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NYU Violets is the nickname of the sports teams and other competitive teams at New York University. [2] The school colors are purple and white. [4] Although officially known as the Violets, the school mascot is a bobcat. [2] The Violets compete as a member of NCAA Division III in the University Athletic Association conference.
NYU began play in 1873, making it one of the first football teams established in the United States (following Princeton, Rutgers, Columbia, Yale, and Stevens). [2] [3] [4] Additionally, the current governing body for collegiate sports, the NCAA, was formed as the direct result of a meeting convened in New York City by NYU Chancellor Henry MacCracken in December 1905 to improve the safety of ...
John A. Hartwell was the first head coach at NYU and played on the 1891 national championship team at Yale. The NYU Violets football program was a college football team that represented New York University. The team was independent of any conference but was a part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The team had 24 head coaches ...
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The 1947 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1947 college football season. In its first season under head coach Edward Mylin , the team compiled a 2–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 194 to 65.
The 1930 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1930 college football season. In their sixth year under head coach Chick Meehan , the team compiled a 7–3 record.
The 1939 NYU Violets football team represented New York University in the 1939 college football season. [1] In Mal Stevens's 6th season at NYU, the Violets compiled a 5–4 record, and managed to secure a place on the AP poll for the first and only time in program history for three weeks. They also defeated No. 15 Carnegie Tech 6–0 for their ...
The 1949 NYU Violets football team was an American football team that represented New York University as an independent during the 1949 college football season. In their third and final season under head coach Edward "Hook" Mylin , the Violets compiled a 3–4 record and were outscored 181–146.