1957 Vermont Catamounts football team

1957 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–5 (0–2 Yankee)
Head coach	J. Edward Donnelly (6th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1957 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rhode Island +	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	2	–	1
Connecticut +	3	–	0	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Maine	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
UMass	1	–	2	–	1			1	–	5	–	1
Vermont	0	–	2	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
New Hampshire	0	–	3	–	1			0	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1957 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1957 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 2–5 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Union (NY)*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 26–6	5,000	[1]
October 5	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–49	4,600	[2]
October 12	Dartmouth B*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 18–6		[3]
October 19	Rochester*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 6–14		[4]
October 26	Norwich*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 12–19		[5]
November 2	at UMass	Alumni Field Amherst, MA	L 13–14	2,700	[6]
November 9	at Middlebury*	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	L 7–13	4,000	[7]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Vermont open season with 26–6 victory". The Burlington Free Press. September 30, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "University of Maine romps over Vermont in conference tilt, 49–0". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Roy Greene paces Vermont, 18–6, over Dartmouth 'B'". Vermont Sunday News. October 14, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UR trips Vermont". Democrat and Chronicle. October 20, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Bob Ripley rips for 172 yards as Norwich tips UVM, 19–12". The Burlington Free Press. October 28, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Walls' toe nips Vermont for 1st UMass. win, 14–13". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Middlebury beats UVM". Rutland Daily Herald. November 11, 1957. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.