1927 NYU Violets football team

The 1927 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1927 college football season. In their third year under head coach Chick Meehan, the team compiled a 7–1–2 record.[1]

1927 NYU Violets football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–2
Head coach
Home stadiumOhio Field
Yankee Stadium
Seasons
 1926
1928 
1927 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Tufts  800
Springfield  702
Washington & Jefferson  702
No. 6 Army  910
No. 2 Pittsburgh  811
Temple  710
No. 5 Yale  710
NYU  712
Princeton  610
Villanova  610
Penn State  621
Columbia  522
Bucknell  631
Colgate  423
CCNY  422
Lafayette  531
Penn  640
Syracuse  532
Carnegie Tech  541
Boston College  440
Harvard  440
Rutgers  440
Cornell  332
Boston University  341
Drexel  351
Fordham  350
Brown  361
Vermont  260
Providence  142
Franklin & Marshall  171
Lehigh  171
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24NiagaraW 27–012,000[2]
October 1West Virginia Wesleyan
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 27–1315,000[3]
October 8Alfred
  • Ohio Field
  • Bronx, NY
W 65–09,000[4]
October 15vs. FordhamW 32–043,000[5]
October 22Rutgers
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 60–6[6]
October 29Colgate
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
T 0–045,000[7]
November 5Carnegie Tech
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 20–6[8]
November 12at Penn StateT 13–1312,000[9]
November 19Allegheny
  • Yankee Stadium
  • Bronx, NY
W 81–025,000[10]
November 24at NebraskaL 18–2730,000[11]

References

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  1. "1927 NYU Violets Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  2. "Violet machine rides to 27–0 win despite Niagara's brave stand". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. September 25, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W. Va. Wesleyan wilts before grid strength of N.Y.U." Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 2, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Feeble Alfred eleven deluged in storm of N.Y.U. touchdowns, 65–0". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. October 9, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Powerful N.Y.U. team smothers Fordham at Stadium, 32–0". Times Union. October 16, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "N.Y.U. rolls over Rutgers, 60 to 6". Times Union. October 23, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "N.Y.U. Colgate deadlocked, 0–0". Daily News. October 30, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Violet is easy winner". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 6, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "N.Y.U. still remains undefeated; Penn State holds Violets to tie". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 13, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "N.Y.U. has little trouble with Allegheny". The Brooklyn Standard Union. November 20, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Violet loses turkey day tilt". The Nebraska State Journal. November 25, 1927. Retrieved February 6, 2021 via Newspapers.com.