1940 Vermont Catamounts football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1940
| team = Vermont Catamounts
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Independent
| record = 4–4
| head_coach = John C. Evans
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Centennial Field
}}
{{1940 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1940 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In their first year under head coach John C. Evans, the team compiled a 4–4 record.
Vermont was ranked at No. 284 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.{{cite news|title=Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings|newspaper=The Boston Globe|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 19, 1940|page=22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123126338/final-1940-litkenhous-ratings/|via=Newspapers.com}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 28
| w/l = w
| opponent = Northeastern
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 7–0
| attend = 2,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16678609/|work=The Burlington Free Press|title=Catamounts open season with 7–0 win over Northeastern|date=September 30, 1940|accessdate=June 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 5
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Trinity Bantams|title=Trinity (CT)}}
| site_stadium = Trinity Field
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| score = 3–8
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79386402/dick-weisenfluth-drives-trinity-76-yards/|title=Dick Weisenfluth drives Trinity 76 yards in third quarter to beat Vermont, 8–3|newspaper=The Hartford Courant|date=November 6, 1940|accessdate=June 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 12
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Colby Mules|title=Colby}}
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 7–10
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79386733/comeback-foiled-uvm-gridders-prepare/|work=Burlington Daily News|title=Comeback foiled, U.V.M. gridders prepare for tilt with Union|date=October 14, 1940|accessdate=June 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Union Dutchmen|title=Union (NY)}}
| site_stadium = Alexander Field
| site_cityst = Schenectady, NY
| score = 19–7
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79387069/union-falls-to-vermont-eleven-197/|title=Union falls to Vermont eleven, 19–7|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle|date=October 18, 1940|accessdate=June 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 26
| w/l = w
| opponent = New Hampshire
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 33–13
| attend = 2,000
Once again Cats upset dope by beating New Hampshire |newspaper=The Burlington Free Press |date=October 28, 1940 |accessdate=June 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 2
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=RPI Engineers|title=RPI}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Troy, NY
| score = 0–12
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79387795/undefeated-rpi-trips-vermont-by-120-mar/|title=Undefeated RPI trips Vermont by 12–0 margin|newspaper=Democrat and Chronicle|date=November 3, 1940|accessdate=June 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 9
| w/l = l
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Norwich Cadets|title=Norwich}}
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 7–38
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79387958/domina-leads-norwich-to-state-title/|work=The Barre Daily Times|title=Domina leads Norwich to state title|date=November 11, 1940|accessdate=June 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 16
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1940|team=Middlebury Panthers|title=Middlebury}}
| site_stadium = Porter Field
| site_cityst = Middlebury, VT
| score = 32–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79388114/vermonts-grand-finale-is-a-32-to-0-vict/|work=The Burlington Free Press|title=Vermont's grand finale is a 32-to-0 victory over Middlebury|date=November 18, 1940|accessdate=June 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
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