. October 2, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "U.V.M. backers talk of unbeaten season". Burlington Daily News. October 9, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colby, Vermont battle to tie on muddy field". The Bangor Daily News. October 16, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Union undefeated as Vermont bows". Democrat and Chronicle. October 22, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "New Hampshire cashes in on "breaks" to beat Vermont 22–7". The Burlington Free Press. October 30, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "RPI staves off rally to defeat Vermont, 13–6". The Hartford Courant. November 5, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Vermont and Norwich struggle for an hour in scoreless tie". The Burlington Free Press. November 13, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cats romp to 21–0 upset win over Midd's Panthers". Rutland Daily Herald. November 20, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.