1968 Vermont Catamounts football team

1968 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–6 (1–4 Yankee)
Head coach	Bob Clifford (7th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1968 Yankee Conference football standings

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

The 1968 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach Bob Clifford, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 0–21	7,819–8,000	[1]
September 28	Wilkes*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 9–31	3,500–,000	[2]
October 5	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 0–28	5,400	[3][4]
October 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 10–52	10,600–12,000	[5][6]
October 19	New Hampshire	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 12–10	3,500	[7][8]
October 26	at Norwich*	Sabine Field Northfield, VT	W 20–7	4,500	[9]
November 2	UMass	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 0–49	3,500–4,500	[10]
November 9	Middlebury*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 45–18	4,000	[11]
November 16	at C. W. Post*	Brookville, NY	L 10–25	2,500	[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Sophs excel as UConn rolls". The Hartford Courant. September 22, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Wilkes has little trouble in capturing 22nd victory in row". Wilkes-Barre Record. September 30, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Abbott looks to UNH after first victory". The Bangor Daily News. October 7, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
5. "Rhode Island romps over Vermont, 52–10". The Boston Globe. October 13, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
7. "Vermont surprises UNH in rain, 12–10". Rutland Daily Herald. October 21, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
9. "Vermont 20, Norwich 7, in final football game". The Times Argus. October 28, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "UMass brakes skid by routing Vt., 49–0". The Boston Globe. November 3, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Canning runs wild as UVM crushes Panthers, 45–18". The Burlington Free Press. November 11, 1968. Retrieved June 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Vermont bows to post, 25–10, to end season with 3–6 record". The Burlington Free Press. November 18, 1968. Retrieved June 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.