1956 Vermont Catamounts football team

1956 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record2–5 (1–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1955
1957 →
1956 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Connecticut $ 3 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Maine 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 1 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Vermont 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
UMass 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 1
Rhode Island 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1956 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1956 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 2–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Union (NY)*
L 6–133,500[1]
October 6Mainedagger
L 0–146,500[2]
October 13at Rhode Island
W 39–13[3]
October 20at Rochester*
W 6–0[4]
October 27at Norwich*
L 0–27[5]
November 3UMass
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 19–26[6]
November 10Middlebury*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 6–7[7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[8]

After the season

The following Catamount was selected in the 1957 NFL draft after the season.[9]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
19 218 Paul Harasimowicz Tackle Philadelphia Eagles

References

  1. ^ "Vermont bows to Union, 13–6, as seven passes intercepted". The Burlington Free Press. October 1, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Vermont holds Maine's power to 14–0 score". Rutland Daily Herald. October 8, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Vermont stuns Rhode Island gridders 39–13". The Hartford Courant. October 14, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Vermont edges Rochester in final quarter, 6 to 0". Democrat and Chronicle. October 21, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Rugged Norwich ground attack drops Vermont under 4-TD barrage, 27–0". The Burlington Free Press. October 29, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "UMass edges Vermont, 26–19". The Boston Globe. November 4, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Panthers nip Vermont, 7–6, with score in final minute". The Burlington Free Press. November 12, 1956. Retrieved June 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.
  9. ^ "1957 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 1, 2024.