1973 Vermont Catamounts football team

American college football season

1973 Vermont Catamounts football

Conference| Yankee Conference
Record| 3–6 (1–5 Yankee)
Head coach|

* Carl Falivene (2nd season)

Home stadium| Centennial Field

Seasons

<- 1972

1974 ->

1973 Yankee Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Connecticut $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
Rhode Island | 4  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 2
UMass | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
New Hampshire | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Boston University | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Maine | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 0
Vermont | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1973 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. In their second year under head coach Carl Falivene, the team compiled a 3–6 record.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 8| Maine|

* Centennial Field
* Burlington, VT

| L 0–14| 7,000–7,500| [1][2]
September 15| American International*|

* Centennial Field
* Burlington, VT

| W 14–7| 4,312| [3]
September 22| Connecticut|

* Centennial Field
* Burlington, VT

| L 14–26| 2,350–4,000| [4][5]
September 29| at Boston University|

* Schaefer Stadium
* Foxborough, MA

| W 15–0| 3,508–8,508| [6][7]
October 13| Rhode Island|

* Centennial Field
* Burlington, VT

| L 14–15| 7,432–7,500| [8][9]
October 20| at New Hampshire|

* Cowell Stadium
* Durham, NH

| L 7–19| 9,995| [10][11]
October 27| at Hofstra*|

* Hofstra Stadium
* Hempstead, NY

| W 10–7| 4,800–4,836| [12]
November 3| at UMass|

* Alumni Stadium
* Hadley, MA

| L 7–27| 11,300| [13][14]
November 10| at Bucknell*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Lewisburg, PA

| L 7–26| 7,500| [15]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Young Bears surprise Vermont". The Bangor Daily News. September 10, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
3. ^ "Catamounts top AIC eleven 14–7". Hartford Courant. September 16, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Torkelson leads UConn past Vermont, 26–14". The Boston Globe. September 23, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
6. ^ "Bateman-to-Jones aerials spark Vermont past BU, 15–0". The Boston Globe. September 30, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Boston University)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
8. ^ "Two-point conversion lifts Rams past UVM, 15–14". Rutland Daily Herald. October 15, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
10. ^ "Wildcats hand UVM its fourth defeat". Rutland Daily Herald. October 22, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
12. ^ "Vermont breaks Hofstra's victory streak, 10–7". Newsday (Suffolk Edition). October 28, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Minute Men trounce Vermont Catamounts". Hartford Courant. November 4, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
15. ^ "Bisons whip Vermont". The Daily Item. November 12, 1973. Retrieved June 2, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
16. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.

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Vermont Catamounts football

Venues|

* Athletic Park (1887–1904)
* Centennial Field (1905–1974)

Culture & lore|

* Rally
* "Vermont Victory"

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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