1961 Vermont Catamounts football team

The 1961 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In their tenth year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 3–3–1 record.

1961 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	3–3–1 (0–2 Yankee)
Head coach	J. Edward Donnelly (10th season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field
Seasons ← 1960 1962 →

1961 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maine $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	1
UMass	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Connecticut	2	–	2	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
New Hampshire	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Rhode Island	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Vermont	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	3	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 30	Coast Guard*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 28–8		^[1]
October 7	at Maine	Alumni Field Orono, ME	L 14–34	4,600–5,000	^[2]^[3]^[4]
October 14	Rhode Island	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 6–18	3,500	^[5]^[6]
October 21	Rochester*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 18–0	8,000	^[7]
October 28	Norwich*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	T 6–6	8,000	^[8]
November 4	at Northeastern*	Kent Street Field Brookline, MA	W 6–0		^[9]
November 11	at Middlebury*	Porter Field Middlebury, VT	L 6–27		^[10]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Sophomore leads Cats over Coast Guard, 28–8". The Hartford Courant. October 1, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Maine Stuns Vt.; 4 TDs By Cloutier". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1961. p. 79 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Maine wallops Vermont eleven, 34–14". The Bangor Daily News. October 9, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
5. "R.I. slams Vermont for first win, 18–6". The Boston Globe. October 15, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
7. "Vermont rocks varsity, 18–0". Democrat and Chronicle. October 22, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Norwich plays Vermont to 6–6 standoff in state series opener". The Burlington Free Press. October 30, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "N.U. surprised by Vermont, 6–0". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Panthers top Vermont, 27–6". The Times Argus. November 13, 1961. Retrieved June 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.