1939 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–3–2
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
1939 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Cornell   –  8 –0 –0
No. 10 Duquesne   –  8 –0 –1
Swarthmore   –  6 –0 –1
Scranton   –  7 –0 –2
Princeton   –  7 –1 –0
La Salle   –  6 –1 –1
Penn State   –  5 –1 –2
No. 11 Boston College   –  9 –2 –0
No. 17 Fordham   –  6 –2 –0
Villanova   –  6 –2 –0
Boston University   –  5 –3 –0
Brown   –  5 –3 –1
Dartmouth   –  5 –3 –1
Hofstra   –  4 –3 –0
NYU   –  5 –4 –0
Pittsburgh   –  5 –4 –0
Harvard   –  4 –4 –0
Manhattan   –  4 –4 –0
Penn   –  4 –4 –0
Syracuse   –  3 –3 –2
Vermont   –  3 –3 –2
Tufts   –  3 –4 –1
Yale   –  3 –4 –1
Army   –  3 –4 –2
Bucknell   –  3 –5 –0
Carnegie Tech   –  3 –5 –0
Providence   –  3 –5 –0
Columbia   –  2 –4 –2
Massachusetts State   –  2 –5 –2
Colgate   –  2 –5 –1
Temple   –  2 –7 –0
CCNY   –  1 –7 –0
Buffalo   –  0 –7 –0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1939 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach John P. Sabo, the team compiled a 3–3–2 record.

Vermont was ranked at No. 273 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Amherst
W 7–6[2]
October 7St. Lawrence
W 12–0[3]
October 14at Colby
T 0–0[4]
October 21Union (NY)
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–194,000[5]
October 28at New Hampshire
L 7–226,000[6]
November 4RPI
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–13[7]
November 11at Norwich
T 0–03,000[8]
November 18Middlebury
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 21–0[9]

References

  1. ↑ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Fighting Vermont team bucks Amherst man power to win 7–6". The Burlington Free Press. October 2, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "U.V.M. backers talk of unbeaten season". Burlington Daily News. October 9, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Colby, Vermont battle to tie on muddy field". The Bangor Daily News. October 16, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Union undefeated as Vermont bows". Democrat and Chronicle. October 22, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "New Hampshire cashes in on "breaks" to beat Vermont 22–7". The Burlington Free Press. October 30, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "RPI staves off rally to defeat Vermont, 13–6". The Hartford Courant. November 5, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Vermont and Norwich struggle for an hour in scoreless tie". The Burlington Free Press. November 13, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Cats romp to 21–0 upset win over Midd's Panthers". Rutland Daily Herald. November 20, 1939. Retrieved June 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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