1940 Vermont Catamounts football team

1940 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4
Head coach	John C. Evans (1st season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1940 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College			–					11	–	0	–	0
Duquesne			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Penn			–					6	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Fordham			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
La Salle			–					6	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	2	–	3
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					3	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Providence			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Yale			–					1	–	7	–	0
Army			–					1	–	7	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	5	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach John C. Evans, the team compiled a 4–4 record.

Vermont was ranked at No. 284 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Northeastern	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 7–0	2,500	[2]
October 5	at Trinity (CT)	Trinity Field Hartford, CT	L 3–8		[3]
October 12	Colby	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 7–10		[4]
October 19	at Union (NY)	Alexander Field Schenectady, NY	W 19–7		[5]
October 26	New Hampshire	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 33–13	2,000	[6]
November 2	at RPI	Troy, NY	L 0–12		[7]
November 9	Norwich	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 7–38		[8]
November 16	at Middlebury	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	W 32–0		[9]
Homecoming

References

1. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Catamounts open season with 7–0 win over Northeastern". The Burlington Free Press. September 30, 1940. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Dick Weisenfluth drives Trinity 76 yards in third quarter to beat Vermont, 8–3". The Hartford Courant. November 6, 1940. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Comeback foiled, U.V.M. gridders prepare for tilt with Union". Burlington Daily News. October 14, 1940. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Union falls to Vermont eleven, 19–7". Democrat and Chronicle. October 18, 1940. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Once again Cats upset dope by beating New Hampshire". The Burlington Free Press. October 28, 1940. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Undefeated RPI trips Vermont by 12–0 margin". Democrat and Chronicle. November 3, 1940. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Domina leads Norwich to state title". The Barre Daily Times. November 11, 1940. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Vermont's grand finale is a 32-to-0 victory over Middlebury". The Burlington Free Press. November 18, 1940. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.