1917 NYU Violets football team

The 1917 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1917 college football season. In their only year under head coach Francis P. Wall, the team compiled a 2–2–3 record.

1917 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2–3
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
 1916
1918 
1917 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Pittsburgh  1000
Williams  701
Yale  300
Princeton  200
Syracuse  811
Army  710
Rutgers  711
Penn  920
Brown  820
Fordham  720
Lehigh  720
Boston College  620
Swarthmore  620
Washington & Jefferson  730
Colgate  420
Harvard  313
New Hampshire  322
Dartmouth  530
Geneva  531
Penn State  540
Buffalo  440
NYU  223
Tufts  330
Carnegie Tech  231
Bucknell  351
Lafayette  350
Holy Cross  340
Rhode Island State  242
Carlisle  360
Columbia  240
Delaware  250
Cornell  360
Franklin & Marshall  260
Villanova  032
Temple  061

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 6at RPITroy, NYL 3-6[1]
October 20WesleyanL 6–7[2]
October 27Union (NY)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
T 0–0[3]
November 6Trinity (CT)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
T 0–0[4]
November 10Rhode Island State
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 9–6[5]
November 17at Stevens
T 6–6[6]
November 24at Columbia
W 9–7[7]

References

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  1. "N.Y.U. gridders lose first contest". The Sun. October 7, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "N.Y.U. no match for Wesleyan". The Hartford Daily Courant. October 21, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.Y.U.–Union play scoreless tie on gridiron". New York Tribune. October 28, 1915. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Violet and Trinity in scoreless draw". The New York Times. November 7, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Egan's drop kick wins for N.Y.U." The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 11, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Stevens and N.Y.U. play 6 to 6 draw on gridiron". The Sun. November 18, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Columbia eleven beaten by N.Y.U." The New York Times. November 25, 1917. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.