1959 Vermont Catamounts football team

1959 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–3 (0–1 Yankee)
Head coach	J. Edward Donnelly (8th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1959 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
UMass	2	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Maine	1	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
New Hampshire	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	3	–	2
Rhode Island	1	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Vermont	0	–	1	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1959 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1959 college football season. In their eighth year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 4–3 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Coast Guard*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 34–6	5,500	[1]
October 3	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–52	5,000–5,200	[2]
October 10	Hobart*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 31–6	4,500	[3]
October 17	Rochester*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 6–27	3,000–4,000	[4]
October 24	Norwich*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 7–0	5,000–6,500	[5]
October 31	at St. Lawrence*	Weeks Field Canton, NY	W 20–14	2,000	[6]
November 7	at Middlebury*	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	L 0–28	3,200	[7]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Vermont Catamounts overpower Coast Guard gridders by 34–6". The Hartford Courant. September 27, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "U-M in high gear to slap 'Cats". The Bangor Daily News. October 5, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Flance leads Vermont in 31–6 rout of Hobart". Vermont Sunday News. October 11, 1959. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "UR beats Vermonters for 13th straight win as its speed pays off". Democrat and Chronicle. October 18, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "UVM edges Cadets, 7–0, in wet state series battle". Rutland Daily Herald. October 26, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Vermont tops St. Lawrence in comeback". The Times Argus. November 2, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Barenborg leads Middlebury to state grid crown, 28–0". The Burlington Free Press. November 9, 1959. Retrieved June 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.