1972 Vermont Catamounts football team

1972 Vermont Catamounts football
ConferenceYankee Conference
Record4–5 (3–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Home stadiumCentennial Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
UMass $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Connecticut 4 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Vermont 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
New Hampshire 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Maine 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Rhode Island 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. In their first year under head coach Carl Falivene, the team compiled a 4–5 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Connecticut
L 0–710,864[1][2]
September 30at Lehigh*
L 20–265,000[3]
October 7UMass
L 14–334,700[4][5]
October 14at Rhode Island
W 14–135,857[6][7]
October 21New Hampshire
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 28–177,000–7,100[8][9]
October 28Hofstra*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
W 16–10[10]
November 5at Maine
W 15–144,513–5,000[11][12][13]
November 11Northeastern*
  • Centennial Field
  • Burlington, VT
L 19–297,127[14][15]
November 18at American International*
L 28–372,400[16]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "UConn victor, 7–0 on 81-yard aerial". Hartford Courant. September 24, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Lehigh holds off determined UVM, 26–20, as fine Catamount effort wasted". The Burlington Free Press. October 2, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "UMass storms to 33–14 comeback at Vermont". The Boston Globe. October 8, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Catamounts top Rhody by 14 to 13". Hartford Courant. October 15, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  8. ^ "Olson directs Vermont to 28–17 win over UNH". The Boston Globe. October 22, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  10. ^ "Vermont recovers, 16–10". The Journal News. October 29, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "New Hampshire, Vermont win". The Boston Globe. November 5, 1972. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Vermont rally nips Maine, 15–14". The Bangor Daily News. November 6, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  14. ^ "NU erases Vermont, 29–19, ends season with six-game streak". The Boston Globe. November 12, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 25, 2022.
  16. ^ "AIC throttles Vermont, 37–28". The Boston Globe. November 19, 1972. Retrieved June 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 2, 2024.