1926 Vermont Catamounts football team

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]

1926 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–6
Head coach	William McAvoy (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field
Seasons ← 1925 1927 →

1926 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Columbia	Baker Field New York, NY	L 0–14		^[2]
October 2	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–62	10,000	^[3]
October 9	Clarkson	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 14–7		^[4]
October 16	at Providence	Cycledrome Providence, RI	L 0–21		^[5]
October 23	at Tufts	Tufts Oval Medford, MA	W 14–13	4,000	^[6]
October 30	Norwich	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 0–3		^[7]
November 6	RPI	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 13–0		^[8]
November 13	at Middlebury	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	L 0–13		^[9]
November 25	at Springfield (MA)	Springfield, MA	L 0–2		^[10]

References

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.