1915 NYU Violets football team

The 1915 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1915 college football season. In their second year under head coach Thomas T. Reilley, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.

1915 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4–1
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
 1914
1916 
1915 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Cornell  900
Pittsburgh  800
Columbia  500
Harvard  810
Carnegie Tech  710
Rutgers  710
Villanova  610
Washington & Jefferson  811
Colgate  510
Syracuse  912
Dartmouth  711
Tufts  512
Penn State  720
Lafayette  830
Princeton  620
Franklin & Marshall  620
Temple  311
Geneva  630
Wesleyan  630
Allegheny  530
Swarthmore  530
Army  531
Lehigh  640
Holy Cross  322
Brown  541
Fordham  440
NYU  441
Middlebury  342
Muhlenberg  450
Yale  450
Boston College  340
Penn  352
WPI  351
Buffalo  350
Carlisle  362
Rhode Island State  350
New Hampshire  361
Gettysburg  360
Rochester  360
Bucknell  263
Vermont  142
Williams  170

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 2at RPITroy, NYW 23–0[1]
October 9HamiltonW 31–13[2]
October 16Union (NY)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 10–0[3]
October 23at Haverford
L 6–21[4]
November 2Bucknell
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
T 3–3[5]
November 6Stevens
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 7–0[6]
November 13Wesleyan
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–34[7]
November 20at Columbia
L 16–19[8]
November 25Rutgers
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 0–70[9]

References

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  1. "N.Y.U. eleven easily defeats Rensselaer team". New York Tribune. October 3, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "New York routs Hamilton, 31–13". The New York Times. October 10, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.Y.U. stops Union after two years". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 17, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Carey stars in Haverford triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 24, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Lucky field goal gives N.Y.U. a tie". The New York Times. November 3, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "N.Y.U. beats Stevens Tech near end of game". The New York Times. November 7, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "N.Y.U. no match for Wesleyan". The New York Times. November 14, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Miller's drop kick wins for Columbia". The New York Times. November 21, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Rutgers ends season with 70 to 0 victory over N.Y.U. team shows great power". The Daily Home News. November 26, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.