1952 Vermont Catamounts football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1952
| team = Vermont Catamounts
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Yankee Conference
| short_conf = Yankee
| record = 2–5
| conf_record = 0–1
| head_coach = J. Edward Donnelly
| hc_year = 1st
| captain =
| stadium = Centennial Field
}}
{{1952 Yankee Conference football standings}}
The 1952 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1952 college football season. In their first year under head coach J. Edward Donnelly, the team compiled a 2–5 record.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Champlain College
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 33–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79341849/uvm-hangs-up-first-win-since-late-in-195/|work=The Barre Daily Times|title=UVM hangs up first win since late in 1950|date=September 29, 1952|accessdate=June 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Maine
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 6–14
| attend = 5,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79342152/uvm-loses-to-maine-14-to-6-before-5000/|work=Montpelier Evening Argus|title=UVM loses to Maine 14 to 6 before 5,000|date=October 6, 1952|accessdate=June 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Saint Michael's Purple Knights|title=Saint Michael's}}
| site_stadium = Athletic Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 0–19
| attend = 6,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79342433/st-michaels-turns-back-university-of-v/|work=The Burlington Free Press|title=St. Michael's turns back University of Vermont, 19–0|date=October 13, 1952|accessdate=June 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Rochester
| site_stadium = Fauver Stadium
| site_cityst = Rochester, NY
| score = 7–12
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79342608/varsity-nudges-stubborn-vermont-for-4th/|work=Democrat and Chronicle|title=Varsity nudges stubborn Vermont for 4th straight win, 12–7|date=October 19, 1952|accessdate=June 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Norwich Cadets|title=Norwich}}
| site_stadium = Sabine Field
| site_cityst = Northfield, VT
| score = 27–26
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79342753/deacons-passes-give-cats-victory/|work=The Barre Daily Times|title=Deacon's passes give Cats victory|date=October 27, 1952|accessdate=June 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Northeastern Huskies|title=Northeastern}}
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 6–33
| attend = 4,500
| source = {{cite news |title=Northeastern romps, 33–6, over Vermont|date=November 2, 1952|newspaper=The Boston Globe|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79343047/northeastern-romps-336-over-vermont/|accessdate=June 10, 2021}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1952|team=Middlebury Panthers|title=Middlebury}}
| site_stadium = Centennial Field
| site_cityst = Burlington, VT
| score = 13–19
| attend = 6,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79343246/middlebury-edges-scrapping-vermont-191/|work=The Burlington Free Press|title=Middlebury edges scrapping Vermont, 19–13|date=November 10, 1952|accessdate=June 10, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/738/stats/13012 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 2, 2024 }}