1963 Vermont Catamounts football team

1963 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	6–2 (2–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Clifford (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1963 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
Maine	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Vermont	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Connecticut	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1963 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year, under head coach Bob Clifford, the team compiled a 6–2 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at American International*	AIC Park Springfield, MA	W 14–6	1,500	[1]
September 28	Army "B"*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 12–0	6,000	[2]
October 5	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 13–14	5,700–6,900	[3][4]
October 12	Rhode Island	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 21–6	5,500–7,000	[5][6]
October 19	New Hampshire	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 28–6	7,000	[7]
October 26	Norwich*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 27–0	7,100	[8]
November 2	at No. 8 UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 0–41	6,449–6,500	[9]
November 9	at Middlebury*	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	W 14–0	2,000–4,100	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "End Toussaint scores all Vt. pts. to tip AIC". The Boston Globe. September 22, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "UVM beats Army B 12–0". The Burlington Free Press. September 30, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Bears taste victory; New Hampshire next". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
5. "Vermont, 21–6". The Hartford Courant. October 13, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
7. "Vt. raps N.H., 28–6". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "UVM faces big task at UMass". The Burlington Free Press. October 28, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "UMass Yankee champion". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UVM blanks Middlebury, 14–0, Burton sets mark". Rutland Daily Herald. November 11, 1963. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.