1971 Vermont Catamounts football team

1971 Vermont Catamounts football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Record	2–7 (2–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Joe Scannella (2nd season)
Home stadium	Centennial Field

1971 Yankee Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Connecticut +	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
UMass +	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
New Hampshire	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	1
Rhode Island	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Vermont	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maine	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions

The 1971 Vermont Catamounts football team was an American football team that represented the University of Vermont in the Yankee Conference during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. In their second year under head coach Joe Scannella, the team compiled a 2–7 record.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Connecticut	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 20–7	7,200–7,300
September 25	Bucknell*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 6–10	7,200–7,500
October 2	Lehigh*	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 8–49	7,200–7,352
October 9	Rhode Island	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	L 22–34	6,300
October 16	at New Hampshire	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	L 7–28	12,570–12,871
October 23	at Hofstra*	Hofstra Stadium Hempstead, NY	L 10–13	5,722
October 30	at UMass	Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 15–24	7,000
November 6	Maine	Centennial Field Burlington, VT	W 17–13	6,000–6,300
November 13	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	L 7–42	5,000
*Non-conference game