1919 NYU Violets football team

The 1919 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1919 college football season. In their only year under head coach John B. Longwell, the team compiled a 4–4 record.

1919 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–4
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Seasons
 1918
1920 
1919 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Harvard  901
Penn State  710
Swarthmore  710
Dartmouth  611
Colgate  511
New Hampshire  720
Lafayette  620
Washington & Jefferson  620
Williams  620
Syracuse  830
Penn  621
Pittsburgh  621
Lehigh  630
Princeton  421
Geneva  422
Army  630
Boston College  530
Holy Cross  530
Rutgers  530
Yale  530
Villanova  531
Brown  541
Bucknell  541
NYU  440
Carnegie Tech  340
Columbia  243
Cornell  350
Vermont  360
Franklin & Marshall  242
Tufts  250
Buffalo  051
Rhode Island State  081
Drexel  040

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at AmherstL 0–2[1]
October 11at HamiltonClinton, NYL 0–9[2]
October 18WesleyanL 0–10[3]
October 25RPI
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 9–0[4]
November 4Trinity (CT)
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 39–0[5]
November 8at Union (NY)
W 17–6[6]
November 15Stevens
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
L 3–24[7]
November 22at Columbia
W 27–1210,000[8]

References

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  1. "Amherst county only on N.Y.U.'s safety". The Boston Globe. October 5, 1919. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "N.Y.U. eleven goes down to defeat by a 9 to 0 score". New York Tribune. October 12, 1919. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Forward passing overwhelms N.Y.U." The Hartford Daily Courant. October 19, 1919. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "N.Y.U. scores first victory of season". The New York Times. October 26, 1919. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "N.Y.U. eleven routs Trinity by 39 to 0 score". The Sun. New York. November 5, 1919. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "N.Y. University trounces Union". The Sun. New York. November 9, 1919. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Stevens beating N.Y.U., wins Metropolitan title". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 16, 1919. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "N.Y.U. sweeps way to victory over Columbia". The Sun. New York. November 23, 1919. Retrieved February 5, 2021 via Newspapers.com.