1914 NYU Violets football team

The 1914 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their first year under head coach Thomas T. Reilley, the team compiled a 5–4 record.

1914 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
 1913
1915 
1914 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Army  900
Harvard  702
Washington & Jefferson  1010
Dartmouth  810
Lehigh  810
Pittsburgh  810
Cornell  820
Yale  720
Franklin & Marshall  621
Colgate  521
Princeton  521
Brown  522
Fordham  631
Geneva  530
Tufts  530
Penn State  531
Rutgers  531
Lafayette  532
Syracuse  532
Boston College  540
NYU  540
Villanova  431
Bucknell  441
Carnegie Tech  440
Penn  441
Temple  330
Rhode Island State  233
Carlisle  5101
Holy Cross  251
Vermont  261
New Hampshire  162
Duquesne  150

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3St. Stephen'sW 17–0[1]
October 10at HamiltonClinton, NYW 26–0[2]
October 17Haverford
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 13–7[3]
October 24RPI
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 17–6[4]
November 3Trinity (CT)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 3–19[5]
November 7at Union (NY)Schenectady, NYL 0–9[6]
November 14at Stevens
W 31–0[7]
November 21Wesleyan
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 13–29[8]
November 26Rutgers
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–33[9]

References

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  1. "Easy victory for N.Y.U." New York Tribune. October 4, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "N.Y.U. shy of speed, but beats Hamilton". The Sun. October 11, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.Y.U. defeats Haverford eleven". New York Tribune. October 18, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "N.Y.U. keeps up its winning stride". New York Tribune. October 25, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "N.Y.U. defeated by Blue and Gold". The Hartford Daily Courant. November 4, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Union defeats N.Y.U.; wins seventh game". New York Tribune. November 8, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "N.Y.U. eleven swamps Stevens". The Daily Home News. November 16, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Forward passing overwhelms N.Y.U." The New York Times. November 22, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Rutgers swamps the N.Y.U. team". The New York Times. November 27, 1914. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.