1974 Vermont Catamounts football team

1974 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	4–6 (1–5 Yankee)
Head coach	Carl Falivene (3rd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field
Seasons ←  1973

1974 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
UMass +	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Maine +	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
New Hampshire	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Rhode Island	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Boston University	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Connecticut	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Vermont	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1974 Vermont Catamounts football team represented the Vermont Catamounts football team of the University of Vermont during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Notably, the team came from behind 14-0 to defeat UMass 25-14 (and after they had just come off shutout victories over Dartmouth and Maine ^[1] ) for the first win against them at all since 1954 and for the first time at UMass since 1921. After the season the university student yearbook would say "This was the year that no one laughed at U.V. M. Football . . . A lot can be said for the 1974 Football Catamounts and what the future held in store for them. The Cats had the beginnings of what it takes to be winners both physically and mentally . . . The 1974 Vermont Catamounts were a young team with over forty lettermen. They indeed were going to be a team to watch." ^[2] This was and remains Vermont's last season with an NCAA program.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Norwich *	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 28–26	6,384–8,912	[3]
September 21	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	L 22–36	4,752–8,752	[4] [5]
September 28	Boston University	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 6–29	3,750–3,950	[6] [7] [8]
October 5	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	W 25–14	13,500	[9]
October 12	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	L 0–14	5,212	[10] [11]
October 19	New Hampshire	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 21–38	7,550–9,123	[12]
October 26	Rochester *	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 21–12	2,844	[13]
November 2	at Maine	Alumni Stadium Orono, ME	L 27–31	1,700–2,900	[14] [15]
November 9	Northeastern *	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 22–14	2,730–3,783	[16]
November 16	American International *	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 15–41	2,300	[17]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. The Aerial, The University of Vermont, p. 149
2. The Aerial, p.149
3. "Bateman's heroics overcome Norwich lead as Cats win, 28–26". The Burlington Free Press. September 16, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Huskies outlast Vermont, 36–22". Hartford Courant. September 22, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Connecticut)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
6. "B.U.'s Terriers dominate Cats in 29–6 win". The Burlington Free Press. September 30, 1974. p. 18. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Boston Univ. 29, Vermont 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 1974. p. 8E. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
9. "Vermont stuns UMass, 25–14". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Catamounts can't convert chances". Rutland Daily Herald. October 14, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 29, 2022.
12. "Freshman QB Allen's bomb sparks UNH past Vermont". The Boston Globe. October 20, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Vermont passing rips UR". Democrat and Chronicle. October 27, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
14. "UMO holds off explosive Vermont, 31–27". The Bangor Daily News. November 4, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
15. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Maine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 26, 2022.
16. "Bateman guns Vermont past Northeastern, 22–14". The Boston Globe. November 10, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
17. "Reidy outstanding in AIC rout of Vt". Hartford Courant. November 17, 1974. Retrieved September 27, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
18. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Vermont)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 2, 2024.