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1926 Vermont Catamounts football team

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1926 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lafayette   –   9 – 0 – 0
No. 10 Brown   –   9 – 0 – 1
NYU   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Army   –   7 – 1 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   7 – 1 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 0 – 2
No. 10 Penn   –   7 – 1 – 1
Cornell   –   6 – 1 – 1
Princeton   –   5 – 1 – 1
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
Springfield   –   6 – 2 – 0
Syracuse   –   7 – 2 – 1
Villanova   –   6 – 2 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Columbia   –   6 – 3 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   5 – 2 – 2
CCNY   –   5 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   5 – 3 – 0
Penn State   –   5 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   4 – 4 – 0
Yale   –   4 – 4 – 0
Bucknell   –   4 – 5 – 1
Fordham   –   3 – 4 – 1
Harvard   –   3 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Vermont   –   3 – 6 – 0
Drexel   –   2 – 5 – 0
Boston University   –   2 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –   1 – 8 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   0 – 8 – 1
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their second year under head coach William McAvoy, the team compiled a 3–6 record. The 1926 season also marked the first as the "Catamounts" after it was selected by popular vote by the students over camel, cow and tomcat in May 1926.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Columbia
L 0–14[2]
October 2at Syracuse
L 0–6210,000[3]
October 9Clarkson
W 14–7[4]
October 16at Providence
L 0–21[5]
October 23at Tufts
W 14–134,000[6]
October 30Norwich
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 0–3[7]
November 6RPI
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 13–0[8]
November 13at Middlebury
L 0–13[9]
November 25at Springfield (MA)Springfield, MAL 0–2[10]

References

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  1. ^ Wittry, Andy (October 20, 2020). "How Vermont got the nickname Catamounts". NCAA. NCAA.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Lions register first roar of new season when break paves way to 14 to 0 win". Times Union. September 26, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Syracuse triumphs over Vermont eleven, 62 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. October 3, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vermont opens local football season by defeating Clarkson 14–7". The Burlington Free Press. October 11, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Providence trounces Vermont by 21–0 count". The Hartford Courant. October 17, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Vermont upsets dope beating Tufts 14–13". Rutland Daily Herald. October 25, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Rice's field goal beats Vermont for state championship". Burlington Daily News. November 1, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Univ. of Vermont downs Rensselaer by score of 13 to 0". The Burlington Free Press. November 8, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Midd's aerial game trips Vermont 13–0". Rutland Daily Herald. November 15, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Lone safety gives Springfield victory". The Boston Globe. November 26, 1926. Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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